ICONIC 2024 SUBJECT
Transformation for Low-Carbon Development
FOCUSES OF STUDY
Economic and Social Implication of LCD
Low-carbon development has impacts on the existing economic and social practices. Due to the transformative nature of lowcarbon development, abrupt changes possibly threaten the sustainability of certain social groups.
Policital Economy of LCD within Global North and South Dynamics
Low-carbon transformation and its inevitable influence on geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics in international relations, and analyzing which voices are included and excluded in its discourse and selected approaches.
Technological Innovation for LCD
Technological innovation is key to advancing low-carbon development, with renewable energy, energy storage, and smart grids leading the transformation. These innovations reduce fossil fuel dependence, enhance energy efficiency, and support sustainable practices across various sectors.
LCD in Built Environment
The way the built environment is organized depends on logistics, material, planning ideas and lifestyle. Living areas, like cities, and construction sectors are one of the biggest carbon emitters on a global scale. Transformative ideas are needed to decarbonize the related sectors.
FIELDS OF STUDY
Finance, Economics and Business
Social Science
Geoscience, Climate and Ecology
International Relations
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Infrastructure, Architecture, Land-use and Spatial Planning
Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, and Forestry (ALFF)
