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Lucy Erickson
@lucyerickson.bsky.social
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Cava climate hawk. Sustainable fisheries enthusiast. Comms for Oxford Smith School of Enterprise & the Environment. Hopeful that AI will take my job ~2 days a week. 🇨🇦 & 🇬🇧. Views my own. She/her.
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“There seems to be a ‘danger zone’ for women in their thirties, where parenthood can lead to reducing working hours, stepping back from leadership roles and making less money,”  @lucyerickson.bsky.social @thetimes.com 
Family-friendly offices can create mother of all work cultures
A new initiative aims to help organisations overcome a ‘pregnancy penalty’ to attract and retain top parental talent
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March 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Hello, Bluesky 👋 Oxford Climate Research Network is the interdisciplinary community of researchers who work on #climate change @universityofoxford.bsky.social. Follow for updates on events, opportunities, and news from Oxford Uni's climate community. www.climate.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Climate Research Network
The Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) is the community of researchers and staff at the University of Oxford who work on climate and climate change.
www.climate.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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There are no gifs on this app, but everything‘s still shit, so here, once again, is Ted Lasso as academic life:
October 12, 2023 at 6:58 PM
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He's not the guy from Succession, but he IS the guy who used math to beat the roulette wheel in casinos!
October 20, 2023 at 10:17 AM
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A fast global transition to net zero will save $12 trillion USD, Simon Sharpe reminds us in the Times

From research @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social & Oxford Martin School #climatesky #energysky #greensky

Paper here www.cell.com/joule/fullte...

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-g...
Three ways the government can reach its net zero target quickly
It has been frustrating in recent weeks to hear the government’s downbeat new messaging about climate change policy. According to Rishi Sunak, the government ha
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October 20, 2023 at 10:14 AM
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Drumroll!!! First #OxfordSmithSchool post! Learn more about the Smith School and its interdisciplinary work on enterprise, sustainability and climate education. #energysky #greensky #climatesky
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Introduction to the Smith School short
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, has worked at the forefront of climate, environment and sustainability research sin...
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October 17, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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The solar panel was patented & commercialized in 1905. But its inventor was kidnapped and operations shut down. How different could our world have been? Brilliant piece from Dr Sugandha Srivasta @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social
#GreenSky #EnergySky #ClimateSky
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If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th ce...
The 1909 incident may have cost the industry decades of progress – and the planet huge amounts of damaging carbon emissions.
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October 16, 2023 at 10:11 AM
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Miliband says Labour's energy independence act will enable them to build 'a UK electricity system fully based on clean power by 2030', with 'the largest expansion of renewable power in Britain’s history'.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Miliband to announce Labour plan to boost energy independence and cut bills
Exclusive: Party says bill would enable UK electricity system to be fully based on clean power by 2030
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2023 at 7:42 PM
lucyerickson.bsky.social
Recent Oxford research finds UK will see one of the world's biggest relative jumps in temperature as we pass 1.5 degrees warming

And it's 24 degrees in London this weekend - blistering for UK summer, never mind October

#greensky #energysky #climatesky

www.washingtonpost.com/business/ene...
Analysis | The UK Isn’t Ready for the Heat That’s Coming
We need to start adapting to the world that lies beyond 1.5C. That means putting sustainable cooling on the agenda.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 5, 2023 at 1:14 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
People sometimes ask me how I can remain optimistic that we can address the climate crisis.

This is why: 👇
September 27, 2023 at 7:02 AM
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Are you interested in sustainable business, corporate social responsibility, and/or #ESG? You can now follow this CSRsky feed that focuses on these themes: bsky.app/profile/did:... #ESGsky #CSRsky #greensky #sustbus #SDGs
October 3, 2023 at 3:14 AM
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Listen up, Greensky's just shot past 500 people!!!

A diverse list of climate folks from all fields and sectors :)

Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Feed you can subscribe to (pls hit 'like', it helps others discover + rewards me with a notification dopamine treat!!) bsky.app/profile/did:...
The final scene from lord of the rings return of the king except everyone is labelled 'your climate friend from twitter' and frodo is labelled 'you'. They are standing around him, reunited
September 29, 2023 at 7:43 PM
lucyerickson.bsky.social
#Energysky #Climatesky - Oxford team finds the UK could (practically & economically) meet all energy needs through renewables. Yes, including all the new electric cars and projected demand by 2050.
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sola...

Read the policy brief: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Solar and wind farms can easily power the UK by 2050, scientists say
Wind and solar power could comfortably supply all the UK’s energy needs by the middle of the century, according to a University of Oxford team.The researchers c
www.thetimes.co.uk
October 4, 2023 at 1:59 PM
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@whysharksmatter.bsky.social - Hi!! How's life? As there are no DMs on here I guess I'll be posting personal messages on the public wall 2005 Facebook style - I like the nostalgic vibes! Thanks for becoming my third (3) follower :) :) :) :)
October 4, 2023 at 1:52 PM