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Eduardo Romero Dianderas
@sunqasapa.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, @mcgill.ca

Anthropologist. Peruano 🇵🇪

Learning and writing about environmental governance, green energy transitions, tropical rainforests, history of science, public policy and political theory.

Website: eduardoromerodianderas.com
caviarism.substack.com/p/como-leer-...

Hace años escribí este textito sobre la isla Santa Rosa y los vaivenes del Amazonas.

Lo reboto de nuevo porque puede leerse diferente en este contexto de nuevas locuras diplomáticas, que siguen dándole la espalda a los modos de ser de los ríos amazónicos.
Cómo leer un río
Cómo las danzas del agua y el sedimento pueden terminar creando controversias diplomáticas.
caviarism.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My great friend and colleague @eiremaz.bsky.social just published this article!
July 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch... "The most promising avenue—one that could address the needs of millions of Americans who feel shut out of growth and prosperity (...)—might be a fusion of AOC/Bernie populism with a more political, less technocratic version of abundance."
The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.
www.theatlantic.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
www.wri.org/insights/gre... "We must move away from a narrative of decarbonization to one that focuses on building a better, more prosperous future for people."
Recent Climate Setbacks Will Not Derail the Green Transition
At a moment when all countries need to raise their ambition on climate action, the opposite seems to be happening. But hope isn't lost. Three actions can accelerate the green transition even amid rece...
www.wri.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
www.afterbabel.com/p/legislate-... "We must stop assuming that we have to prove harm before acting. When it comes to children’s minds, companies should have to prove safety before operating."
How to Legislate in a Half-Known World
Why lawmakers should act on a “rational basis review” of the available evidence, rather than waiting for definitive proof.
www.afterbabel.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
According to UNFPA, 39 percent of people said financial limitations prevented them from having a child.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Money not infertility, UN report says: Why birth rates are plummeting
‘Lack of choice, not desire’ is reason for global fertility crisis, UN says in a global report.
www.aljazeera.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/revi... By adding the electrolyte whenever the battery neared that threshold, the team was able to restore most of the cell’s capacity each time—and it carried on working almost as well as a new battery.
AI Found a ‘Magic Potion’ That Can Bring Dead Batteries Back to Life
Electric vehicles leave behind mountains of dead lithium-ion batteries. A new “injection” brings them back to life
www.scientificamerican.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
open.substack.com/pub/caviaris... interesante post de @barriozevallos.bsky.social sobre las nuevas estrategias de litigación internacional para financiar la adaptación climática, y el lugar especial del Perú en ese proceso.
Saúl Lliuya nos muestra el camino
Los horizontes para litigar los daños atribuidos a emisores históricos de CO2 se han ampliado con este fallo.
open.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This level of cruelty, ignorance and incompetence, all at once, is just incredible.

www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Rubio Reportedly Pauses New International Student Visa Interviews
More than 1.1 million international students were enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 school year.
www.forbes.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
heatmap.news/politics/tru... such an important analysis by robinson meyer.

"This will hit wind, solar, and batteries hard; (...) But higher interest rates will also make it harder to build new natural gas plants."
The GOP Tax Bill Is a Dangerous Gamble at a Precarious Moment
House Republicans have bet that nothing bad will happen to America’s economic position or energy supply. The evidence suggests that’s a big risk.
heatmap.news
May 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Escribí algunas reflexiones en Substack sobre la nueva data de perdida de bosques tropicales de U Maryland y GFW.

Link abajo!
"Hoy, por primera vez, es el fuego y su expansión la causa que se alza de manera inusitada como una amenaza a bosques...al punto de poder representar un cambio fundamental de la dinámica ecosistémica de la cuenca amazónica" por @sunqasapa.bsky.social.

caviarism.substack.com/p/la-amazoni...
La Amazonia se incendia. Esta vez es diferente.
En el año 2024, los incendios forestales han constituido la mitad de todas las causas de deforestación.
caviarism.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
morningtrojan.com/p/usc-carol-... Folt’s $350,000 pay bump from 2023 — more than twice the median USC professor’s salary — will likely keep her in the running for the country’s highest-paid university president.
It's raining money for Carol Folt
But on the whole, USC execs earned slightly less money last school year.
morningtrojan.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Latin America was particularly hard hit, reversing the reduction in primary forest loss seen in Brazil and Colombia in 2023. gfr.wri.org/latest-analy...
Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024 | World Resources Institute Research
The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. This page is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data. Update...
gfr.wri.org
May 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u... 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s... worth remembering as the orange clown slashes the US research system.
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM