Can banning new oil exploration help solve one of climate policy's biggest dilemmas? A new blog by Renaud Coulomb, France d'Agrain and Fanny Henriet argues the answer is yes 🧵 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

The Case for Banning Oil Exploration

Renaud Coulomb, France d’Agrain, & Fanny Henriet argue that a universal ban on oil exploration could generate $12.5 trillion in global welfare gains.

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Why would a country leave billions of dollars of oil & gas in the ground? On a narrow economic view it looks irrational: walking away from profit, jobs and geopolitical leverage, and picking a fight with one of the most powerful industries on earth. And yet it's happening🧵

🇨🇴Ahead of Colombia hosting the world’s first international conference for the transition away from fossil fuels in a few weeks, all levers need to be pulled, all opportunities explored. @suspol.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk @peternewell.bsky.social Read and share: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Symbolic wins as stepping stones toward material gains: Lessons from Sweden’s fossil fuel production ban

How and why do some countries without ongoing fossil fuel exploration and extraction decide to unilaterally ban such activities? As part of a global m…

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NEW ARTICLE: How can fossil fuel non-producer contribute to the transition away from fossil fuels? 🇸🇪🛑Drawing on extensive interview data from my fieldwork in Sweden, I trace the political dynamics of Sweden’s 2022 fossil fuel exploration and extraction ban: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Symbolic wins as stepping stones toward material gains: Lessons from Sweden’s fossil fuel production ban

How and why do some countries without ongoing fossil fuel exploration and extraction decide to unilaterally ban such activities? As part of a global m…

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Climate policy is often framed as incentives or bans. But evidence from Switzerland’s heating sector points to a smarter middle path: quasi-bans. New piece from @paoyanguas.bsky.social & @jmarkard.bsky.social sets out what can be gained from this approach👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Quasi-Bans: enhancing political feasibility while advancing phase-outs

Swiss heating shows quasi-bans speed phase-outs and boost feasibility by nudging the middle and pairing subsidies with alternatives.

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Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels academic.oup.com/ia/article/d... My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels

How can the competing goals and diverse interests involved in a just and multilateral transition away from fossil fuels be reconciled? This article explore

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Opposition to solar power has become a key electoral battleground in Denmark. Policymakers must return to the community-led ownership models that defined Denmark’s success with wind power – @lslothuus.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Home - LSE European Politics

Read the latest research and academic commentary on the key issues affecting Europe, covering economics, politics, elections, climate change and business.

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📢 A just transition means phasing out fossil fuels and the ISDS system that protects them 📢 A new contribution from @kylat.bsky.social sets out why reform to the investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) system is essential for phase-outs. sussex.ac.uk/research/pro... Quick 🧵👇

A just transition requires roadmaps to phase-out fossil fuels and ISDS

At COP30, calls to phase-out fossil fuels were blocked, but Colombia pushed on -also warning that ISDS remains a major barrier to the transition.

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🌍🛢️COP30: Breaking the Deadlock - or Revealing It? Our new SUS-POL briefing by @freddiedaley.bsky.social breaks down what COP30 really delivered for fossil fuel phase-outs. sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate... Short🧵on its main arguments👇

🛢️We cannot lose sight of phasing out fossil fuels. @freddiedaley.bsky.social and @peternewell.bsky.social have a piece in The National Interest pushing back on the “build now, break later” mantra in the energy transition. nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-... A 🧵 on why that approach is risky👇

We Cannot Lose Sight of Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

Phasing out the use of fossil fuels, not just simply rebuilding low-carbon systems, should be the goal of COP30.

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📣 New blog from the University of Amsterdam’s CLIFF project team asking: 'Can the Global South exercise its right to develop while the world must leave fossil fuels underground?' 🧵 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

Reconciling the Global South’s Right to Develop with Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground

The Global South is home to 78% of unburnable reserves, which raises urgent questions of equity, justice and the right to development.

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Amazing contribution from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social at the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social virtual summit. Grateful for her conviction that ‘the fossil fuel treaty is making the future liveable for humans & more than humans alike’. @suspol.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @andrewsimms.bsky.social

New paper with Kyla Tienhaara & Harro van Asselt in Global Policy exploring whether climate clubs might be able to resist ISDS measures being used to slow the energy transition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

Radical Reform of the International Investment Treaty Regime: A Role for Climate Clubs?

There is growing concern that provisions in international investment treaties are being used to delay the critically needed transition away from fossil fuels. Although various procedural and substant...

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📣 NEW BLOG 📣 Are “phase-out clubs” the new frontier in global climate governance? 🌍 Florentine Koppenborg analyzed 6 major coalitions like the Global Methane Pledge and Powering Past Coal Alliance. Here’s what she found out 🧵

What does the ICJ advisory opinion mean for fossil fuel production? I wrote for @suspol.bsky.social on this question: www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro... #AOLetsGo

What does the International Court of Justice ruling mean for fossil fuel phase outs?

