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'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia (2024)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Cantoni, R., Lonn, P., Por, N., Kry, S., Morn, C., & Oudom, H. (2025). 'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia. World Development, 185, Article 106793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106793

Over the past two decades electricity access in Cambodia has increased considerably. The Electricity Authority of Cambodia has announced that the country expanded energy access from 34% in 2010 to 98% by mid-2022, but that 245 villages still lack acc... Read More about 'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia.

Hydropower, climate change and sustainable energy transitions (2023)
Book Chapter
Siciliano, G. (2023). Hydropower, climate change and sustainable energy transitions. In F. Urban, & J. Nordensvärd (Eds.), Handbook on Climate Change and Technology (82-101). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882119.00013

This chapter explores hydropower development at the global level and its role regarding climate change. Hydropower is generally considered a renewable and clean energy source. It represents one of the main energy sources for sustainable energy transi... Read More about Hydropower, climate change and sustainable energy transitions.

Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment (2021)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Linda, W., Markus, L., & Ahn, D. (2021). Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment. Sustainable Development, 29(6), 1049-1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2193

Governments and civil society are increasingly aware that the decarbonization of energy systems needs to be aligned with justice principles of recognition, distribution, and process. This paper establishes a conceptual linkage between “sustainable de... Read More about Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment.

Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition (2021)
Journal Article
Rosa, L., Rulli, M. C., Ali, S., Chiarelli, D. D., Dell'Angelo, J., Mueller, N. D., Scheidel, A., Siciliano, G., & D'Odorico, P. (2021). Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition. Nature Communications, 12(2319), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22581-7

The ongoing agrarian transition from small-holder farming to large-scale commercial agriculture is reshaping systems of production and human well-being in many regions. A fundamental part of this global transition is manifested in large-scale land ac... Read More about Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition.

Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations (2020)
Book Chapter
Urban, F., Siciliano, G., Villalobos, A., Dang, N. A., & Markus, L. (2020). Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations. In R. K. Wurzel, M. Skou Andersen, & P. Tobin (Eds.), Climate Governance across the Globe. Pioneers, Leaders and Followers. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014249-6

This chapter compares the strategies and motives of green transformations for energy-related industries in Vietnam and Costa Rica, analyses what role their different political systems have played on climate governance, what progress has been made and... Read More about Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations.

REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia (2020)
Journal Article
Lederer, M., Höhne, C., Navarro, G., Siciliano, G., & Alonso, V. (2020). REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia. Sociology, 8(2), 29-49

The objective of the paper is to shed some light on one aspect of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) that so far has only indirectly been at the centre of the debate, the interplay between public institutions and RED... Read More about REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Environmental justice and Chinese dam-building in the global South (2019)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Del Bene, D., Scheidel, A., Liu, J., & Urban, F. (2019). Environmental justice and Chinese dam-building in the global South. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 37, 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2019.04.003

Chinese investments in large hydropower dams have rapidly increased all over the world in the last 20 years. Some of these projects have been contested both from a technological and political point of view due to the ways in which decisions have been... Read More about Environmental justice and Chinese dam-building in the global South.

Beyond PES and REDD+: Costa Rica on the way to climate-smart landscape management? (2019)
Journal Article
Wallbott, L., Siciliano, G., & Lederer, M. (2019). Beyond PES and REDD+: Costa Rica on the way to climate-smart landscape management?. Ecology & Society, 24(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10476-240124

Costa Rica has a strong international reputation for conservation and sustainable management of forests, including through its national payments for environmental services (PES) system and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation... Read More about Beyond PES and REDD+: Costa Rica on the way to climate-smart landscape management?.

Green transformations in Vietnam's energy sector (2018)
Journal Article
Urban, F., Siciliano, G., Wallbott, L., Lederer, M., & Dang Nguyen, A. (2018). Green transformations in Vietnam's energy sector. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 5(3), 558-582. https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.251

Vietnam has experienced rapid economic growth over the past few decades, as well as growing environmental pressures. The country is therefore pursuing strategies for green transformations, which are the processes of restructuring to bring economies a... Read More about Green transformations in Vietnam's energy sector.

Large dams, energy justice and the divergence between international, national and local developmental needs and priorities in the global South (2018)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Urban, F., Tan-Mullins, M., & Mohan, G. (2018). Large dams, energy justice and the divergence between international, national and local developmental needs and priorities in the global South. Energy Research & Social Science, 41, 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.03.029

This paper investigates from a socio-technical and energy justice perspective the lack of coordination of international, national and local developmental priorities and inclusion of local needs in the decision making process of large dam construction... Read More about Large dams, energy justice and the divergence between international, national and local developmental needs and priorities in the global South.

Challenges and opportunities for sustainable global dam-building (2017)
Book Chapter
Urban, F., & Siciliano, G. (2017). Challenges and opportunities for sustainable global dam-building. In G. Siciliano, & F. Urban (Eds.), Chinese hydropower development in Africa and Asia. Challenges and opportunities for sustainable global dam building. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315440040-10

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines the governance and socio-economic implications of large Chinese dam developments in low- and middle-income countrie... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for sustainable global dam-building.

Chinese dam building, renewable energy and socioecological change in East Malaysia (2017)
Book Chapter
Majid Cooke, F., Saat, G., Urban, F., & Siciliano, G. (2017). Chinese dam building, renewable energy and socioecological change in East Malaysia. In G. Siciliano, & F. Urban (Eds.), Chinese hydropower development in Africa and Asia. Challenges and opportunities for sustainable global dam building (145-162). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315440040-9

Using the approach of political ecology and the concept of elite capture, this chapter examines the implications of the Bakun Dam construction for the Orang Ulu after 18 years of resettlement. It addresses wider socioeconomic and political drivers of... Read More about Chinese dam building, renewable energy and socioecological change in East Malaysia.

European large-scale farmland investments and the land-water-energy-food nexus (2017)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Rulli, M. C., & D'Odorico, P. (2017). European large-scale farmland investments and the land-water-energy-food nexus. Advances in Water Resources, 110, 579-590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.08.012

The escalating human demand for food, water, energy, fibres and minerals have resulted in increasing commercial pressures on land and water resources, which are partly reflected by the recent increase in transnational land investments. Studies have s... Read More about European large-scale farmland investments and the land-water-energy-food nexus.