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Lecturer in Political Theory & Public Policy, University College London | Researching climate ethics, politics & governance | Tweeting in personal capacity.
May 30, 2024 12 tweets 3 min read
Our new research in @sciencemagazine shows that no new fossil fuel projects are needed to meet energy demand in scenarios limiting warming to 1.5°C. We need bans & advocacy to build a #NoNewFossil norm @OlivierBvK @st_pye @FuelOnTheFire @ucl @IISD_Energydoi.org/10.1126/scienc… We make the case in three steps. First, we show that existing* fossil fuel capacity is sufficient to meet energy demand implied in a wide range of scenarios for limiting climate warming to 1.5°C (* in some scenarios, incl. projects under development, in construction or permitted)
Oct 26, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
We are excited to launch Redline - Research Database for Litigation against New fossil fuel Extraction. Its aim is to arm litigators with the latest research relevant to factual claims underpinning fossil fuel litigation: @ucl @st_pye redlinedatabase.org
Image @ucl @st_pye @mlaz_sei @SEI_Erickson @climateploy @RDNS_TAI @ClimateSSN @beyondoilgas @PriceofOil @fossiltreaty @Greenpeace @Tzeporah The database contains over 50 legally-relevant summaries of scholarly journal articles and reports, with links to open access versions of the article/report. These can be found via the search function. Here's an example: Image