The world must phase out fossil fuel production to achieve the Paris Agreement. This isn't just a scientific demand, it is now a legal imperative.

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What does the ICJ climate opinion mean for #FossilFuels? According to the advisory opinion: ➡️Production, licensing & subsidizing of fossil fuels could breach int’l law ➡️Phase out standards vary with state capabilities @nataliejones.bsky.social | @suspol.bsky.social www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...

What does the International Court of Justice ruling mean for fossil fuel phase outs?

The world must phase out fossil fuel production to achieve the Paris Agreement. This isn't just a scientific demand, it is now a legal imperative.

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In a landmark opinion, the ICJ found that phasing out fossil fuels isn’t just a scientific demand—it’s a legal imperative. IISD’s @nataliejones.bsky.social takes a closer look at what the court said on fossil fuels + what it could mean for efforts to phase them out. @suspol.bsky.social

What does the International Court of Justice ruling mean for fossil fuel phase outs?

The world must phase out fossil fuel production to achieve the Paris Agreement. This isn't just a scientific demand, it is now a legal imperative.

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⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️ As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms: Which nations should move first and fastest? @lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question 🧵

nice thread outlining @lslothuus.bsky.social's new article on a geopolitical approach to fossil fuel phase-out

SUS-POL@suspol.bsky.social · last yr.

⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️ As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms: Which nations should move first and fastest? @lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question 🧵

⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️ As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms: Which nations should move first and fastest? @lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question 🧵

The UK gov has just published new guidance for environmental impact assessments for oil & gas projects. Despite reports/industry spin, it includes a genuinely robust, credible approach to assessing the emissions caused by burning oil & gas. Let's take a look! 🧵 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525207...

Rosebank & Jackdaw fields face 'tightened' approval process

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that firms must account for emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels.

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This is a really great deep dive from @climatechangenews.com on what a @fossiltreaty.bsky.social could look like and the challenges it must navigate. The piece features extensive insight from SUS-POL's @peternewell.bsky.social 👇 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/w...

What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?

As climate negotiations get underway in Bonn, an initiative set up to work on a pact against fossil fuels is discussing its structure and ways to promote the phase-out of coal, oil and gas

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What could a fossil treaty look like? Article about our workshop in Bonn www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/w... @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @suspol.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?

As climate negotiations get underway in Bonn, an initiative set up to work on a pact against fossil fuels is discussing its structure and ways to promote the phase-out of coal, oil and gas

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📝New publication! Fossil fuel phaseouts must incorporate: 1. 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 incl. 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 2. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 3. 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 Read and share: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Who Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels First? A Geopolitical Approach to Determining the Sequencing of Fossil Fuel Phaseouts

Fossil fuel production must be phased out globally to decarbonise human society. Yet some countries should phase out sooner than others. Determining the order in which countries should phase out pr...

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Who Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels First? Important new paper from @suspol.bsky.social colleague @lslothuus.bsky.social on the geopolitics of fossil fuel phase out @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social

Lukas Slothuus@lslothuus.bsky.social · last yr.

📝New publication! Fossil fuel phaseouts must incorporate: 1. 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 incl. 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 2. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 3. 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 Read and share: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fossil fuel companies will try to sue states that ban new or existing production. When I speak with powerful actors in energy policy, this fear is a central concern in how governments think about the risks of phasing out fossil fuels. Here is an important intervention in how to reduce those risks:

SUS-POL@suspol.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Phasing out fossil fuels is essential - but what if governments get sued for it? A new blog for SUS-POL from @iisd.org explores a crucial question for climate action. How can countries move away from fossil fuels without triggering costly investor lawsuits? 🧵

🌍 Phasing out fossil fuels is essential - but what if governments get sued for it? A new blog for SUS-POL from @iisd.org explores a crucial question for climate action. How can countries move away from fossil fuels without triggering costly investor lawsuits? 🧵

New blog from @freddiedaley.bsky.social & I about @suspol.bsky.social supply side policy in the UK summarising our article in @environmentalpol.bsky.social

Environmental Politics@environmentalpol.bsky.social · last yr.

New guest post! Learning from the past while moving forward? Supply-side climate policy in the UK, a blog from @peternewell.bsky.social and @freddiedaley.bsky.social environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/guest-posts/...

How do we move past fossil fuels? Join our event with Susana Muhamad, recent Minister for Environment under Petro in Colombia. Responses by @peternewell.bsky.social (@suspol.bsky.social) and Amiera Sawas (@fossiltreaty.bsky.social). 3pm this Friday at LSE. Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/1372260551...

UK banks put £75bn into firms building fossil fuel mega projects Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis. buff.ly/TyU2cAG