Just another day in autodestruct mode.

“Cases brought to resist regulatory rollbacks, funding freezes and the dismantling of existing climate rules, now constitute around 20% of climate cases filed in the US in 2025” according to analysis published today by the Grantham Research Institute.

New report out: Who Pays for Climate Breakdown? Banks, Financed Emissions, and the Road to Climate Accountability — from the LSE Sustainability Law and Policy Clinic, part of @gsos-lse.bsky.social in partnership with @clientearth.bsky.social and @granthamlse.bsky.social anthamlse.bsky.social

NEW: Tax is a powerful tool for improving our lives – a social superpower, even. But the world loses around half a trillion dollars every year through crossborder tax abuse. @alexcobham.bsky.social @taxjustice.net argues for stronger international tax frameworks ahead of his #LSEFestival event.

In despair about 'strongmen' rolling back environmental rules and economic justice? Don't be. Join me Wed 17 June, 1 pm BST online/in-person with people making law work: @tessakhan.bsky.social on oil & gas limits sivathambisetty.bsky.social on protecting nature @alexcobham.bsky.social on global tax

Oil and gas profits are booming, and there is unprecedented attention to taxation on fossil fuel companies seen at the Santa Marta Conference on phasing out fossil fuels. There is a political path for new permanent higher taxes on fossil fuel companies.

Ok, I'm bundling professional announcements again (since I clearly *love* doing them?👎😅) First, very excited to be joining the Sustainability Regulation Observatory (SRO) @ @gsos-lse.bsky.social as part of the brand new policy team; co hosted by @granthamlse.bsky.social & @lselaw.bsky.social 🏭💚

As Open Society President Binaifer Nowrojee @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social writes in @theguardian.com, these hatreds cannot be defeated apart. That’s why we recently announced a $30 million initiative to counter both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate and keep communities safe across faiths. Read more:

How do you turn people off the green transition and deliver them to the far right? Through #ClimateAuthoritarianism. The government seeks to coerce, not to persuade. And it's turning a planning system based on consent into one based on decree. This week's column.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A deeply concerning analysis by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social I'm not qualified to assess its merits, but it sounds as if we should at least be highly alert to the possibilities he raises. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05...

⚖️ Due Diligence on Trial — a mock trial event from @gsos-lse.bsky.social's Sustainability Regulation Observatory What can corporate sustainability due diligence actually deliver? 📅 20 May | 6:30pm | LSE Marshall Building and online | Reception to follow Registration link in replies

A new working paper by Simon Dietz and Nikolaus Hastreiter finds little evidence of large immediate emissions cuts after firms adopt net zero targets, but some signs of gradual emissions reductions and stronger strategic climate management and governance practices.

Glad to see the MCB statement on the appalling Golders Green attack. mcb.org.uk/mcb-statemen...

Join us next Wednesday 29 April 2–3:15 PM BST online and in person at LSE for a exciting panel on climate litigation. César Rodríguez-Garavito presents his new book Climate Change on Trial, with Joana Setzer, Eoin Jackson @granthamlse.bsky.social and Vesselina Newman @clientearth.bsky.social

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge Iran war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 @globalwitness.org #rystadenergy Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New from @Oxfam and Shared Planet: a first-of-its-kind mapping of where 62 countries, the EU, and the African Group stand on making fossil fuel companies pay -- through higher corporate taxes, financial penalties, or levies on extraction. Available: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

💥 5 countries ask the #EU to tax the obscene #windfall profits of #fossilfuel companies. At @350.org, we calculate 100bn+ has been transferred in excess costs to these companies just in 1st month of war. The countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. www.politico.eu/article/aust...

At least one head of government did NOT breathe a sigh of relief when the ceasefire was announced. Netanyahu's office immediately declared it does not cover Lebanon, contradicting the Pakistani mediators who said it covered all fronts. Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued.

Oxfam will be among the many who demand that anyone who orders these attacks be held accountable.

Trump has threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' in Iran. Governments worldwide must state that destroying Iran's power plants is unacceptable and will carry real costs: Economic sanctions on the US, suspension of military cooperation & boycotts of US sports and cultural events.

An important message of solidarity and rationality: www.jewishnews.co.uk/voice-of-the...

An incredible breakdown of what was lost when USAID was dismantled and attacked by the Trump administration, who was responsible, how the impact of this on people has been dire. Thank you @lastweektonight.com👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM?...

Last week, we hosted a book launch event 'Eco-Social Contracts for Just and Sustainable Futures' with @gsos-lse.bsky.social at LSE. The panel called for an eco-social contract that fundamentally redefines the relationship between people, planet & power. 🎧Listen to the recording: buff.ly/y8RJQgA

Fantastic to see this new WWF - @cisdl.bsky.social brief on Advancing Legal and Policy Frameworks for Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs): Global Lessons for Policy and Practice. Congrats to the entire team, esp. Dr Daniel Ruiz de Garibay www.worldwildlife.org/publications...

To develop a reasonable position on any proposed tax increase on the wealthy, we need to dispel the “millionaire exodus” narrative. III working paper by @samfriedman.bsky.social, @andy-summers.bsky.social, Victoria Gronwald, and Emma Taylor cited in a new article for TIME ⬇️

Join us for this wonderful event on February 24. Thank you London School of Economics, @granthamlse.bsky.social @gsos-lse.bsky.social for hosting this important discussion on Pathways to Breathe Clean Air.

