Jan. 26th 2016, Tetsunari IIDA

Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies

Energy Democracy Accelerating Structural Energy Change

Community Wind Symposium, 26 Jan. 2016 Bonn

5 yeas after

3.11 Fukushima

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“Ajisai” (hydrangea) Revolution

2012 Fukushima to “hydrangea revolution”

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Rinsing renewables power in Japan• 自然エネルギー(大規模水力以外)による発電量は、国内全体の約6%(2014年度)• 2012年以降は太陽光による発電量が急増している。

ISEP調査 4

FIT導入

Community power in Fukushima

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Community power in Niigata

180 community powers since 3.11

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Energy democracyor bottom-up energy transition

n Fundamental thought, a right to our own power or energy

n Conditions: technically economically being more feasible

n Inclusive, being more people and communities getting involved

n Associative democracy, “participate in action”

n Sense of ownership, strengthen political empowerment

n Social innovation, through “learning by doing”

n Next stage of ecological modernization

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