Victor Toom
@victortoom.bsky.social
Trying to discipline a broad academic portfolio #climate #justice #adaptation #Caribbean #criticalmaterials #futuregenerations #forensics #genocide
https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=ASCCKkIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=ASCCKkIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Het omgekeerde argument: stel je voor dat we van elektrische auto’s naar benzine auto’s zouden veranderen. #wieisernougek? #gratislezen 'Goedkope, schone energie uit eigen land, hoe kun je daar in godsnaam op tegen zijn?' fd.nl/samenleving/... (gratis te lezen)
🎁 Goedkope, schone energie uit eigen land, hoe kun je daar in godsnaam op tegen zijn?
Elektrische auto’s hebben beperkt bereik en windmolens zijn lelijk. Zijn dat nou echt redenen om de energietransitie tegen te houden? Bereikszeikers en molenhaters kunnen niet meer om de voordelen hee...
fd.nl
September 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Het omgekeerde argument: stel je voor dat we van elektrische auto’s naar benzine auto’s zouden veranderen. #wieisernougek? #gratislezen 'Goedkope, schone energie uit eigen land, hoe kun je daar in godsnaam op tegen zijn?' fd.nl/samenleving/... (gratis te lezen)
Today is the anniversary of #9/11. A day that destroyed the lives of so many more people than the almost 3000 fatalities. Suffering is extended to today. Climate change contributes to new forms of suffering. Dan O’Brien writes beautifully about this urgent issue.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | What 9/11, Cancer and the Palisades Fire Taught Me
We’ll never know with certainty that carcinogens in the smoke, dust and ash from the World Trade Center caused my wife’s cancer and my own.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Today is the anniversary of #9/11. A day that destroyed the lives of so many more people than the almost 3000 fatalities. Suffering is extended to today. Climate change contributes to new forms of suffering. Dan O’Brien writes beautifully about this urgent issue.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Genocide scholars convincingly argue that Israel is committing #genocide in #Gaza, namely the intentional destruction of an entire population group.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhT5...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhT5...
Israel is committing genocide, say top scholars | Expert Witness
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
m.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Genocide scholars convincingly argue that Israel is committing #genocide in #Gaza, namely the intentional destruction of an entire population group.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhT5...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhT5...
Hele interessante @nrc.nl podcastaflevering waarin de genocide van Rwanda, het actuele geweld in DRCongo, Trump’s politieke en economische imperium en de strijd om kritieke grondstoffen samenkomen. Kortom, luisteren! open.spotify.com/episode/7jyQ...
Zal Trumps vredesdeal leiden tot rust in Oost-Congo?
NRC Vandaag · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Hele interessante @nrc.nl podcastaflevering waarin de genocide van Rwanda, het actuele geweld in DRCongo, Trump’s politieke en economische imperium en de strijd om kritieke grondstoffen samenkomen. Kortom, luisteren! open.spotify.com/episode/7jyQ...
Imagine the reverse: we transition from electric cars to petrol cars. 😂
August 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Imagine the reverse: we transition from electric cars to petrol cars. 😂
Oh no, Michel Callon!
I learned so much from his academic work. A great mind who, together with inter alia Bruno Latour and Joh Law, conceived and furthered a sociology of associations—actor-network theory (ANT) will always be his conceptual companion. RIP
I learned so much from his academic work. A great mind who, together with inter alia Bruno Latour and Joh Law, conceived and furthered a sociology of associations—actor-network theory (ANT) will always be his conceptual companion. RIP
The Center for the sociology of innovation learned with great sadness that Michel Callon has passed away.
A graduate of the École des Mines, Michel joined the center in the late 1960s and was its director from 1982 to 1994.
A graduate of the École des Mines, Michel joined the center in the late 1960s and was its director from 1982 to 1994.
August 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Oh no, Michel Callon!
I learned so much from his academic work. A great mind who, together with inter alia Bruno Latour and Joh Law, conceived and furthered a sociology of associations—actor-network theory (ANT) will always be his conceptual companion. RIP
I learned so much from his academic work. A great mind who, together with inter alia Bruno Latour and Joh Law, conceived and furthered a sociology of associations—actor-network theory (ANT) will always be his conceptual companion. RIP
Watch & judge yourself
“I call that a war crime.” Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices he witnessed firsthand at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in #Gaza. #warcrimes #IDF
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“I call that a war crime.” Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices he witnessed firsthand at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in #Gaza. #warcrimes #IDF
aje.io/yaum1k
Hear from the former guard blowing the whistle on GHF aid sites in Gaza
Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices at aid sites in Gaza.
