Bruno Charbonneau
@charbonneaub.bsky.social
Professor of International Studies, President founder Climate Security Association of Canada https://www.csac-acsc.org/
@ccascoe.bsky.social
Working on climate change, security, and defence; West Africa; NATO
Plays hockey and video games
@ccascoe.bsky.social
Working on climate change, security, and defence; West Africa; NATO
Plays hockey and video games
Pinned
The production of climate security futures in the West African Sahel
Abstract. Much has been written and said about the consequences of climate change on security in the West African Sahel. Sceptics argue that claims about t
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The production of climate security futures in the West African Sahel
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Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The #ReArmEurope Plan could increase EU-NATO’s military carbon footprint to 95 MtCO₂e, up 140% on 2021, and greater than the annual national emissions of Portugal or Croatia, writes Hannah Huibregtsen for @responsiblesci.bsky.social www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi... #NATO #NATOsummit #ClimateCrisis
Military spending and military emissions: the hidden links
Hannah Huibregtsen, Leiden University, highlights the problems of under-reporting of military greenhouse gas emissions, as huge military spending targets are being agreed. Responsible Science blog, 2...
www.sgr.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The #ReArmEurope Plan could increase EU-NATO’s military carbon footprint to 95 MtCO₂e, up 140% on 2021, and greater than the annual national emissions of Portugal or Croatia, writes Hannah Huibregtsen for @responsiblesci.bsky.social www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi... #NATO #NATOsummit #ClimateCrisis
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Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice
June 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice
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This is really exciting - a new Substack by a team of very senior climate experts who collectively represent centuries (yes, really!) of experience in emissions, economics, health and more: @krisebi.bsky.social, Ben Santer, Gary Yohe, Henry Jacoby, Rich Richels & Bud Ward, all legends in our field.
Climate Cafe | Substack
A place for discussion of the climate system, the reality and seriousness of climate change, and efforts to control GHG emissions and increase resilience to mounting climate-driven economic and social...
climatecafe.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is really exciting - a new Substack by a team of very senior climate experts who collectively represent centuries (yes, really!) of experience in emissions, economics, health and more: @krisebi.bsky.social, Ben Santer, Gary Yohe, Henry Jacoby, Rich Richels & Bud Ward, all legends in our field.
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"The incident was the latest in nearly daily mass deaths of Palestinians who were seeking aid in past weeks, including near sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation."
WHO receiving reports of another mass casualty event in Gaza near food site reut.rs/3FSQAEC
WHO receiving reports of another mass casualty event in Gaza near food site
World Health Organization officials said that initial reports point to at least 20 fatalities.
reut.rs
June 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"The incident was the latest in nearly daily mass deaths of Palestinians who were seeking aid in past weeks, including near sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation."
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Trump’s US Army birthday parade this weekend will produce the same amount of ghg emissions as 300 homes produce in 1 year, according to ‘
@ips-dc.org. The parade is due to include more than 6,000 soldiers, 49 aircraft and 128 vehicles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@ips-dc.org. The parade is due to include more than 6,000 soldiers, 49 aircraft and 128 vehicles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says
Among other concerns, the US military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a year
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump’s US Army birthday parade this weekend will produce the same amount of ghg emissions as 300 homes produce in 1 year, according to ‘
@ips-dc.org. The parade is due to include more than 6,000 soldiers, 49 aircraft and 128 vehicles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@ips-dc.org. The parade is due to include more than 6,000 soldiers, 49 aircraft and 128 vehicles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Bloody hell. Literally now in fascist United States.
June 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bloody hell. Literally now in fascist United States.
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i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Notre art « La polycrise au Sahel : observations, perspectives et actions » en accès libre jusqu'à la fin du mois d'août, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec ECAS!!
N'hésitez pas à partager cet art co-écrit avec @charbonneaub.bsky.social, C. Jourde, N. Compaoré, @pmfrowd.bsky.social et G. Goyet!
N'hésitez pas à partager cet art co-écrit avec @charbonneaub.bsky.social, C. Jourde, N. Compaoré, @pmfrowd.bsky.social et G. Goyet!
La polycrise au Sahel : observations, perspectives et actions
La crise sécuritaire au Sahel aurait débuté à partir de 2012. Depuis, la région ne semble connaitre qu’une succession de crises, notamment au Burkina Faso, au Mali et au Niger. De nombreux universi...
www.tandfonline.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Notre art « La polycrise au Sahel : observations, perspectives et actions » en accès libre jusqu'à la fin du mois d'août, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec ECAS!!
