Dr Katharina Richter
@drkatrichter.bsky.social
Lecturer in Climate Change, Politics and Society at the University of Bristol. Chair @devgeogsrg.bsky.social
I specialise in degrowth, sustainability transformations, sustainable development and environmental politics more broadly.
I specialise in degrowth, sustainability transformations, sustainable development and environmental politics more broadly.
Great piece on the perils of green hydrogen mega-projects in Chile by @gcabana.bsky.social:
"there is no such thing as “empty land” that can innocuously be made into a “battery” for sustaining people half a world away."
degrowth.info/en/blog/a-gr...
#EnergyTransitions #GreenExtractivism
"there is no such thing as “empty land” that can innocuously be made into a “battery” for sustaining people half a world away."
degrowth.info/en/blog/a-gr...
#EnergyTransitions #GreenExtractivism
A green mirage: how the hydrogen industry fuels environmental injustice in Antofagasta, northern Chile
Decarbonisation plans in Europe are causing social and environmental disasters in Chile. In this article, Gabriela Cabaña explores resistance to green hydrogen projects in Antofagasta.
degrowth.info
April 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great piece on the perils of green hydrogen mega-projects in Chile by @gcabana.bsky.social:
"there is no such thing as “empty land” that can innocuously be made into a “battery” for sustaining people half a world away."
degrowth.info/en/blog/a-gr...
#EnergyTransitions #GreenExtractivism
"there is no such thing as “empty land” that can innocuously be made into a “battery” for sustaining people half a world away."
degrowth.info/en/blog/a-gr...
#EnergyTransitions #GreenExtractivism
Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
New guest post from Katharina Richter / @drkatrichter.bsky.social, responding to the prompt: Reasons to be Cheerful?
"The wider point about hope, however, is that it is not something we ‘have’ or ‘don’t have’...
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/events/reaso...
"The wider point about hope, however, is that it is not something we ‘have’ or ‘don’t have’...
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/events/reaso...
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
New guest post from Katharina Richter / @drkatrichter.bsky.social, responding to the prompt: Reasons to be Cheerful?
"The wider point about hope, however, is that it is not something we ‘have’ or ‘don’t have’...
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/events/reaso...
"The wider point about hope, however, is that it is not something we ‘have’ or ‘don’t have’...
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/events/reaso...
Come join us tomorrow at the Trinity Centre in #Bristol for a workshop on Organising for #degrowth: How to improve wellbeing whilst reducing consumption and production
With @j-ainsworth.bsky.social from Degrowth London and part of the Bristol Festival of Commoning
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
With @j-ainsworth.bsky.social from Degrowth London and part of the Bristol Festival of Commoning
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Come join us tomorrow at the Trinity Centre in #Bristol for a workshop on Organising for #degrowth: How to improve wellbeing whilst reducing consumption and production
With @j-ainsworth.bsky.social from Degrowth London and part of the Bristol Festival of Commoning
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
With @j-ainsworth.bsky.social from Degrowth London and part of the Bristol Festival of Commoning
@cabot-institute.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
As @doctorvive.bsky.social points out in her book, the CCS industry is a remarkable shape shifter.
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
Billions risked on 'unproven' green tech, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
As @doctorvive.bsky.social points out in her book, the CCS industry is a remarkable shape shifter.
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
'The govt is committing billions of pounds to an "unproven" green [?] technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering the impact on consumers' bills... #CarbonCapture, Utilisation and Storage...facilities...nearly £22bn...'
Btw it doesn't reduce gases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Btw it doesn't reduce gases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Billions risked on 'unproven' green tech, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
'The govt is committing billions of pounds to an "unproven" green [?] technology for reducing planet-warming gases without considering the impact on consumers' bills... #CarbonCapture, Utilisation and Storage...facilities...nearly £22bn...'
Btw it doesn't reduce gases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Btw it doesn't reduce gases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
Interested in sailing? Want to help the environment? Want to attend COP30 without flying (@flightfreeuk.bsky.social)? Consider joining or supporting www.flotilla4change.org, who are organising a sailing flotilla from Europe to Brazil in October 2025
Webinars: www.eventbrite.com/cc/f4c-webin...?
Webinars: www.eventbrite.com/cc/f4c-webin...?
Home - Flotilla4Change
Flotilla 4 Change A sailing flotilla from Europe to Brazil in autumn 2025 to take part in COP30 Whether you are an elected member of government, an NGO delegate, or a front-line activist, you are very...
www.flotilla4change.org
January 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Interested in sailing? Want to help the environment? Want to attend COP30 without flying (@flightfreeuk.bsky.social)? Consider joining or supporting www.flotilla4change.org, who are organising a sailing flotilla from Europe to Brazil in October 2025
Webinars: www.eventbrite.com/cc/f4c-webin...?
Webinars: www.eventbrite.com/cc/f4c-webin...?
Thanks so much @annieleymarie.bsky.social for engaging with my work - I've written about these ideas more accessibly here :)
enough.scot/why-we-need-...
enough.scot/why-we-need-...
December 12, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Thanks so much @annieleymarie.bsky.social for engaging with my work - I've written about these ideas more accessibly here :)
enough.scot/why-we-need-...
enough.scot/why-we-need-...
Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
Our faculty is offering 8 fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers across a range of research areas, including Geography. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.
Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 11, 2024 at 8:06 PM
New open-access, peer-reviewed paper! This has been in the making for many years, coming out of my PhD. I’m very pleased it’s found a home in Ecological Economics.
‼️If you’re reading this, I also want you to find out more about and #DefendRojava 🌱
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‼️If you’re reading this, I also want you to find out more about and #DefendRojava 🌱
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December 11, 2024 at 3:40 PM
New open-access, peer-reviewed paper! This has been in the making for many years, coming out of my PhD. I’m very pleased it’s found a home in Ecological Economics.
‼️If you’re reading this, I also want you to find out more about and #DefendRojava 🌱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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‼️If you’re reading this, I also want you to find out more about and #DefendRojava 🌱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Reposted by Dr Katharina Richter
Excellent article by @drkatrichter.bsky.social, going beyond the anthropocentrism of much #degrowth research & defining 'cosmological limits to growth'
@ecodenker.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social
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@ecodenker.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social
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Cosmological limits to growth, affective abundance, and Rights of Nature: Insights from Buen Vivir/sumak kawsay for the cultural politics of degrowth
This article creates an inter-epistemic dialogue between degrowth and Buen Vivir/sumak kawsay based on qualitative research conducted in Ecuador. It b…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Excellent article by @drkatrichter.bsky.social, going beyond the anthropocentrism of much #degrowth research & defining 'cosmological limits to growth'
@ecodenker.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ecodenker.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...