The framing of funding programmes can sustain existing ways of conceptualizing particular problems, as well as create new ones. Yet, without more prominent roles for social sciences and humanities, the techno-economic conceptualization of energy consumers could hinder long-term low-carbon aspirations.
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Foulds, C., Christensen, T. Funding pathways to a low-carbon transition. Nat Energy 1, 16087 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.87
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