Andreas Vavvos graduated from the University of Crete majoring in Psychology. He was awarded his master’s from the Department of Sociology, University of Crete. He is a Ph.D. student at the same department but spent his first year at the Department of Social Anthropology, Saint Andrews, as the dissertation is written under a cotutelle agreement. The dissertation is located at the collaborative intersection between social anthropology and critical psychology, exploring how diverse social groups comprehend their futures in an interconnected global sector (energy). The dissertation explores social activism, coal mine closures, visions for the future, and opposition of miners’ unions to energy transitions in Western Macedonia (Greece) and other parts of the country. Andreas is concerned with a better understanding of human agency, particularly future anticipation, and utopian thinking. As such, the dissertation attempts to contribute to ongoing debates in both social anthropology and critical psychology, where questions of temporality, the consequences of enforced labor transitions, the influence of social movements, and the implications of scalar methodologies are currently at the fore. Andreas works as a social researcher in the research programs “SIGMA – Sustainable Innovation and Governance in the Mediterranean Area for the WEF Nexus” (Prima Project) and ”Moving – Mountain Valorization through Interconnectedness and Green Growth” (Horizon 2020). He won a scholarship for financial aid thanks to academic excellence during his postgraduate studies (Special Account for Research Grants of the University of Crete) and a scholarship for financial aid from the Konstantinos Vellios institution for undergraduate studies. As an IKY Fulbright Visiting Research Student, he will spend a 6-month period at Rice University in Houston, Texas, at the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Environmental Studies. The main focus in the United States will be the investigation of diverse epistemological and methodological frameworks in researching and understanding energy transitions. The coursework in the U.S.A. will consist of pertinent energy courses, lectures, and teaching activities that will aid in the exploration of the leading theoretical frameworks for the energy transition. Towards these ends, the research will concentrate on analyzing Greece's energy transition using collaborative ethnography as a method and critical realism as an epistemological framework. Texas is the ideal site for anyone interested in studying the energy transition since there, the effects of climate change are already evident. In the U.S.A, and particularly in Texas, the energy transition has proceeded, and significant steps are being taken that could hasten the shift while improving energy affordability and promoting inclusive economic growth. While heading in the same direction, Greece's transition is less smooth. Andreas is also interested in understanding how energy communities in Texas manage transition challenges.