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James Crooks
@jamescrooks.bsky.social
Cricket-mad recovering classicist.
Currently creating content and running Digital Communications at the Centre for Energy Ethics at the University of St Andrews.
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Hi BlueSky,

I am a New Zealander working in the UK as a content creator for the Centre for Energy Ethics which focuses on energy, climate change, & sustainability. I previously did a PhD in Roman History.

Outside of work, I enjoy playing & watching sports, gaming, and exploring the countryside
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Pack-in complete ✔️

Come along to the Boiler Room at the St Andrews Botanic Garden this week (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri) to check out The Tabula Project exhibition

Find out more about the project & the activities associated with the exhibition below
👉 energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/the-tabula-p...
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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The @energy-ethics.bsky.social and Greener Vision are partnering on an exhibition of The Tabula Project and events exploring new approaches to tackling climate change. The programme focuses on one of the most urgent and profound challenges facing humanity today

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Ag...
The Tabula Project - Five minute tour
YouTube video by GreenerJourneys
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September 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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A huge congratulations to our Deputy Director Dr Emilka Skrzypek on receiving a double Golden Dandelion Award for her work developing two modules for our MSc in Energy Policy and Finance

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/emilka-...
July 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Less than 3 weeks away from Energy-in-Motion!

The full Conference Programme is now available on our website 👇👇

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/energy-in-mo...

Be a part of the discussions that this exciting event will help facilitate; tickets are still available for in-person & online attendance
May 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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We are very excited to be able to name the Energy-in-Motion Conference Poster competition winner: Rowan Munnery

The brief was to create a promotional poster which represented the artist's interpretations of the main conference themes.

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/energy-...
Energy-in-Motion Poster Competition Winner | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
May 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I was on Reporting Scotland last night discussing what the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery, large local job losses and threats to our energy security. This unjust transition could have been avoided if governments had acted. Workers advocated viable greener alternatives. First report ⬇️
Reporting Scotland - News at Seven: 30/04/2025
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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#FlashbackFriday

In honour of next week's 3MPlanet final (see below), we thought that today we'd take a look back at an episode of the #AllAboutEnergy we did with the winners of our competition back in 2021!

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/podcast/yout...

#EnergySky #EnergyTransition #Research
April 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#DearAcademics,

Explaining your topic simply and succinctly is a highly valuable skill.

Overcomplicating abstracts for articles, books, or seminars is not only a form of gate-keeping, it also hurts your overall goal of trying to get people to engage with your ideas by hiding them behind jargon...
April 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Our 3MPlanet Competition Final is coming up!

If you are in or around @uniofstandrews.bsky.social next week, come & check out the final of our annual undergraduate research competition.

👉 tinyurl.com/mu4xd3rp

1530 - 1630 BST, Thurs 24 April
In-Person online

Check out the link above for more info
April 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Energy Cafe Next Week 📣

Join Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen for a discussion of 'Voices in the Dark' (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social) her recently published book looking at the complexities of energy access in refugee settings

1 - 2pm BST, Tue 15 Apr
In-Person & Online

www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Select tickets – Energy Cafe: Voices in the Dark – School V
Voices in the Dark – The Ethics of Energy in Refugee Camps. In-Person and Online There are now over 120 million forcibly displa...
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April 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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New Blog Post 📣

This piece from Ava Rawson looks at the effect of operator ownership trends in regards to the legal fiscal obligation to decommission, plug & abandon redundant offshore infrastructure.

Read More 👇

#NorthSea #OilAndGas #JustTransition

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/blog/decisio...
Decision Horizons: Exploring the Post-Life of Oil. Part 1. | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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We've put together a new #StarterPack which includes Energy, Climate and Sustainability Research Centres, Alliances and Institutes from around the world!

If you want to keep up with the latest publications, events and activities from these centres, follow them all here.

go.bsky.app/A6kSYd8
April 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Oh hey, they used a review I published during my PhD too...

I suppose at least someone(?) has read it?
Appalled to discover that Meta has stolen from at least six of my journal articles but seemingly not my book, which is definitely the best thing I’ve written.

