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The world continues to reel from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but energy consumption – and the associated emissions – are already returning to business-as-usual levels. The pandemic made only a small dent in an otherwise upward trajectory of emissions, record-breaking temper­a­tures, wildfires and extreme weather events.

But even as the 1.5°C target set in the Paris Agreement appears to drift farther out of reach, there are reasons for optimism: social and techno­logical innovation are opening up new avenues for accel­erated climate action, from green hydrogen to digital partic­i­pation oppor­tu­nities, and from new policy initia­tives to bottom-up climate litigation.

With these new tools at our disposal, IKEM Academy 2022 will explore the question: what does our energy future look like? How can we leverage existing and new technologies, raise our ambition and boost public partic­i­pation to decar­bonise our societies and reach our climate targets on time?

IKEM Academy partic­i­pants will examine these issues in site visits, inter­active workshops, expert lectures, and panel discus­sions with world-renowned thinkers and innovators.