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A group of people living in the same locality or under the same local
government area
(a geographic community, eg. the Bankstown community)
A social group or class having common characteristics
(a cultural or social community, eg. the Jewish community)
Any group having common interests or similarities
(a community of interest, eg. the scientific community)
Joint participation or common ownership
(community of property or rights to
the commonseg. air, water, public space)
Society as a whole; the public.
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Has come to mean everything to everyone
Continually contested and constantly created
People identify positively with the term
But although the word sounds warm-and-fuzzy, it certainly doesnt
.
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Process:
who the project is developed and run by
who is involved and included in planning and decision-making?
who has power and influence?
how open, inclusive and extensive is the consultation process?
Outcomes:
who is the project for
who benefits from the project socially?
Economically? Spatially?
A CRE project is as much about our approach
as our physical structures and technologies
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The 3-Ds focuses on the three meta-benefits of CRE, to:
Decarbonise use renewable energy or low carbon
technologies;
Decentralise and localize energy supply; and
Democratise governance through community ownership
and/or participation.
(Ison 2009)
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CRE has social, environmental & economic benefits. It:
Builds community resilience & empowerment
Builds a strong movement of action on climate change
Develops the Renewable Energy Industry Supports rural communities and fosters local economic
development
Allows us to act on many simultaneous values & goals
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SOCIALLocal Ownership
ENVIRONMENTAL
Increase in env. values &behavior
SOCIAL
Community building &empowerment
ENVIRONMENTALGHG emissions reduction
SOCIAL/TECH Renewable Energy education &training
Local jobs
TECHNOLOGICALEnergy self-sufficiency
ECONOMICShareholder income
TECHNOLOGICAL
Renewable EnergyDevelopment
ECONOMIC
Community income
POLITICALSocial change movement
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Option 1
Option 2
Note: Green Legal Entity is the RenewableEnergy Project and can be a Co-op or Private Company.
Option 3 Option 4
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