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New Energy Series: The Shaping of Energy Futures

Megan Egler, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria will present: Energy Capital, Discursive Power and the Shaping of Energy Futures

3/3/2025
12 pm – 1 pm
online
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars
Registration required.

Join us for a New Energy Series talk on Energy Capital, Discursive Power and the Shaping of Energy Futures.

ABSTRACT: Whether it's the Premier of Canada's oil country reviving a decades-old slogan to portray climate action akin to people 'freezing in the dark', or a solar developer leveraging the harmful legacies of coal mining in Appalachia to promote new solar projects, powerful narratives are being wielded to shape energy futures - and often in ways that reinforce existing power dynamics. Drawing on her research and experiences in historical fossil fuel producing regions across Canada and the US, Dr. Egler's talk will explore how energy capital exploits the people, histories, and landscapes of these regions to control narrative and define the terms of energy's future.

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