THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: June 2nd - June 8th, 2025
- Admin
- Jun 2
- 3 min read
Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
YOU MADE IT! Welcome to the last week of classes! Listed below are some ways you can weave in sustainability into your last weeks on campus!
TUESDAY, JUNE 3rd
FARM WORK DAY
8AM - 10AM | Rides from behind Robo
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:45AM - 1:45PM| North Mass Basement
Excited by our thrift store and want to help sustain our efforts? Shocked by the amount of waste on campus and want a tangible way to curb it? Come to the Free Market!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
6PM - 8PM | North Mass Basement
Same as above!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4th
FARM WORK DAY
8AM - 10AM | Rides from behind Robo
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12PM - 1:30PM | Robinson 106
Join Sustainability staff for delicious homemade sweets and susty conversation!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now! Share ideas, ask questions, or just take a little snack break with us.
POP-UP BIKES SHOP
3:30 - 5:30PM | Bikes Shop (Fahey-Mclane patio)
Dartmouth Bikes hosts Pop Up Bike Shops (PUBS) weekly (weather permitting) outside of the bike shop on the Fahey-McLane patio located on the Tuck Mall side of the building. These are for simple bike registrations, tune-ups requiring less than 15 minutes of work, as well as general maintenance like chain lube and air (which are always free).
OTHER EVENTS
TAIWAN ENERGY POP UP
2-3 PM | Monday June 2 |
Irving 155 PROJECT HUB
Come learn about renewable energy in Taiwan with visiting Taiwanese Professors Peiwen Lu and Kerhsuan Chien
FIRST TALK: Creating Markets at Scale(s): The Scalar Politics of Energy Transition in TAIWAN Kershaun Chien.
This presentation examines how the energy transition is being rescaled through the market-making practices of multinational corporations, with a focus on Taiwan’s renewable electricity sector. Drawing on scalar politics and economic geography, it argues that corporate-led climate governance is not merely a response to existing regulations but an active force in reorganizing institutional, technical, and economic arrangements. Through the development of corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) and renewable energy certificates (T-RECs), new market devices have been introduced that enable calculability, facilitate cross-scalar coordination, and restructure value across space and time.
The presentation demonstrates how performative market practices—from price-setting to framing and standardization—generate new scalar alignments, often producing tensions between national energy ambitions and global corporate expectations. Ultimately, it shows that energy transition is not only a technical transformation but also a political and economic project in which market design becomes a strategic terrain for rescaling governance.
SECOND TALK: Transitional planning interventions as climate actions in Taiwan with Peiwen Lu
This presentation examines transitional planning interventions as integral climate actions, evaluating their effectiveness in mitigating climate change impacts. Through the analysis of three cross-scalar case studies – Bento street actions, watery farms, and offshore wind metropolis – diverse modes ofcross-sectoral collaboration are explored. The presentation argues that planning practices provide a critical framework for fostering equitable pathways toward climate change adaptation via iterative and adaptive methodologies. Notably, planning capacity to learn and respond through incremental adjustments facilitates effective engagement with the complex challenges posed by climate change.
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