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James Morrison

@morrison-james.bsky.social
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PhD student at ICTA-UAB. Working on link between inequality and climate change and green industrial policy. Interested in pol econ of climate change and transitions. jamescmorrison.com

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Marta Vallvé @martavallve.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
New publication! I wrote a conceptual paper reflecting on how to study the material roots of socio-ecological conflicts using a metabolic rift approach. This is the story of how this paper came to be 🧵 doi.org/10.1177/0486...
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The Materiality of Socio-Ecological Conflicts: A Revised Interpretation of Marx’s Theory of Metabolic Rift - Marta Vallvé, 2025
In the context of ecological crisis and ecological transitions, socio-ecological conflicts are increasing. While their material causes are often attributed to s...
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Giorgos Kallis @giorgoskallis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
How does wealth inequality impact climate change? Alongside my brilliant colleagues @morrison-james.bsky.social & @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social we attempt to answer this in a new article @climate-policy.bsky.social We identify four mechanisms through which wealth inequality impacts carbon emissions
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
✈️💲🏭 Wealth inequality fuels the climate crisis — not just through luxury emissions, but through power, status, and high-carbon investments. Don't miss out on this paper by our researchers from ICTA-UAB, @morrison-james.bsky.social, @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social and @giorgoskallis.bsky.social
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Climate Policy Journal @climate-policy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
💰 Wealth inequality impacts #carbonemissions through four mechanisms, find @morrison-james.bsky.social @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social @giorgoskallis.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social: 1️⃣ Increased power of elites 2️⃣ Luxurious lifestyles 3️⃣ Higher status consumption 4️⃣ Investment in high carbon activities
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The impact of wealth inequality on carbon emissions and climate policy
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James Morrison @morrison-james.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
How does wealth inequality impact climate change? My co-authors @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social and @giorgoskallis.bsky.social and I attempt to answer this in a new article in @climate-policy.bsky.social We identify four mechanisms through which wealth inequality impacts carbon emissions.
Diagram describing the ways that wealth inequality affects carbon emissions. This is through policy influence, high carbon lifestyles of the wealth, status consumption and investment.
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