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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · 6d

Well done, Academy alumni @frnzskschwrz.bsky.social, @meriemm.bsky.social, @simonguichard.bsky.social & Carlotta Indiano!

Clean Energy Wire Network @clewnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

The 2024 CLEW Summer Academy planted seeds for big stories

Read about alumni collaborations into food systems & carbon capture:
🍽️ www.journalismfund.eu/feeding-euro...
🏭 www.journalismfund.eu/carbon-captu...
& more to come!

If you want to make a new Summer Academy possible, get in touch or donate!

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · 27d

Really grateful for the conversation with Bermet Borubaeva about Bishkek's disappeared trolleybuses. A very specific case, yet so illustrative of many post-transition realities. #BishkekSmog

The Eurasian Climate Brief @eurasianclimate.bsky.social · Sep 8

(1/3) Electrified public transport is an essential contribution to clean urban air. Although the Kyrgyz capital #Bishkek had a functioning, @ebrd.bsky.social-financed #trolleybus system, the city administration chose to dismantle it, promising a transition to electric buses...

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 28

...“lost paradise” where equalities had not yet been destroyed by “perfidious” processes of cultural modernization and economic neoliberalism. This pattern is found across all countries and holds regardless of socioeconomic characteristics such as education and income."

Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 28

Will come as a suprise to many:

"The results show a clear picture: Individuals with economically left-wing and culturally conservative attitudes tend to score highest on conspiracy thinking. People at this ideological location seem to long for both economic and cultural protection and bemoan a...

The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · Apr 26

Forget left/right binaries for conspiracy theorists. Our article of the week finds a "national-authoritarian solidarity" among conspiracy believers that binds left-wing economics to right-wing cultural conservatism.

By Florian Buchmayr, André Krouwel in @ispp-pops.bsky.social

buff.ly/GBPNYZg

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The Eurasian Climate Brief @eurasianclimate.bsky.social · Apr 24

Check out or latest episode for the full interview. Link in comments.

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The Eurasian Climate Brief @eurasianclimate.bsky.social · Apr 23

Tune into our latest episode for the full interview.

Link in first comment.

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 22

‪https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-eurasian-climate-brief/id1592655490?i=1000702368444‬

Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 22

From our most recent episode. Tune in!

The Eurasian Climate Brief @eurasianclimate.bsky.social · Apr 22

An excerpt from our interview with @adoolotkeldieva.bsky.social.

Link to the full episode in first comment.

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 9

Who else is in Perugia for @journalismfestival.com? Let’s meet up before Sunday night!

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · Apr 9

How will Trump’s trade war affect global CO2 emissions and energy? Initial thoughts.

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Apr 7

It had been long in the making: the new @eurasianclimate.bsky.social episode on critical raw materials in Central Asia. One of our most substantial segments so far, featuring 3 very different interviewees versed in extractivism, environmental impact assessment and mining standards. Tune in & share!

The Eurasian Climate Brief @eurasianclimate.bsky.social · Apr 7

(1/3) What is the role of #criticalrawmaterials for the energy transition and why are the EU and other global actors so keen on getting them from Central Asian countries such as #Kazakhstan? Is this an economic opportunity? Or can we observe a new, "green" type of #extractivism?

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · Mar 28

Teaching the political economy of the green transition this term, I used, and learned from, some amazing 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. A 🧵 on some of the best. Further suggestions are very welcome, I'll add them below.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Mar 28

lying is bad youtube.com/shorts/f_AQD...

lying is bad folks

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Mar 26

Ich war noch übernächtigt von der Zugreise…

Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Mar 25

Having eye-opening discussions with @alicjaptak.bsky.social in @ec.europa.eu.

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Mar 24

www.cleanenergywire.org/research-tou...

RESEARCH TOUR: Green Deal under pressure? Climate and energy plans by the European Commission and Parliament

www.cleanenergywire.org

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Mar 24

Just arrived in #Brussels to co-host the latest @cleanenergywire.bsky.social research tour. Drop me a messages if you want to meet up before Thursday afternoon!

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Mar 10

What does the European far-right mean when it talks about ecology?

What begins with natalism and the desire for closed borders, will ultimately morph into a defense of farmers and support for European industrialists over Chinese imports.

The Rise of the Degrowther Right

A new conservative environmentalism that blends anti-modernism with nationalism and austerity is spreading across Europe.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Feb 28

Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · Feb 26

There is nothing crazy about this. This horrific video epitomizes the logic of current meme-fascism: it's a colonization of the imagination that precedes and aestheticizes real neo-imperialist violence, dressed up in the glossy looks of stock imagery, influencer content and online scamming
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 26

Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · Feb 24

Scheint so, als hätten eher ältere Männer auf dem Land Angst, nachts allein auf die Straße zu gehen?

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · Feb 23

The young vote in Germany, by gender. 😳

Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · Feb 23

Voilà:

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Javier Blas @javierblas.bsky.social · Feb 19

COLUMN: What Ukraine has is scorched earth; what it doesn’t have is rare earths.

Surprisingly, many people — not least, US President Trump — seem convinced the country has a rich mineral endowment. It’s a folly.

[FREE TO READ]

#Ukraine @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Rare Earths in Ukraine? No, Only Scorched Earth.

President Trump’s fixation on extracting elements from the war-torn nation is an illusion.

www.bloomberg.com

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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · Feb 19

It was a pleasure being interviewed by Sean of @euraknot.bsky.social alongside Eve. Since we spoke in early December, this topic has lost none of its relevance—quite the opposite. Fighting the authoritarian turn and fighting climate change needs to go hand in hand. Not only in Eurasia.

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · Feb 17

Debates about climate change are something that Eve Darian-Smith and Boris Schneider know well. But what do we do now?
Join us for the first episode of our new six-part series “Eurasian Environments: Climate Justice and Sustainability in Global Context.”
patreon.com/posts/climate-change-122493371

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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · Feb 19

Think I preferred the end of history

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