It is important to include the public in the processes by which decisions on societal trajectories are made. A study shows that interactive scenario-building tools can engage people in the holistic complexities of energy transitions, but these tools must be designed and used with care because elicited preferences can be influenced by contextual factors.
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Chatterton, T. Public engagement: Building energy futures. Nat Energy 2, 17030 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.30
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