Connecting Just Transitions Research

The Centre for Energy along with colleagues from Law and Politics Environment Research Group would like to host a cross-department event where academics with an interest in the ‘Just Transitions’ space can find out more about work in this area across the university and to have a sandpit type discussion around working together/research ideas.

Please join us on  24^th March 12:45 – 15:00, in the FDC 1.17, Fredrick Douglass Centre. Refreshments will be provided.

Please complete this registration form to confirm your attendence.

Presenters will give an overview on current projects followed by plenary discussion to highlight areas where cross-department collaborations will be useful. See below for academics and titles for confirmed speakers. Please contact rhiannon.lamb@newcastle.ac.uk if you have any questions.

Chaired by Dr Neveen Hamza, Architecture, Planning and Landscape 

• Policy instruments  and community engagement and resilience - Prof Antony Zito, Politics Environment Research Group
• Mini-Publics and Energy Policy - Dr Stephen Elstub, Politics Environment Research Group
• How does unequal become unfair? a multi-dimensional framework of environmental justice - Prof Simin Davoudi, Politics Environment Research Group/ Architecture, Planning and Landscape
• Can Europe lead a Just Transition? Strengthening social justice in the European Green Deal by using European Pillar of Social Rights indicators - Prof Darren McCauley, Law School
• Workforce transitions and the green jobs agenda - Dr Deborah Harrison, Newcastle University Business School 
• Environmental information disclosure in an emerging and transitioning economy - Dr Erwei Xiang

Plenary discussion