RAEng - Energy: decarbonising equitably, effectively and democratically

Mini series: Engineering and a just transition to net zero

Engineers play a critical role in showing how we can achieve socially beneficial outcomes, however, these must be shaped by wider society. Identifying these outcomes and their challenges needs conversations between publics, policymakers, researchers, innovators, and those that build the infrastructures we rely on. Having discussions about the futures we need to build, in relation to net zero, involves actively involving wider publics in the engineering sphere, and having real dialogue about what that is and how we get there.

In these Critical Conversations we will explore the role of public dialogue in informing engineering’s response to the net zero transition and what pathways should be taken.

The three topics for this mini series will be energy, transport and built environment.