Lukas Slothuus
@lslothuus.bsky.social
Climate, energy, political theory, social movements | Postdoc at the University of Sussex researching fossil fuel phaseouts @suspol.bsky.social | Visiting Fellow at LSE | PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh | www.lukasslothuus.com
This week is @histmat.bsky.social HM Conference! I'll present on the "Climate politics and contradictions of/for the far right" and some soon-to-be-published work on the political leadership of the 'rearguard', rethinking the idea of a 'vanguard'. Come! www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This week is @histmat.bsky.social HM Conference! I'll present on the "Climate politics and contradictions of/for the far right" and some soon-to-be-published work on the political leadership of the 'rearguard', rethinking the idea of a 'vanguard'. Come! www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
The police are arresting hundreds of ordinary people for the “crime” of saying they oppose Israel’s genocide and support a group that is trying to stop British-made weapons from being used in genocide.
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
September 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The police are arresting hundreds of ordinary people for the “crime” of saying they oppose Israel’s genocide and support a group that is trying to stop British-made weapons from being used in genocide.
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
These people are not criminals, they are heroes. History will redeem them!
🇵🇸BDS VICTORY!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🇵🇸BDS VICTORY!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
The €13.4bn pension fund for PBU, a Danish trade union representing over 125,000 early childhood/youth educators, has announced it is FULLY divesting from companies involved in Israeli settlements: selling off all shares in Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking!
We need increased renewables production. But without a drastic reduction in fossil fuel production, the planet will be none the cooler. We need to end energy addition and move to energy decommission. This is only possible if we ditch the cult of capital! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We need increased renewables production. But without a drastic reduction in fossil fuel production, the planet will be none the cooler. We need to end energy addition and move to energy decommission. This is only possible if we ditch the cult of capital! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The EU is israel's biggest trading partner, they sell and buy weapons, fund research and science partnerships, allow israel into all culture/sport spheres. The only credible action is cutting ALL relations: full boycott, divestment, and sanctions on israel www.dw.com/en/middle-ea...
July 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The EU is israel's biggest trading partner, they sell and buy weapons, fund research and science partnerships, allow israel into all culture/sport spheres. The only credible action is cutting ALL relations: full boycott, divestment, and sanctions on israel www.dw.com/en/middle-ea...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Our book is out! A critical interrogation of interdisciplinarity as a transformative practice to confront power in a time of crisis. My chapter: "The climate crisis and interdisciplinary pedagogy". Buy it, request it for your library, and message me for my chapter! www.routledge.com/Interdiscipl...
July 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Our book is out! A critical interrogation of interdisciplinarity as a transformative practice to confront power in a time of crisis. My chapter: "The climate crisis and interdisciplinary pedagogy". Buy it, request it for your library, and message me for my chapter! www.routledge.com/Interdiscipl...
"If it can happen in New York, it can happen anywhere"
That's right!
That's right!
June 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"If it can happen in New York, it can happen anywhere"
That's right!
That's right!
Academia can feel very pointless during israel's genocide on Palestine and yet another US-backed imperialist onslaught on Iran – but reading the words of others is a reminder that each of us are not alone. And as Nora reminds us, hopefully we are in the "before of the revolution"
June 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Academia can feel very pointless during israel's genocide on Palestine and yet another US-backed imperialist onslaught on Iran – but reading the words of others is a reminder that each of us are not alone. And as Nora reminds us, hopefully we are in the "before of the revolution"
The world's most powerful insurance companies warn the climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism. Here's Günther Thallinger who's a board member of Allianz: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
April 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The world's most powerful insurance companies warn the climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism. Here's Günther Thallinger who's a board member of Allianz: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If any of you are in the Brighton/Sussex area, I'm doing an extended presentation on Wednesday on my current research on fossil fuel phaseouts, with a focus on Denmark's 2050 phaseout and ban on most new licenses. I'll discuss my empirical, methodological, conceptual, and theoretical contributions.
November 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
If any of you are in the Brighton/Sussex area, I'm doing an extended presentation on Wednesday on my current research on fossil fuel phaseouts, with a focus on Denmark's 2050 phaseout and ban on most new licenses. I'll discuss my empirical, methodological, conceptual, and theoretical contributions.
The agriculture carbon tax excludes emissions from fossil fuel and fertiliser use. Yet the main culprit of agricultural emissions is nitrogen fertiliser, which will be reduced by only 20% by 2027! This doesn't address how hypoxia has destroyed most marine ecosystems. Danish waters look like this:
November 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
The agriculture carbon tax excludes emissions from fossil fuel and fertiliser use. Yet the main culprit of agricultural emissions is nitrogen fertiliser, which will be reduced by only 20% by 2027! This doesn't address how hypoxia has destroyed most marine ecosystems. Danish waters look like this: