Time for Track II diplomacy? Japan is hosting "informal" talks on plastics.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03...
Perhaps much like Peter Dauvergne and I argued in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.
Lobbyist talking points and strategies on the US "forever chemical" rollback. Still questioning the science, even as 3M and others settle liability cases.
www.notus.org/climate-envi...
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🔎 0.4% increase to domestic inflation
➡️on average from a 10% increase in global oil cost.
news.sky.com/story/oil-p...
The Silent Spring of our age.
and a much needed antidote for these times
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Is the @ec.europa.eu in a toxic relationship with big polluters?
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This is an interesting look at the PFAS court cases. It compares PFAS to asbestos, but notes differences in how liability (& blame) can be traced.
Climate litigation people - is climate a better parallel?
widespread exposure, few producer companies, but many users?
fenchurchlaw.com/pfas-out-of-...
Sizewell C power to cost almost double today’s prices
Nuclear plant is an ‘appalling waste of electricity consumers and taxpayers’ money’, experts claim
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20...
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The forever chemicals court cases continue to pile up
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Tonight I've discovered one of the most dreaded sentences in the English language:
My neighbours bought a karaoke machine.
⚡⚖️ Continuation (and end) of historic #climatelitigation hearing at Paris Judicial Court this afternoon in historic case against TotalEnergies.
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Hi! Do you have suggestions for a 1st year intro to political research type class?
Map of US states and Canadian province, color coded by their largest source of electricity.
www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-what-...
Love a good map
This follows a similar (ish) lawsuit in Sweden
nordictimes.com/the-nordics/...
The government knew PFAS was toxic and "likely" persistent.
The chemical manufacturers knew more.
But these are fire fighting foams, so it could be easy to get the tradeoffs wrong with incomplete info
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The experts on these chemicals talked about ski waxes when they agreed to globally ban a group of forever chemicals.
They agreed the waxes weren't "essential" uses.
grist.org/accountabili...
Except that it is a political choice to stop global warming, in tandem with (or instead of) other goals.
Sorry. Nerds gotta nerd.
Well Turkiye has had strong stances in the UNFCCC in the past, which is why there has been hesitancy around them acting as president (it also came up for COP26)
Dividing up hosting duties / Turkiye's intransigence turns out to be politically convenient.
Hey #academicsky is anyone teaching a first-year undergrad 'intro to critical thinking / method-ish' type of module?
Any great (or awful) resources I should be aware of?
Any tips & tricks?
This is why I got a VPN so I can watch on CBC Gem
Has anyone seen a round up of all the declarations & initiatives launched at COP30? (ahem, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org )?
This is very near where I'm from.
It's a tiny town that's been through a lot: mines closing and killing the town, then reopening after it had found other ways forward.
Everyone will know someone hurt or killed.
So shocking it even makes the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Most plastics, chemicals, artificial fertilisers, pesticides & synthetic fabrics are made from fossil fuels & they emit pollution throughout their life cycle, from extraction to processing to use & disposal. Fossil fuels give birth to so many major pollution sources.
An American called Canada "America light," and "Canada's hat."
Not so diplomatic
Every year, I ask students to do a logframe for a project they'd like to see. This year's entries:
- ending period poverty
- improving access to nutritious food
- protecting women in clubs
- supporting mental health
It's a great list, but also worrying in a way.
