Name
CS144 Energy Transitions and Climate Change
Date & Time
Friday, May 23, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Description

This session will examine the multifaceted dimensions of energy transition in response to climate change, emphasizing themes of justice, equity, and community. Presenters will explore a range of topics including just transition frameworks across policy scales, risk communication in emerging cities, the role of nature-based climate solutions, and community adoption of solar energy. These diverse geographic and methodological perspectives will highlight the importance of participatory and localized approaches in ensuring equitable pathways to a low-carbon future.

  • 1:00 PM
    Scales of Justice: Exploring the Just Transition Concept in Different Contexts
    Megan Devoe, McMaster University

  • 1:15 PM
    Communicating Climate-Related Health Risks in Emerging Cities: Challenges, Prospects and Recommendations
    Betty Adegebo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

  • 1:30 PM
    Nature-Based Climate Solutions for Offsetting Canada's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Glen MacDonald, UCLA

  • 1:45 PM
    Assessing Measures of Equity, Community, and Social Capital on Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Mixed Methods Study
    Lewis Blagogie, Dalhousie University

  • 2:00 PM
    Emerging through Convergence: The Geographies of Community-Oriented Justice and Equity in Low-Carbon Energy Transitions
    Emmanuel Taiwo, University of Toronto Scarborough

Location Name
Mackenzie (ME) 3165
Session Type
Session