Date and Time: 17 Jul 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Mrs. Padma Harilela Lecture Theatre (Room 104), Lam Woo International Conference Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, 55 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Aims of this Conference
The urgency of the transition to a more sustainable energy future has been heightened by increasing concerns over climate impacts, energy security, and post-Fukushima nuclear risks. A large number of major energy transition plans have emerged at regional, national, and city levels, with various pathways and in different contexts. The Asian-Pacific region has played and will continue to play a pivotal role in global climate change impacts and responses.
This conference aims to:
To provide a forum for academics and other stakeholders to share new governance practices of sustainable energy transitions from Asian perspectives;
To shed light on the ways the Asian-Pacific countries differ in their energy transition; and
To contribute to a better understanding of governance issues and challenges underpinning energy transitions, as well as opportunities of realising rapid transitions in this region and the global relevance.
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Opening Remarks
Atara Sivan
Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences; Head and Professor, Department of Education Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University
Keynote Speeches
Growth Beyond Numbers: Green Economic Transition and Decarbonization of Energy System in China
Qi Ye Cheung Kong Professor of Environmental Policy and Management School of Public Policy and management;
Volkswagen Professor of Sustainability Tsinghua University
Director and Senior Fellow Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy
Urbanization, Energy Access and Justice: A Comparative Perspective
Vanesa Castan Broto
Senior Lecturer
Barlett Development Planning Unit
University College London
Session 1: Energy Transitions and Public Engagement: Cases in Nuclear Governance
Opening of Session 1: Energy Transitions and Public Engagement: Cases in Nuclear Governance
Prof. Richard Balme
Professor, Paris School of International Affairs
Scientific Director, Master in International Public Management; Senior Fellow, Centre for European Studies Sciences Po
Citizen Engagement in Nuclear Governance: A Case Study of Local Information Commissions (CLIs) in France
Daphne Mah
Director, Asian Energy Studies Centre
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Hong Kong Baptist University
Commission Locale d’Information (CLI) in France and Implications for Japan
Hideaki Shiroyama
Professor of Public Administration, Policy Alternatives Research Institute
The Graduate Schools of Public Policy and for Law and Politics
The University of Tokyo
Anti-Inland Nuclear Power Plant Stakeholders as Strategic Deliberators: A Case Study on Jiangxi Pengze Project and Wang Jiang Si Lao
Deng Lifeng
Associate Professor
School of Communication and Design
Sun Yat-sen University
Morning Panel Session
Richard Balme (Moderator)
Professor, Paris School of International Affairs
Scientific Director, Master in International Public Management
Senior Fellow, Centre for European Studies Sciences Po
Session 2: Energy Governance, Policy and Politics: The Chinese Experience
Carbon Emission Trading Scheme and Energy Transition: The Case of China
Akihisa Mori
Associate Professor of Global Environmental Economics
Kyoto University
The Governance of Urban Energy Transitions in China: Building-Integrated Solar Thermal Systems in Rizhao and Shenzhen
Huang Ping
Postdoctoral Fellow
Barlett Development Planning Unit
University College London
The Governance of Solar Power Industry in Eastern China
Geoffrey Chun-fung Chen
Lecturer
Department of China Studies
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
China’s Photovoltaics Poverty Alleviation Initiative:
Can Renewable Energy Be Pro-Poor?
Kevin Lo
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Research Cluster Leader in Energy
Governance, Asian Energy Studies Centre Hong Kong Baptist University
Session 3: Connecting Energy and Equity in the Asian-Pacific Region
Understanding Energy Poverty in the Asia-Pacific: Insights from Hong Kong
Sara Fuller
Senior Lecturer
Department of Geography and Planning
Macquarie University
Equity and Efficacy in Renewable Energy Policy: A Case Study of Australia
Benjamin McLellan
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Energy Sciences
Kyoto University
Energy Poverty in Japan: A Multidimensional Approach
Shinchiro Okushima
Associate Professor, Department of Policy and Planning Sciences
Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering
University of Tsukuba
Energy Equity in Singapore
Melissa Low
Research Fellow
Energy Studies Institute
National University of Singapore
Afternoon Panel Session
Philip Andrews-Speed (Moderator)
Senior Principal Research Fellow (Division Head)
Energy Studies Institute
National University of Singapore
Featured Sessions and Speakers
This Conference will feature two keynote speakers, three sessions, and one panel discussion:
Keynote Speakers and Panel Discussion Moderator
Session 1: Energy Transitions and Public Engagement: Cases in Nuclear Governance
Session 2: Energy Governance, Policy, and Politics: The Chinese Experience
Session 3: Connecting Energy and Equity in the Asian-Pacific Region
Photos and Videos
Qi Ye
Cheung Kong Professor of Environmental Policy and Management
School of Public Policy and management;
Volkswagen Professor of Sustainability
Tsinghua University
Director and Senior Fellow
Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy
Philip Andrews-Speed (Moderator)
Senior Principal Research Fellow (Division Head)
Energy Studies Institute
National University of Singapore
Contact Us
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^This conference was also made possible through the university’s conference grant and Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty of Social Sciences’ Three-Way Parntership Grant (SOSC/15-16/GRFIAS-1), Hong Kong Baptist University’s conference grant (RC-CONF-16-17-01) and Hong Kong University Grant Committee’s Early Career Scheme HKBU22400614-ECS(A).