Thea Riofrancos
@triofrancos.bsky.social
Political Scientist, Providence College Strategic Co-Director, Climate and Community Institute Author / Resource Radicals (Duke UP 2020) Co-Author / A Planet to Win (Verso 2019) Forthcoming / Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (WW Norton)
@noahjgordon.bsky.social nails it: the market alone isn’t enough, we need states to close out fossil fuels, fully green industry, and ensure a stable climate. www.ft.com/content/1aec...
The global green transition won’t be driven by self-interest alone
States must actively tilt the playing field on renewable energy too
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[DOSSIER] Chaque entretien Diagram[me]s est accompagné d'un dossier documentaire. Cette semaine, découvrez le dossier PDF qui accompagne notre entretien avec Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social.
[DOSSIER] Every Diagram[me]s interview is accompanied by a documentary dossier. This week, download the PDF dossier accompanying our interview with Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social.
People potentially subject to the nyc pied-à-terre tax are being treated with 1% of the administrative hostility of SNAP and Medicaid applicants, and they’re throwing 100x the fit
Horrible to hear this news. I interviewed Johanna about her wonderful history of the Young Lords in 2020. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/youn...
Young Lords with Johanna Fernández
This is an incredible moment to learn about the Young Lords from historian Johanna Fernández, the author of The Young Lords: A Radical History.
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Bobby Rivera@bobbyrivera21.bsky.social · 5d agoJohanna Fernandez, RIP! 😭💔
Great interview with @triofrancos.bsky.social on the geopolitics of the renewable energy transition:
Thea Riofrancos, The New World Climate Order, NLR 159, May–June 2026
An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to…
newleftreview.org
Literally built my career as an energy and climate reporter writing stories where environmentalists argue about the costs and benefits of various climate solutions. Like, I’m sorry you don’t like Climate Defiance but there are lots of other people in the room?
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2w agoCongrats to @grist.org. They cultivated their own little left-scolding reactionary centrist, and now he got hired by the world headquarters of left scolding, @theargumentmag.bsky.social, where he has immediately proceeded to begin lecturing a caricature of the left! How wonderful for all involved.
I know I recommend a lot of podcasts/other media, but if you take up any rec, do make it this one. I'm on ep. 6 and, so far, have been blown away – an enormous amount of thoughtful work, drawing from wonderful guests' deep expertise, all guided by Daniel's careful framing and probing questions.
Daniel Denvir@danieldenvir.bsky.social · 2w agoWe just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/
At some point, I've been telling myself, I'm going to devote a week or so to listening to this and filling in a giant empty space in my brain about an incredibly huge and important country
Daniel Denvir@danieldenvir.bsky.social · 2w agoWe just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/
This is a great series on Indonesia for anyone teaching modern Southeast Asia or Indonesian History. A group of terrific young Indonesian scholars and great prep and questioning by Denvir. @asianstudies.org @avick.bsky.social @tompepinsky.com @anu-chl.bsky.social
Daniel Denvir@danieldenvir.bsky.social · 2w agoWe just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/
Part of being on "the left" is understanding the history of other countries, especially those in the global South The Dig is not the only game in town, but it certainly is one of the best 🏆
Daniel Denvir@danieldenvir.bsky.social · 2w agoWe just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/
Run soundtrack the past couple of weeks has been @thedigradio.bsky.social brilliant new series, Nusantara, on the 20th-century history of Indonesia. A hard listen at times because of obvious reasons, but it’s fantastic. Give it a listen: thedigradio.com/Nusantara/
Nusantara
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We just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/
El nuevo orden climático mundial www.sinpermiso.info/textos/el-nu... Thea Riofrancos.
El nuevo orden climático mundial
Los parámetros de la política medioambiental han cambiado radicalmente en los últimos años. Echando la vista atrás, desde la Cumbre de la Tierra de Río hasta la crisis financiera de 2008, el comercio ...
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Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social, Professor, Providence College in Episode 2: A (Not So) New Gold Rush. CONTINENTAL SHIFT is out now. open.spotify.com/episode/3dPh...
In our four-part series, CONTINENTAL SHIFT, @adriennebuller.bsky.social @uselessbouchi.bsky.social and guests explore the politics of critical minerals, the remaking of global supply chains, and how we can rectify the long-standing harms of extraction going forward. Episode 2 now live ⬇️
Adrienne Buller@adriennebuller.bsky.social · 3w agoWeekend listening: Ep 2 of CONTINENTAL SHIFT features @triofrancos.bsky.social and Emily Iona-Stewart of @globalwitness.org in an incredibly insightful conversation on the politics of critical minerals—why the 'rush', who it serves, and where next www.break-down.org/episode-2-a-...
