Elin Lerum Boasson
Political Science Professor. Climate governance, climate action, renewables, EU studies and policy entrepreneurs. I follow Norwegain, Swedish and EU cliamte policy+politics. University of Oslo. CICERO. IPCC AR6. Klimatpolitiska rådet.
- ‼️ Publication alert ‼️ What does «acceleration of climate action» mean? Is it a good thing that this phrase has become so dominant in climate politics and in @ipcc.bsky.social reports? By combining physics and public policy literature (!) @glenpeters.bsky.social, Jale Tosun and I try to clarify.
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonJust curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
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- Har du god oversikt over svensk klimapolitikk og en relevant fagbakgrunn? Vil du ha en jobb der du kan bruke analytiske ferdigheter, får være med på spennende faglige diskusjoner og blir mer tett på politikken enn i akademia? Ta en titt på denne stillingen www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
- Norge har bare ligget foran Danmark på et område i klimaomstillingen, overgang til elbiler. Men nå holder de jammen på å ta oss igjen!
- Good science relies on good data. Without reliable information science will stall. Everyone will eventually loose.
- This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data. "As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported." nsidc.org/data/user-re...
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonI think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
- 30 years ago I used my teens to fight car-based urban planning in Bergen. Most battles were lost. While they still love to build roads, there are significant improvements. They now have a modern tram-system and a tunnel for bikes. Progress is slow but steady, even where you should least expect it.
- Behold the world’s longest tunnel specifically built for biking and walking. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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- Arild Underdal meant a lot to the political science community in Norway, and the international community of climate and environmental governance scholars. We remember him with affection and gratitude. Colleagues from @cicero.oslo.no write about Arild in Norwegian: www.khrono.no/arild-underd...
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- How can anyone possible think it is a good idea to reduce the quality of weather forecasts? Is there a conspiracy theory I have not heard of that make this seem like something that make life easier?
- 6. mai får du en unik anledning til å bli oppdatert på klimapolitikk og klimaforskning. Det er lett å bli forvirret og vanskelig å følge med. Derfor gir @cicero.oslo.no deg denne gavepakken. Blir du med på CICERO-dagen blir du garantert klimaklokere. Håper vi sees! cicero.oslo.no/no/temasider...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonI've put together a webpage with country-level charts that @glenpeters.bsky.social and I produce. Currently 89 countries, not all with same charts. More to come, including data downloads. Explore for yourself here: robbieandrew.github.io/country/
- Back in 1993 Leonard Cohen released an album entitled «The Future». The lyrics of «Democracy» is well suited to comfort and embolden those of you fighting to protect and improve democracy in the US. In our time. You may succeed in making Cohen a prophet. 🧵
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- «Research has also found that politicians suffer from serious misperceptions. In the UK, MPs vastly underestimated public support for onshore windfarms. In the US, almost 80% of congressional staffers underestimated people’s support for limits on carbon emissions».
- Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say - Making climate-concerned people aware that their views are by far in the majority could unlock the climate action so urgently needed #The89Percent #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonI'm proud to say that I was a co-author on the last National Climate Assessment (NCA5). I'm sad to say it looks like I was a co-author on the LAST National Climate Assessment. www.npr.org/2025/04/20/n....
- I have had a wonderful Easter celebration with our dog Ziggy. 30 years since the last time I belonged to a family that brought a dog with us into the mountains. Lots of fun in the snowy areas of Luster, one of the few areas Norwegians could find snow this year and practice Easter tradition nr. 1: ⛷️
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonAcademia is cool because if you're doing it right, every paper you published in the last 3 years feels inadequate now that you understand the topic better, but it'll take 3 years to get out the version where you get it more right, and you get to do that until one day you die! Isn't that cool
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonTrump's attacks on universities are going to kill people whose lives are saved at our hospitals. This is what's at stake.
- Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonOh no! Several of the Regional Climate Centers have had their funding lapse through DOC/NOAA. These institutes are critical for connecting weather and climate data and services to local communities across the United States. Spread the word to drive attention and support!
