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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just published chapter on on "Politicizing financial innovations for transformative climate justice” with @martinsokol.bsky.social in open access book on climate politics. Thanks to @matpaterson.bsky.social Paul Tobin & @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social 4 editing+

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jul 16

Check out our new research w/ @martinsokol.bsky.social on redistributing higher ed to meet urgent community needs - moving away from financialized universities reinforcing profit-seeking competitiveness toward transformative accessible collective community-based orgs more like public libraries

Universities, polycrisis and regional redistribution - Review of Regional Research

As humanity faces a worsening polycrisis, the need for systemic change in society is becoming more widely recognized. This time of increasing disruptions of all kinds comes with new opportunities for ...

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jun 29

Join us virtually to discuss universities, transformative climate justice & roles of academics in resisting dehumanization, fossil fueled authoritarianism, & militarism. With Laura Horn, Vera Trappmann Aaron Thierry & others.
Wed July 2nd 9am EST, 2pm Ireland
Virtual link here lnkd.in/evjcRj_j

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jun 4

Our new publication on why gender equity & care are essential for transformative climate justice. Integrating care, care work & feminist principles into climate policy is necessary for transformative change. Part of "Changing the Conversation About Climate Change" special issue
lnkd.in/gWu-zrNS

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · May 14

Advancing climate justice requires resisting technocratic false solutions like solar geoengineering. Join me by endorsing the international non-use agreement on solar geoengineering

Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · May 14

Prof. Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, on why she signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬

@jenniecstephens.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · May 11

We raise concerns about the risks of corporate funding of Irish universities in @thejournal.ie. Entangling profit-driven agendas with the public good mission of universities Is dangerous. With Conchur O Maonaigh www.thejournal.ie/readme/fundi...

Opinion: Normalising the corporate funding of higher education in Ireland is a dangerous game

Professor Jennie C Stephens and Conchúr Ó Maonaigh of Maynooth University investigate how much corporate money is being used to fund education in Ireland.

www.thejournal.ie

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · May 1

Our research highlighting multiple risks of industry funding of universities featured in the Irish Times. Corporate investments strategically distract from industry harms, erode support for non-commercial areas, & promote industry friendly policies & perspectives www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?

Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps

www.irishtimes.com

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Apr 8

Excited to be speaking at the Oxfam Ireland Ground Up: Climate Justice Forum this Friday!

I’ll be discussing feminist climate justice collective action on a panel Friday morning.

Register now
www.oxfamireland.org/ground-up-cl...

📍Where? University College Cork, Devere Hall
#groundup25

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Mar 27

Looking forward to the Maynooth Festival of Palestinian Culture April 7-10 at the National University of Ireland @maynoothuniversity.ie Great to see such broad support across the university @mu-ssi.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothenglish.bsky.social

sites.google.com/view/maynoot...

MaynoothPalFest25

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thrilled that my new book - Climate Justice and the University - is now available open access. This radical exploration of higher ed reimagines how universities could engage with transformative change for a better future for all. Download whole book or individual chapters

muse.jhu.edu/book/123270

Project MUSE - Climate Justice and the University

muse.jhu.edu

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Feb 25

New paper highlighting risks of corporate funding in higher ed in Ireland. Need for more transparent data and more inclusive decision-making if universities are to retain their independence and integrity publicpolicy.ie/education/in...

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Feb 25

Not only is market-based climate governance inadequate, non-transformative and unjust, it also dangerously results in companies selling “cooling credits” trying to profit from solar geoengineering. Check out our new research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Profit-seeking solar geoengineering exemplifies broader risks of market-based climate governance

Despite uncertainties about its feasibility and desirability, start-up companies seeking to profit from solar geoengineering have begun to emerge. One…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Feb 12

Join us at Maynooth University 7th of March as we build collective power for feminist climate justice! Register here! www.climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org/events-1

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Feb 5

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Of course it’s a coup

Miss the obvious, lose your republic

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 27

Giving a book talk at MIT next Tuesday Feb 4th on Climate Justice and the University at 4:30pm. Looking forward to seeing Boston/Cambridge friends & colleagues. calendar.mit.edu/event/book-t...

