Organised by Nesta
Making the Switch to Cleaner, Greener Homes
From seatbelts to smoking, there are a wealth of examples of significant widespread behaviour change in our recent past. And when it comes to using energy in our homes, the same is true - what’s considered normal today would be unrecognisable to people 100 or even 50 years ago. What can we learn from the past when it comes to decarbonising homes today?
This event is the third event in the Making the Switch Towards Cleaner, Greener Homes event series. Explore the four other events in this series by visiting the event home page.
Speakers
Dr Michael Fell, Senior Research Fellow, UCL Energy Institute
Michael Fell is a senior research fellow at UCL Energy Institute. His work focuses on social aspects of energy use, in particular related to electricity users' ability and willingness to provide flexibility to the system.
Madeleine Gabriel, Mission Director, A Sustainable Future
Madeleine leads Nesta’s mission to create A Sustainable Future, which focuses on decarbonisation and economic recovery. Her team is setting up innovation projects and partnerships exploring how to reduce carbon emissions from homes and, in the wake of COVID-19, how to boost productivity and help people find good work. She previously led Nesta’s work on inclusive innovation, researching ways to create an equitable, innovation-led economy in the UK. She has published widely on innovation practices that promote sustainability and social impact. Before joining Nesta in 2014, Madeleine specialised in social research and programme evaluation, helping charities and public bodies to understand and improve their impact. She has worked across a wide range of public policy areas including learning, skills and employability, public health, housing and neighbourhood regeneration.
Dr Mari Martiskainen, Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director, Sussex Energy Group (SEG), University of Sussex
Dr Mari Martiskainen is a Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director at Sussex Energy Group (SEG), based at Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK. She is also the Theme lead for Equity and Justice at UK-wide Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS). Mari is a social scientist with a specific interest in sustainability transitions, especially in relation to a just transition to a net zero society. Her current research focuses on the intersections between fuel and transport poverty. Mari's previous research has focused on energy justice implications on low carbon pathways; social innovation in addressing fuel poverty; the role of users in low carbon transitions; energy efficiency policies in buildings; and innovation and engagement in community energy. Mari has published widely and worked with a range of stakeholders and partners, including NGOs, policymakers and community organisations.
Professor Frank Trentmann
Frank Trentmann is a historian, author and speaker. He is Professor of History at Birkbeck College/University of London and also at the Centre for Consumer Society Research, Helsinki. His prize-winning book Empire of Things follows the global rise of consumption from the Renaissance to the present, and has appeared in many languages. He was the Principal Investigator of the AHRC research project on Material Cultures of Energy and is the author of "The Evolution of Energy Demand: Politics, Daily life and Public Housing, Britain 1920s-70s" (Historical Journal, 2017).