Adam Wickberg
@adamwickberg.bsky.social
Director Centre of excellence for Anthropocene History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. https://www.kth.se/anthropocenehistory
Research on data and modelling of climate and environment in its social, political and historical dimensions
Research on data and modelling of climate and environment in its social, political and historical dimensions
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My new article "Rentier capitalism, technofascism and the destruction of the common" now published in Area Development and Policy (open access)!!
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Rentier capitalism, technofascism and the destruction of the common
This paper critically examines the emerging discourse on technofeudalism. While mainstream narratives celebrate technological advancement driven by American tech giants, proponents of the technofeu...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My new article "Rentier capitalism, technofascism and the destruction of the common" now published in Area Development and Policy (open access)!!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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When you see the cold numbers -- 8% cuts in emissions needed per year, every year, from now -- it's clear that even 2° is a fantasy
(Emissions only fell 5% during covid, when much of the world economy shut down)
(Emissions only fell 5% during covid, when much of the world economy shut down)
Short comment on 'carbon trading' climateuncensored.com/what-role-fo...
Paris 1.5°C needs >20% cuts in global emissions every year - starting now!
For Paris 2°C, it’s ~8%.
Which country/company/institution can exceed these rates?
Only those that do have any real “emission space” for carbon trading.
Paris 1.5°C needs >20% cuts in global emissions every year - starting now!
For Paris 2°C, it’s ~8%.
Which country/company/institution can exceed these rates?
Only those that do have any real “emission space” for carbon trading.
What role for carbon trading? - Climate Uncensored
I was recently contacted by a senior civil servant who asked me to provide a short comment on the concept of emissions trading schemes in general, and on the
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October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
When you see the cold numbers -- 8% cuts in emissions needed per year, every year, from now -- it's clear that even 2° is a fantasy
(Emissions only fell 5% during covid, when much of the world economy shut down)
(Emissions only fell 5% during covid, when much of the world economy shut down)
Stockholm, join us on Thursday at the centre for Anthropocene history for a dissection and deep dive into the concept of crisis and its role in shapingh our response to climate and environment with @holgersen.bsky.social
Book talk on Against the Crisis,
Thu 16 oct, 13.00 - 15.00, at KTH in Stockholm.
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@adamwickberg.bsky.social
Thu 16 oct, 13.00 - 15.00, at KTH in Stockholm.
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@adamwickberg.bsky.social
Book Talk with Ståle Holgerson "Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World" | KTH
In this next entry in our book talks series, Human Geographer Ståle Holgerson will present his book Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World (Verso).
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October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Stockholm, join us on Thursday at the centre for Anthropocene history for a dissection and deep dive into the concept of crisis and its role in shapingh our response to climate and environment with @holgersen.bsky.social
We are hiring! Prospective PhD students in environmental history, history of science, history of technology and STS interested in the climate and environmental impacts of AI look here. Please share in your networks. #envhist #histsci #AI #anthropcoene
Open PhD position at KTH: "AI Planetary Futures: Climate and environment in Silicon Valley's AI paradigm". Apply by Oct 23! lnkd.in/dCs8eZjb
The project analyzes the climate and environmental aspects of Silicon Valley-based general-purpose AI systems developed by Big Tech companies.
The project analyzes the climate and environmental aspects of Silicon Valley-based general-purpose AI systems developed by Big Tech companies.
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We are hiring! Prospective PhD students in environmental history, history of science, history of technology and STS interested in the climate and environmental impacts of AI look here. Please share in your networks. #envhist #histsci #AI #anthropcoene
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Our workshop Infrastructures In, Of, and For the Anthropocene has wrapped! Thanks to everyone who participated!
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We're now preparing for a second Autumn workshop, Futures Beyond Transition: Perspectives from the Energy Humanities shorturl.at/kO4EI
(Flamenco image: James Bridle)
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We're now preparing for a second Autumn workshop, Futures Beyond Transition: Perspectives from the Energy Humanities shorturl.at/kO4EI
(Flamenco image: James Bridle)
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Our workshop Infrastructures In, Of, and For the Anthropocene has wrapped! Thanks to everyone who participated!
shorturl.at/yllJN
We're now preparing for a second Autumn workshop, Futures Beyond Transition: Perspectives from the Energy Humanities shorturl.at/kO4EI
(Flamenco image: James Bridle)
shorturl.at/yllJN
We're now preparing for a second Autumn workshop, Futures Beyond Transition: Perspectives from the Energy Humanities shorturl.at/kO4EI
(Flamenco image: James Bridle)
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Pollutting now and cleaning up later is not a viable strategy: Direct Air Capture (DAC) is hitting a hard reality check.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
September 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Pollutting now and cleaning up later is not a viable strategy: Direct Air Capture (DAC) is hitting a hard reality check.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
Our paper on the Argo program and how the ocean became understood through the lense of climate modelling is out now in Environment and Planning E! #envhist #histofsci 🌊
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Co-environing the ocean and climate: The Argo program - Susanna Lidström, Adam Wickberg, 2025
The Argo program is an international scientific network that coordinates an array of autonomous floats that roam (primarily) the upper 2000 meters of the ice-fr...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our paper on the Argo program and how the ocean became understood through the lense of climate modelling is out now in Environment and Planning E! #envhist #histofsci 🌊
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”Scientists have warned previously that Amoc collapse must be avoided ’at all costs’. It would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50cm to already rising sea levels.”
