Climate policy is often framed as incentives or bans. But evidence from Switzerland’s heating sector points to a smarter middle path: quasi-bans. New piece from @paoyanguas.bsky.social & @jmarkard.bsky.social sets out what can be gained from this approach👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels academic.oup.com/ia/article/d... My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

Opposition to solar power has become a key electoral battleground in Denmark. Policymakers must return to the community-led ownership models that defined Denmark’s success with wind power – @lslothuus.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

📢 A just transition means phasing out fossil fuels and the ISDS system that protects them 📢 A new contribution from @kylat.bsky.social sets out why reform to the investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) system is essential for phase-outs. sussex.ac.uk/research/pro... Quick 🧵👇

🌍🛢️COP30: Breaking the Deadlock - or Revealing It? Our new SUS-POL briefing by @freddiedaley.bsky.social breaks down what COP30 really delivered for fossil fuel phase-outs. sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate... Short🧵on its main arguments👇

🛢️We cannot lose sight of phasing out fossil fuels. @freddiedaley.bsky.social and @peternewell.bsky.social have a piece in The National Interest pushing back on the “build now, break later” mantra in the energy transition. nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-... A 🧵 on why that approach is risky👇

📣 New blog from the University of Amsterdam’s CLIFF project team asking: 'Can the Global South exercise its right to develop while the world must leave fossil fuels underground?' 🧵 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Amazing contribution from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social at the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social virtual summit. Grateful for her conviction that ‘the fossil fuel treaty is making the future liveable for humans & more than humans alike’. @suspol.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @andrewsimms.bsky.social

New paper with Kyla Tienhaara & Harro van Asselt in Global Policy exploring whether climate clubs might be able to resist ISDS measures being used to slow the energy transition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

📣 NEW BLOG 📣 Are “phase-out clubs” the new frontier in global climate governance? 🌍 Florentine Koppenborg analyzed 6 major coalitions like the Global Methane Pledge and Powering Past Coal Alliance. Here’s what she found out 🧵

What does the ICJ advisory opinion mean for fossil fuel production? I wrote for @suspol.bsky.social on this question: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro... #AOLetsGo

What does the ICJ climate opinion mean for #FossilFuels? According to the advisory opinion: ➡️Production, licensing & subsidizing of fossil fuels could breach int’l law ➡️Phase out standards vary with state capabilities @nataliejones.bsky.social | @suspol.bsky.social www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

In a landmark opinion, the ICJ found that phasing out fossil fuels isn’t just a scientific demand—it’s a legal imperative. IISD’s @nataliejones.bsky.social takes a closer look at what the court said on fossil fuels + what it could mean for efforts to phase them out. @suspol.bsky.social

⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️ As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms: Which nations should move first and fastest? @lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question 🧵

nice thread outlining @lslothuus.bsky.social's new article on a geopolitical approach to fossil fuel phase-out

⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️ As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms: Which nations should move first and fastest? @lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question 🧵

The UK gov has just published new guidance for environmental impact assessments for oil & gas projects. Despite reports/industry spin, it includes a genuinely robust, credible approach to assessing the emissions caused by burning oil & gas. Let's take a look! 🧵 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525207...

This is a really great deep dive from @climatechangenews.com on what a @fossiltreaty.bsky.social could look like and the challenges it must navigate. The piece features extensive insight from SUS-POL's @peternewell.bsky.social 👇 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/w...

What could a fossil treaty look like? Article about our workshop in Bonn www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/w... @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

📝New publication! Fossil fuel phaseouts must incorporate: 1. 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 incl. 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 2. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 3. 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 Read and share: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Who Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels First? Important new paper from @suspol.bsky.social colleague @lslothuus.bsky.social on the geopolitics of fossil fuel phase out @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social

Fossil fuel companies will try to sue states that ban new or existing production. When I speak with powerful actors in energy policy, this fear is a central concern in how governments think about the risks of phasing out fossil fuels. Here is an important intervention in how to reduce those risks:

🌍 Phasing out fossil fuels is essential - but what if governments get sued for it? A new blog for SUS-POL from @iisd.org explores a crucial question for climate action. How can countries move away from fossil fuels without triggering costly investor lawsuits? 🧵

New blog from @freddiedaley.bsky.social & I about @suspol.bsky.social supply side policy in the UK summarising our article in @environmentalpol.bsky.social

How do we move past fossil fuels? Join our event with Susana Muhamad, recent Minister for Environment under Petro in Colombia. Responses by @peternewell.bsky.social (@suspol.bsky.social) and Amiera Sawas (@fossiltreaty.bsky.social). 3pm this Friday at LSE. Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/1372260551...

