Exploratory Workshop: Energy Sustainability in the Transition to Renewables - Framings from Social Practices and Complex Systems Theories

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renewable energy
20 March 2018, 09:00 CET - 21 March 2018, 17:30 CET
ispra, Italy

Programme

20 Mar 2018,
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM CET
Nicola Labanca (JRC-C-2)
Setting the Scene for The Workshop
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM CET
Ângela Guimarães Pereira - JRC.I.2
Workshop Structure and Objectives
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM CET
Matt Watson (Univ. of Sheffield, UK)
Panel 1:Energy Infrastructures, Social Practices and Low Carbon Transitions
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CET
Franco Ruzzenenti (Univ. of Groningen, NL)
Panel 1: The Role of the Network in a Radical Transition to Renewables
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM CET
Mario Giampietro (Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona – ICREA, ES)
Panel 2: Renewable Energies: the Status of Current Low Carbon Technologies and the Energy Metabolism of Contemporary Societies
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM CET
Brian Fath (Towson Univ. USA – IAASA, Laxenburg, AT)
Panel 2: Flourishing within Limits to Growth (Revising Economic Systems by Using Nature as a Model)
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM CET
Lyla Mehta (Institute of Development Studies, UK)
Panel 2: The Politics of Scarcity in the Age of Renewables
02:15 PM - 02:40 PM CET
Thomas Bauwens (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH)
Panel 3: Polycentric Governance Approaches for a Low-Carbon Transition
02:40 PM - 03:05 PM CET
Tine De Moor (International Association for the Study of the Commons, NL)
Panel 3: Collective Action Practices as the Basis for an Alternative Model for Energy Provision
03:05 PM - 03:30 PM CET
Kristian Krieger (European Economic and Social Committee)
Panel 3: The Problem of Justice in Energy Transitions
21 Mar 2018,
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM CET
Erik Laes (Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Antwerp, BE)
Panel 4: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Foresight Methods for Energy Futures
09:55 AM - 10:20 AM CET
Rebecca Wright (Sussex University, UK)
Panel 4: Situating Consumer Practices in Energy Forecasts
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM CET
Clark Miller (Arizona State University, USA)
Panel 4: Futures Narratives and the Governance of Energy Transitions
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM CET
Laura Watts (IT University of Copenhagen, DK)
Panel 4: Energy Future Islands as Living Labs
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM CET
Grégoire Wallenborn (Université Libre de Bruxelles, BE)
Panel 5: The Role of the Body in Radical Transitions to Renewable Energies
01:55 PM - 02:20 PM CET
Mithra Moezzi (Portland State University, USA)
Panel 5: Grid Dependencies and Change Capacities: People and Demand Response under Renewables
02:20 PM - 02:45 PM CET
Dario Padovan (University of Turin, IT)
Panel 5: Energy Transition: The Normalizing P

Practical information

Where: Joint Research Center - Ispra via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 ispra VA, Italy
When: 20 March 2018 - 21 March 2018
Languages: English
Organiser: Directorate-General for Energy
Contact: Contact by email
Related Documents: Download Workshop Description

Description

The transition to renewable energies envisaged by radical scenarios informing policy strategies worldwide is often depicted as just a matter of technological substitution that will not affect our lifestyles. But it may be highly disruptive. Businesses, economies and social life could require a reorganization that has not been thoroughly studied.

This exploratory workshop aimed at addressing this issue from the vantage points of complex systems and social practices theories. Leading scholars have been invited to explore the existing understanding of the challenges at stake and to formulate practical policy and research recommendations.