​We live in an age of tremendous energy abundance. What better time to shift away from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy made right here in the USA? Join us for a 50 minute film and a lively panel discussion about repowering New Hampshire with renewable energy. 7pm on Sep 12 at Keene State College’s Centennial Hall.

This looks like a fantastic position. EPFL is one of the top ten research universities in the world and their new center on energy is a highly attractive place to work.

SENIX Conference in Stockholm on June 13-15, 2016 – The Role of Social Sciences in a Low-Carbon Energy Mix
Web site: www.delegia.com/senix2016     
 
NEWS:

1. We are happy to announce that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to March 20, 2016.   

 

1. We have two new Keynote speakers: May Tan-Mullins, Professor at University of Nottingham Ningbo China talks about “The greener evil? Chinese hydropower sector goes international and its global implication”. Michael Jefferson, Professor at ESCP Europe Business School talks about “The global social and political challenges of low-carbon energy mix in the 21st Century”. See more on the SENIX web site! 

 

1. We have so far (additional ones are welcome) two sessions organized by participants:

Energy in Buildings and Homes,  organized by Jenny Palm, Professor of Technology and Social Change, Linköping University
Group workshop Community of inquiry of the concept of development, organized by Tulsa Jansson, Linköping University, Founder of Swedish Society for Philosophical Practice
 
 

1. In conjunction with SENIX, on Monday June 13 in a venue just adjacent to SENIX, the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste will host a seminar Ethical Perspectives on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. If you are interested to take part in this seminar you are welcome to contact   Holmfridur Bjarnadottir, holmfridur.bjarnadottir@gov.se . Further information will be provided on the Council’s homepage www.karnavfallsradet.se by March 15.

The 7th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference will take place in Wuppertal, Germany from 6 - 9 September 2016.

The conference is the annual platform to share theoretical, empirical and practical advances in the field of sustainability transitions, covering a broad range of areas (e.g. energy, water, mobility, food systems) and disciplinary approaches.

Following the theme of IST 2016 “Exploring Transition Research as Transformative Science“ we want to focus on impact- and solution-oriented research approaches enabling transitions in practice. We invite contributions that address the following questions: How can we assess the societal impact of transition research? What are common challenges, best practices and future prospects in transdisciplinary research approaches, such as real-world laboratories, LivingLabs, transition experiments etc.?

We invite contributions focusing on key issues in the field of sustainability transitions research: the role of cities and geography of transitions, governance of transitions, transitions towards a sustainable economy, global perspectives on transitions, innovation and institutional change, modeling transitions - and all issues linked to the research agenda of the Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN).

For more information see the attached Call for Papers, which can also be downloaded at the conference website: ist2016.org  

We want to make IST 2016 a very practical transition experience and we are pleased to welcome you to Wuppertal, our urban real-world lab with its many exciting projects and initiatives. We are looking forward to an engaging and impactful IST 2016.


Uwe Schneidewind, President of the Wuppertal Institute

Karoline Augenstein & Franziska Stelzer (IST 2016 Organizing Committee)

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