Considering energy use and health in the context of just transition

Description

Energy consumption is tied to multiple aspects of life in complex and interrelated ways, as such any move towards a just energy transition must engage with and operate within these complexities. There is a demonstrable connection between energy use and health, both in the way that energy use can impact health and how managing health can rely on certain energy use. When moving towards a just transition the impact decisions may have on population health and how that health is managed must be considered.
While the connections between energy use and health are well discussed within built environment literature, how this relationship is understood by healthcare professionals is under researched. Understanding how healthcare professionals perceive energy use and how it influences health allows for informed policy recommendations to be made. It is a key component of working towards a joined-up system that allows for instrumental change to be made.
The proposed talk will discuss insights from an AHRC funded project that examines healthcare professionals’ views of energy use, its connection to patient health, and how it influences their practice. Through this research challenges have been uncovered into how these factors are considered within existing systems, and further highlights the necessity for joined up systems where the complexities of energy use and health can be appropriately tackled.

Period	22 Jan 2025
Event title	Energy and Complexity Conference 2025: Towards a new complex-systems research agenda for a just energy transition
Event type	Conference
Location	Leeds, United KingdomShow on map