Lukas Slothuus
@lslothuus.bsky.social
Climate, energy, political theory, social movements | Postdoc at the University of Sussex researching fossil fuel phaseouts @suspol.bsky.social | Visiting Fellow at LSE | PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh | www.lukasslothuus.com
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Lukas Slothuus
@lslothuus.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Petrol For the People
Sweden’s far right defines its vision of climate action.
www.break-down.org
My article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social is now free to read online!
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
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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👇
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👇
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🌍🛢️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👇
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👇
This week is @histmat.bsky.social HM Conference! I'll present on the "Climate politics and contradictions of/for the far right" and some soon-to-be-published work on the political leadership of the 'rearguard', rethinking the idea of a 'vanguard'. Come! www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This week is @histmat.bsky.social HM Conference! I'll present on the "Climate politics and contradictions of/for the far right" and some soon-to-be-published work on the political leadership of the 'rearguard', rethinking the idea of a 'vanguard'. Come! www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
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BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Twenty-Second Annual Conference - Historical Materialism
Deadline extended to 27 May! Resurgent Reaction: Marxist Strategies at the End of the Liberal Order 6-9 November 2025, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: Friday 16 May 2025
www.historicalmaterialism.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
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🔔 This week in #ECPRSeminars on Energy Politics, Policy and Governance ⤵️
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
Register FREE
European Consortium for Political Research
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October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🔔 This week in #ECPRSeminars on Energy Politics, Policy and Governance ⤵️
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
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Here's something that's not talked about enough
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Here's something that's not talked about enough
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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...
'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.
www.sussex.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
📣 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...
'Can the Global South exercise its right to develop while the world must leave fossil fuels underground?' 🧵
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
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🔜 Next week in #ECPRSeminars on Energy Politics, Policy and Governance ⤵️
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
Register FREE
European Consortium for Political Research
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🔜 Next week in #ECPRSeminars on Energy Politics, Policy and Governance ⤵️
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
🎙️ @peternewell.bsky.social @lslothuus.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social explore how leading 🌍 countries are limiting fossil fuels and what it means for climate governance
💻 Fri 31 Oct, 12:00–13:00 GMT
✍️ Register now
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Very good article this. Need to reflect on it more but there are def some interesting parallels to the Reform strategy of using anti-solar panel sentiment as a wedge issue amongst farmers to push back on renewables. (as @tom-cb.bsky.social and I have just pitched as an article to The Conversation!)
My article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social is now free to read online!
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
Petrol For the People
Sweden’s far right defines its vision of climate action.
www.break-down.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Very good article this. Need to reflect on it more but there are def some interesting parallels to the Reform strategy of using anti-solar panel sentiment as a wedge issue amongst farmers to push back on renewables. (as @tom-cb.bsky.social and I have just pitched as an article to The Conversation!)
My article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social is now free to read online!
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
Petrol For the People
Sweden’s far right defines its vision of climate action.
www.break-down.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My article in @the-breakdown.bsky.social is now free to read online!
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
While far-right parties have traditionally ignored climate, I explore how the Sweden Democrats embrace it as a wedge issue, creating redistributive conflicts around class & urban-rural divides:
www.break-down.org/petrol-for-t...
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We're having an overdue party in London to celebrate our second issue on Nov 7th!
Come by, listen to some lovely readings & spend time w/friends
Tickets for readings are limited as it's a small space, so get yours quick (plus we'll throw in a copy of the issue)
From 8pm the party is open to all!
Come by, listen to some lovely readings & spend time w/friends
Tickets for readings are limited as it's a small space, so get yours quick (plus we'll throw in a copy of the issue)
From 8pm the party is open to all!
October 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We're having an overdue party in London to celebrate our second issue on Nov 7th!
Come by, listen to some lovely readings & spend time w/friends
Tickets for readings are limited as it's a small space, so get yours quick (plus we'll throw in a copy of the issue)
From 8pm the party is open to all!
Come by, listen to some lovely readings & spend time w/friends
Tickets for readings are limited as it's a small space, so get yours quick (plus we'll throw in a copy of the issue)
From 8pm the party is open to all!
