Federica Genovese

@fgenovese.bsky.social

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Political scientist at University of Oxford • Leverhulme Trust awardee • cross-national policy, political economy, politics of climate and crises • mom of 2 • she/her

https://www.federica-genovese.com/

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Reposted by Tim M. Blackburn, Ed Hawkins, Federica Genovese

Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 9h

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero

1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!

1/10

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17h

Climate is indeed the best manifestation of how enviro and inequality problems are tied together.

Not surprisingly, reconfiguring green parties rhetoric around climate change has been something that younger voters wanted.

At the end it‘s a way to ”modernize” the otherwise 1970s flare of greens.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17h

indeed, in the past (“green”) decade, the most successful green parties figured they needed to normalize the green image by making it hand in hand with social policy issues. That tactic made them eat political ground on the left.

Best way to do it was, btw, through the climate change lenses. 2/

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17h

Some political scientists studying green preferences have said this for a while:

if the goal is to broaden the coalition of supporters, prioritizing social justice w/o losing focus on how inequality and environmental degradation are connected is more likely winning strategy than not doing it 1/

Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 17h

This is smart from Polanski in broadening the greens appeal. Often language around ‘green choices’ is received as choices for those who can afford to do so and just another financial/time burden at a time of already high burdens for everyone else looks tin eared. www.thetimes.com/article/a7ac...

Reposted by Rupert Read, Federica Genovese

Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 17h

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 18h

Two Italians detained without justification in the jails of Caracas were made free last night, after 1-2 years. (One may be an actual felon, one is not).

Unsure what it says abt where Venezuela is going but reminder that a regime (Maduro) can be criminal and an invasion be illegal at the same time

Reposted by Peter Schöttler, Bessma Momani, Federica Genovese , and 1 more Peter Schöttler, Bessma Momani, Federica Genovese, Prokla Redaktion

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

Germany's far-right AfD is extreme even by the standards of the European far-right, and has links to open neo-Nazis and antisemites. That apparently will not stop Netanyahu from appearing with them. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Netanyahu joins Germany's AfD, far-right Europeans in backing Orbán as campaign begins

The AfD and Austria's FPÖ Are Boycotted by Israel Over Their Antisemitic Roots and Members. Launching an Uphill Re-election Bid, Orbán Invited International Far-right Allies to His Illiberal Fidesz Pa...

www.haaretz.com

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof
X.com
I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide.
Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t *believe* that the American administration is making me almost feel empathy for Daily Mail front page titles, yet here we are

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for sharing, my 5 year old has made me watch this 80 times this morning :)

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes having to wake up early because you have kids is not that bad

View of the dawn from a window in Britain

Reposted by Kori Schake, David H. Kaye, Fabrizio Coticchia , and 4 more Kori Schake, David H. Kaye, Fabrizio Coticchia, Robert C. Richards, Robert Wolfe, Federica Genovese, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d

"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters

Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.

www.bbc.co.uk

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Cote d’Ivoire 🥲💔

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, James M. Bullock, John R. Hutchinson , and 4 more Lisa W. Fazio, James M. Bullock, John R. Hutchinson, James Goodwin, Federica Genovese, Kathleen Kennedy, Martin Winter

Timchat Torah @landbeforetim.bsky.social · 2d

The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

In the new era of “Climate Realism” driven by (US-induced, Europe’s endorsed) zero-sum shortsightedness and faux belief that climate change problems can be solved via adaptation(!), expect more of these announcements.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of doubling down faster on renewables as the EU prescribes (not blocked but not properly financed by this govt) 🇮🇹 enviro&energy minister says that old non-functional coal plants *cannot* be dismantled given the “global geopolitical insecurity” of fossil fuels

www.mase.gov.it/portale/-/ce...

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

to put American brutality in European perspective: yesterday i heard an Italian news podcast (not a crazy left news outlet! in Italy!) talking of American ICE as a pro-regime militia.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

alright so at least <checks calendar> another 1032 days of this american news cycle

Reposted by Federica Genovese, Hisham Zerriffi

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d

I know there's A Lot to be worried about right now but India is arresting climate activists on the grounds that they're opposed to fossil fuels

www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/f...

