The quiet labour of energy (in)justice struggles

Energy injustices are contingent upon the enactment of infrastructural, extractive, affective and socially reproductive labour. However, these relationships are often overlooked in mainstream energy justice debates. I argue in favour of centring labour in debates on energy (in)justice, as a means of integrating the socio-political dynamics of energy systems, and unequal access to resources. A holistic understanding of labour's role in the production and experience of energy-related inequities is essential for advancing scientifically interdisciplinary, conceptually coherent and politically actionable energy justice frameworks.