Riyoko
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social
PhD at Uni of Glasgow looking at the history of BP and petrochemicals in Grangemouth. they/them.
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Riyoko
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social
· Jan 7
Really happy to publish this paper with @entandsoc.bsky.social! This is an environmental/industrial history of Grangemouth tracing roots of fossil fuel dependency and explores growth of petrochemicals after WWII through oral history & archive study. It's open access! doi.org/10.1017/eso....
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“Climate targets are being met at the expense of those dependent on industries facing closure.”
Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.
bit.ly/3JOTzzH
Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.
bit.ly/3JOTzzH
Why Scotland should learn from Spain to save fossil fuel workers from unemployment
The Scottish and UK governments need a better plan to deal with mass job losses in the North Sea oil and gas industries
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November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“Climate targets are being met at the expense of those dependent on industries facing closure.”
Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.
bit.ly/3JOTzzH
Excellent feature by @riyokoshibe.bsky.social writing for @scotsman.com on Scotland's just transition plans following the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery.
bit.ly/3JOTzzH
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@entandsoc.bsky.social was delighted to recently publish @riyokoshibe.bsky.social fascinating work on Grangemouth. The work can be found here and is published Open Access:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@entandsoc.bsky.social was delighted to recently publish @riyokoshibe.bsky.social fascinating work on Grangemouth. The work can be found here and is published Open Access:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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With @riyokoshibe.bsky.social at the Just Transition Commission’s summit in Edinburgh.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
With @riyokoshibe.bsky.social at the Just Transition Commission’s summit in Edinburgh.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
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No Cops on Campus.
The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
March 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
No Cops on Campus.
The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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New research article on the Grangemouth oil refinery closure!
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I have written for Journal of the British Academy on what the Grangemouth closure reveals about the failings of just transition planning in Scotland and the UK. Read in full🔽
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I have written for Journal of the British Academy on what the Grangemouth closure reveals about the failings of just transition planning in Scotland and the UK. Read in full🔽
The Grangemouth oil refinery closure: lessons for ‘just transition’ governance
In November 2023, Petroineos announced the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth by 2025
Grangemouth is widely perceived as a ‘litmus test’ for the Scottish Government’s commitment t...
journal.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New research article on the Grangemouth oil refinery closure!
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I have written for Journal of the British Academy on what the Grangemouth closure reveals about the failings of just transition planning in Scotland and the UK. Read in full🔽
@riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I have written for Journal of the British Academy on what the Grangemouth closure reveals about the failings of just transition planning in Scotland and the UK. Read in full🔽
New article published on the Grangemouth oil refinery for the Journal of the British Academy. @ewangibbs.bsky.social and I wrote about net zero governance in Scotland and the UK and its failure to secure a just transition.
Read more here! doi.org/10.5871/jba/...
Read more here! doi.org/10.5871/jba/...
The Grangemouth oil refinery closure: lessons for ‘just transition’ governance
In November 2023, Petroineos announced the closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth by 2025
Grangemouth is widely perceived as a ‘litmus test’ for the Scottish Government’s commitment t...
doi.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New article published on the Grangemouth oil refinery for the Journal of the British Academy. @ewangibbs.bsky.social and I wrote about net zero governance in Scotland and the UK and its failure to secure a just transition.
Read more here! doi.org/10.5871/jba/...
Read more here! doi.org/10.5871/jba/...
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The brilliant @ewangibbs.bsky.social and @riyokoshibe.bsky.social have an important new piece out on the Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure and lessons for “Just Transition” governance. 👇
I'm in today's Times writing on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery with @riyokoshibe.bsky.social. The workers we spoke to in our research want to be part of a green manufacturing future and deserve better. Grangemouth is the posterchild for the UK's wasteful and unjust energy transition.
February 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The brilliant @ewangibbs.bsky.social and @riyokoshibe.bsky.social have an important new piece out on the Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure and lessons for “Just Transition” governance. 👇
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I learned about Grangemouth when I worked on a CEE blog post with Riyoko last year (tinyurl.com/kbyxf46r).
This event will provide a unique view into the front-lines of Scotland's Energy Transition and give a voice to those who we as a society cannot afford to leave behind.
#JustTransition
This event will provide a unique view into the front-lines of Scotland's Energy Transition and give a voice to those who we as a society cannot afford to leave behind.
#JustTransition
The impending closure of Grangemouth oil refinery is a crucial story in Scotland's unjust energy transition. At 1pm on 11 Feb @riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I will present findings from interviews with Grangemouth workers @energy-ethics.bsky.social in St Andrews. Sign up to attend in person or online!
Register Now – Energy Cafe – The Unjust Transition at Grangemouth Oil Refinery: Workers’ Perspectives – School V
Hosted by Dr Ewan Gibbs and Riyoko Shibe
Fossil fuel workers are central protagonists in achieving a ‘just transition’ to a gre...
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January 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I learned about Grangemouth when I worked on a CEE blog post with Riyoko last year (tinyurl.com/kbyxf46r).
This event will provide a unique view into the front-lines of Scotland's Energy Transition and give a voice to those who we as a society cannot afford to leave behind.
#JustTransition
This event will provide a unique view into the front-lines of Scotland's Energy Transition and give a voice to those who we as a society cannot afford to leave behind.
#JustTransition
On 11 Feb @ewangibbs.bsky.social and I will be presenting research on the Grangemouth refinery and the unjust energy transition facing the workforce @energy-ethics.bsky.social in St Andrews. Book your tickets now!
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On 11 Feb @ewangibbs.bsky.social and I will be presenting research on the Grangemouth refinery and the unjust energy transition facing the workforce @energy-ethics.bsky.social in St Andrews. Book your tickets now!
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
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What more could you want: energy transitions, deindustrialization, environmental histories, and moral economies!
In the meantime, we just as excited to publish this excellent new essay - "Petrochemicals, Pollution, and the Moral Economy of Noxious Industry: Grangemouth, Scotland, from 1951 to 1989" - from Riyoko Shibe. Using a range of oral history and archive sources ... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Petrochemicals, Pollution, and the Moral Economy of Noxious Industry: Grangemouth, Scotland, from 1951 to 1989 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Petrochemicals, Pollution, and the Moral Economy of Noxious Industry: Grangemouth, Scotland, from 1951 to 1989
www.cambridge.org
January 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
What more could you want: energy transitions, deindustrialization, environmental histories, and moral economies!
Really happy to publish this paper with @entandsoc.bsky.social! This is an environmental/industrial history of Grangemouth tracing roots of fossil fuel dependency and explores growth of petrochemicals after WWII through oral history & archive study. It's open access! doi.org/10.1017/eso....
January 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Really happy to publish this paper with @entandsoc.bsky.social! This is an environmental/industrial history of Grangemouth tracing roots of fossil fuel dependency and explores growth of petrochemicals after WWII through oral history & archive study. It's open access! doi.org/10.1017/eso....