Beyond Oil 2021: Prioritising Climate Action
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Beyond Oil Conference!
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The 2021 theme is Prioritising Climate Action:
Society is inevitably moving beyond oil.听听
However,听ambiguous听targets and听plans for听phasing out听fossil fuels听are听not听sufficient听for solving the climate听emergency.听Climate action听must听be听a听priority听across听all areas of听society.听We must ask ourselves what听it means听to prioritise听climate听action听- for the individual, our economy,听our听political decisions,听and听our听societal institutions.听How can we overcome听simplistic binaries between听welfare听and convenience on听one hand, and听responding to the climate emergency听on the other?听
How do we mobilise the听societal听change听necessary to听make听prioritisation of听climate听action a听reality?听听
Beyond Oil is an interdisciplinary conference organized every two years by鈥痶he听Centre鈥痜or鈥疌limate and Energy Transformation (CET)鈥痑t the University of Bergen.听We听provide an听arena for听debating听how to move听society听beyond oil,听in听its听broadest听sense.听This听year's听conference听will dive听deeper听into听responses to the climate emergency, considering potential synergies听and听trade-offs.听We invite scholars听from a range of disciplines听to听unpack and听explore听the role听of climate change today听and the听potential听outcomes听of making听climate action听a top priority in the future.听听听
There will be contributions听on a range of topics,听including:听听听
- Policies and measures听to听prioritize听climate action.听听
- Links between individual,听institutional and听societal听change.听
- The role of power,听justice听and听democracy听in prioritisation.
- Living well in a zero-emission society.
- The role of research and education听in making climate action a priority.
- Methods of mobilization for climate action听听听
Confirmed keynotes for the conference:
- , Lund University.
- , Cardiff University and听.
- , University of Nottingham.
- Panel discussion with ,听Dr. Vigdis Vandvik and听.
Program 2021:
Wednesday 20.10.2021
08.30 Registration and coffee (Brasseriet + Fossestova)
09.15听Opening鈥痮f Beyond Oil 2021鈥�Music by Ingrid Horvei Lyslo
09.30听Keynote鈥�1: Who can do what to stop catastrophic climate change? + Navigating race, representation and climate action (Auditoriet)
- Keynote speakers: Kim Nicholas鈥痑nd听Charles鈥� Ogunbode鈥�
- Moderator: Brooke Wilkerson听
11.30听Lunch
12.30 鈥疨arallel Sessions 1鈥�鈥�
Engaging the public in support of sustainable transitions 鈥�(DIGITAL* - Auditoriet)
- Gisela B枚hm,鈥疨inar Majidova,鈥疶homas Chen, Katharina Biely
Public perspectives on鈥� sustainable鈥� transport (Alver)听
- Annina Thaller,鈥疍evyn Remme,鈥疶hea Valler,鈥疢ari Helliesen鈥�
Decarbonising鈥� the energy sector鈥� (Olav H. Hauge)
- Siddharth Sareen,听Erling Moxnes,听Rebekka听Fr酶ystad, Amber听Nordholm鈥�
Policy cooperation in the transport sector鈥��(Zinken Hopp)
- Cecilie Vindal听脴degaard,听Agnete听Hessevik, Rafael Rosales
14.00鈥鼵offee听Break
14.30鈥齈arallel Sessions 2
Innovation towards low carbon futures鈥�(DIGITAL* - Auditoriet)鈥�
- Viktor Werner, Geoff Isaac,鈥疢ay Lee,鈥疶homas M. Sattich,鈥疨er-Anders Langendahl
Space and time dimensions鈥�(Olav H. Hauge)
- Martin Wetterstedt, Hedda Susanne Molland,鈥疭ubina Shrestha, Simon鈥疦eby鈥�
Motivations for action (Alver)
- Marius Korsnes, Eleanor Johnson, Kjersti Fl酶ttum鈥�
Portrayals鈥� of鈥� public鈥� concern鈥�(Zinken Hopp)
- Micha毛l Tatham, Thea Gregersen, Ida Vik酶ren Andersen
16.00 Keynote听2: Perspectives on prioritising climate action (Auditoriet)
- Introduction by John Broome followed by听panel discussion with Natalia Golis, John Broome, and Vigdis Vandvik.
