Title: Researching Alternatives to Extractivism Otherwise: Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing alongside the (sub)surface in Africa and beyond Interested scholars are invited to submit an abstract to our panel (PN11) “Researching Alternatives to Extractivism Otherwise:...
The workshop “Numbers and Stories II”, to be held at Politecnico di Milano on May 27-28 2024, will focus on the ethical aspects of climate change research and its applications. The workshop has an interdisciplinary approach, including (but not being limited to)...
The University of Lausanne are recruiting a new Ph.D. student with interests in environmental anthropology, the anthropology of energy, climate justice, and extractives. Candidates must have a very good knowledge of French (to assist teaching). Deadline: 28 April.
The electrification of heat and transportation is vital to the UK achieving Net Zero. In this short piece, Sean explores how a weighted average wholesale electricity price could reduce electricity prices for consumers and substantially delink wholesale natural gas and electricity prices. This promises not just to insulate UK consumers from global natural gas price volatility, but also facilitate the electrification of heat and transport by making electricity cheaper, which is essential for meeting the UK’s net zero targets.
What can ghost stories tell us about climate change? Is environmental damage a crime against humanity? And how can feeding cattle seaweed help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? These were some of the questions asked during the 3MPlanet competition final last...
The CEE is delighted to welcome Anna-Sophie Hobi back to St Andrews as a Visiting Scholar. Anna-Sophie, a PhD student at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, has been affiliated with the Centre since its launch in Feb 2021 and hopes to use her time in St Andrews...
The University of Leeds is delighted to announce a major investment in supporting our world leading research on Energy Demand reduction. As part of its commitment to the UKRI funded Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC), three PhD studentships, for 3.5 years of study...
A fixed-term 100% position is available at the University of Agder, Faculty of Social Sciences as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in global development studies, affiliated to the Department of Global Development and Planning, for a period of 3 years (eventually 4 years...
The Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth College are delighted to invite early-career energy, climate and society scholars to apply for their 3rd annual New Energy Summer Summit, to be held July 21-24 on the Dartmouth college campus. Accepted...