Marian Feist

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Sustainability Colloquium with Joanne Yao and Danielle Young A presentation on the development and use of solar geoengineering as another tool to lower global temperatures and the geopolitical implications of such technology.

Looking forward to welcoming Joanne Yao (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and @notesnthemargin.bsky.social (@universityofleeds.bsky.social).

Join us for their talk on 18 March.

@hertiesustain.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...

Volume 26 Issue 1 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press

There are journal issues...and then there are journal issues! The truly epic 25th Anniversary Special Issue of the GEP journal, titled "Continuity and Change in Global Environmental Politics," is now live and free to read for the next 90 days through @mitpress.bsky.social.

The final agreement - adopted with significant delay - include three elements that increase the policy uncertainty in EU climate policy:
• backdoors to revisit the target
• unspecified flexibilities (CDR & international credits)
• conditionalities for the upcoming reforms of policy instruments
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Addressing climate change without the ‘rules-based order’ Everyone who cares about climate action must now grapple with how climate politics can function in a new world of uncertainty.

A must read for those interested in advancing any form of care or action to protect our world.

theconversation.com/addressing-c...

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(h/t @oleadolphsen.bsky.social)

Global Environmental Politics amid Geopolitical Turbulence Abstract. Over the past decade, three overlapping trends have fundamentally reshaped and now characterize the global geopolitical order: the rise of emerging powers, increasing military conflicts, and...

What do the key trends in international relations mean for the study on global environmental politics?

New overview article in @gepjournal.bsky.social by crack team @yixiansun.bsky.social, @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social, @matpaterson.bsky.social et al.

direct.mit.edu/glep/article...

Anchoring climate policy integration: progress and limitations under the European Green Deal This article investigates how and to what extent climate policy integration (CPI) has been legally anchored in the EU’s governance framework under the European Green Deal (EGD). First, we establish...

Very glad to see this joint piece of work (with Kati Kulovesi and Leonie Reins) on climate policy integration under the European Green Deal out - check it out (it's open access)!

Executive Disorder - The United States officially turn their back on international climate governance - Sustainable Futures Steffen Bauer beleuchtet, warum der Rückzug der USA aus dem internationalen Klimaregime die globale Klimapolitik erschüttert, welche wissenschaftlichen und geopolitischen Konsequenzen drohen.

Steffen Bauer of @idos-research.bsky.social on the implications of the US withdrawing from multilateral climate cooperation

blogs.idos-research.de/2026/01/20/e...

I wrote about just transition in Brazil for UNRISD - TLDR, lots of different impacts, from new kinds of energy, from old ones, with different implications for different groups (some hit urban, some indigenous, some quilombolos, some labor) www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...

New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics."

The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year.

direct.mit.edu/glep/article...

@lseir.bsky.social

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

Secession from IPCC and UNFCCC

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Anarchy, Nature, and Innovation Abstract. The variety of topics studied in the field of International Relations contrasts sharply with the relatively anemic theoretical framework that IR

Enjoyed @jeffcolgan.bsky.social's new piece in which he builds on my idea to elevate climate change as structural factor alongside anarchy in IR. He argues anarchy, nature, & innovation are ordering principles that shape units & interact. 1/ academic.oup.com/isr/article/...

Recruitment - Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science 2026 Recruitment 2026 - Sciences Po is recruiting two Assistant Professors (tenure track) in Political Science / Politics and Policy in/of Europe and the European Union

Come and join us at the CEE - Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée: we are looking for a new assistant professor in political science working on ecological transitions.
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (291366) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (291366), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2026

Interested in pursuing a career in climate governance, policy or politics research? Do you have a relevant PhD degree in political science, public administration or international relations? Then you should check out this opportunity!

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Looking forward to discussing #COP30 together with @climatemorgan.bsky.social and @hertieschool.bsky.social students at this year’s @hertiesustain.bsky.social COP review event.

COP30 in Belém: collective effort, constrained ambition SEI experts share personal reflections from COP30, its key impacts, and what they may mean for 2026 and beyond.

In a hurry? Read these concise and informative takeaways from #COP30 – by @sei.org’s @mayarebermark.bsky.social, @janebirch.bsky.social, et al.

www.sei.org/perspectives...

Several former representatives of the German government, most notably the former foreign minister, involved themselves in new capacities. Can’t say it moved the needle much.

Guest post: The challenge of consensus decision-making in UN climate negotiations - Carbon Brief COP decisions are always adopted by consensus. How has consensus decision-making played out over the decades during UN climate negotiations?

See also @joannadepledge.bsky.social’s excellent treatment of the mode and history of decision-making under the #UNFCCC.
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-t...

It appears the #COP30 presidency tried to pull a Baku – ignoring calls for the floor when adopting a decision to force a delegation’s hand and/or allow them to save face – and it was taken badly by a number of parties.

🆕 UNILATERAL TRADE MEASURES #COP30

After fighting for inclusion on COP agendas in Dubai, Baku and Belém, climate-related trade measures are on the verge of having their big moment on the cover of COP30 climate talks.

#dontevacuatejustfilm? Mierda, indeed.

It's day 11 of #COP30 and it's the second dawn without a new text.

Looks to be another fairly quiet day today until we get that draft text.

Regarding Turkey hosting #COP31 and Australia presiding

Bill Gates, Tony Blair, CFR are rethinking climate change in the Trump era: more "realistically." Can we dismiss this trend or do we need to understand what it means global climate politics? 🧵
@fgenovese.bsky.social and I write for @iojournal.bsky.social
#IOFoGG
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This Wednesday feels like Friday – a colleague’s astute observation at #COP30.

COP30 STATUS CHECK:

While we all wait for the new draft texts to arrive (F5 F5 F5…)

Here's how things stand

Agreed items: 49
Items with draft text: 43
Items with no text or not agreed: 11 (inc "rule 16")
Items punted into next year: 18

www.carbonbrief.org/...

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Many new draft decision texts were released overnight at #COP30, including a draft “Global Mutirão” decision

The Presidency pushed Parties to wrap up, but consultations Tuesday showed little sign of progress

More sessions were scheduled until midnight

enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...

The #ClimateClub is back at 47 members – with Mexico joining as just announced by minister Bárcena at #COP30.