Ben Purvis
@benpurvis42.bsky.social
Undisciplined scholar. Researching in and around the politics and philosophy of sustainability assessment. Some sort of Eco-Marxist. Perpetual Research Associate. Branch Secretary @SheffieldUCU.bsky.social
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Clear the UK is positioning itself as a leader in greenwashing the aviation industry, chiming with the great analysis of the Jet Zero strategy by @garethdale.bsky.social, Josh Moos, and Alistair Bernal Holmes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Flight from reality: sustainable aviation, Jet Zero, and the technofix
This paper argues that rising aviation emissions, which are disproportionally driven by the wealthy, pose a serious threat to climate goals. Using the UK’s Jet Zero strategy as a case study, it exp...
www.tandfonline.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Clear the UK is positioning itself as a leader in greenwashing the aviation industry, chiming with the great analysis of the Jet Zero strategy by @garethdale.bsky.social, Josh Moos, and Alistair Bernal Holmes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Less positive news is that it has done so by dominating the global market, representing a massive 25% of global SAF consumption!
(90% of UK SAF is from used cooking oil imported from China)
Various interesting implications of this, of which its hard not to be cynical
(90% of UK SAF is from used cooking oil imported from China)
Various interesting implications of this, of which its hard not to be cynical
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Less positive news is that it has done so by dominating the global market, representing a massive 25% of global SAF consumption!
(90% of UK SAF is from used cooking oil imported from China)
Various interesting implications of this, of which its hard not to be cynical
(90% of UK SAF is from used cooking oil imported from China)
Various interesting implications of this, of which its hard not to be cynical
It feels almost comical at this stage. Something quite insidious too in terms of the amount of TU rep, HR, and staff time that is being cannibalised by constant overlapping collective consultation processes
September 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It feels almost comical at this stage. Something quite insidious too in terms of the amount of TU rep, HR, and staff time that is being cannibalised by constant overlapping collective consultation processes
Anyway, vote yes for strike action, and yes for action short of a strike x
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Anyway, vote yes for strike action, and yes for action short of a strike x
Our leadership's love of constant restructuring without any pause to reflect on changes has turbo charged against the backdrop of "external pressures".
Great to work within an organisation where nobody knows which work areas still exist, where they sit, or what they're called!
Great to work within an organisation where nobody knows which work areas still exist, where they sit, or what they're called!
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our leadership's love of constant restructuring without any pause to reflect on changes has turbo charged against the backdrop of "external pressures".
Great to work within an organisation where nobody knows which work areas still exist, where they sit, or what they're called!
Great to work within an organisation where nobody knows which work areas still exist, where they sit, or what they're called!
Massive tech companies are keen to consolidate as much power and rake in as much cash as possible before the bubble bursts and the emperor is revealed to be naked
Meanwhile their glorified autocomplete tools continue to kill kids, destroy the environment, and push swathes of workers into precarity
Meanwhile their glorified autocomplete tools continue to kill kids, destroy the environment, and push swathes of workers into precarity
September 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Massive tech companies are keen to consolidate as much power and rake in as much cash as possible before the bubble bursts and the emperor is revealed to be naked
Meanwhile their glorified autocomplete tools continue to kill kids, destroy the environment, and push swathes of workers into precarity
Meanwhile their glorified autocomplete tools continue to kill kids, destroy the environment, and push swathes of workers into precarity