Thomas Hale
@thomasnhale.bsky.social
Professor and Director, Master of Public Policy, @BlavatnikSchool
@StAntsCollege @UniofOxford
How can we solve global problems effectively & fairly?
https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/thomas-hale
@StAntsCollege @UniofOxford
How can we solve global problems effectively & fairly?
https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/thomas-hale
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"In a year of worsening climate impacts and geopolitical conflict, COP30 was both absolutely necessary and completely insufficient."
Prof @thomasnhale.bsky.social reflects on the outcomes of #COP30. 👇
Prof @thomasnhale.bsky.social reflects on the outcomes of #COP30. 👇
Researchers from across Oxford University were on the ground at #COP30 in Belém, taking part in side events, presenting new research, and working with partners to support the negotiations and inform the wider political process.
Read on for perspectives from Oxford experts ⬇️
Read on for perspectives from Oxford experts ⬇️
Expert Comment: Reflections on COP30 in Belém | University of Oxford
Researchers from across the University of Oxford were on the ground at COP30 in Belém, taking part in side events, presenting new research, and working with partners to support the negotiations and
www.ox.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"In a year of worsening climate impacts and geopolitical conflict, COP30 was both absolutely necessary and completely insufficient."
Prof @thomasnhale.bsky.social reflects on the outcomes of #COP30. 👇
Prof @thomasnhale.bsky.social reflects on the outcomes of #COP30. 👇
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Final document for #COP30 just dropped and here are some hot takes
1/ No decisive language about FF phaseouts. This is a HUGE loss. The consolation prize is a political process toward phaseouts outside the official decisionmaking of the #ParisAgreement
1/ No decisive language about FF phaseouts. This is a HUGE loss. The consolation prize is a political process toward phaseouts outside the official decisionmaking of the #ParisAgreement
unfccc.int
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Final document for #COP30 just dropped and here are some hot takes
1/ No decisive language about FF phaseouts. This is a HUGE loss. The consolation prize is a political process toward phaseouts outside the official decisionmaking of the #ParisAgreement
1/ No decisive language about FF phaseouts. This is a HUGE loss. The consolation prize is a political process toward phaseouts outside the official decisionmaking of the #ParisAgreement
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🌍 Children are on the front line of the climate crisis – facing heat, hunger and disrupted education.
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌍 Children are on the front line of the climate crisis – facing heat, hunger and disrupted education.
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
Important to remember: scenarios are tools for asking "what if" questions, so implications of different assumptions/choices can be explored. They are not predictions. Dave unpacks some of the key (and in my view unrealistic) assumptions in the IEA's headline-grabbing new "current policies" scenario.
🤡OIL DEMAND WILL KEEP RISING🤡
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Important to remember: scenarios are tools for asking "what if" questions, so implications of different assumptions/choices can be explored. They are not predictions. Dave unpacks some of the key (and in my view unrealistic) assumptions in the IEA's headline-grabbing new "current policies" scenario.
The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
Join us tomorrow in Sao Paulo!
Is the world retreating from climate action? We need to look at evidence to separate trends from vibes. Next week we drop a detailed look at what countries are doing. The results might surprise you.
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Join us tomorrow in Sao Paulo!
Is the world retreating from climate action? We need to look at evidence to separate trends from vibes. Next week we drop a detailed look at what countries are doing. The results might surprise you.
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Is the world retreating from climate action? We need to look at evidence to separate trends from vibes. Next week we drop a detailed look at what countries are doing. The results might surprise you.
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7
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🌟 Volunteer Spotlight: Bright Mbuya 🌟
Bright has been a volunteer with the Net Zero Tracker since 2023, and is one of our longest-serving team members – with over 68 entities tracked so far!
Thank you, Bright, for your dedication and for being such a reliable member of the NZT community.
Bright has been a volunteer with the Net Zero Tracker since 2023, and is one of our longest-serving team members – with over 68 entities tracked so far!
Thank you, Bright, for your dedication and for being such a reliable member of the NZT community.
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🌟 Volunteer Spotlight: Bright Mbuya 🌟
Bright has been a volunteer with the Net Zero Tracker since 2023, and is one of our longest-serving team members – with over 68 entities tracked so far!
Thank you, Bright, for your dedication and for being such a reliable member of the NZT community.
Bright has been a volunteer with the Net Zero Tracker since 2023, and is one of our longest-serving team members – with over 68 entities tracked so far!
Thank you, Bright, for your dedication and for being such a reliable member of the NZT community.
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"A world where China makes and sells everything is not a stable solution – we need every country to have a piece of this growing green economy."
Prof Thomas Hale discusses global approaches to climate change in #TimesofIndia 👇
https://ow.ly/BMZi50X3th7
Prof Thomas Hale discusses global approaches to climate change in #TimesofIndia 👇
https://ow.ly/BMZi50X3th7
'The energy transition has gone beyond one person in the White House — India’s a leader' - The Times of India
World News: Thomas Hale is Professor in Public Policy at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, Hale .
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September 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"A world where China makes and sells everything is not a stable solution – we need every country to have a piece of this growing green economy."
