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And this is why I argue that tax and investment policies are the REAL levers to promote decarbonization. Focus on dollars, not tons of emissions.

Existential PoliticsA new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluationpress.princeton.edu

Hard agree.

I also wrote about this! My first book explains how / why GHG Protocol came to be, and foreshadows why none of this is terribly surprising.

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I suggest you read my book! There are pathways to change -- even within the framework of capitalism. I call this "radical pragmatism"

Existential PoliticsA new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluationpress.princeton.edu

5/ Finally, huge shoutout to @peternewell.bsky.social & @andrewsimms.bsky.social who wrote a paper sketching out a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty 6 years ago. Now their little idea is a political reality. Really inspiring example of engaged scholarship! FIN

Towards a fossil fuel non-proliferation treatyA new approach is needed to tackle the climate crisis, in which the long overlooked supply-side of fossil fuels takes centre stage. A crucial aspect of this is the need for international agreements...www.tandfonline.com

4/ 60 countries are attending, which is not nothing, and includes big FF exporters like Canada. There is already a critical mass. Now is the chance to expand it.

3/ @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social is a signal that there’s an escape hatch for gov’ts & firms that want it. Smart gov’ts should use this as a chance to signal that they are choosing certainty (renewables) over volatility (fossil fuels). THIS IS GOOD ECONOMIC POLICY.

2/ War in Iran makes clear: climate policy is no longer about how to reduce emissions, but who will weather the storm of political and economic volatility. Some are already choosing to reduce that volatility by shifting to renewables.

1/ The meeting comes at a singular moment. Iran war has created a clear & urgent case for getting off fossil fuels. Santa Marta meeting can create political momentum to match the economic logic. Great overview here from @drilledmedia.bsky.social

What to Expect at the Santa Marta Climate ConferenceColombia and the Netherlands will host government ministers, scientists, Indigenous peoples, and civil society groups from at least 50 states, determined to work together to figure out a just transiti...drilled.media

Yes, they can, but some political institutions are better built for it than others. That's what i meant. Sorry for confusion!

Yep, definitely read this one. It's an important finding, made by others as well. The problem from a social science perspective is that concertation is not something you can vary. Gov'ts either do it or don't. So, provides opportunities when this structure exists, for sure, but limited in scope.

Whuuuut? An amazing accomplishment! Congrats!

Thank you!!! 🙏

whoa.

I mean, you're not wrong. But the fight between these opposing interests is intensifying for sure. Here in Canada, fossil assets owners making the argument that they can provide stability and big returns in the short term. Blerg.

LOL

This is THE question imho. Obvi we need federal leadership, but in its absence (ahem Canada), subnational efforts can provide models to emulate.

The war will not magically end political coalitions supporting oil and gas, but we know quite a bit about how it might help further push us in the right direction. #askapoliticalscientist /FIN

5/ The size of the “decarbonizable industries” can help – ag, metals, car manufacturers, some utilities can be “flipped” to be green asset owners with gov’t incentives. This helps splinter previously larger fossil coalitions & build momentum for further decarb

4/ In democratic countries, corporatist arrangements do better because gov’ts work with industry to create politically palatable bargains to facilitate the energy transition.

The Institutional Sources of Economic Transformation: Explaining Variation in Energy Transitions | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 2Why are some governments more effective in promoting economic change than others? We develop a theory of the institutional sources of economic transformation. Institutions can facilitate transformatio...www.journals.uchicago.edu