Benjamin P Goldstein

Researcher and lead at the Lab for Sustainable Urban-Rural Futures (SURF Lab) at McGill University. Researching all things related to urban sustainability.

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Caucasian households in U.S. emit most carbon despite greater energy efficiency https://t.co/Wcnm4Vzn4O via @mcgillu

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New open-access paper: Majority-white neighborhoods have more energy efficient homes, but have larger carbon footprints. Floor area, rental rates, and legacy housing policies drive differences. https://t.co/ElhwnuTl7y
#energyjustice #carbonfootprint

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As a music fan and amateur musician I love this initiative by @MassiveAttackUK to build a #lowcarbon music industry! Great ideas (e.g. standardized equipment at venues) would greatly reduce what musicians need to lug around (and #CO2 emissions) https://t.co/UoVoTsIyKv

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@hockendougal @hockendougal This is super cool. Reminds me of some of the visuals from @sourcemap and @SPGMI_Panjiva . If only data on supply chains were more broadly available instead of hidden, I could actually make use of Manifest!

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Sharing my summer homework:

Manifest is "an investigative toolkit for researchers, journalists, students, and scholars interested in visualizing, analyzing, and documenting supply chains, production lines, and trade networks."

https://t.co/PdZTDW8vMW

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@pazjusticiavida @UMSEAS Definitely! Can we aim for AAG 2025?

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I recall meeting @pazjusticiavida on campus @UMSEAS and she was kind enough to call my research on #corporate #SupplyChains cool. I might be late to the game here, but this is very very cool: https://t.co/OcILsMuPGM Congrats!

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When you join twitter as an academic in 2021

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@CBCNews Speaking out of both sides of his mouth. Expand pipelines but reduce emissions? #climatechange #Election2021

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#carbonfootprint of #urbanfarming (blue) is a bit of mixed bag compared to conventional farming (red). Sometimes better, sometimes worse. Reducing #foodmiles from #farmtofork not always a carbon win.

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I LOVE #coffee, but cant deny that it drives #deforestation and #biodiversity loss. A lot of this coffee ends up in the cups of urban consumers. Great @nytimes #podcast and article on these complex #SupplyChains https://t.co/ZGcmkuerYr

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Does #urbanfarming reduce the #carbonfootprint of cities? Open-access review in @IOPPublishing Environmental Research Letters shows this might not be the case. Farming the city can actually increase carbon emissions! https://t.co/FrfzBfpn5G

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#urbanfarming is growing. But what are its water, energy, and carbon impacts? New #openaccess review lead with colleagues @AgroParisTech shows that environmental impacts of vary significantly across systems and crops https://t.co/dhLGyCnZTM

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Developers can contribute to sustainable communities. Sadly that is not always the case. 1 million dead trees in Dubai as plans for a failed opulent mall thwarted attempts to stop desertification: https://t.co/wxzpPNjYKr

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Big fan of #RebeccaSolnit and I generally agree with her appraisal of #carbonfootprint Individual choices won't fix #ClimateEmergency We are all born into a history not of our making. But these studies can show where burdens to change are highest. https://t.co/awmjDOfLCb

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New @EIAgov research shows that #ElectricVehicles are taking off. Good thing with a decarbonized grid. Still requires rare earth metals. Need to consider public and active transport in community design. #urbanplanning #ClimateAction #transport

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A tragedy that could have been avoided if Canadian cities embraced complete streets and design for people. https://t.co/eAIzkzVRwq

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Minor changes to your diet can lengthen your life and help the planet: https://t.co/uFudOsZQJ1

Great work out of @UMich by @OlivierJolliet and his lab.

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I thought we were in a climate emergence? https://t.co/hhHHpzzCyI

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Very cool project: https://t.co/wcIdfgLee3 Traders are forgotten nodes in global supply chains. Often where illegal commodities leak into supply chains and where documents are forged.