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
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August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
”Scientists have warned previously that Amoc collapse must be avoided ’at all costs’. It would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50cm to already rising sea levels.”
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be collaborating with Adam Wickberg and the brilliant group at KTH's Centre of Excellence for Anthropocene History this fall as a visiting scholar. So, if you are in proximity to Stockholm between September 1st and December 1st and want to hang out: HMU
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I am thrilled to announce that I will be collaborating with Adam Wickberg and the brilliant group at KTH's Centre of Excellence for Anthropocene History this fall as a visiting scholar. So, if you are in proximity to Stockholm between September 1st and December 1st and want to hang out: HMU
Our paper on digital twins of the ocean is out now in this great special issue of New Media & Society, alongside contributions from Jussi Parikka, Rob Kitchin,Geoffrey Bowker among others. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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#envhist #bluehumanities #envhum
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#envhist #bluehumanities #envhum
Digital twins of the ocean: Wet environing media and marine futures - Adam Wickberg, Susanna Lidström, 2025
The EU’s Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO) is presented as a coherent, high-resolution, multi-dimensional, multi-variable and near real-time representation of the...
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August 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Our paper on digital twins of the ocean is out now in this great special issue of New Media & Society, alongside contributions from Jussi Parikka, Rob Kitchin,Geoffrey Bowker among others. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/27/8
#envhist #bluehumanities #envhum
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#envhist #bluehumanities #envhum
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On my way back from Venice where I had a great time at the Historical Epistemolgies of Planetary Modelling organised by Tom Turnbull & @adamwickberg.bsky.social, with an altogether great crew. Unfortunately, missed the wedding.
June 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On my way back from Venice where I had a great time at the Historical Epistemolgies of Planetary Modelling organised by Tom Turnbull & @adamwickberg.bsky.social, with an altogether great crew. Unfortunately, missed the wedding.
VENICE: Exciting event happening on Monday and Tuesday 23-24th of June: www.unive.it/data/33113/2...
3rd HEPM workshop with a great line up of speakers including @drewpendergrass.bsky.social @beatricecointe.bsky.social @edouardmorena.bsky.social @geoffmann.bsky.social @julianordblad.bsky.social
3rd HEPM workshop with a great line up of speakers including @drewpendergrass.bsky.social @beatricecointe.bsky.social @edouardmorena.bsky.social @geoffmann.bsky.social @julianordblad.bsky.social
WORKSHOP | Historical Epistemologies of Planetary Modelling III - Unive
seminario/lezione
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June 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
VENICE: Exciting event happening on Monday and Tuesday 23-24th of June: www.unive.it/data/33113/2...
3rd HEPM workshop with a great line up of speakers including @drewpendergrass.bsky.social @beatricecointe.bsky.social @edouardmorena.bsky.social @geoffmann.bsky.social @julianordblad.bsky.social
3rd HEPM workshop with a great line up of speakers including @drewpendergrass.bsky.social @beatricecointe.bsky.social @edouardmorena.bsky.social @geoffmann.bsky.social @julianordblad.bsky.social
Great opportunity for prospective PhDs to join my colleague Henrik Ernstson at KTH and partly in Singapore to work on dredging
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#envhum
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#envhum
KTH | Doctoral student in Political Ecology (Sustainability Studies)
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May 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great opportunity for prospective PhDs to join my colleague Henrik Ernstson at KTH and partly in Singapore to work on dredging
www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...
