An effective and innovative technological regime is one that is integrated with local social entities across different modes of life, local governance processes  and local knowledge, which increasingly support adaptation to socio- environmental drivers of vulnerability . These actors and their knowledge are often ignored in favour of knowledge held by experts and policymakers, exacerbating uneven power relations . For example, achieving sustainability and shifting towards a low carbon energy system  remains a contested space with divergent interests, values and future prospects , and potential impacts on human rights as embodied by the Paris Agreement . A number of studies have emphasised the limits of relying upon technology innovation and deployment  as a solution to challenges of climate change and sustainable development . This is because such solutions may fail to consider the local historical contexts and barriers to participation of vulnerable communities, restricting their access to land, food, energy and resources for their livelihoods.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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