SPHERE @ KTH

How did the entire planet become a governance issue? The SPHERE project seeks to write an integrative history of planetary-scale environmental sciences and politics since 1945. Follow us here for continuous updates!

excellent analysis of current situation by ⁦@JeppeKofod⁩ who managed the first Greenland crisis in 2019 when he was Denmark’s foreign minister podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

just published by @cambUP_History book I co-authored on Stockholm’s central role in evolution of global environmental politics & science over past 70+ years. Print & Open Access download available at cambridge.org/core/books/sto…

Is Russia’s geological reseach in the Weddell Sea legitimate scientific activity, or a pretense for oil and gas prospecting in Antarctic waters? And what does this mean in the context of the Antarctic Treaty? Analysis by @klausdodds on new podcast episode: podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

Can Antarctica serve as a model for governing outer space? No, really. @ianbremmer joins @polargeopol to discuss how the Antarctic Treaty could provide a precedent for the governance of outer space. Listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=eyj8Gk…

amazon.com/gp/aw/d/180539… Now available in paperback, edited volume on temporality aspects of climate change, with chapters by SPHERE researchers Sverker Sörlin, @isbergerik and @ericpaglia

Just launched the Polar Geopolitics YouTube channel! with 2 episodes recorded live at @arcticfrontiers 2024 including @AndreasOsthagen of @Framcentre and @_drfreeze of @Stevens_Center Ingvild Liland @Kystverket and Ben Strong @EPPR_Arctic @polargeopolitics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">m.youtube.com/@polargeopolit…

⁦@ianbremmer⁩ pres & founder of ⁦@EurasiaGroup⁩ & ⁦@gzeromedia⁩ joins podcast to discuss polar geopolitics, influence of climate change on future of Antarctic governance & the example #Antarctica can provide for governance of #OuterSpace podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

before climate records could be broken, temperature data had to be collected across centuries and around the world to construct global average temp—the basis of @UNFCCC climate policy. @isbergerik & @ericpaglia explain the origins of political temperature berghahnbooks.com/downloads/Open…

Listen now to the first episode of EHL's re-launched podcast Intervention! With guest James Dunk, acting EHL director @AdamWickberg_, and podcast host @ericpaglia, in a conversation on Planetary Health. kth.se/ehl/ehl-events…

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone in Stockholm in 2025 as co-organisers of the next ESEH!

With temperature records in the news again, what does hottest ”on record” actually entail? @isbergerik and I explain in a piece we wrote on the connections between temperature measurements and climate policies: berghahnbooks.com/downloads/Open… cnbc.com/amp/2023/07/07…

New episode: @AKluppelberg provides in-depth analysis of serious nuclear risks at #Zaporizhzhia from #KakhovkaDam destruction. Also explains Soviet-era energy infrastucture legacies, important aspect of war in #Ukraine Plus nuclear issues in Russian Arctic podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

Wide ranging interview on environmental politics and science with Population Bomb author @PaulREhrlich a leading figure of the 1960s environmental movement @CCBatStanford @yalepress open.spotify.com/episode/0TxOXR…

Our 50th episode is longest yet, an hour+ of great insight & analysis from ⁦@PhilWight⁩ on Alaska incl Prudhoe Bay #ANWR #WillowProject Trans-Alaska Pipeline, military & national security and Alaska’s relationship w/ fed gov ⁦⁦@uafairbanks⁩ podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

Saddened by the passing of Prof. Will Steffen, a pioneering Earth system scientist and extraordinary science communicator. Here he is explaining the global environmental importance of Antarctica open.spotify.com/episode/5Ni3jS…

Extremely sad news that the pioneering Earth system scientist and incredible science communicator Will Steffen has passed. More than anyone, Will popularized and explained the #Anthropocene concept. I had the great privilege of interviewing him many times theguardian.com/australia-news…

Many interesting dimensions to work of ⁦@CCAMLR1⁩ past 2 years during Swedish chair ⁦@JakobGranit⁩ of ⁦@havochvatten⁩ discusses ecosystem mgmt, engaging w/Russia after Ukraine invasion, pandemic, geopolitics ⁦@AntarcticTreaty⁩ &more podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

In-depth interview with the godfather of Arctic governance studies Prof Oran Young, commemorating 30th ann. of his seminal 1992 book Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North. Also reflections on key role of #Gorbachev in Arctic podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/pol…

Finally got my hands on a copy of #Ice #Humanities - a book that was co-edited with Professor Sverker Sorlin from @KTHEnvHumsLab and produced by the editorial staff attached @ManchesterUP who were a pleasure to work with. It builds on a wealth of scholarship and experience of ice

SPHERE P.I. Sverker Sörlin is one of this year’s prestigious Summer Speakers on Swedish National Radio. Listen to his talk (in Swedish) on a vision for a fossil-free and welfare-full Sweden sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/sverke… @sverigesradio @sverigesradioP1 @KTHEnvHumsLab