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Meaning-Making and Embracing Change in the Midlands
Blog on the end of project Connecting Communities with Peatlands End of Project Conference held in Athlone. The talks from this event were a reminder of the local-to-global political challenge…
Peatland restoration: socio-ecological justice or odd future?
Held on the 22nd of February, The future of Ireland’s Peatlands: Science, engineering, and a Just Transition, took place in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel organized by iCRAG, the Science Foundation…
Why are bottom-up approaches to renewable energy more acceptable for communities than top-down approaches?
Assoc. Prof. Geertje Schuitema gives an overview of the findings and significance of her research group’s recent publication on Just Transition in the publication Energy Research & Social Science.
How Just are the Just Transition Plans?
This blog reflects a community impact view, illustrated by the ongoing transition in Ireland by Dr. Aparajita Banerjee and Prof. Geertje Schuitema. The energy transition has impacts on communities as…