Multiple Lives of Subsurface in Decarbonization
The global imperative for decarbonization and energy transition is increasingly framed as a shift towards global land scramble, given the spatially extensive nature of renewables and the divergent land-use patterns these technologies impose. Urgency and intensity of the transformation in the energy sector also has significant implications for the socio-material reconfiguration of subsurface spaces given that the power relations and institutional structures that manage these subterranean spaces are constantly shifting. This summer school, organized in collaboration with HARNESS Project, will dive into the politics of sub/surface spaces in the energy transition with attention to spatialities, materialities and temporalities of subterranean renewable energy (ie. Geothermal), carbon-capture & storage (CCS), nuclear waste storage, and hydrogen storage technologies. We will bring together expertise from political ecology, science and technology studies (STS), environmental sciences, critical geography, geosciences, and anthropology to dive into the key concepts and theories on the politics of the subterranean in energy transition.
The key objectives of this summer school are to:
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Initiate an international research cooperation on the role of subterranean spaces in energy transition with a focus on geothermal energy, CCS (carbon capture and storage) and beyond
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Creating learning and networking opportunities for graduate students in energy social science
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Innovate and experiment with educational formats
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