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๐๏ธ Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse by Laurie Parsons @laurieparsons.bsky.social / @royalholloway.bsky.social.
Published as part of @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series.
May 2026 #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Montage of workers from different areas
Uncovering the hidden cost of climate change ๐
Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia.
Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8
Good article - would also recommend Carbon Colonialism by @laurieparsons.bsky.social
@brettchristophers.bsky.social
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Johanna Tunn (2025) entitled: 'Epistemic Violence in Global Climate Governance: The Case of Climate Finance in Vanuatu' with an orange banner at the top. This paper explores mechanisms of epistemic violence enacted through the climate finance (access) industry in Vanuatu, shedding light on the colonial inflictions of multilateral green funds in global climate governance. While the climate crisis is a reality in Vanuatu, its access to direct climate finance remains constrained, as it is not an accredited entity to any of the major climate funds. This serves as a gateway for a growing climate finance (access) industry that has established itself across the Pacific and in Vanuatu. Using an action-theoretical perspective that centres acts of doing epistemic violence, this paper identifies four mechanisms of epistemic violence enacted through Vanuatu's climate finance (access) industry: distortion via the mistranslation of realities; imposition via rendering people and regions investable; devaluation via rendering people incapable and exploitation through the extraction of knowledges and exhaustion of resources. Rather than improving access and equity for frontline communities, this paper elaborates that epistemic violence remains the modus operandi of Vanuatu's climate finance (access) industryโand is thus complicit in the perpetration of physical violence in the form of losses and damages, ecocide and epistemicide. Dismantling this system would at least require the islanding of climate finance, emphasising local agency and self-determination over externally imposed, extractive models.
๐๏ธNew in Geo!๐๏ธ
'Epistemic violence in global climate governance: The case of climate finance in Vanuatu' by @johannatunn.bsky.social
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Naima Kraushaar-Friesen, Gavin Bridge & Magdalena Kuchler (2025) entitled: 'Between energy transition and industrial revival: Exploring hydrogen imaginaries in the United Kingdom and Teesside' with an orange banner at the top.
๐New in Geo๐
'Between energy transition and industrial revival: Exploring hydrogen imaginaries in the United Kingdom and Teesside' by @naimakf.bsky.social et al.
This paper uses the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries to explore hydrogen as a potential enabler of net-zero
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Farhana Sultana (2025) entitled: 'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' with an orange banner at the top. Climate change intensifies existing inequities, disproportionately impacting marginalised populations, particularly in the Global South and Indigenous communities. This is maintained through inequitable global climate governance, policies and solutions. The paper argues that climate coloniality, the complex entanglements of colonial legacies with contemporary climate and ecological changes, operates through systemic knowledge-based marginalisation or epistemic injustice, serving as a key mechanism in the uneven production and distribution of climate harms. Beyond the more commonly discussed material dimensions of loss and damage, epistemic injustices arise from silencing critical voices and devaluing knowledge systems. The paper extends the scope of loss and damage debates by drawing attention to epistemic losses: the erasure of worldviews, ontologies and practices that are vital for just and sustainable climate futures. It critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in (re)producing epistemic injustices, while simultaneously revealing counter-narratives of refusal, resurgence and relationality. By engaging Indigenous and Global South scholarship, the paper underscores the need to decolonise knowledge systems that reproduce dominant climate narratives and heed the epistemological alternatives offered by land- and kinship-based knowledge systems. Advancing climate justice depends on confronting epistemic injustice as both a form of loss and a condition of possibility: centring Global South and Indigenous perspectives is essential for cultivating pluriversal, decolonial and just climate frameworks and futures.
New in Geo:
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana
This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Piotr ลปuk & Paweล ลปuk (2025) entitled 'Glocalisation of environmental challenges: The impact of the war in Ukraine on smog and heating practices in Polish local communities' with an orange banner at the top. This article analyses the impact of the war in Ukraine on air quality and heating practices in Polish cities. In this case, it does not focus on the direct impact of military activities, but on various social and political decisions, as well as changes in social behaviour undertaken under the influence of the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. The authors defend the thesis that it is worth analysing air quality and heating practices in local communities not only in the context of local and national policies but also by referring to global and transnational factors. Based on focus group interviews with the residents of Wrocลaw, they prove that global events may have an impact on local air quality and apartment heating methods and be a catalyst for processes in various spheres of local and national public life: legalโpolitical, economic, environmentalโspatial, health and socio-practical. The article proposes a glocalisation perspective as an approach that can integrate local social and environmental conditions with global ecological challenges, while also highlighting the impact of global factorsโeconomic, political, energy-related and militaryโon local trends, behaviours and policies in the context of environmental protection.
โ๏ธNew in Geo!โ๏ธ
'Glocalisation of environmental challenges: The impact of the war in Ukraine on smog and heating practices in Polish local communities' by Piotr ลปuk & Paweล ลปuk
doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky
๐ Newbie writer for Housing Quality Magazine
โ๏ธ We've penned the op ed "Allocation Policies โ A Hidden Homelessness Scandal" for their new edition
hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/allocation-p...
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024 โข PRESS RELEASE 15 October 2025 Carbon dioxide (COz) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
This is why "all of the above" energy is not a climate solution.
Record amounts of clean energy were built in 2024, but since we're still building out fossil fuelsโindeed, since we're still just *using* fossil fuelsโthe amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is still going up, cooking us.
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A deeply disturbing talk this afternoon from Mark Bo
at the London School of Economics on his new book Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds
๐ฅ A terrifying read on the dark underbelly of the new political economy of labour where coercion, digital capitalism & exploitation converge
The UK and US sanctioned the alleged mastermind behind some of the largest scam centers in Cambodia, in a move that freezes more than ยฃ130 million ($172 million) of properties across London.
