Podcast appearances and mentions of Jennie C Stephens

This week on Cities@Tufts, Jennie C. Stephens presents "Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy". In this presentation, we explore why climate policies that are transformative require integrating sacred, humanistic dimensions so that society can move beyond the narrow, patriarchal technocratic lens of climate isolationism that continues to dominate and be ineffective.  In addition to this audio, you can watch the video and read the full transcript of their conversation on Shareable.net – while you're there get caught up on past lectures. Cities@Tufts Lectures explores the impact of urban planning on our communities and the opportunities to design for greater equity and justice with professor Julian Agyeman and host Tom Llewellyn.  Cities@Tufts Lectures is produced by Tufts University and Shareable.net with support from The Kresge Foundation, Barr Foundation and SHIFT Foundation. Lectures are moderated by Professor Julian Agyeman and organized in partnership with research assistants Perri Sheinbaum and Caitlin McLennon. Robert Raymond is our audio editor, Zanetta Jones manages communications, Alison Huff manages operations, and the series is produced and hosted by Tom Llewellyn. “Light Without Dark” by Cultivate Beats is our theme song and Caitlin McLennon created this episode's graphic.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. Listen as Jennie talks about her book Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy, energy democracy and why it matters, and how you can leverage the power of collective action.

What are connections between white supremacy, environmental destruction, and fossil fuel dependence? Why is a feminist perspective necessary in energy policy? And how is the climate crisis a crisis of leadership? Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEM, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., hosts Dr. Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, and author of “Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy” on this episode of Intentionally Act Now! In this critical and engaging conversation, Dr. Martin and Dr. Stephens talk about what it means to have outcomes that are just, not only in terms of leadership, but in the climate and energy spheres as well. In talking over how we can best move forward, Dr. Martin and Dr. Stephens also discuss what women and People of Color need, not only to be heard, but to be included in spaces where decisions about climate and energy are made. Share your questions, comments, and stories with us about this episode in our free online learning community to advance racial equity at IntentionallyAct.com.

Claudia Cragg speaks here for @KGNU with Dr. Jennie C. Stephens, @jenniecstephens, the Director of the and the Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy  at  in Boston, Massachusetts.  She is also the Director for Strategic Research Collaborations at Northeastern University’s  and is affiliated with the , the department of  and the department of . Her research, teaching, and community engagement focus on integrating social justice, feminist, and anti-racist perspectives into climate and energy resilience, social and political aspects of the renewable energy transition, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, energy democracy, gender in energy and climate, and climate and energy justice. Her unique trans-disciplinary approach integrates innovations in social science and public policy with science and engineering to promote social justice, reduce inequalities and redistribute power (electric power, economic power and political power). Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy to be published by  in 2020, she argues that effectively addressing climate change requires diversifying leadership, redistributing wealth and power, and moving beyond mainstream male-dominated technocratic solutions to climate change. Throughout her career she has explored institutional and cultural innovation in the energy sector, including gender diversity, energy democracy, and technological optimism as well as the “usability” of climate science in climate resilience efforts. Professor Stephens was a 2015-2016  fellow, and her book “) explores social and cultural debates about energy system change (co-authored with Wilson & Peterson). Before coming to Northeastern, Professor Stephens was on the faculty at the University of Vermont (2014-2016) and Clark University (2005-2014). She did post-doctoral research at Harvard’s Kennedy School and she has taught courses at Tufts, Boston University, and MIT. She earned her PhD at the  in Environmental Science & Engineering and her BA at Harvard University in Environmental Science and Policy.  

This summer saw the worst forest fires in American history, just the latest sign of extreme climate change. And at the same time, protests erupted across the country in response to horrific racist injustices, renewing the country’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re joined by Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public […]

True fact: countries led by women control the COVID-19 pandemic better than men. Would that be true of climate action too? Is that why authoritarians are trying to take over? Welcome to petro-masculinity, & the renewed call for woman power to get past the converging crisis. Minds open!- and prepare for change. Two ecofeminist scholars on Radio Ecoshock: Cara Daggett and Jennie C. Stephens.

True fact: countries led by women control the COVID-19 pandemic better than men. Would that be true of climate action too? Is that why authoritarians are trying to take over? Welcome to petro-masculinity, & the renewed call for woman power to get past the converging crisis. Minds open!- and prepare for change. Two ecofeminist scholars on Radio Ecoshock: Cara Daggett and Jennie C. Stephens.

True fact: countries led by women control the COVID-19 pandemic better than men. Would that be true of climate action too? Is that why authoritarians are trying to take over? Welcome to petro-masculinity, & the renewed call for woman power to get past the converging crisis. Minds open!- and prepare for change. Two ecofeminist scholars on Radio Ecoshock: Cara Daggett and Jennie C. Stephens.

The “Polluter Elites” have maintained their grip on energy sources, according to Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, and our society needs to change to an “Energy Democracy” to move forward. Her recent book, “Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist Feminist Leadership on Climate and […] The post “Energy Democracy” Bringing energy locally to empower the ... appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Dennis Geelen, www.zero-in.caFounder and Principal consultant at Zero InAuthor of Zero In, customer Centric innovation, CCIDennis will share the biggest mistakes that businesses typically make.Dean Jennie C. Stephens, Diversifying Power, Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy. She is the director of the school of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.

This summer saw the worst forest fires in American history, just the latest sign of extreme climate change. And at the same time, protests erupted across the country in response to horrific racist injustices, renewing the country’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re joined by Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public […]

How did we get in this mess in the first place? Will little tweaks allow America to effectively address climate change, racism, and the deadly pandemic? Author Northeastern University professor Jennie C. Stephens argues that there is a “polluter elite” The post Anti-Racist Feminism Key To Covid, Environmental Solutions appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

The climate crisis is a crisis of leadership. For too long, too many leaders have prioritized corporate profits over the public good, exacerbating climate vulnerabilities while reinforcing economic and racial injustice. But leaders who are connecting climate and energy with job creation and economic justice, health and nutrition, housing and transportation, are advancing exciting transformative change. These bold, diverse leaders are resisting the "polluter elite" to restructure society by catalyzing a shift to a just, sustainable, regenerative, and healthy future. Jennie C. Stephens, a Gund Affiliate, is Director of Northeastern University's School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy, and Director for Strategic Research Collaborations at the Global Resilience Institute. She is an internationally-recognized expert on renewable transformation, energy justice, climate resilience, and gender in energy innovation with two decades of experience linking environmental science and technology with policy and social change. Learn more about the Gund Institute: https://www.uvm.edu/gund Explore Gund events: https://www.uvm.edu/gund/events

What kind of leadership do human societies need right now? What areas of focus are most germaine to addressing climate change?         This Earthworms conversation explores these questions with Jennie C. Stephens, Northeastern University professor and director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and author of the new book DIVERSIFYING POWER - Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy (Island Press, September 2020). Stephens advocates for - and shares examples of national and local leadership in - an Energy Democracy focused enough to supplant the literal power structure of the fossil fuel Polluter Elite. With an appreciation for compassion and empathy as essential leadership qualities, Stephens recognizes the critical value of a new order to democratize the dynamics of society and the energy empowering us all.                                  THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms engineer, supported by Jon Valley and Andy Coco. Related Earthworms Conversations: Envision Charlotte (North Carolina) Rolls on Circular Economy (March 2020)