Homayoun | Engineering Energy Justice & Commons

So when I write about energy justice, I'm drawing on this established framework, not inventing my own definition. It's a tool for analyzing whether energy systems are fair, and if not, where and why.

Hope that clarifies! And you can see the framework in action throughout my posts.

The core definition rests on three pillars:
1. Distributional justice: Who gets the benefits and who bears the burdens?
2. Recognition justice: Whose voices, rights, and experiences are acknowledged or ignored?
3. Procedural justice: Who gets a seat at the table when decisions are made?

Thank you for the thoughtful question. "Energy justice" isn't something anyone defines personally. It's actually an established academic framework with clear scholarly foundations.
The definition most widely used comes from energy justice scholars like Benjamin Sovacool and Darren McCauley.

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Energy justice is inseparable from social and economic justice.
Reclaiming energy and democratizing control builds EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, and EMPOWERING SYSTEMS.

THE POWER BELONGS TO US.

Real energy justice requires systemic transformation:

🏛 PUBLIC OWNERSHIP under democratic control

🤝 COMMUNITY-LED energy projects

💶 REDIRECTING fossil fuel subsidies to renewables

🌐 INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

Which of these actions is most urgent in your opinion?

The climate crisis is also a class crisis.
Without democratic control, green energy risks replacing fossil fuel barons with “green” capitalists.

A just transition must guarantee workers retraining, social protections, and unionized renewable jobs.

How should it be implemented in your country?

Energy can be a COMMON GOOD, publicly owned and democratically managed.

🇨🇺 Cuba: state-led solar programs prioritize social need

🌍 Europe: community energy cooperatives

🌱 Latin America: microgrids empower villages

Could these models work where you live?

The energy-intensive consumption of the Global North depends on extraction in the Global South.

Resource-rich but poorer nations bear pollution and ecosystem damage, while profits flow abroad.
This isn’t a glitch — it’s by design.

What would you change to fix this imbalance?

Decades of deregulation and privatization have concentrated energy power in a few corporations.

Working-class and marginalized communities face unaffordable bills, unreliable access, and pollution in their backyards.

How could communities push back against this?

Energy inequality isn’t accidental. Privatized, profit-driven systems produce:

🔹High bills & unreliable access

🔹Environmental harm in marginalized communities

🔹Global exploitation: North profits, South pays the price

Have you seen these impacts in your community?

POWER TO THE PEOPLE: Who does our ENERGY SYSTEM really serve?

Millions struggle to heat their homes while ENERGY GIANTS post record profits. That is ENERGY INJUSTICE.

Energy justice isn’t just about cleaner tech — it’s about POWER and CONTROL.

Who does the system serve: PEOPLE or CORPORATIONS?

Yes, and the Silesia case really shows why that long-term funding matters. Impacts vary a lot by county, contractors are highly exposed, and many miners don’t see wind or solar as realistic options. Place-based retraining and transferable skills are key.

Thanks for sharing — this shows that a just energy transition needs concrete social measures, not just tech fixes. Worker retraining and transferable retrofit skills are far more effective than vague ‘green job’ promises. Could these lessons work in other fossil-dependent regions?

Infographic showing energy transition as technical vs social challenge. Left column: renewables, grid efficiency, innovation. Right column: justice, community power, equity.

The energy transition is not just TECHNICAL —
it is SOCIAL and POLITICAL.
Without energy justice and democratic control, decarbonization risks deepening inequalities.
How can engineering enable a JUST TRANSITION?
#EnergyJustice #JustTransition

I analyze ENERGY SYSTEMS through a political-economy lens.
ENERGY INJUSTICE is embedded in capitalist growth.
Addressing it requires DEMOCRATIC CONTROL & ECOSOCIALIST ALTERNATIVES.
I explore how engineering & policy can enable a JUST TRANSITION.
#EnergyJustice #JustTransition

Hi, Hi, I created this account last week to actively contribute my 30+ years as an energy engineer to the energy justice movement. This handle is my primary identifier for public discourse on democratic energy planning. I'll be continuing to use it and am open to collaboration where our work aligns.