@KateBurningham1

Sociologist, Deputy Director @CUSP_uk. Researches consumption, sustainability, environmental justice. Tweeting in personal capacity.

Joined February 2018
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Kate Burningham retweeted
CUSP@CUSP_uk22 Oct 2019
Save the Date | Activism in a New Climate—Our 6th #NatureOfProsperity Dialogue will be taking place on 3 Dec in Manchester. Registrations open shortly. #ClimateSP cc #PPoP #StoryFrom2050 #RebelForLife
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'Racism dictates who gets dumped on': how environmental injustice divides the world theguardian.com/environment/… @guardian #environmentaljustice #climatejustice #economicjustice #racialjustice #genderjustice

'Racism dictates who gets dumped on': how environmental injustice divides the world

Five luminaries explain the concept of ‘environmental justice’ and reveal why, alongside the climate crisis, it is one of the most pressing issues of our time

theguardian.com
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Kate Burningham retweeted
Carbon Coop@CarbonCoop20 Sep 2019
Youth strikers have occupied the site of a future car park. They're arguing that we don't need more car parks we need more parks filled with trees! #climatestrike #youthstrike4climate #manchester
Youth climate strikers taking over Manchester car park

ALT Youth climate strikers taking over Manchester car park

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Kate Burningham retweeted
Owen Jones
@owenjonesjourno20 Sep 2019
Strike to save humanity, and strike for: Clean energy Clean air Affordable, state of the art public transport Skilled, well-paid, unionised green jobs A just, equal, green economy #ClimateStrike
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Real thrill to see such a crowd out to support #YouthStrike4Climate in Guildford today
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Kate Burningham retweeted
Sanjima DeZoysa@SanjimaDez20 Sep 2019
So many fascinating issues being discussed by panel at #Surreyfamilies2019 event. From dads as primary carers to sustainability to grandparenting. Taking away lots for @NCTcharity work. Thanks for inviting me @DrRanjanaDas!
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On the day that the world is thinking about climate change Kate Burningham provides interesting insights into parental reflections on balancing a commitment to sustainability with the needs and well-being of the child #surreyfamilies2019
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"Forbidding governments to run a deficit doesn’t protect #FutureGenerations at all, it just forces debt onto the poorest in society”—@ProfTimJackson @CUSP_uk >> cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog-… #EUBEF19 #postgrowth cc #austerity
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More evidence that a large part of fight for #environmentaljustice is embedded in #racialjustice: People of color live with 66% more air pollution, US study finds theguardian.com/environment/… #healthequity

People of color live with 66% more air pollution, US study finds

African Americans are exposed to 61% more of pollution particles from burning gasoline, Union of Concerned Scientists analysis says

theguardian.com
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Top 11 low carbon actions - @LaineSari pints out: recycling is not on that list - we need to match our actions with impacts. #dayofchange
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Kate Burningham retweeted
CUSP@CUSP_uk27 Jun 2019
"The EU, national governments (and ourselves) should focus on the things we want: sustainability & wellbeing. We need to ask ourselves: Do we have the right instruments and policies?—in particular on the fiscal and monetary levels." For related blog see >> cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog-…

Tim Jackson at #EUBEF19 | EU needs Sustainability and Wellbeing Pact

CUSP Director Tim Jackson in fierce debate with high-profile panel on prospects in the EU for reconciling economic growth with social cohesion, fairness and sustainability.

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Apparently 'voluntary measures' will sort it all out!
BSA Consumption Study Group@BSAConsumption18 Jun 2019
BBC News - Ministers reject fast fashion impact advice bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Reminds me of the time my son said 'I know Daddy is the tooth fairy, but is he everyone's tooth fairy?'
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A new piece of research that has just been published: “Our argument is that children’s involvement and perspective produce better and more informed public spaces which benefit entire neighbourhoods” #PlanningBill #UNCRC #ChildFriendlyCities
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@CitiesxHealth17 Jun 2019
Just out #OriginalResearch #Special_Issue #ChildFriendlyCities The red dot on the map - bringing children’s perspectives to city planning agenda through visible co-design actions in public spaces bit.ly/2WKC0lX @Laura_Winge @BettinaLamm
Making the red dot on the map. Two children, a girl and a boy, marking a map on a wall.

ALT Making the red dot on the map. Two children, a girl and a boy, marking a map on a wall.

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Kate Burningham retweeted
CUSP@CUSP_uk16 Jun 2019
#NatureWriting is hugely popular, but also tending to be nostalgic and dominated by a well-established authors and themes—with few writers who are of colour, working class or women.—We'd like to change that. Join us and submit something! >> cusp.ac.uk/themes/a/naturewr… #NW4CG
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Wouldn't it be nice if this was the University of Surrey's new marketing slogan?
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I don't knit but maybe there should be an app for this
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Kate Burningham retweeted
Dan Welch@DrDJWelch15 May 2019
Fantastic work from my comrades at Ethical Consumer - consumer and labour activism working together...
Ethical Consumer@EC_magazine15 May 2019
A group of #agriculturalworkers in Almeria, Spain are celebrating the end of their strike after just three days. All their demands were accepted following pressure from Ethical Consumer that lead to an important intervention from a major UK supermarket. bit.ly/2vWW3T4
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‘Showcasing innovative intersectional approaches, incorporating queer & critical race critiques & concerns for environmental justice alongside the more familiar language of women and care’, the ‘Environment’ issue is FREE to read + download till June 8th! journals.sagepub.com/toc/fer…
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Kate Burningham retweeted
Lucy Stone@lucycjstone14 May 2019
Nature Writing for the Common Good—CUSP calling for unpublished writers to contribute to a new online collection cusp.ac.uk/themes/a/naturewr… via @CUSP_uk
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