- About
- Convenors
- Programme 2018-19
- Past Events
- Books
About
The In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy research group focuses on energy policy from an interdisciplinary perspective. What constitutes a ‘good’ policy is conditioned not only by technology and financial factors but also by social norms and values, institutions, geopolitics, public trust and history.
The seminar series explores energy policy themes from different disciplinary perspectives – economics, history, philosophy, theology, politics, law, anthropology, psychology, engineering – with the aim of identifying principles and processes for ‘good’ energy policy making.
For more information about Energy@Cambridge Strategic Research initiative, please visit website Energy@Cambridge
Administrative assistance: Networks@crassh.cam.ac.uk
CRASSH is not responsible for the content of external websites and readings. All speakers' views are their own.
Convenors
Convenors
Dr Isabelle de Wounters Director (Energy@Cambridge)
Professor Michael Pollitt Chair (Judge Business School)
Dr Shafiq Ahmed Co-ordinatorEnergy@Cambridge)
Dr Paul Warde (Faculty of History)
Raheela Rehman (Energy@Cambridge)
Previous convenors
Dr Marc Ozawa (Judge Business School, Energy@Cambridge)
Dr Robert Doubleday (Centre for Science and Policy)
Dr Jonathan Chaplin (Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics and Divinity)
Faculty Advisors/ Coordination group
Dr Jonathan Chaplin (Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics and Tyndale House, Divinity)
Professor Tim Lewens (History and Philosophy of Science/CRASSH)
Dr David Reiner (Cambridge Judge Business School)
Professor Jorge Viñuales (Land Economy and Law)
Dr Paul Warde (Faculty of History)
Dr Kong Chyong (Judge Business School)
Professor Laura Diaz Anadon (Land Economy)
Dr Rob Doubleday (Centre for Scisence and Policy)
Dr Richard Frase (Social Anthropology)
Dr Marcus Gehring (Law)
Professor Lyn Gladden (Chemical Engineering
Dr David Good (Psychology)
Professor Mike Hulme (Geography)
Dr Kun-Chin Lin (POLIS)
Dr David Newbery (Economics)
Dr Jim Platts (Engineering)
Dr Robert Ritz (JBS)
Dr Sandy Skelton (Engineering)
Professor Bob White (Faraday Institute and Earth Sciences)
Programme 2018-19
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Ideas Generation Meeting 2 Oct 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room S1, 1st Floor Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road. NB Different room today* In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Evolving Houses, Demanding Practices: Rising Electricity Consumption-Pakistan 16 Oct 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Rihab Khalid (Cambridge), Shailaja Fennell (Cambridge) – Search of Good Energy Policy |
Past and Prospective Transitions in the UK Gas Industry – Some Interdisciplinary Insights 30 Oct 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Peter Pearson (Imperial College London), David Reiner (Cambridge) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Contestation, Contingency, and Justice in the Nordic Low-Carbon Energy Transition 13 Nov 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Roa Benjamin Sovacool (Sussex), Jonathan Chaplin (Cambridge) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture 27 Nov 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Dr Ruchi Choudhary (Cambridge), David Newbery (Cambridge) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Energy Efficient Cities 15 Jan 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Ruchi Choudhary (Cambridge) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
In Search of Invisible Energy Policy 29 Jan 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Sarah Royston (Sussex) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Hydropower Development in China 12 Feb 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Yan Zhang (Cambridge) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Emergence and Control in UK Energy Democratisation 26 Feb 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road Iain Soutar (Exeter) – In Search of Good Energy Policy |
Ideas Generation Meeting 12 Mar 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road In Search of Good Energy Policy |
UK Heat Transition 23 Apr 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT Lauren Stabler (Anglia Ruskin) |
Internal Meeting 7 May 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT |
Is there a Lack of Incentives to Invest in Energy Efficient Buildings? 21 May 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT Franz Fuerst (Cambridge) |
In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy. Book Panel Discussion 4 Jun 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT Book panel discussion. |
Past Events
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Introduction to the Series 2015-16 6 Oct 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speakers: Prof Michael Pollitt, Dr Marc Ozawa, Dr Isabelle de Wouters, Dr Jonathan Chaplin, Prof Tim Lewens, Dr Paul Warde, and Prof David Newbery, University of Cambridge |
Geopolitics of Energy / Russian-European Gas 20 Oct 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies |
Philosophy and Ethics of Energy / Nuclear Power 3 Nov 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Sabine Roeser, TU Delft |
History of Energy / Clean Air Policies 17 Nov 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Stephen Mosley (Leeds Beckett), Paul Warde (Cambridge) at In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Theology and Ethics of Energy / Oil Sands 1 Dec 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Michael Northcott, Divinity, University of Edinburgh |
Anthropology and Economics of Energy / Danish Heating Policies 12 Jan 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Frede Hvelplund, Aalborg University |
Political Science of Energy / UK Carbon Capture and Storage Policies 26 Jan 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Dr David Reiner, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge |
Economics and Politics of Energy / Fracking in the US vs. Europe 9 Feb 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Paul Stevens, Chatham House – Royal Institute of International Affairs |
History of Energy / Swedish Carbon Policies 23 Feb 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Prof Magnus Lindmark, Geography and Economic History, Umeå University |
Economics of Energy / The German Reaction to Fukushima 8 Mar 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: PD Dr Christian Growitsch, University of Hamburg |
Business and Management Studies of Energy / Energy Mega-Projects 19 Apr 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Dr Atif Ansar, Said Business School, University of Oxford |
Law and Energy / International Law and the Environmental and Social Impacts of Energy Policies 3 May 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Dr Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli, Department of Law, Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge |
CANCELLED-Wind Power in Mongolia and … 17 May 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Richard Fraser (Cambridge)-'Good' Energy Policy |
Theology of Energy / Laudato Si’: Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment and human ecology 31 May 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Speaker: Dr Hilary Marlow, Faraday Institute, University of Cambridge Respondent: Prof Michael Pollitt, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Dr Jim Platts, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge |
The History of Prediction and Energy Systems of the Future 4 Oct 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room S1, 1st Floor. Alison Richard Building. NB Different room today* Paul Warde (Cambridge), Matin Crouch (Ofgem)- at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
