Fwd: ISA-IPE-Section CfP: panel on actors in the energy transition for ISA 2025

[DG Webster]

Hi Folks,

For those working on energy and thinking about ISA2024, the call below may be interesting. Please contact Stefan (CCed) if you're interested in joining the panel proposal. 

best,

DG

Dear Colleagues:

I'm seeking participants and papers for a panel proposal for ISA 2025 in Chicago.

See a draft title and abstract below. Anyone interested in contributing a paper should email me a title (max 50 words) and abstract (max 200 words) along with full author details by mid-May. Anyone interested in acting as chair or discussant, please get in touch as well. The deadline for proposals is 1 June 2025.

https://www.isanet.org/Conferences/ISA2025/Call

ISA 2025: Call for Proposals ISA is an association of scholars and practitioners dedicated to the study of international affairs. www.isanet.org

Panel title:
Emerging dynamics in the energy transition: actors, strategies, and processes

Panel abstract:

There is great concern that the current speed and evolution of the embryonic transition away from fossil fuels will come nowhere near meeting ambitious targets for Net Zero and a low-carbon global economy. Looking beyond general trajectories, key actors in the energy transition – from oil and gas companies to wind and solar companies, battery makers and policymakers – seek new and innovative approaches to accelerate the transition. For instance, oil and gas companies attempt to decarbonize their production processes by means of scaling up carbon capture and storage, reducing methane flaring, and investing in hydrogen and lithium research. Renewables companies seek not only to scale up existing production, but also to find ways to generate profit and thus to attract much needed investment. Battery producers seek to improve the sustainability of batteries for electric vehicles by improving energy density, cycle life, and scalability of their products. Policymakers consider bold regulatory and investment frameworks, such as the US Inflation Reduction Act, as broad-based approaches to accelerating the transition. This panel explores the nature of new, emerging strategies and processes deployed by a range of actors and the likelihood of these developments impeding or facilitating the transition.

Kind regards,

Stefan

 

Dr Stefan Andreasson

Reader in Comparative Politics

 

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Queen’s University Belfast

go.qub.ac.uk/andreassonHAPP | go.qub.ac.uk/andreasson (PURE) 

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