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Using theater and the arts to empower communities in the energy transition

The arts can be a valuable tool for facilitating dialogue around the energy transition and ensuring community perspectives are represented in policy arenas.

March 20, 2024

Populations on the frontlines of the energy transition face a complex range of issues—from job instability and health concerns, to the loss of cultural heritage and dispossession. Yet, their perspectives remain inadequately represented in academic and policy arenas. Pathways for bringing local knowledge into academic and policy arenas are often inadequate in the context of communities impacted by energy injustice, who frequently live with intersecting legacies of social and economic dispossession. Read more at Penn Today. 

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Penn Today
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Energy