College of EMS Expert Roundtable: Extraction, Sustainable Transitions, and Environmental Justice

Date and Time
Location
312 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
Presenters
Victoria Sanchez
Ledeebari Banuna
Belén Noroña

This roundtable discussion will examine the complex relationship between extractive industries, sustainable energy transitions, and environmental justice. It will cover policy mitigation of extraction impacts, community experiences, the lasting legacies of extraction, and environmental justice frameworks across diverse geographies like the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Niger Delta. The debate involves environmental scholars and practitioners on the need for sustainable extraction alongside green energy infrastructure development.