Prof Thomas Hale discusses global approaches to climate change in #TimesofIndia 👇
https://ow.ly/BMZi50X3th7
Prof Thomas Hale discusses global approaches to climate change in #TimesofIndia 👇
https://ow.ly/BMZi50X3th7
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"Net zero is less a political battleground and more a race to secure future markets, investment and jobs."
Prof Thomas Hale is quoted in the Independent as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to hold firm on green policies.👇
https://ow.ly/sGJ650X2QIe
Prof Thomas Hale is quoted in the Independent as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to hold firm on green policies.👇
https://ow.ly/sGJ650X2QIe
Government urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing net zero pushback
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to hold firm on Labour’s green policies amid increasing political pressure at home and a fraying consensus globally.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Net zero is less a political battleground and more a race to secure future markets, investment and jobs."
Prof Thomas Hale is quoted in the Independent as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to hold firm on green policies.👇
https://ow.ly/sGJ650X2QIe
Prof Thomas Hale is quoted in the Independent as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to hold firm on green policies.👇
https://ow.ly/sGJ650X2QIe
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Yesterday at #ClimateWeekNYC, @netzerotracker.bsky.social launched the Net Zero Stocktake 2025. netzeroclimate.org/net-zero-sto.... We're proud to be part of this amazing consortium w/@datadrivenlab.bsky.social, @eciu.net & @newclimate.bsky.social.
Net Zero Stocktake 2025: Global net zero commitments rise, even as U.S. federal government retreats - Net Zero Climate
Today at Climate Week NYC, the Net Zero Tracker publishes the Net Zero Stocktake 2025, its latest iteration of an annual assessment that reviews both the quantity and quality of net-zero commitments. ...
netzeroclimate.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yesterday at #ClimateWeekNYC, @netzerotracker.bsky.social launched the Net Zero Stocktake 2025. netzeroclimate.org/net-zero-sto.... We're proud to be part of this amazing consortium w/@datadrivenlab.bsky.social, @eciu.net & @newclimate.bsky.social.
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🌍 Global net zero commitments continue to grow — despite the US federal government rolling back its target.
The 2025 Stocktake from @netzerotracker.bsky.social shows US corporate pledges rose 9% in the past year, now covering $12 trillion in revenue.
Read more 👇
The 2025 Stocktake from @netzerotracker.bsky.social shows US corporate pledges rose 9% in the past year, now covering $12 trillion in revenue.
Read more 👇
Global net zero commitments rise, even as US federal government retreats
Despite the federal US retreat, the global ambition to slash emissions and reach net zero remains intact, with commitments from cities, regions and companies rising steadily.
www.bsg.ox.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🌍 Global net zero commitments continue to grow — despite the US federal government rolling back its target.
The 2025 Stocktake from @netzerotracker.bsky.social shows US corporate pledges rose 9% in the past year, now covering $12 trillion in revenue.
Read more 👇
The 2025 Stocktake from @netzerotracker.bsky.social shows US corporate pledges rose 9% in the past year, now covering $12 trillion in revenue.
Read more 👇
With all the noise on climate @netzerotracker.bsky.social's Stock Take is the signal.
The finding that sticks in my head:
🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304
Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up.
zerotracker.net/analysis/net...
The finding that sticks in my head:
🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304
Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up.
zerotracker.net/analysis/net...
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
With all the noise on climate @netzerotracker.bsky.social's Stock Take is the signal.
The finding that sticks in my head:
🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304
Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up.
zerotracker.net/analysis/net...
The finding that sticks in my head:
🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304
Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up.
zerotracker.net/analysis/net...
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hey #polisci, if you're at #APSA2025, set the alarm, grab coffee & come hear about my new book Existential Politics w/ @profkharrison.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social ale.bsky.social @bentleyallan.bsky.social allan.bsky.social @agazmararian.bsky.social rarian.bsky.social & Michael Ross. Deets 👇
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
hey #polisci, if you're at #APSA2025, set the alarm, grab coffee & come hear about my new book Existential Politics w/ @profkharrison.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social ale.bsky.social @bentleyallan.bsky.social allan.bsky.social @agazmararian.bsky.social rarian.bsky.social & Michael Ross. Deets 👇
I'm delighted that Long Problems won the 2025 Don K. Price award from the American Political Science Association
@apsa.bsky.social for "the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year" apsanet.org/membership/o... 🧵 on what it's about ⬇️ #APSA2025
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@apsa.bsky.social for "the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year" apsanet.org/membership/o... 🧵 on what it's about ⬇️ #APSA2025
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Thomas Hale on X: "📚BOOK THREAD📚 How do we govern problems like climate change, pensions, infrastructure, or demographic shifts, which span more than a generation? In *Long Problems* I try to explain why that's hard politically, but also what strategies might work. https://t.co/WoFmgOE4Y3 https://t.co/4iiwdtWwdd" / X
📚BOOK THREAD📚 How do we govern problems like climate change, pensions, infrastructure, or demographic shifts, which span more than a generation? In *Long Problems* I try to explain why that's hard politically, but also what strategies might work. https://t.co/WoFmgOE4Y3 https://t.co/4iiwdtWwdd
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September 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I'm delighted that Long Problems won the 2025 Don K. Price award from the American Political Science Association
@apsa.bsky.social for "the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year" apsanet.org/membership/o... 🧵 on what it's about ⬇️ #APSA2025
x.com/thomasnhale/...
