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The U.S. Energy Transition and Vulnerable Populations

Sanya Carley, Associate Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
1110 Betty Ford Classroom Weill Hall (Ford School) Map
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109-3091
11:30am-1:00pm (pizza lunch provided)

Free and open to the public

About the lecture:
The U.S. is in the midst of an energy transition. This path toward decarbonization of the energy sector promises many societal benefits such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions, technological innovation, and reduced air pollution. The costs of this transition such as price spikes or job displacement, however, are not evenly spread across the population, since some individuals and communities are more vulnerable to the adverse impacts than others. In this presentation, I will introduce a framework for conceptualizing vulnerability and then provide an illustration of its potential application using the case of the renewable portfolio standard. I will also present findings from interviews and focus groups with individuals that reside or work within more vulnerable populations. These findings provide insights about the manner in which communities perceive of the energy transition, and how they cope with changes introduced by the transition.

Sanya Carley is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Policy Analysis and Public Finance faculty at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Her research focuses on electricity and transportations policy, and the effects, effectiveness, and unintended consequences of these policies. She also researches energy-based economic development and public perceptions of emerging energy technologies. She is a managing editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and on the editorial boards of Public Administration Review and Energy Research & Social Science. She received her Ph.D. in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and bachelor’s degrees in economics and sustainable development from Swarthmore College

Sponsored by: University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
Co-Sponsors: The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute, Erb Institute, Energy Institute, Program in the Environment (PitE), Environmental Law & Policy Program (ELPP), and School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)

For more information visit www.closup.umich.edu or call 734-647-4091. Follow on Twitter @closup
Building: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Environment, Public Policy
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), Erb Institute / Ross Business School and School for Environment & Sustainability, Graham Sustainability Institute, Program in the Environment (PitE), Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program, School for Environment and Sustainability