Thomas Bauwens
@thbauwens.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University | ERC grantee |Research on Collective Action | #Sustainability | Just #Energy transition | #CircularEconomy | #PostGrowth
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I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible.
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October 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible.
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
New publication out in #EcologicalEconomics !
Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
You're part of an energy cooperative.
Your community governs its own resources. It feels right.
Then climate breakdown reminds you: the atmosphere doesn't care about municipal borders.
1/6
Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
You're part of an energy cooperative.
Your community governs its own resources. It feels right.
Then climate breakdown reminds you: the atmosphere doesn't care about municipal borders.
1/6
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 PM
New publication out in #EcologicalEconomics !
Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
You're part of an energy cooperative.
Your community governs its own resources. It feels right.
Then climate breakdown reminds you: the atmosphere doesn't care about municipal borders.
1/6
Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
You're part of an energy cooperative.
Your community governs its own resources. It feels right.
Then climate breakdown reminds you: the atmosphere doesn't care about municipal borders.
1/6
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🚨FoEI condemns the military assault on Palestine’s only national seed bank in Hebron — a direct attack on food sovereignty. We stand in solidarity with Palestinian farmers #FreePalestine #UAWC
FoEI condemns the assault on Palestine's national seed bank
The Multiplication Unit of the Union of Agricultural Work Committee (UAWC)´s Seed Bank in Hebron is the only national seed bank in Palestine.
www.foei.org
August 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🚨FoEI condemns the military assault on Palestine’s only national seed bank in Hebron — a direct attack on food sovereignty. We stand in solidarity with Palestinian farmers #FreePalestine #UAWC
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“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
August 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
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July 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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New here and not sure who to follow? 👀
We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time.
Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️
go.bsky.app/7STgwpg
We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time.
Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️
go.bsky.app/7STgwpg
June 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
New here and not sure who to follow? 👀
We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time.
Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️
go.bsky.app/7STgwpg
We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time.
Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️
go.bsky.app/7STgwpg
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#MembershipMonday 🗺️⚡
Is your #CommunityEnergy project on the map?
Our national map is now bigger, better & part of our easy-to-use data portal. Help us show the impact of UK community energy!
📍 Add your site
💡 Update your info
🌱 sots.communityenergyengland.org
Is your #CommunityEnergy project on the map?
Our national map is now bigger, better & part of our easy-to-use data portal. Help us show the impact of UK community energy!
📍 Add your site
💡 Update your info
🌱 sots.communityenergyengland.org
June 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#MembershipMonday 🗺️⚡
Is your #CommunityEnergy project on the map?
Our national map is now bigger, better & part of our easy-to-use data portal. Help us show the impact of UK community energy!
📍 Add your site
💡 Update your info
🌱 sots.communityenergyengland.org
Is your #CommunityEnergy project on the map?
Our national map is now bigger, better & part of our easy-to-use data portal. Help us show the impact of UK community energy!
📍 Add your site
💡 Update your info
🌱 sots.communityenergyengland.org
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People who are still shouting that Israel is not committing genocide must be clapping their hands over their ears every time an Israeli minister steps onto a podium because
May 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
People who are still shouting that Israel is not committing genocide must be clapping their hands over their ears every time an Israeli minister steps onto a podium because
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A high-profile 'carbon capture' project doesn't even capture enough co2 to cover it's own pollution, making it a net emitter
Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered
There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source
Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered
There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source
Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions
The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A high-profile 'carbon capture' project doesn't even capture enough co2 to cover it's own pollution, making it a net emitter
Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered
There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source
Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered
There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source
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Did you know that electricity is often taxed more than fossil fuels in the EU?
It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive.
Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive.
Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
May 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Did you know that electricity is often taxed more than fossil fuels in the EU?
It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive.
Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive.
Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
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Unforgivable
May 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Unforgivable
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📢 EVENT ALERT | MAY 14 – BRUSSELS
The other face of the energy transition 🔋💥
Join us at SoundsResist in Ixelles to hear from two Indigenous women defenders from Argentina exposing the hidden costs of lithium extraction!
