@energygeography.bsky.social Sad to say farewell as chair at the AGM today but looking forward to taking part in all the excellent things to come from the group next year!

Here is the list of EnGRG's sponsored sessions for day 2 of the RGS Annual Conference 2025! A reminder that our AGM is at lunchtime in the Arts Building: LR6 (hybrid)

@rgsibg.bsky.social Shame to have leave #RGS2025 early but coming away feeling energised and inspired!

Please join us today online for a great day of talks on just energy transitions!

@rgsibg.bsky.social conference 2025 is here! We've had a lovely outing to discuss all things energy geography at the Tyseley energy park in Brum. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our group's sponsored sessions this week @imogenrattle.bsky.social

🚨Please check out our guide to the Energy Geography Research Group's sponsored sessions for today at the RGS 2025 👇👀

Transforming Homes Webinar: Giving everyone a voice through Co-Design - Sign up now! Chair: @drcatbutler.bsky.social Speakers: Ailbhe Cunningham (Ample Space) @jamesneward.bsky.social (@coophousinguk.bsky.social) Lucy McFadzean (@universityofexeter.bsky.social ) Daniel Williams (@wchg.bsky.social)

Join our three-part webinar series this June and July. Explore how Design Research and Co-Design are shaping the future of UK housing, with insights from the #TransformingHomes consortium and partners. Register now to secure your place. #UKRI #AHRC #GreenTransition

Excellent piece by Gordon Brown - reminding us about the 4.5m children languishing in poverty in UK. It's getting worse by the day. It's NOT about workshy parents: 7/10 poor children live in households with one working parent. Child poverty is not inevitable. The Government CAN do something about it

Unexpected - EU companies increasingly aligned with climate action “Those vocally organising to oppose the energy transition achieve outsized importance across public debate. However, there is a larger, quieter majority that are supportive of decarbonisation” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Did you know that electricity is often taxed more than fossil fuels in the EU? It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive. Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

A good eg here of changes made during the pandemic taking the slow steps from formal trial to permanent reallocation of street space away from cars and towards people. Great to see. Trials/pilots are a crucial part of demonstrating what reprioritised streets look/feel like & building public support

Recently, @drcatbutler.bsky.social shared Transforming Homes insights at HAMMAR Southwest meeting #NHMF on engaging residents to transform 1920–40 council housing, from 1-to-1 resident conversations to collective events that bring residents together to discuss and learn from their lived experiences.

🇩🇪🔌↩️ 1/ A little good news for a change: CO2 emissions of the German power sector have been at a record low in 2024, according to recently released data by the @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social . A few observations in a brief 🧵

The full report is well worth a skim through. Includes this incredible mode share chart showing “people walking, wheeling and cycling make up three quarters of all observed travel activity and 85% during peak hours.” Love it. Available here: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/assets/Servi...

Announcing our new Activism Award 🏆 Celebrating individuals & organisations driving energy justice in the UK – through research, teaching, activism, or community action. 🌍⚡ Nominate now! Deadline 5pm GMT, Friday, 30 May 2025👇 www.energygeographies.org/activisim-aw...

To all the #energyjustice peeps out there: have you considered submitting and application to our Activism Award yet? Know someone who should be considered? #energy #geography #justice #envhum #climatepolitics #climate

📢 PGRs in energy research - this one's for you!🏆 Enter our PGR Paper Prize for a chance to win £75! We will work with the winners to promote their work. Categories - conceptual, impact & methods. 🗓 Deadline: 5PM GMT 30 May More info 👉 www.energygeographies.org/pgr-paper-co... @rgsibg.bsky.social

Are you a PGR student (Masters or PhD) working on #energygeography? Consider applying to one of our PGR paper prizes! Check out the application in the link below 👇

Last week, we caught up with @mcbrisbois.bsky.social from @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social for #IWD! 🚨 We talked motivation, her impactful work with @edrc-uk.bsky.social, and the two must-read papers topping her list right now.📚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8R...

@yolandestreng.bsky.social Hi Yolande- we are here this end for the webinar - are you having trouble joining?

Co-investigator @drcatbutler.bsky.social will speak at the HAMMAR Southwest Meeting organised by the NHMF. She will share how resident #engagement is shaping our demo homes and how UK-wide #community design workshops are informing our catalogue of #codesigned solutions for 1920s–40s homes.

Very happy to share a new paper on energy poverty, co-authored with Dr Leila Dawney and @drcatbutler.bsky.social

📢 New article! How can we decarbonise industry fairly? This perspective introduces a Place-based, Just Transition framework to help industries and governments work with communities for a just and sustainable transition Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.er... #JustTransition #IndustrialDecarbonisation

Great webinar coming up from @olamichalec.bsky.social as part of the RGS Energy Geographies X Digital series. “Developing digital twins in the energy industry – lessons for innovators, policymakers and infrastructure operators”: tomorrow Wednesday 5th March 2-3 (GMT). Register via: shorturl.at/2IMYk

A smart UK initiative to get people to see what heat pumps are like IRL. So many people's views on heat pumps are based on what their plumber has told them - and plumbers often get their views from gas component distributors.

