Today the 14th annual International Sustainability Transitions conference kicks off in Utrecht We are excited to be here together as a consortium! This year’s conference theme is ‘Responsibility and Reflexivity in Transitions #IST2023 STRN

Stuti Haldar from Indian Institute for Human Settlements presents our conceptual framework speaking on power, politics and justice in the reconfiguration of energy infrastructure, with a focus on a case study of a solar park in Pavagada, India #IST2023 STRN Stuti Haldar

Kevin Foster presents his research on the role of municipalities in energy transitions. His presentation, "Pathways to Just energy transitions in local government in South Africa" begins with a reflection on his own positionality within this research #ist2023 Kevin Foster

Checking out a thought-provoking session exploring mental models and emotions of injustices in sustainability transitions. This group has focused on greening and urban gentrification. 🌱🏡 #IST2023 Dr Karlijn van de Broek @kristina_bognor

As someone versed in climate science, what keeps you up at night? What thoughts do you withhold from your colleagues to not discredit your academic standing? We’re now at the Climate confessional—an interactive performance exploring subjectivity in climate science. #IST2023

And now, our ReSET special session. The team presents our contextual work in understanding how we reconfigure energy transitions to achieve justice. The session starts with a provocation and a group discussion about how justice might be centred in energy transitions governance.

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Prof. Mark Swilling also presented earlier today on Transition pathways, tipping points and discursive periods, framing energy transitions in our four research countries 🇮🇳🇳🇱🇩🇪🇿🇦 #IST2023 STRN

"How is energy poverty understood in South Africa?" Thandeka Tshabalala enquires. Thandeka shares some work from her PhD, on understanding energy poverty in sustainability transitions #IST2023 STRN

Congrats to the ReSET team on an engaging panel discussion about our research project, presenting our conceptual framework and case studies, and having lively discussion with the audience about our perspective on centering justice in energy transitions. #IST2023 STRN

Reflections of an enraged incrementalist: Prof Mark Swilling puts the energy & broader sustainability transitions in a historical perspective, detailing how colonialism led to & reflects today's huge global inequalities. "An unjust transition is a distinct possibility". #IST2023

Professor Mark Swilling closing just #IST2023 keynote with the quote “To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.” — Raymond Williams

Inspirational keynote by Mark Swilling at the International #Sustainability Transitions #IST2023 conference ⁦@UUCopernicus⁩ Utrecht, the Netherlands 👏👏👏

Prof Mark Swilling is attending the #FinanceInCommon2023 summit where he is presenting on various panels, including one this morning on the role of DFIs in the just transition.

Impressive #IST2023 keynote by Mark Swilling with ‘reflections of an enraged incrementalist’ incl. a history lesson on 500 years of colonial reconfiguration of the global economy as well as ‘7 passions for change’ (check out book on #JustTransitions here: lnkd.in/e8Z5R6g2)