Meet our Ambassador

Helle Ørsted Nielsen

Organisation

Aarhus University, Department of Environmental Science

Position

Senior researcher

E-Mail

hon@envs.au.dk

Country

Dänemark

Ambassador Group

Academic

Languages

English, French, German, Danish

Biography

I do research on the implementation of climate and energy policy, focusing on the impact of policies from EU and national levels on local energy actions and the role of municipalities in the transition towards sustainable energy systems.

Motivation

At a time when the energy transition should accelerate, it is running into resistance at the local level. One challenge concerns how to engage local residents in the energy transition in ways they find meaningful and legitimate. That is why AURORA is an exciting project. It offers a real-world laboratory for testing ways towards citizen engagement in renewable energy projects. Moreover, the comparison across several European countries can provide important input to European energy policy.

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