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Corrigendum to “Green façades, colonial shades? A critical inquiry into the global justice implications of the European Union's hydrogen and carbon management strategies”, [Energy Res. Soc. Sci. 129 (2025) 104378] “绿色的街巷，殖民地的阴影？”对欧盟氢和碳管理战略的全球正义影响的关键调查”，[能源社]。科学通报。129 (2025)104378]

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104570

Alberto Boretti

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Conceptualising social value in net zero governance: The case of Bristol City Leap 在净零治理中概念化社会价值：以布里斯托尔城市飞跃为例

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104571

Caroline Bird , Emilia Melville , Jack Nicholls , Colin Nolden

Social value is an important tool in public sector procurement, allowing the inclusion and valuing of elements beyond those directly procured, such as local jobs and environmental enhancements. In the UK, the Public Sector (Social Value) Act 2012 and the Public Procurement Act 2023 have enabled procurement reflecting wider co-benefits. This paper examines how social value has been codified in the public procurement of city-scale net zero energy infrastructure and services using the case study of Bristol City Leap, an innovative 20-year £1bn public-private partnership. We analyse the evolution of social value from its roots in value theory, to practical implementation in the governance of energy transitions, exploring how business efficiency logics relate to more participatory approaches to achieving co-benefits. Social value within the procurement of net zero energy investments can enable better alignment of private finance with public sector objectives. Our findings however suggest that social value frameworks relying on quantification and financial proxies risk missing the more qualitative measure of value that can bring deeper and more nuanced outcomes. Long-term contracts for comprehensive municipal clean energy governance, such as BCL, provide greater scope for more meaningful social value through the development of local supply chains, longer term jobs, co-productive relationships with local voluntary and social enterprises and participatory processes. We conclude that a hybrid approach could maximise social value outcomes. While it is too soon to fully evaluate, nevertheless this is a significant case study for understanding social value in urban energy transitions.

社会价值是公共部门采购的一个重要工具，它允许将直接采购之外的因素纳入和评估，例如当地就业和改善环境。在英国，《2012年公共部门（社会价值）法》和《2023年公共采购法》使采购能够反映更广泛的共同利益。本文通过对布里斯托尔城市飞跃的案例研究，考察了社会价值是如何在城市规模的净零能源基础设施和服务的公共采购中被编纂的。布里斯托尔城市飞跃是一个创新的20年10亿英镑的公私伙伴关系。我们分析了社会价值的演变，从其价值理论的根源，到能源转型治理的实际实施，探索商业效率逻辑如何与更多的参与性方法相关联，以实现共同利益。采购净零能源投资中的社会价值可以使私人融资与公共部门的目标更好地结合起来。然而，我们的研究结果表明，依赖于量化和金融代理的社会价值框架有可能错过更定性的价值衡量，而这些价值衡量可以带来更深入、更细微的结果。市政清洁能源综合治理的长期合同，如BCL，通过发展当地供应链、长期工作、与当地志愿和社会企业的合作关系以及参与过程，为更有意义的社会价值提供了更大的空间。我们得出结论，混合方法可以最大化社会价值结果。虽然全面评估还为时过早，但这是了解城市能源转型的社会价值的重要案例研究。

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‘Are we part of the equality?’: Reimagining gender equality of energy transition “我们是平等的一部分吗？：重新构想能源转型中的性别平等

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104598

Ellen Fungisai Chipango

While gender equality has become a rallying cry in energy transition, it remains contested. At the heart of this contestation is the question: equality of what—available energy resources or the opportunity to use them? Through a qualitative feminist political ecology study of the Zingondi Resettlement, I analyse the intersectional factors shaping energy access. Using the Capabilities Approach, I illustrate how differently situated individuals have differing needs. The study finds that technological shifts alone do not guarantee gender equality, particularly for those unable to use energy technologies in ways they value. For that reason, capability equality must precede gender equality, as without it, apparent progress can mask persistent inequalities. Achieving gender equality in energy transitions requires policies that are capability-based, gender-responsive, and address structural barriers, guided by gender-disaggregated data.

