Malcolm Fairbrother
@mfair.bsky.social
Prof. of environmental and political sociology. Sweden-based (Uppsala Uni + Institute for Futures Studies), formerly Canada, U.S., Mexico, UK. Decoupling, public opinion, learning from successes, modeling emissions. And political trust. www.fairbrother.org
Actual footage of Canadian policymakers as they grapple with the challenge of global climate change.
Here in Europe, where I live, there's a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, they're rushing to build new pipelines. What an embarrassment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Here in Europe, where I live, there's a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, they're rushing to build new pipelines. What an embarrassment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Actual footage of Canadian policymakers as they grapple with the challenge of global climate change.
Here in Europe, where I live, there's a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, they're rushing to build new pipelines. What an embarrassment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Here in Europe, where I live, there's a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, they're rushing to build new pipelines. What an embarrassment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New publication!
Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!
rdcu.be/eJkGb
Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!
rdcu.be/eJkGb
October 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New publication!
Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!
rdcu.be/eJkGb
Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!
rdcu.be/eJkGb
Come on Europeans, up your game!
August 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Come on Europeans, up your game!
This is great.
The Swedish government asked the National Institute of Economic Research to calculate the net economic costs of immigrants... and they came back with the answer that immigrants contribute to the economy, overall, while native-born Swedes are a net cost!
#nottheansweryouwerelookingfor
The Swedish government asked the National Institute of Economic Research to calculate the net economic costs of immigrants... and they came back with the answer that immigrants contribute to the economy, overall, while native-born Swedes are a net cost!
#nottheansweryouwerelookingfor
June 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is great.
The Swedish government asked the National Institute of Economic Research to calculate the net economic costs of immigrants... and they came back with the answer that immigrants contribute to the economy, overall, while native-born Swedes are a net cost!
#nottheansweryouwerelookingfor
The Swedish government asked the National Institute of Economic Research to calculate the net economic costs of immigrants... and they came back with the answer that immigrants contribute to the economy, overall, while native-born Swedes are a net cost!
#nottheansweryouwerelookingfor
European Union, what are you waiting for? Build Starline, and we'll come!
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...
March 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
European Union, what are you waiting for? Build Starline, and we'll come!
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...
Maybe everyone else knew this, but I didn't.
In recent times, schoolkids' average performance on standardized tests has been *falling* in OECD countries.
How in the world can this be getting worse?
In recent times, schoolkids' average performance on standardized tests has been *falling* in OECD countries.
How in the world can this be getting worse?
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Maybe everyone else knew this, but I didn't.
In recent times, schoolkids' average performance on standardized tests has been *falling* in OECD countries.
How in the world can this be getting worse?
In recent times, schoolkids' average performance on standardized tests has been *falling* in OECD countries.
How in the world can this be getting worse?
One of the greats. What a vision. What ideas.
January 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One of the greats. What a vision. What ideas.
What does Justin Trudeau's exit portend? Read on!
(For some comments by various people, including me.)
tinyurl.com/yfsybrph
(For some comments by various people, including me.)
tinyurl.com/yfsybrph
January 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What does Justin Trudeau's exit portend? Read on!
(For some comments by various people, including me.)
tinyurl.com/yfsybrph
(For some comments by various people, including me.)
tinyurl.com/yfsybrph
Pretty bad in comparative perspective.
November 30, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Pretty bad in comparative perspective.
Fair question. Here's China, and some others.
The scale of China's emissions growth since 2000 is pretty horrifying.
The scale of China's emissions growth since 2000 is pretty horrifying.
November 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Fair question. Here's China, and some others.
The scale of China's emissions growth since 2000 is pretty horrifying.
The scale of China's emissions growth since 2000 is pretty horrifying.
Apropos of little, a reminder of how variable nations' performance on climate change has been. None have done enough, but some have done ok... and others have been abysmal.
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Apropos of little, a reminder of how variable nations' performance on climate change has been. None have done enough, but some have done ok... and others have been abysmal.