Academic viewpoint 11.45am – 1pm
Managing the messy mix: The geopolitics of energy system transformation Room 1.05
The world is still dealing with the fallout from a global energy crisis, sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. This crisis is unfolding alongside mounting signs of climate change, evident in the surge of extreme weather events. As the primary contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, the global energy system is at the heart of environmental concerns. Recognising this, global leaders at COP-28 in Dubai last November agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, but what are the risks? This session will consider the geopolitical risks associated with the transformation of the global energy system from one based on fossil fuels to one dominated by low- carbon sources of energy that meets the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. A failure to manage these risks will increase the costs and slow the pace of change making it difficult to achieve our climate ambitions. The session will be introduced by a presentation from Professor Mike Bradshaw (SIB).
Professor Michael Bradshaw Professor of Global Energy
Professor Bradshaw’s academic background is in human geography. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of Birmingham (BSc) and he has an MA from the University of Calgary (Alberta) and he gained his PhD at the University of British Columbia. He works at the interface between economic and political geography, business and management and international relations. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (and past Vice President) and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Bradshaw is the academic lead for the University’s Global Research Priority on Energy. His research on the geopolitical economy of global energy has examined the role of foreign investment in Russia’s oil and gas industry (with a focus on Sakhalin); global energy dilemmas and the interrelationship between energy security climate change and economic globalization; and the challenges to the UK’s gas security.
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