aje.io
August 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Watch & judge yourself
“I call that a war crime.” Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices he witnessed firsthand at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in #Gaza. #warcrimes #IDF
aje.io/yaum1k
“I call that a war crime.” Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices he witnessed firsthand at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in #Gaza. #warcrimes #IDF
aje.io/yaum1k
Hi #STS friends, the holidays are coming up and I’m looking for recent and urgent reads. What are you reading? #books @noortjem.bsky.social @stsbot.bsky.social @keanbirch.bsky.social @penders.bsky.social @alondra.bsky.social @avastmachine.bsky.social @Dominicboyer.bsky.social @joedeville.bsky.social
Bluesky
avastmachine.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hi #STS friends, the holidays are coming up and I’m looking for recent and urgent reads. What are you reading? #books @noortjem.bsky.social @stsbot.bsky.social @keanbirch.bsky.social @penders.bsky.social @alondra.bsky.social @avastmachine.bsky.social @Dominicboyer.bsky.social @joedeville.bsky.social
Renowned genocide scholar articulates why and how IDF’s actions in #Gaza constitute #genocide: “My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Renowned genocide scholar articulates why and how IDF’s actions in #Gaza constitute #genocide: “My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Today marks the 30st anniversary of the #Srebrenica #genocide. Approx. 8000 boys and men were killed. While remains of 7000 victims have been laid to rest, still 1000 persons remain missing. #Neveragain we often hear. Yet a genocide is being committed in #Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘The voices of our dead have not faded away’: the fight for the memory of genocide in Srebrenica
Three decades on, as leaders deny what happened, remains of the thousands killed continue to be identified and buried
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today marks the 30st anniversary of the #Srebrenica #genocide. Approx. 8000 boys and men were killed. While remains of 7000 victims have been laid to rest, still 1000 persons remain missing. #Neveragain we often hear. Yet a genocide is being committed in #Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
It’s hard to look at this photo and not think of a concentration camp. (Photo by Eyad Baba, AFP)
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s hard to look at this photo and not think of a concentration camp. (Photo by Eyad Baba, AFP)
Weinigen realiseren zich dat strategische sectoren (defensie, energietransitie, ict, medische tech) in NL/EU bijna volledig afhankelijk zijn van kritieke grondstoffen uit China. De kwetsbaarheid is enorm, een oplossing nog lang niet in zicht @klinkab.bsky.social
Belangrijk @nieuwsuur.nl nl item waar ik aan bij mocht dragen + ontwikkelingen sindsdien in screenshot hieronder.
Conclusie: China is nu echt begonnen met het tapijt onder onze herbewapening wegtrekken door grondstoffen af te knijpen
Verdient veel meer aandacht op NAVO-top
@euiss.bsky.social
Conclusie: China is nu echt begonnen met het tapijt onder onze herbewapening wegtrekken door grondstoffen af te knijpen
Verdient veel meer aandacht op NAVO-top
@euiss.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Weinigen realiseren zich dat strategische sectoren (defensie, energietransitie, ict, medische tech) in NL/EU bijna volledig afhankelijk zijn van kritieke grondstoffen uit China. De kwetsbaarheid is enorm, een oplossing nog lang niet in zicht @klinkab.bsky.social
Buy expensive instead of cheap sometimes is the better option. In this case, it’s urgent.
Onshoring / friend-shoring critical raw material value chains should be included in NATO's upcoming 5% target!
My call on European Ministers of Defence to break China's critical raw material chokehold ASAP.
@euiss.bsky.social
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
My call on European Ministers of Defence to break China's critical raw material chokehold ASAP.
@euiss.bsky.social
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
European Ministers of Defence - Save Europe, invest in mining!
Critical materials are the backbone of modern defence. For Europe's rearmament to succeed, the EU defence ministers must break Beijing's chokehold on these essential resources.
www.iss.europa.eu
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Buy expensive instead of cheap sometimes is the better option. In this case, it’s urgent.
Vandaag kopt @nieuws.nos.nl dat de energietransitie leidt tot een veel hogere #energierekening. Eerder schreef ik een stuk over de verdeling vd kosten voor de #energietransitie tussen de huidige en toekomstige generaties. Betalen wij of onze kinderen? Wat vind u? nos.nl/artikel/2569...
May 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Vandaag kopt @nieuws.nos.nl dat de energietransitie leidt tot een veel hogere #energierekening. Eerder schreef ik een stuk over de verdeling vd kosten voor de #energietransitie tussen de huidige en toekomstige generaties. Betalen wij of onze kinderen? Wat vind u? nos.nl/artikel/2569...
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Interesting thought experiment.
Just out! Together with @marijswinkels.bsky.social and Olivier de Vette, we explore how to give future generations a real voice in today’s policy decisions.
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Future design in the public policy process: giving a voice to future generations*
Long-term public issues face the intergenerational problem: current policy decisions place a disproportionate burden on future generations while primarily benefitting those in the present. The inte...
www.tandfonline.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Interesting thought experiment.
Just out! Together with @marijswinkels.bsky.social and Olivier de Vette, we explore how to give future generations a real voice in today’s policy decisions.
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Future design in the public policy process: giving a voice to future generations*
Long-term public issues face the intergenerational problem: current policy decisions place a disproportionate burden on future generations while primarily benefitting those in the present. The inte...
www.tandfonline.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Just out! Together with @marijswinkels.bsky.social and Olivier de Vette, we explore how to give future generations a real voice in today’s policy decisions.
