When we think about energy, we tend to think of technology, like wind turbines, pipelines, or cars. But underlying all technologies are people — and the human dimensions of energy are fraught with inequities.
“Just Energy” is a podcast collaboration between me, an energy justice professor at Indiana University’s O’Neill School, and my master of public affairs students. Here we explore what energy (in)justice is, its racial and social dimensions, and how to make future energy policy more inclusive by design. Because it’s never just about energy. It’s about people.
Government and business tackle the challenge of energy justice with Jigar Shah
In this bonus episode, we talk with Jigar Shah about the role of government and private industry as our world confronts challenges of energy justice.
22 Mar 2022
Who has access to clean technologies with David Konisky
In this episode, we chat with David Konisky about who has access, and importantly who does not have access, to low-carbon and efficient technologies and how these trends relate to other energy disparities.
15 Mar 2022
Racism and transitions in the automotive industry with Keith Cooley
In this episode, Keith Cooley shares professional experiences and reflections on both the past and the future of the American automotive industry as it transitions toward low-carbon and electric vehicles and simultaneously grapples with a long history of racism.
8 Mar 2022
The decline of coal communities with Julia Haggerty
In this episode, Julia Haggerty talks to us about her research on coal community transitions in the American West, and the deep economic, social, and cultural implications for these communities.
1 Mar 2022
The decarbonization divide with Benjamin Sovacool
In this episode, we talk with Benjamin Sovacool about how the most toxic and least safe aspects of energy resources (e.g., e-waste facilities and mining operations) are borne by those who do not have the benefit of consuming those resources, as well as his reflections on being an author of the most recent IPCC report.
22 Feb 2022
Indigenous communities and energy resources with Andrew Curley
In this episode, Andrew Curley speaks with us about the Navajo Nation’s experience with notions and the politics of a just transition, as well as his reflections on performing ethnographic research.
15 Feb 2022
Energy poverty and energy insecurity with Destenie Nock
In this episode, Destenie Nock discusses her research and personal experience with energy insecurity, as well as her reflections on student mentorship and her blog, “black electricity”.
8 Feb 2022
What is energy justice with Jacqueline Patterson
In this episode, Jacqui Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of the Chisholm Legacy Project, talks with us about the underpinnings of energy justice, including dimensions of public health, race, gender, and climate change.
1 Feb 2022
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Welcome to the Just Energy podcast, where we talk about just how just our energy systems are.
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