Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society

Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
13 September 2024
Pages
127
ISBN
9780309721400

Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society

Interest in decarbonizing various sectors of the U.S. economy has produced a rich body of scholarly research, policy studies, and practitioner reports on technology pathways and scenarios, with a particular focus on the power sector, vehicles, and buildings. The research on nontechnological issues associated with decarbonization is much sparser in general, and this is particularly true for the difficult-to-decarbonize industrial sector. In February 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop designed to inform the development of ideas for a national interdisciplinary social sciences research agenda relating to an efficient and equitable clean energy transition in the U.S. industrial sector. The workshop planning committee solicited and commissioned several papers aimed at outlining key societal challenges and needs that require social science insights and tools to build a social compact for industrial decarbonization. At the workshop, an interdisciplinary group of social scientists, engineers, community groups, and experts from industry and government explored the social science research needs on these issues. This proceedings of the workshop describes the presentations and discussions.

Table of Contents

Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Social Science Issues Associated with the Siting of Infrastructure for Industrial Decarbonization 3 Social Science Research Needs for Understanding and Planning for Labor Impacts of a U.S. Low-Carbon Energy Transition 4 Just Process for Equitable Industrial Decarbonization: A Social Science Research Agenda 5 Exploring Social Science Factors Impacting Technology Development Toward Industrial Decarbonization 6 Reflections from Day One 7 Defining, Measuring, and Seeking Solutions to Environmental Justice Issues for Industrial Decarbonization 8 Trust and Cooperation Between Governments and the Public 9 Considering Firm and Industry Responses to Decarbonization Goals 10 Workshop Wrap-Up Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Planning Committee Members and Speaker Biographies

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