Climate Change, Geopolitics and Security Online Workshop

The workshop will involve presentations and interactive panel discussions with experts involved in a variety of projects investigating how the climate crisis and unfolding energy transition are impacting diplomacy and defence. 

For Loughborough University participants, the workshop contributes to ongoing work under two Social Sciences and Humanities Research Themes: Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change (STUEC) and Challenges to Democracy and the Public Sphere (CHADS). 

Provisional Programme

Please note that all times are British Summer Time (GMT+1). 

1000-1010 

Brief introduction by Dr Duncan Depledge (introducing Professor John Downey)

Welcome by Professor John Downey, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Climate Change and Net Zero, Loughborough University

1010-1040: Setting the Scene

Professor K. P. Vijayalakshmi: Head of Department, Geopolitics & International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India)

Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe: Professor of War Studies, Department of International Relations, Politics and History, Loughborough University (UK)

Chaired by Dr Dhanasree Jayaram: Assistant Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India).

1040-1125: Project Presentations I

“Status seeking and climate action”

Professor Miriam Prys-Hansen, Head of Research Programme “Global Orders and Foreign Policies”, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Germany).

Dr Ali Bilgic: Reader in International Relations and Security, Department of International Relations, Politics and History, Loughborough University (UK)

"Global Politics of the Energy Transition"

Dr Emma Hakala, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Finland)

Dr Marco Siddi, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Finland)

Q&A (15 minutes)

Chaired by Dr Duncan Depledge: Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Politics and History, Loughborough University (UK).

1125-1130: Comfort Break

1130-1215: Project Presentations II

“Climate, Security and the Military”

Research Team on Climate Change and Security, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (India).

“Net Zero Militaries”

Dr Duncan Depledge, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Politics and History, Loughborough University (UK).

Dr Tamiris Santos, Research Associate, Net Zero Militaries Project, Loughborough University (UK)

Q&A (15 minutes)

Chaired by Dhanasree Jayaram Assistant Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India).

1215-1245: Panel Discussion/Q&A with ALL speakers

Chaired by Dr Ali Bilgic: Reader in International Relations and Security, Department of International Relations, Politics and History, Loughborough University (UK)

1245-1300: Closing Remarks

Professor K. P. Vijayalakshmi

Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe

The Organisers (Dr Duncan Depledge, Dr Ali Bilgic and Dr Dhanasree Jayaram).