Energy and Environment Specialty Group of the AAG 

Welcome to the Energy and Environment Specialty Group (EESG) of the American Association of Geographers! 

On behalf of the Energy and Environment Specialty Group executive committee and advisory board, we want to extend a very warm welcome.

This website serves as a resource and point of entry for a community of scholars, educators and practitioners working on energy and environment related issues. Our specialty group serves to expand the reach of our members research, offer financial support and awards, provide a space for sharing educational material, while hosting various events. 

We would love to hear from our members on how we can better serve our community, so if you have ideas please email aag.eesg@gmail.com            

Please continue to check this website for updates and also follow us on Bluesky: @AAG-Energy.bsky.social.

Warm regards from the EESG team: Ryan Stock, Tiffany Grobelski, Maddy Kroot, Nikki Luke, Samuel Ayivi, and Owen Harrington.

 Announcements: 

• We recently updated our specialty group bylaws, with unanimous approval of the Executive Committee, Board of Advisors, and voting members! You can read our updated bylaws here.

• New EESG leadership was voted in during the 2025 AAG EESG business meeting! We would like to congratulate Maddy Kroot (Secretary), Samuel Ayivi (Graduate Student Representative), Silvia Grandi (Board of Advisors), Abdullah Al Mamun (Board of Advisors), Vikas Menghwani (Board of Advisors), and Kelli Roemer (Board of Advisors).

Our Vision

The Energy and Environment Specialty Group aims to be an inclusive, accessible and diverse community of scholars, educators, practitioners and activists who engage in energy and environmental issues and scholarship.

Our Mission

The Energy and Environment Specialty Group enhances energy and environmental geography scholarship, practice and education by inviting and supporting contributions from diverse scholars, practitioners, educators and activists. Our community highlights the critical importance of context-specific perspectives to advance orthodox understandings of energy and environmental scholarship.