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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 17h

could make electoral sense.
This brings me to the party- or elite-level logic of the announcement. In majoritarian systems, populism tends to emerge within mainstream parties because higher barriers to entry for new parties make it more attractive for populists
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨Global public action (climate!) is most effective when countries do it together yet we're in a period of IO backlash rooted in left-behind places

Does it mean all left-behind regions hate IOs the same?

@patrickbayer.bsky.social & I have a paper accepted @bjpols.bsky.social abt this🧵

osf.io/rtymv

Climate Policy Costs, Regional Politics and Backlashagainst International Cooperation by Patrick Bayer and Federica Genovese.

This paper investigates the conditions under which subnational concerns shape public assessments of international climate governance. In line with existing literature, we maintain that costly policy adjustments fuel negative views of international cooperation in policy exposed regions. At the same time, we argue that the more resentful relations are with the national center of politics, the more sympathetic these regions areto international institutions and global governance. Based on geographically targeted survey data from theUnited Kingdom, we find that fossil fuel-intensive regions with strong, institutionalized regional politics have more positive assessments of international climate cooperation than structurally similar regions where regional political institutions are less pronounced. The findings show that regional politics characteristics are key for understanding climate policy beliefs among citizens that bear the brunt of adjustments to international climate agreements

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 17h

Some thoughts on the strategic logic behind Kemi Badenoch’s announcement that she’d scrap the Climate Change Act (CCA).
It serves two functions:
1️⃣ It appeals to lukewarm pivotal voters in marginal seats sceptical of costly green measures.
2️⃣ It is designed to
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

www.theguardian.com

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Rob Shum @robshum.bsky.social · 1d

🇨🇳 added renewables > RoW combined -> 2% drop in fossil fuel use in the 1st 1/2 2025 compared ‘24.

🇮🇳 renewable energy grew by more 3x ⚡️ demand – causing “coal & gas use to fall by 3.1% & 34% respectively”.

But demand for ⚡️ in 🇺🇸 outpaced renewables, “leading to a 17% increase in coal generation” 🔌💡

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

Not here to defend the D-leadership but asking for some streaming of any negotiations is exactly what a party that wants to unveil corruption and bullyism would do.

This is what the Five Star Movement in Italy did back in 2013 and I am not saying this is my cup of tea but their voters were into it.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schumer: I want to say to Donald Trump, to Johnson, and to Thune: come to the Capitol, sit down in public, and debate us on the health care crisis that’s afflicting Americans.

The public needs to see this.

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

Lol

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 1d

That’s me talking about links between my daily job and climate change for the @leverhulme.ac.uk, thanks to the Expeditions partner which come to speak to me and championed my research 💙

(yes you can tell it is me because that is indeed my house and I‘m zero tv trained but hey at least it‘s not AI!)

Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 2d

Professor @fgenovese.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social, specialises in the politics of climate and crises. She reflects on the need to take responsibility in the fight against climate change. www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4624

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 2d

After being so wonderfully welcomed by Federica at Oxford earlier this year, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome her at home this time, here at Sciences Po!
@sciencespo-cee.bsky.social

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to hopping on a train later today and heading to Paris to present our "how Brexit harmed the environment" paper (cc @acalacino.bsky.social @hayleypring.bsky.social) tomorrow 🇫🇷

Thanks @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social for the invite!

Abstract of "Offshore Outlaws" paper by Calacino, Genovese and Pring:

Globalization has led to various forms of international integration whose effect on environmental behavior has been a long-standing source of debate. Yet, in recent years, there has been a growing backlash against international institutions, in part motivated by the will of taking back control of national borders. Focusing on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, this paper explores the effects of this type of backlash on firms' environmental standards. Despite being defined as a sovereignist project to enhance state power and national regulatory oversight, we argue that Brexit caused immediate suboptimal environmental outcomes. Specifically, Brexit created policy misalignment, pushing the UK regulators into a capacity vacuum. This led to a transition period of impunity for polluting firms, further catalyzed by accelerating market changes, which led firms with lower environmental compliance to sort into the market. We test our theory with evidence from the oil sector's offshore rigs in the North Sea between 2015 and 2023. A grid-cell analysis of satellite-detected oil spills compares firm behavior in the United Kingdom, European Union, and Norwegian jurisdictions. We first find that, after Brexit, UK waters experienced significantly less environmental protection compared to the EU and Norway. Additionally, we show that the environmental damages following Brexit are not associated to a decrease of UK public salience for environmental protection, but by a new ecosystem of firms that were allowed to reap short-term profits from Brexit.

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Why talking to the new face of a party that wants to take a step towards making green politics more holistic and progressive when you can talk about everything nostalgic with a peppering of greenbashing with old Reform faces

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

excellent work

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Who knows maybe my talk will be able to distract from the super-exciting French politics moment

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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 2d

Salvini's Lega completes its political metamorphosis by forming an electoral pact with Totò Cuffaro's "Nuova Democrazia Cristiana" in Sicily.
Cuffaro, former Governor of Sicily, served a 7-year prison sentence for aiding and abetting mafiosi.

Patto per la Sicilia tra Cuffaro e Salvini: alleati alle Politiche e liste diverse (ma “gemellate”) per l’Ars

L'accordo chiuso alla Festa dell'Amicizia organizzata dalla Nuova Democrazia Cristiana a Ribera

www.lasicilia.it

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to hopping on a train later today and heading to Paris to present our "how Brexit harmed the environment" paper (cc @acalacino.bsky.social @hayleypring.bsky.social) tomorrow 🇫🇷

Thanks @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social for the invite!

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall died on October 1st, 2025 at the age of 91.

Over the years, Mongabay staff and contributors have conducted numerous interviews with Goodall.

Here is a recap of her ideas and reflections, organized by theme.

Jane Goodall quotes: Words from a reluctant global icon

Over the years, Mongabay staff and contributors have conducted numerous interviews with Jane Goodall. The following is a recap of her ideas and reflections, organized by theme. A list of the…

news.mongabay.com

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

was the movie predicting everything or did the 2025 powers to be decide to... copy the plot?

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d

Somehow decided to watch again Don’t Look Up and hey do you remember when back in the extremely far away <checks notes> 2021 we thought we could just put the crazy media-fueled anti-science political apparatus behind us

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Sarah Bauerle Danzman @sarahbauerled.bsky.social · 4d

If the admin’s proposed TikTok deal goes through, providing ownership and control over a major social media platform, these concerns only further amplify. TikTok US needs an IPO, not a crony deal. And, US businesses need to wake up that their interest lies in being able to be global companies.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

oooh yes.

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

True

(I was only joking about my German integration considerations, half of my family is German!)

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

I am sitting here with my coffee and pen asking like why am I hurting my brain on a Saturday morning

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

I recall trying to watch German cop shows while taking German in Germany and that really convinced me that I would never be able to fully integrate

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

must *have completed (lol of course)

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

me: "can you believe I had to take an English language test for my British citizenship"

also me: "In 10+ years in this country I must had completed a grand total of 3 crosswords completely by myself"

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 4d

nothing will remind you that you are not a native English speaker like attempting English newspaper crosswords

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 5d

Good. More.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5d

Theresa May: “To row back now would be a catastrophic mistake for while that consensus is being tested, the science remains the same.” 🎯 💯

https://www.ft.com/content/fdcba944-8fd0-4cf0-bfbd-6bfbb2256987 via @ft

Theresa May hits out at Badenoch’s pledge to ditch flagship UK climate change law

Former prime minister warned Tory leader’s move would be ‘catastrophic mistake’

www.ft.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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