Unai Pascual
@upascual.bsky.social
Ikerbasque Research Professor. Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3). Chief Editor PLOS Sustainability & Transformation. PersOp 🌿
Most Europeans recognise that halting biodiversity loss is key for: 🩺 Collective health & well-being 🪙 Long-term economic development 🌡️ Tackling climate change The Eurobarometer survey on biodiversity shows strong public awareness & clear expectations for policymakers. 👉 https://ow.ly/x0ZP50ZqwNl
Our latest analysis on the energy transition in the Basque Country has become the main headline and editorial in one of the most important Basque newspapers. www.naiz.eus/eu/info/noti...
Una transición energética justa, pública y renovable para Euskal Herria
Hace unos días publicamos un artículo académico en la revista ‘‘Utilities Policy’’. Analizamos un modelo energético autosuficiente, mayoritariament...
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Ayer salió este artículo académico en el que colaboro junto a Akizu-Gardoki, Lizudia y @upascual.bsky.social Analizamos un modelo energético autosuficiente, público y renovable para Euskal Herria No es ninguna propuesta cerrada, sino una contribución a las discusiones sobre transición energética.
Looking for a PostDoc position? Interested in justice, biocultural diversity & solar? Come work with @upascual.bsky.social in our newly biodiversa+ funded project "JustBioSolar" www.bc3research.org/en/job_offer...
I'm happy to share this new paper led by Morena Hanbury Lemos, which explores the drain of resources from Latin America through ecologically unequal exchange. Available open access in Ecological Economics: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A woman demonstrating her exceptional intelligence in contrast to a wealthy but arrogant individual.
Don't forget April 30 is the deadline to submit your nominations for the 2026 #EinsteinFoundationAward. The award recognizes researchers worldwide working to strengthen research quality and advance #openscience. Learn more: plos.io/4sV68Lz. We look forward to celebrating the 2026 winners!
Einstein Foundation Berlin@einsteinberlin.bsky.social · 6mo agoCall for entries 📣 The international €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward honors researchers and institutions across all scientific disciplines working to advance #research quality and integrity. Deadline: April 30, 2026 Please share! 🌍 ➡️ award.einsteinfoundation.de #OpenScience #reproducibility
Cerca de dos centenares de catedráticos y profesores de 101 universidades y 24 países piden la liberación del rapero Pablo Hasél diario.publico.es/_n0…
Catedráticos internacionales piden la libertad del rapero Pablo Hasél en una carta a Sánchez e Illa
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"logic of Musk’s empire is total. X shapes the discourse. Grok automates it. Grokipedia rewrites the historical record. Starlink can deliver it all, everywhere, to everyone. Each layer reinforces the others. It’s not about winning arguments in the public sphere. It’s about building a replacement."
Astra Taylor@astra.bsky.social · 4mo agoMuskism by @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com is now out. My endorsement: “A wholly original and insightful analysis that deserves to be read by the billions of people impacted by Musk’s pathological quest for power and wealth.”
New study from northern Ghana warns that small-scale subsistence farmers who experience high levels of food loss and feel unable to manage the situation, show a higher likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation. journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
Of farming and stress: Exploring the association between postharvest food loss and suicidal ideation among smallholder farmers
Author summary Many farmers in Africa face not only environmental and economic challenges but also mental health struggles that often go unnoticed. One key challenge is postharvest food loss, when cro...
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New study warns that the current rapid PV deployment risks creating significant “boom-and-bust” manufacturing cycles and that a synchronized “replacement wave” couod emerge around 2060, causing extreme production volatility journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
Beyond 2050: From deployment to renewal of the global solar and wind energy system
Author summary The recent surge in photovoltaic and wind power is pivotal for the energy transition. While extensive literature projects growth up to 2050, the industrial challenges of the post-2050 e...
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"A whole civilization will die tonight", llamadme quisquilloso, pero para mí que un dirigente con arsenal nuclear disponible suelte algo así ya sería motivo suficiente para cortar todo tipo de relación diplomática y denunciar en todos los medios, canales e instituciones con extrema urgencia.
In this new paper we introduce the idea of "symbolic power" to show how it affects environmental decision making and environmental values. We refer to symbolic power as the ability to influence what people accept as legitimate, credible, or simply as common sense. journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
The role of symbolic power in sustainability transformations
Author summary Sustainability efforts often call for recognising diverse values of nature, such as care, stewardship, and responsibility, yet not all values are equally influential in decision-making....
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Study shows that planned expansion of renewable energy poses increasing (co-occurring human-induced) threats on terrestrial biodiversity, especially in areas where species are heavily affected by human activities. This implies the need for careful land-use planning. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Assessing the associations between renewable energy generation and other human-induced threats to terrestrial biodiversity
Gorosábel et al. show that while renewable energy is vital for combating climate change, there is a spatial overlap with other human activities that already threaten wildlife, and this increases with ...
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BREAKING: Israel Approves Extreme Death Penalty Law Targeting Only Palestinians Monday’s vote in the Knesset to impose a one-sided death penalty bill on Palestinians will further cement Israel’s system of apartheid, reports @minnahfarshad.bsky.social. Read more here: zeteo.com/p/israel-app...