Our webinar series begins next week! Dr Ralitsa Hiteva presents "Digital and energy landscapes in independent living: the case of digital technologies for health and wellbeing in England" 2-3PM GMT 26/02. Register here👇 www.energygeographies.org/event-detail...

Announcing our second webinar - 05/03 2-3PM GMT. @olamichalec.bsky.social will give a talk on "Developing digital twins in the energy industry – lessons for innovators, policy makers and infrastructure operators". Please register here 👇 www.energygeographies.org/event-detail...

🚨 CfP 🚨 Co-hosting an online / hybrid session for RGS-IBG on "Future energy systems-embracing creativity in energy transformations" at this year's @energygeography.bsky.social conference, with Anna Cain, @paulmunro.bsky.social, @shanilsam.bsky.social @miker66.bsky.social 1/2

Two days to go! Submit your abstract if you are fascinated by energy, climate emotions and art @energy-ethics.bsky.social @ehl-alliance.bsky.social @cescotland.bsky.social @energygeography.bsky.social

Important paper that offers an evaluation and critique regarding the current state of energy geographies before outlining a few pathways that the authors think can help "move the needle" and advance the subdiscipline. How do you think we can move the subdiscipline forward? doi.org/10.1177/2043...

Our recent article goes in that direction too... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Just over a week to go to get your abstracts in (Feb 28th) for our session on "Future energy systems - embracing creativity in energy transformations"at @energygeography.bsky.social . Please share with anyone that might be keen to participate, be it in-person or online. Details below 👇

CfP🚨RGS annual conference 26-29/08/25. Session title: Assessing the Place-Based Co-Benefits of Energy and Climate Measures: Frameworks, Complexities, and Policy. Deadline for abstracts 21st Feb 2025. @energygeography.bsky.social

Our Webinar Series 2025 starts next week!! Title: Intersecting Energy and Digital Geographies. Speakers include Ralista Hiteva @olamichalec.bsky.social @yolandestreng.bsky.social @isoutar.bsky.social. First webinar 26/02! www.energygeographies.org/post/announc...

A real pleasure collaborating with three titans of Energy Geographies. Contact me if you’re interested in the article but without institutional access.

Last Thursday, @transforming-homes.bsky.social delivered a #codesign charrette in Newcastle with residents of 1920s-1940s council-built #homes. This #interactive workshop helped our researchers obtain insights to help develop a catalogue of #design solutions to transform interwar housing in the UK.

EU officials have discussed a return to Russian pipeline gas as part of a wider peace deal with Ukraine -- going in direct opposition to the plan to get off Russian fossil fuels by 2027. Scoop w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @christopherjm.ft.com www.ft.com/content/a19a...

Looking forward to hearing about our next community design workshop in Newcastle this week!

@climateadam.bsky.social Hey, did you see this? bsky.app/profile/cope...

Here's a bit more on why the idea that airport expansion leads to growth is outmoded www.aef.org.uk/2023/07/17/w...

Well this is nice. The kids will love these new murals at our local station.

The US will now join Iran, Yemen and Libya as the only countries to currently stand outside the agreement Paris agreement: Trump vows to quit global pact and 'drill, baby, drill' - BBC News

"Beyond fire management & building codes, perhaps the greatest lesson to take from wildfires is that the strongest defences against derailment doom loops comes from countering cruelty with virtuous circles of compassion." By @laurielaybourn.bsky.social & me. jamesdyke.substack.com/p/derailment...

NEW: I have been on a search for the biggest heat pump-powered projects in Britain!! Here are the results. I focused on heat networks and projects still in motion rather than completed ones. There are some biggies!! And a real variety of approaches, too. www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-bigges...

99 papers, 10 key aspects, 4 research directions—our review charts paths to embed energy justice in power system models. The energy future needs more than tech—it needs justice. Check out the paper #EnergyTransition #EnergyEquity #EnergyJustice #SDGs #EnergySky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ed Miliband says current UK reliance on gas leaves consumers vulnerable:"we're at the mercy of the rollercoaster of #FossilFuel markets - gas prices are subject to decisions of #petrostates & dictators. It's time to have homegrown clean energy we control"

One source of hope in this changing political environment is that the energy transition is not just built on political ambition, but on economics and technology, and solar ☀️ is winning on both fronts. Example: Solar generation in Texas is seeing some massive new records in 2024.

🌍 Today marks the start of the 29th UNFCCC conference in Baku! At #COP29, leaders must agree on bold steps to boost climate finance, close the emissions gap, and protect the most vulnerable. Stay tuned for more insights from us here ⤵️🧵