Interested in learning more about what the UK can do to meet its climate commitments while tackling the energy crisis?

About this event

The UK Government rushed out its Energy Security Strategy in response to the energy crisis which emerged last year and was exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, but the strategy fails to address the two post pressing policy areas: affordability and short-term security of supply. In recent years, wind farms constructed locally not only provide green energy but they also provide a fantastic resource by way of community funds.

The UK will also hope to benefit from first-mover advantages in embracing its net- zero targets early, by taking a lead in developing specific technical innovations for harnessing wind energy. Net-zero will also bring wider societal benefits, for instance to human health as a result of improved air quality and a better-protected natural environment. Discussing how the UK can become a world leader in achieving the net-zero strategy, the panel will explore the potential and socio-economic benefits of wind energy amidst the rising energy crisis.

Who's on the Panel?

MP Alan Brown (@AlanBrownSNP) is currently the Scottish National Party (SNP) Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change and also sits on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee. Before being elected in 2015, he was employed as a Civil Engineer and attended Glasgow University, graduating with an Honours degree in Civil Engineering. He also worked in the water sector for 21 years, both in the private and public sectors.

Ian Gough is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE). He is also Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bath. Ian’s current research project, supported by an ESRC grant, is on the intersection of climate change mitigation policy and social policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Chair

Dr Ganga Shreedhar (@geeshree) is an Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science at the LSE and co-director of the MSc in Behavioural Science programme. She is an Affiliate of the Department of Geography and Environment, an Associate at the Grantham Research Institute of Climate Change and the Environment and the Inclusion Initiative, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Ganga is an applied behavioural and experimental economist studying how to change human behaviour in ways that simultaneously benefit people and the planet.

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This online public event is free and open to all but pre-registration is required.

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The Department of Social Policy's Green Impact team consists of undergraduate and Master’s students who work closely together with staff and faculty across the Department of Social Policy at LSE to create, initiate, and lead green-themed projects throughout the year. The Social Policy Green team members of the 2021/22 cohort come from diverse and interdisciplinary backgrounds and have various experiences in environmental and sustainability work and advocacy.