The Highway Boom: Politics, Energy demand and Emissions in China 18 Oct 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Kun-Chin Lin (Cambridge), David Newbery (Cambridge) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Sino-Russian Oil and Gas Cooperation: Where it stands and how far it can go? 1 Nov 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Keun-Wook Paik (Oxford), Kun-Chin Lin (Cambridge) -at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Investigating Cultures of Community Energy 15 Nov 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Rebecca Willis (Independent researcher), Joe Perkins (Ofgem) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Europe’s Energy Security in the Wake of TTIP and Brexit:-A Legal Perspective 29 Nov 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Anna Marhold (Tilburg, Netherlands), Martin Daunton (Cambridge)- at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
The New Institutional Economics of Chinese Power Sector Reform 17 Jan 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Michael Pollitt (JBS Cambridge) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Ethics and Energy 31 Jan 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Simon Caney (Oxford) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Inherent Inconsistency of EU Energy Policymaking 14 Feb 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Oliver Geden (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Energy Transitions in the 20th Century 28 Feb 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Frank Trentmann (Birkbeck, London) – at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
The Clean Air Act Panel 14 Mar 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Christine Corton (Wolfson College), Michael Pollitt (JBS), Jaqueline Lam (Visitor at JBS)- at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Influence and the Role of the Expert 25 Apr 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Influence and the Role of the Expert |
The Role of Law in Energy Transitions: Lessons from Community Renewables 9 May 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Annalisa Savaresi (Stirling) at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Evaluation of US Energy Programme on Clean Energy Startups 23 May 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Laura Diaz Anadon (Cambridge) at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
Defining ‘Good’ in ‘Good Energy Policy’: Insights from Theologies and Religions 6 Jun 2017 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Jonathan Chaplin (Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics) at In Search of a “Good” Energy Policy |
What’s under the Pot? Rural Women and Cooking Energy in South Asia 3 Oct 2017 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room S1, First floor, Alison Richard Building. NB Different room today* Bina Agarwal (Manchester) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Comparison of Air Pollution Trends and Policies in London and Beijing 17 Oct 2017 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar Room SG1, Alison Richard Building Jacqueline Lam (Cambridge and Hong Kong)- In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Internal planning meeting 31 Oct 2017 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Close meeting No session today – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Politics and Political Ecology of Charcoal in Uganda 14 Nov 2017 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Adam Branch (Cambridge) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Solar Energy, Skills Development and Employment Opportunities in India 28 Nov 2017 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Shailaja Fennell (Cambridge)- In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Behavioural Science around Policy Incentives to Reduce Energy Consumption 16 Jan 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Sander van der Linden (Cambridge) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Slow Energy Policy in a Time of Global Emergencies 30 Jan 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Jeremy Kidwell (Birmingham) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Is Demand Side Response a Woman’s Work? Gender Dynamics 13 Feb 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Charlotte Johnson (UCL) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Internal planning meeting 27 Feb 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Close event – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
POSTPONED: Fukushima and the Law 13 Mar 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Julius Weitzdörfer (Cambridge) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy Ideas Generation (Closed Meeting) 24 Apr 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Room 4.05, Judge Business School (Fourth Floor) In search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy Ideas Generation meeting |
Electricity Market Reform and Development in China 8 May 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Guy Liu (Peking) – In Search of a 'Good' Policy Energy |
Fukushima and the Law 22 May 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Julius Weitzdörfer (Cambridge) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
WEF – Water Energy Food Energy Policy: Supporting the Diffusion of Anaerobic Digestion 5 Jun 2018 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Seminar room SG1, Alison Richard Building Liz Varga (Cranfield) – In Search of a 'Good' Energy Policy |
Books
The In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy (GEP, for short), and Grand Challenge Initiative of the Energy@Cambridge Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC), was supported by CRASSH to run the seminar series (from October 2015 to June 2019) which attracted audiencesboth from universities and external memebers of the public. The network brought together leading academics from across the social sciences and humanities to offer an innovative look at why science and technology, and the typr of quantification they champion, cannot alone meet the needs of energy policy making in the future.
A book 'In Search of a Good Energy Policy' based on the discussions was published by Cambrodge University Press and launched at the British Academy on 9 September 2019, where some of the authors and key policemakers spoke about how understanding multidisciplinary research and collaboration is essential to crafting good energy policy. The book brings together forty contributing authors, across twenty-two chapters and twelve disciplines, both academic and practitioners based in eleven disciplinary approaches, single disciplinary cases and multi-disciplinary cases.
'Drawing on political science, economics, philosophy, theology, social anthropology, history, management studies, law, and other subject areas, In Search of Good Energy Policy brings together leading academics from across the social sciences and humanities to offer an innovative look at why science and technology, and the type of quantification they champion, cannot alone meet the needs of energy policy making in the future.
Featuring world-class researchers from the University of Cambridge and other leading universities around the world, this innovative book presents an interdisciplinary dialogue in which scientists and practitioners reach across institutional divides to offer their perspectives on the relevance of multi-disciplinary research for ‘real world’ application. This work should be read by anyone interested in understanding how multidisciplinary research and collaboration is essential to crafting good energy policy.'