#envhum
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#envhum
another article from our forthcoming special issue on Historical Epistemologies of planetary modeeling in Anthropocene review just dropped: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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May 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
another article from our forthcoming special issue on Historical Epistemologies of planetary modeeling in Anthropocene review just dropped: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
My friends and colleagues Tom Turnbull & Daniela Russ’ fantastic book Energy’s history reviewed in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#envhist #energysky
#envhist #energysky
Energy’s international history and future
Scholars find lessons for today in foundational energy texts with an emphasis on the Global South
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May 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My friends and colleagues Tom Turnbull & Daniela Russ’ fantastic book Energy’s history reviewed in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#envhist #energysky
#envhist #energysky
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Fin recension av två nya viktiga böcker som alla bör läsa av @lisarostlund.bsky.social och @alexandrauo.bsky.social
Fin recension av två nya viktiga böcker som alla bör läsa av @lisarostlund.bsky.social och @alexandrauo.bsky.social
Det krävs en global revolution för att tackla klimatkrisen
Författaren Mats Söderlund läser Lisa Röstlunds och Alexandra Urisman Ottos handbok i klimatjournalistik. Och Röstlunds granskning ”Norgeparadoxen”.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Fin recension av två nya viktiga böcker som alla bör läsa av @lisarostlund.bsky.social och @alexandrauo.bsky.social
Fin recension av två nya viktiga böcker som alla bör läsa av @lisarostlund.bsky.social och @alexandrauo.bsky.social
Here is my review of @wimcarton.bsky.social and Malm’s excellent book Overshoot in @criticalinquiry.bsky.social with a shout to @brettchristophers.bsky.social
@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhum #envhist #greensky #climatesky
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#envhum #envhist #greensky #climatesky
"Andreas Malm and Wim Carton argue that we have been lulled by the liberal greenwash of a climate mitigation process that has persuaded us we are on track."
Adam Wickberg on Andreas Malm and Wim Carton's Overshoot, from @versobooks.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/adam_wickber...
Adam Wickberg on Andreas Malm and Wim Carton's Overshoot, from @versobooks.bsky.social: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/adam_wickber...
April 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Here is my review of @wimcarton.bsky.social and Malm’s excellent book Overshoot in @criticalinquiry.bsky.social with a shout to @brettchristophers.bsky.social
@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhum #envhist #greensky #climatesky
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#envhum #envhist #greensky #climatesky
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Har tillsammans med @lisarostlund.bsky.social skrivit Att låta världen få veta - en handbok i klimatjournalistik. Vi har intervjuat forskare, mediechefer och journalister i hela världen och samlat grundkunskaper och perspektiv som alla journalister - och nyhetskonsumenter - behöver i den här tiden.
March 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Har tillsammans med @lisarostlund.bsky.social skrivit Att låta världen få veta - en handbok i klimatjournalistik. Vi har intervjuat forskare, mediechefer och journalister i hela världen och samlat grundkunskaper och perspektiv som alla journalister - och nyhetskonsumenter - behöver i den här tiden.
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PhD position in the history of science, technology, and environment at the KTH in Stockholm, Sweden.
Deadline: 7 April.
#EnvHist #EnvHum
Deadline: 7 April.
#EnvHist #EnvHum
KTH | Doctoral student in History of Science, Technology and Environment
KTH jobs is where you search for jobs at www.kth.se.
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April 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright
Join us for the first online seminar on doing Anthropocene History with Gabrielle Dürbeck, this Thursday at 15.30.
@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
www.kth.se/anthropocene...
@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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Doing Anthropocene History #1: Natural-Cultural Memory in the Anthropocene – theoretical reflections and examples in contemporary narratives | KTH
Join us for the first session in our Doing Anthropocene History seminar series for 2025 with Gabriele Dürbeck.
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March 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Join us for the first online seminar on doing Anthropocene History with Gabrielle Dürbeck, this Thursday at 15.30.
@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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@anthropocenekth.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum #anthropocene
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Two salaried 4-year PhD positions open at the Department of History of Science and Ideas in Uppsala, one in idéhistoria (intellectual/cultural history, broadly speaking), the other in history of science:
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PhD student in the history of science - Uppsala University
PhD student in the history of science, Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University
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March 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Two salaried 4-year PhD positions open at the Department of History of Science and Ideas in Uppsala, one in idéhistoria (intellectual/cultural history, broadly speaking), the other in history of science:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Read @brettchristophers.bsky.social great piece in the Guardian.
For the Guardian, I did a piece about BP, climate change and capitalism.
BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works
The failure to deal with the climate emergency is not a problem of greedy individual companies, but a system rigged against positive change, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography
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March 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Read @brettchristophers.bsky.social great piece in the Guardian.
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EU framhålls ofta som föregångare inom klimatpolitiken. Men rika länder som bidragit mycket till krisen - och som har god förmåga att ställa om - har förbundit sig att gå före. Skriver om ny rapport som bekräftar vad som har slagits fast flera gånger tidigare: det EU gör är långt ifrån tillräckligt.
WWF: Nytt EU-klimatmål är otillräckligt
Länderna i Europa har så stor historisk skuld till klimatkrisen att det planerade nya utsläppsmålet måste skärpas. Det menar WWF i en ny rapport.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:18 AM
EU framhålls ofta som föregångare inom klimatpolitiken. Men rika länder som bidragit mycket till krisen - och som har god förmåga att ställa om - har förbundit sig att gå före. Skriver om ny rapport som bekräftar vad som har slagits fast flera gånger tidigare: det EU gör är långt ifrån tillräckligt.