Weekend listening: Ep 2 of CONTINENTAL SHIFT features @triofrancos.bsky.social and Emily Iona-Stewart of @globalwitness.org in an incredibly insightful conversation on the politics of critical minerals—why the 'rush', who it serves, and where next www.break-down.org/episode-2-a-...
Episode 2: A (Not So) New Gold Rush
A four-part series on the global rush for critical minerals and what it means for the North American continent and beyond.
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Habe bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Extraktion" von @triofrancos.bsky.social empfohlen. Das Buch geht der Frage nach, ob der Kampf gegen die Klimakrise – also der Umstieg auf E-Autos und erneuerbare Energien – eine Ausweitung des Rohstoffabbaus rechtfertigt. www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/buchkritik-e...
It's a bit aways, and I'll give a reminder, but @triofrancos.bsky.social will be speaking at SF Public Library in late August, there will be booksales More details at on.sfpl.org/trio @oaklandreviewofbooks.org something for the calendar for West Bay #climate #capitalism #bayarea #libraries
Author: Thea Riofrancos, Extraction
In Extraction by Professor Thea Riofrancos, she asks "Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis?" Renewable energy and "clean tech" are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, wi...
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Looking forward to listening. To episode 1 on my morning walk tomorrow. Episode 2 features @triofrancos.bsky.social and myself diving into the geopolitics.
The BREAK—DOWN@the-breakdown.bsky.social · 4w agoThe next global power struggle is for critical minerals. Resources like cobalt, copper, and lithium are reshaping geopolitics and the struggle to dominate critical minerals is a defining challenge of this political moment.
In NLR 159: The New World Climate Order. An interview with Thea Riofrancos (@triofrancos.bsky.social) on the current state of global climate politics, from anti-extractivist protests to the persistence of fossil capital. newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...
"We don’t have to pit ecology against labour, climate against biodiversity, cost-of-living struggles against a cleaner future. We can develop policies and institutions that articulate the connections and overlaps between these goals..."
Thea Riofrancos, The New World Climate Order, NLR 159, May–June 2026
An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to chur...
newleftreview.org
"We’ve modelled the impact of a series of modular shifts through policies like reorienting transport towards good-quality, low-emission mass transit, better land-use & urban planning, smaller cars & batteries, plus properly enforced recycling for these technologies." Read @triofrancos.bsky.social:
Thea Riofrancos, The New World Climate Order, NLR 159, May–June 2026
An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to chur...
newleftreview.org
No one is a more knowledgeable commentator on the class- and geo-politics of green industrialization than @triofrancos.bsky.social This is a definitive history of our current global climate moment. Essential reading. newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...
Thea Riofrancos, The New World Climate Order, NLR 159, May–June 2026
An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to chur...
newleftreview.org
The economy can be reoriented to lower both emissions and costs, moving us away from fossil fuels while also using fewer critical minerals to furnish a green transition. Read @triofrancos.bsky.social's interview in @newleftreview.bsky.social: newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...
Hay que tener en cuenta que los límites materiales para la transición energética no son solo geofísicos sino también geopoliticos y económicos, motivo por el que no puede limitarse a la sustitución tecnológica si queremos realizarla con justicia climática exigirá cambios políticos y sociales.
Thea Riofrancos@triofrancos.bsky.social · last mo.I spoke to @newleftreview.bsky.social about the political economy of climate: supply chain geoeconomics, why Biden’s signature climate policy didn’t stick, political weakness of green capitalism, Chinese industrial policies, global South resource nationalism &more newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...
Most Amazing article by: Must read! THEA RIOFRANCOS THE NEW WORLD CLIMATE ORDER
Sanscelerien Toutgrandeau@sanscelerien.bsky.social · last mo.Grande entrevista de fundo.
Must read NLR interview of @triofrancos.bsky.social Why did Biden's green capitalism not stick? What kind of world building projects should the left seek power to do? Or should it just fight against data centres? What opportunities open up -in North & South- with China's green industrial policies?
Thea Riofrancos, The New World Climate Order, NLR 159, May–June 2026
An interview about the new parameters of climate politics, with the breakdown of global consensus. As the EU re-opens coal-fired plants and the US shuts down wind farms, China gouges the earth to chur...
newleftreview.org
Read this! Thea Riofrancos as informative and sharp as usual.
Thea Riofrancos@triofrancos.bsky.social · last mo.I spoke to @newleftreview.bsky.social about the political economy of climate: supply chain geoeconomics, why Biden’s signature climate policy didn’t stick, political weakness of green capitalism, Chinese industrial policies, global South resource nationalism &more newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...
Grande entrevista de fundo.
Thea Riofrancos@triofrancos.bsky.social · last mo.I spoke to @newleftreview.bsky.social about the political economy of climate: supply chain geoeconomics, why Biden’s signature climate policy didn’t stick, political weakness of green capitalism, Chinese industrial policies, global South resource nationalism &more newleftreview.org/issues/ii159...