Ethemcan Turhan

Food for thought in today's #CriticalApproaches26 lecture @frw-rug.bsky.social . 🤓Open for further answers, thoughts, questions, ... - please share, also for coming years of the great course, coordinated by @muhalefetserhi.bsky.social !

Planetary boundaries in the real world - Ports & Global Maritime in #CriticalApproaches26 by @muhalefetserhi.bsky.social &me at @frw-rug.bsky.social : 🌍A special pleasure welcoming Tanner Tuttle (@oneplanetport.bsky.social & alumni of #CriticalApproaches23) for presentation & open discussion!

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

“Billionaires like Donald Trump don’t suffer the devastation of climate change,” he said. “Working people do.”

#CriticalApproaches26

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Atmos, the student association of the MSc. Energy and Environmental Sciences (www.rug.nl/masters/ener...), is orginaizing February Enerbeer on Inside the IPCC Climate Report. ( www.atmosgroningen.nl/events/febru... )

A joint talk by @klaushubacek.bsky.social and @prajdhan.bsky.social

I still stand by these, even as universities around the world, including my own, brainlessly capitulate to AI.

Senden benden iyi başlamıştır kesin.

Apply for PhD Course on Energy Humanities 5 ECTS PhD course ‘Themes within Environmental Humanities’ to be held in Stavanger, 1-5 December 2025. This year’s thematic focus is the developing field of the Energy Humanities.

Apply now for a free week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities organized by the Greenhouse and the project Energy Lives! project run by @melinabuns.bsky.social

Takes place in Stavanger, Norway, 1-5 December 2025

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#envhum #envhist #energy

It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.

Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...

We are very excited to share the CfP for the Pollen26 conference in Barcelona (29 June-3 July) and invite submissions to our panel: Political ecologies of wildfires in Mediterranean Climate Zones: Beyond the Firefighting Trap

nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face” – Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

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A reminder.

Goede keuze @volkskrant.nl — academisch marginaal, maar politiek radikaal!

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

As long as the far right shapes public opinion, and mainstream parties follow public opinion, the far right dominates politics, whether in government or not.

@australianlabor.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social
Listen up!

Si un turista israelí se comporta así con unos voluntarios de UNICEF en Milán imagina cómo actúan sabiéndose impunes un colono robando casas y tierras en Cisjordania o un militar asesinando niños en Gaza. O todo un estado poderoso como el israelí con su maquinaria genocida perfectamente engrasada.

The board just dropped in the finance committee: 30 million in cuts still needed, equivalent to 300 FTE. Is this just more budgetary belt-tightening, or are these the first whispers of layoffs?

Congrats!

Members of the main opposition party in Turkey, whose presidential candidate and dozens of mayors are in prison, cannot enter their own party building in Istanbul because tomorrow (Monday) the Istanbul branch of the party'll be taken over by a trustee appointed by the regime. Oligarchy in action!

Quote Text "I did my own research", Footnote Text "watched someone else's shitty YouTube video"

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Timmons' pioneering work on climate justice has been very influential on many of us in the field.

This is dangerous territory.

Turkey was supposed to be a little U.S. after WWII; now the U.S. is becoming a bigger Turkey.

EU wildfires worst on record as burning season continues Data shows more than 1m hectares torched so far this year, with records also broken for CO2 and other air pollutants

Literally: this is fine -dot- gif

Congrats!

Türkiye's rising automotive sector and homegrown EV brand, Togg | Opinion Türkiye’s auto industry grew to the 12th largest, with local brand Togg leading its EV revolution to 2030

Some background as to why can be found here: www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-e...

🧑‍🌾 👩🏾‍🌾 In our recent article with Deniz Pelek & Cemil Yıldızcan, we trace the im/mobility of migrant seasonal agricultural workers and the slow violence they are exposed to in #disaster-affected areas in #Turkey.

#openaccess

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We’re proud to share that @rug.nl experts are contributing to the IPCC AR7 – Working Group III

🌍 @klaushubacek.bsky.social — LA, Ch.2
🌍 @prajdhan.bsky.social — CLA, Ch.4
🌍 Linda Steg — LA, Ch.5
Shaping pathways for a sustainable future.
#AR7 #IPCC #ClimateAction

Tebrikler!

Hmm, what do ‘central camps’ and ‘final plan’ remind you of?
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I'm surprised that hardcore/punk ranks that low in the list, we need a decent political hardcore/punk podcast with an eye on connecting the music to global affairs :)