Jennie C. Stephens

Sep 27, 2024 | theinvadingsea.com | Emily Eaton |Jennie C. Stephens

By  Emily Eaton, University of Regina; and Jennie C. Stephens, National University of Ireland MaynoothAs the climate crisis gets worse, global fossil fuel production is growing and oil and gas companies are making record profits. While the powerful influence of the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying on climate policy is increasingly acknowledged, our new research also shows how oil and gas companies are influencing universities.

Sep 9, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Emily Eaton |Jennie C. Stephens

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___Authors: Emily Eaton, Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Regina; and Jennie C.

Sep 8, 2024 | msn.com | Emily Eaton |Jennie C. Stephens

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Sep 8, 2024 | theconversation.com | Emily Eaton |Jennie C. Stephens

As the climate crisis gets worse, global fossil fuel production is growing and oil and gas companies are making record profits. While the powerful influence of the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying on climate policy is increasingly acknowledged, our new research also shows how oil and gas companies are influencing universities. We are researchers with combined expertise on just energy transitions and climate justice and the university (the title of Jennie Stephens’s forthcoming book).

Jul 22, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Jennie C. Stephens

The idea that humans can manipulate the Earth to reduce the risks of climate change relies on and perpetuates a futile sense of human control and domination over our planet. Climate scientists around the world are now projecting warming of at least 2.5°C within this century. As U.S. and other wealthy governments fail to phase out fossil fuels, investments in climate engineering—technological interventions to manipulate the climate—have been increasing.