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ESRC-FCDO research at the nexus of climate, disasters and British trade The hidden cost of bricks, garments and tea RHUL/Exeter/OU/Dhaka

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FINAL REMINDER about our ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ: ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ panel discussion TOMORROW at 1pm! It's free to attend and question our stellar line up - don't miss out! More here ๐Ÿ‘‡ rgs.org/events/upcoming-evenโ€ฆ
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NEW PAPER OUT NOW Check it out here ๐Ÿ‘‡ sciencedirect.com/science/arโ€ฆ
Laurie Parsons@lauriefdparsons7 Jul 2025
VERY excited to share our new @oppressive_heat paper: Towards a decolonial heat-health nexus We show how heat stress science and policy has been - and is - shaped by colonial and post-colonial interests, from the 19th century to now More here๐Ÿ‘‡: sciencedirect.com/science/arโ€ฆ
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VERY excited to share our new @oppressive_heat paper: Towards a decolonial heat-health nexus We show how heat stress science and policy has been - and is - shaped by colonial and post-colonial interests, from the 19th century to now More here๐Ÿ‘‡: sciencedirect.com/science/arโ€ฆ
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Don't miss this event coming up at 1pm on the 9th of July ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ: ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ We have now added an expanded lineup of stellar speakers! More here ๐Ÿ‘‡ rgs.org/events/upcoming-evenโ€ฆ
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Climate Change and the Law: Obstacles and Opportunities Now with an expanded lineup and not to be missed! If you attend one free discussion this month, make sure it's this one. You won't be disappointed!
Climate Change Research Group@ClimateGeog4 Jul 2025
Don't miss this event coming up at 1pm on the 9th of July ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ: ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ We have now added an expanded lineup of stellar speakers! More here ๐Ÿ‘‡ rgs.org/events/upcoming-evenโ€ฆ
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An honour to be at @ILO's Regulating Decent Work Conference with Pratik Mishra and Ly Vouch Long Using data from the @oppressive_heat project - we show how worker voice is the most effective tool in managing heat stress under climate change More here: oppressive-heat.org/publicatโ€ฆ
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A bit late in tweeting - but good to be quoted here Brands need to get serious about just transition - at present it barely exists in planning cambodianess.com/article/camโ€ฆ
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We have an ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž event coming up at 1pm on the 9th of July ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ: ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ Superstar speakers will discuss our best hope for real change More here ๐Ÿ‘‡ rgs.org/events/upcoming-evenโ€ฆ
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A real pleasure to speak today at @CamUniGeography Thanks to the Geographies of Knowledge research group and @AinsleyTrahan for organising!
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You can now pick up Carbon Colonialism in paperback! Available in your local bookshop - or online direct from @ManchesterUP
Manchester University Press
@ManchesterUP27 May 2025
Happy #paperback publication day to Carbon colonialism by @lauriefdparsons! 'A timely analysis of the contradictions of climate politics.'๐Ÿƒ Available now! #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Colonialism #Greenwashing #Environment #BookTwitter
Promotional image for the paperback release of Carbon colonialism, a book by Laurie Parsons. Background is a photograph of leaves. Book cover sits in centre of image, the cover image is a photograph of a young girl wearing dirty clothing and a hat, standing in front of a landfill site. Text on image reads: out now in paperback.

ALT Promotional image for the paperback release of Carbon colonialism, a book by Laurie Parsons. Background is a photograph of leaves. Book cover sits in centre of image, the cover image is a photograph of a young girl wearing dirty clothing and a hat, standing in front of a landfill site. Text on image reads: out now in paperback.

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For any Korean speakers, check out this new doc by @KBSWorldTV - featuring research by myself, @SabinaLawreniuk and others From waste to work, it shows greater accountability is needed in global production This is the reality behind the label youtube.com/watch?v=FcLwJLOFโ€ฆ
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"There Is No More Effective Policy for Reducing Heat Risks than a Fair Workplace and Fair Pay" I spoke to Subir Ghosh of @TexFash on what our @oppressive_heat project shows about how we can confront the climate crisis Check it out here: texfash.com/special/there-isโ€ฆ

There Is No More Effective Policy for Reducing Heat Risks than a Fair Workplace and Fair Pay

Socially disadvantaged people are disproportionately affected by temperature extremes. A recent study explored this point in Cambodia: one of the world's hottest and most humid countries. It eviden...

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Hosted by City Books in Hove, author & researcher @lauriefdparsons will be in conversation with @PhilHubbard1 to mark the paperback publication of his award-winning book, Carbon colonialism. 3rd June from 7pm Tickets on sale now: city-books.co.uk/blogs/news/โ€ฆ #booklaunch
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Very excited to be speaking at the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance (@CSF_SOAS) this evening to launch the paperback of Carbon Colonialism (out 27th of May)! More events impending - watch this space! soas.ac.uk/about/event/carboโ€ฆ
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"Poor workers in countries like #Cambodia will be among the biggestย losers" ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿชก๐Ÿ‘ฉ My thoughts on #TrumpTariffs in @ConversationUK ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drawing on lessons learned from the #EU's 2020 tariff changes in the garment industry ๐Ÿ‘• theconversation.com/trumps-tโ€ฆ

Trumpโ€™s tariffs: poor workers in countries like Cambodia will be among the biggest losers

Their jobs were difficult enough already.

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Let workers take you behind the scene's of #Jordan's clothing and footwear industry๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘€ Led by @katharinagrneis & our @invisible_wrkrs team ๐Ÿ“…Sat May 3rd โฐ4pm UK/6pm Amman ๐Ÿ“Online or in person @MMAGFoundation Amman ๐Ÿ”—More info and link to register: invisibleworkers.org.uk/evenโ€ฆ
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Oppressive Heat is one year old! And our first paper has just been published Check it out here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.โ€ฆ But first, an explainer on what heat inequality means๐Ÿงต

Climate-linked heat inequality in the global southern workforce: Cambodian workersโ€™ economic and...

Under climate change, the risk of heatwaves is increasing worldwide. However, the health risks resulting from heatwaves are uneven. Relatively socially disadvantaged people are disproportionately a...

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Oppressive Heat is 1 year old! Check out this ๐Ÿงตwith a BRAND NEW paper - and video explainers of our work
Oppressive Heat@oppressive_heat17 Mar 2025
Oppressive Heat is one year old! And our first paper has just been published Check it out here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.โ€ฆ But first, an explainer on what heat inequality means๐Ÿงต

Climate-linked heat inequality in the global southern workforce: Cambodian workersโ€™ economic and...

Under climate change, the risk of heatwaves is increasing worldwide. However, the health risks resulting from heatwaves are uneven. Relatively socially disadvantaged people are disproportionately a...

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Very excited to announce that Carbon Colonialism will be released in paperback this May! Hoping to kick start further conversations around the environmental politics of our global factory Watch this space for more developments...
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Shocking news that @geraldrflynn - one of Cambodia's most prominent environmental journalists - has been indefinitely banned from the country Others have also been targeted Those who expose illegal logging are being silenced with growing force news.mongabay.com/2025/02/caโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท

Cambodia denies re-entry to Mongabay journalist who reported on illegal logging

BANGKOK, Thailand โ€” On Jan. 5, Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn was denied entry to Cambodia. Flynn has lived and reported in the country since 2019, but upon his return from a brief visit to...

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