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Dear climate geographers, Please see below for a new CfP on Carbon Colonialism at RGS-IBG 2023: CfP RGS 2023 Carbon Colonialism: History, Power and Economy in the Construction of the Climate Crisis Around the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data that shows the progress they have made. Yet the atmosphere is still warming at a record rate, with devastating effects on poverty and precarity in the world's most vulnerable communities. Rhetoric and reality have never been further apart. This panel will explore the historical, political and economic structures underpinning the outsourcing of a country's environmental impact. This means emissions and waste being exported from rich countries to poorer ones; corporate greenwashing and low levels of supply chain accountability. Yet it also means more than this. Taking a wide-ranging, culturally engaged approach to the topic, this panel aims above all to demonstrate how the climate crisis is interwoven into multiple cultural and political systems and structures - from nationalism to economic logic - deeply embedded in our society. Submissions are invited on the full spectrum of carbon colonialism, incorporating carbon credits, carbon capture and production-based emissions accounting, but also the on the systems and logics which subjugate certain environmental voices, whilst amplifying others. Connecting these perspectives will be an overarching commitment to foregrounding the power relations underpinning environmental governance, and the historical processes that shaped them. Please send your paper proposals to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by March 15th, including the following information: 1. Title of session 2. Abstract outlining the scope of the session (300 words maximum, excl. references) 3. Indication (if known) of preferred organisation of the paper (i.e. in person/ hybrid). 4. Indication (if applicable) of any non-standard arrangements I look forward to hearing from you! Best, Laurie Dr. Laurie Parsons Senior Lecturer in Human Geography Department of Geography Royal Holloway, University of London Secretary, RGS Climate Change Research Group [cid:image001.png@01D945FB.E1109B10] This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CLIMATEGEOG list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CLIMATEGEOG&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CLIMATEGEOG, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/