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Meet the Thinker: Helen Thompson (Brussels)
Meet the thinker Helen Thompson, British professor of Political Economy and author of the influential book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century. Thompson is an expert on energy and geopolitics. Learn more about the transition to renewables and how this is creating new relationships in world politics.
About the event
If fossil fuels have always been a matter of international struggle, the transition to renewable energy will be no different. Energy will continue to define geopolitics. In this talk Helen Thompson explains how the energy transition to renewables can be described as revolutionary. Over a period of 30 years, we will redraw the entire energy base of modern civilisation. Renewable energy sources require a lot of metals, which are readily available in some parts of the world, such as China. This brings with it new relationships and dynamics in world politics that will affect us all.
Context
This event is part of the Green European Foundation’s A Just Green Deal And Beyond project. The project looks into the social dimension of the European Green Deal (EGD) and what needs to be done so that social measures are embedded in Green Deal policies. So far, it rests on a ‘compensation logic’ while we urgently need a holistic approach that integrates the social rights from the beginning. The energy transition is a crucial aspect in the EGD and will bring with it new relationships in world politics. If we don’t take into account social justice, it will affect vulnerable groups the most. We need more geopolitical insight about the energy transition to be able to make it socially just.
Speakers
Helen Thompson, British professor of Political Economy and author of the influential book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century.
Practicalities
Date and Time: 7th September, 19:30-21:00
Location: Bozar, Brussels
Language: English
Registration: Get your ticket here
This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and in collaboration with Bozar. It is organised with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.