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Caroline Kuzemko

@cisk.bsky.social
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Professor in the Political Economy of Climate Change, University of Warwick.

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PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group @psaenvironmental.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🚨 Full programme announced for our September workshop 'Environmental Politics in an Age of Insecurity'! Registration and full details below @cisk.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social @ruthtownend.bsky.social @dralberro.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...
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Workshop: Environmental Politics in an Age of Insecurity
A one-day workshop on global (in)security, geopolitics and the environment.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The infamous US DOE climate report, written by a bunch of climate misinformers, claims that "sea level [is] rising at a lower rate than predicted" by the IPCC up to 2050. Not true. If you simply take the observed rise and extrapolate (blue), you get the same rise as IPCC predicted by 2050. 1/2
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/08/2025
Nice FT citing Ireland, where data centre power demand has massively outpaced clean power growth - meaning increased burning of fossil fuels You can't rely on an assumption of infinite, exponential, unstoppable renewable energy to excuse data centre expansionism. www.ft.com/content/0f61...
a chart showing rising dc power consumption but flatlining renewable growth levels
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“To turn a whole movement into a terrorist organisation is quite another matter” Labour's Baroness Chakrabarti spoke after 532 people were arrested at a protest in support of banned group Palestine Action
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Reynolds then talks about the - £3.4 billion from UK-US tariff deal - £14 billion from UK-EU reset - £4.8 billion from UK-India That's £22 billion, which doesn't come close to recovering the £140 billion in trade with the EU that is lost by keeping the UK outside the EU Single Market
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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Good to see this issue being raised. I don't think most people realise that councils can't/won't maintain the roads on many new housing estates, so the owners have to pay for it privately. This isn't fair, as they're paying the same council tax as everyone else, to maintain other roads.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 23/07/2025
🔥 2024 was the hottest year on record. Decision makers must prioritize #ClimateAction for both people and the planet. The window to secure a livable future is rapidly closing. Report: unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/... #SDGReport #SDGs #GlobalGoals
This graphic from the SDG Report 2025 shows that 2024 was the hottest year on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels. It features a rising temperature graph from 1850 to 2024 and includes SDG 13: Climate Action.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 23/07/2025
The International Court of Justice declared that states have legal duties—not just moral ones—to protect the climate. This landmark opinion, writes @panthealee.bsky.social, is part of a years-long campaign that began with university students.
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How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won
The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a years-long campaign that began with university students.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Want mass heat pump adoption? Fix the running costs. The electricity-to-gas price ratio is key. When policy makes electricity artificially expensive, the cleaner choice isn't the cheaper one. It's time to rebalance energy taxes, as this @thecccuk.bsky.social chart highlights.
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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 18/07/2025
Living Planet | Stand-up for the planet: cracking climate jokes www.dw.com/en/stand-up-... With climate change comedian Matt Winning @mattywin.bsky.social, who uses stand-up to make the climate crisis feel less distant, more human, and a lot harder to ignore.
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Stand-up for the planet: cracking climate jokes – DW – 07/18/2025
By day Matt Winning works on climate policy. By night, he’s turning scientific data into jokes. Fusing razor-sharp research with dry Scottish wit, Matt uses stand-up to make the climate crisis feel le...
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
An excellent set of resources on social sciences for climate and sustainability solutions...
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Climate and Sustainability Hub – Academy of Social Sciences
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Welsh climate impact story: my mum's local Co-op store in Cardiff has been unable to stock perishable food and dairy for over a week because its chill cabinets are powered by a gas generator. The gas tanks that power the generator are overheating thanks to a heatwave affecting the UK.
Photo showing empty shelves in a chiller in a UK Co-op store.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report by @eea.europa.eu finds - The stress and sleep disturbance from noise results early deaths and disease, with children especially vulnerable Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds
About 110 million people suffer stress and sleep disturbance that lead to tens of thousands of early deaths
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David Watson @davidawatson.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The takeaway here is that energy suppliers are gradually shifting to energy technology providers, and breaking down barriers to demand for that tech by shifting their product offering to 'energy as a service' models.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 13/06/2025
NEW – Guest post: How climate change is fuelling record-breaking extreme weather | @erichfischer.bsky.social‬ Read here: buff.ly/bnrSvQN
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Remember the countless media articles about 'external' threats to our energy and digital infrastructures? Instead of investing billions in the arms industry and R&D for military purposes, the state should be investing in climate resilience. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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EPA identifies 115 risks to Ireland from climate change
Disruption and damage to Ireland's energy system and built environment from extreme wind events are among 115 risks the country faces due to climate change, according to the EPA.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Solar hit 700GW in 2020—10x what was forecast in 2006. Why? Feedback loops & non-linear change, not just tech swaps, drive clean energy. Our new @carbonbrief.org piece: Early policy support + smart market design + cross-sector links = faster decarbonisation. www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEW | Wind and solar generated more than a QUARTER of China's 🇨🇳 electricity for the first month on record ⚡ In April 2025, 26% of China's electricity generation was produced by wind and solar according to our latest @ember-energy.org data. Wind: 13.6% Solar 12.4% ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/05/2025
Global average temperatures are spiking, rising faster than climate models seem able to explain, and in a sane world, every country would be united in a full-scale effort to figure this out & respond. Instead the US is dismantling its scientific infrastructure.
