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"Energy Democracy" - An Interview with Craig Morris (IASS)
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:33:45
Publish Date: 2017-04-20 03:44:46
Description: "Energy democracy. n. (1) when citizens and communities can make their own energy, even when it hurts energy corporations financially; (2) something currently mainly pursued in Denmark and Germany but that can spread around the world during the current window of opportunity; (3) the most often overlooked benefit of distributed renewables in the fight against climate change; (4) something to fight for as the path to better quality of life with stronger communities and better personal relationships." - from Morris, Craig, and Arne Jungjohann, Energy Democracy: Germany's Energiewende to Renewables, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, p. vii. In this podcast episode, 2016-2017 ELEEP Fellow, Alexander Franke, speaks with author Craig Morris about his recent book, Energy Democracy: Germany's Energiewende to Renewables. Craig Morris is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany and lead author of EnergyTransition.de. He is known as one of the few native English-speaking experts on the German nuclear phase-out and ensuing switch to renewables, having written and lectured extensively on the topic. To find out more about Energy Democracy and purchase a copy, visit http://energiewendebook.de. The book is also available through most major online retailers. To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network please visit the ELEEP Website (www.eleep.eu). If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe to the ELEEP Network podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud. To let us know your thoughts on the podcast feel free to send us an email (contact@eleep.eu). We'd love to hear from you! Special thanks to: Craig Morris Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) and Alexander Franke (ELEEP) Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans
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