Fergus Green
@fergusgreen.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Political Theory & Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University College London | Researching climate politics, ethics, governance & law | commenting in personal capacity.
The @echr.coe.int today affirmed a set of important principles re the obligations of states under the European Convention on Human Rights with respect to the assessment of climate impacts from proposed fossil fuel extraction projects. hudoc.echr.coe.int#{%22itemid%2...
HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The @echr.coe.int today affirmed a set of important principles re the obligations of states under the European Convention on Human Rights with respect to the assessment of climate impacts from proposed fossil fuel extraction projects. hudoc.echr.coe.int#{%22itemid%2...
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The Norwegian Oil Ministry and several fossil fuel companies celebrating the approval of 19 new oil/gas projects with ice creams and big smiles.
Collectively, the projects will unlock > 800MTCO2-e of emissions; more than Germany emits in 1 year. The longest-running will pump out oil+gas until 2060.
Collectively, the projects will unlock > 800MTCO2-e of emissions; more than Germany emits in 1 year. The longest-running will pump out oil+gas until 2060.
June 29, 2023 at 10:34 AM
The Norwegian Oil Ministry and several fossil fuel companies celebrating the approval of 19 new oil/gas projects with ice creams and big smiles.
Collectively, the projects will unlock > 800MTCO2-e of emissions; more than Germany emits in 1 year. The longest-running will pump out oil+gas until 2060.
Collectively, the projects will unlock > 800MTCO2-e of emissions; more than Germany emits in 1 year. The longest-running will pump out oil+gas until 2060.
The UK's strong new climate test for proposed oil & gas projects casts Australia's environmental impact assessment laws in an unflattering light: my new piece in Inside Story insidestory.org.au/britains-tou... @uclspp.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @insidestory.bsky.social
Britain’s tough new climate test • Fergus Green
Britain has leapfrogged Australia with strong rules for proposed fossil fuel projects
insidestory.org.au
July 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The UK's strong new climate test for proposed oil & gas projects casts Australia's environmental impact assessment laws in an unflattering light: my new piece in Inside Story insidestory.org.au/britains-tou... @uclspp.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @insidestory.bsky.social
Yesterday the UK govt issued strong new guidance to oil & gas producers on incorporating combustion emissions into their environmental impact assessments. I comment on the new guidance and link it to my new legal research working paper, here: www.ucl.ac.uk/political-sc... @uclspp.bsky.social
UCL climate law expert shows importance of UK Government’s new test for oil and gas projects
Dr Fergus Green has published a constructive proposal for assessing the 'significance' of fossil fuel extraction projects’ climate impacts in a legally appropriate manner.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Yesterday the UK govt issued strong new guidance to oil & gas producers on incorporating combustion emissions into their environmental impact assessments. I comment on the new guidance and link it to my new legal research working paper, here: www.ucl.ac.uk/political-sc... @uclspp.bsky.social
My piece in @uk.theconversation.com tries to bust myths in the UK oil & gas debate (esp. re Rosebank) that distract from a simple truth: more oil means more emissions. argumentshttps://theconversation.com/rosebank-oilfield-why-more-uk-oil-means-more-global-emissions-253055 @uclspp.bsky.social
Rosebank oilfield: why more UK oil means more global emissions
It’s a myth that producing oil with lower upstream emissions benefits the climate.
theconversation.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My piece in @uk.theconversation.com tries to bust myths in the UK oil & gas debate (esp. re Rosebank) that distract from a simple truth: more oil means more emissions. argumentshttps://theconversation.com/rosebank-oilfield-why-more-uk-oil-means-more-global-emissions-253055 @uclspp.bsky.social
A reminder that the application for this research fellow/research assistant position is due end of the day this Friday (30 May)!
We're hiring a short-term postdoc (think "summer project"), or PhD-student RA, with advanced expertise in quantitative text analysis to support myself and Dr Marion Dumas (LSE) in a European Horizon-funded grant project. Details here adjust-project.eu/job-call/
JOB CALL: Research Fellow / Research Assistant with co-authorship—quantitative text analysis for social science (UCL) – AdJUSTFacebookLinkedInTwitter
Towards a just energy transition
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May 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A reminder that the application for this research fellow/research assistant position is due end of the day this Friday (30 May)!
My key takeaways from the EFTA Court advisory opinion on the requirements for assessing petroleum extraction projects under the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive and the implications of failing to adhere to those requirements. eftacourt.int/wp-content/u...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My key takeaways from the EFTA Court advisory opinion on the requirements for assessing petroleum extraction projects under the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive and the implications of failing to adhere to those requirements. eftacourt.int/wp-content/u...
Important judgment of the EFTA Court clearly establishes that emissions from the combustion of petroleum are 'effects' of petroleum extraction projects that must be assessed under the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. Consistent with UKSC judgment in Finch eftacourt.int/wp-content/u...
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May 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Important judgment of the EFTA Court clearly establishes that emissions from the combustion of petroleum are 'effects' of petroleum extraction projects that must be assessed under the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. Consistent with UKSC judgment in Finch eftacourt.int/wp-content/u...
