Climate Social Science Network
A global network of social scientists focused on political conflicts around climate change, headquartered at Brown University. cssn.org
- Inside Climate News shares CSSN Scholar Delta Merner and colleagues' report, "Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud and Damages." This is critical research in the field. See the ICN article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
- "The varying levels of contrasting adaptation in Central Asia’s climate change politics" from CSSN scholar Morena Skalamera doi.org/10.1080/0263...
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- Africa Energy Transition Bank: A catalyst for development or an institution of climate delayism? See CSSN awardee Dr. Oluwaseun James Oguntuase's work in @Econology: zenodo.org/records/1530...
- Using the Discourses of Climate Delay framework, CSSN Scholar shares insights into climate obstructions efforts in Arizona. See Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama's article here: doi.org/10.3389/fcli...
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- Fossil fuel companies make money and block climate action by playing the victim. See this informative new study from CSSN scholars @kylat.bsky.social @fergusgreen.bsky.social on how companies leverage investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to further their goals. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- See Professor Jennifer Jacquet and colleagues' report on the "Prevalence of endangered shark trophies in automated detection of the online wildlife trade" Here: www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/onl... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Research from @solid-research.bsky.social and Leiden University shows that, despite the widespread view that collaborations with the tobacco industry are ‘not done’, there is still a lack of academic policy in the Netherlands, and ties to the tobacco industry persist. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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- "More than 15 years ago, Australian researchers in the Zero Carbon Australia project offered a blueprint for how the country could eliminate fossil fuel use entirely. Since then, renewable energy has only become cheaper and more efficient." theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-...
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- Join us TOMORROW for the last event of our series, COP30 Belém: Why does it matter? What’s the most we can hope for? How can we make that happen? This talk will be on Subnational Climate Politics in the Amazon. Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- Join us TOMORROW for the last event of our series, COP30 Belém: Why does it matter? What’s the most we can hope for? How can we make that happen? This talk will be on Subnational Climate Politics in the Amazon. Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- Public opinion and the right wing bias that drives it's perception in Belgian policy and media. Authors examine how politicians respond when they believe their constituents are more right-wing than reality. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- "There has been increasing disinformation about offshore wind projects by bad-faith political actors in Australia, despite not having much scientific backing," @nellistevenson.bsky.social
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- CSSN Scholar Tobias Haas, and colleagues Hendrik Sander, Anna Fünfgeld, and Franziska Mey shed light on the German heating sector and its delayed transition. What are the arguments against the law? Do they follow a larger playbook? See their study below. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Happening in 30 min - hear from NGO experts: Lucas Nassar of the Laboratório da Cidade, João Pedro Ramalho of Cúpula do Povo, and Auricelia Arapiun, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB). Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Author @geraldkutney.bsky.social provides insight into the climate-denial organizations that are the leading offenders in manipulating climate education in schools. gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/8...
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- THIS Friday! Hear from experts on how to have an impact on the road to COP30 Belém.
- "To ensure COP30 is a success, the Brazilian government and its partners will have to ensure that climate science guides the negotiations..." See CSSN WG, Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Obstruction in the Global South's, briefing on climate obstruction actors in Argentina and Brazil.
- WEBINAR POSTPONED! This week's webinar, "Subnational Climate Politics in the Amazon" has been moved to April 25. Be sure to tune in next week, April 4, for the next talk in the series, "How to have an impact - Civil Society and Social Movements Perspectives." cssn.org/event/cop30-...
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- Meet CLARA (Climate Accountability Research Assistant), a free AI tool created by CSSN member B. Franta and colleagues M. Patakota and J. Rutherford that reads and retrieves litigation documents: "Let's use AI for corporate accountability and a cleaner, healthier, more just world: clara-research.com
- Happening in one hour! We will hear from experts on the political economy of the Amazon, climate tipping points in the region, indigenous knowledge, carbon markets, and more. Register below to join.
- Update to our speakers and timing! Event will be this Friday at 11am Eastern Time, and 12pm AMT (Belém). Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- The Beef industry has known about climate impacts for longer than we thought. See this piece in @insideclimatenews.org, featuring work from CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet, and scholar Loredana Loy. insideclimatenews.org/news/1403202...
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- What is the value of disclosing misinformation? See this groundbreaking study into the impact of misinformation on participants, and the effect that both disclosures and inoculation messages have on their reception. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. See Loredana Loy & CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet's article in @climate-policy.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Update to our speakers and timing! Event will be this Friday at 11am Eastern Time, and 12pm AMT (Belém). Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- Don't miss the next installment of our series on the road to COP30 this Friday. We will be joined by economics, anthropology, and climate science scholars: Dr. Francisco de Assis Costa, Francy Baniwa, Dr. Carlos Nobre, and moderated by Lise Tupiassu. Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- THIS FRIDAY! Experts explore the relationship between the Amazon rainforest and climate change, through both scientific and social lenses: The natural science of the Amazon, the role of Indigenous knowledge in conservation, and the implications for global climate policy. cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- What does far-right influence look like in the push towards solar energy in Europe? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Available for pre-order! @hannamorris.bsky.social unpacks the realities of climate journalism in the wake of dramatic polarization across the U.S., identifies the developing authoritarian political reaction against climate activists and migrants, and shows what more robust journalism can look like.
- Register for the next part of our series on COP30 Belém, "The Amazon and Climate Change - Physical and Social Elements." On March 14, we will explore the roles and contributions of indigenous scientists, the political economy of the Amazon, carbon markets, and more! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- The next installment of our webinar series is coming March 14. Speakers will review the science and the controversies in the Amazon. See our website to be notified when registration opens: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- Researchers find that groups like Farmers for Climate Action and the Investor Group on Climate Change have a more sympathetic reception than typical left-leaning groups. Can these "unconventional advocates" play a role in expanding the climate movement? See below👇 theconversation.com/farmers-inve...
- Climate denial prevents climate action. See the article below on where we are globally in combatting climate misinformation, and what we still need to do. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
- In one hour!
- Event tomorrow! Register before it's too late! cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- The road for Belém has begun! What is on the agenda for COP30? What does this mean for the Amazon and other climate-vulnerable areas? What is state of climate negotiations now from the perspective of Brazil and U.S.-based academics? This and more will be discussed on our upcoming panel this Friday👇
- The days are closing in on your opportunity to apply for our upcoming #RequestforProposals on climate-obstruction-related research. Looking for scholars who want to uncover enablers, dissect greenwashing, introduce new avenues of climate obstruction research and more. Apply here: bit.ly/3Uohbg4
- This week! Hear from experts on the road to COP30. What are the state of climate negotiations, and what does a path forward look like? Register here: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- Next week will be the first talk of our webinar series on the lead up to COP30. We will be joined by Drs. Rachel Cleetus and Maureen Santos, and Director Harjeet Singh. Registration is open: cssn.org/event/cop30-...
- This chapter by @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, and the series it is part of, is a helpful overview of the investigation process into fossil fuels for scholars and journalists alike. gijn.org/resource/gui...
- Registration is now open! Hear from experts on why COP30 is important for multilateralism, for global progress on climate, for Brazil and the Amazon, and for civil society goals for #COP30.
