In other news, they're still digging up the front of Leeds station

Academic catch-22: I need ethical approval to get a data sharing agreement, but I need a data sharing agreement to get ethical approval. Send help.

#RGSIBG25 has begun in Birmingham Yesterday we had a trip to Tyseley Energy Park and today we have 7 Energy Geography sponsored sessions Follow ‪@energygeography.bsky.social to learn more

Today, we are thrilled to kick off our Annual International Conference, held in-person at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and online! 🌍 Watch the Conference’s Chair, Professor Patricia Noxolo, share what shaped this year’s theme, Creative geographies. #RGSIBG25

@rgsibg.bsky.social conference 2025 is here! We've had a lovely outing to discuss all things energy geography at the Tyseley energy park in Brum. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our group's sponsored sessions this week @imogenrattle.bsky.social

On #YorkshireDay, I’m very pleased to share our new article published in Geoforum, led by @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social with colleagues from the @edrc-uk.bsky.social Place theme: (Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand: Implications for research and policy doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #EnergySky

And also - what's happening with the revised Industrial Decarbonisation strategy - notable here by its absence #EnergySky

Delighted to share our latest piece for UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), where we take stock of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy and its implications for industrial decarbonisation. 📖 Read the full blog here: lnkd.in/et9zPFKP #EnergySky

Submitting a paper for review: 10% uploading files, 90% fighting with the submission portal while questioning your life choices #AcademicSky

New paper from researchers @tyndallcentre.bsky.social on social licence and industrial decarbonisation The distinction between social licence in principle and in practice is a useful way to think about how trust legitimacy and credibility evolve from policy to implementation doi.org/10.1016/j.er...

New article from @pancholewis.bsky.social! Fluid hope in a climate emergency: Lessons from an English citizens’ jury. Is it possible to have hope for the future in a climate emergency? doi.org/10.1080/0964...

That odd mix of disappointment and relief when you find out you didn’t get into the London Marathon.

The UKERC Annual Assembly has kicked off! UKERC Director Robert Gross opens the day, introducing the new Themes of UKERC's work for the next phase, and an overview of the political context of the last year.

Spotted at the AJ Bell Great #Birmingham Run: The rats don’t run this city - you do. Cheerleading with a side of social commentary🐀🏃‍♂️

🌍 One-Day Online Conference: Just Energy Transitions ⚡ Are you a PGR or ECR exploring the social, political, and environmental dimensions of just energy transitions? Join us for a one-day online conference on 10 July.

Come and work with us! The focus will be on action that needs to be taken across places to deliver net-zero ready energy networks in the face of technical, economic and social uncertainty, including how best to support the most vulnerable members of society. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

And in other news… my bin has been emptied. The #Birmingham equivalent of winning the lottery.

📢 📢 Just released: the IDRIC Frontier Report on Policy and Governance for Industrial Decarbonisation – bringing together insights from seven research projects tackling key challenges on the path to net zero. idric.org/wp-content/u... #NetZero #IndustrialDecarbonisation #ClimatePolicy #Governance

That feeling when you spend weeks on funding application, redrafting, tweaking every sentence - only to be met with a blank auto-response. Not even a token “thank you for your submission” 😂 Academia really knows how to keep us humble. #AcademicSky

📢 PGRs in energy research - this one's for you!🏆 Enter our PGR Paper Prize for a chance to win £75! We will work with the winners to promote their work. Categories - conceptual, impact & methods. 🗓 Deadline: 5PM GMT 30 May More info 👉 www.energygeographies.org/pgr-paper-co... @rgsibg.bsky.social

💡 New Aldersgate Group report 🏭 Today we launch a new paper setting out the policy gaps that must be addressed by the UK government to drive industrial decarbonisation while driving growth. Read the new publication and its recommendations here ⬇️ www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/publications...

Announcing our new Activism Award 🏆 Celebrating individuals & organisations driving energy justice in the UK – through research, teaching, activism, or community action. 🌍⚡ Nominate now! Deadline 5pm GMT, Friday, 30 May 2025👇 www.energygeographies.org/activisim-aw...

Happy #ALCSDay to our members! We’re so proud to have once again paid more money, to more members than ever before.

