Airlines are claiming that their climate targets align with the Paris Agreement. We looked into whether this claim holds up. What we find is that even the airlines with the on paper most ambitious targets fall short when subject to scrutiny. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Just reviewed a paper for a high prestige journal by scholars from a high prestige uni. They cite one example of what they criticise, supposedly from that same journal. I look it up. AI hallucination. I reach out to the claimed author. They have never heard about it.

The workings of fossil capital extend beyond energy into our material world. We have a new paper out on how and why that is. We consider the overlaps between fossil fuels and synthetic materials, analysing global plastics governance from a neo-Gramscian perspective.

Rob Ralston@policyrelevant.bsky.social · 4mo ago

new open access paper with colleagues @jacktaggart.bsky.social and @jptilsted.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social it offers a neo-gramscian perspective on the political economy of plastics / plastic pollution, exploring attempts by dominant actors to sustain 'plastic hegemony'

Has the Danish government quietly abandoned its commitment to the Paris Agreement? 🇩🇰 In this piece for @klimamonitor.dk, Jens Friis Lund, @jptilsted.bsky.social, and I call on the government to reiterate their support for the Paris goals. (English in the replies) klimamonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...

Forskere: Er regeringen ved at underminere Parisaftalen uden at fortælle os det?

Klimaministeren har med sine udtalelser sået tvivl om Danmarks engagement til ambitiøs klimahandling. Danmarks klimapolitik halter også efter, skriver tre forskere.

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What if change is actually stability in disguise? In a new perspective paper, @peternewell.bsky.social, Oliver Bugge Hunt and I argue that we should not understand change as the opposite of stability. Rather, we can think of change and stability as co-constitutive of one another.

What would degrowth imply for petrochemicals? A multilateral treaty enforcing a cap on global production, yes - as forcefully argued by many brilliant voices - but that is not all. In a new paper, I reflect on what remains in place also after a seemingly ambitious policy. doi.org/10.1177/0963...

Ever wondered why there is no accessible book-length introduction to ecological economics and the political economy of transitions in Danish? I know I have, so I tried to write one. It is out tomorrow, asking how we analytically should approach whether it is too little, too late and who benefits.

Det er i morgen, der er deadline på at ansøge til okonomiskolen.dk Kom og vær med når vi sammen med en masse dygtige forskere konfronterer de store spørgsmål om verdens kriser og disses uretfærdighed.

Hjem | Økonomiskolen 2025

Økonomiskolen er et progressivt kursusforløb, der præsenterer dig for emner og perspektiver på økonomi, som ikke prioriteres på danske økonomiuddannelser, og som sjældent indgår i den offentlige debat...

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Why is it that capping the production of plastics is so contested? Got to provide some input to this great piece by @katharinamau.bsky.social

Darum ist es so schwer, weniger Plastik zu produzieren

Die Welt verhandelt weiter über ein Plastikabkommen. Warum ist es so schwer, die Plastikproduktion zu senken?

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Klimamonitor sætter i dag sat ord på vigtigheden af en global plastiktraktat for klimadagsordenen. Giver selv lidt perspektiv fra min ph.d.: »Kemiindustrien er fuldkommen sammenfiltret med olie-, gas- og kulindustrien. Dermed er deres skæbner også forbundne.«

Plast er olieindustriens redningskrans Bliver den punkteret i Genéve?

Skal vi blive fossile brændsler kvit, så er det ikke nok at udfase olie, gas og kul som energiform. Danmark sidder med for bordenden ved de vigtige forhandlinger, der skal lukke plasthanen.

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Interesting developments... The contradiction on which the initiative is founded could not be contained.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge have all quit the expert advisory group of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) because the draft standards for net zero require them to refrain from developing new oil and gas fields and significantly reduce their oil and gas production. 🙄

Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history. This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide. “One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad. #Gaza

The IEA has published its yearly report on the state of oil—a key publication when following trends in petrochemicals and oil as a material. It confirms the increasing importance of synthetics in energy transitions: "Demand growth [is] underpinned almost exclusively by petrochemical[s]."

Oil 2025 – Analysis - IEA

Oil 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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Ethvert folkedrab retfærdiggøres på samme måde: netop denne befolkningsgruppe er unik farlig og kan ikke behandles efter normale regler. Armenerne var forræderiske, tutsierne magtsyge, jøderne konspiratoriske. Nu er det så palæstinensere, der alle er terrorister eller ikke elsker deres børn.

Just learnt that the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change is now also calling for a climate agenda beyond decarbonisation, including both defossilisation and detoxification.

A/HRC/59/42: The imperative of defossilizing our economies - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

The present report clarifies States’ international human rights obligations and businesses’ responsibilities to phase out fossil fuels and related subsidies within the current decade. The interlinked,...

