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Legitimacy and acceleration in green energy initiatives and transitions
The project aims to study the role of democratic participation and involvement in the legitimisation of green energy projects in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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Legitimacy and acceleration in green energy initiatives and transitions
Acronym: LEGIT
Duration: 2024–2028
Project manager: Håkon Endresen Normann
Project partners: University of Copenhagen, Linköping University, Finnish Environment Institute and NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education
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Aiko Nakano Hylander
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Legitimacy and acceleration in green energy initiatives and transitions
The Legitimacy and acceleration in green energy initiatives and transitions (LEGIT) project explores how democratic participation shapes the legitimacy of green energy projects in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. As the Nordic countries push for a faster green transition—through renewable energy developments, critical mineral extraction, and electricity grid upgrades—tensions have emerged. These include environmental impacts, unevenly shared costs and benefits,…