Climate activist Harjeet Singh said on Wednesday that he was ‘surprised and deeply disturbed’ by the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) claim that his association with the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative is detrimental to India’s energy security.

SSPL was co-founded in May 2016 by Singh and his wife Jyoti Awasthi.
SSPL was co-founded in May 2016 by Singh and his wife Jyoti Awasthi.
In a statement, Harjeet Singh said: “I am utterly surprised and deeply disturbed by the Enforcement Directorate’s claim that my association with the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative is detrimental to India’s energy security. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have consistently applauded the Indian government’s remarkable leadership in expanding renewable energy and achieving its climate and clean-energy targets nearly five years ahead of schedule.”

The ED on Monday had carried out searches on Singh’s NGO Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, and is investigating foreign funds worth over ₹6 crore received by his organisation to allegedly run narratives to influence the government policies in the energy sector, people familiar with the development said.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

As always, we need more, not less, teaching of history around the world.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

When people talk about the degradation of the (second half of) 20th century norms and the loss of moral values in the past decade, do they realize how hard those norms were fought for? They didn’t just appear from thin air. We didn’t just select them out of televised debates

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

I hear you. Do you know what stops them to envision a shift to fitting renewables? Trust in the government? Misinformation?

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

We can pretend that the far rights are genuine about any vision of energy/enviro politics, or we can simply acknowledge that the sound and sustainable electrification of everything is where we are headed, so we might as well double down on it. Turns out there‘s both supply and demand for jobs there.

Power grid jobs boom as UK energy shifts away from fossil fuels

Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s

www.ft.com

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Federica Genovese

Mons @dennismons.bsky.social · 3d

Politie in vuurgevecht in Utrecht! 🥰

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Erle C. Ellis, Du Toit , and 7 more Rebecca Solnit, Erle C. Ellis, Du Toit, Christopher Wright, Tuomas Mattila, Laura Huenneke, Daniel Huppmann, Dominique Meurs, Federica Genovese, Tim Stephens

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 4d

The US stands alone in dismissing the problem of climate change.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Federica Genovese

Ashley Leeds @bashleyleeds.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder to those (like me) who are trying to figure out how to teach international relations this spring. @iojournal.bsky.social special issue- The Future of Global Governance and World Order- includes 16 non-technical ~4000 word essays by experts. #IOFoGG
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

International Organization: Volume 79 - Issue S1 | Cambridge Core

Cambridge Core - International Organization - Volume 79 - Issue S1

www.cambridge.org

Reposted by Markus Haverland

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

Talking about political events when writing a polisci paper:

"while the general relationship may be multicausal, I can offer a compelling causal argument and robust evidence for why X causes Y."

Talking about political events when talking to journalists:

charlie in it is always sunny in philadelphia

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Nicholas A. Christakis, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 5 more Katharine Hayhoe, Nicholas A. Christakis, Elizabeth Stokoe, Jennifer Clark, Trevor A. Branch, Federica Genovese, Klaus Oschema, Frank Fischer

Altmetric @altmetric.com · 4d

THREAD

The first full year of tracking research on @bsky.app

Hi, we are Altmetric, and we track how research is communicated across the web.

We now have one full calendar year of Bluesky research data and thought we'd have a looksie.

My name is Jeff meme with Altmetric replaced. Channing Tatum with his clothes on.

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

🎯

NB: this shock that Trump manufactured and the opportunity he's seizing to be in the center of private goods he can then distribute is not v different from Brexit.

In neither case corporates were pressuring for it.

This doesnt mean they will not benefit from the chaos: bsky.app/profile/fgen...

Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 5d

1/Quick thoughts on Venezuela oil and what it means for world politics. Rather than a simple story of corporate oligarchy, more about Trump putting himself at the center of spoils that can be used to consolidate power i.e neo-royalism.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/t...

Trump says Venezuela to give up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.

Trump's announcement came days after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolas Maduro, to be prosecuted on drug-trafficking charges.

www.cnbc.com

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

This is dangerous for many reasons, not least the information suppression that this causes.

Lots of pressure on the EU to continue defending the torch of cooperation and, frankly, collecting data for the world now

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

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