Joachim Peter Tilsted
@jptilsted.bsky.social
Political ecological economy of climate change and energy transitions • Postdoc at the University of Copenhagen
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Together with @peternewell.bsky.social, I have a new paper out in RIPE.
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ever wondered why there is no accessible book-length introduction to ecological economics and the political economy of transitions in Danish?
I know I have, so I tried to write one. It is out tomorrow, asking how we analytically should approach whether it is too little, too late and who benefits.
I know I have, so I tried to write one. It is out tomorrow, asking how we analytically should approach whether it is too little, too late and who benefits.
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ever wondered why there is no accessible book-length introduction to ecological economics and the political economy of transitions in Danish?
I know I have, so I tried to write one. It is out tomorrow, asking how we analytically should approach whether it is too little, too late and who benefits.
I know I have, so I tried to write one. It is out tomorrow, asking how we analytically should approach whether it is too little, too late and who benefits.
Det er i morgen, der er deadline på at ansøge til okonomiskolen.dk
Kom og vær med når vi sammen med en masse dygtige forskere konfronterer de store spørgsmål om verdens kriser og disses uretfærdighed.
Kom og vær med når vi sammen med en masse dygtige forskere konfronterer de store spørgsmål om verdens kriser og disses uretfærdighed.
Hjem | Økonomiskolen 2025
Økonomiskolen er et progressivt kursusforløb, der præsenterer dig for emner og perspektiver på økonomi, som ikke prioriteres på danske økonomiuddannelser, og som sjældent indgår i den offentlige debat...
okonomiskolen.dk
September 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Det er i morgen, der er deadline på at ansøge til okonomiskolen.dk
Kom og vær med når vi sammen med en masse dygtige forskere konfronterer de store spørgsmål om verdens kriser og disses uretfærdighed.
Kom og vær med når vi sammen med en masse dygtige forskere konfronterer de store spørgsmål om verdens kriser og disses uretfærdighed.
Why is it that capping the production of plastics is so contested?
Got to provide some input to this great piece by @katharinamau.bsky.social
Got to provide some input to this great piece by @katharinamau.bsky.social
Darum ist es so schwer, weniger Plastik zu produzieren
Die Welt verhandelt weiter über ein Plastikabkommen. Warum ist es so schwer, die Plastikproduktion zu senken?
www.quarks.de
August 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why is it that capping the production of plastics is so contested?
Got to provide some input to this great piece by @katharinamau.bsky.social
Got to provide some input to this great piece by @katharinamau.bsky.social
Klimamonitor sætter i dag sat ord på vigtigheden af en global plastiktraktat for klimadagsordenen.
Giver selv lidt perspektiv fra min ph.d.: »Kemiindustrien er fuldkommen sammenfiltret med olie-, gas- og kulindustrien. Dermed er deres skæbner også forbundne.«
Giver selv lidt perspektiv fra min ph.d.: »Kemiindustrien er fuldkommen sammenfiltret med olie-, gas- og kulindustrien. Dermed er deres skæbner også forbundne.«
Plast er olieindustriens redningskrans Bliver den punkteret i Genéve?
Skal vi blive fossile brændsler kvit, så er det ikke nok at udfase olie, gas og kul som energiform. Danmark sidder med for bordenden ved de vigtige forhandlinger, der skal lukke plasthanen.
klimamonitor.dk
August 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Klimamonitor sætter i dag sat ord på vigtigheden af en global plastiktraktat for klimadagsordenen.
Giver selv lidt perspektiv fra min ph.d.: »Kemiindustrien er fuldkommen sammenfiltret med olie-, gas- og kulindustrien. Dermed er deres skæbner også forbundne.«
Giver selv lidt perspektiv fra min ph.d.: »Kemiindustrien er fuldkommen sammenfiltret med olie-, gas- og kulindustrien. Dermed er deres skæbner også forbundne.«
Interesting developments... The contradiction on which the initiative is founded could not be contained.
Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge have all quit the expert advisory group of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) because the draft standards for net zero require them to refrain from developing new oil and gas fields and significantly reduce their oil and gas production. 🙄
‘Net zero’ emissions standard paused as Shell quits
Energy group experts left after draft guidance on global warming plans ‘did not reflect the industry view’
on.ft.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Interesting developments... The contradiction on which the initiative is founded could not be contained.
Reposted by Joachim Peter Tilsted
Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
July 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
The IEA has published its yearly report on the state of oil—a key publication when following trends in petrochemicals and oil as a material.
It confirms the increasing importance of synthetics in energy transitions: "Demand growth [is] underpinned almost exclusively by petrochemical[s]."
It confirms the increasing importance of synthetics in energy transitions: "Demand growth [is] underpinned almost exclusively by petrochemical[s]."
Oil 2025 – Analysis - IEA
Oil 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The IEA has published its yearly report on the state of oil—a key publication when following trends in petrochemicals and oil as a material.
It confirms the increasing importance of synthetics in energy transitions: "Demand growth [is] underpinned almost exclusively by petrochemical[s]."
It confirms the increasing importance of synthetics in energy transitions: "Demand growth [is] underpinned almost exclusively by petrochemical[s]."
Reposted by Joachim Peter Tilsted
Ethvert folkedrab retfærdiggøres på samme måde: netop denne befolkningsgruppe er unik farlig og kan ikke behandles efter normale regler. Armenerne var forræderiske, tutsierne magtsyge, jøderne konspiratoriske. Nu er det så palæstinensere, der alle er terrorister eller ikke elsker deres børn.
June 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ethvert folkedrab retfærdiggøres på samme måde: netop denne befolkningsgruppe er unik farlig og kan ikke behandles efter normale regler. Armenerne var forræderiske, tutsierne magtsyge, jøderne konspiratoriske. Nu er det så palæstinensere, der alle er terrorister eller ikke elsker deres børn.
Just learnt that the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change is now also calling for a climate agenda beyond decarbonisation, including both defossilisation and detoxification.
A/HRC/59/42: The imperative of defossilizing our economies - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
The present report clarifies States’ international human rights obligations and businesses’ responsibilities to phase out fossil fuels and related subsidies within the current decade. The interlinked,...
www.ohchr.org
June 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just learnt that the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change is now also calling for a climate agenda beyond decarbonisation, including both defossilisation and detoxification.
Reposted by Joachim Peter Tilsted
🔹Humanitarian aid and supplies have not entered the #Gaza Strip for over 50 days now. Critical humanitarian supplies are rapidly depleting. UNRWA flour supplies have run out.
📍Full report on the situation in Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
📍Full report on the situation in Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
April 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🔹Humanitarian aid and supplies have not entered the #Gaza Strip for over 50 days now. Critical humanitarian supplies are rapidly depleting. UNRWA flour supplies have run out.
📍Full report on the situation in Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
📍Full report on the situation in Gaza and the #WestBank: www.unrwa.org/resources/re...
Hvad skal målene for de danske forbrugsbaserede udledninger være?
Klimarådet siger det. Klimabevægelsen siger det. Selv Dansk Industri siger det. Vi skal have pejlemærker for drivhusgasudledninger relateret til forbrug.
Men hvad skal de være? Det har vi i Klima- og Omstillingsrådet nogle bud på.
Klimarådet siger det. Klimabevægelsen siger det. Selv Dansk Industri siger det. Vi skal have pejlemærker for drivhusgasudledninger relateret til forbrug.
Men hvad skal de være? Det har vi i Klima- og Omstillingsrådet nogle bud på.
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hvad skal målene for de danske forbrugsbaserede udledninger være?
Klimarådet siger det. Klimabevægelsen siger det. Selv Dansk Industri siger det. Vi skal have pejlemærker for drivhusgasudledninger relateret til forbrug.
Men hvad skal de være? Det har vi i Klima- og Omstillingsrådet nogle bud på.
Klimarådet siger det. Klimabevægelsen siger det. Selv Dansk Industri siger det. Vi skal have pejlemærker for drivhusgasudledninger relateret til forbrug.
Men hvad skal de være? Det har vi i Klima- og Omstillingsrådet nogle bud på.
Together with @peternewell.bsky.social, I have a new paper out in RIPE.
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Together with @peternewell.bsky.social, I have a new paper out in RIPE.
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this paper, we explore why and how the use of fossil hydrocarbons for non-energy purposes (as raw material for synthetics) changes how we should approach the climate crisis.
1/x
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ret målløs over DMI's positionering når man læser det her indlæg op mod det, DMI og Havstovan har skrevet...
klimamonitor.dk/debat/art102...
klimamonitor.dk/debat/art102...
Replik: DMI bliver for skråsikre
De to forskerne bag det danske AMOC-studie, der trak overskrifter verden over, fordi det forudså et kollaps i dette århundrede, advarer DMI om at stole for ensidigt på studier, der peger i en anden re...
klimamonitor.dk
February 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Ret målløs over DMI's positionering når man læser det her indlæg op mod det, DMI og Havstovan har skrevet...
klimamonitor.dk/debat/art102...
klimamonitor.dk/debat/art102...
🍩 How do you figure out if you are inside the doughnut? 🍩
In a new paper with @jonaskromand.bsky.social and Anders Bjørn, we try to answer that question. We suggest allocating carrying capacity to ensure the fulfilment of human needs.