@apsa.bsky.social for "the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year" apsanet.org/membership/o... 🧵 on what it's about ⬇️ #APSA2025
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As a Rhode Islander, this one hurts
Climate-forcing asset holders (fossil fuel owners) will fight like hell to preserve the value of their business. This is an example of what @greenprofgreen.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social and I saw coming in our 2021 IO article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As a Rhode Islander, this one hurts
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Climate-forcing asset holders (fossil fuel owners) will fight like hell to preserve the value of their business. This is an example of what @greenprofgreen.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social and I saw coming in our 2021 IO article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Climate-forcing asset holders (fossil fuel owners) will fight like hell to preserve the value of their business. This is an example of what @greenprofgreen.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social and I saw coming in our 2021 IO article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
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Professor @thomasnhale.bsky.social speaks with Dr Melanie Pill on the barriers, solutions & the need for stronger institutions in tackling 'long problems.' Listen here👇
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
Development Futures: Climate change and the great procrastination
www.lowyinstitute.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Professor @thomasnhale.bsky.social speaks with Dr Melanie Pill on the barriers, solutions & the need for stronger institutions in tackling 'long problems.' Listen here👇
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
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In a new Op-Ed for @technologyreview.com, I draw on research from my forthcoming book to suggest a playbook for clean energy advocates in these backwards times:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/19/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/19/1...
How to make clean energy progress under Trump in the states—blue and red alike
Cheaper energy bills are a nonpartisan issue—no matter where you live.
www.technologyreview.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In a new Op-Ed for @technologyreview.com, I draw on research from my forthcoming book to suggest a playbook for clean energy advocates in these backwards times:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/19/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/19/1...
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💥💥JOB💥💥
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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August 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
💥💥JOB💥💥
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Fantastic piece by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social at @carbonbrief.org on the future of the #UNFCCC.
I also have lots of (very different!) things to say about this in my forthcoming book, Existential Politics. Mini 🧵
I also have lots of (very different!) things to say about this in my forthcoming book, Existential Politics. Mini 🧵
NEW – COP experts: How could the UN climate talks be reformed? | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @arunacsekhar.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
Read here: buff.ly/JWL8AQN
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Fantastic piece by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social at @carbonbrief.org on the future of the #UNFCCC.
I also have lots of (very different!) things to say about this in my forthcoming book, Existential Politics. Mini 🧵
I also have lots of (very different!) things to say about this in my forthcoming book, Existential Politics. Mini 🧵
💥💥JOB💥💥
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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August 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
💥💥JOB💥💥
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Are you the new Exec Director of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor?
climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
The ED will help lead this new data resource to drive implementation of climate goals. Nurture our law firm network, build the tool, ensure impact.
🗓️Sept 5
✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
There are few sharper observers of cultural politics today than @jemima.bsky.social. This piece is a masterclass in profile-as-essay www.ft.com/content/0e24...
Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right
What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled
www.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
There are few sharper observers of cultural politics today than @jemima.bsky.social. This piece is a masterclass in profile-as-essay www.ft.com/content/0e24...
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Very excited to share this new tool for teaching the politics of climate change. What are the different *theories of change* that underlie decarbonization efforts and policies? Help your students learn about them. Please share widely. 🌎🔌💡🛢️
We are excited to share a new resource for teaching climate politics! @jeffcolgan.bsky.social and @maxbradley.bsky.social introduce the framework here www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI20.... Visit the Syllabus Bank for more details climate.watson.brown.edu/syllabus-bank - we'd love your feedback!
Teaching Climate Politics | Jeff Colgan & Max Bradley | CSL
YouTube video by Watson School of International and Public Affairs
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Very excited to share this new tool for teaching the politics of climate change. What are the different *theories of change* that underlie decarbonization efforts and policies? Help your students learn about them. Please share widely. 🌎🔌💡🛢️
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Did you catch our episode with Professor Tom Hale (@thomasnhale.bsky.social )yet?
He breaks down why democracies chase short-term wins & how to pivot to long-term climate solutions. Tune in to your fave podcast! #climatechange #democracy
linktr.ee@democracydifferently
He breaks down why democracies chase short-term wins & how to pivot to long-term climate solutions. Tune in to your fave podcast! #climatechange #democracy
linktr.ee@democracydifferently
August 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Did you catch our episode with Professor Tom Hale (@thomasnhale.bsky.social )yet?
He breaks down why democracies chase short-term wins & how to pivot to long-term climate solutions. Tune in to your fave podcast! #climatechange #democracy
linktr.ee@democracydifferently
He breaks down why democracies chase short-term wins & how to pivot to long-term climate solutions. Tune in to your fave podcast! #climatechange #democracy
linktr.ee@democracydifferently