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonA whole-of-government attack on Harvard--now attacking Harvard's eligibility to host international students. Does Trump know that Harvard can create a campus basically wherever it wants outside the US? www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonSays the guy whose charity was shut down by the state of New York for making illegal campaign contributions.
- Dette er ikke til å tro! Kina og EU trenger IKKE være bekymret for at USA vil bli en konkurrent i omstillingen til grønt næringsliv.
- This assault is absolutely incredible. Trump uses all tools of government without any guardrails. Glad to see that Harvard say they will stand strong and not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.
- Stopping an offshore wind project under construction, Trump is simply unbelievable! Good news for green industry development in the EU and China. Horrible news for the world, American business, the US economy and alle Americans.
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonFeels like we are in a threshold cascade: I will join as long as X percent of my alters join. You will join as long as Y percent of your alters join. These sorts of things can domino through networks but they can also come to an abrupt halt if a pivotal node does not reach its threshold.
- Stanford’s president and provost release a statement supporting Harvard. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonPlease share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK. Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽 www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonEurope is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change here are clear: 🟠 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe 🟠 Europe experienced the most widespread flooding since 2013 🟠 An estimated 42,000 people were affected by wildfires in Europe. Read more 👇
- We who love curiosity, discovery, insight, critical deliberation, learning, confronting long-held beliefs and technology advancements need to prepare for the day angry young men in our countries come for our universities. Much room for improvement in research and higher ed, but 🔥 will ruin it all.
- I am glad Harvard stands up against Trump, I hope they are able to stand strong. The recent NYTs interview with so called «activist» Rufo is chilling. His total ignorance of free and independent research is shocking. Remarkable that he has gained such influence. www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonI’m sorry but if your students use AI to write papers and you use AI to grade them zero school is happening. You are running together on a hamster wheel
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonI have complained about both of my alma maters frequently so I want to share praise where praise is due. I'm proud of Harvard for finding their backbone. It's a big deal because everyone else looks to them. And godspeed to them in fighting this shakedown bullshit from the Trump administration.
- I am glad Harvard stands up against Trump, I hope they are able to stand strong. The recent NYTs interview with so called «activist» Rufo is chilling. His total ignorance of free and independent research is shocking. Remarkable that he has gained such influence. www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...
- Reposted by Elin Lerum Boasson1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
- Reposted by Elin Lerum Boassonon the Kleptocracy Presidency: The number and nature of conflicts of interest is astonishing www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Sweden has been in the forefront of the climate transition, but not when it comes to integrating climate policy in agricultural policy. Denmark has an impressive package of climate policies for agriculture. Norway started the integration process in 2019. Why not Sweden? www.dn.se/sverige/ny-s...
- Opptatt av norsk klimapolitikk? Da er denne obligatorisk lesning! Godt og konsist oppsummert av @climansen.bsky.social og @thinderberg.bsky.social www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
- Reposted by Elin Lerum Boasson"The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality. The rich should be taxed more, and the revenue used to improve the lives of the poor." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Dismantling the basic infrastructure for climate governance will have long-term consequences. Let us hope no other countries will be inspired.
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- Danskene mener vi er aller latest i hele verden. Når det gjelder klimapolitikk. Vi er mest luddovne av alle. Kult ord. Jeg skal gjøre en liten innsats for å få innarbeide det i det norske språket.
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- Meanwhile in Norway: The government has launched a climate white paper/action plan for 2035 – with close to no actual policy content. The only news item: move away from having national climate target for 2030 and 2035. Klimapolitikk på vei mot lavutslippssamfunnet - regjeringen.no Thread 1/n
- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonWe are looking for a student research assistant supporting a quantitative climate politics literature review. @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social 👇 hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...
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- Reposted by Elin Lerum BoassonGovt's shouldn't behave like start-ups. The chainsaw rhetoric in the US & efficiency drives in Europe misunderstand public sector work. Critiques of bureaucracy can be valid, but a start-up model is arguably the worst possible solution. For @projectsyndicate.bsky.social w/ @rainerkattel.bsky.social
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