Enjoyed celebrating the launch of Climate Hegemony in the RGS-IBG Book Series last night @rgs.org - thanks to all who came out! You can read the #OpenAccess book here for free: share.google/boY6a0Y56fGQ... @laurieparsons.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social

Read Alex Loftus' review of the new #OpenAccess book by @laurieparsons.bsky.social "Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse" antipodeonline.org/2026/05/19/c... @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social

📢 Launch Day! We're delighted to celebrate the publication of Laurie Parsons's new book, 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦, in the RGS-IBG Book Series. Read the full #OpenAccess book (LSE Press) ⬇️ https://ow.ly/5OkH50YV4O9

🗨️ “We have the power to stop the worst outcomes of climate change” @laurieparsons.bsky.social , spoke with @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social about his new book, Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse. Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

👁️ Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse by Laurie Parsons @laurieparsons.bsky.social / @royalholloway.bsky.social. Published as part of @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series. May 2026 #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Uncovering the hidden cost of climate change 🌎 Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia. Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8

Good article - would also recommend Carbon Colonialism by @laurieparsons.bsky.social @brettchristophers.bsky.social

🏝️New in Geo!🏝️ 'Epistemic violence in global climate governance: The case of climate finance in Vanuatu' by @johannatunn.bsky.social This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

🔋New in Geo🔋 'Between energy transition and industrial revival: Exploring hydrogen imaginaries in the United Kingdom and Teesside' by @naimakf.bsky.social et al. This paper uses the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries to explore hydrogen as a potential enabler of net-zero doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

New in Geo: 'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

☁️New in Geo!☁️ 'Glocalisation of environmental challenges: The impact of the war in Ukraine on smog and heating practices in Polish local communities' by Piotr Żuk & Paweł Żuk doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

👋 Newbie writer for Housing Quality Magazine ✏️ We've penned the op ed "Allocation Policies – A Hidden Homelessness Scandal" for their new edition hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/allocation-p...

This is why "all of the above" energy is not a climate solution. Record amounts of clean energy were built in 2024, but since we're still building out fossil fuels—indeed, since we're still just *using* fossil fuels—the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is still going up, cooking us. 1/n

A deeply disturbing talk this afternoon from Mark Bo at the London School of Economics on his new book Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds 🔥 A terrifying read on the dark underbelly of the new political economy of labour where coercion, digital capitalism & exploitation converge

The UK and US sanctioned the alleged mastermind behind some of the largest scam centers in Cambodia, in a move that freezes more than £130 million ($172 million) of properties across London.

Special economic zones aren’t just trade infrastructure - they’re tools of imperial power & authoritarian control. 🚨New paper from @invisibleworkers.bsky.social Read on to learn how global production sustains empire & violence. 🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001635

Published today on #WorldHomelessDay: my book Debt Trap Nation – a deep dive into how government policy is driving families into homelessness & debt. All royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social 💜 Families aren't failing. They're being failed. 📖 www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... #DebtTrapNation

New in Area: What happens when academic institutions police solidarity? Dr Shereen Fernandez explores the disciplining of #Palestine solidarity & the radical potential of #friendship in resistance. Part of our Dialogues in #Radical Geog SI. Read 👉 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...

🧵Once the beating heart of #UK manufacturing, #Leicester's garment industry is now on the brink of collapse ❓What went wrong? 👟On the ground, our new Invisible Workers colleague, Dr Evie Gilbert, uncovers a story of systemic neglect 🔗 Read on: www.invisibleworkers.org.uk/journal/leic...

If you want to find out about publishing #OpenAccess in the RGS-IBG Book Series, take a look at this recent interview with our Co-Editors, Margath Walker & @jakehodder.bsky.social ⬇️

In Climate Hegemony, @laurieparsons.bsky.social brings us a human’s-eye view of the climate crisis, drawing on two decades’ research at the frontline of global development in Cambodia. 📚 Publishing via #OpenAccess in Spring 2026. Find out more: press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

We're delighted to share two upcoming books from our RGS-IBG Book Series! These books will be publishing via #OpenAccess in Spring 2026. Find out more: https://press.lse.ac.uk/rgs-ibg-series @laurieparsons.bsky.social @jbrigstocke.bsky.social @annamlawrence.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social#OpenAccess

🌍New in Geo!🌍 'From maps to models: Participation and contestability in the dynamic management of natural resources' by @calebscoville.bsky.social et al. This paper compares how participation is conceived in static vs dynamic ocean management. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Very excited to announce a NEW BOOK coming at the start of next year, with the RGS-IBG book series/ @lsepress.bsky.social 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞 More info to come, but take a peek at the cover and overview here 👇 press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

Pleased to share the first two RGS-IBG Book Series titles to be published fully open access with @lsepress.bsky.social, available early 2026... @laurieparsons.bsky.social @jbrigstocke.bsky.social press.lse.ac.uk/books/coming...

