Delina Presents Papers on Climate and Energy at Pair of International Conferences

Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented papers at two conferences held in Sydney, Australia, and Bergen, Norway.

The first paper, titled “Climate mobilisation from below: deliberative exercises for scaling micro-level climate actions,” explores the strengths and limitations of specific local climate actions and the ways in which successful cases can inform national and international action. It was presented via Skype at a workshop titled “Ecological Democracy: always greener on the other side?” co-sponsored by the University of Sydney, the University of Canberra, and Stockholm University. The workshop, which was held February 20-21, explored the relationship between democracy and sustainability on national and global levels.

The second paper was presented at a conference titled “Energy Impacts: People, Responsibilities and the Contested Futures of Energy Developments” on March 2 at the University of Bergen. Delina presented his paper, titled “Building a new architecture for energy, climate, and sustainable development: innovation in rural Thailand?” during a panel exploring sustainable energy transitions and social justice.

Delina leads a Pardee Center research project on sustainable energy transitions in developing countries. His recent book, Strategies for Rapid Climate Mitigation (Routledge 2016), investigates the lessons learned from wartime mobilization for achieving rapid deployment of sustainable energy technologies. Delina is currently a Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. The writing fellowship will support his next book project titled “Stewarding the Earth: Transformative Strategies for the Climate Action Movement,” as well as articles related to his Pardee Center research project.