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We introduce #futuredesign, a democratic innovation confronting the #intergenerational problem head-on. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Kritieke grondstoffen zijn het skelet van de wereldeconomie. In reactie op Trump dreigt Peking dat eruit te trekken. Dat is funest voor Europa's herbewapening, vergroening, en verdienvermogen.
Goed met @nieuws.nos.nl te spreken over dit onderbelichte onderwerp
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Goed met @nieuws.nos.nl te spreken over dit onderbelichte onderwerp
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Chinese controle op aardmetalen raakt ook Nederlandse industrie
Na decennia van investeringen heeft China nu ruim 90 procent van de wereldwijde aardmetalenindustrie in handen.
nos.nl
April 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Kritieke grondstoffen zijn het skelet van de wereldeconomie. In reactie op Trump dreigt Peking dat eruit te trekken. Dat is funest voor Europa's herbewapening, vergroening, en verdienvermogen.
Goed met @nieuws.nos.nl te spreken over dit onderbelichte onderwerp
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Goed met @nieuws.nos.nl te spreken over dit onderbelichte onderwerp
nos.nl/artikel/2564...
Reposted by Victor Toom
Moeten de huidige generaties betalen voor de energietransitie? Of schuiven we de rekening door naar toekomstige generaties door nu schulden te maken voor de transitie?
Voor beide kanten valt meer te zeggen dan je misschien zou denken. Onderzoeker @victortoom.bsky.social zet de argumenten uiteen.
Voor beide kanten valt meer te zeggen dan je misschien zou denken. Onderzoeker @victortoom.bsky.social zet de argumenten uiteen.
Wie betaalt de energietransitie?
Moeten de huidige generaties betalen voor de energietransitie? Of schuiven we de rekening door naar toekomstige generaties door schulden te maken voor de transitie? Het hangt ervan af hoe je…
buff.ly
April 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Moeten de huidige generaties betalen voor de energietransitie? Of schuiven we de rekening door naar toekomstige generaties door nu schulden te maken voor de transitie?
Voor beide kanten valt meer te zeggen dan je misschien zou denken. Onderzoeker @victortoom.bsky.social zet de argumenten uiteen.
Voor beide kanten valt meer te zeggen dan je misschien zou denken. Onderzoeker @victortoom.bsky.social zet de argumenten uiteen.
Zeldzame aarden en andere strategische #grondstoffen staan volop in de belangstelling (Oekraïne, Groenland). De @nrcnl.bsky.social maakte er een goede podcast over. Luister naar ‘Hoe China de wereldwijde strijd om zeldzame grondstoffen domineert’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hoe China de wereldwijde strijd om zeldzame grondstoffen domineert
Al weken staan wereldmachten vol spanning tegenover elkaar. Een groot onderdeel hiervan is de strijd om kritieke grondstoffen. Redacteur Hanneke Chin-A-Fo legt uit hoe China zich heeft ontwikkeld tot ...
www.nrc.nl
March 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Zeldzame aarden en andere strategische #grondstoffen staan volop in de belangstelling (Oekraïne, Groenland). De @nrcnl.bsky.social maakte er een goede podcast over. Luister naar ‘Hoe China de wereldwijde strijd om zeldzame grondstoffen domineert’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Some really cool papers in this special issue on Infrastructured Timescapes of the Anthropocene and Climate Change #time #infrastructures #temporality #sts #openaccess #Anthropocene #climatechange #adaptation tecnoscienza.unibo.it
Tecnoscienza – Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies
tecnoscienza.unibo.it
February 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Some really cool papers in this special issue on Infrastructured Timescapes of the Anthropocene and Climate Change #time #infrastructures #temporality #sts #openaccess #Anthropocene #climatechange #adaptation tecnoscienza.unibo.it
Worldwide, natural #disasters caused losses of US$ 320bn in 2024, of which around US$ 140bn were insured. Reinsurer Munich RE will increase prices for #insurance aimed at incentivizing protective measures by households and companies. #climatechange www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
Climate change is showing its claws: The world is getting hotter, resulting in severe hurricanes, thunderstorms and floods | Munich Re
Worldwide, natural disasters caused losses of US$ 320bn in 2024 (2023, adjusted for inflation: US$ 268bn), of which around US$ 140bn (US$ 106bn) were insured. The overall losses and, even more so, the...
www.munichre.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Worldwide, natural #disasters caused losses of US$ 320bn in 2024, of which around US$ 140bn were insured. Reinsurer Munich RE will increase prices for #insurance aimed at incentivizing protective measures by households and companies. #climatechange www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
Extreme event attribution calculates how climate change influences weather events. 600+ studies describing 750 events demonstrates that climate effects caused by human activity are real, that events are more intense & frequency increases. See the excellent interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief
Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...
interactive.carbonbrief.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Extreme event attribution calculates how climate change influences weather events. 600+ studies describing 750 events demonstrates that climate effects caused by human activity are real, that events are more intense & frequency increases. See the excellent interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...