Sociology attacked in US universities for focusing on issues around social-justice. Does this look, sound and taste as fascism or FASCISM? www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities
For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology
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Más de un centenar de científicos rubrican un manifiesto en el que piden a la Diputación de Bizkaia que no siga adelante con la construcción del Subfluvial, bajo la Ría, entre Lamiako y Portugalete por su impacto en el cambio climático. www.naiz.eus/es/info/noti...
Científicos piden suspender el Subfluvial por su «impacto negativo» en el cambio climático
Más de un centenar de científicos han reclamado a la Diputación de Bizkaia que suspenda la construcción de un túnel bajo la Ría entre Lamiako y Por...
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La relatora de la ONU Francesca Albanese denuncia a tres ministros israelíes por torturas contra palestinos dozz.es/gm8na3
La relatora de la ONU Francesca Albanese denuncia a tres ministros israelíes por torturas contra palestinos
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A technology feature in Nature outlines how graduate students fear AI could erode the skills a doctorate is meant to build as students increasingly use artificial intelligence tools to draft, code and search. #Academicsky 🧪
AI and the PhD student: friend or foe?
Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build.
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Berri oso ona: Ehergia erakundea sortu da. Euskal Herriko komunitate energetikoetatik abiatuta eta autokontsumotik haratagoko saltoa emateko bokazioa duen ekimena da. Energia trantsizioa behetik, kooperatibismotik eta udaletatik, sustatzea beharrezkoa da. euskalerriairratia.eus/nafarroa/177...
Ehnergia, komunitate energetikoak laguntzeko sarea - Nafarroa - euskalerriairratia.eus
Udalbiltzak bultzatuta, komunitate energetikoen topaleku izateko eta haien arteko lankidetza sustatzeko helburuarekin jaio da Ehnergia
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As a Chief Editor of an academic journal in the field of sustainability I take this as a very serious issue and makes me and the journal to continuously protect a fair and transparent research-to-publish process. Upholding scientific integrity is also a way to fight many forms of denialism. 👇👇
Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪@lisaschipper.bsky.social · 5mo agoHave you heard of paper mills? If you are an academic and especially if you are a journal editor, you will know what this is. Even so, this video was really eye-opening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEwi...
El “pragmatismo climático” empieza a parecerse demasiado a una coartada para aceptar el programa del capital: desregulación, libre comercio y rearme. La transición verde no puede construirse contra la igualdad y sin crear conflicto. zonaestrategia.net/un-progresis... @martinlallanas.bsky.social
Dr. Paul Ehrlich, founder of the field of population biology, Stanford professor, prolific author of books on butterflies, birds, & human ecology, world-class environmentalist, outspoken scientist, and a personal friend, has passed away. A giant in the field of ecology. youtu.be/vW1z4n4Dusk?...
Paul Ehrlich: A Journey Through Science and Politics | Conservation Conversations with Sean O'Brien
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Very good reasons to study geography, not just in Cambridge but in any university around the world.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 5mo agoWhy choose geography? 🌍 Professor Emma Mawdsley, Head of Department at University of Cambridge, explains why geography is like no other subject. She spoke at our school member lecture this month, sharing insights for teachers and students 🎤 Explore more events and resources at www.rgs.org/schools
How do we strengthen trust in scientific authorship? A new @pnas.org perspective from an expert working group outlines three principles: transparency, credit and accountability. PLOS Chief Scientific Officer, @verokiermer.bsky.social acted as lead author. 🔗 Read more: plos.io/4saRwae
Creating a responsible authorship culture in science: Anchoring authorship practices in principles of transparency, credit, and accountability | PNAS
Authorship remains the primary currency of academic credit and a cornerstone of research integrity, yet current practices often fail to reflect the...
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Great to see this is a strong MEP team. A key challenge will be to turn such multi- to inter-disciplinary vision in all @ipbes.net led global initiatives. Having experienced being MEP member, I know the new MEP members have a great opportunity to engage in cross cultural and epistemic pluralism.
IPBES@ipbes.net · 5mo agoA very warm welcome to the 25 members of the new 🏡 IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP), who were elected last month during #IPBES12. The new MEP will serve in this capacity until IPBES 15.🌍 🧪👉 Read more: https://www.ipbes.net/node/97619
On the second fossil fuel crisis of this decade (and likely to be worse than the last, fair to say), a few small thoughts First: global oil demand would be so much lower without climate delay, fossil corruption, oversized SUVs, western overconsumption. Everyone who pushed these holds responsibility
En la actualidad, los gobiernos destinan más de un billón de dólares anuales a subvencionar combustibles fósiles y 540.000 millones a una agricultura industrial que depende de ellos. @elsaltodiario.com www.elsaltodiario.com/iran/estrech...
El estrecho de Ormuz, la ruta fósil de un sistema agroalimentario global cada vez más vulnerable
El cierre de esta ruta, de la que provienen un tercio de los fertilizantes del planeta, puede poner en jaque la agroalimentación europea. Voces del sector llaman a apostar por una agroecología que los...
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