UK banks put £75bn into firms building fossil fuel mega projects Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis. buff.ly/TyU2cAG

One of the most important dimensions of the climate struggle is a rapid phaseout of coal. Sometimes popular political pressure can be complemented by legal action – the case of South Africa shows how:

What can a courtroom do when a government vows to “aggressively pursue” new coal? In South Africa, the #CancelCoal campaign answered with a powerful win for climate and human rights. 🧵 on this new contribution to our project from Melanie Jean Murcott of UCT Law www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

New piece from @freddiedaley.bsky.social and @peternewell.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on the dangers of using concerns over to energy security to expand fossil fuel production 🛢️🌏 theconversation.com/energy-secur... Here's a 🧵 on the main arguments...

New analysis for @suspol.bsky.social exploring the fragility of fossil fuel-producing states in an age of competitive decarbonisation from Jared Miller and @tarungk91.bsky.social of @fletcherschool.bsky.social at Tufts University. Quick 🧵 on the main arguments www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

New analysis for @suspol.bsky.social exploring the fragility of fossil fuel-producing states in an age of competitive decarbonisation from Jared Miller and @tarungk91.bsky.social of @fletcherschool.bsky.social at Tufts University. Quick 🧵 on the main arguments www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Great to see the work of our project and papers from @peternewell.bsky.social and @freddiedaley.bsky.social cited in this crucial paper 👇 academic.oup.com/oocc/article...

🚨ICYMI: Last week we published some analysis for SUS-POL from Claudia Strambo and Elisa Arond of the @sei.org, alongside Daria Ivleva of adelphi, exploring the ways in which governments justify continued fossil fuel expansion, despite their climate commitments. www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Interesting-looking new analysis on which narratives governments employ to justify expansion of #fossilfuel production

🚨 New analysis for SUS-POL from Claudia Strambo and Elisa Arond of the @sei.org, alongside Daria Ivleva of adelphi, explores how governments justify continued fossil fuel expansion, despite their climate commitments. Quick 🧵 on the key findings 👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

The Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA), launched by the UK at the G20, aims to accelerate finance for clean energy and cement the UK's role as a global leader on climate and energy. But is it a game-changer or just more noise in an already crowded space? A 🧵:

Great piece from @suspol.bsky.social colleague @lslothuus.bsky.social on the implications of Greenland’s election for its leadership on leaving fossil fuels in the ground

What does this week's surprising election result in Greenland mean for its fossil fuel future? I explain this in a new article for @theconversation.com Election winners Democrats open to abolishing ban, but unlikely to happen until after Greenland independence theconversation.com/greenlands-f...

📝 My new article “Facing a fossil free future through the past: The importance of history for understanding fossil fuel phaseouts” is out in Energy Research & Social Science! Read and share: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There's still time to sign up for this week's webinar on 'Reducing Fossil Fuel Production in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Lessons' 🛢️🏭 📆 Wednesday 22nd January, 2025 🕐 10:00 (Colombia) / 15:00 (GMT) ✍️ Register here: bit.ly/LatAmSusPol

Here’s a short video and related interview I did with the Sussex Researcher School on my doctoral project, which is exploring how different actors are contesting and shaping Colombia’s just energy transition. Find the link below in the 🧵 and a few key thoughts from the interview.

Important webinar next week looking at the challenges and lessons of reducing fossil fuel production in Latin America and the Caribbean organised by @suspol.bsky.social.

Join us for a webinar on 'Reducing Fossil Fuel Production in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Lessons' hosted by the Fossil Fuel Reduction Network - Latin America & the Caribbean. 📆 Wednesday 22nd January, 2025 🕐 10:00 (Colombia) / 15:00 (GMT) ✍️ Register here: bit.ly/LatAmSusPol

🚨 My paper with @peternewell.bsky.social has been published in the latest edition of @renewaljournal.bsky.social! The volume tackles the challenges facing the Labour government when it comes to addressing the climate crisis 🌍 journals.lwbooks.co.uk/renewal/vol-... @suspol.bsky.social

The links between fossil fuels, geoeconomics, and synthetic materials are on full display in multilateral environmental governance.

The dynamics behind the collapse of the global plastics talks are similar to the continued resistance against transitioning away from fossil fuels we saw at the latest climate COP Quick 🧵 from @peternewell.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Do join us to discuss the struggle to divest from fossil fuels @ Lewes Depot on January 27th @suspol.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social

Great policy brief @suspol.bsky.social Important reminder: supply-side measures aren’t just about technology & efficiency, nor are avoiding, limiting, & absolute reductions exclusive to demand-side interventions. It’s time to get serious about supply/production. www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate...

Climate Obstruction Across Europe from Oxford University Press has arrived in print! Order your print copy in hardcover or paperback: bit.ly/oup-coae. This sweeping review of climate obstruction is also available #OpenAccess along with chapter summaries here: bit.ly/coae2024

As #COP29 enters its second week, Paola Yanguas of ZHAW Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE) and Greg Muttitt of UCL Energy Institute have penned a great piece for our blog that seeks to answer an urgent question: how much will a fossil fuel phase-out cost? www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...