Freddie Daley

The Just Energy Transition Partnerships are faltering - fresh thinking is needed The JETPs have the right idea on phasing out coal and boosting renewables, but are struggling as geopolitical tensions and Global South debt levels rise

Comment: The fragility of the JET-Ps should be attributed to the means by which they seek to achieve these objectives, the institutions tasked with delivering them, and the global context in which they operate.

The #JETPs are faltering. Development banks could help revive the #JustEnergyTransition Partnerships by increasing their share of grants, avoiding more privatisation, and working for and with communities.

Opinion by @freddiedaley.bsky.social @charlielawrie.bsky.social👇

Full research👉 bit.ly/JETP25

nice thread outlining @lslothuus.bsky.social's new article on a geopolitical approach to fossil fuel phase-out

⚠️Who should phase out fossil fuels first?⚠️

As countries confront the need to ditch oil, gas, and coal to meet climate goals, one question looms:

Which nations should move first and fastest?

@lslothuus.bsky.social offers a geopolitical approach to answering this question

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Rosebank & Jackdaw fields face 'tightened' approval process Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that firms must account for emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels.

The UK gov has just published new guidance for environmental impact assessments for oil & gas projects. Despite reports/industry spin, it includes a genuinely robust, credible approach to assessing the emissions caused by burning oil & gas. Let's take a look! 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525207...

Background image of two stacks with billowing fumes against a cloudy sky, overlaid with blue and black text that says "Over the past 9 years, the world's 65 biggest banks have poured $7.9 trillion into fossil fuels. Driving climate catastrophes and health impacts around the world."

Our planet can’t afford a single new fossil fuel project — yet big commercial banks spent over $429 BILLION on fossil fuel expansion in 2024 — in some cases enabled by support from public development banks.

We demand that #DefundClimateChaos now.

See the report 👉 bankingonclimatechaos.org

Who Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels First? A Geopolitical Approach to Determining the Sequencing of Fossil Fuel Phaseouts Fossil fuel production must be phased out globally to decarbonise human society. Yet some countries should phase out sooner than others. Determining the order in which countries should phase out pr...

📝New publication!

Fossil fuel phaseouts must incorporate:

1. 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 incl. 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁

2. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲

3. 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀

Read and share: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

⚠️ NEW PAPER ⚠️

@peternewell.bsky.social and I have a new piece out in Environmental Politics on the politics of phasing out fossil fuels in the UK 🇬🇧 - and what it means for fossil fuel phase-out policies globally 🧵

Fossil fuel companies will try to sue states that ban new or existing production. When I speak with powerful actors in energy policy, this fear is a central concern in how governments think about the risks of phasing out fossil fuels. Here is an important intervention in how to reduce those risks:

Thanks Kimberly!

Text: In this guest post, Peter Newell and Freddie Daley discuss the research from their recently published article in Environmental Politics: The political economy of supply-side climate policy in the UK. The UK is the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a leading financial centre in the world economy and a significant fossil fuel producer. It is also a purported leader on global climate policy, so what happens in the UK will have practical, strategic and political ramifications for global efforts to phase-out fossil fuels.

New guest post!

Learning from the past while moving forward? Supply-side climate policy in the UK, a blog from @peternewell.bsky.social and @freddiedaley.bsky.social

environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/guest-posts/...

New blog from @freddiedaley.bsky.social & I about @suspol.bsky.social supply side policy in the UK summarising our article in @environmentalpol.bsky.social

I'm a big fan of @peternewell.bsky.social 's work on the critical need to limit *production* of fossil fuels (bans, phase-outs, licensing, etc.). Nice summary of his new paper w/ @freddiedaley.bsky.social here, including addressing energy security, power structures, & building coalitions for success

Photo of a field covered in solar panels with a green hill in the background and blue sky. Vietnam. Black and white text overlay "Achieving ‘justice’ in JET-Ps and Country Platforms: Lessons for multilateral development banks"

Just Energy Transition Partnerships were touted as innovative instruments of progress when they launched in 2021.

4 years on, the #JETPs are faltering in their aim of transforming coal-reliant countries into clean energy pioneers.

