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Jeroen Wouters

@woutersj.bsky.social
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mathematics, sustainability, climate extremes, texmacs, FOSS, cycling, Reading UK #RdgUK Lecturer in Maths and Stats at #UniversityOfReading

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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Zack is right. As a former member of the Labour Party I take no pleasure in admitting the fact, but it's true. Labour has deserted working people. They'll let the super rich stay that way. For ordinary people, working communities, and the future of our very planet... @greenparty.org.uk
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📢 Workshop "𝗘𝗫𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲" 📅 𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 '𝟮𝟲, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗨𝗞 - Climate 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 and 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 - 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 Funding from @uniofreading.bsky.social & @londmathsoc.bsky.social ✅ Free registration by 15 May research.reading.ac.uk/cmpe/exrec20...
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Workshop "EXtremes and Rare Events in Climate and related applications" (ExREC) - Centre for the Mathematics of Planet Earth
15-16 June 2026 Reading Extreme climatic events such as heat waves, droughts, and flooding are expected to change drastically in the future as anthropogenic influences continue. Even more impactful ar...
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Reading Bike Hub does regular bike maintenance workshops. Some have been on disc brakes. If you already have some skills you can also go there and pay a small fee for tool access plus guidance from the mechanics.
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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Eleven hottest years on record. WMO climate report: 2025 at +1.43 °C, ocean heat record for the 9th year, CO₂ at 423.9 ppm. Earth's energy imbalance tracked for the first time. Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute contributed. #Climate @meteobe.bsky.social 🔗 wmo.int/news/media-c...
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Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and me...
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Diana Finch @dianafinch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My latest Substack piece considers the case for accounting for real value. wayouteconomics.substack.com/p/way-out-of... #valuebeyondmoney #wayouteconomics #countwhatmatters
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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025
A talk on Taler "GNU Taler: beyond digital money" by Iván Ávalos media.ccc.de/v/why2025-84-gnu-taler… (2025-08-10) #GNUTaler #Taler #TalerProtocol
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GNU Taler: beyond digital money
Digital money everywhere, all the time, all at once... isn't it getting a little boring? In this talk you will learn how [GNU Taler](http...
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Hmm - just testing Flare on Android. It looks really good for getting Bluesky, Mastodon and RSS feeds into one place. This might be a game-changer f-droid.org/packages/dev.dimension.…
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Even the analysis of that tiny sample is flawed. In just a quick scan I already found one mention of 'zero carbon' that wasn't counted as 'net zero'. I saw another 'global warming' that probably doesn't count as 'climate change' either.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The 'Zack Polanski and the Greens don't talk about the environment anymore' commentators are out in force right now. Time to reshare this video 👇 #PeopleAndPlanet
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
💫 The May #localelections are your chance to influence policy! Accessibility to #cargobikes for all families is one of our key manifesto asks. Want to support this? 👉 Follow us! Share this post! Send it to a friend!
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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Cities around the world are starting to ban fossil fuel advertising - just like tobacco ads before them. It’s time more cities followed. #BanFossilAds @adfreecities.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A billion reasons why we urgently need transition from #FossilFuels to renewable energy. Here's another one! Pay of #Shell Chief Exec Wael Sawan rose 60% to £13.8m in 2025 despite 22% drop in annual profits & 4 workers died in workplace accidents. Now Shell Board wants to raise max CEO pay by 50%🤑🤯
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I'd be very interested to see the numbers on this, but have no idea where to find the data. How many women athletes must now take this test x £185 = How much money drained from women's sport funding? In order to stigmatise and exclude how many on ideological grounds?
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Finally it sends a terrible message. Complain loudly enough and we will take out cycle lanes. Is Shinfield Rd next? To the cycling community it sadly shows to never trust this council. They will show pretty drawings of cycle lanes (e.g. along London Rd, Queens Rd) to then bin them a few years later.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The new plans will also make it very difficult to cross Sidmouth St along South St. They are planning to take out two pedestrian refuges without putting in any crossing. Imagine having to cross two lanes of heavy traffic as a wheelchair user or with small children.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The cycle lane was certainly underused, because it was never connected to anything. The council has been promising this for years. Just in 2024 they were given £238k to draw up plans for active travel connections at the Sidmouth St/Queens Rd junction. That opportunity will now be gone for decades.
