Sam Fankhauser
@samfankhauser.bsky.social
Climate Policy at the Oxford Smith School.
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New: UK electricity bills must be fairer, not just lower.
Households already face big differences in what they pay 👉by region, payment type & housing quality. With new reforms coming, low-income homes could be hit hardest unless protections are introduced.
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Households already face big differences in what they pay 👉by region, payment type & housing quality. With new reforms coming, low-income homes could be hit hardest unless protections are introduced.
@samfankhauser.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New: UK electricity bills must be fairer, not just lower.
Households already face big differences in what they pay 👉by region, payment type & housing quality. With new reforms coming, low-income homes could be hit hardest unless protections are introduced.
@samfankhauser.bsky.social
Households already face big differences in what they pay 👉by region, payment type & housing quality. With new reforms coming, low-income homes could be hit hardest unless protections are introduced.
@samfankhauser.bsky.social
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"When colleagues & I interviewed people (...) about the act a few years ago, they emphasised the predictable process, the clear rules on accountability & the evidence-based discourse it has enabled." @samfankhauser.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/tory-plan-to...
Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk
The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"When colleagues & I interviewed people (...) about the act a few years ago, they emphasised the predictable process, the clear rules on accountability & the evidence-based discourse it has enabled." @samfankhauser.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/tory-plan-to...
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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Badenoch’s announcement that the Conservatives will repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act if they win the next general election has the potential to be a major own goal..." – @samfankhauser.bsky.social | @theconversation.com
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Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk
The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Badenoch’s announcement that the Conservatives will repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act if they win the next general election has the potential to be a major own goal..." – @samfankhauser.bsky.social | @theconversation.com
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📣 The deadline for applications to our Associate Editor role has been extended to 14th September 🕑 ❗
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Climate Policy is recruiting new associate editors
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September 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
📣 The deadline for applications to our Associate Editor role has been extended to 14th September 🕑 ❗
⚡ Don't miss this opportunity to join the world-leading journal on #climatepolicy
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We’re thrilled that @samfankhauser.bsky.social from @smithschool.ox.ac.uk has joined the Advisory Board of our Centre for Private Finance in Development!
Sam will help us shape new thinking about how to mobilise more private capital for development & close the development financing gap.
Sam will help us shape new thinking about how to mobilise more private capital for development & close the development financing gap.
July 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We’re thrilled that @samfankhauser.bsky.social from @smithschool.ox.ac.uk has joined the Advisory Board of our Centre for Private Finance in Development!
Sam will help us shape new thinking about how to mobilise more private capital for development & close the development financing gap.
Sam will help us shape new thinking about how to mobilise more private capital for development & close the development financing gap.
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What share of new car sales are electric?
Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇
Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...
Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇
Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...
May 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
What share of new car sales are electric?
Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇
Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...
Here are a selection of countries for 2024 👇
Explore more here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/elec...
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What's current in REEP (@ReepAere.bsky.social)?
"Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries" by Juliette Caucheteux, Sam Fankhauser (@samfankhauser.bsky.social), & Sugandha Srivastav
Read article from the Winter '25 issue: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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"Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries" by Juliette Caucheteux, Sam Fankhauser (@samfankhauser.bsky.social), & Sugandha Srivastav
Read article from the Winter '25 issue: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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May 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What's current in REEP (@ReepAere.bsky.social)?
"Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries" by Juliette Caucheteux, Sam Fankhauser (@samfankhauser.bsky.social), & Sugandha Srivastav
Read article from the Winter '25 issue: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#EconSky 📉 📈
"Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries" by Juliette Caucheteux, Sam Fankhauser (@samfankhauser.bsky.social), & Sugandha Srivastav
Read article from the Winter '25 issue: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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The unequivocal case for net zero green growth by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
May 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The unequivocal case for net zero green growth by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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In their latest article, @samfankhauser.bsky.social & Gita Briel highlight the crucial shift needed in the approach to LMICs #ClimateFinance
Article sponsor: @ccgprogramme.bsky.social
Article sponsor: @ccgprogramme.bsky.social
From access to affordability: A new lens on climate finance for LMICs
The G20 has an opportunity to lead a paradigm shift in climate finance, and will not be measured by pledges.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In their latest article, @samfankhauser.bsky.social & Gita Briel highlight the crucial shift needed in the approach to LMICs #ClimateFinance
Article sponsor: @ccgprogramme.bsky.social
Article sponsor: @ccgprogramme.bsky.social
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The Tony Blair Institute has now issued a statement (pic) saying the UK govt is "already pursuing" the solutions it highlights – CCS, new nuclear, etc – and that "we support the govt's 2050 net-zero targets"
The wildly inaccurate media coverage will now be corrected, right?
