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Dear Colleagues and friends,
“With over 50% of the global population residing in cities, projected to grow to 70% in the coming decades, the urban energy transformation has never been more relevant.”
The transition in energy systems has been playing an important role in urban sustainability and associated policy making, especially in Asia over the recent decades. As the cities and towns in Asia are undergoing rapid and intense socioeconomic transformations during recent decades, a process that has been accompanied by rapid economic development, Asia's energy systems will experience significant change over the coming decades. The local governments continuously look for a practical and sustainable path to a low-carbon future – reducing emissions in an economically attractive, socially acceptable, low-risk and technically feasible manner. Key questions arising here are: how can cities shape sustainable energy transitions and how would we know if they were? What are the energy transformative initiatives in Asia and to what extent have they been integrated into the urban energy planning to help achieving low-carbon transition? What are the forces underlying energy transitions in Asia? What are the opportunities and challenges for energy transitions in Asia? and what policy recommendations can be made to the urban governments to better cope with energy use and achieve sustainable energy transformations?
We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to the early career symposium on 'Energy Transitions in Asia - Towards a Research and Policy Agenda' (CfP attached) that will be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on September 23, 2016, under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The workshop will be co-organized by the following organizations: The workshop will be co-organized by the following organizations: Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS), China; Klimate Research Institute for Sustainable Habitat (KRISH), India.
The early career symposium intends to set out the research and policy agendas on energy transitions and urban sustainability from both Chinese and other Asian perspective, covering the following themes:
Economically competitive energy futures
Sustainable and resilience energy sources
Environmentally and socially equitable energy futures
Unconventional energy markets
Program and Important Dates
An abstract of the paper not exceeding 200 words along with a biography of the presenter should be submitted to [log in to unmask] by 15th May 2016. Please indicate whether your abstract is intended for oral or poster submission.
Full papers and posters should be submitted by 31st August 2016. All papers are to be reviewed and selected papers will be published in 'Energy Procedia'. We are also exploring the opportunity to publish all accepted full papers, with the prior permission of the authors, in a book format (edited by Prof Chen Wen, Prof Yehua Dennis Wei, and Dr. Komali Yenneti).
September 23, 2016 - Symposium
September 24, 2016 - Field trip (optional)
Logistics
Official language of the symposium is English
Thanks to the kind support from the NSFC, the Attendance is free of charge. We will reimburse a fixed printing costs of all posters accepted for presentation. We also have a number of first come first serve basis travel grants for selected participants within China.
Two "Best Young Scientist Award" will be given to best paper and/or poster presenters.
Venue
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province in the Yangtze River Delta.Over the thousands of years of its development, Nanjing has been a centre of creative innovations, ranging from Mr. Zu Chongzhi’s modified calendar, the 7 decimals of the ratio of circumference of Pi, to the Creative Nanjing-New Generation Design Exhibition that engages the whole city. Following the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, the ancient yet vigorous city is bound to amaze the world once more. The 2500 years of cultural legend has contributed to the essence of this creative city.
We look forward to seeing you in Nanjing!!
Sincerely
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Symposium Organizing Committee ‘Energy Transitions in Asia'
Hosted by Research Center for Regional Development and Planning
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS)
73, East Beijing Road, Xuanwu District,
Nanjing, P R China - 210008
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