"Mapping diverse engagements with energy"
University of Exeter, Penryn Campus
Sustainable Futures Pathway, South West Doctoral Training Partnership
I hope to learn from people's day-to-day lives and experiences of energy use - whether that be how we travel, heat our homes or our interests and relationships. I'll explore how decision-making related to the UK's transitions from fossil fuels to low-carbon, electrified energy can be better informed by this knowledge.
The research aims to:
1. engage and collaborate with communities to learn from personal experience and knowledge of energy use in our day-to-day lives.
2. learn from these experiences and demonstrate the need for decision-making that considers the differences and complexities of livelihoods, particularly in Cornwall, UK.
Currently, I am conducting 1:1, deep-dive interviews to explore how people use energy in their day-to-day life and how this is shaped by our different roles, responsibilities and priorities. In the intervies, we consider how past, present and future life experiences shape energy use.
I have been working with Cornwall Climate Action Coalition (CCAC) to facilitating Community Conversations at locations across Cornwall.
Research Themes & Interests
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Public engagement methods
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Community-led engagement
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Deliberative democracy
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Coproduction
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Just transitions
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UK energy transition
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Science & Technology Studies
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Creative engagement methods