- Moderator: Scott Bremer
*Digital sessions will be streamed at Litteraturhuset.
19:00 Conferance dinner for presenters at Skyskraperen听
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Thursday 21.10.2021鈥�
09.30听Coffee and snack听
10.00听Parallel Sessions 3
Changing systems and infrastructure (DIGITAL* - Auditoriet)鈥�
- David Walwyn,鈥疢iguel Valdez,鈥疓ordon Walker, David Sadoway鈥�
A politics of disassembly or a politics of reconnection?鈥� (Alver)
- Panel session: David Jordhus-Lier, Camilla Houeland,鈥疕氓vard Haarstad,鈥疶arje Wanvik鈥�
Justice implications鈥� and distribution鈥�(Olav H. Hauge)
- Sigrid Eskeland Schutz,鈥疧skar V氓ger枚, Mathias Lindkvist,鈥� Shayan Shokrgozar鈥��
The role of鈥� policy鈥� actors and their perspectives (Zinken Hopp)
- Runa Falck, Jana鈥疨aulina鈥疭cheurer, Marta Lorenz,鈥疪ouven鈥疍oran鈥�
11.30听Lunch鈥�
12.30听Keynote 3:鈥�� There is no 'I'听in individual: the need to connect personal, collevtive and systemic climate action听(Auditoriet)听
- Keynote speaker: Stuart Capstick
- Commentator: Camilla Houeland
- Moderator: Shayan Shokrgozar
14.00 Coffee Break鈥�
14.30听Parallel鈥� Sessions鈥� 4鈥�
Power鈥� and鈥� Energy鈥� Justice鈥� (DIGITAL* - Auditoriet)鈥�
- Kevin Anderson,鈥疐ereshteh Toosi,鈥� Akiko鈥疕iratsuka-Sasaki, Krisjanis Rudus, Karl Gallagher鈥�
Structures and鈥� Institutions for 鈥疌limate Justice鈥�(Olav H. Hauge)
- Renee Neven-Scharnigg, Isak Stoddard, Bradley Loewen, Thor 脴ivind Jensen鈥�
Institutional perspectives on climate action鈥�(Alver)
- Anand Bhopal, Bregje van Veelen, Catalina Vallejo鈥�
16.00 Closing panel鈥��(Auditoriet)
- Moderator: Agnete Hessevik
17.00 Conference closes鈥�
*Digital sessions will be streamed at Litteraturhuset.
Questions can be sent to听beyondoil@uib.no鈥�
Practical information
Conference venue:听House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) 脴stre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen
How to get there:
If you arrive at Bergen Railway station, you are already in the middle of Bergen city. The Railways station is in walking distance to most facilities in the city centre.
If you arrive at Bergen Airport, Flesland, there are several ways of getting to the city centre:
Bergen light rail runs from Bergen airport to 鈥楤yparken鈥�, in the city centre. The trip takes 45 minutes.
The airport bus (Flybussen) has frequent departures to the city centre. The bus ride will take you 25-45 minutes, depending on the traffic.
The conference will be organized in line with the鈥�CET Low-Carbon Travel Policy.
From September 25th Norway goes back to a everyday life with increased preparedness.
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Beyond Oil conference
A biennial international and interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Centre of Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) at the University of Bergen.
Beyond Oil 2021: Prioritising Climate Action, takes place in Bergen and digitally on October 20. - 21. 2021
Past conferences:
Beyond Oil 2019: Deep and rapid transformations
Beyond Oil 2017: Mobilizing alternative futures
Beyond Oil 2015: Geographies of climate and energy transformation
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