Irma Losada
@irmalosada.bsky.social
Political geographer, PhD Candidate at UCLA | writing on critical geopolitics, infrastructure & development | Fulbright scholar
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Irma Losada
@irmalosada.bsky.social
· Apr 16
The New Tianxia System: Towards a World of Coexistence?
The growing presence of China in domestic and foreign policy discussions around the world has propelled scholars to examine the intellectual roots of Chinese actions abroad. The concept of tianxia (天下...
www.europeanguanxi.com
✍️🌏 It seems to be a good time to return to this article I wrote about the Chinese concept of 'tianxia' and its potential influence on international relations.
new writing projects 🩵🪐
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
new writing projects 🩵🪐
Reposted by Irma Losada
Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
Beyond the Apocalypse • EQUATOR
How visions of catastrophe shape the ‘climate solutions’ imposed by aid agencies
www.equator.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
Reposted by Irma Losada
El megaproyecto del llamado “Tren Maya” ejemplifica a la perfección cómo una iniciativa ambiental y culturalmente respetuosa sobre el papel puede convertirse, en la práctica, en una infraestructura con graves impactos negativos.
✍️Artículo en @elsaltodiario.com:
www.elsaltodiario.com/transicion-e...
✍️Artículo en @elsaltodiario.com:
www.elsaltodiario.com/transicion-e...
El Tren Maya en México, un nuevo polo de desarrollo corporativo y militarizado
El megaproyecto del llamado “Tren Maya” en México tiene impactos políticos, económicos, ecológicos y socioculturales sistemáticamente nocivos.
www.elsaltodiario.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
El megaproyecto del llamado “Tren Maya” ejemplifica a la perfección cómo una iniciativa ambiental y culturalmente respetuosa sobre el papel puede convertirse, en la práctica, en una infraestructura con graves impactos negativos.
✍️Artículo en @elsaltodiario.com:
www.elsaltodiario.com/transicion-e...
✍️Artículo en @elsaltodiario.com:
www.elsaltodiario.com/transicion-e...
Obstructive "techno-optimism" vs scientific imperatives to phase out fossil fuels
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Obstructive "techno-optimism" vs scientific imperatives to phase out fossil fuels
Reposted by Irma Losada
[1/8] Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais (CESM) analyse comment la géographie des flux structure les rapports de puissance. Il montre que routes maritimes, corridors terrestres et ressources deviennent centraux pour la stabilité des États et la transition énergétique. #HGGSP #geography #geopolitics
Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais, chercheur : « Intérêt impérial et transition énergétique peuvent aller de pair »
Pour le chercheur Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais, spécialiste de géostratégie maritime, le contrôle des flux et des ressources passe par la stabilité des zones traversées. Sans cette garantie, précise-t-i...
www.lemonde.fr
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
[1/8] Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais (CESM) analyse comment la géographie des flux structure les rapports de puissance. Il montre que routes maritimes, corridors terrestres et ressources deviennent centraux pour la stabilité des États et la transition énergétique. #HGGSP #geography #geopolitics
Reposted by Irma Losada
“Fossil-fuel firms are looking to diversify their revenue streams. Petrochemicals—the sector of the oil and gas industry that produces materials and inputs downstream of petroleum—is expected to account for more than a third of growth in oil demand by 2030.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
Plastic Planet | Venus Bivar
Stalled negotiations and accelerating accumulation in the global petrochemicals industry
www.phenomenalworld.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“Fossil-fuel firms are looking to diversify their revenue streams. Petrochemicals—the sector of the oil and gas industry that produces materials and inputs downstream of petroleum—is expected to account for more than a third of growth in oil demand by 2030.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
Reposted by Irma Losada
‘These deals were tools of economic development. By 1988, the estimated dollar value of the toxic waste flowing from the global North to the global South exceeded the value of the parallel flow of developmental aid.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social talks trash.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social talks trash.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
‘These deals were tools of economic development. By 1988, the estimated dollar value of the toxic waste flowing from the global North to the global South exceeded the value of the parallel flow of developmental aid.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social talks trash.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social talks trash.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Luckily we have people like
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social showing us that a different type of global communication is possible (and needed).
#signal #AI #privacy
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social showing us that a different type of global communication is possible (and needed).
#signal #AI #privacy
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Luckily we have people like
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social showing us that a different type of global communication is possible (and needed).
#signal #AI #privacy
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social showing us that a different type of global communication is possible (and needed).
#signal #AI #privacy
Reposted by Irma Losada
This is amazing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is amazing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Margarita Polovinko, étoile montante de la peinture ukrainienne fauchée par un drone russe
Margarita Polovinko, étoile montante de la peinture ukrainienne fauchée par un drone russe
La jeune femme originaire de Kryvy Rih incarnait l’engagement des citoyens et des artistes dans la guerre. Elle devait présenter ses œuvres à Kharkiv en août.
www.lemonde.fr
April 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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✍️🌏 It seems to be a good time to return to this article I wrote about the Chinese concept of 'tianxia' and its potential influence on international relations.
The New Tianxia System: Towards a World of Coexistence?
The growing presence of China in domestic and foreign policy discussions around the world has propelled scholars to examine the intellectual roots of Chinese actions abroad. The concept of tianxia (天下...
www.europeanguanxi.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
✍️🌏 It seems to be a good time to return to this article I wrote about the Chinese concept of 'tianxia' and its potential influence on international relations.