Tagged: energy transitions

As an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, Patrick will share his energy research findings, taking a place-based approach to understanding social dimensions of low carbon energy transitions, specifically the siting of controversial large-scale infrastructures such as grid powerlines, drawing on the concept of spatial imaginaries. Secondly, he will talk about the research/policy agenda, sharing insights about […]

Last month, ACCESS supported the Governing Sustainable Futures project alongside The British Academy and The Green Futures Network in organising a conference that brought together decision makers, community organisations, academics and many others to explore the challenge of ‘How Can we Disagree Better over Sustainable Futures’. This write-up from Governing Sustainable Futures lead Rebecca Sandover (University of […]

Patrick delivered a lecture on ‘From place attachments to spatial imaginaries: Exploring geographies of energy transitions’ last week for the American Association of Geographers Energy and Environment Speciality Group. He said: “Energy transitions are key to reducing emissions and effective climate response. But where should new low carbon infrastructures go? Do we fill up the […]

For Nnennaya Nwali, questions of energy, environment, and justice are never abstract. Growing up in Nigeria, she saw how the wealth of natural resources often translated into harm rather than benefit to the local people, particularly in the Niger Delta, where oil extraction has left a deep and lasting mark on communities. From early on, […]

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 […]