Tagged: Energy

Dr Gerald E. Arhin is a Research Fellow at University College London, where he investigates the political economy of climate-compatible development. His work is based within the Climate Compatible Growth project, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. His current research spans Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Nepal, examining the political and policy dynamics […]

Professor Benjamin Sovacool (ACCESS Leadership Team & University of Sussex), Professor Nicholas Pidgeon (ACCESS Co-Investigator & Cardiff University), and Professor Sara Walker (Co-Director of the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) & University of Birmingham) have been appointed to the new DESNZ Science and Technology Advisory Council.  The Science and Technology Advisory Council comprises 16 highly […]

ACCESS Director Patrick Devine-Wright (University of Exeter) was one of five social science experts invited to attend a roundtable discussion on Public Engagement with Grid Transformation in December 2024. Also invited were Catherine Queen (University of Liverpool), Melanie Rohse (Angela Ruskin University), Matthew Cotton (Teeside University), and Jason Chilvers (University of East Anglia). The summary note from that roundtable was published […]

In its 2024 Progress Report to Parliament, the UK Climate Change Committee makes clear that the government “will have to act fast” to hit the country’s 2030 target of a reduction in carbon emissions to less than 32% of 1990 levels.  Given the scale and speed of change inherent in decarbonisation, social scientists might expect a […]

During my PhD studies, I was very lucky to be partnered with the Energy Saving Trust as part of a networking and skills development project aimed at promoting Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) perspectives in the energy sector. My main role, set out in dialogue with the organisation, was to engage with people in the […]

REPAIR aims are to understand the relationship between racialisation and energy use, in three ways. Contributing to evidence on the relationship through the lived experience testimonies of residents of East Oxford. Exploring community-centred approaches to conduct such research in a manner that is non-extractive and respectful to the participants. Continuing to connect this evidence with […]

Patrick shares a new Place-based, Just Transition framework that arose from four UK social science research projects funded as part of the IDRIC consortium. The framework is a tool for policy and industry to embed often overlooked social dimensions of industrial decarbonisation – particularly the lived experiences, knowledges and perspectives of communities hosting infrastructure projects […]

Update – Originally published on 17 October 2023 this blog has been updated with links to the project’s findings. All the project outputs (including 1 integrated framework, 3 contextualised action plans, and 1 policy brief) are now available on the IDRIC website. Also included is a recording of an online policy and practice workshop with […]

In this recent webinar, recorded on Monday September 11 2023, the UKERC Public Engagement Observatory team present the findings of a major new analysis of public engagement with energy, climate change and net zero in the UK and considered the implications for developing a more systemic approach to public participation and engagement. Chair: Prof Jason […]