@CAOS_UCL

The Centre for the Anthropology of Sustainability (CAOS). A community/resource for the anthropological study and interrogation of 'sustainability'

 London
ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/caos
Joined February 2015
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New blog post by Jerome Lewis - Flourishing diversity: being contemporary in the Anthropocene: wordpress.com/post/uclcaos.w…
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Join Dawn Adams Hill on the prairies of Turtle Island (north America) from the point of view of a biologist and indigenous elder.
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New Nature paper out today nature.com/articles/s41586-0… states very clearly what is needed if governments are serious about limiting global heating to 1.5C, as agreed at Paris. Spoiler: No new fossil fuelled infrastructure, anywhere, ever. From now on. Read thread for details...

Committed emissions from existing energy infrastructure jeopardize 1.5 °C climate target

Nature - A comprehensive assessment of ‘committed’ carbon dioxide emissions—from existing and proposed fossil-fuel-based infrastructure—finds that these emissions may exceed...

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unibo.it/en/teaching/phd/201… PhD opportunities in anthropology of green finance at Bologna
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aricweb.unibo.it/BandiPubbli… Postdoc at University of Bologna on anthropology of green finance
CAoS's @CCarbrasil has written a short piece on the open letter to #Bolsonaro by Brazilian indigenous groups and European Scientists on #humanrights and #Sustainability here: uclcaos.wordpress.com/2019/0… #anthropologyofsustainability

Indigenous peoples and scientists urge Europe to commit to real sustainable trade with Brazil

Carolina Schneider Comandulli Extreme Citizen Science Research Group Centre for the Anthropology of Sustainability   Indigenous and environmental rights are under threat in Brazil from Jair Bo…

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#ComplicityInDestruction How northern consumers and financiers sustain the assault on the Brazilian Amazon and its peoples amwt.ch/4416 via @AmazonWatch
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I made a politically inspired egg and it found its way onto Twitter 😂 if you don't know about social ecology, read this little green book and join the revolution 🌱🌱🌱
Dog Section Press@dogsectionpress22 Apr 2019
Easter rising... dogsection.org/press/make-ro… (Pic: Cambridge Social Ecology)
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Stunningly good essay on the historical roots and future possibilities of a #GreenNewDeal in @Harpers. If you want to understand why it "includes so much," read this harpers.org/archive/2019/05/…
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Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth theguardian.com/cities/2019/…

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself

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Mad how we all watched The Day After Tomorrow as yutes and completely lost our shit, but now California burnt to a crisp and Chicago turned into Antarctica within 2 months and we don’t even blink.
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Powerful real-estate interests successfully lobbied to avoid the consequences of the shutdown, while American workers go without pay. interc.pt/2FofCdK by @EoinHiggins_

A Shutdown for the 99 Percent, Concierge Government for the 1 Percent

Powerful real-estate interests successfully lobbied to avoid the consequences of the government shutdown, while American workers go without pay.

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Recent revisionary accounts of the Green Revolution “make for better scholarship and stronger scaffolding for environmental and agricultural activism,” argues Benjamin Siegel. buff.ly/2VRPOMk
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"Our species did not, in fact, spend most of its history in tiny bands; agriculture did not mark an irreversible threshold in social evolution; the first cities were often robustly egalitarian." @davidgraeber and @davidwengrow on early human society newhumanist.org.uk/articles/…

Are we city dwellers or hunter-gatherers?

New research suggests that the familiar story of early human society is wrong – and the consequences are profound.

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A great resource on the BBC website detailing what vegan milks (and other products) are best for the planet: bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir… #planetearth #vegan #climatechange #food
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To protect vulnerable species, conservationists often argue for setting aside natural spaces. But picking out the most crucial habitats in a warming world is tricky, writes @david_w_shaw. on.theatln.tc/aqEqfKd
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#GreatAdaptations: Finally, termites get some good press sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/…
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Using their flowers as ears, some plants can hear the sounds of animal pollinators. They react by rapidly sweetening their nectar to make it more enticing, @edyong209 reports. on.theatln.tc/eXof4MA
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