Special economic zones arenโt just trade infrastructure - theyโre tools of imperial power & authoritarian control.
๐จNew paper from @invisibleworkers.bsky.social
Read on to learn how global production sustains empire & violence.
๐https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001635
Published today on #WorldHomelessDay: my book Debt Trap Nation โ a deep dive into how government policy is driving families into homelessness & debt.
All royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social ๐
Families aren't failing. They're being failed.
๐ www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...
#DebtTrapNation
New in Area: What happens when academic institutions police solidarity?
Dr Shereen Fernandez explores the disciplining of #Palestine solidarity & the radical potential of #friendship in resistance.
Part of our Dialogues in #Radical Geog SI.
Read ๐ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
๐งตOnce the beating heart of #UK manufacturing, #Leicester's garment industry is now on the brink of collapse
โWhat went wrong?
๐On the ground, our new Invisible Workers colleague, Dr Evie Gilbert, uncovers a story of systemic neglect
๐ Read on: www.invisibleworkers.org.uk/journal/leic...
If you want to find out about publishing #OpenAccess in the RGS-IBG Book Series, take a look at this recent interview with our Co-Editors, Margath Walker & @jakehodder.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ
In Climate Hegemony, @laurieparsons.bsky.social brings us a humanโs-eye view of the climate crisis, drawing on two decadesโ research at the frontline of global development in Cambodia.
๐ Publishing via #OpenAccess in Spring 2026.
Find out more: press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...
Graphic promoting the book Non-Authoritarian Authority, with LSE Press logo, RGS logo and Open Access logo.
Graphic promoting the book Climate Hegemony, with LSE Press logo, RGS logo and Open Access logo.
We're delighted to share two upcoming books from our RGS-IBG Book Series! These books will be publishing via #OpenAccess in Spring 2026.
Find out more: https://press.lse.ac.uk/rgs-ibg-series
@laurieparsons.bsky.social @jbrigstocke.bsky.social @annamlawrence.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo by Caleb Scoville, Razvan Amironesei, Lily Xu, Melissa Chapman, Nicholas R. Record & Carl Boettiger entitled: 'From maps to models: Participation and contestability in the dynamic management of natural resources' with an orange banner at the top.
๐New in Geo!๐
'From maps to models: Participation and contestability in the dynamic management of natural resources' by @calebscoville.bsky.social et al.
This paper compares how participation is conceived in static vs dynamic ocean management.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky
Very excited to announce a NEW BOOK coming at the start of next year, with the RGS-IBG book series/ @lsepress.bsky.social
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐
More info to come, but take a peek at the cover and overview here ๐
press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...
A book cover for Julian Brigstocke's forthcoming book 'Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materially and the Aesthetics of Power' published by LSE Press and the RGS-IBG, with a black and white aerial photograph of a large crowd in the background.
A book cover for Laurie Parson's forthcoming book 'Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse' published by LSE Press and the RGS-IBG, with a black and white photograph of three people riding on a scooter above a body of water filled with litter.
Pleased to share the first two RGS-IBG Book Series titles to be published fully open access with @lsepress.bsky.social, available early 2026...
@laurieparsons.bsky.social
@jbrigstocke.bsky.social
press.lse.ac.uk/books/coming...
Just 6 days to go!
Don't forget to sign up for this incredible upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ Tuesday September 30th @ 7pm
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www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
โจ Iโm excited to share our new open-access article in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social, led by Juliana Gonรงalves and with wonderful arts-based research by Namrata Narendra.
The editorial process has been amazing - so thankful to the team for offering both very meaningful feedback and being fair to us.
This is a graphical abstract for this paper published in Geo: Geography and Environment. It is a diagram of 'Henri Lefebvre's Theory of the Social Production of Space' with three boxes beneath the title labelled 'Perceived Space: Spatial agency vs. structural constraints'; 'Conceived Space: Symbolic reclamation vs. institutional erasure'; 'Lived Space: Relational space-making'. These all point towards the topic of the paper which is 'Urban community gardens in the Cape Flats'.
๐ฑNew in Geo!๐ฑ
'Urban oases and spatial injustices: Community gardens in the Cape Flats through a Lefebvrian lens' by Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira
This paper explores how gardeners in Cape Town, South Africa, transform neglected land as and everyday act of urban spatial justice.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Andrea Presotto, Stuart E. Hamilton, Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo, Ricardo R. Santos & Roberta Salmi (2025) entitled: 'Between dunes and estuary: Forecasting mangrove forest change on primate culture and isolated livelihoods in Maranhรฃo, Brazil' with an orange banner at the top.
๐New in Geo!๐
'Between dunes and estuary: Forecasting mangrove forest change on primate culture and isolated livelihoods in Maranhรฃo, Brazil' by Andrea Presotto et al.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky
I hear 'unboxing videos' are a thing. Matilda decided otherwise.
It's really exciting as well as sobering to receive my new book (with Mel Nowicki) Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State.
Royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social
Please order!
www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...
138 bn unworn clothes/ yr by 2050
99% of a t-shirt's lifetime in a wardrobe
Some shocking numbers here - and I should know, as @sabinalawreniuk.bsky.social and I crunched them for @oxfamgb.bsky.social
Months aside, buy more vintage clothing. It's better.
www.theindustry.fashion/oxfam-launch...
Trump at Windsor, Farage at 30%
What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?
Upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ September 30th @ 7pm
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www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Photo of a pile of books. The books are 'Debt Trap Nation' by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki. Cover image features a woman and small child in a deep concrete basin or pit with no way of climbing out as the ladder is too short.
Just arrived:
Debt Trap Nation
by @kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki
โA compelling call to action... shows how reimagining policy could deliver economic justice.โ - @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social
Author royalties will be donated to @seacharity.bsky.social
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...
