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Conspiracy theories and the energy transition
Kacper Szulecki gave a keynote lecture at a webinar hosted by TU Delft, entitled “Conspiracy theories and the energy transition Russian
European Green Deal: between ambition and feasibility
The Von der Leyen Commission displays unprecedented environmental policy ambitions and appears to be the greenest in EU history. However, it
Publiactions on Climate and Energy
Energy democracy as a process, an outcome and a goal: A conceptual review
Authors: Kacper Szulecki & Indra Overland Journal Article in: Energy Research & Social Science (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101768 . ‘Energy democracy’ has evolved from a slogan used by activists
What’s next for the European coal heartland? Exploring the future of coal as presented in German, Polish and Czech press
Authors: Jan Osička, Jörg Kemmerzell, et al. Journal Article in: Energy Research & Social Science (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.101316. This article addresses the future of coal in
Unpacking the right-populist threat to climate action: Poland’s pro-governmental media on energy transition and climate change
Authors: Piotr Żuk and Kacper Szulecki, Journal Article in: Energy Research and Social Science (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101485 Is populist politics a threat to ambitious climate
Europe’s greenest Commission ever faces an unprecedented challenge as the clock ticks
Author: Kacper Szulecki, Blog post at: Dahrendorf Forum (2020) The Von der Leyen Commission displays unprecedented environmental policy ambitions and appears to be the greenest
Towards a common EU energy policy? German and Polish debates
Authors: Andreas Heinrich, Julia Kusznir, Aleksandra Lis, Heiko Pleines, Karen Smith Stegen and Kacper Szulecki ESPRi Policy Brief no. 2, 2016 The recently proposed overarching
Energy democratization? Societal Aspects of De-Carbonization in the German and Polish Energy Sectors
Authors: Kacper Szulecki, Andrzej Ancygier and Dariusz Szwed ESPRi Working Paper no 5, 2015 Development of renewable sources of energy has not only a significant