Been attending #Evolang this week in Bulgaria. Many very cool talks as usual. Presented our recent work in the AI session, on idea dynamics around industrialization&environment, using corpora+LLMs (w @s-mertelt.bsky.social, Muhammad Okky Ibrohim) #evolang2026 @evolangconf.bsky.social

We're presenting our work at the Deep Transitions group (with @s-mertelt.bsky.social & Muhammad Okky Ibrohim), on tracking ideas in the history of industrialization across millions of newspaper articles tomorrow, Thursday in Session 3A (13:50–14:10, Richard Mortensen Stuen 1422-122)

Some impressions from the Accelerating net-zero transitions paper development workshop in Brighton last week! Hiking in the Sussex countryside with the whole group was a highlight of the workshop. Thank you to for the fantastic organisation @karogge.bsky.social, Qi Song and Daniel Rosenbloom.

Very happy to be part of this project for the next five years!

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Happy Independence Day, 🇪🇪 Estonia! Head vabariigi aastapäeva! Today we look at the research of Laur Kanger at the University of Tartu. His team investigate why some future technologies can aggravate rather than solve environmental issues. #FrontierResearch @eeineu.bsky.social 🔗

Warum ist es wichtig, differenziert FÜR politische Lösungen zu werben, anstatt jetzt ständig die #Vermeidungsfloskel in Stellung zu bringen, „sonst liegt die AfD bald bei 30%“? Ein Beitrag zu selbsterfüllenden Prophezeiungen - mit so einigen Quellen. www.linkedin.com/posts/maja-g...

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✨Quizfrage zu klugem Agieren in Zeiten des Populismus✨Welche Mode-Floskel sollten wir sofort ad acta legen❓ Richtig: „wenn xyz das (nicht) macht, stärkt es… | 96 comments on LinkedIn

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Thank you for an engaging two days of days of discussion!

Jochen Markard@jmarkard.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks again to our presenters, discussants and online participants in last week's workshop on #sector-coupling and #multi-system dynamics in sustainability #transitions. Also, many thanks to SNSF, STRN and ZHAW-INE for their financial support. More info: tinyurl.com/5t3a9hvz

Modernizing grids powers industries, electrifies transport and strengthens economic resilience. Immediate & strategic investment in grids and storage solutions is necessary to ensure a sustainable power system for all. Read the article: www.irena.org/News/experti...

“Science is a trade marked by novelty. Academics can both advance knowledge on diverse topics and engage in creative forms of action to address them.” Beautiful Sunday reading on the role of academic knowledge and creativity in supporting activism. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An active academia for peace and sustainability

With discontent rising in response to insufficient action to address climate, biodiversity, equity, democracy, and peace challenges, activism is preva…

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When different actors talk about "mobility transition," do they mean the same thing? Not necessarily. My latest paper with @taitch.bsky.social explores how Germany’s terms for mobility transition act as floating signifiers—words with multiple meanings that shape different visions of the future.

Too often efficiency gains are nullified by increasing demand. Will we see the same for AI? Most likely. My colleague and I discuss the Jevons Paradox in more depth in this recent publications www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🔌💡

The dark sides of low-carbon innovations for net-zero transitions: a literature review and priorities for future research

The rapid commercialization, diffusion, and adoption of low-carbon innovation will have a pivotal role to play on the path to net-zero emissions globally. Therefore, in the context of climate-chang...

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Tim Latimer@timlatimer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Big day for energy nerds everywhere. Congrats yall.

Sure is a bad time to be a person who cares about things.

Transport accounted for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, more than any other sector other than power. Even road transport alone (11%) would be in second place unep.org/resources/em...

POV: You’re an energy transition researcher headed home for Christmas to a very conservative part of Germany, and your vacation now involves debunking myths like “EVs pollute more,” “fusion will save us soon,” and “renewables cause blackouts”—all while passing the potatoes. #energysky #greensky 🔌💡

Excited to share our latest book chapter: "Inclusive Urban Energy Futures? Unveiling Justice Conflicts in the European Vision for Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)"! 📖 Read the full chapter (open access!) here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🔌💡 #energysky

(PDF) Inclusive urban energy futures? Unveiling justice conflicts in the European vision for Positive Energy Districts

PDF | This chapter examines the vision of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) in Europe through a critical thematic analysis. It highlights justice... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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We want European carmakers to succeed, but delaying climate rules won’t cut it. Representatives from the EV industry and the environmental movement are united on what the EU must do to compete globally 👇 www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

We want European carmakers to succeed, but delaying the rules won’t cut it

Only one of the two roads forward will unlock the decarbonisation and growth that we all want. This road requires the European Commission and Member States to hold strong on the 2025 and 2035 car CO2 ...

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Want to learn more about why and how climate policies should take psychological dimensions of decision-makers into account to accelerate the transition to low-carbon freight transport? 🚛🔋 Sign-up for my online breakfast seminar at the ITRL tomorrow via this link: www.kth.se/form/66dec6b...

They say climate *protesters* are disruptive. Valencia today.

Scientists have emotional responses to climate change too, Shobha Maharaj, Gretta Pecl and I say today in @natureportfolio.bsky.social Nature Climate Change. DM for a copy if you cannot access it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Scientists have emotional responses to climate change too - Nature Climate Change

The dominant paradigm holding that science is always objective needs to be challenged. When scientists’ opinions about climate change and their own fears are seen as irrelevant, it suggests that scien...

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Governments shouldn’t choose decarbonisation technologies but leave it up to “the market”, right? However in this new paper my colleagues and I show that designing policy mixes in a technology neutral way might have surprising effects on innovation adoption decisions: 🧵1/6

Low-carbon innovations are crucial for net-zero, yet not without (unintended) negative consequences. In my latest publication, I develop a typology of such negative consequences and put forward a research agenda! Full open access article here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🔌💡 #GreenSky

Happy to see this article in press! 🚚⚡ In this paper, I argue that it is time for a paradigm change in road freight transport planning and propose a sufficiency-oriented planning approach for electrification that can account for the multi-system complexities of this transition. 🔌💡

New paper alert! 📢 "Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions" co-authored with Johan Kask is now out in Environmental Innovation & Societal Transition! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Happy to see our opinion piece published in the news 📰 We argue that the County's subsidies for the local airport, despite its high CO2 footprint, clashes with cuts in public transport. We advocate for reallocating funds to create an equitable, sustainable transport system! #TransportSky #GreenSky

Atleast Lego duplo has a clear vision for the integration of electric vehicles and renewable energy systems 🔌💡

Come work with me and colleagues from Sweden, Norway, Germany and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social on the JUST PEPP Project! ⚡️🌳🏙️ As a postdoc on the project, you will develop innovative energy models to tackle urban decarbonisation challenges in vulnerable neighbourhoods. 👇 www.uu.nl/en/organisat...