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Jeroen Wouters

@woutersj.bsky.social

mathematics, sustainability, climate extremes, texmacs, FOSS, cycling, Reading UK #RdgUK Lecturer in Maths and Stats at #UniversityOfReading

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Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 3w ago

Zack is right. As a former member of the Labour Party I take no pleasure in admitting the fact, but it's true. Labour has deserted working people. They'll let the super rich stay that way. For ordinary people, working communities, and the future of our very planet... @greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3w ago

I know people who clung onto the Labour Party in the slim chance that after Keir Starmer things might have been different. Labour consistently revealing there's absolutely no plan for change. The puurpose is to maintain power & wealth for the super rich. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Jeroen Wouters@woutersj.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Workshop "𝗘𝗫𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲" 📅 𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 '𝟮𝟲, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗨𝗞 - Climate 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 and 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 - 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 Funding from @uniofreading.bsky.social & @londmathsoc.bsky.social ✅ Free registration by 15 May research.reading.ac.uk/cmpe/exrec20...

Workshop "EXtremes and Rare Events in Climate and related applications" (ExREC) - Centre for the Mathematics of Planet Earth

15-16 June 2026 Reading Extreme climatic events such as heat waves, droughts, and flooding are expected to change drastically in the future as anthropogenic influences continue. Even more impactful ar...

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Belgian Climate Centre@climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Eleven hottest years on record. WMO climate report: 2025 at +1.43 °C, ocean heat record for the 9th year, CO₂ at 423.9 ppm. Earth's energy imbalance tracked for the first time. Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute contributed. #Climate @meteobe.bsky.social 🔗 wmo.int/news/media-c...

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance

Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and me...

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World Meteorological Organization@wmo-global.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The last 11 years have been the hottest years ever recorded. Earth’s energy imbalance has reached its highest than at any time in observed history, with heat reaching deeper into the ocean. This is the Global #StateOfClimate 2025. 📰 Press release: https://bit.ly/4ds4r2V #WorldMetDay

ShellsLies@shellslies.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A billion reasons why we urgently need transition from #FossilFuels to renewable energy. Here's another one! Pay of #Shell Chief Exec Wael Sawan rose 60% to £13.8m in 2025 despite 22% drop in annual profits & 4 workers died in workplace accidents. Now Shell Board wants to raise max CEO pay by 50%🤑🤯

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Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Shell CEO’s pay jumps 60% to £13.8m. Did yours? Execs rewarded for profiteering. Average real pay for workers hardly changed since 2008. Govts claim worker pay rises are inflationary, but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buyback and corporate tax abuses.

Jeroen Wouters@woutersj.bsky.social · 5mo ago

After years of glacial progress Reading Borough Council now plans to remove cycling and walking infrastructure in an attempt please car drivers. media.reading.gov.uk/news/road-la...

Road layout change proposed for key central Reading route | Reading Borough Council News

Additional vehicle capacity planned for Sidmouth Street to pave way for introduction of new London Road bus lane Cycle facilities would be rearranged to reflect demand on the local transport network

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Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 6mo ago

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"

The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

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Murena@murena-com.bsky.social · 6mo ago

💡 Ever heard of monopoly power? What sounds like a board game is Big Tech’s core strategy: lock-in. Companies like Microsoft make institutions depend on them - not because they’re ethical, but because ecosystems are hard to leave. Great long-read series by SOMO 👉 www.somo.nl/beyond-prices/

Beyond prices - SOMO

The role of Monopoly Power in global inflation In our new series of long reads, we examine the manifestation of monopoly power across various sectors and countries. We want to unravel the complex…

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Sian Berry MP@sianberry.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy! Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence. Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.

Jeroen Wouters@woutersj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Flanders, with a population about 1/10th of the UK, invests €485m/year in cycling or €71 per capita per year. For the UK this would mean a £4,265m per year (or £3,609m/y for England)! Consider this the next time the government tries to sell a few £100m as a significant investment.

Jeroen Wouters@woutersj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It seems like €300m/year is the Flemish investment at regional level. The brochure in the link adds up the local and provincial numbers to around €485m/year. That's a whopping €71 per capita per year!

A bar chart entitled "Evolutie fietsinvesteringen" ("evolution of bicycle investments"). It shows bars for local, provincial and Flemish investments for the years 2019-2024. The total numbers are 315, 466, 475, 455, 408 and 485 million respectively.
Jeroen Wouters@woutersj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It seems like €300m/year is the Flemish investment at regional level. The brochure in the link adds up the local and provincial numbers to around €485m/year. That's a whopping €71 per capita per year!

A bar chart entitled "Evolutie fietsinvesteringen" ("evolution of bicycle investments"). It shows bars for local, provincial and Flemish investments for the years 2019-2024. The total numbers are 315, 466, 475, 455, 408 and 485 million respectively.
Daryl Feehely@darylfeehely.com · 7mo ago

If you are thinking of following suit, here's a list of EU tech alternatives: european-alternatives.eu

European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

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Chris Osieck@chrisosieck.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, the institution confirmed to Euractiv. www.euractiv.com/news/interna...