Jessica Rea

Chart shows the material footprint of the European Union from 2010–2021, focusing on the types and masses of raw materials used in the economy. The vertical axis represents the mass of materials measured in billions of tonnes, ranging from 0 to 7 billion tonnes. The chart shows different categories of materials. The largest segment is non-metallic materials, which account for 50% of the footprint in 2021. This category includes materials like sand, gravel, and limestone used in construction and infrastructure. The second largest category is biomass, comprising 22%. This includes food crops, fuel sources, and wood for energy and construction. Fossil fuels make up 19% and include coal, oil, gas, and peat. The smallest category is metal ores, accounting for 9% of the material footprint. This segment involves metals like copper and iron, which are used to produce goods such as vehicles and electronics. The data source is the European Environment Agency for 2024 .

✍️ New article! What do a tonne of potatoes, gravel, coal, and copper have in common? Not much, except that they all weigh the same, and are treated exactly the same in a metric called the “material footprint”.

1 day left to submit an abstract to present at this!

Did you know that although most #bicultural people are consciously unaware of it, they develop distinct sets of personal #values that automatically shift in real life to fit the dominant cultural #context?

More about this exciting new #psychology research can be found here doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

Chart shows net replacement rates in unemployment for a single homeowner with no children. Title states: "Unemployment benefits in the UK are low compared to OECD countries, and contributory benefits are no higher than means-tested benefits."

NEW: The UK social security system offers relatively little income protection after job loss.

THREAD on Martin Mikloš and @xiaoweixu.bsky.social's IFS Green Budget chapter on the options for introducing ‘unemployment insurance’:

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

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Image reads: The world must no longer turn its back on humanity. Bullet points follow: End Israel's genocide in Gaza, release civilian hostages, ceasefire now.

Without an immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties there will be no end in sight to civilian suffering.

we could... and we do!

AI-generated 'workslop' is here. It's killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say Some 40% of people say they've received workslop in the last month.

Glad to know I’m not alone in frustrations of dealing with ‘workslop’. Time to reclaim our critical thinking!
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Our new study in
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.

with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Thoughts and prayers to all who are facing Typhoon Ragasa. Hope you and your families manage to find shelter at this difficult time.

Young people who’ve experienced homelessness possess strengths that are often forged through adversity. Read our report co-authored by homeless young people to understand how their career aspirations can be supported: doi.org/10.14324/000...

#SocialJustice #EquityInEducation #InclusiveEmployment

Timeless words of wisdom that are worth remembering now. “The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity” - NRM

The final event of the ‘Palestinian Childhoods’ exhibition is this Sunday, September 14th at UCL East, from 4.00-5.30pm. This is an incredible opportunity to hear young people from the West Bank and Jerusalem speak about their lives under occupation. www.outsavvy.com/event/29254/...

Don't miss this week's @tcru-ucl.bsky.social seminar with Prof. María López! Thursday at 12:00 👇

It is deeply worrying that speaking out against genocide is being met with condemnation. Proud to be from the nation that brought these charges to ICJ and a supporter of a club that won’t be bullied into silence. We now need meaningful political action. www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/...

🚨 PhD and Post Doc positions incoming 🚨 Received 3 million Euros from WASP-HS for an interdisciplinary (Econ, Sociology, Business) research cluster on AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work. PhD call coming very soon - start Jan 2026, fully funded in an amazing research team w fantastic data!

💰 Shell has made BILLIONS extracting oil from the Niger Delta.

🌳 The communities of the Niger Delta have had their farmland and water POISONED.

And now Shell has sold off their onshore assets in the Niger Delta, meaning they could just walk away.

Chart showing share of newly constructed homes per year, by heating source: England and Wales chart shows just 13 per cent of homes built in England and Wales in 2024 had heat pumps installed (58 per cent had gas boilers), just 3 percentage points higher than in 2010 despite a wider push for low carbon heating

Just 13% of homes built in England and Wales in 2024 had heat pumps installed (58% had gas boilers).

New homes are by far the easiest part of the home heating puzzle to solve; regulations that prevent the installation of high-carbon heating in new homes should be a Government priority.

Nancy Hey and David Reid talk to Andy Fryers - Hay Festival The Lloyds Register Foundation experts consider the effects of risk and explore how we can redefine our understanding of resilience.

I’m at @hayfestival.bsky.social later this month with my @lr-foundation.bsky.social colleague David Reid on his new book and I’ll be talking about the #WorldRiskPoll Resilience and adapting to climate change.

Join us on 27th May

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Media Giants Settling With Donald Trump Are Setting a “Dangerous” Precedent Disney and Meta have already shelled out $40 million to the president since Election Day, with Paramount in talks to settle Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ suit. It’s a “concerning shift,” says one legal expert,...

The number one thing being promoted to my 9 year old on Disney Plus last night was the ABC Trump interview. We discussed Trump’s policies, their implications, and the subtle ways media can shape attitudes before agreeing to cancel our subscription. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

The Israeli authorities have illegally banned all aid and goods into Gaza for two months.

This constitutes a genocidal act, a blatant form of unlawful collective punishment, and the war crime of using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.

Interesting read

On 21 April, Germany will deport me – an EU citizen convicted of no crime – for standing with Palestine | Kasia Wlaszczyk Four of us have received letters from the state telling us to leave or be removed. This is a terrifying illustration of Germany’s lurch to the right, says Kasia Wlaszczyk

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US judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his views White House has claimed that Khalil’s ‘beliefs and associations’ are counter to US foreign policy interests

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Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time The disposable academic

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**Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI** - If you are an author and want to check whether your works have been included, here is the link:
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Buried in this article is the information that Musk seems to be shutting down the department responsible for developing hydrogen infrastructure across the US. Seems a conflict of interest to me…

This is such an important finding. I do wonder what effect including age as a covariate may have, particularly considering the difference in age across ethnicities, and the vast differences in household wealth across the generations?

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt