Jessica Green

Opinion: In the Iran war, good news is bad news for oil, Canada and our future The longer the conflict continues, the more it’s looking like an act of economic self-harm by the U.S., and Canadians will be collateral damage

Important point in @theglobeandmail.com as some Canadians suggest that Iran war is an opportunity to increase our oil production: any econ gains will be offset by inflation, fueled by oil price instability, esp. in carbon intensive Canada.

This war is *not* a reason to double down on fossil fuels.

Closing the high seas to fishing: A club approach The world’s fisheries are governed by a vast, and largely ineffective, set of international and regional institutions. If we are to preserve and manag…

We offer a solution here for reducing overfishing, which in turn will reduce incentives for fradulent labelling. At the end of the day, we can't expect private actors to provide regulation as robust as gov't rules.
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Looking forward to reading this!

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Paris school streets are raising the global bar for children’s wellbeing More than 300 streets in the French capital have been redesigned to be traffic free. The welcome sense of calm is not going unnoticed

The news is shit, but Paris continues to make steady progress reclaiming the city from cars for pedestrians.

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Wow! I hadn't heard about this. This is BONKERS.

Asset managers restart Net Zero initiative with looser rules after year-long pause Under new terms, the coalition’s signatories will set targets independently and develop their own strategies

Excellent evidence of my argument that voluntary action works better under the shadow of regulation. No shadow, no incentive to get ahead of coming rules.

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This looks great! Haven’t read yet, but if governors get credit, wouldn’t that be an incentive for state level lobbying for fed investments?

Mining the Deep Sea: Navigating the Exploration License Process in the US In this four-part WFW article series, we explore deep sea mining in the US, focussing on the legal framework under US laws.

you know shit is getting real with US deep sea mining when the lawyers start explaining the legal process for getting permits.
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Big Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans After years focused on payouts and discipline, energy majors are being pressed on the longevity of their reserves

Big Oil CEOs: if we say "growth" enough times, shareholders will believe us.

Caleb Smith Memorial Walk Visit the post for more.

My dear friend Caleb Smith walked every street in Manhattan. It was an amazing experience to watch (I was at the finish line!)
calebsmithmemorialwalk.wordpress.com

In which the CEO of Canadian oil industry group says we have more pipelines than gas. So obvi, we should build more pipelines...?🤔

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

OUT NOW: LMSU is back for 2026, kicking off with Summer Book Club. What could be more summery, or summary, than arguing climate policy goes wrong by focusing on managing tonnes rather than transitioning assets?
Get ready to tonne police, or shake ya assets, here: www.letmesumup.net/should-we-do...

Thanks to @legal-planet.org for the shoutout in their latest weekly roundup.

Also, def read everything by @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @sammyroth.bsky.social

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It’s Time To Target The Political Power Of Polluters | NOEMA We won’t make progress on decarbonization until we rein in the power of fossil fuel asset owners and invest in green assets. Tax and investment policy can help.

My latest on Existential Politics and climate change in @noemamag.com. Climate policy should focus on dollars, not tons of emissions!

This is probably 60% of the content on QAA pod from @annieknk.bsky.social @travisview.bsky.social @jakerockatansky.bsky.social. It is painful stuff, but very important to understanding the world today.

oooh! can't wait to read this!

I wonder how the constitutionalists will feel about this (absolutely spot on) take.

Greenland tensions harden Europe’s push for energy independence Nine countries agree to build joint offshore wind projects and cables in the North Sea

Middle powers btw a rock & a hard place. Canada needs to find new mkts for fossil energy outside of the ahem, fickle, US. EU needs to develop green energy / energy independence.

Energy transition will continue to reorganize global alliances -- if middle powers are smart and forward-looking.

After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities”...

yet another example from @desmog.com of how fossil asset owners fixate on "managing tons" thru carbon accounting to distract from the REAL problem: burning fossil fuels.

I write about why managing tons is doomed to fail extensively in my new book Existential Politics (link in bio).

Carney to announce a broad package of measures targeting affordability The federal government will announce a hike to the GST credit on Monday, sources say

Libs gonna lib.

Tax credits will not fix the affordability crisis.

Thank you for sharing this!! It helped me today. And thank you @emorwee.bsky.social for writing it and for all of your work. ✊

Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.

At what point do we say that there is a civil war underway in the US?

Also, F- to the NYT for the language "aggressive tactics" but, we knew that already.

Evergreen tweet?

Opinion | The Hidden Risk to the Housing Market

US economy based on a climate vulnerable asset: housing. And insurance industry can't keep up.

But vulnerable asset owners are mostly unorganized & thus underrepresented in policy and politics.

If the US housing market tanks, so does the US economy. Existential Politics in a nutshell.

Between the Board of Peace full of warmongers, Macron's aviators and Lagarde's stone cold walkout from Lutnick's speech, Davos is giving serious Housewives vibes.

Existential Politics A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation

Hundo percent. See my new book on this:
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

It is fitting that the new High Seas Treaty #BBNJ enters into force just after Kristina Gjerde's passing. A testimony to her advocacy and an honor to her memory.
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What would EU’s €93bn retaliatory tariffs against US cover? Boeing aircraft, bourbon, motorcycles and soyabeans among targeted products if Donald Trump makes good on his threats

can we just have a trade war instead of an actual war?