Governance for Sustainable Energy Transitions:
The Perspectives of the Asian-Pacific Region
17 July 2017 (9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Registration Begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Mrs. Padma Harilela Lecture Theatre (Room 104)
Lam Woo International Conference Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University
55 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Lead Organiser
Asian Energy Studies Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University
Co-Organisers
Department of Geography
Hong Kong Baptist University
Centre for European Studies
Sciences Po
Barlett Development Planning Unit
University College London
Aims of this Conference
The urgency of the transition to a more sustainable energy future has been heightened by increasing concerns over climate impacts, energy security, and post-Fukushima nuclear risks. A large number of major energy transition plans have emerged at regional, national, and city levels, with various pathways and in different contexts. The Asian-Pacific region has played and will continue to play a pivotal role in global climate change impacts and responses.
This conference aims to:
- To provide a forum for academics and other stakeholders to share new governance practices of sustainable energy transitions from Asian perspectives;
- To shed light on the ways the Asian-Pacific countries differ in their energy transition; and
- To contribute to a better understanding of governance issues and challenges underpinning energy transitions, as well as opportunities of realising rapid transitions in this region and the global relevance.
Videos and Presentations
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Featured Sessions and Speakers (click here to view profiles)
This Conference will feature two keynote speakers, three sessions, and one panel discussion:
Keynote Speakers and Panel Discussion Moderator
Qi Ye
Tsinghua University
(Keynote)
Vanesa Castan Broto
University College London
(Keynote)
Richard Balme
Sciences Po
(Chair and Morning Panel Moderator)
Philip Andrews-Speed
National University of Singapore
(Afternoon Panel Moderator)
Session 1: Energy Transitions and Public Engagement: Cases in Nuclear Governance
Richard Balme
Sciences Po
(Chair and Morning Panel Moderator)
Daphne Mah
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hideaki Shiroyama
The University of Tokyo
Deng Lifeng
Sun Yat-sen University
Session 2: Energy Governance, Policy, and Politics: The Chinese Experience
Kevin Lo
Hong Kong Baptist University
(Chair)
Ping Huang
University College London
Akihisa Mori
Kyoto University
Geoffrey Chun-fung Chen
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Session 3: Connecting Energy and Equity in the Asian-Pacific Region
Sara Fuller
Macquarie University
(Chair)
Benjamin McLellan
Kyoto University
Shinchiro Okushima
University of Tsukuba
Melissa Low
National University of Singapore
Photos and Videos
Qi Ye
Cheung Kong Professor of Environmental Policy and Management
School of Public Policy and management;
Volkswagen Professor of Sustainability
Tsinghua University
Director and Senior Fellow
Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy
Senior Principal Research Fellow (Division Head)
Energy Studies Institute
National University of Singapore
Contact Us
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to email us at aesc@hkbu.edu.hk or call us at at 3411 7187.
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