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Call for Abstracts: “Practices and concepts of 'care' in sustainability transformations. Critical perspectives in technology assessment“
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We invite scholars to present and discuss the empirical value of different concepts of care in critically assessing the role of technologies in the appropriation and economic valorization of nature and related regulatory issues in sustainability transformations. Deadline: 29 April 2024
More info: https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/announcement/view/56
Special Issue on "Transregional Configurations of Just Energy Transformations"
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Our editorial "Energy spaces: bridging scales and standpoints of just energy transitions" in the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning is online. Drawing on years of discussions about transforming the energy sector and focusing on the technical and economic feasibility of doing so, we argue here for a focus on space and place-based research. After all, phasing out fossil fuels has become feasible, but phasing out the political, cultural, and social legacy of fossil fuels is a prerequisite for a just transition. The collection of articles contributes to place-based research and focuses on peripheral and fossil fuel-producing regions in the global North and South.
online. https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2023.2193024
Online-Workshop: Transformative Research in Cities - November 29th 2022
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In advance oft the 4th KoMet-Day ‘Urban Complexity: Science Perspectives of Complexity and Transformation on Sustainable Urban Development’ young scientist workshop Transformative Research in Cities: Present and Future takes place. Organized by the young researcher network Urban System Group the workshop trys to get a deeper understanding of (1) discourses of transformative research practice in sustainability transition cases from the Global South and North, opportunities and challenges of methods like data modelling and scenario simulation in such projects (2), and to discuss (3) roles researchers have in transition processes and handling associated challenges to discuss.
Speakers:
▶ Prof. Dr. Derk Loorbach DRIFT, Rotterdam
▶ Ass. Prof. Kristina Bogner, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
▶ Dr. Sarah Wolf, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, FU Berlin
▶ Sean Goodwin, Global Basque Center for Climate Change
▶ Rico Herzog, City Science Hamburg, Hafen Universität Hamburg
▶ Katharina Schiller, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe
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Website: https://metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de/
Date: Online-workshop November 29, 2022, from noon to 4:30 p.m.
For the detailed program please see the following LINK.
REGISTRATION: To register, please email metropolenforschung@uaruhr.de. Please include the following information: Title / First name / Last name /Institution / Email. You will receive the access data via email a few days before the workshop.
Consumers for sustainable industry?! The role of participation and communication in the chemical industry
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As part of EU Industry Week 2021, BIO.NRW.eco invited scientists, young entrepreneurs and representatives of large companies to the webinar „Driving Change – How Green Chemistry and Digitalisation lead the way to a Sustainable Economy“ to explore the question of how industry can be made circular and sustainable
Driving Change – How Green Chemistry and Digitalisation lead the way to a Sustainable Economy
The chemical industry is of central importance in this context, as it is an important component in almost all value chains. Therefore, it is a good starting point when it comes to increasing sustainability across industries.
One aspect are new and innovative production processes and the involvement of different stakeholders. In this context, Dr. Julia Reinermann highlighted the important role of consumers in her presentation and during the panel discussion. She presented innovative methods of participation and communication. These enable broad participation, which can ultimately increase the acceptance of sustainable production conditions.
