We really want to make sure that we are reaching those whose voices were not already being heard, so we are looking for individuals with low or no income who were not already affiliated with any organisations.
Overall, the focus groups are intended to reflect the urban, rural and peripheral regions of each country.
People may be adversely affected by energy transition policies in several different ways, so we are taking a variety of risk factors into account in the recruitment process. These include age, housing conditions, gender, work, health/disability and ethnicity.
The focus groups invite participants to reflect on their own lives, circumstances, values, the problems facing their hometown or region and their understanding of the concept of fairness.
Following this discussion, participants discuss common narratives about the energy transition and are invited to consider how their lives might be affected by the shift.
Finally, they are invited to suggest solutions to the various problems that may arise.