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🔹Humanitarian aid and supplies have not entered the #Gaza Strip for over 50 days now. Critical humanitarian supplies are rapidly depleting. UNRWA flour supplies have run out. 📍Full report on the situation in Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...

Hvad skal målene for de danske forbrugsbaserede udledninger være? Klimarådet siger det. Klimabevægelsen siger det. Selv Dansk Industri siger det. Vi skal have pejlemærker for drivhusgasudledninger relateret til forbrug. Men hvad skal de være? Det har vi i Klima- og Omstillingsrådet nogle bud på.

Together with @peternewell.bsky.social, I have a new paper out in RIPE. In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis. 1/x www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ret målløs over DMI's positionering når man læser det her indlæg op mod det, DMI og Havstovan har skrevet... klimamonitor.dk/debat/art102...

Replik: DMI bliver for skråsikre

De to forskerne bag det danske AMOC-studie, der trak overskrifter verden over, fordi det forudså et kollaps i dette århundrede, advarer DMI om at stole for ensidigt på studier, der peger i en anden re...

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🍩 How do you figure out if you are inside the doughnut? 🍩 In a new paper with @jonaskromand.bsky.social and Anders Bjørn, we try to answer that question. We suggest allocating carrying capacity to ensure the fulfilment of human needs. eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Going to carefully read this new paper on Shell's 2023 petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania: "The plant might best be understood as a $1.65 billion government subsidy to the fossil fuel industry shrouded behind discourses of economic revitalization and low-carbon futures." doi.org/10.1080/2469...

Indeholder også en snippet om de lokales holdning til CIP's brintportofølje-projekt i Louisiana. '(...) a straightforward extension of the petrochemical industry that has been poisoning them for decades. (...) “How can we have a blue ammonia plant when we’re already overburdened with chemicals?”'

Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is a fantastic piece on the "reactionary decarbonization" that is carbon capture and storage, by the always-brilliant Mike Levien. Must read.

I had to read this three times to be sure I got it right. 'In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”' Exxon showcasing similar tactics when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis. grist.org/accountabili...

California and environmental groups sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back.

In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”

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This interesting new paper models some of the dilemmas of defossilising petrochemicals and plastics around biomass as feedstock and the associated land use change. The overlap of decarbonisation and defossilisation puts nature under further pressure without degrowth. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The potential land-use impacts of bio-based plastics and plastic alternatives - Nature Sustainability

Bio-based plastics have gained attention as a potentially sustainable way to reduce fossil fuel-based plastic demand and store carbon. However, large-scale adoption of bio-based alternatives could hav...

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

SUS-POL@suspol.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

As the IEA put it in their Oil 2024 report, we live in an "era of petrochemical-driven [oil] demand growth." In the absence of a treaty with a supply-side focus to address production, this era continues.

Tim Smedley@timsmedley.bsky.social · 2y ago

And there we have it, folks. Saudi Arabia, Russia & Kuwait successfully block plastic production curbs. “If we address plastic pollution, there should be no problem with producing plastics,” said Saudi delegate. “The problem is pollution itself, not plastics.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/c...

Hvad skal DK's klimamål være i 2035? En ny rapport fra Klimarådet som udkom i dag opridser nogle af mulighederne. Klimamål er også fordelingskamp. Global klimaretfærdighed tilsiger selvklart mere markante reduktioner. klimaraadet.dk/da/analyse/d...

Danmarks klimamål i 2035

Der skal sættes et nyt klimamål for 2035. De danske udledninger skal yderligere reduceres, og kursen skal sættes mod først klimaneutralitet og senere nettonegative udledninger. Regeringen skal senest ...

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Den største multilaterale miljøaftale siden Paris bliver forhandlet denne uge med afgørende konsekvenser for mennesker og økosystemer verden over. Det handler om det vigtigste vækstmarked for olie og gas. TV2's vinkel: "Har du styr på din affaldssortering"?

The plastics crisis, subject to multilateral negotiation this week, is not a matter of straws, stirrers, plastic cutlery, and carrier bags. They account for 0.04% of use (in the UK). The crisis, rather, is about maintaining fossil fuel hegemony beyond energy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Kemiindustrien er den største vækstmotor for olieinduestrien. Og det er ikke en engangsforestilling. For at forstå fossil kapital, og dermed klimakrisens skæbne, skal vi forstå kemiindustrien. Ny artikel i Eftertryk med udgangspunkt i min ph.d.-afhandling. www.eftertrykket.dk/2024/11/23/k...

Kemiindustriens fremtid er afgørende for klimakrisen | Eftertryk

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