James Adams

James Adams

James Adams is a PhD candidate in the University of California–Irvine’s department of anthropology. His research examines the complex of socionatural systems, temporalities, and scales of activity that condition contemporary energy transitions. Energy transition in Austin is the focus of his dissertation research.


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Petro-Ghosts and Just Transitions

Latin America shows how hard it is for states dependent on oil and gas—that is, practically the whole world—to break with fossil fuel capitalism.