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Mat Paterson

@matpaterson.bsky.social
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Climate politics; political economy. University of Manchester Professor. scholar.google.com/citations?user=i…. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/person….

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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's always nice when one of your PhD students gets their first publication. 'The spatial politics of International Climate Finance: A case of India' now out by Soham Banerjee along with Dishil Shrimankar and myself. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1.... 1/
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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BLOG | Devolution could give citizens a meaningful role in creating policies that work for them. But, more devolution does not mean more democracy. To fully deliver, models like citizen's juries and assemblies should be normal and expected - not just a democratic curiosity. 👉 tinyurl.com/ybsnr2yu
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Benjamin H. Bradlow @bhbradlow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Such important work by colleagues at the NZIPL! And it raises a critical question: why are some Global South countries more capable of attracting and using this investment for building up green industry than others?
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
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Jack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 11/09/2026
The Greens have selected their leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social to contest the by-election in Holborn and St. Pancras. What will it take for him to win the seat? Some analysis from me 👇
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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
💡 From presentations on social and solidarity economies to the gig economy to a panel on our place-based community action, our JUST research team made their mark at #RGS2026! Thank you @rgs.org for a fantastic week and the opportunity to share our work - looking forward to next year already!
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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📣 Looking for a role where your organisational skills can contribute to a fairer, more sustainable future? We're seeking a full-time Administrator to join the JUST Centre team! 👉 More information and apply: lnkd.in/e8S4bvBE
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11/09/2026
NEW – Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/lQVZ8W8
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 10/09/2026
HOPE not hate can conclusively prove that Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s business empire has been built on fraudulent means, tax evasion, and perjury. This is a long one. Strap in.🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/the-grift/
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The Grift
Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 10/09/2026
NEW – UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social 💬 With comments from @theaef.bsky.social @loispennington.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/61e2uoH
The UK government says UK flight emissions are set to be at least 50% higher than previously thought by 2050. Projected emissions in the UK's new scenarios (dark blue and grey), compared to the jet-zero strategy 'high ambition' scenario (light blue), MtCO2e. By 2050, new technology scenario reaches 28 MtCO2e compared to 19 MtCO2e in jet-zero. Source: UK Department for Transport. - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Holiday drawing to a close. I’ve read two work-adjacent books (plus a load of ever enjoyable Terry Pratchett), and both were magnificent. One was Iftekhar Iqbal’s The Range of the River, which is about the six main rivers coming out of Tibet. www.sup.org/books/asian-... 1/
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🔴 Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
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Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Rubbish headline by @theguardian.com. They were not confused, they are stirring up racist violence. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U-19 cricket team for asylum-seekers
Anti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers wer...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/09/2026
UK solar booming.
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Analysis: UK solar power hits record high over summer 2026 - Carbon Brief
Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation soared, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This BBC claim that Mr Thomas "drummed up support for 'mass resistance' but without violence" seems like an editorialisation of the news that lacks context/accuracy Firstly, Mr Thomas was clearly very pro-violence in summer 2024 + 2026 Secondly, Mr Thomas calls for disruption + threat
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026
Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34 5 September
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Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it addsThe Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 04/09/2026
the tide is turning folks. it’s a month late and a trillion dollars short, but it’s turning. even Trump can’t stop it
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Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests. Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
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Port of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks port
Queues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25.
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Foraged sloes on holiday in Brittany. To cook up into syrup/jam.
Pan of sloes for cooking into jam
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Extraordinary. Both the preservation and the archaeology.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 04/09/2026
You’re going to hear a lot about how this crisis is about government borrowing levels. That’s largely bullshit. The cause of the global bond sell-off was investors freaking out about inflation - not governments spending too much money. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...
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Who’s afraid of the bond vigilantes?
This week’s bond sell-off wasn't about government profligacy - it was about war, oil, and inflation. And as ever, it's the global South paying the price.
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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There could be no clearer signal that Reform propose to be a fascist government The purpose of a state of emergency is to suspend constitutional requirements Politicians and journalists who are committed to democracy should understand and act accordingly www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farge set to declare 'national emergency' in huge Reform speech
Nigel Farage will make his keynote speech at Reform UK's conference - follow live
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Philip Amies @philipamies.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026
"if it looks like a wild boar, and it behaves like a wild boar, then it is a wild boar” The article is interesting, the paper even more so. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/08/2026
This is really worth your time if you want to understand from an expert the processes involved in yesterday's glacier collapse...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Jack Copley @jackcopley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My piece on political economy of decarbonizing cement w/ @phenomenalworld.bsky.social A 'senior industry figure I spoke to said[:] “I mean, how are you going to get somebody to lend you money for the investments required if you aren’t making any money in your core business?”' tinyurl.com/c2f9z35s
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Jack Copley | Cement's Stubborn Emissions
Fierce competition and overcapacity crises are impeding efforts to decarbonize cement production
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗞️ New article out in @uk.theconversation.com - with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social to argue that if Andy Burnham wants to achieve the UK's climate objectives, he's going to need to forge better diplomatic ties with China - theconversation.com/wildfires-an...
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Wildfires and a summer of extreme heat mean Andy Burnham can’t stay quiet on climate any longer
The new prime minister may find that UK-China relations hold some answers to the climate challenge.
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Burnham will continue Starmer's tradition of campaigning for the Green Party if he approves Rosebank. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Not sure why this is a 'debate' really, but neverthless, very good by @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social on why we really shouldn't be expanding oil and gas capacity.
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
very much looking forward to reading this (beyond the sections I read drafts of!!)
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
An investigation by @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social has found that the same modelers who overestimated the potential of CCS repeatedly underestimated solar power - one of the energy technologies that would allow more oil to remain in the ground. projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
Two line charts are depicted. At the top, the line chart is labeled "Carbon Capture Capacity." The y-axis is "megatons" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). More than a dozen blue lines show a steady increase from the left edge of the chart to the right edge of the chart. Some of the blue lines exceed 4,000 megatons between years 2030 and 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line is at around 0 megatons from 2010 to 2025. The maroon line is labeled "Actual carbon storage". 

