Marian Feist
@mjfeist.bsky.social
International climate politics: negotiations, diplomacy, and finance.
Senior Fellow at the Hertie School.
https://hertie-school.org/en/research/faculty-and-researchers/profile/person/feist
Senior Fellow at the Hertie School.
https://hertie-school.org/en/research/faculty-and-researchers/profile/person/feist
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#COP30 will address climate & trade-restrictive measures. Debate among gov'ts if #ParisAgreement is the appropriate institution, or if @wto.org is better suited.
This is an opportunity to shift forums & reduce the load of overburdened #UNFCCC. Trade is the new frontier of climate policy.
This is an opportunity to shift forums & reduce the load of overburdened #UNFCCC. Trade is the new frontier of climate policy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#COP30 will address climate & trade-restrictive measures. Debate among gov'ts if #ParisAgreement is the appropriate institution, or if @wto.org is better suited.
This is an opportunity to shift forums & reduce the load of overburdened #UNFCCC. Trade is the new frontier of climate policy.
This is an opportunity to shift forums & reduce the load of overburdened #UNFCCC. Trade is the new frontier of climate policy.
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#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight")
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight")
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
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Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Call for Papers Obstructionism in International Organizations
Date: May 20-22 2026
Location: SAIS Europe, Bologna, Italy
Hosts: Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe) & Inken von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford)
Aim:
This workshop will bring toge...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Come to Bologna in May 2026 for Workshop on *Obstructionism in International Organizations* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
Co-organized w/ @borzyskowski.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Submit by Dec 15👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word 🙏
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Ahead of #COP30, where are we on the three quantified international climate finance goals agreed at #COP29 last year?
I review progress and assess what needs to happen to stay on track here:
I review progress and assess what needs to happen to stay on track here:
International Climate Finance Goals: Where Are We, Where Do We Need to Be, and How Do We Get There?
Nearly a year since governments agreed on a set of new international climate finance goals, here’s an assessment of progress and what COP30 needs to deliver to keep on track.
www.nrdc.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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EU climate policy in turbulent times: understanding the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by @ivh.bsky.social, @oberthuerseb.bsky.social & @cladupont.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
EU climate policy in turbulent times: understanding the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Early studies of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on EU climate policy have found that the crises reinforced EU climate policy. We go beyond these ana...
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
EU climate policy in turbulent times: understanding the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by @ivh.bsky.social, @oberthuerseb.bsky.social & @cladupont.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Remember that graph in @economist.com?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Here’s an entire @eciu.net report about how projections have underestimated global #mitigation dynamics.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
h/t @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Here’s an entire @eciu.net report about how projections have underestimated global #mitigation dynamics.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
h/t @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social
10 Years Post-Paris: A decade that defied predictions
The 2015 Paris Agreement changed the course of climate politics. On its 10th anniversary, we look at progress across clean energy, policy, emissions, jobs and more.
eciu.net
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Remember that graph in @economist.com?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Here’s an entire @eciu.net report about how projections have underestimated global #mitigation dynamics.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
h/t @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Here’s an entire @eciu.net report about how projections have underestimated global #mitigation dynamics.
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
h/t @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social
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🚨🌎 Political scientists!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
Global Talent Fund
Discover why our £4.35m of funding from the Global Talent Fund could be brilliant for your research, career and quality of life.
www.bath.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🚨🌎 Political scientists!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
@uniofbath.bsky.social has £4.35M to recruit 15 international researchers at all levels working on topics related to clean energy, digital/tech, life sciences & professional services👉 www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/gl...
DM me if you want to chat about this great opportunity!
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Applications are now open for a postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term, 18 months) at the Department of Land Economy to work with me on the @acclimateproject.bsky.social project.
Deadline = 27 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Deadline = 27 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Climate Governance to contribute to an EU-funded research project titled 'Accelerating Climate Action: Navigating towards a Low-Emissions,
www.cam.ac.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Applications are now open for a postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term, 18 months) at the Department of Land Economy to work with me on the @acclimateproject.bsky.social project.
Deadline = 27 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Deadline = 27 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵
This is interesting.
The EU’s #CBAM has become a key point of contention in #UNFCCC talks (see bsky.app/profile/mjfe...).
Brazil is now essentially proposing a bad bank to offload this discussion, so that it won’t hamper #COP30.
Novel use of ye olde yet-another-forum.
The EU’s #CBAM has become a key point of contention in #UNFCCC talks (see bsky.app/profile/mjfe...).
