What power dynamics characterize the energy transition? What inequalities might be created or perpetuated within it?

The final conference of the European gEneSys project will provide an opportunity for the scientific community, policymakers, and the general public to discuss these issues.

The six panels will address a wide range of topics explored by the project, such as citizens’ energy consumption patterns, energy poverty, and inequalities within the scientific community and in scientific publications on the topic of the energy transition. A specific panel will be dedicated to education and pedagogy, covering all levels from elementary school through higher education. The conference will conclude with a panel specifically addressing the design of policies to support renewable energy and the transition, with a focus on avoiding the reproduction or creation of new inequalities. There will be several networking opportunities.

The event is open to the public, and you can take part by registering here.

The gEneSys project, coordinated by CNR-IRPPS and running from 2023 to 2026, conceptualizes the energy transition as a socio-technical ecosystem with significant implications for gender issues and other forms of inequality. Participating organizations include:

• Venice International University (VIU)
• Imperial (IC)
• Jagiellonian University (UJ)
• National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
• Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Anegenwandten Forschung Ev (IAO)
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
• Portia GGMBH
• National Research Council (CNR) – Coordinator