Mat Paterson
@matpaterson.bsky.social
Climate politics; political economy. University of Manchester Professor. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=im2kgFUAAAAJ&hl=en. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/matthew.paterson.
Quick q for anyone teaching intro to politics courses. I am writing an intro text for @sagepub.com out of the course I used to teach at Ottawa. It has a big picture focus on key concepts: the state, power, legitimacy, democracy, politics itself. If such a book might be of interest, then let me know!
"Given how high house prices have become in some areas, notably London and south-east England, this [housing numbers] must be largely due to over-regulation." Frustrating Woolf oped this am as he shows decisively - see chart - it's state capacity then circles back to assert it's "over-regulation".
💬 Why don't some 'popular' climate policies always land in reality? Adam Corner reflects on how perceptions of fairness, inequality and place influence public responses to climate action, as part of a new research collaboration between @climatebarometer.bsky.social and JUST. 👉 tinyurl.com/w2zyx7k8
Want a good primer on the geopolitics of the energy transition? I really enjoyed Mike Bradshaw's latest, which is available open access for Bristol Unversity Press.
Public sector workers are warning that they are already on the frontline of extreme weather: “Approving Rosebank would not be ‘pragmatic’, it would outright arson”👇
Stop Rosebank@stopcambo.bsky.social · last wk.Andy Burnham must reject the Rosebank oil field
@laylamoran.bsky.social - easy win for the Lib Dems to get behind this.
Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole.bsky.social · last wk.“No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque” Ministers have publicly committed to open up data on land ownership - but the Land Registry themselves are dragging their feet. Tag your MP: let’s finally reveal who owns England! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A world map of #ClimatePolicy: Who stands to gain most? A PIK study now shows, for 169 countries, how the fight against global heating affects national assets – and what this means for international climate cooperation. Read here about the five clusters: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Portal of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Fossil resource dominance is not only about energy - it is also about stuff. And increasingly so. In a new paper out in Competition & Change with @peternewell.bsky.social, we introduce to notion of synthetic capital to explore forces of fossil resource dominance that extend beyond energy.
🎧 Can We Build an Economy That Works for Everyone? This week JUST's Peter North joined the Turning World podcast discussing whether the economic systems we have inherited are capable of dealing with the challenges of the modern world. 👉 Watch: tinyurl.com/3mhepk2v 👉 Listen: tinyurl.com/39zdehym
Sabbatical goals
American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 2w agoEdward Wright baptized #OTD 1561. In 1599 he proposes the median as a measure of central tendency & methods of variance estimation for navigational application. He is also the first (& so far only) Fellow of Caius College Cambridge to be granted sabbatical leave to be a pirate.
My partner @matpaterson.bsky.social has a great method for WORKING chapter/section titles -- learn from A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh Each chapter in that book is in the form "In which we ... " I think those transition easily to what you are saying about final section titles
💭 WORKSHOP | Imagining JUST Futures: 12th November, 12-1pm Join us for an online workshop led by exploring a series of 'JUST futures' scenarios that show how our climate and society could look by 2050 based on the decisions we make today. Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/imagining-...
⚽ 📖 Football and climate change: the unsustainability of the beautiful game - Out in March 2027 with @manchesterup.bsky.social If anyone is interested in hosting one of us for a seminar/presentation in 2027, get in touch.
🌍 SCI Annual Lecture: The Good Society – And How We Make It Professor Kate Pickett of the University of York will deliver the Sustainable Consumption Institute’s 2026 Annual Lecture. 📅 2 December 2026 🕓 4:00–5:30pm 📍 Theatre G.003 Alliance Manchester Business School 🎟️Register here: bit.ly/3W3V4zG
It's always nice when one of your PhD students gets their first publication. 'The spatial politics of International Climate Finance: A case of India' now out by Soham Banerjee along with Dishil Shrimankar and myself. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1.... 1/
BLOG | Devolution could give citizens a meaningful role in creating policies that work for them. But, more devolution does not mean more democracy. To fully deliver, models like citizen's juries and assemblies should be normal and expected - not just a democratic curiosity. 👉 tinyurl.com/ybsnr2yu
Such important work by colleagues at the NZIPL! And it raises a critical question: why are some Global South countries more capable of attracting and using this investment for building up green industry than others?
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW: The big story is not Chinese EVs everywhere —but Chinese EV factories everywhere. And its not just Chinese firms going out. Our CM-FDI database tracks every foreign Solar, Wind, EV and battery manufacturing plant built in 21st century. cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
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The Greens have selected their leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social to contest the by-election in Holborn and St. Pancras. What will it take for him to win the seat? Some analysis from me 👇
📣 Looking for a role where your organisational skills can contribute to a fairer, more sustainable future? We're seeking a full-time Administrator to join the JUST Centre team! 👉 More information and apply: lnkd.in/e8S4bvBE
NEW – Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/lQVZ8W8
Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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HOPE not hate can conclusively prove that Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s business empire has been built on fraudulent means, tax evasion, and perjury. This is a long one. Strap in.🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/the-grift/
The Grift
Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...
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NEW – UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social 💬 With comments from @theaef.bsky.social @loispennington.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/61e2uoH
Holiday drawing to a close. I’ve read two work-adjacent books (plus a load of ever enjoyable Terry Pratchett), and both were magnificent. One was Iftekhar Iqbal’s The Range of the River, which is about the six main rivers coming out of Tibet. www.sup.org/books/asian-... 1/
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🔴 Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Rubbish headline by @theguardian.com. They were not confused, they are stirring up racist violence. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U-19 cricket team for asylum-seekers
Anti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers wer...
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