I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible. islandpress.org/books/uncomm...

New publication out in #EcologicalEconomics ! Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... You're part of an energy cooperative. Your community governs its own resources. It feels right. Then climate breakdown reminds you: the atmosphere doesn't care about municipal borders. 1/6

🚨FoEI condemns the military assault on Palestine’s only national seed bank in Hebron — a direct attack on food sovereignty. We stand in solidarity with Palestinian farmers #FreePalestine #UAWC

“Do you know how to read?” “No. It is one of the black arts.” He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.

Yes climate change is already killing people www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

New here and not sure who to follow? 👀 We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time. Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️ go.bsky.app/7STgwpg

#MembershipMonday 🗺️⚡ Is your #CommunityEnergy project on the map? Our national map is now bigger, better & part of our easy-to-use data portal. Help us show the impact of UK community energy! 📍 Add your site 💡 Update your info 🌱 sots.communityenergyengland.org

People who are still shouting that Israel is not committing genocide must be clapping their hands over their ears every time an Israeli minister steps onto a podium because

A high-profile 'carbon capture' project doesn't even capture enough co2 to cover it's own pollution, making it a net emitter Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source

Did you know that electricity is often taxed more than fossil fuels in the EU? It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive. Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

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📢 EVENT ALERT | MAY 14 – BRUSSELS The other face of the energy transition 🔋💥 Join us at SoundsResist in Ixelles to hear from two Indigenous women defenders from Argentina exposing the hidden costs of lithium extraction! 👀 www.sounds.brussels/resist

Excited to announce my new project exploring artists experiences of affordable housing in London funded by Bow Arts Trust, more here #affordability #postgrowth #postgrowthplanning www.sofiagreaves.online/bowarts

Wall Street won’t rewild the planet. Or decarbonize mining. Or defossilize agriculture. For @phenomenalworld.bsky.social I unpack why chasing investability harms climate goals in sectors beyond energy & transport - & what states can do with derisking failures www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unb...

⚠️Some corporations claim the energy community label without adhering to the values. Join us for the webinar "Corporate capture: A threat for a citizen's energy transition in Europe", organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @eco-union.bsky.social 📅 14 May - 11H CEST ✏️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Circularity in energy isn’t just about materials. It’s about who controls the system, who benefits, and who sets the rules. Next month, I’m leading a session at the European Energy Communities Forum in Kraków. 🧵 1/3 #EnergyCommunities #CircularEconomy

🎺 3 weeks to go until our annual Forum! 💫 To mark the International Year of Cooperatives, @thbauwens.bsky.social and @coopseurope.bsky.social will lead a session on circularity and its potential for energy communities. Find out more 👉 www.energycommunitiesforum.eu/day-2 #EECF25 #IYC2025

The world has warmed more than 1.1C since the first Earth day in 1970, with the fastest warming occurring over land (where we all live!) and in higher latitude regions:

Happy to contribute to this article about how to build lasting power for environmental change: “One of the best ways to be effective, if you're going to be an activist, is to create community and solidarity and really build down into the local level" www.sierraclub.org/sierra/earth...

Een minister van "Klimaat en Groene Groei" is de zoveelste brutale oplichtingstruuk van kabinet Wilders. Fossiele subsidies. nos.nl/artikel/2564...

New publication on our @degrowthjournal.bsky.social 👇

Global CO2 emissions in 2024 increased 0.9% on the previous year www.nature.com/articles/s43...

This morning wind is the largest source of electricity and fossil fuels below 9% in the UK. Please share and spread the good news! via grid.iamkate.com

Surprised to see @economist.com on the ‘politicians should be allowed to do crimes without consequences’ team. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Energy communities are helping us progress towards sustainable and fair energy systems. There are challenges, however, around e.g. limited national support. This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...

Today, universities in NL begin to strike! One uni after the other strikes for a day, raising our voices against the far-right's attack on education. Join: woinactie.blogspot.com/p/stakingen-... On budget cuts as a political attack (piece from Nov. 2024): www.diggitmagazine.com/refusing-mor...

Amazonian deforestation is making wet seasons wetter and dry seasons dryer, according to research in Nature. The analysis highlights the local and regional effects of removing trees from the tropical region. https://go.nature.com/41jCClO 🧪

next up, is the Pope a Catholic and what do bears really do in woods

Après les élections en Allemagne, les partis d'extrême droite deviennent « les plus populaires en Europe ». A ce stade, ils restent exclus du pouvoir (car minoritaires dans l'absolu). Mais selon l'étude, plus leurs idées sont reprises & plus le cordon sanitaire s'effrite, plus ils s'élèvent...