More in report bit.ly/JETP25 and 🧵 below

Playing with the Planet: the climate cost of UEFA's growth plan — Cool Down New analysis highlights the growing climate cost of UEFA’s expanding club competitions, as emissions from the Champions League and Europa League rise sharply.

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 - UEFA's climate impact

In new research with Scientists for Global Responsibility, we reveal a surge in climate-damaging emissions from UEFA’s club tournaments: the Champions League, Europa League & Conference League. ⚽🌍

Here are our key findings and recommendations. 🧵

Full report 👇

The political economy of supply-side climate policy in the UK The UK represents a fascinating case of supply-side climate policies that seek to restrict the production of fossil fuels. Drawing on original interview-based research, we contextualise current mov...

Taken together, our findings point to the need for state leadership, structural change, and social mobilisation to make fossil fuel phase-out a reality, both in the UK and beyond.

The full paper is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

3️⃣ ⭕ Coalitions can make it happen

The UK’s fossil finance ban worked because of coordinated civil society action. Winning future fights will require even broader alliances - especially with trade unions - to deliver just transitions and lasting support for phase-out policies.

2️⃣ 💪 Follow the power

To enable phase-outs, we must confront entrenched political-economic power:

💼 business lobbies
🏦 financial institutions
📰 media networks
✊ trade unions

These actors shape fossil fuel energy pathways and emissions trajectories, so we need to shift the power balance.

We distil 3️⃣ big lessons for scaling supply-side climate policy:

1️⃣ 🔐 Securitisation

Phase-out policies are often blocked in the name of 'energy security'. We argue for a prefigurative politics - framing fossil fuel phase-outs as enhancing energy security, not undermining it.

We look at the UK’s unique political economy and explore three major cases:

⚫ the legacy of the unjust coal transition
📉 the successful fossil fuel export finance ban
🛢️ the push to end North Sea oil & gas licensing

Each shows how the state mediates between capital, labour & civil society.

⚠️ NEW PAPER ⚠️

@peternewell.bsky.social and I have a new piece out in Environmental Politics on the politics of phasing out fossil fuels in the UK 🇬🇧 - and what it means for fossil fuel phase-out policies globally 🧵

How do we move past fossil fuels? Join our event with Susana Muhamad, recent Minister for Environment under Petro in Colombia. Responses by @peternewell.bsky.social (@suspol.bsky.social) and Amiera Sawas (@fossiltreaty.bsky.social). 3pm this Friday at LSE. Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/1372260551...

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@andrewsimms.bsky.social @freddiedaley.bsky.social

A very thought-provoking article on energy security for @theconversation.com by our Professor @peternewell.bsky.social with @freddiedaley.bsky.social 👇

‘Energy security’ is being used to justify more fossil fuels – but this will only make us less secure A global summit in London is set to decide on a new definition of energy security.

New piece from @freddiedaley.bsky.social and @peternewell.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on the dangers of using concerns over to energy security to expand fossil fuel production 🛢️🌏

theconversation.com/energy-secur...

Here's a 🧵 on the main arguments...

‘Energy security’ is being used to justify more fossil fuels – but this will only make us less secure A global summit in London is set to decide on a new definition of energy security.

Ahead of tomorrow's @iea.org summit @freddiedaley.bsky.social & I show how ‘Energy security’ is being used to justify more fossil fuels – but this will only make us less secure' theconversation.com/energy-secur... @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

New piece from @peternewell.bsky.social and me setting out the flawed logic of pursuing further fossil fuel production as a means of achieving energy security 👇

Sky Sports urged to act amid warning away fans are being 'squeezed' Travelling to away matches in the Football League is becoming more difficult due to awkward kick-off times that are often dictated by broadcasters like Sky Sports

🚨 Last week, we revealed that UK football fans are often forced to drive to away games because of limited train availability...

Even though a majority would prefer to travel sustainably.

Read "Stranded Fans": www.cooldownclimate.org/resources/st...

Full story. 👇

Thank you Stephen 🙏

It's been a pleasure seeing this project develop and discussing the policy implications with @freddiedaley.bsky.social

Football fans are travelling all over the country and what they find is what anyone else attempting the same does - sometimes public transport works great, too often it doesn't