No respect for writers and no taste!

I’m of course not special. Writers are being stolen from en masse. Find out if you’re among them ⬇️
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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📢 There's less than 1 week left to apply for Financial Pathways seed funding!

⭐ Up to £10,000 available
⭐ Awards to be announced mid April
⭐ Submission deadline: 02/04/2025

More information and application here 👉 bit.ly/3X2gjzA

#NetZeroScotland #SeedFunding
March 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Social Media Survey 👇

forms.office.com/e/9dWeiuqYXQ

I'm trying to get some feedback on social media use for a Digicomms course I'm doing.

It would be amazing if you could take 5 - 10 minutes to fill out this form for me. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to share widely.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Check out our latest post over on #TheEnergyBlog from one of our MSc students, Zak Gainey.

2024 might be remembered as a landmark year for #NuclearEnergy; as the year which saw big tech companies advance their own private energy initiatives.

energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/blog/2024-th...
2024: The year Tech learned to love the Atom | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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If you want an overview of the situation unfolding at Grangemouth oil refinery, listen to this talk @riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I did for @energy-ethics.bsky.social. We discuss our findings from interviews we recorded with workers and their frustration at the looming discarding of their skills.
The Unjust Transition at Grangemouth Oil Refinery | Ewan Gibbs & Riyoko Shibe | Energy Cafe
YouTube video by Centre for Energy Ethics
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February 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The PEPtalk series is back!

Join us this Thursday (1 - 2pm GMT) as our expert panel discusses how how energy and climate research can inform and direct policy decisions.

#EnergyEthics #ClimateCrisis

Registration is free; find out more at the link below

www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Register Now – PEPtalk: Researching Net Zero - how to direct policy as energy scientists? – School V
The implementation of Net Zero strategies is urgent, but a complex undertaken. Energy researchers play a fundamental role in sh...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Another thought-provoking blog piece from the CEE
New Blog Post 📣

👉 tinyurl.com/56yrw2k9

Our own Paul Conlan takes a philosopher's look at a question many of us struggle with - "What are we morally obliged to do in the face of the climate crisis?"

#EnergyEthics #Ethics #Climate #ClimateAction
February 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Are you interested in Energy, Climate and/or Sustainability Research?

Follow our CEE Starter pack to link up with our wonderful, world-leading members and affiliates!

#ClimateResearch @uniofstandrews.bsky.social #EnergyEthics

go.bsky.app/TrnwWDZ
February 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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The stage-setting Preface of my new book is now open-access: academic.oup.com/book/59438/c...

Or use the code AUFLY30 at this link to get 30% of the dead-tree version: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

University folks might have full e-access through your library/while on campus; see link below.
January 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Last year I wrote about Grangemouth's energy history for @energy-ethics.bsky.social. Half a century ago Grangemouth workers were put at the heart of the UK's energy economy - today they are being left behind. energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/blog/grangem...
Grangemouth: A Story of Unjust Transition? | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I learned about Grangemouth when I worked on a CEE blog post with Riyoko last year (tinyurl.com/kbyxf46r).

This event will provide a unique view into the front-lines of Scotland's Energy Transition and give a voice to those who we as a society cannot afford to leave behind.

#JustTransition
The impending closure of Grangemouth oil refinery is a crucial story in Scotland's unjust energy transition. At 1pm on 11 Feb @riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I will present findings from interviews with Grangemouth workers @energy-ethics.bsky.social in St Andrews. Sign up to attend in person or online!
Register Now – Energy Cafe – The Unjust Transition at Grangemouth Oil Refinery: Workers’ Perspectives – School V
Hosted by Dr Ewan Gibbs and Riyoko Shibe Fossil fuel workers are central protagonists in achieving a ‘just transition’ to a gre...
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January 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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CEE Event Schedule 🗓️

Clear your diaries and be ready to join us with our jam-packed event schedule for the 2025 Spring Semester. We are thrilled to able to present a wide variety of seminars, workshops and our Energy-in-Motion conference all within the next 6-months!

#Events #Energy #ClimateChange
January 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM