Understand the importance of governance for rapid energy system decarbonisation.

Energy governance includes the rules, regulations, institutions and politics that affect energy system change. Effective governance is key to the transformation of energy systems in order to tackle climate change with the urgency that’s needed.

On this course, you will explore how and why energy systems need to change, and what this means for security, people and costs. You will also learn about the key elements of effective energy governance and explore real-life examples of energy governance from around the world.

This course is for those with an existing knowledge or interest in energy systems and energy system change. This includes energy practitioners, policymakers, regulators, researchers and students in the field.

Syllabus

Energy system transformation: changes, challenges and governance

Welcome and Course Introduction
Understanding energy systems
The impacts of conventional energy systems
Energy system change
The governance challenge
End of Week 1

Emerging energy systems

Welcome to Week 2
Changing energy system characteristics
Directions of energy system change
Changing Money Flows and New Business Models
Energy institutions in changing energy systems
End of Week 2

People, Scale and Society

Welcome to Week 3
Understanding the changing role of people in energy systems and the need for meaningful consent and equity
Why is local energy becoming more important?
The role of society in energy system transformations
Challenges of system change across scales
End of Week 3