“This is the dismantling of the humanitarian infrastructure [in Gaza]. It sidelines principled humanitarian actors and replaces them with entities that lack clear humanitarian mandates – including privatised military contractors.” - Oxfam's Bushra Khalidi www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The social contract is broken—and for much of humanity & nature, it never really worked. Join us this Wednesday, 18 February at LSE (6.30 - 8.00 pm) in person or online for a book launch on eco-social contracts with Mary Robinson, Najma Mohamed and Manisha Desai.

📮 Full text of the letter calling on the Government to engage with the growing risks First Past the Post now presents ✍️ Signatories include leading academics, political scientists and constitutional experts - including a former Chief Executive of the UK Electoral Commission 👇 Read it in full

🚨 Over 50 leading academics have sounded the alarm on the UK's voting system ⚠️ In an era of multi-party politics, First Past the Post risks “random and arbitrary” results like never before 🗳️ The experts' letter warn Ministers they must address this to stem growing instability and distrust

At @australiainstitute.org.au webinar @josephestiglitz.bsky.social argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits. As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest. Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people. Here⤵️

Today, Administrator Zeldin took a chainsaw to the Endangerment Finding, undoing this long-standing, science-based finding on bogus grounds at the expense of our health.

🪁 Join me as the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment together with a diverse group of speakers to reflect on clean air from scientific, policy, legal, and human rights perspectives.

WEBINAR: What does the Asmania v. Holcim ruling mean for climate litigation worldwide? Hear from plaintiffs & legal experts during our upcoming session: 🗓️ 16 Feb | ⏰ 11:00 CET ✍️ JOIN US: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“We are witnessing the impact of aid cuts every single day.” Magnus Corfixen, humanitarian lead for @oxfamgb.bsky.social says in this @the-independent.com piece. The piece looks at findings published in The Lancet on the impact of aid cuts globally. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

President Trump, along with the support of the world’s richest man Elon Musk executed a full-blown assault on U.S humanitarian assistance, one year ago. Today, Oxfam is bearing witness to the devastation these cuts have caused. 1/2

Between four noted tax havens (Bermuda, Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore) PepsiCo is reporting it reduced its income taxes for 2025 by $661m, utterly dwarfing the effect of U.S. anti-abuse rules like GILTI. Current U.S. tax rules are clearly not dissuading companies from the use of tax havens.

“The UK should be expanding its support for communities on the front lines of the climate crisis - not shrinking it." Following reports of planned cuts to the UK's climate finance budget, Oxfam GB joins calls for the UK government to increase climate finance and pay its fair share. 👉 bit.ly/4rvEN0X

"If Keir Starmer takes one thing from both Caerphilly and Gorton, it needs to be about the voting system. The archaic dog mess that is first-past-the-post needs to be ditched. It allows outright majorities based on a minority of voters." ✍️ @willhaycardiff.bsky.social

I’ve recently started at the London School of Economics, helping set up the new Sustainability Regulation Observatory (SRO), part of the Global School of Sustainability @gsos-lse.bsky.social and sitting in the LSE law school @lselaw.bsky.social and Grantham Institute @granthamlse.bsky.social (1/7)

10 days. That’s all it takes for the richest 1% to blow through a year’s worth of carbon. Pollutocrats are living large and burning fast, costing people and planet. It’s time we hold the richest polluters accountable. Sign the petition to #MakeRichPollutersPay: makerichpolluterspay.org

Today, the richest 1% have already blown through their entire carbon budget for 2026. Ten days of pollution. A year of damage. #PollutocratDay exposes how extreme wealth is incompatible with a safe planet. youtube.com/shorts/zZ-EI... #MakeRichPollutersPay

Taxing excess profits, both in the fossil fuel industry and the overall corporate sector, can restructure the economy towards renewables, reduce inequality and raise over $1 trillion in the first year. Oxfam’s new briefing paper shows how: policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/ho... (1/14)

As the US assumes the G20 presidency and attempts to unilaterally exclude South Africa, @oxfamamerica.bsky.social is calling on all other #G20 countries to refuse to participate until SA is invited. Our reaction here www.oxfamamerica.org/press/g20-co...

REACTION: South Africa defies geopolitical bullying and puts inequality emergency on global agenda, says Oxfam. #G20 #G20SouthAfrica 🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

COP30 REACTION: COP30 falls short, offering a ‘spark of hope but far more heartbreak’ More 👉 oxf.am/cop30-final #COP30 #JustTransition

At #COP30 the EU poses as champion of a #fossilfuel fuel phase-out. But it doesn’t need others to move first: it funds it, burns it, banks the profits, then points the finger South. That’s not climate ambition – it’s demagoguery. 👇Thread👇

"We believe that the global taxations on wealth and sectors that are polluting the world right now would be... effective and fast." @vivianasantiago.bsky.social talks to @democracynow.org from #COP30🎙️ 👉 www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/c... #MakeRichPollutersPay #TaxTheSuperRich

Ed Baldwin, political lead for CWU South East region argues that Proportional Representation would give workers more power and help secure workers’ rights for a generation, not just one term. #TimeForPR politicsforthemany.co.uk/proportional...