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@article{garcia-mira_does_2026,

title = {Does decarbonisation lead to psychological De-territorialisation? An emerging challenge for a just transition in coal and carbon-intensive regions across EU countries},

author = {Ricardo García-Mira and Nachatter Singh-Garha and Christian Klöckner and Andrei Holman},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494426001854},

doi = {10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103084},

issn = {0272-4944},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-01},

urldate = {2026-08-18},

journal = {Journal of Environmental Psychology},

volume = {112},

pages = {103084},

abstract = {Decarbonisation of economies has become a major policy focus in many European countries to meet carbon emission targets as outlined in the Paris agreement. However, the discontinuation of large-scale carbon intensive industries may cause a local disruption of the economy and reduce the source of income and employment for a large part of the population in coal- and carbon-intensive regions, which in turn will accelerate the process of de-territorialisation as indicated in citizens leaving the regions. The European commission has promised a just transition for these regions, so that nobody feels left behind in this transition, but the actual impact of decarbonisation measures on the psychological level still requires more scrutiny. In this paper, we will analyse the psychological impact of decarbonisation measures and their relation with place attachment on people's intentions to migrate from these regions and their level of overall life satisfaction, which are important driving factors for the de-territorialisation process. We also explore the impact of gender, age, education, nativity and duration of stay in the region on their decision to migrate and their level of life satisfaction. We use data from a quantitative survey (n = 2892) in 13 coal- and carbon-intensive regions in 9 European countries and employ a structural equation modelling approach with subgroup analyses. In the analyses, we find that the place attachment plays an important role in increasing life satisfaction and reducing the intention to relocate, while perceived stress and financial threats have an opposite impact.},

keywords = {carbon-intensive regions, de-territorialisation, Decarbonisation, Europe, Life satisfaction},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{singh_garha_energy_2022,

title = {Energy Transition Narratives in Spain: A Case Study of As Pontes},

author = {Nachatter Singh-Garha and Ricardo García-Mira and Fernando González-Laxe},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/18/11177},

doi = {10.3390/su141811177},

issn = {2071-1050},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

urldate = {2026-08-10},

journal = {Sustainability},

volume = {14},

number = {18},

pages = {11177},

publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},

abstract = {The energy transition is one of the most important processes of the last decade in Spain, affecting all aspects of life (social, political, economic and demographic). Its main objective is to eventually replace the fossil-fuel-based energy matrix with renewable energy sources to avoid climate change and meet sustainable development goals. This transition has affected a large number of population groups and institutions in carbon-intensive regions such as As Pontes, who are the main stakeholders in this process. These stakeholders have generated different narratives around the implementation of decarbonization policies and their short- and long-term impacts on the local population and the territory. These narratives affect the acceptance and pace of implementation of decarbonization measures and policies adopted by national and regional governments. Based on a qualitative analysis of published material (press articles, policy reports published by central and regional governments, reports published by environmental groups, financial institutions and large companies), this article first identifies the different stakeholders involved in the decarbonization process and maps them according to their power and interest in the energy transition process and then highlights the prevalent energy transition narratives, with their impact on the pace of the energy transition in Spain, focusing on the case of As Pontes. The results show that the narratives propagated by different stakeholders have a great impact on the acceptance of the decarbonization policies and measures adopted by the central government and the pace of the energy transition in different parts of Spain, including the region of As Pontes.},

keywords = {As Pontes, carbon-intensive regions, energy transition, narrative approach, stakeholder mapping},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}