Brazil is now essentially proposing a bad bank to offload this discussion, so that it won’t hamper #COP30.
Novel use of ye olde yet-another-forum.
“There is a lot of baggage with the intertwining issues of trade and climate, and it is unclear if a new forum will resolve old tensions.” buff.ly/5JOaGbi
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is interesting.
The EU’s #CBAM has become a key point of contention in #UNFCCC talks (see bsky.app/profile/mjfe...).
Brazil is now essentially proposing a bad bank to offload this discussion, so that it won’t hamper #COP30.
Novel use of ye olde yet-another-forum.
The EU’s #CBAM has become a key point of contention in #UNFCCC talks (see bsky.app/profile/mjfe...).
Brazil is now essentially proposing a bad bank to offload this discussion, so that it won’t hamper #COP30.
Novel use of ye olde yet-another-forum.
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"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C"
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C"
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
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EU environment ministers failed to agree on emissions targets for 2035 & 2040, deferring the decision to leaders at a European Council meeting in October. The bloc will now head to the UNGA without new pledges.
EU ministers fail to agree climate targets
EU countries' leaders make decisions based on unanimity, potentially allowing laggards to block ambition on climate targets
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
EU environment ministers failed to agree on emissions targets for 2035 & 2040, deferring the decision to leaders at a European Council meeting in October. The bloc will now head to the UNGA without new pledges.
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We're excited to welcome Jennifer Morgan as a new Fellow at the Hertie School! 🌍
She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.
She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
We're excited to welcome Jennifer Morgan as a new Fellow at the Hertie School! 🌍
She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.
She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.
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We are excited to welcome Misato Sato on October 1st for a #SustainabilityColloquium
Misato Sato will present her research on the social and environmental consequences of the twin energy-digital transition.
✍️ Register and join the discussion!
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Misato Sato will present her research on the social and environmental consequences of the twin energy-digital transition.
✍️ Register and join the discussion!
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Sustainability Colloquium with Misato Sato
A presentation on the social and environmental consequences of the twin energy-digital transition.
www.hertie-school.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We are excited to welcome Misato Sato on October 1st for a #SustainabilityColloquium
Misato Sato will present her research on the social and environmental consequences of the twin energy-digital transition.
✍️ Register and join the discussion!
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Misato Sato will present her research on the social and environmental consequences of the twin energy-digital transition.
✍️ Register and join the discussion!
www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Honoured to have had the opportunity to discuss international climate cooperation with students and faculty at ENSA as part of the German embassy’s Climate Talks event series.
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Signature d’un Mémorandum d’Entente entre l’ENSA et la Hertie School : vers un renforcement de la coopération académique et scientifique – ENSA
L’École Nationale Supérieure de l'Administration - ENSA.
ensa.org.ma
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Honoured to have had the opportunity to discuss international climate cooperation with students and faculty at ENSA as part of the German embassy’s Climate Talks event series.
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ensa.org.ma/signature-du...
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Call for papers! @danielleresnick.bsky.social , @philbakernz.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue in the journal Food Policy on "Rebuilding Global Food Governance amidst a Crisis of Multilateralism" - Papers due Feb.1, 2026. For more info, see link!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Food Policy | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Food Policy | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Food Policy at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Call for papers! @danielleresnick.bsky.social , @philbakernz.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue in the journal Food Policy on "Rebuilding Global Food Governance amidst a Crisis of Multilateralism" - Papers due Feb.1, 2026. For more info, see link!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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🚨 Publication Day 🚨
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
1/7
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
1/7
September 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨 Publication Day 🚨
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
1/7
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
1/7
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🌍 New piece: despite political blowback, thermodynamic and geopolitical forces continue to drive the energy transition.
My latest in @noemamag explores how we need to update global climate governance for this new era:
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
My latest in @noemamag explores how we need to update global climate governance for this new era:
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
The New Geopolitics Of The Green Transition | NOEMA
The only path forward for tackling the climate crisis hinges on cooperative industrial strategies to coordinate clean energy investment and infrastructure development.
www.noemamag.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🌍 New piece: despite political blowback, thermodynamic and geopolitical forces continue to drive the energy transition.
My latest in @noemamag explores how we need to update global climate governance for this new era:
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
My latest in @noemamag explores how we need to update global climate governance for this new era:
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
Concise overview of the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil and its wider context – by @eamaberg.bsky.social of @chesc.bsky.social
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/what...
