Considering energy transition policies in the context of ongoing energy poverty

In this talk, Lee discusses research insights on the relevance of energy poverty to design of policies for energy transition. Many households are underserved by our current energy system, and must make trade-offs between energy costs and spending in other areas. Energy transition will be accompanied by extensive changes in the regulation and governance of electricity, and in this transformation existing inequities could be worsened or further entrenched. Demand management, for example, makes up a significant portion of most grid balancing strategies for high shares of renewable energy, yet could have disproportionately adverse impacts for vulnerable groups. Other groups, such as renters and those in remote communities, face challenges in installing rooftop solar as a way to directly transition their own energy use. Lee will discuss these and other examples from her past and ongoing work to situate energy transition governance within the context of wider societal challenges.

Lee White is a Fellow with the Zero Carbon Energy in the Asia Pacific Grand Challenge program. Her research examines design, implementation, and multifaceted impacts of policies to support clean technology adoption, in areas ranging from design of green hydrogen certification schemes to understanding varying impacts of electricity rate and regulatory design across sociodemographic groups.

Society and Climate Change Seminar Series 

Join us for a talk series about society and climate change. Connect with researchers studying similar topics. Present your research in a supportive multidisciplinary environment. Held every six weeks on a Wednesday, from 9:00am to 10:30am at ANU. PhD and Master students welcome. Proudly supported by the Institute of Climate, Energy, and Disaster Solutions.

Seminars run from 9.15-10:30am: 30 minute presentation, 15 minute Q&A and 30 minutes for coffee and cake

Building 39 (Psychology), Seminar Room 217, University Avenue, Canberra  ACT  2601

Morning tea is included so don't forget your mug!

Dates for 2023      

• Wednesday 8 November 4.15pm  The Environment Comes to Universities: Legacies of the UN Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment by Professor Libby Robin - Joint seminar with ANU School of History. (Please note time and venue change).
• Wednesday 13 December 9.15 -10:30am      Ecoanxiety by Teaghan Hogg and Tanja Russell

Please get in touch if you want to present a seminar or be on the mailing list: Sarah.Boddington@anu.edu.au, Rebecca.Blackburn@anu.edu.au and Hannah.Feldman@anu.edu.au