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Bregje van Veelen
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Assistant professor at Lund University, Sweden. Decarbonisation, decentralisation, democratisation. Currently: imaginaries and governance of fossil fuel phase-out. www.post-carbon.co.uk
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I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!

Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.

Applications are welcome until 24 October.

#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
September 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Great looking job and very useful application advice for those unfamiliar with Nordic academia!
June 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This also reminds me of the guardian article about Curtis Yarvin in December
February 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The provincial government in Alberta has (once again) lifted the moratorium on coal mining . They previously did this in 2020, before reinstating it the following year. I discuss this in the second part of this recently published paper, exploring coal's lingering promise doi.org/10.1080/0964...
January 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It feels somewhat frivolous to post this with everything going on in the world, but nonetheless I feel very fortunate to be back at @uvic.bsky.social, spending the next two months reading, writing, and connecting with some of my favourite Canadian energy scholars.
January 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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We have posted two tenured positions as assistant professor in #Anthropocene history at our centre, please help share widely:
www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...

www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...
One is in #envhist and one is in history of science.
KTH | Assistant professor in Environmental History with a specialization in Anthropocene History
KTH jobs is where you search for jobs at www.kth.se.
www.kth.se
December 9, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Workshop / Call for papers
Green Jobs: Exploring labour within shifting energy regimes
Lund University, June 3-5 2025

Deadlines:
- Abstract submission: 25 January
- Acceptance notification: early February
- Paper submission (5-7000 words): 23 May

We'll pay for your food and accommodation :).
December 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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We can’t understand the geography of capitalism in our present moment without seeing how these old industries overlap with the new.

"Two Towns" features an interactive map showing how ex-industrial towns were not “left behind” but actively made into havens for low-paid work.
November 26, 2024 at 1:12 PM
In one of my courses students read books about alternative economic ideas/models (e.g. @katearonoff.bsky.social, @kateraworth.bsky.social, @mazzucatom.bsky.social) and analyse how they can address sustainability challenges. I would love to include more non-European/N.American books. Any suggestions?
November 20, 2024 at 10:54 AM
This news article exemplifies perfectly what Sarah Knuth and I wrote about in a paper earlier this year: How the push for timber relies on a mix of nostalgic and technofuturist visions while overly simplifying the supposed carbon benefits of these new developments.
A 'crazy town looking to go fossil free': Sweden's wooden city that was green before Greta
Nearly a decade before Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was even born, Växjö set itself on a path to a new vision of green urban living.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Interested in energy & climate issues? Here are 9 starter packs to fill your feed with.
November 11, 2024 at 10:19 PM
For the Swedish speakers: one of my research projects, Changing Places of Work, is featured in the latest Forte magasin. The report (and project) explores what the transition towards fossil-free steel making means for old industrial towns. forte.se/wp-content/u...
October 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Come work with me and the amazing team at The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity at AU! We're hiring a postdoc to work on our project studying civic engagement and activism around climate in the US. The fellow will also help oversee our new DataCorps Program. for details:
Opportunities at CECE - Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE)
Full-Time CECE Postdoctoral Fellow The School of International Service at American University (AU) invites applications for an eighteen-month Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) Postdoc...
cece.american.edu
October 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
We have a Call for Papers out on ‘Green capital landing' in the journal Finance and Space. The SI highlights how carbon finance actors and instruments enable, or impede, capital to land in specific (green) territories.

The deadline for abstracts is 10 January. More info: bit.ly/RFAS1.
Finance and Space: Green capital landing and the distributional effects of carbon finance
This issue will enhance insights into studies of carbon finance by focusing on the landing of carbon finance and green investments from a bottom-up perspective.
bit.ly
December 14, 2023 at 11:55 AM