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Benjamin Sovacool
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Professor of Energy Policy, Professor of Earth and Environment, Passionate About Energy and Climate Justice

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Benjamin K. Sovacool is an American and British academic who is director of the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University as well as Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University. He was formerly Director of the Danish Center for Energy Technology at the Department of Business Development and Technology and a professor of social sciences at Aarhus University. He is also professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex, where he formerly directed the Center on Innovation and Energy Demand and the Sussex Energy Group. He has written on energy policy, environmental issues, and science and technology policy. Sovacool is also the editor-in-chief of Energy Research & Social Science. .. more

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 8h
The 2025 U.N. climate conference, COP30, will run from Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil, and is expected to host the largest participation of Indigenous peoples in the conference series’ history, with more than 3,000 Indigenous delegates registered.

Mongabay spoke with some about their objectives.
Indigenous delegates prepare for COP30 with focus on justice, land and finance
As the Brazilian city of Belém prepares for this year’s U.N. climate conference, COP30, Indigenous leaders worldwide say they’re getting ready to have their demands addressed. Dubbed the “nature COP”…
news.mongabay.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15h
Join me in conversation with one of the world's most provocative environmental thinkers, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. We talk climate, hope & action.

The event takes place @orieloxford.bsky.social on 21 Nov, 3:30pm. Free to attend. Book your place now: www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
Oriel Environment Group Michaelmas 2025 — In Conversation with George Monbiot - Alumni Oriel
Climate Breakdown and Political Division: Navigating Polarisation with George Monbiot Join Professor Jan Rosenow (Jackson Senior Research Fellow, Oriel College) for a discussion with acclaimed investi...
www.alumni.oriel.ox.ac.uk

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 18h
Nuclear risk in an increasingly unstable world.
#Russia again targeting substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne #nuclear power plants in #Ukraine.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine war briefing: Russia deliberately ‘endangering nuclear safety in Europe’ says Kyiv
Ukraine says drones are targeting substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants. What we know on day 1,355
www.theguardian.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 19h
"New U.S. #nuclear boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: Radioactive waste.
95,000 metric tons spent nuclear fuel (with a minority from weapons programs) sits temporarily stockpiled in water-filled pools or dry casks at 79 sites in 39 states."
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/09/n...
New U.S. nuclear power boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: What to do with radioactive waste
As government and industry, from tech giants to utilities, commit to big nuclear power plants, there is still no clear solution for radioactive waste storage.
www.cnbc.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 4d
Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution
Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution, analysis finds
Exclusive: Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’
www.theguardian.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5d
From hard-to-abate to ready-to-innovate: Heineken has just announced a major step toward decarbonising industrial heat:

The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.

www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
Cold beer, hot bricks: Heineken signs deals for 100MWh thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage (TES) startup Rondo Energy has announced its second 100MWh project within a matter of weeks, at a brewery in Portugal.
www.energy-storage.news

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 6d
For too long, industry has been labelled a “hard-to-abate” sector. It’s time to rethink that.

With rapid advances in electrification and energy efficiency, much of industry is not hard to abate — it’s ready to innovate.

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 6d
As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces ambitions for #Canada to become an "energy superpower," IGS Director @sovacool.bsky.social discusses achieving this with the BBC. Check out the full podcast: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w... #energy
BBC Audio | Business Daily | Can Canada become an energy superpower?
Amidst a US trade-war, Prime Minister Mark Carney has set out big ambitions
www.bbc.com

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Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social · 9d
It’s that time of year again!

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University of Sussex Business School @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations to the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre, co-directed by @sovacool.bsky.social cool.bsky.social, on being named the Research Institute of the Year at the 2025 edie Net Zero Awards.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/md36kzh5 #netzero

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 11d
What role will Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) play in Climate Change?

See the latest Frontiers report by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) on Carbon Capture and Storage.

idric.org/wp-content/u...

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 12d
How can the #SolarEnergy supply chain be more sustainable? IGS Director @sovacool.bsky.social and Research Scientist @drxdunlap.bsky.social traveled across the US to investigate the impacts of the #SolarPanel production process on #communities and #ecosystems.

dailyfreepress.com/10/22/23/215...
BU faculty uncover what is little known about the production and destruction of solar technology
When Alexander A. Dunlap and Benjamin Sovacool traveled across the country to investigate solar panel supply chains, they discovered the process behind producing clean solar energy was not so clean af...
dailyfreepress.com

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Sussex Energy Group @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social · 13d
Delighted to share that the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), whose research director is SEG's Benjamin Sovacool, won Research Centre of the Year at the edie Net Zero awards last Friday - www.sussex.ac.uk/news/researc... @sovacool.bsky.social
@docloc.bsky.social
University of Sussex researchers celebrate national net zero award
An interdisciplinary decarbonisation project led by researchers at the University of Sussex Business School has won a national award for helping lead...
www.sussex.ac.uk

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 14d
With growing #AI use, #DataCenters could consume 9% of global electricity demand by 2030. A new perspective by @sovacool.bsky.social, @aysekivilcim.bsky.social, and Can Hankendi calls for transparency from data centers to guide a more #sustainable future:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 14d
The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) co-Directed by Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social has won an award as Research Centre of the Year at the edie Net Zero awards in London, on Friday 17th October.

www.sussex.ac.uk/news/researc...
University of Sussex researchers celebrate national net zero award
An interdisciplinary decarbonisation project led by researchers at the University of Sussex Business School has won a national award for helping lead...
www.sussex.ac.uk

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Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social · 16d
Nice to see the student newspaper at Boston University accurately covering our energy justice work: dailyfreepress.com/10/22/23/215...
BU faculty uncover what is little known about the production and destruction of solar technology
When Alexander A. Dunlap and Benjamin Sovacool traveled across the country to investigate solar panel supply chains, they discovered the process behind producing clean solar energy was not so clean af...
dailyfreepress.com