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... If you're a quantitative modeller looking for a role with policy impact, this could be for you! A 2.5-year position funded through EDRC & UKERC working with Peter Taylor (and possibly me). Deadline: 20 April #IndustrialDecarbonisation #Hiring #PostDoc #EnergySky

Four articles I've co-authored used to train Meta, including ironically, one on the environmental unsustainability of digital communication, one on how digital communication shapes environmental protests and one on negative transitions...

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...

📢 New open-access article in @GeoOpenAccess: Clusters in Context: Towards a Typology of Industrial Decarbonisation Initiatives by Peter Taylor and me Read it here: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #IndustrialDecarbonisation #Research #OpenAccess

Great webinar coming up from @olamichalec.bsky.social as part of the RGS Energy Geographies X Digital series. “Developing digital twins in the energy industry – lessons for innovators, policymakers and infrastructure operators”: tomorrow Wednesday 5th March 2-3 (GMT). Register via: shorturl.at/2IMYk

📢 New article! How can we decarbonise industry fairly? This perspective introduces a Place-based, Just Transition framework to help industries and governments work with communities for a just and sustainable transition Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.er... #JustTransition #IndustrialDecarbonisation

Who will join us at the @justcentre.bsky.social launch in #Manchester? Will be a fun event, and a celebration of #diversity, #inclusion and #environment in these challenging times... Eventbrite below: 📅 12th March, 17:00 – 19:00 📍 The People History Museum www.eventbrite.com/e/just-centr...

My ongoing mental block about how to spell 'environment' is proving a real problem in this job.

Carbon budget seven is out! The CCC position is that the main route to industrial decarbonisation is the electrification of heat. CCS for chemicals, cement and lime. Hydrogen to play a supporting role where electrification is either impractical or not cost effective. #IndustrialDecarbonisation

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It's been a long time coming

Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? | Nils Pratley

Three postdocs positions (36 months each) are available in the School of Geography at QMUL; all working on a great ERC project on the dark side of green energy (waste, labour rights, etc) with Dr Carlo Inverardi-Ferri. Please share! qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

The Place theme is my home within the EDRC and I’m currently exploring place-based approaches to industrial decarbonisation. This research focuses on understanding how localised strategies can contribute to more effective and sustainable industrial energy demand reduction.

Review = it's so over Revisions = we're so back

One of the sobering things about academia is how often your work is cited in support of a point you're sure you didn't make. And on occasions in support of a point that's the polar opposite of the point you intended to make #AcademicChat

Now, what was I doing...?

It's the most wonderful time of the year #duvetknowitschristmas

👋 Climate Policy has officially joined Bluesky! 🎉 Follow for the latest updates on new articles and read analysis on topics such as climate finance, adaptation, decarbonization, climate justice and much more❗️ 👉 climatepolicy.com 👉 climatepolicyjournal.org

eduroam is the perfect metaphor for academia – a globe spanning wonder of connectedness that’s almost impossible to permanently join

Outputs are like buses, they arrive all at once! Today's second publication is the UKERC annual review of energy 2024 ft a chapter from Peter Taylor and me on what the proposed industrial strategy might mean for industrial decarbonisation

📢 New article led by @hkpoulter.bsky.social for @ukerc.bsky.social shows how local & regional energy systems in GB can drive the energy transition. But a governance gap slows progress. Coherent planning is key to unlock their potential & achieve #NetZero 🌍⚡ authors.elsevier.com/c/1kFYO7tZ6a...

If you're puzzling over the impact of carbon border adjustment mechanisms on industrial decarbonisation and the just transition, this policy brief offers clarity. Recommended. Also, kudos to the Centre for European Reform for including a share-to-Bluesky button 👏 #CBAM #JustTransition #Industry

Cement CCS reaches mechanical completion in Norway

New paper out, with support from @edrc-uk.bsky.social. Geospatial analyses show that coastal, rural, highland & inner-city areas in the UK are most likely to be affected by double energy and transport injustices. We hope this will be of interest to the #energyjustice & #climatejustice community.

We are inviting applications for session sponsorship for the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2025. We welcome proposals for all session types, on any topic that includes investigation of energy geographies (broadly defined) ideally linking to the conference theme. Apply here: forms.gle/YfCXQUpD1RcG...

📢 New research shows England & Wales need 71 GW more electricity network capacity by 2050 to meet demand from electrification & industrial decarbonisation. Without action, 65% of industrial sites classified as large point emitters could face capacity constraints by 2040 doi.org/10.48550/arX...