119922 20240319081017.0 doi 10.3390/land11111891 sideral 130711 ART-2022-130711 eng Felipe-Andreu, Javier Territorial inequalities, ecological and material footprints of the energy transition: case study of the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Bioregion 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study develops a methodology to assess the energy transition’s territorial, ecological and material impacts on regions. As a case study, the methodology is applied to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Bioregion, a geographical area constituting eight autonomous communities located in the north of Spain. Two energy demand scenarios for 2030 and 2050 were assessed. The 2030 scenario is based on the Spanish government’s planning, and the 2050 scenario constitutes a net-zero emission economy based on electrification. Energy dependence between autonomous communities, energy and raw material needs, and availability are obtained for both scenarios. Results show a high imbalance between energy producer–consumer autonomous communities and an ecological and critical material deficit for the Bioregion. Two alternative scenarios are proposed, one based on self-sufficiency to ensure a balanced energy transition and another based on energy and material efficiency seeking that the ecological and critical material footprints do not surpass the planet’s carrying capacity. The indicators and methodology proposed can be easily replicated elsewhere and help develop more equitable and sustainable territorial planning strategies. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/AEI/ENSURE Project TED2021-131397B-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-116851RB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.9 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 48 / 128 = 0.375 2022 Q2 T2 0.647 2022 Ecology 2022 Q2 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2022 Q2 Global and Planetary Change 2022 Q3 3.7 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Valero, Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0702-733X Valero, Alicia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3330-1793 5004 590 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. 11, 11 (2022), 1891 [22 pp.] Land (Basel) Land 2073-445X 1796846 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119922/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2710193 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119922/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:119922 articulos driver 2024-03-18-15:45:49 ARTICLE