Een Lijst van Enerbelgen, alstublieft (NL). Une Liste de Enerbelges, svp (FR). Pinnen aan home: een gecureerde feed. Maak uw eigen algoritme. Een vd leuke dingen in Bluesky. Check leden, en volg. Suggesties voor ontbrekende Belgen welkom, surtout du coté francophone. bsky.app/profile/did:...

What’s most interesting to me is entering the era of colonialism with a face. With a face so loud, obnoxious and narcissistic that the absolutely normal way of things, the west inflicting crippling extractive capitalism on vulnerable nations, no one can help but notice it.

An important thread about Ukraine and European security from the former minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania. Worth reading. Europe must act fast. Not only for its own security but also for the climate. Russian and American fossil fuel interests cannot be allowed to dictate European priorities.

Great to see this open access collection on *Postcapitalist Countrysides* out there! @uclpress.bsky.social Check out our chapter on *The land question and postcapitalist countrysides: Towards a town-country synthesis* discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10... uclpress.co.uk/book/postcap...

🌱💧 Students teamed up with @evideswaterbedrijf.bsky.social to tackle #watersecurity with innovative solutions for a #sustainablefuture. From rainwater systems to pollution consultancy, their ideas showcase the power of collaboration! 🌍 Read more: ow.ly/oHGH50UBbKq

✨ Ready to lead the sustainable economy transition? Applications are open for RSM’s Online MSc in Sustainability Management! 🌍 This #OnlineProgramme is designed to equip future leaders with the skills to make a real impact: ow.ly/yhRl50UUYXN #Sustainability #BusinessForGood

We've joined Bluesky as we change our name from Community Energy South to Community Energy Pathways! Our expert support across the Southeast continues as we invite nationwide communities & local authorities & businesses to participate in the #futureofenergy #communityenergy #strongertogether

Lecture du week-end! Effrayante de réalisme et de lucidité! Si vous ne suivez pas les travaux et les réflexions de @jksteinberger.bsky.social, vous manquez une des voix les plus inspirantes. So.... bsky.app/profile/bonp...

🚨🪸💀 1.2°C, 350ppm New research shows that the tipping point thresholds for warm-water coral reefs (upon which hundreds of millions of people rely) have already been breached! Considerations for determining warm-water coral reef tipping points esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

Trump's aim is to accelerate climate change and thus murder millions of people. Compromise with Trump is compromise with mass murder.

Happy to have contributed to this book with our chapter on the #EnergyCommons! We explore how commoning in #energy —through resource rights, cooperative ownership, peer-to-peer sharing & #circular practices—can drive a just and democratic transition. Check it out! bit.ly/3Q9p8Ec

This is what happens in totalitarian states few persons’ decisions determine the fate of many others bypassing any democratic process. At least now the emperor has no clothes and we can see it in all its ugliness.

🤔Can we rethink housing as a common good? IIPP's Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Visiting Professor @cityofsound.bsky.social propose a bold rethinking of housing as a human right and as a way to achieve social & environmental justice ✍️Read their paper here: https://buff.ly/3ZD1hlQ

If you're interested in post-growth economic thinking, this newly published article will be right up your street. It was a big pleasure to work on it with such a fantastic group of co-authors. Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Uruguay hasn't used any fossil fuels in its electricity mix since July, according to Ember data. Wind and hydro are Uruguay's largest sources of power.

Joe Biden’s legacy has already gone up in smoke - quite literally. The U.S. didn’t cut emissions during 2024 despite all the fanfare about renewable energy.

#Microplastics - there is no escape on this choked, #PoisonedPlanet #PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution #PublicHealth www.sciencealert.com/study-finds-...

#Microplastics and #PublicHealth - we are going to have to get serious about slashing down production of plastic on this choked, #PoisonedPlanet #PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution www.ndtv.com/world-news/m...

Surely the reason for all this nonsense is that the response to climate change is blindingly obvious, quite disruptive and costly, and a lot of rich people want to make sure we think of just about anything else before we do it

And then what? I suspect that the (re)organization of the management of climate change related risks is going to have an equally systematic societal effect as that of the organization of the new risks emerging out of the rise of industrial capitalism. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

#EnergySky, what are your favorite books/papers/reports on community-owned energy systems? Small and large! Feels like there is somehow not enough work out there, but also tons of great case studies. Which should I make sure my grad students absolutely read?