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Event

Is delay the new denial in climate policy?

With the decline of open climate denialism – is delay the new denial?
22 September 2022
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar

Themes

  • Europe
  • Climate
  • English
  • Seminar
  • Physical and digital

 

We are witnessing a shift in the climate policy debate. Many actors opposed to ambitious climate policy no longer deny the seriousness of the issue, or the cause of it. Instead, they often advocate a delayed ‘just’ energy transition avoiding societal and economic change now, moving it rather to an unspecified future. Such strategies can include advocating a cautious approach dependent on future technological advances that avoid societal and economic change in the present.

A broad consensus over pursuing a ‘Just Transition’ to ‘Net Zero’ hides significant contestation, including between those advocating ambitious climate strategy and those opposing it, either outright or through a strategy of delayed policy and delayed policy implementations.

On 22 September we invite you to a keynote lecture by prof. Jennie C. Stephens entitled Technological Innovation (and Climate Isolationism) as “Climate Delayism” followed by a panel discussion on the strategies of denial visible in global, European as well as Norwegian climate debate.

Panelists:

  • Jennie C. Stephens, Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
  • Brian Petersen, Associate Professor of Geography, Planning and Recreation, Northern Arizona University
  • Manjana Milkoreit, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo (TBC)

Moderators:

  • Tomas Maltby, Reader in International Politics in the Department of Political Economy, King’s College, London
  • Kacper Szulecki, Research Professor in International Climate Governance, NUPI

This event will also be live streamed on NUPI’s YouTube channel. Digital participation does not require a registration.

Panel

Jennie C Stephens
Professor, Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Brian Petersen
Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University
Manjana Milkoreit
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo

Moderators

Tomas Maltby
Reader in International Politics, King’s College, London
Kacper Szulecki
Research professor
22 September 2022
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar

Themes

  • Europe
  • Climate
  • English
  • Seminar
  • Physical and digital