Kelvin Smith PhD Scholarships 2016/17

 

Urban politics/Electrical Engineering:

Creating coalitions for low carbon transition in the city.

Project description: Cities have been identified as critical spaces in the battle against climate change. In the face of the power of vested interests in carbon-based energies and technologies at national level, the lack of renewable base-load capacity, and current government policy that has created considerable uncertainty, city actors are mobilising to effect changes at the local level that involve bringing together alliances of activists, local government official and scientists and technologists to develop  multi-modal solutions that can address production, consumption and distribution of energy in the areas of greatest population density. New strategies that involve investment in renewable energy, the shift to district heating systems and combined heat and power systems as well as innovations in organisation and ownership – including new local public and community owned energy companies – are aimed at a step-change in low carbon transition and climate change amelioration. For full project details please see Creating Coalitions for Low Carbon Transition in the City.

Ariel view downtown Bangkok city lights

PhD Candidate - Katherine Sugar