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
In a new paper with @jonaskromand.bsky.social and Anders Bjørn, we try to answer that question. We suggest allocating carrying capacity to ensure the fulfilment of human needs.
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
February 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🍩 How do you figure out if you are inside the doughnut? 🍩
In a new paper with @jonaskromand.bsky.social and Anders Bjørn, we try to answer that question. We suggest allocating carrying capacity to ensure the fulfilment of human needs.
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
In a new paper with @jonaskromand.bsky.social and Anders Bjørn, we try to answer that question. We suggest allocating carrying capacity to ensure the fulfilment of human needs.
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Going to carefully read this new paper on Shell's 2023 petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania:
"The plant might best be understood as a $1.65 billion government subsidy to the fossil fuel industry shrouded behind discourses of economic revitalization and low-carbon futures."
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
"The plant might best be understood as a $1.65 billion government subsidy to the fossil fuel industry shrouded behind discourses of economic revitalization and low-carbon futures."
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Going to carefully read this new paper on Shell's 2023 petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania:
"The plant might best be understood as a $1.65 billion government subsidy to the fossil fuel industry shrouded behind discourses of economic revitalization and low-carbon futures."
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
"The plant might best be understood as a $1.65 billion government subsidy to the fossil fuel industry shrouded behind discourses of economic revitalization and low-carbon futures."
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
Indeholder også en snippet om de lokales holdning til CIP's brintportofølje-projekt i Louisiana.
'(...) a straightforward extension of the petrochemical industry that has been poisoning them for decades. (...) “How can we have a blue ammonia plant when we’re already overburdened with chemicals?”'
'(...) a straightforward extension of the petrochemical industry that has been poisoning them for decades. (...) “How can we have a blue ammonia plant when we’re already overburdened with chemicals?”'
This is a fantastic piece on the "reactionary decarbonization" that is carbon capture and storage, by the always-brilliant Mike Levien. Must read.
Reactionary Decarbonization – Spectre Journal
Michael Levien challenges left arguments for CCS by pointing to its ecological and human costs. Why would the left support the fossil fuel industry?
spectrejournal.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Indeholder også en snippet om de lokales holdning til CIP's brintportofølje-projekt i Louisiana.
'(...) a straightforward extension of the petrochemical industry that has been poisoning them for decades. (...) “How can we have a blue ammonia plant when we’re already overburdened with chemicals?”'
'(...) a straightforward extension of the petrochemical industry that has been poisoning them for decades. (...) “How can we have a blue ammonia plant when we’re already overburdened with chemicals?”'
I had to read this three times to be sure I got it right.
'In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”'
Exxon showcasing similar tactics when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis.
grist.org/accountabili...
'In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”'
Exxon showcasing similar tactics when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis.
grist.org/accountabili...
California and environmental groups sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back.
In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”
grist.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I had to read this three times to be sure I got it right.
'In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”'
Exxon showcasing similar tactics when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis.
grist.org/accountabili...
'In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives and outright greed.”'
Exxon showcasing similar tactics when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis.
grist.org/accountabili...
This interesting new paper models some of the dilemmas of defossilising petrochemicals and plastics around biomass as feedstock and the associated land use change.
The overlap of decarbonisation and defossilisation puts nature under further pressure without degrowth.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The overlap of decarbonisation and defossilisation puts nature under further pressure without degrowth.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The potential land-use impacts of bio-based plastics and plastic alternatives - Nature Sustainability
Bio-based plastics have gained attention as a potentially sustainable way to reduce fossil fuel-based plastic demand and store carbon. However, large-scale adoption of bio-based alternatives could hav...
www.nature.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This interesting new paper models some of the dilemmas of defossilising petrochemicals and plastics around biomass as feedstock and the associated land use change.
The overlap of decarbonisation and defossilisation puts nature under further pressure without degrowth.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The overlap of decarbonisation and defossilisation puts nature under further pressure without degrowth.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The links between fossil fuels, geoeconomics, and synthetic materials are on full display in multilateral environmental governance.
The dynamics behind the collapse of the global plastics talks are similar to the continued resistance against transitioning away from fossil fuels we saw at the latest climate COP
Quick 🧵 from @peternewell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quick 🧵 from @peternewell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 1:18 PM
The links between fossil fuels, geoeconomics, and synthetic materials are on full display in multilateral environmental governance.
As the IEA put it in their Oil 2024 report, we live in an "era of petrochemical-driven [oil] demand growth."
In the absence of a treaty with a supply-side focus to address production, this era continues.
In the absence of a treaty with a supply-side focus to address production, this era continues.
And there we have it, folks. Saudi Arabia, Russia & Kuwait successfully block plastic production curbs.