A bridge with a big gap, with the text "We're not seeing drivers using the new bridge we built.". At the bottom "Connected networks are just as important for people on bikes as they are for those driving cars."
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A more courageous council would have implemented congestion charges and used that income to connect up walking and cycling routes. If they are so hell-bent on adding road space they could have taken out parking spaces instead.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Could adding another lane of traffic reduce congestion locally and temporarily? Maybe. Will it displace the congestion further down into an already heavily congested network? Probably. Even if it does reduce overall congestion induced demand will rapidly clog it up again.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
After years of glacial progress Reading Borough Council now plans to remove cycling and walking infrastructure in an attempt please car drivers. media.reading.gov.uk/news/road-la...
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Road layout change proposed for key central Reading route | Reading Borough Council News
Additional vehicle capacity planned for Sidmouth Street to pave way for introduction of new London Road bus lane Cycle facilities would be rearranged to reflect demand on the local transport network
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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 20/02/2026
Last week’s successful challenge of Palestine Action’s proscription is a huge win - but is our right to protest still under threat? Watch new PSUK now to hear more from @amnestyuk.bsky.social UK Director of Law and Human Rights, Tom Southerden. #Politics #UK #News
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/02/2026
Something the Government want you to forget...
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 19/02/2026
I have friends being threatened by their workplaces over the use of toilets they've been using for years without problem.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Google, who is reported to merrily hand over data on ICE critics to DHS, wants to control what you can do on your device. Another reason for tech independence.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/02/2026
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.
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European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Or, here's an idea, maybe we shouldn't let the "financial market investors" who have caused decades of austerity, dictate how we treat the most vulnerable in society?
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Murena @murena-com.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
💡 Ever heard of monopoly power? What sounds like a board game is Big Tech’s core strategy: lock-in. Companies like Microsoft make institutions depend on them - not because they’re ethical, but because ecosystems are hard to leave. Great long-read series by SOMO 👉 www.somo.nl/beyond-prices/
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Beyond prices - SOMO
The role of Monopoly Power in global inflation In our new series of long reads, we examine the manifestation of monopoly power across various sectors and countries. We want to unravel the complex…
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy! Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence. Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Ban on ads for carbon intensive products, including meat! This is progressive
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Did you mean to write "But *when* will these ambitious career politicians cause problems"? 🙂
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
📣 Parents. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay. We need your photos of the school run! The more people can see how awful it is out there - and how unsafe it is for our children - the more power we have. DM pix or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids #schoolrun
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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 14/01/2026
2025 global climate highlights are out: 🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record, 1.47ºC above the preindustrial level 📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5) 🌍 The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record See: climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima... ⚒️🧪🌊
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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Flanders sees a mobility shift: 51% of new bikes are electric & cycling risk dropped 30% since 2017. 🇧🇪 Investments hit €300m/year, aiming for 30% of all trips by bike by 2040. #ActiveTravel #Flanders 🔗 fietsberaad.be/documenten/f...
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Flanders, with a population about 1/10th of the UK, invests €485m/year in cycling or €71 per capita per year. For the UK this would mean a £4,265m per year (or £3,609m/y for England)! Consider this the next time the government tries to sell a few £100m as a significant investment.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It seems like €300m/year is the Flemish investment at regional level. The brochure in the link adds up the local and provincial numbers to around €485m/year. That's a whopping €71 per capita per year!
A bar chart entitled "Evolutie fietsinvesteringen" ("evolution of bicycle investments"). It shows bars for local, provincial and Flemish investments for the years 2019-2024. The total numbers are 315, 466, 475, 455, 408 and 485 million respectively.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It seems like €300m/year is the Flemish investment at regional level. The brochure in the link adds up the local and provincial numbers to around €485m/year. That's a whopping €71 per capita per year!
