Abbas Abdul
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Abbas Abdul
@AbbasRafiu
Researcher @SPRU + LEDS Champion @ODI +Emerging Leader in Africa @ME4DA +Env. policy expert #Views are my own
Brighton, England Katılım Nisan 2013
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Nice to see the student newspaper at Boston University accurately covering our energy justice work: dailyfreepress.com/10/22/23/21528…
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A new study led by @GENIE PI, ask how does the world see solar geoengineering? Strong demand for public engagement and multilateral governance. Even though support is conditional, not unconditional, and emphasis that science and society must go hand in hand deliver net-zero.
Benjamin Sovacool@BenjaminSovaco1
Publication alert, fantastic new global study drawing from 44 focus groups across 22 countries to deliberate on the futures deriving from net-zero, carbon removal, and solar geoengineering. Available fully open access and available at: doi.org/10.1016/j.erss…
Brighton, England 🇬🇧 English

oin us on A𝐮gust 12th 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 for policy and industry dialogues (PIDs) at 11:00am (WAT) time to discuss the Effective policy implementation: Operationalising industrial and innovation policies (in Nigeria/West Africa).
Register here👉lnkd.in/egvrqwRy

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Prof @BenjaminSovaco1 has joined the UK Government’s Clean Power Mission advisory panel, supporting plans for a low-carbon electricity system by 2035.
Find out more: bit.ly/3UjfnVK
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Big congratulations on the excellent job that you are doing. @BenjaminSovaco1, this is well-deserved
BU Institute for Global Sustainability@IGS_BU
🎉Congrats @BenjaminSovaco1, recently invited for reappointment at @theNASEM! #NASEM is widely regarded as the most prestigious #scientific body in the US, drawing on #interdisciplinary expertise from the nation’s leading scholars to inform decision-makers & the American public.
Brighton, England 🇬🇧 English

An engaging session on pressing global challenges and the future of impactful policy. #Innovation #PolicyAcceleration" @BennettInnovate @SussexUBusiness @SPRU
London, England 🇬🇧 English

"Earlier today, I joined the Director @BenjaminSovaco1, Researchers, policymakers, Industrial leaders, and other actors for the launch of the Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration at QEII Westminster.

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"Effective climate policy acceleration hinges on stakeholderism, the power of language and how to communicate to shape action, as @gilliantett @BennettInnovate
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I’m an optimist by profession, but it can be hard, especially when I learn from @BenjaminSovaco1 @BennettInnovate that in the UK, one in three households is in energy #poverty
In the UK
In 2025
We have to do more to #EndPoverty everywhere

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Global public perceptions on #climate change and carbon-dioxide removal #CDR and solar #geoengineering The full #GENIE survey dataset (30 countries, 19 languages) is now available, open access, via the Knowledge Hub. Please dig in! 🔬
cdr.apps.ece.iiasa.ac.at/story/2025_02_…
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Prof. @BenjaminSovaco1 on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): "Once we deploy CCS at even moderate scale, we will need to pursue it in perpetuity, in a similar duration to nuclear waste storage sites. Read @Independent: ow.ly/fWwM50UNEFZ
#ClimateChange #CCS #EnergyPolicy"
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Sociotechnical visions of the future can motivate researchers to create a better world, but as social scientist @BenjaminSovaco1 argues in this Comment, they can also blind the scientific community to potential downsides
nature.com/articles/s4225…
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Thrilled with great discussions at the Africa Industrial Policy Lab stakeholders consultation and workshop in Abuja. We set and focused on coordinated priorities and actions needed to operationalise the #IPL and share broader perspectives on how to drive this @UNIDO initiative.


Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬 English
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We have arrived at Palau Reial de Pedralbes! We can't wait to welcome everyone tomorrow for Engagement Day 1.
#EngagementWeek2024
#ScalingExperimentation

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A great opportunity to connect, share, and inspire actions to progress scaling experimentation. I am grateful to TIPC for creating a platform for insightful conversations and strategic learning. Gratitude to all the partners who joined us and shared their perspectives & expertise


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@climateinsiderx names IGS Director @BenjaminSovaco1 a top 20 #ClimateScientist in '24, describing him as "a prominent figure in the field of energy transition" who has made "significant contributions" to public policy design spr.ly/6016mdGhC @BU_Tweets @BUEarth @BUexperts
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In 2022 #ElectricVehicle market shares were highest in DC (9%) & CA (8%) because of #policies like the Advanced Clean Cars II Rule requiring every new passenger #vehicle sold by 2035 be #ZeroEmission, writes IGS's @cutlercleveland in @VisualizeEnergy: spr.ly/6016mPXCu
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"The world should redouble its efforts on the SDGs, not abandon them." With 2030 around the corner, what's next for the #SDGs?
@fusonerini @MazzucatoM @jrockstrom @harrovanasselt @MatosStelvia @Perssonasa @BenjaminSovaco1 @ricardovinuesa
nature.com/articles/d4158…

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