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A superb and nuanced analysis by @r-thombs.bsky.social. Does international trade drive CO2 emissions at the U.S. state-level? url: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

A superb and nuanced analysis by @r-thombs.bsky.social. Does international trade drive CO2 emissions at the U.S. state-level? url: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

TWO new Assistant Professor positions in Sociology at USC! Seeking candidates with expertise in the following: 1) Institutions & Inequalities and 2) Socially Informed AI and/or Data Science (links to job ads below👇). Happy to talk about what it's like to work/live here! #sociology (1/3)

The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...

Call for papers! @danielleresnick.bsky.social , @philbakernz.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue in the journal Food Policy on "Rebuilding Global Food Governance amidst a Crisis of Multilateralism" - Papers due Feb.1, 2026. For more info, see link! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure). You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented! #sociology More 👇 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Colleagues, please help spread the word and submit an abstract! The Global Political Economy Network is a super welcoming and dynamic scholarly community with great breadth and depth. And visiting Vancouver in the summer is not too shabby either. Travel support is available!

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary. careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Conference Alert! Submit an Abstract & Spread the Word! "Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", July 2026, University of British Columbia. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73 #politicaleconomy #sociology #globalpoliticaleconomy #climatecrisis #globalinequality

So proud of this collaboration led by @cssn.org 110 top experts from around the world 13 chapters on who is blocking or slowing action on climate change A quantum leap in our understanding of why society has failed to solve this Will be free online Oct 14 1/x global.oup.com/academic/pro...

My department is hiring an assistant professor of environmental behavioral sciences. The research area is open but we are particularly interested in people with research on collective action or computational social sciences. Happy to answer questions about the Doerr School or the department.

At long last, I can post my team's summer project: applied modules to teach how ML/AI tools are changing social science and humanities research: ubcecon.github.io/praxis-ubc/ Highlights: LegalBERT to analyze anti/pro-immigrant sentiment in 19th c. BC law: ubcecon.github.io/praxis-ubc/d... 🧵1

Call For Papers!: "Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", a conference at University of British Columbia from July 21-23, 2026. Please share with faculty and grad students! Details here: www.climateandsocietylab.com/call-for-pap...

Call For Papers!: "Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", a conference at University of British Columbia from July 21-23, 2026. Please share with faculty and grad students! Details here: www.climateandsocietylab.com/call-for-pap...

I have a new preprint, with Mike Vandenbergh and @eithorpe.bsky.social examining the wild uncertainties in estimates of the environmental footprint of large language models and discussing the implications for climate policy. 🔌💡 dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Happy to see this study published in @environmentalpol.bsky.social Vol 34, Issue 6. In it, I show how rightwing populists, especially those holding nationalist attitudes, consistently employ climate delay discourses (here whataboutism) to justify climate inaction. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...

My family and I are now officially permanent residents of Canada 🇨🇦.

So the Trump admin is now revising the prior US National Climate Assessments. This barely made the news. This is blatant war on science.

Birkenhead Lake, British Columbia.

How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions. New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere. grist.org/climate/how-... #Military #Army #Navy #Policy #Climate #Budget

How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions | grist.org/climate/how-...

Super important and interesting work on the limited inclusion of children and youth in IPCC reports. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Super interesting new study, authored by UBC Sociology PhD Student Taekyeong Goh. Network Analysis, Panel Regression Analysis, and Two Case Studies, all in one paper!! #climatecrisis #climate #sociology #civilsociety #urbanization #mobilization www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our new study published in PLOS Climate indicates that very modest decreases in US military spending would lead to very big decreases in how much fossil fuels are consumed by the US Department of Defense. Summary in thread. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #climatecrisis #energy #climate #sustainability

New research by @r-thombs.bsky.social, @akjorgenson.bsky.social and Brett Clark shows that sustained cuts to US military expenditures could result in annual energy savings on par with what the nation of Slovenia or the US state of Delaware consumes annually by 2032 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Our new study published in PLOS Climate indicates that very modest decreases in US military spending would lead to very big decreases in how much fossil fuels are consumed by the US Department of Defense. Summary in thread. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #climatecrisis #energy #climate #sustainability

this is now what you see when trying to access the fifth national climate assessment of the united states global change research program (nca2023.globalchange.gov). same for all prior assessments.

If you work in climate & need more reasons why you should also actively, energetically oppose military expansion & war, they are here.

Do militarisation and war affect climate? 🪖🌡️ Yes and there's data to show it 📊👇 Read more in the paper below 🧪 #science #ClimateCrisis

As military action and the threat of war spreads, this new paper by @akjorgenson.bsky.social and colleagues provides detailed analyses of the climate effects of military expansion and war with data from 104 nations. Read the whole paper here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

Science has published a letter I helped write, as part of Advancing Queer & Trans Equity in Science (AQTES), about why it's important for universities & other institutions to protect trans and gender-nonconforming scientists, and some practical things they can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New Paper Out Now in Social Problems: “Militarizing the Climate Crisis: An Analysis of the Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Militarization on Nations’ Carbon Emissions, 1990–2020.” Brief summary in thread. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan... #climatecrisis #politicaleconomy #sociology #climatejustice

“if Canada’s forest fires were a country, they would have been the eighth-largest global emitter in 2023.” 440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...

New Paper Out Now in Social Problems: “Militarizing the Climate Crisis: An Analysis of the Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Militarization on Nations’ Carbon Emissions, 1990–2020.” Brief summary in thread. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan... #climatecrisis #politicaleconomy #sociology #climatejustice

Happy to share this new study. Global South nations receiving more FDI from sending nations with greater military power experience higher rates of growth in carbon emissions in both the short-run and long-run. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ClimateCrisis #Political-Economy #Sociology #Climate

I’m frequently asked: what’s the point of peaceful protests like #NoKings? It’s a chance to show civic strength and consolidate people power. They create collective identity and build capacity for social change. Done right, they can expand participation and mobilize support for longer term efforts.

Happy to share this new study. Global South nations receiving more FDI from sending nations with greater military power experience higher rates of growth in carbon emissions in both the short-run and long-run. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ClimateCrisis #Political-Economy #Sociology #Climate

Four Lakes trail above Squamish.

As undergrad alum and former faculty, seeing what's happening at the University of Utah is gut wrenching. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

That the national spotlight is on a few Ivy League college students and associated resistance while CalState students are the bulk of the students that are getting deported or denied education tells you kind of all you need to know about higher education in America, and the attention of our media.

Just had a very pleasant experience as a coauthor with @plosclimate.org. Rigorous, transparent, and fair peer review process, with a focus on the soundness of the science.

The CCJ expresses our solidarity with the Chiefs of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. We remain committed to recognizing historical and ongoing realities and upholding Indigenous rights, academic freedom, and the work of decolonization. Read their full statement here: tinyurl.com/yc6urh6n

I had the privilege to work on NCA5. This is truly awful in countless ways. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Therapeutic exercise 🙂