It would appear we have the same research interests Keith 🙌 I use quant (and qual) methods to look at the public opinion of climate politics!
A big reason Shell invested so much time and effort into green washing is because they had to convince their current and prospective employees that they are on the right side of history. Now they've ditched the greenwashing they're having staffing issues.....
👀 ICYMI: Two Shell employees issued an open letter to CEO Wael Sawan urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy, sparking an internal debate.
Shell CEO Wael Sawan has come under pressure over his strategy from within the energy company after two employees issued a rare open letter urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy...
Carbon capture and “enhanced oil recovery” technologies are a lifeline to the oil and methane gas industries. CCS, EOR, credits for captured carbon in the future - all will enable more drilling & burning by fossil fuel companies today.
When Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber opens the 28th annual UN climate conference in Dubai in November, he will be juggling two roles – convincing the world of the United Arab Emirates’ leadership in reducin...
Proponents of neoliberalism claim that while it may worsen inequality, at least it reduces poverty. Is this true? New research finds that stricter neoliberal structural adjustment over the past two decades is associated with increased inequality *and* poverty. www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
This! SSP3 "regional rivalry" seems to be the path chosen...
Some countries walk back climate policies even when loss and damage scale. SSP3. "A resurgent nationalism, concerns about competitiveness and security, and regional conflicts push countries to increasingly focus on domestic or, at most, regional issues." www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
Over the past few years, an international team of climate scientists, economists and energy systems modellers have built a range of new “pathways” that examine how global society, demographics and...
How to understand the weakening of climate policies from UK and Sweden the last days? Are we looking at (near time) risk aversion? Are they responding to public opinion? Economic theory? Regardless, I believe it forces us to rethink the dynamics of climate obstruction today and in the near future.
You really wouldn't be able to tell from this that Norway is on-track to miss its transport sector decarbonisation target. Again: only using "new cars sold" as your measure of climate success creates a really bad mess www.wri.org/insights/cou...
Norway and China are among the top countries scaling electric vehicles at rates needed to meet international climate goals.
This will only lead to an even bigger rush to decarbonise in the future. Exacerbating the current concerns about a ‘just’ transition. The longer we leave it, the faster we have to decarbonise, the faster we have to decarbonise, the more likely environmental and social justice will be deprioritised.