Chad Walker

Led by @jlmacarthur.bsky.social, our team just published A Roadmap to Resilience. We look to int’l community & co-op energy projects.

We show how these models can accelerate the energy transition while promoting equity & democracy. @accessnetwork.bsky.social

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Great to work with @chadwalker.bsky.social + colleagues on a new paper in Canadian Geographies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... In this, we analyze Canadians’ views towards local energy system change (esp. hosting generation, agreeing to external control, and trading electricity). #SDG7

Job alert - We're hiring a researcher @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social for a 2 year contract on 'fast and fair' #energy #transitions. Open to remote or here in beautiful Victoria, BC. Pls share. #energysky. cascadeinstitute.org/opportunitie...

Our latest publication looking at public views, expectations, and questions of an offshore wind energy future in Nova Scotia, Canada. 🇨🇦

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Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past The best net zero solutions galvanise people and make policy relatable. By giving communities a sense of agency, successful transformation is more likely.

New research from friends at The University of Exeter, including Patrick Devine-Wright.

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The conclusions of the IPCC's 1.5C report: every action matters, every bit of warming matters.

Climate science never said "we only have 12 years until we fall off a cliff" - but sadly, many thought it did; and even more sadly, that misleading message fed right into the script for Trump's WEF remarks today.

Here's what the science has always said:

Introducing Alitta Patles, Master of Planning Studies — Sharing Our Knowledge Meet Alitta Patles, a Master of Planning Studies student!

Alitta Patles has joined our SharingOurKnowledge.ca project and plans on using two-eyed seeing to better understand climate change, resiliency, and governance in Unama'ki.

For more on her and our project: www.sharingourknowledge.ca/blog/introdu...

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In honour of our 1st week back...

Here's a cool paper on the importance of teaching children about smart local energy systems in the UK.

*Why aren't we teaching this? Smart local energy systems and the young person's perspective*

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Community energy for a just transition: breaking the stereotype - Regen Regen was commissioned by the National Energy System OperaRegen has sent a letter to the Secretary of State to ask about the ‘needed’ status of local and community energy in the government’s soon-to-b...

“Community energy is a nice-to-have for leafy middle class villages!” I hear you cry.

Once upon a time maybe, but not today.

Community energy groups do immense work for a just transition. In this blog, I outline the opportunity and how it can be unlocked at scale: www.regen.co.uk/community-en...

Clear support for an unclear concept? Public attitudes towards local energy systems in the United Kingdom Decentralisation offers one route to energy system decarbonisation, and local energy systems (LES) provide focal points for decentralisation. LES invo…

The UK public supports a shift to increasingly decentralised energy systems (within reason). However, scaling up/out local energy systems will require careful public engagement to ensure that they are designed in ways that work for people.

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My 1st post on here:

In October, we had a great week in Sápmi, learning about salmon, culture & climate risks.

Our team from UINR, Dalhousie, Cranfield University & UiTNorgesarktis is excited to move forward in our New Frontiers in Research Fund project. www.cranfield.ac.uk/research-pro...