
Henner Busch
Researcher

Teaching
I mostly teach in the Lund University Master Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (LUMES): https://www.lumes.lu.se/
Research Interests
Energy Justice
Renewable Energy Transitions
Community Energy & Energy Cooperatives
Urban Climate Governance
The Depiction of Environmental Processes in Video Games
Presentation
Energy systems all over the world are undergoing a transition towards renewable energies. This transition brings about drastic change for producers and consumers alike. Subsequently, it produces winners and losers. I hope that my research on the politics of energy transition can inform society at large and decision makers in particular to steer this transition in a direction that ensures a fair and just energy system for all.
My PhD project investigated the impact of transnational municipal networks that have been set up in response to climate change. In particular I looked at the question of how municipalities make use of their membership in these networks.
Apart from these topics, I am also interested in the depiction and operationalisation of environmental processes and especially climate change in video games.
Publications
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Om orättvisor i omställningen till en fossilfri framtid
Eric Brandstedt, Henner Busch, Vasna Ramasar
(2022) Tidskrift för politisk filosofi, 26
Journal articleCommunity Energy in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region: From Standstill to First Steps
Salvatore Ruggiero, Henner Busch, Aljosa Isakovic, Teis Hansen
(2022) Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe , p.49-49
Book chapterBuilding communities in times of crisis - Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of transition intermediaries in the energy sector
Henner Busch, Teis Hansen
(2021) Energy Research & Social Science, 75
Journal articleRenewables in Cities 2021 Global Status Report
Lea Ranalder, Henner Busch, Teis Hansen, Marit Brommer, Toby Couture, et al.
(2021)
ReportContext and agency in urban community energy initiatives: An analysis of six case studies from the Baltic Sea Region
Salvatore Ruggiero, Henner Busch, Teis Hansen, Aljosa Isakovic
(2021) Energy Policy, 148
Journal articlePolicy challenges to community energy in the EU : A systematic review of the scientific literature
Henner Busch, Salvatore Ruggiero, Aljosa Isakovic, Teis Hansen
(2021) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 151
Journal article reviewOf pipe dreams and fossil fools : Advancing Canadian fossil fuel hegemony through the Trans Mountain pipeline
Naima Kraushaar-Friesen, Henner Busch
(2020) Energy Research and Social Science, 69
Journal articleRenewables in Cities - 2019 Global Status Report
Toby Couture, Henner Busch, Teis Hansen, Flávia Guerra, Anna Leidreiter, et al.
(2019)
Report218 forskere: Det er tid til at afvikle den danske produktion af fossil energi
Henner Busch
(2019) Berlingske
Newspaper article171 forskare: ”Vi vuxna bör också klimatprotestera”
Per Adman, Mats Alvesson, Elina Andersson, Mimmi Maria Barmark, Ebba Brink, et al.
(2019) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper articleStor succes med grøn omstilling: Hele verden kan lære af lille by i Island : Akureyri i det nordlige Island er i dag næsten CO2-neutral. Hvordan gjorde indbyggerne det, og hvad kan vi lære af dem?
Henner Busch
(2019) Videnskab.dk
Journal articleEnergimærkø ”vedvarende-lokalt” : Ærø som energi-ø
Paula Karoline Ottenberg, Henner Busch
(2019) Geografisk Orientering , p.32-35
Journal articleREN21 - Renewables in Cities 2019 Global Status Report - Preliminary Findings
Toby Couture, Henner Busch, Teis Hansen, Anna Leidreiter
(2019)
ReportTowards a Neutral North : The Urban Low Carbon Transitions of Akureyri, Iceland
Rakel Kristjansdottir, Henner Busch
(2019) Sustainability, 11
Journal articleCo2mmunity Working Paper 2.3 - Developing a Joint Perspective on Community Energy: Best Practices and Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region
Salvatore Ruggiero, Aljosa Isakovic, Henner Busch, Karoliina Auvinen, Fabian Faller
(2019)
ReportCo2mmunity Working Paper 2.1 - Scientific Review on Community Energy Drivers and Barriers
Henner Busch, Salvatore Ruggiero, Aljosa Isakovic, Fabian Faller, Teis Hansen
(2019)
ReportModernist dreams and green sagas : The neoliberal politics of Iceland’s renewable energy economy
Hrönn Guðmundsdottir, Wim Carton, Henner Busch, Vasna Ramasar
(2018) Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 1 p.579-601
Journal articleThe hidden price of Iceland’s green energy
Henner Busch, Vasna Ramasar, Wim Carton, Hrönn Guðmundsdottir
(2018) Science Nordic
Journal articleIslands grønne energi har store skjulte omkostninger
Henner Busch, Vasna Ramasar, Wim Carton, Hrönn Guðmundsdottir
(2018) Videnskab.dk
Journal articleOmstilling til vedvarende energi bør inddrage lokalbefolkningen fra starten
Sophie Schwer, Henner Busch, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Videnskab.dk
Newspaper articlePower to the people - How to make the low-carbon energy transition work
Sophie Schwer, Henner Busch, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Science Nordic
Journal article‘Successful’ low-carbon energy transitions at the community level? An energy justice perspective
Luis Mundaca, Henner Busch, Sophie Schwer
(2018) Applied Energy, 218 p.292-303
Journal articleShaping local response – The influence of transnational municipal climate networks on urban climate governance
Henner Busch, Lena Bendlin, Paul Fenton
(2018) Urban Climate, 24 p.221-230
Journal articleEntangled Cities : Transnational Municipal Climate Networks and Urban Governance
Henner Busch
(2016)
DissertationIdentifying the “Usual Suspects” : Assessing Patterns of Representation in Local Environmental Initiatives
Paul Fenton, Henner Busch
(2016) Challenges in Sustainability, 4
Journal article“We are not in this to save the polar bears!” : the link between community renewable energy development and ecological citizenship
Mine Islar, Henner Busch
(2016) Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 29 p.303-319
Journal articleLinked for action? An analysis of transnational municipal climate networks in Germany
Henner Busch
(2015) International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 7 p.213-231
Journal articleGreen Attraction : Transnational M unicipal Climate Networks and Green City Branding
Henner Busch, Stefan Anderberg
(2015) Journal of Management and Sustainability, 5 p.1-16
Journal articleLocal power: Exploring the motivations of mayors and key success factors for local municipalities to go 100% renewable energy
Henner Busch, Kes McCormick
(2014) Energy, Sustainability and Society, 4 p.1-15
Journal articleBio-energy – A local resource or a global problem?
Henner Busch
(2011) JointMAG , p.5-6
Newspaper articleThe social complexity of renewable energy production in the countryside
Conrad Kunze, Henner Busch
(2011) Electronic Green Journal, 1 p.1-18
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