A structured approach for governing sustainable heat transitions in building renovation of towns and cities
C. Harvey-Scholes (University of Exeter)
I. Van De Vyver (Stad Mechelen)
P. M. Connor (University of Exeter)
A. Dutta (Ville de Fourmies)
T. Hoppe (TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)
A. Itten (TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)
M. Fremouw (TU Delft - Climate Design and Sustainability, TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)
L. Debbaut (City of Bruges)
A. Hannewijk (Municipality of Middelburg)
W. Versolf (Municipality of Middelburg)
R. Gittong (CD2E)
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Abstract
Pioneer cities have demonstrated a willingness and capability to decarbonise local heat systems, but support is needed to scale up action. Heat decarbonisation is not simply a technical challenge, but also a political and social one; stakeholders must inform decisions about appropriate technological and policy solutions and will, in turn, be affected by them. Taking three dimensions of stakeholders, technology, and policy, a structured approach which centres stakeholders is presented to help local government to collaboratively find appropriate technology and policy solutions, both at the strategic scale across the municipality and in localised pilot projects, and explores how to initialise and support heat decarbonisation in more cities.
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