The Polycrisis
@thepolycrisis.bsky.social
Political economy of climate, finance, geopolitics & other things, by @70sbachchan.bsky.social and @katemac.bsky.social All our stuff is now here! http://www.thepolycrisis.org
1/ Each Summer, @katemac.bsky.social & I write a essay with a different focus on political economy of Climate Don't miss our trilogy over last 3 summers Global Boiling: Scorched Earth: phenomenalworld.org/analysis/glo... Uninsurable Earth: phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ins...
Global Boiling | The Polycrisis
Stocks and flows, action and inaction in the planetary impasse
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I have loved @thepolycrisis.bsky.social field notes from the frontiers of change so much, can’t wait for the next season, many thanks @katemac.bsky.social & @70sbachchan.bsky.social 💫
07 | Demand Destruction | Techno-optimism?
Podcast Episode · The Polycrisis · 24 June · 29min
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It was great! We're planning to publish it soon Thanks @jwmason.bsky.social and @arjunjayadev.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/did:...
JW Mason@jwmason.bsky.social · last mo.Really enjoyed this discussion. I believe the recording will be getting posted soon.
New book club! AGAINST MONEY, with @jwmason.bsky.social Mon June 29, 4pm EST us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Details coming soon!
Beatriz Hannud@beatrizhannud.bsky.social · last mo.I just saw that there’s going to be a book club with @jwmason.bsky.social about Against Money. I recently read the book, and it was one of the best I’ve read this year. I’m really looking forward to hearing Mason talk about a book I loved so much. if you’ve read it too, come join in! :)
Israel's crimes in Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza are barely getting reported in the western press.
NYTimes picks up the empire suicide watch interview - free link www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/o... the better, longer version here: phenomenalworld.org/interviews/e... @70sbachchan.bsky.social @katemac.bsky.social @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
Opinion | There Are Two Trump Administrations Right Now. And an Empire?
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This might be one of the funniest chart about energy scenarios I’ve seen. You can hardly see “actual” for gas
This is a critical point: *today*, even in countries that don’t introduce policies & measures to support it, consumers can unilaterally enact electrification and demand destruction
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is the first oil crisis in which alternatives to oil and gas — solar panels, EVs, batteries, induction stoves heatpumps — are cheap and easy to get. These flying off the shelves already... This has reporting from 10 countries www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
…why the US won’t become the new provider of "geopolitically secure” oil and gas, which seems to be a line that the industry and administration are trying out” New podcast season: Demand Destruction
01 | Demand Destruction | US oil is not winning the Iran war
Did they really think it would?
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Origin story part 2 bsky.app/profile/70sb...
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 3mo agofilm-obsessed Bombay childhood :) Working-class kid gets disillusioned by capitalists using identity politics in the wake of massive deindustrialization & switch to finance in 1980s. Who then allow fascists to take over the State in 1990s. Sound familiar...? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
...and why this photograph was Polycrisis origin story in 2022. riots in sri lanka when they ran out of petrol masks, the virus is still killing us bread, we can't feed ourselves @katemac.bsky.social @thepolycrisis.bsky.social @phenomenalworld.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/series/the-p...
**US oil is not winning the Iran war** —-> We have a new podcast season & this is Episode 1. This one is a short conversation between me & @70sbachchan.bsky.social about whether our geopolitics/energy transition theory is already proved, and how www.buzzsprout.com/2598621/epis...
01 | Demand Destruction | US oil is not winning the Iran war - The Polycrisis
In this first bonus episode, we discuss why the Middle East war is accelerating the destruction of demand for fossil fuels, and why the US won’t become the new provider of "geopolitically secure” oil ...
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How did the US - possibly the world's most stubborn petrostate - finally do climate policy? And what happens next now that it's fallen apart and we're in for yet more demand destruction? Listen to Rhiana Gunn-Wright and Ted Fertik on our 5th podcast episode -- THE US COUNTERREVOLUTION
05 | Electric World Order | The US counterrevolution
Coalitions --> bottomless mimosas --> backlash ---> hydrocarbon projection
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Its not just Spain's Sanchez. Whats going on with the western alliance courting Beijing in 2026? Our @thepolycrisis.bsky.social essay: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/con... bsky.app/profile/ones...
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4mo agoPM Sanchez: Today, with President Xi, I have confirmed the bond between Spain and China (..) Spain is betting on a EU-China relationship based on trust, dialogue, and stability. We must continue advancing toward a multipolar order built from respect and pragmatism.
New podcast episode! How the US-China energy contest is part of a broader rivalry; accelerated by the global financial crisis and the US shale boom. @jessicacweiss.bsky.social and Jake Werner thepolycrisis.org/04-electric-...
04 | Electric World Order | Manufacturing Chimerica
How US-China rivalry contributed to the new clean energy manufacturing boom
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Heard on @thepolycrisis.bsky.social podcast: “The real question to my mind is how many EVs can China actually produce this year? Because I'm quite certain for if they could produce 50 million of them, they could sell them all this year.” Doesn’t sound like Chinese overcapacity to me!
03 | Electric World Order | Demand destruction
Podcast Episode · The Polycrisis · April 7 · 41m
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In the new TMK, we're joined by @katemac.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social from @thepolycrisis.bsky.social to chat about the war in Iran, fossil fuel demand destruction, forced energy transitions, plus much more. www.patreon.com/posts/154551...
451. Do Not Become Addicted to Electrons (ft. Tim Sahay, Kate Mackenzie) | This Machine Kills
Get more from This Machine Kills on Patreon
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We LOVED recording this. Thanks guys!
Jathan Sadowski@jathansadowski.com · 4mo agoIn the new TMK, we're joined by @katemac.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social from @thepolycrisis.bsky.social to chat about the war in Iran, fossil fuel demand destruction, forced energy transitions, plus much more. www.patreon.com/posts/154551...
NEW POLYCRISIS PODCAST EP JUST DROPPED!! Dollar centrality, energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, and Chinese clean tech Ft. @mkblyth.bsky.social and Adjekai Adjei! thepolycrisis.org/02-electric-...
02 | Electric World Order | Rest of World
What does the US dollar have to do with energy access in Africa?
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Fantasies of Britain’s petro-past continues to shape its energy politics, and its illusions. www.break-down.org/north-sea-na...
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Fantasies of Britain’s petro-past continues to shape its energy politics, and its illusions.
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Gas is being BOMBED. @katemac.bsky.social & I wrote a primer on insanely volatile gas that was somehow, simultaneously: "molecules of freedom" - for Trumpists selling LNG to Europe "bridge fuel" - for backup to renewable volatility cheap fuel - to kill Asian coal air pollution. planet killing GHG
Molecules of Freedom | The Polycrisis
The hydra-headed global market for liquified natural gas
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"The political message of private equity is: do what you want, because no one’s going to hold you accountable." Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel 👇 or listen wherever you get your podcasts www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HOm...
Also here! pod.link/1884213852
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Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 4mo agoAmazing how so many ppl are down on green tech coz they live in the US & narrative is clean tech is gay & energy dominance blah All the serious money -Jeffries in this case-telling their clients to double down on cleantech Our podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER is out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
oooh can't wait to listen to this!!
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 4mo ago“We will restore peace, stability and harmony throughout the world"-Donald Trump @katemac.bsky.social & I decided it was time for a Polycrisis podcast about the peace, stability & harmony reigning throughout the world Enjoy our first season ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
