“Saving the community first, the planet second”
energytransition.de / Leuphana University
Citizens’ primary motive to get involved in energy cooperations is not personal financial gain, reports Craig Morris on energytransition.de. A new study by researchers from Leuphana University reveals that “personal profits are one of the least important motives – strengthening the community (including financially) is much bigger,” according to Morris: “Citizens see community energy coops not only as a way of making a sound investment, but also of just being a good neighbour.”
Read the blog post in English here.
Find an abstract of Leuphana University’s study in English here.
For background, read the CLEW dossier The People’s Energiewende.
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