Katherine will present her ongoing work entitled "Mapping perspectives on the policy agendas of climate change, the energy transition and energy poverty in Portugal-The route to a just transition?" at the conference. Specifically, Katherine will be exploring how the relationships between the various policy goals in the Portuguese energy transition are perceived by actors at multiple scales. Katherine will discuss how to map the perspectives of different stakeholders in the energy transition using Causal Loop Diagrams.

The diagrams, developed during a participatory workshop, build on current policy debates explored during a preceding qualitative interview process. By mapping these interrelated systems the aim is to contribute new insights on the potential outcomes of current policy trajectories, which in turn can help to anticipate unintended consequences. Identification of these consequences contributes to a more efficient management of energy transition policy which is potentially beneficial for energy system stakeholders. By including participants from a diverse range of sectors and operational scales, the outputs of the workshops will reflect a multi-level perspective on the pathway to the delivery of a just energy transition in Portugal.

Katherine's work will be presented under the track "Just energy transition, governance, and policy" and will take place on the 20th of June.