Climate Politics in the Age of Polarisation
Rapid decarbonisation is reshaping global power and supply chains, while polarising climate narratives complicate policy and intensify geopolitical frictions within the emerging energy landscape.
The de-carbonisation of industrial economies is moving apace and bringing with it a silent transition, a phenomenon ‘hiding in plain sight’, in the foundational structures of the international political economy. New sources of energy are not only propelling the adoption of green technologies and reconfiguring global supply and production chains but are also reshaping centres of global power in unexpected ways. At the same time, polarising political narratives surrounding climate action are complicating the development of coherent environmental policies and intensifying geopolitical frictions, influencing how states position themselves within the emerging energy landscape. LSE IDEAS proposes to examine the ongoing impact of the energy transition through a series of events aimed at unpacking key features of this world in the making and the role that the energy transition has in that process.
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Meet the Speakers
Robert Schertzer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His research examines politics and policy across three areas: federalism, constitutional law, and national identity. His work has appeared in many top venues, including Environmental Politics, Political Communication, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Publius, Nations and Nationalism and the International Journal of Constitutional Law. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, he spent a decade with the Government of Canada working on social and immigration policy.
Professor Chris Alden teaches International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he is Deputy Head of the Department (PhD and Research). He is also Director of LSE IDEAS. He is a Research Associate with South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
Dr Eric Taylor Woods is an Associate Professor of Political Communication at the University of Leeds. His current research focuses on how divisions over national identity in the United States influence public debate on major policy issues such as climate change. His most recent book is The New Nationalism in America and Beyond (Oxford University Press, 2022), co authored with Robert Schertzer.
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