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The World’s Most Urgent Scientific Question
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2024-warmest-year-record-about-155degc-above-pre-industrial-level There is no question more urgent than the one indicated by that red arrow in the graph...
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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Watch our Latest Webinar – Understanding Global Energy Technology Supply Chains: Implications for the UK Join Uwe Remme & Peter Levi @iea.org, and UKERC's @cisk.bsky.social, Gavin Bridge and Jamie Speirs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTlm...
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UKERC Webinar Understanding Global Energy Technology Supply Chains Implications for the UK def
YouTube video by UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
"Don't think about the scientific impacts that feel...somehow too scary and depressing to deal with. Take your attention and focus it on the people who are preventing us from ending the climate crisis." Great to talk @currentaffairs.bsky.social. www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-to-...
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How to Fight Fossil Fuel Propaganda
From denialism to "doomerism" to downplaying the effects of the crisis, climate propaganda is all around us. Genevieve Guenther explains how to counter such propaganda with effective talking points.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Today, House Republicans are unveiling their plan to increase energy bills and pollution for everyday Americans, just to give billionaires another tax break. A summary of their proposals. THREAD! 🧵
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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Good UK climate transport news... Despite billionairist media waging war on EVs, EV sales in UK soar to 32%. Whilst old fossil fuel vehicles share falls precipitously to just 54%. UK on track for majority EV sales in 2026! 👍 We are now a year ahead of EU average.🎂 cleantechnica.com/2025/05/12/e...
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EVs Take 32.1% Share In The UK — Volkswagen Leads - CleanTechnica
April’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 32.1% share in the UK, up from 24.7% year-on-year. BEVs grew decently, though PHEVs grew more.
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Georg Zachmann @gzachmann.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Reducing EU gas demand in line with RePowerEU, would allow the EU to be very picky with respect to its foreign gas suppliers. www.bruegel.org/analysis/fut... [new figure by @keliauskaite.bsky.social that I like a lot]
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
‼️ My first official public event in my new role at Oxford: I will host Ernest Akinlola (CEO, Bboxx Nigeria) at @orieloxford.bsky.social 15 May, 5:15PM speaking about unlocking solar power’s potential across Nigeria & Africa. Secure your spot here: www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
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Oriel Environment Group Trinity 2025 Lecture - Oriel College
The Oriel Environment Group’s Trinity term talk will be given by Ernest Akinlola, MD/CEO of Bboxx Nigeria, on Thursday 15 May from 5.15-6,15pm in the Owen Walker Room. After the talk there will be dri...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/05/2025
"Refusal is active. Angry. It demands struggle. An attachment to the righteousness of fossil fuel lifestyles, and to all the hierarchies that depend upon fossil fuels, produces a desire to not just deny, but to refuse climate change, and a willingness to engage in authoritarianism to do so"
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The Trump administration has declared war on America
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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
UKERC's @cisk.bsky.social will be joining the @ipcc.bsky.social to explore its Seventh Assessment Report on May 14.🗓️ They will identify research priorities and evidence gaps to address to strengthen and support the IPCC assessment. Find out more. ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19239...
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Exploring Research Priorities for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (invite only)
The IPCC has recently approved the outlines to its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). These outlines must now be translated into robust and impactful assessments. Exploring Research Priorities for the I...
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Niklas Höhne @niklashoehne.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The power outage in Spain is a call for action to rethink our electricity grids and increase investments - a matter that experts point to for years now. And as always it is not black or white. So read the extended Q&A of our expert Gustavo de Vivera. newclimate.org/news/qa-what...
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Q&A: What does the Iberian blackout signal for the energy transition?
While we await a full assessment from system operators, the Iberian blackout offers a valuable opportunity for reflection: we must move beyond a fossil-fuel mindset and fundamentally rethink how we un...
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 07/05/2025
Investigating a blackout is like a murder mystery. On this week's SHIFT KEY, Rob and I consider the suspects and dig into the mystery of what caused the massive blackout in Spain and Portugal last week. Along the way, we try to demystify the magic behind modern grids heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡
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Spain’s Blackout and the Miracle of the Modern Power Grid
Rob and Jesse go deep on the electricity machine.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
0.1% - rise in GDP from UK-India trade deal 5.0% - loss in GDP from Brexit Source: Technical note of the preliminary economic impacts of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement Published 6 May 2025
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Energy Geography Research Group @energygeography.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Last week, we caught up with @mcbrisbois.bsky.social from @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social for #IWD! 🚨 We talked motivation, her impactful work with @edrc-uk.bsky.social, and the two must-read papers topping her list right now.📚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8R...