Book Talk: Climate Justice and the University

This talk will be a radical exploration of how higher education can advance transformative climate justice. Amid the worsening climate crisis and intensifying inequities, higher education can play...

calendar.mit.edu

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 21

In 2025, a narrow focus on limited, gradual emissions reductions is not enough. My thoughts on the lack of ambition in the new Irish government’s climate plans www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why is climate justice missing from new Government programme?

Ireland is uniquely positioned to lead on transformative climate justice, but the incoming Government is proceeding with business as usual

www.rte.ie

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 19

Looking forward to speaking at the Design Skillnet #DesignLeadersConf on Courage, Creativity & Transformative #ClimateJustice. The conference takes place in Dublin on January 30th. Find out more and get tickets at designleadersconference.com @designskillnet.bsky.social

Homepage - Design Leaders Conference

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 17

Check out our new research on how the fossil energy, plastic & agrichemical industries are interconnected in their climate obstruction narratives and coordinated in efforts to deny & delay the transformative climate action needed for a stable & healthy future. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Networks of climate obstruction: Discourses of denial and delay in US fossil energy, plastic, and agrichemical industries

The use of fossil-derived hydrocarbons in fossil energy, plastic production, and agriculture makes these three sectors mutually reinforcing and reliant on sustained fossil fuel extraction. In this pap...

journals.plos.org

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 9

“Higher ed is critical social infrastructure…. to encourage & support transformative thinking, research & learning toward climate justice.” My latest in @timeshighered.bsky.social on the new book Climate Justice & the University
@hopkinspress.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/clima...

On climate change, are universities part of the problem or part of the solution?

As the effects of climate change become increasingly more extreme, fossil fuel interests are preventing transformative change. Where do universities stand?

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 7

Thank you @kirbypeadar.bsky.social for your enthusiastic response to my new book Climate Justice and the University @hopkinspress.bsky.social

kirbypeadar.bsky.social @kirbypeadar.bsky.social · Dec 28

Brilliant book by @jenniecstephens.bsky.social
Powerful critique of how universities have become for-profit companies legitimising our unequal fossil fuel capitalist order. Provides radical but hopeful proposals. Must read for all university staff and policy makers. Will shock students

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Jan 7

Thanks to @insidehighered.com for covering my new book - Climate Justice and the University. With climate injustices getting worse, the public good mission of our universities can be reclaimed for transformative change and better futures for all. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

New book envisions colleges dedicated to Earth's well-being

Drawing on 30 years of experience researching climate, Jennie C. Stephens argues that modern universities are systematically unequipped to fight climate change.

www.insidehighered.com

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Dec 20

Our research is mentioned (and I’m quoted) in this excellent coverage on the growing trend of corporate capture of universities - when publicly funded higher-ed institutions are used to advance profit-seeking private sector interests. amp.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

McNeese State University in Louisiana building a liquefied natural gas center, prompting fears of ‘corporate capture’

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Mary Mulvey @ecoireland.bsky.social · Dec 10

@jenniecstephens.bsky.social
Congratulations nice to be at Hybrid Launch # lessons of Hurricane Katherina 1995.Climate Crisis & Polycrisis @maynoothuni.bsky.social
Love looking at mission statement _ rare find good tourism one

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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · Dec 14

Inspiring week of events on my new book Climate Justice and the University. First in Dublin RIA then, then Leeds U, University College Cork, & Atlantic Technological University
Recording of Dublin event here
lnkd.in/gsnvZh4C
Books can be ordered at all booksellers
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

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Anna Pringle @annapr.bsky.social · Dec 6

Really enjoyed this episode about climate justice in universities, with @profjohnbarry.bsky.social and @jenniecstephens.bsky.social

Loved John's point about finding hope and joy in climate action, very different from optimism without agency. Hope requires urgency and action

#SpeirGorm
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The Climate Alarm Clock @climatealarmclock.bsky.social · Dec 4

New special episode today!

Darragh goes to Cork to find out about climate justice in universities and has a great chat with the irrepressible @profjohnbarry.bsky.social and @jenniecstephens.bsky.social who are working to transform higher education!

player.captivate.fm/episode/80d3...

Climate Justice Universities Union

Quickly and easily listen to The Climate Alarm Clock for free!

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