A world of opportunity at Loughborough University through a Masters degree in our School of Social Sciences and Humanities Loughborough Communication and Media Lboro International Relations, Politics & History Loughborough Geography and Environment Loughborough English Lboro Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Come join us! 📚📝🎓 See: youtube.com/watch?v=fnnLuq…

We’re happy to announce we’ve retained our top 10 position in the @Guardian UK University Guide 2024! 🎊

Amazing news 🙌 We've ranked in the top 5 for International Relations and in the top 10 for Politics in the Guardian University Guide 2024 💜 theguardian.com/education/ng-i…

Powerful words from Governor Newsom of California “The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. Everything else, you’re playing around the margins, playing around the edges. This is the cause, we’re experiencing the effect, now we seek remedy, & that's what this lawsuit's about."

Weird thing about Sunak's reported plan to ditch climate policies is that the people who are happiest on there are those who think he's scrapping net zero altogether, which he's not.

Important warning from International Energy Agency that government's hydrogen plans are not yet backed by the policies needed to turn a growing low carbon project pipeline into actual production capacity. businessgreen.com/news/4127819/t…

The Military Emissions Gap conference kicks off with Linsey Cottrell of Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) explaining why the military is an important focus for global greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Join us online for a whole day of panels on military and conflict emissions ⬇️

The final panel of the day explores how militaries can decarbonise. Duncan Depledge kicks this off: “The question isn’t can militaries decarbonise, of course they can, but will they?”

My 'Animals and the ethics of war', co-authored with @Dr_SVG, has been published in its final form in International Relations @irjournal.bsky.social. The #openaccess paper maps out a research agenda for a genuinely inclusive account of #justwar. #animalrights #animalethics journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

A Tufton St guide to "honest debate" on net-zero (cont) 4⃣Pretend fossil-based tech is free 5⃣Ignore saving of buying less fossil fuel 6⃣Confuse MW & MWh so you can say wind costs £1,300,000/MWh (reality is £50-70/MWh) 7⃣Falsely assert gas power must close early & make up cost

Thrilled to find my paper on ‘Low-carbon warfare’ has made it onto the ⁦International Affairs⁩ Reading List for The Environment academic.oup.com/ia/pages/the_e…

Waste from #solar in 2050, as % of: Hazardous solid waste from oil and petrochemical industry: 64% E-waste: 8.5% Plastic waste: 1.3% Coal ash: 0.4% Municipal waste: 0.2% The DNA of #cleanenergy is #circulareconomy h/t Harry Smith nature.com/articles/s4156…

Latest UK Parliament select committee report on #Arctic is out! I was grateful for the opportunity to give evidence Lboro International Relations, Politics & History

Opening today, as part of #BlackHistoryMonth, Black Heritage: Narratives of Diaspora – an exhibition celebrating and reflecting the experiences of colleagues, students and alumni. Visit before 10 November. bit.ly/3ExlhMA

Carbon emissions from international shipping exceed those of a highly industrialised country such as Germany. And 40% of all cargo (by weight) are fossil fuels on their way to be burned or chemicals derived directly from fossil fuels. Graph by Enrique Dans

This is an important thread from Simon Evans on what the NIC assessment yesterday said about net zero costs. Too little of the net zero cost debate considers costs of climate change impacts or fossil fuel infrastructure. There isn’t a cost-free ‘do nothing’ option.

📣SAVE THE DATE! Our #MilitaryInnovationNetwork (MIN) is happy to announce our next event on 01/12: Seminar on Contemporary Military Innovation: Views from the North and the South in Loughborough University London. Hybrid event with limited in-person attendance. RSPV: lboro.ac.uk/news-events/ev…

The energy transition is reshaping the modern battlefield and geostrategic competition. The latest IISS research report by Shiloh Fetzek examines 10 countries and their plans to address the complexities of the defence energy transition. Find out more: go.iiss.org/499wQWO

Hello! I'm trying to build my awareness of climate security experts across the disciplines in U.K. academia. If you're doing research relevant to cli sec - can you tell me a few buzz words to summarise your focus so I can add you to my list of expertise?

I am absolutely thrilled to share that our webinar series, organised by Centro Soberania e Clima and supported by Escola Superior de Defesa and NETZMIL project Loughborough University, will start in November. Register at linktr.ee/soberaniaeclima and join us! #netzmil #lowcarbonwarfare #defencestudies