How much do you know about EUR’s energy transition plan that is soon to be implemented on campus? How will less fossil fuel usage change the student and staff’s on-campus experience and what can you do to help? Join us for a stimulating conversation in this series of Let’s Talk Sustainability: Energy, where we will discuss the topic of energy transition and consumption through various perspectives with academic experts, students, and the people who are actually in charge of creating change on campus!
Energy transition is in the papers every day, not only in relation to sustainability but also regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine. In this discussion we will talk about energy on campus, but also about private energy consumption and the complex political dimensions of energy transitions.
We start by introducing EUR’s energy transition plan for the university campus. The plan has been long in the making and takes into account all of the buildings on campus and their energy consumption. The implementation of this energy transition plan in the near future will allow EUR to be more energy efficient and use less fossil energy sources for campus services. Jan-Cees Jol, who is responsible for the sustainability of on-campus facilities, will further elaborate on this plan. In addition, Roel van Raak, business director at DRIFT (Dutch Research Institute For Transitions) will tell us more about the systemic transitions perspective on energy. Robbert Rog, chair of the University Council working group on Sustainability, will share what the university council thinks about the topic. Friso Roos, also a Student Council member, will moderate the discussion and ask some questions to speakers and participants in order to stimulate the conversation.
Programme
Come and join us for an interesting discussion about energy that will feed your brain, while you feed yourself with some (vegan) snacks. The plenary discussion will start at 16:00, however feel free to come onward from 15:30 to grab a welcome drink and speak to the members of the EUR Sustainability Programme, DIT platform, LDE Centre for Sustainability Students, and Erasmus Sustainability Hub about how you can get involved. After the plenary session we invite you to stay for a drink and connect to the other participants.
We only have 25 seats available for this event, so sign up now to reserve your spot! You can find the registration form below.
About 'Let's Talk Sustainability'
'Let's Talk Sustainability' is an event series hosted by the Design Impact Transition platform and the EUR Sustainability Programme. Every month we discuss a different topic related to sustainability at the EUR. Join us in these conversations to make our university a more sustainable place!
Looking for suggestions
Do you have a suggestion for another topic related to a sustainable EUR? Or an idea for how to make our university more sustainable? We’d love to hear it! Send your ideas to sustainable@eur.nl.
Speakers
Friso RoosMember of the University Council Sustainability TaskForce
Jan-Cees JolCoordinator of Sustainability in Business Operations at EUR
Roel van RaakBusiness Director at DRIFT
Robbert RogChair of the University Council Sustainability TaskForce
