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Speaker: Prof. Jens Wolling, TU Ilmenau, Institute for Media and Communication Science, Head of the Group for Media Research and Political Communication
Time: Friday, 29.11.2024, 15:00 h
Place: TU Ilmenau, Faradaybau, Weimarer Straße 32
Admission: 5 euros
Large parts of science and politics see the energy transition as a suitable response to the threats posed by the climate crisis. However, the energy transition is controversial among the general public. Although the majority of citizens support the increased use of renewable energies, there are also larger groups in the population that reject it. There are various reasons for this: Some doubt that climate change is man-made, others believe that an energy system based solely on renewables is not technically feasible. Still others criticize the socially unbalanced burden placed on citizens by the costs of the energy transition. Finally, there are also people who believe that the energy transition is a conspiracy by which influential political circles are trying to push through their interests.
In his lecture at the TU Ilmenau Citizens’ Campus , Prof. Jens Wolling, Head of the Group for Media Research and Political Communication at TU Ilmenau, describes the political attitudes of these people, what characteristics they have, whether they actively oppose the energy transition, which actors they trust or distrust and which media they use for information. Prof. Wolling also explains what consequences these attitudes have for the implementation of the energy transition and how science and politics can and should react to their conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy beliefs in the context of the energy transition
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