Idowu Kunlere ^* Kalim U. Shah

• University of Delaware, Newark, United States

As the world transitions towards more renewable energy, concerns are mounting that the historical burden of energy injusticeunequal distribution of benefits and burdens traditionally associated with energy production and consumption in the fossil fuel industrycould also plague the very solutions designed to combat climate change through the emerging renewable energy sector. Hence, researchers are increasingly interested in how energy injustice might jeopardize the success of the ongoing global energy transition. However, a crucial gap exists in understanding public responses to this issue. Just as is common within the climate study arena, analyses often fall short, using simplistic "believers vs. deniers," "proponents vs. opponents," or "for vs. against" categorizations, mirroring challenges in areas like climate change studies. Such rigid binary categorizations often fail to capture the complexities and variations in public responses to energy injustice, thus potentially hindering a holistic understanding of the problem and impeding the development of practical solutions. Here, we propose the "PARO framework," a novel conceptual tool for analyzing public responses to energy injustice in the context of renewable energy. The PARO framework offers a broader lens on public opinion through which to examine public sentiment on energy justice, thus paving the way for more targeted and effective solutions.