Giovanni Frifo

Dr. Giovanni Frigo

  • Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
    Postfach 3640
    76021 Karlsruhe

Current positions

Fields of work

  • Energy Ethics
  • Philosophy of Energy
  • Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
  • Energy Humanities
  • Science and Technology Studies (STS)

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“Among the myriad of dimensions of energy transitions, some relate to moral questions and dilemmas: How much energy can be considered enough for a person? What is the relation between energy transitions and ecological conservation? At ITAS I address this kind of questions, often together with colleagues from other disciplines. My goal is to develop scholarly contributions and events in the emerging area of (Normative) Energy Ethics.”
 

Giovanni Frigo, researcher with focus on environmental and technology ethics

Professional background

since 2019 Postdoctoral researcher in the PhilETAS research group at ITAS (member of scientific staff at ITAS)
2018 Visiting assistant professor, Department of philosophy, Northern Michigan University (NMU), Marquette, MI, USA
2013 - 2018 Ph.D. Environmental Ethics, Department of philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA
2017 Graduate certificate in Energy, Department of mechanical & energy engineering, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA
2014 - 2018 Teaching fellow, Department of philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA
2013 - 2014 Teaching assistant, Department of Philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA
2008 - 2011 M.A. Philosophical Sciences, University of Verona, Italy and Erasmus Program at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France
2005 - 2008 B.A. Philosophy, University of Verona, Italy

Selected publications

Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Hillerbrand, R.
Designing for Care: Changing Values in Energy Systems
Science and Engineering Ethics (forthcoming 2023)

Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy Ethics, Justice and SDG7
in L. Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Cham: Springer 2022.

Frigo, G.; Baumann, M.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy and the Good Life: Capabilities as the Foundation of the Right to Access Energy Services”
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 22 (1) 2021.

Publications


2023
Journal Articles
Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Hillerbrand, R.
Designing for Care
2023. Science and Engineering Ethics, 29 (3), 16. doi:10.1007/s11948-023-00434-4 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Presentations
Frigo, G.; Düvel, E.; García-Portela, L.; Hillerbrand, R.; Milchram, C.; Poznic, M.; Schmidt, M. W.; Widyatmanto, J. N.
Current Issues in the Emerging Field of Normative Energy Ethics
2023. Helmholtz Energy Conference (2023), Koblenz, Germany, June 12–13, 2023 
2022
Book Chapters
Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy Ethics, Justice and SDG7
2022. Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ed.: W.L: Filho, 1–11, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_135-1 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Presentations
Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Poznic, M.; Schmidt, M.; Hillerbrand, R.
An Ethical Assessment of Digital Mobility Transitions: Perspectives from Care Ethics
2022. 5th European Technology Assessment Conference (ETAC5 2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, July 25–27, 2022 
2020
Book Chapters
Frigo, G.
Beyond the Capitalocene: An Ecocentric Perspective for the Energy Transition
2020. Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene. Ed.: A. Valtonen, 150–174, Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781839108709.00015 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Presentations
Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
The Right to Energy Access and the Capabilities Approach
2020. International Engager Workshop "Co-Creating the ’Right to Energy’ in Theory and Practice", Universität Groningen, Niederlande, 08.-09.01.2020 (2020), Groningen / Girona, January 8–9, 2020 
2019
Journal Articles
Frigo, G.
Post-fossil Nomoi of Energy
2019. Nordia geographical publications, 48 (6), 63–74 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document