📢 The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society is delighted to announce its 2024 fellowship recipients, welcoming four faculty fellows and 15 graduate fellows from across the U of T Research community. 🎉 💡 Meet our new fellows: uoft.me/ay1

🎉 Congrats to our 2024 Graduate Fellows: Ananya Bhattacharjee, Jessica Bo, Joshua Brecka, Manuela Collis, Micaela Elisa Consens, Rebecca Gelpí, Cristina Getson, Ben Li, Madison Mackley, Erina Moon, Emmanuel Taiwo, Balagopal Unnikrishnan, Joseph Wilson, Siyi Wu, & Fernando Yánez.

Thank you, SRI. Super excited!

✊ Another massive moment for the Fossil Free Campaign! As of today, 100% of Welsh universities have committed to divesting from the fossil fuel industry! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🎉 Student campaigners fought for over a decade to make this happen and today they made history! 🙌

Discover the unforgettable experience of the Summer School in Responsible AI and Human Rights through the words of a former participant. Apply now to join the May 2025 cohort ow.ly/ZV7n50Um10y

COP29: Progress or failure? 🌍 Join Oxford's delegation as they unpack the outcomes of COP29—finance, carbon markets, and youth demands—and discuss what’s next for global climate action. 📅 21st Jan | 12.30pm Register here: s.mtrbio.com/ymmsuihgdv

📢 Explore cutting-edge #AI research with world-class experts this winter at the SRI Seminar Series! Join us on Wednesdays at 12:30 PM ET, starting Jan 15. Sessions are free and open to the public. ✨ Learn more & register: uoft.me/ba8

🚨 New Article American Association of Geographers by Benjamin Sovacool, myself & Bojana Novakovic The article explores concentrated solar facilities on Mohave land in #California ➡️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #Geography #Anthropology #Degrowth POLLEN BU Institute for Global Sustainability PLANTATIONOCENE #Energy

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Not long ago coal provided almost 40% of our electricity. Today it is 0%. Coal’s decline was achieved without switching to gas, driven instead by renewables & demand reduction. Wind and solar experienced massive growth as coal entered terminal decline. Ember

Global public perceptions on #climate change and carbon-dioxide removal #CDR and solar #geoengineering The full #GENIE survey dataset (30 countries, 19 languages) is now available, open access, via the Knowledge Hub. Please dig in! 🔬 cdr.apps.ece.iiasa.ac.at/story/2025_02_… 📷

Despite strong renewable growth, energy-related emissions rose 0.8% in 2024. Emerging economies saw the biggest increases, led by India. buff.ly/ziJOGOZ

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🌎 As a climate & environmental sustainability advisor, Emmanuel Taiwo has worked with the UN Environment Programme and the U.K. government. Now at University of Toronto Scarborough, Taiwo will examine clean energy innovations in the GTA: buff.ly/Ck1wONK #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Slightly belated news, but pleased to share our new paper on Community Energy Justice, published earlier this month in the Energy Research & Social Science journal. Enjoy the read🙂#research #ERSS #phd #phdlife sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Emmanuel Taiwo brings a decade of international experience as a climate & environmental sustainability adviser to his research at #UofT Scarborough. utoronto.ca/news/phd-resea…

🌍Worried about #climatechange? Join our Climate Justice Summer School to tackle global inequality and the climate crisis whilst building transferable green skills! 📆 30 June – 18 July Gain alumni status and explore perks. Applications close 31 May👉tinyurl.com/2umw53uf

The average #energy project costs 40% more than expected for construction & takes almost 2 years longer than planned, finds a new IGS study by Benjamin Sovacool & Hanee Ryu. Investment risk is highest for nuclear power plant construction, lowest for solar: bu.edu/igs/2025/05/19…

🌍 | Thomas Hale, Professor in Public Policy Blavatnik School of Government, leads initiatives to monitor global climate targets and net zero commitments. Learn more about his career ⬇️ #NetZeroWeek | #OxfordClimate

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