👀 www.sounds.brussels/resist
The other face of the energy transition 🔋💥
Join us at SoundsResist in Ixelles to hear from two Indigenous women defenders from Argentina exposing the hidden costs of lithium extraction!
👀 www.sounds.brussels/resist
May 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
📢 EVENT ALERT | MAY 14 – BRUSSELS
The other face of the energy transition 🔋💥
Join us at SoundsResist in Ixelles to hear from two Indigenous women defenders from Argentina exposing the hidden costs of lithium extraction!
👀 www.sounds.brussels/resist
The other face of the energy transition 🔋💥
Join us at SoundsResist in Ixelles to hear from two Indigenous women defenders from Argentina exposing the hidden costs of lithium extraction!
👀 www.sounds.brussels/resist
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Excited to announce my new project exploring artists experiences of affordable housing in London funded by Bow Arts Trust, more here #affordability #postgrowth #postgrowthplanning
www.sofiagreaves.online/bowarts
www.sofiagreaves.online/bowarts
Sofia Greaves
Researcher and Artist. Resident Bow Arts, Associate LSE Cities, British Academy Knowledge Frontiers: Postgrowth Cities
www.sofiagreaves.online
May 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Excited to announce my new project exploring artists experiences of affordable housing in London funded by Bow Arts Trust, more here #affordability #postgrowth #postgrowthplanning
www.sofiagreaves.online/bowarts
www.sofiagreaves.online/bowarts
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Wall Street won’t rewild the planet. Or decarbonize mining. Or defossilize agriculture.
For @phenomenalworld.bsky.social I unpack why chasing investability harms climate goals in sectors beyond energy & transport - & what states can do with derisking failures www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unb...
For @phenomenalworld.bsky.social I unpack why chasing investability harms climate goals in sectors beyond energy & transport - & what states can do with derisking failures www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unb...
Unbankable Transitions | Rosie Collington
How the politics of investability determine climate financing
www.phenomenalworld.org
May 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wall Street won’t rewild the planet. Or decarbonize mining. Or defossilize agriculture.
For @phenomenalworld.bsky.social I unpack why chasing investability harms climate goals in sectors beyond energy & transport - & what states can do with derisking failures www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unb...
For @phenomenalworld.bsky.social I unpack why chasing investability harms climate goals in sectors beyond energy & transport - & what states can do with derisking failures www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unb...
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⚠️Some corporations claim the energy community label without adhering to the values.
Join us for the webinar "Corporate capture: A threat for a citizen's energy transition in Europe", organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @eco-union.bsky.social
📅 14 May - 11H CEST
✏️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for the webinar "Corporate capture: A threat for a citizen's energy transition in Europe", organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @eco-union.bsky.social
📅 14 May - 11H CEST
✏️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
⚠️Some corporations claim the energy community label without adhering to the values.
Join us for the webinar "Corporate capture: A threat for a citizen's energy transition in Europe", organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @eco-union.bsky.social
📅 14 May - 11H CEST
✏️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for the webinar "Corporate capture: A threat for a citizen's energy transition in Europe", organised by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @eco-union.bsky.social
📅 14 May - 11H CEST
✏️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Circularity in energy isn’t just about materials. It’s about who controls the system, who benefits, and who sets the rules.
Next month, I’m leading a session at the European Energy Communities Forum in Kraków. 🧵 1/3
#EnergyCommunities #CircularEconomy
Next month, I’m leading a session at the European Energy Communities Forum in Kraków. 🧵 1/3
#EnergyCommunities #CircularEconomy
April 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Circularity in energy isn’t just about materials. It’s about who controls the system, who benefits, and who sets the rules.
Next month, I’m leading a session at the European Energy Communities Forum in Kraków. 🧵 1/3
#EnergyCommunities #CircularEconomy
Next month, I’m leading a session at the European Energy Communities Forum in Kraków. 🧵 1/3
#EnergyCommunities #CircularEconomy
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🎺 3 weeks to go until our annual Forum!
