ECHOES

ECHOES is a multidisciplinary research project providing policy makers with comprehensive information, data and policy-ready recommendations for the successful implementation of the Energy Union and SET-Plan. Individual and collective energy choices and social acceptance of energy transitions are analysed in a multidisciplinary process involving key stakeholders as co-constructors of knowledge. To take into account the rich contexts in which individuals and collectives manage their energy choices, ECHOES uses three complementary perspectives: 1) individual decision-making as part of collectives, 2) collectives that constitute energy cultures and lifestyles, and 3) formal social entities such as municipalities and states.
ECHOES’ uniquely comprehensive methodological approach includes a representative multinational survey covering all 28 EU countries plus Norway and Turkey, syntheses of existing data and literature, policy assessments, as well as quantitative experiments, interviews, netnography, focus groups, workshops, site visits and case studies in eight countries.