6/6
The wildly inaccurate media coverage will now be corrected, right?
6/6
April 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Tony Blair Institute has now issued a statement (pic) saying the UK govt is "already pursuing" the solutions it highlights – CCS, new nuclear, etc – and that "we support the govt's 2050 net-zero targets"
The wildly inaccurate media coverage will now be corrected, right?
6/6
The wildly inaccurate media coverage will now be corrected, right?
6/6
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🚨Job alert! The amazing Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team is recruiting for a Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager! Deadline: 12pm on May 16th. Read more: netzeroclimate.org/job-opening-... @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @samfankhauser.bsky.social
Job opening: Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager - Net Zero Climate
The Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team is recruiting for a Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager. This pivotal role will lead a high-impact initiative focused on advancing the understanding an...
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April 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨Job alert! The amazing Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team is recruiting for a Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager! Deadline: 12pm on May 16th. Read more: netzeroclimate.org/job-opening-... @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @samfankhauser.bsky.social
It cannot be said often enough. Clean energy makes both economic and environmental sense. @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social
"Britain has the chance to lead again – this time in the clean energy transition. Abandoning that ambition would not prepare us for “new times,” but trap us in an old and failing model."
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April 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It cannot be said often enough. Clean energy makes both economic and environmental sense. @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social
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The Oxford EARTH programme (Ensuring equitable Access to sustainable Resources for a Thriving Habitat) aims to address the challenges in natural resources underpinning the net zero energy transition.
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University of Oxford establishes Oxford EARTH, a new programme for
The University of Oxford is establishing a new multidisciplinary research initiative for sustainable natural resources. The Oxford EARTH programme (Ensuring equitable Access to sustainable Resources
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March 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Oxford EARTH programme (Ensuring equitable Access to sustainable Resources for a Thriving Habitat) aims to address the challenges in natural resources underpinning the net zero energy transition.
Find out more ⬇️
Find out more ⬇️
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The University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography.
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Oxford tops QS World University Rankings in English, anatomy and
University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography.
www.ox.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography.
More info ⬇️
More info ⬇️
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The UK’s net zero economy now generates £83.1 billion in GVA and has grown 10% in the past year, new report has found.
Commenting on findings, Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the CBI Economics said: “It is clear, you can’t have growth without green."
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Commenting on findings, Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the CBI Economics said: “It is clear, you can’t have growth without green."
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March 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The UK’s net zero economy now generates £83.1 billion in GVA and has grown 10% in the past year, new report has found.
Commenting on findings, Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the CBI Economics said: “It is clear, you can’t have growth without green."
eciu.net/media/press...
Commenting on findings, Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the CBI Economics said: “It is clear, you can’t have growth without green."
eciu.net/media/press...
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Keynote event coming up on Tuesday 11th March 2025 @ 17:00 GMT ➤ Sustainability, prosperity & global decision-making in the age of ecological scarcity with visiting fellow Ed Barbier
🛜Hybrid event at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
🔗Registration link ➤ www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/ecolo...
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🛜Hybrid event at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
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March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Keynote event coming up on Tuesday 11th March 2025 @ 17:00 GMT ➤ Sustainability, prosperity & global decision-making in the age of ecological scarcity with visiting fellow Ed Barbier
🛜Hybrid event at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
🔗Registration link ➤ www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/ecolo...