The second chart is labeled "Solar Power". The y-axis is "terawatt-hour" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). Dozens of blue lines increase from around 0 on the left side of the chart, showing moderate growth from 2010 to 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line starts at 0 in 2010 and rises sharply to over 2,000 in 2024. The maroon line is obviously increasing much faster than the blue lines. The maroon line is labeled "Actual solar electricity production."
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Indeed. for those of us near moors that have been on fire, the ban is good. but they are fuelling the fires in other ways. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 15/08/2026
NEW STEWART LEE column The climate crisis requires concerted global opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on corner shops selling grills www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
We’re banning disposable barbecues, but we’re still drilling for oil? We really are cooked. Stewart Lee on dealing with Trump and the fossil fuel industry
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is barmy. UK EV sales have gone from 3% to 30% in six years. So totally possible to keep the pressure up and accelerate. this will be US carmakers influenced by US backtracking and seeking to globalise it. should be ignoring them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
one small indomitable village in gaul can save europe
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Mikael Karlsson @mikaelkarlsson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Here we present a study, led by @jensergon.bsky.social, showing how problematic Sweden's dismantling of climate policy is. Income support, recycled fuel taxes, or progressive taxes with subsidies for green tech or public welfare, are all better for equality and mitigation than lowered energy taxes.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Their aim is simply to reduce the number of non-motorists killed or seriously injured... This creates a perverse incentive. The easiest way to reduce the death toll of pedestrians and cyclists is to discourage people from walking or cycling in the first place"
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Stacy VanDeveer @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Check it out! How #trains can transform #PersianGulf #politics and #global #security @umassboston.bsky.social @conresglobal.bsky.social @mccormackgradatumb.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-trains-c...
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How trains can transform Persian Gulf politics and global security
Once completed, the 2,177-kilometer GCC Railway will connect six Gulf kingdoms and provide alternative routes to Europe and Asia.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …
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Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
LSE are advertising a tenure track position on IPE with a specialism in global environmental politics - rare to see these positions come up, particularly those in GEP link to application form below
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Assistant Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy
Assistant Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"...
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Farage adopts the Man City strategy.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As the UN Secretary General says, every new fossil fuel project approved today makes tomorrow’s heatwaves more dangerous & our world less secure. I hope Andy Burnham is listening. Caving in to the fossil fuel lobby as the planet burns would be unforgivable
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Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns
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CO2mmit @co2mmit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Happy Birthday John Tyndall (August 2, 1820 - December 4, 1893). A note on how this relates to our current understanding of our world and how we are changing our climate. www.co2mmit.org/p/paying-res... #climate #ClimateChange #Science #Scientists
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Paying Respect
A tribute to John Tyndall who was born August 2, 1820; and to the other scientists who have expanded our knowledge about our atmosphere and our changing climate.
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A good sign. Burnham should have anticipated though. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andrew Simms @andrewsimms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Pragmatic = dealing with things sensibly based on real world conditions Real world conditions = humanity getting torched due to burning fossil fuels
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