ASU Center for Energy & Society
Putting people at the heart of the energy revolution
Clark Miller sits down with Jeremi Suri, Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and host of This is Democracy, to talk about the politics of energy transitions and the possibilities of building a sustainable energy future that simultaneously helps build the foundations of democratic societies.
Access the transcript at: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy/podcast/ep-80-energy-transitions/
The year 2020 was to mark the beginning of a “decade of delivery” for the global renewable energy transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the wind out of those sails.
This is a watershed moment for the global energy transition.
Joshua Loughman, center researcher
To find out more, read the rest of the story in the World Economic Forum.
Center PhD students Yiamar Rivera-Matos and Angel Echevarria are leading a revolution in Puerto Rico, grounded in the power and flexibility of solar energy to create more just and resilient communities.
Read more in this ASU News story about their exciting work.
A new talk by center director Clark Miller on improving the social returns from clean energy investments.
Humanity needs a greater return on its forthcoming $100T investment in new energy technologies than just carbon neutrality. Solving climate change is essential, but our investments in a clean energy revolution should also be investments in a more just, equitable, and thriving human future.
Richard Scarry’s Busytown lies at the heart of the sustainability challenge. We lose sight of that fact at our peril.
Continue reading “What’s up in Busytown on Earth Day?”
The Center for Energy & Society has launched a new magazine on Medium, focused on “energizing futures that empower and include”. Read more about our ideas in Designing in Sunlight.
Cities of Light is an exciting new collection of science fiction stories, art, and essays exploring how the transition to solar energy will transform cities; catalyze revolutions in politics, governance, and culture; offer opportunities to improve social and environmental justice; and create diverse and inclusive futures for human communities.
Download a free copy of Cities of Light.
Continue reading “Cities of Light”
At ASU, we don’t believe in playing small ball. That’s why the Center for Energy & Society has worked for the past three years to help build a global alliance to eradicate extreme poverty through grassroots energy innovation.
Continue reading “Building a Global Alliance to End Extreme Poverty”A new film by The American Resilience Project — Current Revolution: Nation in Transition — draws on research from the Center for Energy & Society to illuminate the challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuels and carbon-based energy, with a close look at the impact of the closure of the Navajo Generating Station for the Navajo Nation and efforts to ensure a just transition.
Solving climate change and decarbonizing global energy systems cannot be divorced from the pursuit of social and racial justice. That message is front and center in Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
Co-authored by Center for Energy & Society Director, Clark A. Miller, the report provides not only a technical blueprint for achieving carbon neutrality in the U.S. economy by 2050 but also a comprehensive policy blueprint for ensuring a just U.S. energy transition.
Continue reading “A Comprehensive Policy Approach to a Just Transition”