The Pufendorf IAS Advanced Study Group on Social Reproduction and Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) are hosting a feminist dialogue on Stefania Barca’s latest book Forces of Reproduction: Notes for a counter-hegemonic Anthropocene (Cambridge University Press). The dialogue will feature a book presentation by Stefania Barca followed by a discussion by Nancy Fraser […]

We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn – we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way they live. They teach us by example. They´ve been on earth far longer than we have been, […]

CO2-BUDGET 2021 is a new conference that brings together municipalities, regions, researchers, climate engaged organizations and the public. The concept of carbon budgets are at the heart of the conference. Through seminars, workshops and panel discussions, we share – and create – knowledge about how the necessary reductions in emissions can be computed and achieved […]

(Photo credit: Felipe Milanez, 2010) (Para o português, veja abaixo) ** Registration for the zoom event in advance here ** On May 24, 2011, Maria do Espirito Santo and Zé Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva, nut collectors and members of the agroforestry project (Projeto Agro-Extractivista, PAE) of Praialta Piranheira in the Brazilian Amazon, were brutally murdered […]

Hunt out wild flowers, reach out, not to pick them but as an offer of intimacy. Stay open-hearted, don’t put your ear to the ground to listen for sap or soil, instead tune into the words written between the lines – visible in the way bluebell, pink campion, stitchwort offer up their secrets, have made […]

We work too hard We’re too tired to fall in love. Therefore we must overthrow the government. We work too hard We’re too tired to overthrow the government. Therefore we must fall in love. Rod Smith The Living Library is a conversational space that takes place in the intersection between fiction, action and research. Over […]

To start the Autumn semester at Uppsala University, Fourth Zennström Professor in Climate Change Leadership, Stefania Barca, will be giving the CEMUS start up lecture, titled “Climate, Covid and the global care crisis: new pathways for a Just Transition.” In keeping with university guidelines is that the event will be hybrid, with both an on-campus […]

14:00 - 15:30 CEST In the run-up to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, International IDEA is hosting a webinar to launch the discussion paper on Democracy and the Challenges of Climate Change, written by Daniel Lindvall. The webinar will discuss what innovations, policies and actions are available to democracies to successfully tackle climate change as well […]

9:00 - 10:00 UTC The Nordic countries have long been climate policy pioneers. But what are the associated drivers, barriers and results, and how can the remaining gaps within targets be bridged? This workshop explores how lessons learned can be of value outside the Nordic Countries, and what can be learnt from efforts elsewhere. Speakers: Mikael […]

Mikael Karlsson will be joining other experts in climate governance and climate law at this exciting event! Co-hosts from the University of Glasgow, the University of Cambridge and the University of Strathclyde, also the CISDL’s tiny CLGI Secretariat and hundreds of other partners who have joined over the years, are delighted to invite you to […]

Baltic Sea Library – Geocentrum Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68681779591   The interdisciplinary seminar takes place Tuesdays 10:15-12:00 twice per month during term time via zoom or/and in the Baltic Library, at the Department of Earth Sciences,  Villavägen 16. The first and last seminar each term includes planning discussions where PhD-students and researchers suggest future activities. The seminar is hosted by affiliated […]

09:00 - 10:30 UTC How can societies transform in order to fit within carbon budgets? This seminar describes Paris Agreement-based carbon budgets as a foundation for discussing the merits and shortcomings of various governance strategies, including potential COP26 outcomes, with a focus on social fairness and effectiveness in meeting climate targets.  While much is known […]