虽然性别平等已成为能源转型的战斗口号，但仍存在争议。这场争论的核心问题是：什么可获得的能源资源或使用它们的机会是平等的？本文通过对青孔迪移民的定性女性主义政治生态学研究，分析了影响能源获取的交叉因素。使用能力方法，我说明了不同位置的人有不同的需求。该研究发现，仅靠技术变革并不能保证性别平等，特别是对那些无法以自己重视的方式使用能源技术的人来说。因此，能力平等必须先于性别平等，因为没有能力平等，表面上的进步就会掩盖持续的不平等。实现能源转型中的性别平等需要以能力为基础、促进性别平等和消除结构性障碍的政策，并以按性别分类的数据为指导。

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The landlord - property manager - tenant trilemma: Exploring the decision-making processes in decarbonising the rental housing market 业主-物业经理-租客三难困境：探讨脱碳租赁房屋市场的决策过程

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104602

Katharina Reidl

The building sector is responsible for one third of carbon emissions globally. To reach NetZero targets, decarbonisation efforts must be accelerated. In societies with a large proportion of rental housing, the decision to retrofit lies in the hand of landlords. Depending on regulation, finances but also personal values, landlords are thus largely responsible to invest in advancing building energy efficiency. This focus can overlook tenants' needs. Described as the landlord-tenant dilemma, literature has long described the issue but overlooked a third influence on investment decision-making, namely property managers. Their relationship with both sides offers valuable insights in the needs and perspectives of landlords and tenants. This study comprises semi-structured interviews in Switzerland to investigate the interplay of landlords, property managers and tenants in the energy-efficient retrofit of buildings. The results show that property management is a valuable point of contact for policy makers, as they provide landlords with retrofit investment options and are in charge of applying for subsidies. Further, they receive insights from tenants and have a better assessment of needs inside the building. Policy makers should address them with coherent subsidy schemes, regulations and emphasise the importance of long-term investment returns of energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits.

建筑行业的碳排放量占全球的三分之一。为了实现NetZero目标，必须加快脱碳努力。在租赁住房占很大比例的社会中，改造的决定权掌握在房东手中。因此，根据法规、财务状况以及个人价值观的不同，房东在很大程度上有责任投资于提高建筑能效。这种关注可能会忽视租户的需求。长期以来，文献一直将这一问题描述为“房东-房客困境”，但却忽视了影响投资决策的第三个因素，即物业经理。他们与双方的关系为房东和租户的需求和观点提供了宝贵的见解。本研究包括在瑞士进行的半结构化访谈，以调查业主、物业经理和租户在建筑物节能改造中的相互作用。结果表明，物业管理是政策制定者的一个有价值的联络点，因为他们为房东提供改造投资选择，并负责申请补贴。此外，他们从租户那里获得见解，并更好地评估建筑物内部的需求。政策制定者应该通过连贯的补贴计划和法规来解决这些问题，并强调能源效率和可再生能源改造的长期投资回报的重要性。

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Lights, camera, behaviour change: Mass media as a tool for mainstreaming sustainability 灯光、相机、行为改变：大众媒体作为可持续性主流化的工具

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104551

D. Nilsson , L. Romanach , E. Frederiks , Chi-Hsiang Wang , J. Gardner

There is an urgent need for scalable interventions that can shift societal norms and human behaviour to address the global sustainability crisis. With its extensive reach and cultural influence, mass media is a critical yet underutilised tool in this effort. This paper presents a novel, real-world study to explore the effectiveness of promoting residential energy efficiency through a reality-style television show. Behavioural science principles were embedded throughout the 8-part television series, with a longitudinal mixed-method design used to evaluate the potential impact on viewers over time. Statistical analysis of the results suggested that watching the show was positively associated with an increase in viewers' self-reported desire for homes with an energy star rating above the minimum standard, with this effect strengthening based on the amount of content viewed. Qualitative insights from semi-structured focus group discussions also supported this potential positive influence of the TV series. Overall, this study demonstrates a practical, real-world example of how combining behavioural science with entertainment and mass media can support behaviour change, while also providing a framework to inform the design of future interventions to promote sustainable behaviours at scale.

迫切需要采取可扩展的干预措施，改变社会规范和人类行为，以应对全球可持续性危机。由于其广泛的影响和文化影响，大众传媒是这一努力中一个关键但未得到充分利用的工具。本文提出了一项新颖的、现实世界的研究，通过真人秀式的电视节目来探索促进住宅能源效率的有效性。行为科学原理贯穿于这部8集的电视剧中，并采用纵向混合方法设计来评估随着时间的推移对观众的潜在影响。对结果的统计分析表明，观看该节目与观众自我报告的对能源之星评级高于最低标准的房屋的渴望的增加呈正相关，这种影响随着观看内容的数量而增强。从半结构化焦点小组讨论中获得的定性见解也支持了这部电视剧潜在的积极影响。总的来说，这项研究展示了一个实际的，现实世界的例子，如何将行为科学与娱乐和大众媒体结合起来，支持行为改变，同时也提供了一个框架，为未来干预措施的设计提供信息，以促进大规模的可持续行为。