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🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The idea that Tony Blair should be let anywhere near Gaza is outrageous. Enough with the Atlanticist attempts to dominate the Middle East! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East | Oliver Eagleton
The Blair-Trump fantasy for postwar Gaza shows the former PM still thinks that free enterprise can solve all the world’s ills, says associate editor at the New Left Review Oliver Eagleton
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The idea that Tony Blair should be let anywhere near Gaza is outrageous. Enough with the Atlanticist attempts to dominate the Middle East! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We are producing a generation unable and (somewhat) unwilling to think, read and write without relying on tech controlled by some of the most evil people on the planet to tell them what to think, read and write and they don’t seem to see the dangers of this dependency even if we point it out
I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We are producing a generation unable and (somewhat) unwilling to think, read and write without relying on tech controlled by some of the most evil people on the planet to tell them what to think, read and write and they don’t seem to see the dangers of this dependency even if we point it out
Colombia has just announced the world's first International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels! Supported by the 16 other countries in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. A major step addressing not just demand but also supply of fossil fuels fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Colombia proudly announces its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The ...
fossilfueltreaty.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Colombia has just announced the world's first International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels! Supported by the 16 other countries in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. A major step addressing not just demand but also supply of fossil fuels fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...
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@mkblyth.bsky.social on why he writes for public audiences 💯 couldn’t agree more
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
@mkblyth.bsky.social on why he writes for public audiences 💯 couldn’t agree more
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
The police are arresting hundreds of ordinary people for the “crime” of saying they oppose Israel’s genocide and support a group that is trying to stop British-made weapons from being used in genocide.
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
September 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The police are arresting hundreds of ordinary people for the “crime” of saying they oppose Israel’s genocide and support a group that is trying to stop British-made weapons from being used in genocide.
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
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🚨 OUT NOW! Our new @science.org study led by @kohrathefog.bsky.social is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of and inequities in outdoor air pollution exposure across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle: extraction ➡️ transport/storage ➡️ refining/processing ➡️ end-use. 🧵
August 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🚨 OUT NOW! Our new @science.org study led by @kohrathefog.bsky.social is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of and inequities in outdoor air pollution exposure across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle: extraction ➡️ transport/storage ➡️ refining/processing ➡️ end-use. 🧵
🇵🇸BDS VICTORY!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🇵🇸BDS VICTORY!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
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Phase-out clubs won’t deliver 1.5°C alone - but they’re shaping climate politics in ways we can’t ignore.
Full analysis 👉 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
Full paper from Koppenborg here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full analysis 👉 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
Full paper from Koppenborg here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil fuel phase-out clubs: the new kid on the block in climate governance?
As global climate negotiations struggle with the urgency of phasing out fossil fuels, a new form of climate governance has emerged: phase-out clubs.
www.sussex.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Phase-out clubs won’t deliver 1.5°C alone - but they’re shaping climate politics in ways we can’t ignore.
Full analysis 👉 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
Full paper from Koppenborg here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Full analysis 👉 www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
Full paper from Koppenborg here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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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 🧵
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 🧵
August 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📣 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 🧵
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 🧵
Gas is much worse for the climate than previously acknowledged. The idea that gas is a "transition fuel" from coal and oil to renewables is a fallacy:
"Methane adjustments erode over two-thirds of the apparent post-2005 decline in US greenhouse gas emissions."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Methane adjustments erode over two-thirds of the apparent post-2005 decline in US greenhouse gas emissions."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gas is much worse for the climate than previously acknowledged. The idea that gas is a "transition fuel" from coal and oil to renewables is a fallacy:
"Methane adjustments erode over two-thirds of the apparent post-2005 decline in US greenhouse gas emissions."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Methane adjustments erode over two-thirds of the apparent post-2005 decline in US greenhouse gas emissions."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, the U.N. says
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
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My new op-ed essay in the @financialtimes.com.
on.ft.com/4kKqiTb
The growing Brics divide between carbon and electro-states
on.ft.com/4kKqiTb
The growing Brics divide between carbon and electro-states
The growing Brics divide between carbon and electro-states
Energy systems can shape political institutions and make some nations more vulnerable to trade wars than others
on.ft.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My new op-ed essay in the @financialtimes.com.
on.ft.com/4kKqiTb
The growing Brics divide between carbon and electro-states
on.ft.com/4kKqiTb
The growing Brics divide between carbon and electro-states
We need increased renewables production. But without a drastic reduction in fossil fuel production, the planet will be none the cooler. We need to end energy addition and move to energy decommission. This is only possible if we ditch the cult of capital! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We need increased renewables production. But without a drastic reduction in fossil fuel production, the planet will be none the cooler. We need to end energy addition and move to energy decommission. This is only possible if we ditch the cult of capital! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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nice thread outlining @lslothuus.bsky.social's new article on a geopolitical approach to fossil fuel phase-out
⚠️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
🧵
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
🧵
July 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
nice thread outlining @lslothuus.bsky.social's new article on a geopolitical approach to fossil fuel phase-out