John Gaventa
johngav.bsky.social
John Gaventa
@johngav.bsky.social
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Live from #COP30 Voices from the front lines of energy transitions.

This event brings together voices from marginalised front-line territories on how to construct more just energy futures.

Wed 12 Nov | 10:00 to 11:30 (Brazil) 13:00 to 14:30 (UK).

Book now: https://ids.pulse.ly/z5iw1hdqsl
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
March 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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"The sudden stop order on #USAID funded activities has had an immediate negative impact on critical humanitarian and development work around the world."

@petertaylor-uk.bsky.social shares analysis of the short-term impacts and longer-term consequences 👇

www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

#USAIDFreeze
The turbulence and the toll of the USAID freeze - Institute of Development Studies
The stop order on USAID is damaging critical humanitarian and development work around the world, says Peter Taylor, Director at IDS.
www.ids.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/ten...
New blog by @phatcontroller.bsky.social on the harms that #AI can cause.
Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use - Institute of Development Studies
The UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says we should be mainlining AI directly into every part of government and the economy. The Foreign Secretary says he is planning to bring ‘AI into the heart of our ...
www.ids.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hi everyone,
My 2025 New Year’s resolution- stop supporting the @elonmusk X propaganda machine. I have migrated here instead. I look forward to finding past followers and other exiles from twitter land!
January 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM