Seminar on socially inclusive energy transitions

The transition away from a society and energy system that primarily rely on fossil fuels is a challenge that requires rapid changes and interventions at the local, national and international level.

Include - Research Centre for Socially Inclusive Energy Transitions

Topic: Seminar on Socially Inclusive Energy Transitions
Time: Jun 2, 2021 01:00 PM Oslo
 
Meeting ID: 666 8044 0609

However, this transition comes with the risk of creating winners and losers both between and within countries. Active engagement in understanding and minimising injustices may prevent existing injustices from becoming greater or for new ones to emerge.

In this seminar, we will briefly go through the concept of socially inclusive energy transitions, why it is important and what frameworks may be used to analyse social justice.

SUM4502 – INCLUDE – Socially Inclusive Energy Transition is a course given at the Centre for Development and Environment (SUM) at UiO which focus on the important question of how can we transition to a low-carbon society in a socially inclusive way?

Given the urgency of combatting climate change, there is a risk that measures to reduce emissions will ignore social and distributional aspects. To pre-empt this risk,  the concept of energy justice can be utilised, which means paying attention to distributional aspects and questions of who are recognized as stakeholders and become participants in the transition process.

In this seminar, which is based on Oskar Vågerö's participation in the course, we will go through the core concept taught in the course and the central focus of the research centre Include.

Understanding the social dimension of energy systems and energy transitions is imperative if we want to achieve future energy systems that are not only low-carbon but also socially just.

 

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