“If we address plastic pollution, there should be no problem with producing plastics,” said Saudi delegate. “The problem is pollution itself, not plastics.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/c...
“If we address plastic pollution, there should be no problem with producing plastics,” said Saudi delegate. “The problem is pollution itself, not plastics.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/c...
December 2, 2024 at 11:30 AM
As the IEA put it in their Oil 2024 report, we live in an "era of petrochemical-driven [oil] demand growth."
In the absence of a treaty with a supply-side focus to address production, this era continues.
In the absence of a treaty with a supply-side focus to address production, this era continues.
Hvad skal DK's klimamål være i 2035? En ny rapport fra Klimarådet som udkom i dag opridser nogle af mulighederne.
Klimamål er også fordelingskamp. Global klimaretfærdighed tilsiger selvklart mere markante reduktioner.
klimaraadet.dk/da/analyse/d...
Klimamål er også fordelingskamp. Global klimaretfærdighed tilsiger selvklart mere markante reduktioner.
klimaraadet.dk/da/analyse/d...
Danmarks klimamål i 2035
Der skal sættes et nyt klimamål for 2035. De danske udledninger skal yderligere reduceres, og kursen skal sættes mod først klimaneutralitet og senere nettonegative udledninger. Regeringen skal senest ...
klimaraadet.dk
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Hvad skal DK's klimamål være i 2035? En ny rapport fra Klimarådet som udkom i dag opridser nogle af mulighederne.
Klimamål er også fordelingskamp. Global klimaretfærdighed tilsiger selvklart mere markante reduktioner.
klimaraadet.dk/da/analyse/d...
Klimamål er også fordelingskamp. Global klimaretfærdighed tilsiger selvklart mere markante reduktioner.
klimaraadet.dk/da/analyse/d...
Den største multilaterale miljøaftale siden Paris bliver forhandlet denne uge med afgørende konsekvenser for mennesker og økosystemer verden over. Det handler om det vigtigste vækstmarked for olie og gas.
TV2's vinkel: "Har du styr på din affaldssortering"?
TV2's vinkel: "Har du styr på din affaldssortering"?
November 29, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Den største multilaterale miljøaftale siden Paris bliver forhandlet denne uge med afgørende konsekvenser for mennesker og økosystemer verden over. Det handler om det vigtigste vækstmarked for olie og gas.
TV2's vinkel: "Har du styr på din affaldssortering"?
TV2's vinkel: "Har du styr på din affaldssortering"?
The plastics crisis, subject to multilateral negotiation this week, is not a matter of straws, stirrers, plastic cutlery, and carrier bags. They account for 0.04% of use (in the UK).
The crisis, rather, is about maintaining fossil fuel hegemony beyond energy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The crisis, rather, is about maintaining fossil fuel hegemony beyond energy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 27, 2024 at 11:17 AM
The plastics crisis, subject to multilateral negotiation this week, is not a matter of straws, stirrers, plastic cutlery, and carrier bags. They account for 0.04% of use (in the UK).
The crisis, rather, is about maintaining fossil fuel hegemony beyond energy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The crisis, rather, is about maintaining fossil fuel hegemony beyond energy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Kemiindustrien er den største vækstmotor for olieinduestrien. Og det er ikke en engangsforestilling.
For at forstå fossil kapital, og dermed klimakrisens skæbne, skal vi forstå kemiindustrien.
Ny artikel i Eftertryk med udgangspunkt i min ph.d.-afhandling.
www.eftertrykket.dk/2024/11/23/k...
For at forstå fossil kapital, og dermed klimakrisens skæbne, skal vi forstå kemiindustrien.
Ny artikel i Eftertryk med udgangspunkt i min ph.d.-afhandling.
www.eftertrykket.dk/2024/11/23/k...
Kemiindustriens fremtid er afgørende for klimakrisen | Eftertryk
www.eftertrykket.dk
November 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Kemiindustrien er den største vækstmotor for olieinduestrien. Og det er ikke en engangsforestilling.
For at forstå fossil kapital, og dermed klimakrisens skæbne, skal vi forstå kemiindustrien.
Ny artikel i Eftertryk med udgangspunkt i min ph.d.-afhandling.
www.eftertrykket.dk/2024/11/23/k...
For at forstå fossil kapital, og dermed klimakrisens skæbne, skal vi forstå kemiindustrien.
Ny artikel i Eftertryk med udgangspunkt i min ph.d.-afhandling.
www.eftertrykket.dk/2024/11/23/k...
Amongst other things, this boost to fracking is also a boost to petrochemicals both in the US and globally, including in China.
JUST IN: Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary.
Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary
Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Amongst other things, this boost to fracking is also a boost to petrochemicals both in the US and globally, including in China.