ACCEPTABILITY OF NEW ENERGY TRANSITION INFRASTRUCTURES: A TRANSITION IMPOSED OR CHOSEN?

The ESEC has been asked by the government to comment on the acceptability of implementing the energy transition. Replacing fossil fuels, which are currently imported, with zero-carbon energy produced in France requires the development of new renewable energy infrastructures (wind, solar, methanisation, etc.). They are highly visible, change the landscape and balance between regions, and generate local disputes. Faced with the climate emergency and the issue of energy sovereignty, how can regions take ownership of the local implementation of the transition?