Tom Wills
@tomwills60n.bsky.social
Director at Voar | Co-founder at Equitable Energy Research with @dangear.bsky.social
50+ Highland community councils calling for a pause in net zero projects demonstrates the need for far greater local control and benefit from renewables.
My latest on Substack following the release of the @equitable.energy report on social value from renewables:
open.substack.com/pub/tomwills...
My latest on Substack following the release of the @equitable.energy report on social value from renewables:
open.substack.com/pub/tomwills...
Who benefits from the resources of a place?
Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value.
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
50+ Highland community councils calling for a pause in net zero projects demonstrates the need for far greater local control and benefit from renewables.
My latest on Substack following the release of the @equitable.energy report on social value from renewables:
open.substack.com/pub/tomwills...
My latest on Substack following the release of the @equitable.energy report on social value from renewables:
open.substack.com/pub/tomwills...
Reposted by Tom Wills
This article is vital reading re. the principles of a 'just' transition.
"Wind and solar only require massive natural and human sacrifice if you fail to regulate the corporations that build them".
Couldn't agree more. 🙌
"Wind and solar only require massive natural and human sacrifice if you fail to regulate the corporations that build them".
Couldn't agree more. 🙌
All high-success climate action models show a sustained very-high construction rate of new renewable energy for the rest of our lives.
This is why development needs to fundamentally respect biodiversity and people: blunt-force approaches cannot deliver smooth growth over many decades.
This is why development needs to fundamentally respect biodiversity and people: blunt-force approaches cannot deliver smooth growth over many decades.
Nature and people shouldn’t be designated losers in the energy transition
A rebuttal, in which I argue that we don’t have to sacrifice nature or community cohesion to build clean power
ketanjoshi.co
November 23, 2024 at 8:48 PM
This article is vital reading re. the principles of a 'just' transition.
"Wind and solar only require massive natural and human sacrifice if you fail to regulate the corporations that build them".
Couldn't agree more. 🙌
"Wind and solar only require massive natural and human sacrifice if you fail to regulate the corporations that build them".
Couldn't agree more. 🙌
Reposted by Tom Wills
The impending closure of Grangemouth oil refinery is defining Scotland's unjust energy transition. Next Tuesday, @riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I are presenting research based on 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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February 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The impending closure of Grangemouth oil refinery is defining Scotland's unjust energy transition. Next Tuesday, @riyokoshibe.bsky.social and I are presenting research based on interviews with Grangemouth workers @energy-ethics.bsky.social in St Andrews. Sign up to attend in person or online.