Marine Cornelis

Energ’Ethic - Climate Justice and Energy Transition

Society EN ↓ 105 episodes

Energ'Ethic asks the question most energy debates skip: who the transition is for. Hosted by Marine Cornelis, founder of Next Energy Consumer, each episode moves between frontline reality and the rooms where European energy policy is decided. The conversations follow one thread through energy, housing, digitalisation, and finance: whether the systems being built earn people's trust and improve their lives. For listeners, it offers a grounded guide to a transition too often told only in megawatts and money. For anyone weighing a collaboration, it shows how Next Energy Consumer reads the field....

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Marine Cornelis

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05 - Smart cities start with inclusive infrastructures - Pedro Homem de Gouveia 17.05.2021 37:20

"The built environment is a source of opportunities or obstacles" Why are infrastructures a question of social justice? How can urban spaces be reinvented to become accessible to the greatest number? In this fascinating discussion, Pedro Homem de Gouveia explains how he came to understand that infrastructure and mobility create barriers or opportunities in people's lives. Pedro underlines why it i...

04 - Making energy feminist, with Mariëlle Feenstra 30.04.2021 34:35

What is missing to build a truly just, intersectional and inclusive transition? How can academic research be linked with almost 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors? In this fascinating and personal conversation, Marielle Feenstra tells us how she learns and shares about gender and inclusivity in the energy and climate transition daily. She talks about her ability to create li...

03 - Level the European playing field and making finance serve society and the planet - Kęstutis Kupšys, EESC 16.04.2021 39:43

How can we successfully level the political playing field and bring in the voices of civil society, including those of small countries? How can we ensure that finance benefits citizens and works to repair the planet? "We only have our voice, but with that voice, if you talk about important things, and if you commit to what you say and what you do, your voice becomes a real weapon to achieve your...

02 - Housing policies should focus on the people who live in them - Stefan Bouzarovski and Manon Burbidge, ENPOR project 31.03.2021 30:40

Is the Renovation Wave on track to address the complexity of fuel poverty? European policies seem to be getting a better grasp of the phenomenon. Still, even today, although energy poverty and vulnerability are getting more and more attention from European policymakers, many factors remain entirely unexplored. This is particularly the case for the private rented sector. In this episode, we will d...

01 - Using citizens' experience to build a just energy transition - Marta Garcia Paris, Ecoserveis 18.02.2021 24:29

"Citizens are the experts, and we are only translating this expertise into projects and initiatives" In this episode, Marine Cornelis meets Marta Garcia Paris, the CEO of Ecoserveis. Ecoserveis has undoubtedly transformed how energy poverty and consumer experience, in general, are taken into consideration in Barcelona and Europe. Marta talks about engaging people in the energy transition wh...