Afterparty: Frontlining Energy Justice

[recorded September 10, 2024] Tony Reames and Salma Elmallah discuss their work and research on energy justice in a special episode recorded after the season and series finale

In a much anticipated episode recorded on September 10, 2024, Dr. Tony Reames and Dr. Salma Elmallah join Paul Dockery and Dr. Ahlmahz Negash to discuss their paper on frontlining energy justice.

Elmallah, S., Reames, T.G. and Spurlock, C.A., 2022. Frontlining energy justice: Visioning principles for energy transitions from community-based organizations in the United States. Energy Research & Social Science, 94, p.102855.

The episode includes a conversation about the 6 principles of energy justice that emerged from the research:

1. Being place-based,

2. Addressing the root causes and legacies of inequality,

3. Shifting the balance of power in existing forms of energy governance,

4. Creating new, cooperative, and participatory systems of energy governance and ownership,

5. Adopting a rights-based approach, and

6. Rejecting false solutions

The episode is audio-only and un-edited available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s a special “afterparty” edition, since it was recorded after the party of special significance commemorating the season and series finale. Thanks for staying subscribed. There’s at least one more of the after-party episodes.

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