How easy – or difficult – is it for an Include researcher to follow the centre’s own guidelines? Professor Per Gunnar Røe talks about how he works to reduce environmental impact, both in his private life and at work.
In this piece Connor Watt and Gavin Bridge, Include researchers at the Durham University, reflect upon the importance of understanding how elements from previous waves of industrialisation are entangled in the present and often actively drawn upon in shaping economic futures. They draw from their ongoing research into ‘green reindustrialisation’ to explore how previous waves of industrialisation in northeast England are manifest in three of the region’s new low-carbon industries – offshore wind, geothermal minewater heat, and electric vehicles.
The international evaluation team describes Include's work as successful and impressive, while also providing good advice for the remaining time.
The high and volatile cost of energy is increasing the number of people rationing their energy consumption. From the perspective of achieving a socially inclusive and just energy, climate and environmental transformation – the central goal of Include’s work – rationing provides a real challenge. How do you ensure the recognition of and support for those who, through their practices, may fall off the radar?
Norwegians are world champions in consumption, but most of us feel our levels of consumption are completely normal. This is one of the reasons why sustainability transformations cannot be left to the consumers alone, Ulrikke Wethal and Arve Hansen assert in this article published by sciencenorway.no.
Include's British partner, Durham University, hosted the symposium titled "Climate Emergency! Energy Crisis!". The participants presented a broad spectre of the centre's ongoing research.
A study carried out by Asbjørn Torvanger at the research center CICERO shows that bioenergy extracted from Norwegian forests has the potential to become an important part of our green transition. But the forest also has other important functions for nature and for society. How do we weigh the interests against each other?
How and why did academic work become entwined with air travel? A new book calls on scholars, students and others to reconsider their habits, arguing that flying is only one means of scholarly communication among many.
What are the reasons why some areas in Oslo get good public spaces while others do not?
Norway is attracting many hikers from new groups and other countries. Will the values and cabin system of the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT), based on unwritten rules and trust, survive this transition?
Avoiding flights where possible and opting for sustainable food choices at meetings are some of the measures to Include’s new environmental strategy.
Include associated students have written about a range of topics related to socially inclusive energy transition.
How can we transition to a low-carbon society in a socially inclusive way? Students attending SUM4502 – INCLUDE – Socially Inclusive Energy Transition give their reflections on the theories and research presented to them during the course.
Siting controversies have become familiar in windpower development. Researchers have examined why some Norwegian municipalities agree to host windpower. Three main factors stand out.
UiO:Energy will fund a number of summer research projects within sustainable energy for students.
How can we transition to a low-carbon society in a socially inclusive way? Attend this master course organized by Include. To be held in Oslo May 25th - 29th.
