Energy Seminar – TT25 Week 6: Public attitudes towards energy infrastructure and technologies: Why it matters what people think and feel about the energy transition
Christina Demski, CAST ISCC
- Start Tuesday 03 Jun 2025 5:00pm
- Finish Tuesday 03 Jun 2025 6:15pm
- Venue School of Geography & the Environment
- Postcode OX1 3AN
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THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: The way we produce and use energy is changing – from large-scale infrastructure and system changes (e.g. renewables, hydrogen) to new technologies in our homes (e.g. heat pumps, energy storage). A successful green energy transition therefore requires support from the public – developers need a social license to operate, and householders need to buy and adopt new technologies. This talk will cover what we know about public acceptance of energy technologies and future energy systems. Christina will also discuss why early and meaningful public engagement can be an effective way to ensure publics are involved in decision processes and lead to better and fairer energy transitions.
Speaker: Dr Christina Demski is a Reader in Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath. She is also deputy director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations and Associate Director of the Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change. She completed her PhD on public acceptance of renewable energy in 2011 and has specialised in public perceptions and engagement with climate and energy issues ever since.