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No empty land: Comparing distributional outcomes of solar parks across land tenure regimes in India 没有空地：比较印度不同土地权属制度下太阳能公园的分配结果

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104544

Sukanya Khar , Kaveri Iychettira

Large-scale solar park development has accelerated in India over the last decade, with multiple 500 MW+ parks being built as part of the country's effort to decarbonise its electricity system. These projects require thousands of acres of contiguous land. However, land is a socially embedded resource with no ‘empty’ land available that does not already serve some purpose. Drawing on field research and qualitative interviews across three sites—Bhadla and Fatehgarh in Rajasthan, and Pavagada in Karnataka—we analyse the distributional injustices that accompany large-scale solar park development. We compare two land tenure arrangements: private agricultural land and government-owned land that local communities use for farming and grazing. Using the social-ecological systems framework, we conceptualise these tenure arrangements in terms of inequalities in land ownership, the importance of the resource to different socio-economic groups, and the property regimes under which solar parks are developed. We find, first, that ownership of private agricultural land in Karnataka enables farmers to claim monetary compensation. This is in contrast with solar parks in Rajasthan, where the absence of land-use records and formal titles prevents some farmers and agropastoral groups from accessing any monetary benefits. Second, agropastoral groups and landless households—often from marginalised caste groups—are disadvantaged across all cases, as they lose access to common property resources for livestock rearing as well as to private farmland for wage labour. These findings highlight how diverse land tenure systems shape, and often deepen, unequal distributional outcomes from India's solar transition.

在过去十年中，印度的大型太阳能园区开发速度加快，作为该国电力系统脱碳努力的一部分，印度正在建设多个500兆瓦以上的园区。这些工程需要数千英亩的连片土地。然而，土地是一种社会资源，没有“空”的土地可用，没有一些目的。通过实地调研和三个地点的定性访谈——拉贾斯坦邦的巴德拉和法特加尔，卡纳塔克邦的帕瓦加达——我们分析了伴随着大规模太阳能园区发展的分配不公正。我们比较了两种土地使用权安排：私人农业用地和当地社区用于耕作和放牧的政府所有土地。利用社会生态系统框架，我们从土地所有权的不平等、资源对不同社会经济群体的重要性以及太阳能公园开发的财产制度等方面对这些权属安排进行了概念化。我们发现，首先，卡纳塔克邦私有农业用地的所有权使农民能够要求货币补偿。这与拉贾斯坦邦的太阳能公园形成鲜明对比，在拉贾斯坦邦，由于缺乏土地使用记录和正式所有权，一些农民和农牧团体无法获得任何经济利益。其次，农牧群体和无地家庭——通常来自被边缘化的种姓群体——在所有情况下都处于不利地位，因为他们无法获得饲养牲畜的公共财产资源，也无法获得从事雇佣劳动的私人农田。这些发现强调了不同的土地权属制度如何塑造并经常加深了印度太阳能转型带来的不平等分配结果。

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Community power in practice: Socioeconomic factors associated with adoption and outcomes of Community Choice Aggregations in California's San Francisco Bay Area 实践中的社区权力：与加州旧金山湾区社区选择聚合的采用和结果相关的社会经济因素

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104555

Sara Lopez

This study examines patterns of adoption and outcomes associated with Community Choice Aggregations (CCAs) in the San Francisco Bay Area and focuses on how customer participation and electricity rates are correlated to race and income. CCAs are often promoted as tools for advancing clean energy access, yet limited research has examined whether participation and rate outcomes vary across socioeconomic contexts. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study combines bivariate correlation and regression analysis with qualitative insights from interviews with six industry professionals representing CCAs, the local investor-owned utility (PG&E), and a regional trade association (CalCCA). The results suggest that CCAs generally provided higher renewable energy content at lower electricity rates than the investor-owned utility, particularly at the baseline 50% renewable energy tier. At the 100% renewable energy tier, total electricity rates were typically modestly higher. Customer participation rates were positively associated with both racial diversity and median household income, although interview participants emphasized that variation in customer awareness, trust, and understanding of CCAs also shapes decisions to opt-out from CCA enrollment. Overall, the findings show no evidence to suggest that automatic CCA enrollment at the 50% renewable energy tier systematically disadvantaged historically marginalized groups based on race or income. Instead, the results suggest broadly equitable access to more renewable electricity across the region and highlight the importance of public education, community engagement, and institutional trust in sustaining participation and supporting an inclusive clean energy transition.