A bar chart entitled "Evolutie fietsinvesteringen" ("evolution of bicycle investments"). It shows bars for local, provincial and Flemish investments for the years 2019-2024. The total numbers are 315, 466, 475, 455, 408 and 485 million respectively.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Labour Party friends: I cannot in good conscience vote for this agenda and nor should you
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Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
IANAL, but it seems so clear that the government's inaction (especially against SUVs) is breaching the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (the rights to relax and play, health, and safety from violence). But "the economy" comes first. Time for crowdfunded mass litigation?
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Daryl 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘮𝘤í𝘯 🎃 Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 04/01/2026
If you are thinking of following suit, here's a list of EU tech alternatives: european-alternatives.eu
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European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Peter Koonce 🚦 @pkoonce.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Ghent is highlighted in @thewaroncars.bsky.social #LifeAfterCars as a City that used a thoughtful traffic circulation plan to boost cycling in the central city @bicycledutch.bsky.social described it here youtu.be/rf0chvYf5Yo?...
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Ghent kicked out cars to make room for cyclists! (and hosted Velo-City 2024)
YouTube video by BicycleDutch
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Ghent just keeps breaking cycling records 🥳 www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
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Ghent boasts Flanders’ busiest bicycle boulevard | VRT NWS: news
The fair city of Ghent is set to pick up a new cycling record soon. Flanders' busiest cycle route, along the Coupure, will clock up more than 3 million cyclists this year. Yet again, this is more than...
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Reading Bike Hub is all about sustainability and is getting an exciting new mural to represent this. Recognise those stripes? @edhawkins.org @uniofreading.bsky.social
The entrance to Reading Bike Hub being painted. A few light and dark blue stripes have been painted already. Caption: "can you guess what's coming?"
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People & Planet @peopleandplanet.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📣 The 2025/6 University League is here! We ranked 147 UK universities against ethics and sustainability criteria. 📈 🔍 Find out how your university scored! 👇 peopleandplanet.org/university-l...
Image of collage of university buildings. Text reads: How ethical  and sustainable is your university? New ranking out today: 1. Manchester Metropolitan University
  2.  Bath Spa University
 3.  University of West London
  4.  University of Reading
  5.  University of Salford
  6.  Bournemouth University
 7.  University of Greenwich
 8.  De Montfort University
 9.  University of Worcester
 10.  Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Harry @harry-is-human.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - technically speaking neither is breathing in coal dust for a 12 hour shift but we still recognise blacklung as an illness. Life in a harmful environment makes you ill and people who don't know that shouldn't be doctors.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
In 2016 al werd de externe kost van wegtransport in België op €26 miljard geschat. Dat bedrag kan nu alleen maar gestegen zijn. Hadden jullie echt geen transportexpert kunnen vinden om weerwoord te bieden tegen het protest van de autolobby op €20 miljard "opbrengsten"?
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
So, uhm, first rejoin the carriageway and dismount there, or first dismount and rejoin the carriageway on foot??? 🤷‍♂️
The end of a shared path, leading to a zebra crossing on a road. There are two signs, one says "cyclists rejoin carriageway", the other "cyclists dismount".
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
A Labour government passed the Equality Act. A Labour government was in power when the Supreme Court interpreted it to not mean what ministers at the time were clear it was intended to mean. The Labour government response should have been to legislate to fix it. Not doing so was a cowardly betrayal.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society: Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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Jeroen Wouters @woutersj.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This is such a valuable document to get an overview of such a complex, broad and quickly evolving field! I was a bit surprised that the active mobility section seems to have been dropped, though.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/11/2025
"This is a really obvious thing the Government should do: tax wealth fairly." @elliechowns.bsky.social outlines what the Green Party would have done differently at the Budget to cut bills by taxing wealth fairly.
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