The Dark Side of Energy Transition: Impacts, tensions, and alternatives
8 - 22 MAY, 2025
The energy transition is key to mitigating the worst effects of climate change, yet it is driving a global race to access an unprecedented volume of metals and minerals. This process is generating old and new tensions at the local, national, and global levels. The conference series examines current geopolitical tensions, emerging impacts, and territorial conflicts and proposes to open a conversation about alternative approaches to the energy transition.
This roundtable series is co-organized with "la Caixa" Foundation
Academic Coordinators: Martijn Vlaskamp, Assistant Professor Ramón y Cajal at IBEI, and Mariana Walter, Research Fellow Ramón y Cajal at IBEI.
Relevant information
🎙️ Language: Catalan, Spanish and English with simultaneous translation (depending on the session)
📍 Venue: Sala d’Actes, Palau Macaya, Passeig de Sant Joan, 108, 08037 Barcelona · Google Maps
✏️ Attendance is free, previous registration is required. The registration is available here
📄 Those who attend the whole series of conferences can request an attendance diploma delivered by the Fundació "la Caixa" and IBEI.
Agenda
8 May, 18:30 CEST
Clean energy, dirty politics?
THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Free registration
15 May, 18:30 CEST
What’s Going On with Rare Earths, What are they, and what are they used for?
A DIALOGUE ON THE MATERIAL LIMITS AND SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL TENSIONS OF THE ENERGY AND DIGITAL TRANSITION
Free registration
22 May, 18:30 CEST
Alternatives for a Finite Planet
DEGROWTH, ECO-SOCIAL PACTS, AND ECOFEMINIST APPROACHES
Free registration