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and RES, community groups are also involved in campaigns against fossil
fuels and nuclear power.
CharaCteristiCs of nationaL seCis in sLovenia
A review of recent Sustainable Energy Consumption Initiatives (SECIs)
in Slovenia, according to their problem framing, reflects the dominance
of traditional problem framings that prioritise changes in individuals’
behaviour and changes in technology (Table 9.1). There are only a few
initiatives that understand the challenge of changing energy use as a
more complex and collective concern and several initiatives that target
changes in everyday life situations.
In Slovenia, SECIs are generally ahead of the trends in national
energy policies. The progressive nature of many SECIs is already evident
in the field of energy efficiency and diversity of effective approaches, in
particular in the cases of RES initiatives, community energy projects and
the problem of energy poverty. Policy-makers still do not fully appreciate the relevance of these areas for a sustainable transition. Especially in
areas of community energy and energy poverty, SECIs provide examples to decision-makers on how to proceed in dealing with these issues.
Table 9.1 Number of national SECIs in Slovenia according to their problem
framing
Problem framing
No. of initiatives
Changes in complex interactions
4
Changes in everyday life situations
7
Changes in individuals’ behaviour
23
Changes in technology
11
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and RES, community groups are also involved in campaigns against fossil
fuels and nuclear power.
CharaCteristiCs of nationaL seCis in sLovenia
A review of recent Sustainable Energy Consumption Initiatives (SECIs)
in Slovenia, according to their problem framing, reflects the dominance
of traditional problem framings that prioritise changes in individuals’
behaviour and changes in technology (Table 9.1). There are only a few
initiatives that understand the challenge of changing energy use as a
more complex and collective concern and several initiatives that target
changes in everyday life situations.
In Slovenia, SECIs are generally ahead of the trends in national
energy policies. The progressive nature of many SECIs is already evident
in the field of energy efficiency and diversity of effective approaches, in
particular in the cases of RES initiatives, community energy projects and
the problem of energy poverty. Policy-makers still do not fully appreciate the relevance of these areas for a sustainable transition. Especially in
areas of community energy and energy poverty, SECIs provide examples to decision-makers on how to proceed in dealing with these issues.
Table 9.1 Number of national SECIs in Slovenia according to their problem
framing
Problem framing
No. of initiatives
Changes in complex interactions
4
Changes in everyday life situations
7
Changes in individuals’ behaviour
23
Changes in technology
11