Speaker: Chuan Liao (Arizona State University)
Commentators: Prof. Liu Xiuyan, A.P. Gao Yanyan (Southeast University)
Time: 13:30-15:00pm, Beijing Time
Date: April 21th (Thursday), 2022
Tencent Meeting ID: 699-168-578
Abstract:
Energy transitions are taking place at an unprecedented pace in the Global South, and facilitating sustainable and just transitions can lead to far more rapid advances in societal wellbeing that would otherwise be infeasible. As attention devoted to sustainable and just energy transition increases, more systematic knowledge about the drivers and impacts of sustainable energy transition is of utmost importance. This presentation examines the emerging discussions in the energy transition literature that highlight the importance of understanding and theorizing the diversity, determinants, impacts, and interactions of energy transitions. Through the energy justice framework, the presentation will address the distributional, recognitional, and procedural issues of energy transition, and investigate where injustice occurred, who is ignored, and whether is the transition process fair.
About speaker:
Chuan Liao, an interdisciplinary sustainability and environmental scientist at Arizona State University. His research interest lies at the intersection of environment and development. He has worked on topics that include land tenure and land use change, community-based natural resources management, dryland sustainability, and sustainable energy transition. His research includes both theoretical and empirical work, and he has carried out research in East Africa and Central Asia. His recent work has appeared in Science, Nature Food, Development and Change, among other journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environment from Cornell University.
翻译：王宣予