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EnGRG A Spotlight on... Marie Claire Brisbois
YouTube video by Energy Geographies Research Group
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Michael Donnelly @mjdonnelly.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Come be my boss (well, half of my time)! It will be fun: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... The Munk School is looking for a new director. We're open on discipline. It's a great place to work. Reach out with questions. #PolSciJobs #PoliSciJobs #PoliSciJobMarket #EconSky #EconJobs
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Director and Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Director and Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
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Sander Chan @sanderchan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Exciting opportunity! We're hiring a postdoctoral researcher to work with us on the effectiveness, integrity, and synergies of cooperative climate action. If you're passionate about impactful research and transnational climate action, I’d love to hear from you. www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Xi speech: China to announce all GHG, economy wide NDC before COP30: 各方都应该尽最大努力,在统筹经济发展和能源转型基础上制定和实施国家自主贡献的行动纲领。中国将于联合国气候变化贝伦大会前,宣布覆盖全经济范围、包括所有温室气体的2035年国家自主贡献目标。 www.fmprc.gov.cn/zyxw/202504/...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 04/05/2025
As newly published Met Office weather records for April show another dry month, farmers who faced a deluge last autumn are increasingly worried about another poor harvest. eciu.net/media/press...
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Paula Villar @artevillar.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Ninguém aguenta mais essas IAs nos roubando e forçando a usarmos esta bosta. Além de que o meio ambiente paga muito caro. Somos explorados massivamente enquanto o meio ambiente é destruído. NINGUÉM AGUENTA MAIS ESSAS BOSTAS DO VALE DO SILÍCIO
Desenho de um perfil de rosto na cor amarela. Na imagem só se vê do nariz pra baixo. Este rosto tem um canudo na boca. O canudo está sugando um cérebro. Na parte superior da imagem está escrito "exploração". Há uma seta escrito Big Techs apontando para o rosto. Há uma seta apontando para o cérebro escrito "você".
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Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) @warwickpais.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🎓 PAIS student Millie Gould made her mark at BCUR 2025, held at Newcastle Uni! With department support, Millie presented her UG dissertation at the UK’s largest undergrad research conference. 👏 #BCUR2025 #UndergraduateResearch #PAIS
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Brexit's disastrous impact on the NHS led to 1,485 extra deaths per year, according to a new academic study. Researchers say after the 2016 leave vote, EU nurses left & were replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had knock-on effect for patients www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK, study finds
Quality of care dropped as staff were replaced with less experienced nurses, researchers at the University of Surrey say
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Because they felt that air pollution isn't killing enough Americans, the Senate voted to overturn an EPA rule that limits toxic air pollutants emitted by industrial facilities, marking the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.
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Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants
If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.
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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
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Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change
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Julie MacArthur 🍁 @jlmacarthur.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Well this is exciting. 'A common-sense decision': Government to make solar panels mandatory for new homes in England. #energysky www.businessgreen.com/news/4413004...
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'A common-sense decision': Government to make solar panels mandatory for new homes in England
Ministers expected to beef-up Future Homes Standard to ensure solar panels are installed on 99 per cent of new build homes from 2027
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UK Energy Research Centre @ukerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Join our webinar with @iea.org on May 6🗓️ Uwe Rimme and Peter Levi will discuss the 2024 edition of IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives – a global energy technology guidebook – with expertise from the UK Energy Research Centre. @cisk.bsky.social @strathcep.bsky.social ukerc.ac.uk/events/under...
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 27/04/2025
74% of the global population lives in countries that are net importers of fossil fuels⚡ By relying on domestic coal and clean electricity, China has kept its import reliance relatively low ember-energy.org/lat...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
⚡ One month ago Europe’s largest battery site went live in Scotland! 🔋 300MW/600MWh at Blackhillock 📍 Key grid hub between wind farms 🌍 First in the world to offer grid stability from batteries 💷 £170M in savings 🌱 2.6M tonnes CO₂ avoided Big win for the energy transition.
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 16/04/2025
🚨 EU solar overtook coal for the FIRST TIME last year The BIGGEST fall in coal generation globally was in the EU in 2024, with many EU countries ranking among the world’s leaders in solar and wind 📉 ember-energy.org/lat...
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PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group @psaenvironmental.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Attending @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social’s #PSA25? Interested in environmental politics? Visit our website for info on our panels, AGM, and social events! 🤩🌍🌊👇🏼 psaenvironment.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/p... #climatejustice #politics
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PSA Environment at #PSA25 in Birmingham!
We are delighted to announce that we have 11 sessions on at #PSA25 in Birmingham, including joint panels with the British and Comparative Political Economy SG, and additional panels on environmenta…
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/04/2025
The crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly NO it's not due to net-zero YES it is due to GAS Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
Chart showing double the number of protests in 2025 than occurred during the same time period in 2017.
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UK100 @uk100.org · 10/04/2025
📢 LGA’s consultation on a statutory duty for local climate action is now live! 🗣️ 75% of councils say a duty would strengthen net zero delivery (Local Net Zero 2.0) – but support must come with resources. #LocalNetZero #ClimateAction #LocalGov
Graphic with a green background and torn paper effect. Text reads: “LGA open consultation on local governments' legal responsibilities to act on climate change.” It invites people working in local government, NGOs, think tanks, and alliances to share views on whether councils should have a statutory duty to take climate action. Dated April 10, 2025. The UK100 logo appears in the bottom left corner.
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