Is Scotland on a just transition pathway to achieve net zero by 2045? And if not, how can we change current approaches to sustainability transitions? On Friday 28 November, these questions guided a closed-door event run between the Centre for Energy Ethics and the St...
On Monday 24 November, Professor Mette High and Senior Policy Fellow Dr Cornelia Helmcke were invited to participate in a review of the Scottish Parliament's draft Climate Change Plan. Organised by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) and Scotland Beyond...
In October 2025, the Centre for Energy Ethics partnered with Greener Vision to produced an exhibition of The Tabula Project - a more-than-three-decade-long ongoing artistic project which draws inspiration from issues around the Climate Crisis and Energy Transitions....
The Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust has announced Centre Researcher Viktoriia Grivina as the winner of this year's David Riches Medal. The David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research is awarded each year to one postgraduate post-fieldwork student in the Department of...
The Centre for Energy Ethics, in partnership with Greener Vision, opened the exhibition of The Tabula Project with a private reception evening at the Boiler Room in the St Andrews Botanic Garden on Monday 13 October. This exhibition represents a milestone in the...
The Centre for Energy Ethics Director Professor Mette High was invited to present at a closed-door event hosted on 30 September 2025 in Edinburgh by Scotland Beyond Net Zero and the Scottish Funding Council. The event, titled 'Tackling the Climate Emergency', brought...
The Centre for Energy Ethics will be hosting another Senior Global Fellow during the 25/26 academic year. Professor Marc Brightman is an anthropologist at the University of Bologna where he uses anthropological theory and ethnography to questions our modern approaches...
We were delighted to learn that earlier this month that Dr Emilka Skrzypek, the CEE Deputy Director, and the Programme Director of our MSc in Energy Policy and Finance, was awarded a 2025 Golden Dandelion Award. Emilka received a double award, for two modules she has...
Our own Dr Cornelia Helmcke is set to cohost the British Academy Scotland Cluster's Scotland Writing Extravaganza - an in-person writing retreat at the University of St Andrews on 24 July - as part of a summer series of events. These events are designed to provide a...
The CEE is thrilled to welcome visiting scholar and artist Neil Gordon Davey. Neil is a photographer and doctoral researcher currently in his final year of a PhD in Innovation for Sustainability at OsloMet University. With a focus on Scottish islands, Neil’s research...