The shift towards low-carbon heating technologies and associated infrastructure often disrupts citizens’ lives. Research now demonstrates how the socio-psychological context may influence the circumstances under which citizens are willing to accept heating transitions and related construction work, and those where reactance and rejection is to be expected.
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Bögel, P.M. Citizens’ perceptions. Nat Energy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01513-x
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