Congratulations!

Yeah, because these huge corporations couldn't do anything on their own

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook.

Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking:

"Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

Who goes to UN climate meetings?

NGOs from the Global North, apparently.
This is the HQ country for 1782 NGOs (i.e., those that have attended 5+ COPs)

Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit Conference president expresses ‘complete faith’ in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations

So, there will be two leaders summits?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The study looked at total exposure of 31 pesticides, through various routes

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I.U.C.N. Red List Moves Emperor Penguins to “Endangered” Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers.

BREAKING: Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are now both considered Endangered, according to the IUCN.

As the climate warms, melting sea ice and shifting prey are pushing these species to the brink — hitting young animals the hardest. https://nyti.ms/4sUmzaC

Thanks Fred. It's interesting how companies are selecting one green issue to look "sustainable" - Nestle is talking about renewable energy (which saves it money) and ignoring plastics.

NASA sent people to the moon to do thick description with other methods.

While social science is often still stuck in boring debates about what is "good" research.

Had a very Easter workout: found chocolate on my shirt halfway through...

Nestlé goes on trial over 'immeasurable' plastic pollution of water bottle dumps The food industry giant is on trial before a criminal illegally dumping plastic bottles that contaminated the soil and water resources at 'exorbitant' levels.

10 years of illegally dumping plastic

www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

'Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world's food production'

"the strait also carries the fertiliser components that underpin roughly half the world's food supply."

This could coincide with rapid climate change, and an upcoming El Niño,
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Company to cease production of toxic herbicide banned in more than 70 countries Multinational agriculture technology company Syngenta announced last Tuesday (March 3) that it will cease global production of the herbicide paraquat by the end of June, including at its facility in I...

Syngenta is stopping paraquat production in the US & the UK.

That doesn't mean it won't continue to produce the toxic pesticide in other countries (where costs are lower).

apnews.com/article/air-...

'Unofficial' talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in Japan Supposedly final talks in South Korea in 2024 toward an agreement failed, and a renewed effort in Geneva last August likewise collapsed in overtime.

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.

Inside Lobbyist Efforts to Gut Federal ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations More than 500 pages of emails, internal presentations and talking points obtained by NOTUS detail lobbying efforts around the EPA’s decision to walk back standards.

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...

JOB

Assistant Professor of Political Theory
University of Cambridge
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

Oil prices spike as key shipping route disrupted by Iran attacks There is a risk of an inflation spike as oil and shipping costs surge due to the vulnerability of attack after at least three tankers were hit by missiles.

🔎 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

5 postdocs just advertised: Come work with us at the LSE Global School of Sustainability @gsos-lse.bsky.social. With 150 people working full-time on the political economy of decarbonisation, you'd be joining the largest research community on the topic.

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Is the @ec.europa.eu in a toxic relationship with big polluters?

Our latest analysis by @silviap.bsky.social reveals a striking pattern: the petrochemical industry’s private "wishlist" is becoming Europe's political reality. Progress is moving in reverse ⬇️[1/5]

PFAS – Out of the Frying Pan into the Court Room? - Fenchurch Law Fenchurch Law considers the impact of PFAS on the UK insurance sector, following the rise of litigation progressing through the […]

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...

University Affairs

Political Science and North American Studies @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social is hiring for a #TT assistant professor in #politicaltheory with a focus on areas such as #law, #settlercolonialism, #Indigenouspolitics, critical approaches. See link for details: universityaffairs.ca/jobs/job-pre...

Post-it maker 3M on trial in Belgium over 'forever' chemicals Belgians living near a 3M plant called for justice Tuesday at the opening of a trial against the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called forever chemicals.

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.
👀 🧵 Follow in thread below for blow-by-blow reporting in English.
🧵 🇫🇷 See also here in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/notr...

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