💫 To mark the International Year of Cooperatives, @thbauwens.bsky.social and @coopseurope.bsky.social will lead a session on circularity and its potential for energy communities.
Find out more 👉 www.energycommunitiesforum.eu/day-2
#EECF25 #IYC2025
💫 To mark the International Year of Cooperatives, @thbauwens.bsky.social and @coopseurope.bsky.social will lead a session on circularity and its potential for energy communities.
Find out more 👉 www.energycommunitiesforum.eu/day-2
#EECF25 #IYC2025
April 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🎺 3 weeks to go until our annual Forum!
💫 To mark the International Year of Cooperatives, @thbauwens.bsky.social and @coopseurope.bsky.social will lead a session on circularity and its potential for energy communities.
Find out more 👉 www.energycommunitiesforum.eu/day-2
#EECF25 #IYC2025
💫 To mark the International Year of Cooperatives, @thbauwens.bsky.social and @coopseurope.bsky.social will lead a session on circularity and its potential for energy communities.
Find out more 👉 www.energycommunitiesforum.eu/day-2
#EECF25 #IYC2025
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The world has warmed more than 1.1C since the first Earth day in 1970, with the fastest warming occurring over land (where we all live!) and in higher latitude regions:
April 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The world has warmed more than 1.1C since the first Earth day in 1970, with the fastest warming occurring over land (where we all live!) and in higher latitude regions:
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Happy to contribute to this article about how to build lasting power for environmental change:
“One of the best ways to be effective, if you're going to be an activist, is to create community and solidarity and really build down into the local level"
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/earth...
“One of the best ways to be effective, if you're going to be an activist, is to create community and solidarity and really build down into the local level"
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/earth...
On Earth Day 2025, Here's How to Sustain Environmentalism Against All Odds
Floridians have pushed back on plans to develop state parks and drill for oil
www.sierraclub.org
April 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy to contribute to this article about how to build lasting power for environmental change:
“One of the best ways to be effective, if you're going to be an activist, is to create community and solidarity and really build down into the local level"
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/earth...
“One of the best ways to be effective, if you're going to be an activist, is to create community and solidarity and really build down into the local level"
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/earth...
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Een minister van "Klimaat en Groene Groei" is de zoveelste brutale oplichtingstruuk van kabinet Wilders.
Fossiele subsidies.
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Fossiele subsidies.
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Kabinet helpt industrie met terugkeer fossiele subsidie, CO2-heffing blijft
De Nederlandse industrie klaagt al langer over de gestegen energieprijzen. Het kabinet wil bedrijven helpen.
nos.nl
April 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Een minister van "Klimaat en Groene Groei" is de zoveelste brutale oplichtingstruuk van kabinet Wilders.
Fossiele subsidies.
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Fossiele subsidies.
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
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New publication on our @degrowthjournal.bsky.social 👇
New publication 🚨 "Winds of change: Supply chain analysis of a wind turbine" - Joshua Ayer
Read it here: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
Read it here: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
Winds of change: Supply chain analysis of a wind turbine | Degrowth Journal
www.degrowthjournal.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
New publication on our @degrowthjournal.bsky.social 👇
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This morning wind is the largest source of electricity and fossil fuels below 9% in the UK. Please share and spread the good news! via grid.iamkate.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This morning wind is the largest source of electricity and fossil fuels below 9% in the UK. Please share and spread the good news! via grid.iamkate.com
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Surprised to see @economist.com on the ‘politicians should be allowed to do crimes without consequences’ team. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Surprised to see @economist.com on the ‘politicians should be allowed to do crimes without consequences’ team. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Energy communities are helping us progress towards sustainable and fair energy systems. There are challenges, however, around e.g. limited national support.
This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...
This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...
Energy communities – lessons learnt, challenges, and policy recommendations
Abstract. Energy communities (ECs) are considered important in transitioning the energy system. They are of particular interest due to their potential to e
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March 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Energy communities are helping us progress towards sustainable and fair energy systems. There are challenges, however, around e.g. limited national support.
This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...
This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...