本研究考察了旧金山湾区社区选择聚合（CCAs）的采用模式和结果，并重点研究了客户参与和电价与种族和收入之间的关系。cca经常被宣传为促进清洁能源获取的工具，然而，关于参与和费率结果是否因社会经济背景而不同的研究有限。该研究采用混合方法，将双变量相关和回归分析与来自六位行业专业人士的访谈相结合，这些专业人士分别代表cca、当地投资者拥有的公用事业公司（PG&；E）和区域贸易协会（CalCCA）。结果表明，cca通常比投资者拥有的公用事业公司以更低的电价提供更高的可再生能源含量，特别是在基线50%的可再生能源层。在100%可再生能源层，总电价通常略高。客户参与率与种族多样性和家庭收入中位数呈正相关，尽管访谈参与者强调，客户对CCA的认识、信任和理解的变化也影响了他们选择退出CCA的决定。总体而言，研究结果表明，没有证据表明50%可再生能源层的自动CCA注册系统地使历史上基于种族或收入的边缘化群体处于不利地位。相反，研究结果表明，整个地区可以广泛公平地获得更多的可再生电力，并强调了公共教育、社区参与和机构信任对维持参与和支持包容性清洁能源转型的重要性。

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Proposing a value-sharing mechanism for wind power: Impacts of benefit-sharing and community engagement on acceptance and environmental awareness 提出风电的价值分享机制：利益分享和社区参与对接受度和环境意识的影响

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104537

Kyungmin Lee , Sun-Jin Yun , Ji Yong Myeong

As governments increasingly promote installing wind power plants, conflicts with residents have emerged. Some wind farm villages implement financial benefit-sharing schemes and organize public hearings, yet empirical evidence on the effectiveness of such mechanisms remains limited. This study examines whether financial benefit-sharing and community participation are associated with residents' acceptance of wind turbines and with environmental awareness. We propose a Value-sharing Mechanism (VSM) framework by comparing villages with different benefit-sharing types and participation levels. A survey of 95 residents from three wind farm villages in Jeju Island, South Korea, classified as utility-focused, benefit-focused, and participation-focused models, was conducted. The Kruskal-Wallis test, correlation analysis, and linear regression were employed to assess the relationships among perception of benefit-sharing, community engagement, local acceptance, and environmental awareness. Results indicate that both benefit-sharing and community engagement are positively associated with local acceptance, but not with environmental awareness. These findings inform theoretical insights through the lens of commons theory and may inform practice for designing self-governing sustainable renewable energy projects under the VSM framework.

随着政府越来越多地推动安装风力发电厂，与居民的冲突也出现了。一些风电场村庄实施了经济利益分享计划，并组织了公开听证会，然而，关于这种机制有效性的经验证据仍然有限。本研究考察了经济利益分享和社区参与是否与居民对风力涡轮机的接受程度和环境意识有关。通过对不同利益共享类型和参与水平的村庄进行比较，提出了一个价值共享机制框架。对韩国济州岛三个风电场村的95名居民进行了调查，分为以效用为中心、以利益为中心和以参与为中心的模式。采用Kruskal-Wallis检验、相关分析和线性回归评估了利益分享感知、社区参与、地方接受度和环境意识之间的关系。结果表明，利益分享和社区参与都与当地的接受程度呈正相关，但与环境意识无关。这些发现通过公地理论的视角提供了理论见解，并可能为在VSM框架下设计自治的可持续可再生能源项目提供实践信息。

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Between efficiency and democracy: Explaining support and resistance towards energy transition and prosumer solutions in Polish and Czech housing cooperatives 在效率和民主之间：解释波兰和捷克住房合作社对能源转型和产消解决方案的支持和抵制

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104519

Jan Frankowski , Joanna Mazurkiewicz , Soňa Stará , Aleksandra Prusak , Wojciech Bełch , Michal Nesládek , Tomáš Vácha , Krzysztof Niedziałkowski

The decarbonisation of multi-family buildings is crucial for Europe's energy transition, yet the role of collective forms of housing governance in this process remains poorly understood. This paper examines how institutional dynamics shape energy investments in Poland and Czechia, two countries with distinct post-socialist housing transformation patterns. Using institutional theory and 61 semi-structured interviews with policymakers and cooperative representatives, we demonstrate that housing cooperatives are structurally positioned to adopt renewable energy technologies primarily as top-down, techno-economic projects aimed at reducing costs. These initiatives rarely develop into participatory or resident-driven models. The potential for collective energy action is further constrained by financial, managerial, and regulatory barriers, as well as the erosion of community structures under ongoing socio-demographic changes. Where energy transition occurs, it tends to follow a centralised, efficiency-driven logic that restricts deeper resident engagement. Experiences with more advanced prosumer solutions illustrate the difficulties of translating both top-down and individually oriented frameworks into cooperative settings shaped by distinct legal, organisational, and cultural conditions. By integrating institutional theory with cooperative studies, the paper shows how path-dependent governance and conflicting logics limit bottom-up energy initiatives in multi-family housing. These findings raise critical questions about the prospects of energy communities within housing cooperatives under current socio-regulatory conditions, highlighting structural barriers that must be addressed if housing cooperatives and similar forms of collective housing are to play a meaningful role in Europe's emerging energy community frameworks, as well as in the residential energy transition in general.