#EconSky
🛜Hybrid event at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
🔗Registration link ➤ www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/ecolo...
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If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
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International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
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February 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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This new policy brief co-authored by @samfankhauser.bsky.social and Noah Mihan, identifies 32 key GOP Members of the US House of Representatives who are most likely to oppose a full-scale repeal of the IRA's #CleanEnergy subsidies. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This new policy brief co-authored by @samfankhauser.bsky.social and Noah Mihan, identifies 32 key GOP Members of the US House of Representatives who are most likely to oppose a full-scale repeal of the IRA's #CleanEnergy subsidies. www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Most low and middle-income countries have climate targets, but what climate policies are best suited to their socio-economic and institutional contexts? A new paper in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy reviews the state of knowledge.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries | Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
Abstract Following the Paris Agreement, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have adopted climate change targets. They will need climate policies that are suited to their socioeconomic and in...
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January 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Most low and middle-income countries have climate targets, but what climate policies are best suited to their socio-economic and institutional contexts? A new paper in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy reviews the state of knowledge.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Join ONZ Research Director @samfankhauser.bsky.social, Co-Investigator @thomasnhale.bsky.social & Fellow Injy Johnstone, along with other Oxford colleagues, for this lunchtime COP29 debrief on 21 Jan. Sign up to attend in person or online. ⬇️
COP29: Progress or failure? 🌍
Join Oxford's delegation as they unpack the outcomes of COP29—finance, carbon markets, and youth demands—and discuss what’s next for global climate action.
📅 21st Jan | 12.30pm
Register here: https://s.mtrbio.com/qtbmnygjre
Join Oxford's delegation as they unpack the outcomes of COP29—finance, carbon markets, and youth demands—and discuss what’s next for global climate action.
📅 21st Jan | 12.30pm
Register here: https://s.mtrbio.com/qtbmnygjre
December 18, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Join ONZ Research Director @samfankhauser.bsky.social, Co-Investigator @thomasnhale.bsky.social & Fellow Injy Johnstone, along with other Oxford colleagues, for this lunchtime COP29 debrief on 21 Jan. Sign up to attend in person or online. ⬇️
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Great to see @samfankhauser.bsky.social interview with @economictimes.bsky.social about his latest work on the #EnergyTransition in the #GlobalSouth, soon to be launched at #COP29:
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@oxsocsci.bsky.social
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‘Decarbonisation is a marathon — it will continue, despite supportive or obstructive US Presidents’
Professor Sam Fankhauser, a climate change economics expert, highlights the economic benefits of transitioning to renewable energy. He argues that this shift addresses market failures, reduces fossil ...
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November 14, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Great to see @samfankhauser.bsky.social interview with @economictimes.bsky.social about his latest work on the #EnergyTransition in the #GlobalSouth, soon to be launched at #COP29:
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evok...
@inetoxford.bsky.social
@oxsocsci.bsky.social
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evok...
@inetoxford.bsky.social
@oxsocsci.bsky.social
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@samfankhauser.bsky.social talks about what is COP | And he will be in person, launching The #RenewableEnergy entrepreneurs of the #GlobalSouth report during #COP29 - are you around? Register for our in-person event below 👇
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November 12, 2024 at 4:20 PM
@samfankhauser.bsky.social talks about what is COP | And he will be in person, launching The #RenewableEnergy entrepreneurs of the #GlobalSouth report during #COP29 - are you around? Register for our in-person event below 👇
@inetoxford.bsky.social #climatesky
@inetoxford.bsky.social #climatesky
Labour’s first budget is promoting UK industry as much as net zero. It’s a bold bet. Joint commentary with Anupama Sen in @uk.theconversation.com
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Labour has bet big on green industrial policy. But there may be there cheaper ways to net zero
Big industrial projects are needed. But what about roof insulation, heat pumps and other crucial but mundane investments?
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November 2, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Labour’s first budget is promoting UK industry as much as net zero. It’s a bold bet. Joint commentary with Anupama Sen in @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/labour-has-b...
theconversation.com/labour-has-b...