Energy: decarbonising equitably, effectively and democratically

Decarbonising our energy system is a key engineering challenge on the path to net zero. This will also impact publics and consumers in many ways, from the built infrastructure required to the ways consumers engage with their energy use. Energy decarbonisation is therefore a key area in which we need discussions that involve wider publics about the futures we need to build and how we get there.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, Laura Watts and Nick Winser CBE FREng as panellists for this Critical Conversation, chaired by Academy CEO Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE. This event will explore the need for and role of public dialogue in informing the energy decarbonisation challenge in the UK.

Register: https://raeng.org.uk/events/2024/sept/critical-conversations-energy-decarbonising-equitably-effectively-and-democratically

Engineers play a critical role in showing how we can achieve socially beneficial outcomes, however, these must be shaped by wider society. Identifying these outcomes and their challenges needs conversations between publics, policymakers, researchers, innovators, and those that build the infrastructures we rely on. Having discussions about the futures we need to build, in relation to net zero, involves actively involving wider publics in the engineering sphere, and having real dialogue about what that is and how we get there.

This Critical Conversations mini series will explore the role of public dialogue in informing engineering’s response to the net zero transition and what pathways should be taken. The three topics will be energy, transport and built environment.

Bringing together the thoughts of leading experts from across the Academy’s networks, our Critical Conversations explore issues of relevance to global professional engineering community and wider society. Fellows, awardees, and engineering partners gather to tackle topical issues of relevance to the global professional engineering community and wider society. 

You will be able to pose your questions to the panel during the live event via the comments section on LinkedIn. 

Catch up on all previous Critical Conversations here.