In this episode, we trace back the history of Darren's involvement in energy. We learn the background story on energy justice and how he got involved in it while at Trinity College Dublin. He describes his earlier work with Gordan Walker and Harriet Bulkeley which prompted Darren to go further and explore the concept more with others by using a legal studies perspective.
There are three key takeaways from my discussion with Darren. First, Darren is just great to talk to. I met Darren back around 2012 or 2013 and as you'll hear in our discussion, we share a passion for a holistic understanding of the energy system and how society sits at the center of it.
Second, Darren outlines the massive disruption of Covid-19 is a chance for policymakers to push faster on the green transition. And here we discuss the preliminary findings of Darren's work on the UK, Netherlands, and South Africa. Where he is finding a compartmentalized perspective on the energy system and not a joined-up systems-wide approach where moving towards a sustainable energy system has knock-on effects for many corners of society and the environment.
And the final takeaway is, every researcher needs to get out of their comfort zone and travel. This is easy - or maybe hard to say - while we are locked-down, but we discuss how doing research in developing countries can begin to prompt change. We do take a light-hearted view of this topic, but Darren expresses well the serious desire to make a difference in other parts of the world as essential for anyone with a career in energy research.
(Ep. 37) Russia‘s Energy Chains of Value and Power — Margarita Balmaceda
(Ep. 36) Financing a Sustainable Economy — Linda Zeilina
(Ep 35) The Value of Climate Accounting — Martin Wainstein
(Ep. 34) Beyond Paris: IRENA delivers 2050 pathway
(Ep. 33) The Right for Energy Justice - Interview with Raphael Heffron
(Ep. 32) The Big Energy Decoupling
(Ep. 31) Climate Capitalism: Shifting to Green Growth - Michael LaBelle
(Ep. 30) Making Romania Fit for 55: Interview with Radu Dudau
(Ep. 29) The Equitable Battery Alliance: Innovating fair supply chains - Interview with Mathy Stanislaus
(Ep. 28) Digital Democracy: Blockchaining the Paris Agreement - Interview with Marco Schletz
(Ep. 27) The Innate Power to Move - with Michael LaBelle
(Ep. 26) The Life of a Global Energy Pioneer - Interview with Agata de Ru
(Ep. 25) Tightening the circles of the Circular Economy: Interview with David Peck
(Ep. 24) Leaving no home unheated: Interview with Dora Fazekas
(Ep. 23) Creating Radical Shared Value, with Michael LaBelle
(Ep. 22) The History - and future of Energy Efficiency in Europe - Interview with Rod Janssen
Episode 21: Energy Cultures: The axioms of an energy transition
(Ep. 20) The Reality of Imaginaries in Swedish Green Transport - Interview with Amelia Mutter
(Ep. 19) Putting Energy into Practice - Pandemics and Brexit: Interview with Andrew Judge
(Ep. 18) A FOMO Energy Transition: Competition makes 2030 the new 2050 - Interview with Rebekka Popp
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