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Energy literacy: a systematic review of scientific literature
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: Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 29 September 2023 / Online: 3 October 2023 (03:21:33 CEST)
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Santillán, O.S.; Cedano, K.G. Energy Literacy: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature. Energies 2023, 16, 7235. Santillán, O.S.; Cedano, K.G. Energy Literacy: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature. Energies 2023, 16, 7235.
Abstract
The world is facing an energy crisis. Governments are seeking to provide universal energy access and guarantee energy security while trying to mitigate climate change. One possible solution is energy transitions towards low carbon energy systems. Among other things (physical infrastructure, public policy and regulatory enablers and knowledge and capacities) changes in the energy systems require a well informed and participative citizenship. Within this context the concept of energy literacy appears. Energy literacy is the understanding of how energy is generated, transported, stored, distributed and used, awareness about its environmental and social impacts and the knowledge to use it efficiently in the different sectors of the economy. This paper provides a systematic literature review in the Web of Science’s Core Collection. Most of the work done around energy literacy addresses its evaluation among different groups, particularly students at different levels, and the construction, application and evaluation of tools for improving energy literacy. Other frequently studied issues are the influence of energy literacy in decision making, its drivers and conceptual research about the topic. Energy enables citizens to effectively contribute to energy efficiency and sustainable development, nevertheless energy literacy is not strongly correlated to energy consumption habits.
Keywords
Energy literacy; energy reviews; energy-related knowledge; energy transitions; energy education.
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Other
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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