Recent News and Member Updates

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  Join us for a Virtual Coffee

  Join us for a virtual coffee! We regularly host virtual coffee dates for WISER members to build relationships and get to know each other. We try to alternate time zones to reach all of our members (though if you have a special request for a time zone, please be in touch This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). For more information about the next coffee date, stay tuned for details via member email. And if you are not a WISER member, consider joining us! 

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  Meet your 2023 Steering Committee!

  Sarah Sharma (left) is stepping down as Chair and Runa Das (centre) is stepping in. New member Tamara Knittel (right) joins Steering Committee.

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  Op-Ed: Four steps to jump-start Canadian Climate Policy

  Read the full Op-ed by Sarah E. Sharma, Amy Janzwood, and Colleen Kaiser online at Policy Options.

  https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/december-2022/four-steps-to-jump-start-canadian-climate-policy/

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  Blog Post: What we can talk about when we don't talk about profit

  Read the full guest Blog Post by Sarah-Anne Thompson online at Smart Prosperity Institute.

  https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/TransitioningEnergySystems

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  Policy Change, Energy Democracy & Inclusive Energy Policies

  The third of three WISER, SPI, & WIRE symposia showcasing the work of a diverse and interdisciplinary group of energy transition scholars.

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  Blog Post: The Emancipatory Potential of Decentralizing Power

  Read the full guest Blog Post by Eden Luymes online at Environmental Politics Journal.

  https://environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/guest-posts/guest-post-the-emancipatory-potential-of-decentralizing-power-%EF%BF%BC/ 

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  Energy Modeling, Urban Transitions, and Energy Poverty

  The second of three WISER, SPI, & WIRE symposia showcasing the work of a diverse and interdisciplinary group of energy transition scholars.

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  Transitioning Energy Systems: Who leads? Who benefits?

  The first of three WISER, SPI, & WIRE symposia showcasing the work of a diverse and interdisciplinary group of energy transition scholars.

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  Blog Post: WISER - What it does, how to get involved

  Read the full guest Blog Post by WISER Steering Committee on the Environmental Politics Journal website.

  https://environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/women-inclusivity-in-sustainable-energy-research-what-it-does-how-to-get-involved-iwd-wiser-network/