The Social Justice and Human Rights Benefits of Domestic Renewable Energy

Abstract

Focusing upon the United Kingdom reveals that centralised provisions of energy have historically failed to uphold standards of human rights. Even if a transition is made to renewable energy, existing centralised distribution systems cannot promise improvement. This work would recommend the transition to domestic renewables, whereby energy is harnessed and used in situ, as it may support the more desirable notion of social justice with regard to energy usage. Domestic renewables are likely to become an inevitability, as the equipment becomes both more affordable and efficient; this may already be occurring in some developing societies, where domestic renewables are attractive to sectors of the society who are off-grid.