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Sustainable consumption and energy equity

About the group

The objectives of the research group are:

• Engage in groundbreaking research on sustainable consumption and energy equity
• Develop new perspectives on the gendered implications of energy policy, access and use
• Conduct research on the new geographies of consumption, including a focus on emerging middle-classes and theoretical advancements in connecting global production networks with changing patterns and practices of consumption in North and South
• Study the relationship between globalisation, consumption and environmental degradation
• Build on perspectives from the social sciences and humanities to develop new approaches to technology, practices and demand for energy
• Contribute towards innovative policymaking on sustainable consumption and equitable energy
• Study the relationship between energy- and climate policies, social conflict and minorities

We conduct research in both the Global North and South, the latter including a particular focus on emerging economies.

Academic programmes and courses

• SUM4019 - Consumption, Sustainability and Social Change
• ISSSUM4180 - Energy, Environment and Social Change
• SUM4027 - Food and Sustainability
• SUM4028 - Emerging Economies and Challenges to Sustainability
• SUM4200 - Key Issues in Development and Environment
• SUM4502 – INCLUDE – Socially Inclusive Energy Transition

Publications

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