Why do definitions of the ‘green economy’ matter for different outcomes? And how can we measure its impact more accurately? 🌿 Read more in the blog and paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/32yu8peh

🌱 What counts as “green” economic activity? And how should we measure it? A new ESCoE paper by @willmcdowall.bsky.social & Janina Fuchs explores how we define and track the green economy, and why getting it right matters. tinyurl.com/32yu8peh #Research #Sustainability

BREAKING: Over 100 U.K. advertising organizations have joined forces to back a nationwide ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. 💪 #FossilFuelAdsMakeMeSick #GreenSky 🗞️

Delighted to see my own book on this list! "Your planet needs you: brilliant jobs to protect your world" explains solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs that kids can grow up to do. Order your copy now!

My children's book on climate action comes out today, from the brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social The book introduces kids to the solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs they can grow up to do. Get your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/your...

#Heatflation is here: the UK's driest spring/early summer is pushing up the cost of food. File under #costsofinaction on #climatechange www.ft.com/content/aeef...

Lots of young street trees in London are suffering and dying in these hot/dry conditions. If you live near a young street tree, give it a bucket of water today!

For the second time in two weeks, my son's school is being closed early because of extreme heat. It was built in 2012. The UK is shockingly under-prepared for climate change.

I'm delighted that my forthcoming children's book on climate change has been profiled by @thebookseller.com The book explains the solutions to climate change, through the jobs that kids can grow up to do. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/9781529...

Genuinely shocked how far and fast the Conservative Party has fallen on climate change. They’re now at the accusing climate scientists of ‘bias’ and considering quitting the Paris Agreement stage of things. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

New paper! Should we ban adverts for polluting goods? Our case study shows that banning adverts of a harmful product can induce innovation in a benign alternative doi.org/10.1016/j.ei... @badvertising.bsky.social

It's great to see this in print - I had fun commenting on an earlier draft. Hydrogen will play a very important role in decarbonisation... but we shouldn't expect it to be ubiquitous cure-all

I'm *loving* these air quality stripes. Let's hope Saudi Arabia can sort out this horror show before the world cup in 2034. Air quality stripes plot for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...

Come and work at the UCL Energy Institute - We're hiring a lecturer in energy and life-cycle sustainability. Please share widely! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

📢🆕Early view❗️ How do cultures of evidence vary across countries & policy domains❔ @willmcdowall.bsky.social focuses on energy policymaking & compares the culture of evidence in #UK #Germany #Netherlands 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Really pleased to see government supporting #HeatPumps today - scrapping the 1m rule, extending the boiler upgrade scheme, and getting the market-based mechanism going. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Check out my new paper - focused on differences in the understanding and use of evidence in energy policy. What makes evidence credible? Can we separate 'facts' from 'values'? Different evidence cultures appear to deal with these questions in different ways. doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Come and work with us at UCL! We're hiring a new teaching-focused lecturer in innovation & sustainability, to support our new undergrad programme in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Feel free to get in touch to ask about the role. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Delighted that we came 4th in the #CBQuiz - yesterday's most important global news, obvs. Thanks @carbonbrief.org for hosting!

Interested in doing a PhD in energy/environment research at UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources? Check out the UBEL doctoral training partnership. ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student... You need to find a supervisor and an outline project, and submit an outline application by December 2nd.

Excited for the 10th annual #CBQuiz!

"Nothing off the table" when it comes to reworking the centre of govt, according to news reports. If they're after ideas, Morgan McS and co could do worse than taking a look at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social Commission on the Centre for Government www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Happy post-coal-Day everyone!

"Weaponising net zero has backfired pretty spectacularly" Well worth reading @jillongovt.bsky.social for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on why "Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions" - as Chris Skidmore quit www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rish...