We want to do something big. You can't do something big on your own. That's why we're working with policymakers, NGOs, multilaterals, businesses and researchers to find innovative #ClimateSolutions. bennettinstitutesussex.org/working-with-u…

4️⃣ ways in which we use our land, water & food that have the largest potential to scale up #ClimateAction: ✅ Reduce conversion of natural ecosystems ✅ Carbon sequestration in agriculture ✅Ecosystem restoration, afforestation, reforestation bit.ly/SRYRpt23

Exciting news, Energy Geographers-- Benjamin Sovacool (Benjamin Sovacool) is going to be leading a Zoom talk through EESG this fall called "Coping with failure and rejection within academia." It's on Tuesday, October 8th, 3-4pm ET. Bookmark this post! (Link in replies)

CO2 storage faces geological, geographical, and techno-economic limitations. This new feasibility study identifies a global benchmark of 5-6 GtCO2yr in 2050. Most IAMs do not take these constraints into account (see upper bounds of storage rates below) nature.com/articles/s4146…

Reminder that Environmental Politics is recruiting one new Editor with expertise in: environmental political theory, orthodox and heterodox perspectives, environmental justice, and qualitative methods. Reviews will begin 15th September 2024. Details: environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-anno…

Climate Insider names IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool a top 20 #ClimateScientist in '24, describing him as "a prominent figure in the field of energy transition" who has made "significant contributions" to public policy design spr.ly/6016mdGhC Boston University BU Earth & Environment BU Experts

Chris Freeman was one of the founders of Innovation Studies. He also founded our home at SPRU. We're taking forward his teaching that humanity's quest for knowledge could find solutions through innovation: for even the most difficult problems. sussex.ac.uk/business-schoo…

🔗 A new study co-authored by IGS’s Benjamin Sovacool and U.S. Department of Energy's NREL is among the first to examine both #ElectricVehicle adoption & charging infrastructure through an #equity lens with original survey #data. #PressRelease: spr.ly/6018mdunp spr.ly/6015mdunR

A study from Boston University finds an additional 250 million older adults will be chronically exposed to dangerously high temperatures due to global aging and climate change. Learn more: aau.edu/research-schol…

Mr @SubhrakantPanda, Immediate Past President, FICCI and MD, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd welcomes Dr Benjamin Sovacool, Director, Institute for Global Sustainability and Professor at Boston University with a Green Certificate at an interactive session on Blueprint for Sustainability organized by

As the demographic dividend for India continuous to rise in the next few decades, India has the potential to unlock $10 trillion in value through green skilling of its population for climate action: Dr Benjamin Sovacool, Director, Institute for Global Sustainability and

Construction history of #nuclearpower has distinct boom and bust periods. Boom: mid-1960s, averaging about 19 new reactor construction starts per year through early 1980s. Bust: low single digits throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Visualizing Energy visualizingenergy.org/global-nuclear…

📢We are hiring! Do you have a background in energy economics or energy modelling? Come join our team. We have a full-time vacancy to be an editor within our in-house team. Job ad closes on October 18th. DM for further information. buff.ly/4esFWjF

#equity and #justice must be prioritized in EV adoption with more variety in EV sales + policies like rebates and modified building codes for access to EV charging, says #NewStudy co-authored by IGS’s Benjamin Sovacool and led by U.S. Department of Energy's NREL spr.ly/6010mdR3u

Construction of #nuclear power is defined by distinct boom and bust periods. Boom: mid-1960s, averaging 19 new construction starts per year through early 1980s. Bust: low single digits throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. spr.ly/6018WDftn

#Ideate 2024 has officially begun! Benjamin Sovacool and Ms. Shaifalika Panda in the inaugural session, highlighted how grassroots efforts, strategic philanthropy, and innovative climate adaptation strategies can drive impactful #climate action. Dasra #BIPF

We spent 4 years working on this paper about the scientific, legal, economic, and governance considerations of whether coastal and marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) can help close the emissions gap. Please take a look and tell me if it was worth it. online.ucpress.edu/elementa/artic…

UPCOMING TALK ALERT- Clear Your calendars! Dr. ANDREW CURLEY is going to give the first of our annual EESG lecture series on Monday September 16th at 2PM ET/11AM PT. If you've read his excellent book "Carbon Sovereignty," you know you don't want to miss this one! Link in reply!

This is one of my favorite papers to assign for incoming graduate students. And, re-reading it for this morning's class gave me some reminders I needed myself. ✨ journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/12…

America's bigger and bigger cars not onky kill on the roads, but also through their unnecessarily high emissions. These will keep killing through many generations.