Helpful thread here on UKRI + strategy. Vital in any cross-disciplinary calls that arts, humanities + social sciences have a central and transformative role, and hopefully aren't seen as 'service sciences' stuck on at the end of the pipe to assess public opinion or 'convince' the public about tech.
Should have shared this recently published paper before! "Responsible research and innovation of carbon removal: strategies for field trials" doi.org/10.3389/fcli... #biochar #ggr #greenhousegasremoval #carbon
🌿Interesting to hear BBC News weather presenter @paultheweatherman.bsky.social set out how changing weather patterns are reshaping the realities farmers face each day, during BBC Look North’s coverage of the Yorkshire Farming Conference.
👀Watch in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
It's been a great project to work on.
Last chance to join the Biochar Demonstrator team at our 'Biochar in UK Agriculture: Insights from Farmers and Scientists' online event. 27 January 2026, 10am-1pm. Free to join but follow the link to register. Only a few tickets remain. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biochar-in... #farming #biochar
Why is social science so important to the development of greenhouse gas removal methods? What has research revealed about farmers' perspectives on biochar? @catherineprice.bsky.social explains in a series of new videos. Check out her post below for more. ⬇️ @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Interesting online workshop that some of you might be interested in!
We aim to bring together academics & practicioners to consider the challenges & opportunities associated with tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in Higher Education philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky
I've recorded a couple of videos for @co2rehub.bsky.social. The first is about biochar and social science www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-My.... Explains why social science is important for new technologies like biochar
The second is about farmers' perspectives on biochar www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM34...
Come and join the Biochar Demonstrator team at our 'Biochar in UK Agriculture: Insights from Farmers and Scientists' online event. 27 January 2026, 10am-1pm. Free to join but follow the link to register. #Farming #biochar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biochar-in...
We are putting out this Call for Papers for BISA2026 in search of people who are researching the connection between gender and resistance in the field of environmental politics. This call comes at a time of (at least) two forms of gendered resistance: 1. Growing resistance to measures that combat climate change and environmental destruction, a form of resistance that is often masculinised 2. Ongoing resistance against environmental destruction, a form of resistance that is both discursively constructed as feminine and that manifests as a form of burden that is often borne by women and other marginalised peoples Against a backdrop of the target of 1.5 degrees warming looking increasingly unlikely, and a ‘green’ transition currently reliant on new geographies of environmental and human harm and exploitation, any meaningful progress towards global environmental targets is stalling. Resistance to these forms of harm and efforts to transition away from fossil fuels are at a critical juncture. At the same time, there is a surging right-wing politics globally, part of which acts as a defence of industry and environmental harm. This form of resistance is directed at transition itself. We invite papers which explore the intersections of gender and resistance in relation to environment or climate politics. Approaches might include ecofeminism, political ecology, and feminist political economy. Some papers which participants might engage with: • Petro-masculinity: Fossil fuels and authoritarian desire (Daggett, 2018) • Feminist approaches to environmental politics (Lawrence et al, 2025) • ‘Gender and climate change’: from impacts to discourses (MacGregor, 2010) • Colonial erasures in gender and climate change solutions (Resurrección, 2024) Please send your 200 word abstracts to t.n.brookes@keele.ac.uk and weatherillck@outlook.com by 24th October along with your name, affiliation, career stage and geographical location.
Another Call for Papers for #BISA2026 (3rd-5th June, Brighton), this time for a panel I'm organising with @tom-cb.bsky.social. Deadline 24th Oct.
Gender and resistance in environmental politics: This panel will explore how gender relates to resistance against env harm AND resistance to transition.
It's good to see social science becoming an integral part of the GGR journey. If we take stakeholders along with us, we'll be in a much better place to deal with the climate crisis.
It was great to have the opportunity to present the findings of the social science research from the Biochar Demonstrator. Thank you to @co2rehub.bsky.social for organising such a brilliant event and for the great questions from the audience.
#UKGGR2025
Very excited about being part of the UK Greenhouse Gas Removal Event next week and presenting research from the social science research package of the Biochar Demonstrator.
Interesting to see this from the Business Travel Association
“Our research shows that most people still rely on their cars when travelling for work, which is no surprise. But it’s not necessarily because they prefer travelling by car, but because there’s no realistic alternative.”
My co-authored long read with Dan Taylor 🧑🌾 sharing reflections and worries for the future of farming from our interviewees in their own words
theconversation.com/family-farme...
The Met Office’s latest report confirms what many farmers and citizens already know: the UK’s climate is changing rapidly.
As temperatures rise and weather patterns become more unpredictable – with flooding and drought commonplace – farmers are on the frontline of the crisis.
Visual summary of the linked page
Have you ever thought about how artists and scientist view the world? 🌍👀 Find out more about this @openuniversity.bsky.social research & download the illustrated leaflet 🎨👇
inklusivenature.com/2025/06/26/a...
#SciArt #SciComm
Climate change affects us all — but not equally
📘 Our new report highlights that while the EU & its Member States increasingly recognise justice as a key principle of climate adaptation, its practical application remains limited.
🔗 Read our new EEA report: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
Has political philosophy forgotten animals? Looks like a great conference. Abstracts due June 13th.
stevecooke.org?p=290
Is there a tension between AI safety and AI welfare? If so, how can it be addressed? My new paper with Robert Long and Toni Sims explores the feasibility of building safe and beneficial AI for humans, animals, and AI systems at the same time. Check it out!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pollinators: Vital for nature & human well-being, but increasingly threatened.🌍
@ipbes.net #PollinationAssessment highlights the critical roles of pollinators, the threats they face, and the severe consequences of their decline. 🧪
For #WorldBeeDay, swipe through to discover their crucial roles! 🦋
Scaling is a word always being used with GGR technologies. Carol and I are trying to look at this at the moment with biochar.
I've co-authored an academic article on biochar carbon markets if it's of interest. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Carbon markets are being viewed as the way to scale biochar. I think there's similar stuff going on as what you found then.
More evidence of the climate emergency. ⬇️
Great thread on carbon markets ⬇️
ClimateXChange report. Securing soils in a changing climate: A soil route map for Scotland
There is no single overarching soil policy providing security and governance for Scottish soils. This soil route map outlines opportunities to gain value and effectiveness through better coordination of activities and policy delivery. www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/a-s...
We’d be yellow if we were still covered by @eea.europa.eu. 1 Farmers & growers in the UK are starting to struggle with water shortages. 2 The foods we’d normally import are coming from drought-hit countries 3. On farm water storage should be a priority national infrastructure investment
📣PGRs and ECRs interested in biochar - there's still time to register to join the Biochar Demonstrator for an afternoon of talks and networking. Join us on 19 May 2025 at 12 noon. Full details and link to registration here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pgr-and-ec...
