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hervecorvellec.bsky.social
Professor in Management, Lund University, Sweden. Has a critical approach to waste management and the circular economy.
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The edited volume "Waste as a Critique" (Oxford University Press) is out and available in open access @ academic.oup.com/book/59620 Waste as a Critique reveals how waste in its manifold variety provides an innovative starting point for a critical interrogation of the contemporary society

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At the upcoming #AIActionSummit, Europe has a chance to pioneer a different approach: creating an AI ecosystem that prioritizes public value over extraction. Read my latest on @projectsyndicate.bsky.social ➡️ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

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Hardly new info, but BSky should know: Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply. Thank you, little guardian molluscs. 🧪🌏🚰

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The notion of “green capitalism” is a contradiction. Real change demands dismantling entrenched power structures and embracing economic democratisation and democratic planning. www.socialeurope.eu/corporate-po...

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Greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden continue to rise, according to figures from Statistics Sweden. The burning of diesel from driving is a major culprit.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has handed down a seismic ruling, holding for the first time that failure to adequately address environmental pollution violates the human right to life. (From ClientEarth)

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Friends fossils strike back: Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra announced that work on a new emissions reduction target is likely to be delayed. the Polish presidency declared that it would hold off on new climate policy initiatives. => The former comes from oil (Shell), the later depends on coal

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The Capital turns its head away from climate: PWC's State of Climate Tech 2024 finds that "Funding for climate tech start-ups is down". www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues...

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The Forever Lobbying Project estimate the cost of cleaning PFAS contamination in Europe if emissions remain unrestricted: €2 trillion over a 20-year period, an annual bill of €100 billion. PFAS benefits a handful companies. If the polluters do not pay, then who will? foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/

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Capital ahead of Trump "The six largest U.S. banks, led by Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs, have chosen to withdraw from the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)". sh/7xYELDII2XsfairfpqgDslpsWP1N3rN/U9OV_6pO4xP3

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For a few more bitcoins With wildfires at their Californian doorstep, will digital pundits, startupers, billionaires and the like realise that backing a notorious climate change denier might not give such a good return on investment after all ?

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Sweden - Wind power > Nuclear power During the fourth quarter, wind power produced 14.1 TWh of electricity, while nuclear power reached 12.4 TWh. Hydropower was the largest with 16.2 TWh, according to Swedish Wind Energy, whose statistics are based on Svenska kraftnät's figures.

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Environmental neglect is not always in the open. E.g. an evaluation by the EBB (eeb.org) shows that, as EU chair country, illiberal Hungary did better than conservative Sweden, a country otherwise often so proud of being a climate frontrunner. From e-daily Aktuell Hållbarhet (in Swedish)

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When Bruno Latour left us, we lost an independent voice that stress the interelatedness of things and sentients. What this Special Issue shows, is that his studies also showed how to investigate and make clear this interrelatedness. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/qrom...

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The circular economy points at the shortcomings of the linear economy but does not have in itself the strength to phase out linearity. For that, you need an active progressive ban on anything that is not sustainable. And it will not happen. futureearth.org/2023/02/22/c...

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We changed the floors in the hall and kitchen which were worn out. Nothing in their design allowed repair or replacement. Only energy recovery. The stock of artefacts produced according to a linear logic resists circularity. You cannot fight time and the ageing of things.

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The oil sector strikes back, and from the heart of the Trump administration. Donald Trump names climate-change denying fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary. apnews.com

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