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The burning question: can we limit warming to 1.5°C, while still continuing to build fossil fuel infrastructure and open new extraction fields? According to analysis by @fergusgreen.bsky.social, the only answer is no. We need a new social norm: 💥 ✊ No. New. Fossil. Fuels. ✊ 💥
May 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The burning question: can we limit warming to 1.5°C, while still continuing to build fossil fuel infrastructure and open new extraction fields? According to analysis by @fergusgreen.bsky.social, the only answer is no. We need a new social norm: 💥 ✊ No. New. Fossil. Fuels. ✊ 💥
Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth NL) has launched a new climate case against Shell, arguing Shell's proposed new oil & gas developments violate their social duty of care. This action will help to build a legal #NoNewFossil norm.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: milieudefensie.bsky.social is launching a new #climatecase against #Shell.
Their demand: to put a stop to new oil and gas exploration and expansion 👉 bit.ly/42U0xdB
#ClimateCaseShell #ClimateJustice #lawsuit
Their demand: to put a stop to new oil and gas exploration and expansion 👉 bit.ly/42U0xdB
#ClimateCaseShell #ClimateJustice #lawsuit
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth NL) has launched a new climate case against Shell, arguing Shell's proposed new oil & gas developments violate their social duty of care. This action will help to build a legal #NoNewFossil norm.
We're hiring a short-term postdoc (think "summer project"), or PhD-student RA, with advanced expertise in quantitative text analysis to support myself and Dr Marion Dumas (LSE) in a European Horizon-funded grant project. Details here adjust-project.eu/job-call/
JOB CALL: Research Fellow / Research Assistant with co-authorship—quantitative text analysis for social science (UCL) – AdJUSTFacebookLinkedInTwitter
Towards a just energy transition
adjust-project.eu
May 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We're hiring a short-term postdoc (think "summer project"), or PhD-student RA, with advanced expertise in quantitative text analysis to support myself and Dr Marion Dumas (LSE) in a European Horizon-funded grant project. Details here adjust-project.eu/job-call/
Update: this Working Paper is now on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
May 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Update: this Working Paper is now on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
In a new working paper, I argue we need to move from an "Emissions Paradigm" of climate governance to a "Systems Paradigm". I discuss the political dynamics that attend each, arguing those of the latter are more conducive to decarbonisation. fergusgreen.net/s/Beyond-the...
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May 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In a new working paper, I argue we need to move from an "Emissions Paradigm" of climate governance to a "Systems Paradigm". I discuss the political dynamics that attend each, arguing those of the latter are more conducive to decarbonisation. fergusgreen.net/s/Beyond-the...
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Fossil fuel companies make money and block climate action by playing the victim. See this informative new study from CSSN scholars @kylat.bsky.social @fergusgreen.bsky.social on how companies leverage investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to further their goals. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Climate obstruction and capital accumulation by feigned victimization: TC Energy and the political economy of investor-state dispute settlement | Business and Politics | Cambridge Core
Climate obstruction and capital accumulation by feigned victimization: TC Energy and the political economy of investor-state dispute settlement
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April 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fossil fuel companies make money and block climate action by playing the victim. See this informative new study from CSSN scholars @kylat.bsky.social @fergusgreen.bsky.social on how companies leverage investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to further their goals. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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What is feigned victimization and how is it used by fossil fuel companies to achieve capital accumulation and climate obstruction?
Climate obstruction and capital accumulation by feigned victimization: TC Energy and the political economy of investor-state dispute settlement | Business and Politics | Cambridge Core
Climate obstruction and capital accumulation by feigned victimization: TC Energy and the political economy of investor-state dispute settlement
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April 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What is feigned victimization and how is it used by fossil fuel companies to achieve capital accumulation and climate obstruction?
Delighted to have contributed one of the launch posts for
@biicl.bsky.social's new Climate Law & Litigation blog. I explore the implications for fossil fuel producers of the legal & factual findings in the recent appeal decision in Shell v Milieudefensie www.biicl.org/blog/95/shel...
@biicl.bsky.social's new Climate Law & Litigation blog. I explore the implications for fossil fuel producers of the legal & factual findings in the recent appeal decision in Shell v Milieudefensie www.biicl.org/blog/95/shel...
Shell v Milieudefensie: Sowing the Seeds for Future Climate Litigation against Fossil Fuel Producers
The Hague Court of Appeal's ruling in Shell v Milieudefensie was, strictly speaking, a win for Shell: it overturned the specific emissions reduction target imposed on Shell by the District Court of Th...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Delighted to have contributed one of the launch posts for
@biicl.bsky.social's new Climate Law & Litigation blog. I explore the implications for fossil fuel producers of the legal & factual findings in the recent appeal decision in Shell v Milieudefensie www.biicl.org/blog/95/shel...
@biicl.bsky.social's new Climate Law & Litigation blog. I explore the implications for fossil fuel producers of the legal & factual findings in the recent appeal decision in Shell v Milieudefensie www.biicl.org/blog/95/shel...