Can the world quit #coal? #COP30 #energy #ActOnClimate #Brazil #China #India @matpaterson.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social theconversation.com/can-the-worl...

Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction. First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If CO2 emissions go to zero in 2050 (top), the sinks (green) will bring atmospheric CO2 back down (middle), & temperature will stabalise at ~1.7°C (bottom). Going to zero today will keep us <1.5°C Constant emissions leads to 2.6°C, rising rapidly thereafter. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Canada is such a filthy fossil fuel nation. Even their so-called “good leaders” are filthy fossil fuel fools. Oh Canada!

Rachel Reeves perhaps not yet noticed that the GP was second to Labour in 40 seats in 2024, and is polling about twice as high as it was then... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Now getting a briefing from Louis W @thecccuk.bsky.social on how rail decarbonisation interacts with national carbon budgets. This is very welcome as the government’s new CBDP is very vague on transport emissions reduction, plus noises about rail electrification being unaffordable have sown doubt

Donald Trump has snubbed COP30. COP29 was defined by hostility and division. Global heating limits of 1.5C are increasingly unlikely. So how can pro-climate actors agree on strategy? @matpaterson.bsky.social and Dr Paul Tobin explore how to pull back from climate change. doi.org/10.64628/AB....

This book is now out: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b.... A successor to the very much liked book of the same name edited by Andrew Leftwich. very pleased to be in the new one, edited by Colin Hay, with a chapter on 'politics as crisis management'.

This is the single most important way that the Labour government could connect up climate action with reducing inequality, and also having a chance to undermine support for Reform in 'red wall' places. Barmy to cut it on every possible ground. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?

As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some thoughts on what our book Stability and politicization means for COP30. theconversation.com/why-even-pro... @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...

As COP30 approaches, policymakers must ensure that the integration of climate and biodiversity action by non-state and subnational actors is anchored in spatial data. #UNFCCC #ClimateAction #CBD @sanderchan.bsky.social @tlustym.bsky.social @conresglobal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

good piece on some of the ongoing problems of relying on Carbon offsets to get to zero... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Very pleased to be in this podcast series 'Voices in Global Environmental Politics' hosted by Hayley Stevenson. open.spotify.com/show/5e4fjD0.... It's connected to her book on the topic: www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

Is climate stability enough to drive change or do we need social movement to spark action? A new book from @matpaterson.bsky.social and Paul Tobin @manchester.ac.uk explores how politicisation and protest might be key to real climate progress. 📚🌍 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

❇️ Check out our new OA article in the BJPS! You'll find everything you love (hate?) like public perceptions of climate policy risk, IO backlash, devolution concerns, and trust politics in the UK. Tldr: climate blacklash should be read through regional lenses. Past thread: bsky.app/profile/fgen...

This week we launched the West Yorkshire hub of @justcentre.bsky.social with 30+ regional partners to explore how to put social justice at the heart of climate change conversation and action. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, we are excited for what lies ahead!

4️⃣ Rich frequent flyers will benefit most. Communities near airports will face more noise and air pollution. Just 3% of the UK population take a quarter of all flights and around half don’t fly at all in any given year. 🛫

Finally came in the post!

Check it! What a great opportunity!

Amazing opportunity to join the Politics Department and the JUST centre at the University of Manchester!

PhD scholarship opportunity, to work with @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social and myself on the 'local politics of climate backlash' at @uompols.bsky.social and @justcentre.bsky.social. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested! www.findaphd.com/phds/project....

Bit of an awkward coincidence that our paper comes out on the day Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap the UK Climate Change Act, but perhaps provides also a bit of an explanation: Many UK politicians, and Tories especially, still don't fully grasp the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions! 👇👇👇👇👇👇

another good analysis of Badenoch's dodgy claims in support of abandoning net zero from @granthamlse.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

Fantastic paper. Data by sector, geography, investor entity & distributional impact (in terms of wealth, race, education). @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social's conclusion below: "taxing incremental 2022 US profits as excess could've doubled clean energy investments or paid each US household $1,715".

NEW PUBLICATION - in this article Will Hopkinson, Paul Tobin, @matpaterson.bsky.social and I show how Australian climate policy has changed since the Climate Change Act in 2022 after the ‘Lost Decade’. The article is Open Access - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The new book Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance asks: When it comes to climate change ... is it better to ‘lock in’ steady, long-term policies, or do we need dramatic political conflict and protests to force real change? Open access link: buff.ly/KNNv8Sr

What if the UK’s path to Net Zero meant digging backwards? Pawan Srikanth & Daniel Welch explore how landfill mining could reclaim land, recover resources, and boost circular economy — sparking discussion on costs, benefits & risks for the UK. 👉Read it here: blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2025/09/...

As @carlymclachlan.bsky.social is fond of saying, more zero, less net please. the evidence against carbon offsets keeps stacking up. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A reminder of two launches of our new book, on the 8th and 16th October.

Good hatchet job on Badenoch's announcement of abandoning the net zero target (and climate action more broadly) here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The UK's last coal-fired power station shut a year ago yesterday. Always worth remembering this was anything but a just transition ... theecologist.org/2024/feb/12/...

Exicting events on a great new book 👇

Please join us to discuss our book on Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance (thread below). One launch on the 8th Oct, 10am EST, one on the 16th Oct, 4pm EST. See flyer for details and to register. The book is open access so you can quiz us. See you there! @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social

hmmm... hold fast Ed... you are the key bit of this govt on climate action .www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I don't get those calling for the climate movement and left politicians to be Pragmatic and Realistic and give up on emissions reductions and start loving fossil fuels, permitting reform, abundance etc You've already won. They're already doing this. The EDF joined Newsom for this press conference

Defying everything you were ever taught about genetics and biology. How little we understand about the #biodiversity we are fast trashing. And reminding us that we shouldn't muck around with genetic systems we don't understand www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

New open-access book! Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance, co-edited by Dr Paul Tobin and Professor Matthew Paterson - leading experts from The University of Manchester - alongside Professor Stacy D. VanDeveer from UMass Boston, USA

not much new here or surprising, but great details on exactly how terrible ICAO remains on climate change. Link to underlying report in the article. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sort of interesting. Next moral panic by the anti-EV crowd no doubt. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So proud of this collaboration led by @cssn.org 110 top experts from around the world 13 chapters on who is blocking or slowing action on climate change A quantum leap in our understanding of why society has failed to solve this Will be free online Oct 14 1/x global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seats. @robynvinter.bsky.social

... because they haven't given enough legitimacy to Reform's agenda yet. enraging www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

We're really excited for our 'Environmental Politics in an Age of Insecurity' workshop in @manchester.ac.uk. Final tickets and details below. @james7jackson.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social @ckweatherill.bsky.social @manchestersci.bsky.social @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

In large part I agree What do you think @matpaterson.bsky.social

Great paper from an outstanding team — syllabi are gonna need to be updated around the world because of this one

The more it is obvious that this is a strategic disaster that Starmer is making, the more you have to think that they actually want to do this drastic right-ward shift - it's not expedience, it's actually their preference. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

NEW PUBLICATION - The Great Dane @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social Larsen and I review the differing concepts of state-led approaches to the green transition over the past two decades. We attempt to provide some conceptual coherence to the debate. The article is Open Access.