N'hésitez pas à partager cet art co-écrit avec @charbonneaub.bsky.social, C. Jourde, N. Compaoré, @pmfrowd.bsky.social et G. Goyet!
N'hésitez pas à partager cet art co-écrit avec @charbonneaub.bsky.social, C. Jourde, N. Compaoré, @pmfrowd.bsky.social et G. Goyet!
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Stop what you’re doing and watch this immediately.
Canadian doctors returned from Gaza and are sharing what they witnessed and lived.
They are demanding action from Mark Carney.
Their testimony is our failure.
Canadian doctors returned from Gaza and are sharing what they witnessed and lived.
They are demanding action from Mark Carney.
Their testimony is our failure.
May 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Stop what you’re doing and watch this immediately.
Canadian doctors returned from Gaza and are sharing what they witnessed and lived.
They are demanding action from Mark Carney.
Their testimony is our failure.
Canadian doctors returned from Gaza and are sharing what they witnessed and lived.
They are demanding action from Mark Carney.
Their testimony is our failure.
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This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
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Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
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Could this be the biggest climate story of the year?
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand
Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta:
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/7
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand
Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta:
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/7
May 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Could this be the biggest climate story of the year?
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand
Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta:
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/7
For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand
Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta:
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/7
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Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
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Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says
Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says Gaza will be entirely destroyed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Danielle Smith is playing with matches in the country's biggest gas station. I'm not sure she realizes how dangerous it could be, or whether she cares. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Bruce Arthur: Danielle Smith is playing with fire when she flirts with Alberta separation
The Alberta premier is indulging in the reckless, dangerous stuff of modern right-wing populism, Bruce Arthur writes.
www.thestar.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Danielle Smith is playing with matches in the country's biggest gas station. I'm not sure she realizes how dangerous it could be, or whether she cares. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
The Climate Security Association of Canada annual conference starts this Monday, 5 May through 7 May. We will be discussing the futures of war and peace under climate change conditions. Hybrid format. Check our great program and sign up!
www.csac-acsc.org/Events
www.csac-acsc.org/Events
Climate Security Association of Canada - Events
www.csac-acsc.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Climate Security Association of Canada annual conference starts this Monday, 5 May through 7 May. We will be discussing the futures of war and peace under climate change conditions. Hybrid format. Check our great program and sign up!
www.csac-acsc.org/Events
www.csac-acsc.org/Events
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Un commentaire collectif sur la polycrise au Sahel. @pmfrowd.bsky.social @charbonneaub.bsky.social N. Compaoré, G Goyet, C Jourde et moi-même - discutons du potentiel heuristique de la notion de polycrise.
#Sahel #polycrise
@flshudes.bsky.social
@cerium-udem.bsky.social
#Sahel #polycrise
@flshudes.bsky.social
@cerium-udem.bsky.social
La polycrise au Sahel : observations, perspectives et actions
La crise sécuritaire au Sahel aurait débuté à partir de 2012. Depuis, la région ne semble connaitre qu’une succession de crises, notamment au Burkina Faso, au Mali et au Niger. De nombreux universi...
www.tandfonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Un commentaire collectif sur la polycrise au Sahel. @pmfrowd.bsky.social @charbonneaub.bsky.social N. Compaoré, G Goyet, C Jourde et moi-même - discutons du potentiel heuristique de la notion de polycrise.
#Sahel #polycrise
@flshudes.bsky.social
@cerium-udem.bsky.social
#Sahel #polycrise
@flshudes.bsky.social
@cerium-udem.bsky.social
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Fantastic @adamtooze.bsky.social review, with thoughts on "Abundance" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/b...
Book Review: ‘What’s Left,’ by Malcolm Harris
“What’s Left,” by Malcolm Harris, arrives at a particularly difficult time to consider anything beyond our immediate turmoil.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fantastic @adamtooze.bsky.social review, with thoughts on "Abundance" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/b...
"Something has happened to US political culture that divorces large parts of it from social reality...“cultural experiments” of the type that Trump and his gang are undertaking...are no longer shot down. The bubble is not burst. The madness is everyone’s reality" open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 372 "We create our own reality" - Trump's delirious negative-sum populism, or how the Empire comes home.
As Trump’s erratic and extreme trade policy shakes the world economy, the basic question of this week is the classic question of realistic political analysis: Who benefits?
open.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Something has happened to US political culture that divorces large parts of it from social reality...“cultural experiments” of the type that Trump and his gang are undertaking...are no longer shot down. The bubble is not burst. The madness is everyone’s reality" open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...