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/what...
What is COP30 and why does it matter for the climate?
Unpacking the key issues at the COP30 climate change conference in Belém, Brazil.
www.chathamhouse.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Concise overview of the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil and its wider context – by @eamaberg.bsky.social of @chesc.bsky.social
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/what...
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/what...
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Global Environmental Politics is ready for your classes.
I read this as an undergrad and was hooked.
As always, GEP offers a straightforward framework to explore treaty politics, with detailed case studies and a real sense of what's at stake.
@paminnyc.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/9781032743202
I read this as an undergrad and was hooked.
As always, GEP offers a straightforward framework to explore treaty politics, with detailed case studies and a real sense of what's at stake.
@paminnyc.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/9781032743202
Global Environmental Politics
Global Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world’s most pressing environmental issues for more than thirty years. This ninth edition continue...
www.routledge.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Global Environmental Politics is ready for your classes.
I read this as an undergrad and was hooked.
As always, GEP offers a straightforward framework to explore treaty politics, with detailed case studies and a real sense of what's at stake.
@paminnyc.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/9781032743202
I read this as an undergrad and was hooked.
As always, GEP offers a straightforward framework to explore treaty politics, with detailed case studies and a real sense of what's at stake.
@paminnyc.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/9781032743202
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The SDGs at 10: Please join us for a Special Section Launch event on Friday 12 September 14:00-17:00 (BST).
Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg.
Comments: Fariborz Zelli
Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg.
Comments: Fariborz Zelli
September 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The SDGs at 10: Please join us for a Special Section Launch event on Friday 12 September 14:00-17:00 (BST).
Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg.
Comments: Fariborz Zelli
Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg.
Comments: Fariborz Zelli
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The #COP21 goal to double provision of adaptation finance is due this year. Heading into #COP30, governments are considering what could come next.
In this @nrdc.org piece, @adellethomas.bsky.social and I explore seven potential options for a new adaptation finance goal: www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
In this @nrdc.org piece, @adellethomas.bsky.social and I explore seven potential options for a new adaptation finance goal: www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
What Could a New Adaptation Finance Goal Look Like?
Exploring seven potential scenarios for a new climate adaptation finance goal.
www.nrdc.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The #COP21 goal to double provision of adaptation finance is due this year. Heading into #COP30, governments are considering what could come next.
In this @nrdc.org piece, @adellethomas.bsky.social and I explore seven potential options for a new adaptation finance goal: www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
In this @nrdc.org piece, @adellethomas.bsky.social and I explore seven potential options for a new adaptation finance goal: www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
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Another great day in Bologna #eisapec2025!
Global environmental politics section discussing graduation mechanisms & coaltions in #climate regime, links btw #climate #biodiversity & humanitarianism.
Global environmental politics section discussing graduation mechanisms & coaltions in #climate regime, links btw #climate #biodiversity & humanitarianism.
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Another great day in Bologna #eisapec2025!
Global environmental politics section discussing graduation mechanisms & coaltions in #climate regime, links btw #climate #biodiversity & humanitarianism.
Global environmental politics section discussing graduation mechanisms & coaltions in #climate regime, links btw #climate #biodiversity & humanitarianism.
Previously headed by the foreign office, Germany’s #climatediplomacy is now consolidated at the environment ministry again.
But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)
www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...
But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)
www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...
Internationale Klimapolitik: Zuständigkeit wechselt, gemeinsames Engagement bleibt- BMUKN - Pressemitteilung
Die Bundesregierung stellt die internationale Klimapolitik neu auf. Die Federführung wechselt vom Auswärtigem Amt zum Bundesumweltministerium (BMUKN). Dort wird eine neue Abteilung für internationale ...
www.bundesumweltministerium.de
August 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Previously headed by the foreign office, Germany’s #climatediplomacy is now consolidated at the environment ministry again.
But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)
www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...
But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)
www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...
#EISAPEC25 (or is it #EISAPEC2025?) is off to a great start.
Join us on Friday at 2 pm for our panel on Multi-Level Governance in Global Environmental Politics.
Join us on Friday at 2 pm for our panel on Multi-Level Governance in Global Environmental Politics.
August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#EISAPEC25 (or is it #EISAPEC2025?) is off to a great start.
Join us on Friday at 2 pm for our panel on Multi-Level Governance in Global Environmental Politics.
Join us on Friday at 2 pm for our panel on Multi-Level Governance in Global Environmental Politics.