多户住宅的脱碳对欧洲的能源转型至关重要，但人们对这一过程中集体住房治理形式的作用仍知之甚少。本文考察了制度动态如何影响波兰和捷克的能源投资，这两个国家具有不同的后社会主义住房转型模式。利用制度理论和61个对政策制定者和合作社代表的半结构化访谈，我们证明住房合作社在结构上定位于采用可再生能源技术，主要是自上而下的，旨在降低成本的技术经济项目。这些倡议很少发展成参与性或居民驱动的模式。集体能源行动的潜力进一步受到财政、管理和监管障碍的限制，以及正在发生的社会人口变化对社区结构的侵蚀。在能源转型发生的地方，它往往遵循一种集中的、效率驱动的逻辑，这限制了居民更深入的参与。更先进的产消解决方案的经验表明，将自上而下和面向个人的框架转化为由不同的法律、组织和文化条件形成的合作环境的困难。通过将制度理论与合作研究相结合，本文展示了路径依赖治理和冲突逻辑如何限制多户住宅中自下而上的能源倡议。这些发现提出了在当前社会监管条件下住房合作社内部能源社区前景的关键问题，强调了如果住房合作社和类似形式的集体住房要在欧洲新兴的能源社区框架中发挥有意义的作用，以及在一般的住宅能源转型中必须解决的结构性障碍。

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Comparing two court rulings on Shell's carbon emissions with climate-policy science 比较两个法院对壳牌公司碳排放的裁决与气候政策科学

IF 7.4 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104568

Jeroen van den Bergh , Jan Paul van Soest

In November 2024, a ruling by a Dutch Court of Appeal overturned a 2021 District Court verdict concerning the obligations of the oil and gas company Shell to reduce its carbon emissions. This perspective article examines the scientific basis of the differing arguments in the two court rulings, with a particular focus on the effectiveness of emissions-reduction strategies. To this end, we first summarize the reasoning in both rulings and identify their key points of divergence. Subsequently, we assess which ruling aligns more closely with the scientific literature on climate policy. Our analysis zooms in on four issues: the public-good nature of climate mitigation and the problem of free-riding; the aim and impact of the European Union's Emissions Trading System; the treatment of Scope 3 emissions generated by end users of Shell's products; and the roles of companies versus the state in achieving emissions reductions. We conclude that the Court of Appeal's ruling is more consistent with current scientific insights about effective climate policy than the earlier District Court decision. This is not to deny that companies like Shell will have to fundamentally transform – or otherwise eventually disappear – on the path to a zero‑carbon economy. But such change is most likely to occur as the outcome of a systemic policy approach that delivers steady and substantial emissions reductions across all sectors and jurisdictions. We therefore argue that a more effective legal strategy is to pursue legal action against governments that fail to implement policies in line with internationally agreed climate targets.

2024年11月，荷兰上诉法院的一项裁决推翻了2021年地区法院关于壳牌石油天然气公司减少碳排放义务的判决。这篇观点文章考察了两项法院裁决中不同论点的科学依据，特别关注减排战略的有效性。为此，我们首先总结了两项裁决的理由，并确定了它们的主要分歧点。随后，我们评估哪项裁决更符合气候政策的科学文献。我们的分析集中在四个问题上：减缓气候变化的公益性质和搭便车的问题；欧盟排放交易体系的目标和影响；处理壳牌产品最终用户产生的第3类排放；以及企业与国家在实现减排方面的作用。我们的结论是，上诉法院的裁决比地区法院早先的裁决更符合当前关于有效气候政策的科学见解。这并不是否认像壳牌这样的公司将不得不从根本上转型——或者最终消失——在通往零碳经济的道路上。但是，这种变化最有可能是系统性政策方法的结果，这种政策方法可以在所有部门和司法管辖区实现稳定和实质性的减排。因此，我们认为，更有效的法律策略是对那些未能按照国际商定的气候目标执行政策的政府采取法律行动。

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