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EnergyNet and the Governance of Local Power

Viable Cities explores how local energy systems can reshape urban climate action — not just as infrastructure, but as participatory governance. The EnergyNet model, tested in Lund, treats energy as a coordinated system involving households, property owners, and municipalities.

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New Economy Network Australia

A national cooperative network of organisations and individuals working to build a fair, sustainable, and democratic economy in Australia. Connects community energy, cooperative housing, ethical finance, regenerative food systems, and local circular economies through sectoral hubs. Has operated for a decade as a model of networked economic transformation.

Transition Network

A global network of community-led initiatives — Transition Towns — working toward local ecological resilience and low-carbon economies. Founded by Rob Hopkins in Totnes, UK in 2007, the movement has spread to thousands of communities worldwide. Known for bottom-up, imagination-led approaches to community transformation that address climate, economy, and social connection simultaneously.

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