Just 6 days to go! Don't forget to sign up for this incredible upcoming CCRG/ RGS event: What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy? 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 Tuesday September 30th @ 7pm 👇 www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

✨ I’m excited to share our new open-access article in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social, led by Juliana Gonçalves and with wonderful arts-based research by Namrata Narendra. The editorial process has been amazing - so thankful to the team for offering both very meaningful feedback and being fair to us.

🌱New in Geo!🌱 'Urban oases and spatial injustices: Community gardens in the Cape Flats through a Lefebvrian lens' by Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira This paper explores how gardeners in Cape Town, South Africa, transform neglected land as and everyday act of urban spatial justice. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🐒New in Geo!🐒 'Between dunes and estuary: Forecasting mangrove forest change on primate culture and isolated livelihoods in Maranhão, Brazil' by Andrea Presotto et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

I hear 'unboxing videos' are a thing. Matilda decided otherwise. It's really exciting as well as sobering to receive my new book (with Mel Nowicki) Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State. Royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social Please order! www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...

138 bn unworn clothes/ yr by 2050 99% of a t-shirt's lifetime in a wardrobe Some shocking numbers here - and I should know, as @sabinalawreniuk.bsky.social and I crunched them for @oxfamgb.bsky.social Months aside, buy more vintage clothing. It's better. www.theindustry.fashion/oxfam-launch...

Trump at Windsor, Farage at 30% What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy? Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event: 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 September 30th @ 7pm 👇 www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Just arrived: Debt Trap Nation by @kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki “A compelling call to action... shows how reimagining policy could deliver economic justice.” - @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social Author royalties will be donated to @seacharity.bsky.social www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Op Ed journo contacts in UK - does anyone have these for journos interested in any of these themes? - Homelessness - Housing crisis - Everyday finances and debt - Women's lives - Domestic abuse Thank you 🙏 Looking to write some Op Eds for book release soon: www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...

Rising arrears, from council tax and rent, are a key part of a debt trapped nation which is failing its citizens. What to know more? Read our new book… www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...

"The economists...described the results as “conservative” because they did not account for the record-breaking wildfires that torched southern Europe last month or the compounding impact of extreme weather events that strike at the same time."

Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity 2004: A year 2010: ~ a month 2015: ~ a week Now: A day ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪

Incredible event happening later this month at the RGS on climate change and the far right An amazing line up of speakers from academia and journalism to discuss what the rise of Trump, Farage - and many others - means for climate policy Sign up here 👇 rgs.org/events/upcom...

An interesting case study on the climate mitigation potential of sacred forests on Ethiopian Orthodox Church land ⬇️

💧New in Geo!💧 'Integrating spatially disaggregated stakeholders' knowledge and opinions to enhance water governance in the Murray–Darling Basin' by Paul Hong et al. This study examines stakeholder perspectives on Murray-Darling Basin policies in Australia from 2009-2021. doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

🔋New dialogue in Geo!🔋 'Impact in the energy social sciences and humanities: How we matter matters' by @sidsareen.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky #geo

Super excited to chair this keynote! An incredible lineup of presenters will be discussing the future of environmental geography. Don't miss out!

📢Since our relaunch 2 years ago, we have been working hard to create a space for geographical & interdisciplinary research on climate change, the environment & sustainability which doesn't fit neatly in sub-disciplinary journals rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2054... 1/3

Proud of everything we've achieved in Geo over the last couple of years - in large part thanks to the efforts of the editors Karen Bickerstaff, Le Yu, @laurieparsons.bsky.social & @chrisdarvill.bsky.social, our fantastic editorial board & theme leads 🌍

VERY excited to share our new @oppressive_heat paper: Towards a decolonial heat-health nexus We show how heat stress science and policy has been - and is - shaped by colonial and post-colonial interests, from the 19th century to now More here👇: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

VERY excited to share our new @oppressive_heat paper: Towards a decolonial heat-health nexus We show how heat stress science and policy has been - and is - shaped by colonial and post-colonial interests, from the 19th century to now More here👇: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Happy #paperback publication day to Carbon colonialism by @laurieparsons.bsky.social! 'A timely analysis of the contradictions of climate politics.'🍃 'Parsons takes everyday objects - bricks, a pair of socks, teabags - and draws out lessons from their global supply chains.'🧦 Available now!

Thanks Phil - can't wait for our chat on June 3rd! For anyone interested and in the Brighton vicinity, get your tickets here 👇 ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/city-...