Will McDowall
@willmcdowall.bsky.social
Academic at UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources.
Check out my new book for kids: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529509151/your-planet-needs-you-brilliant-jobs-to-protect-your-world/
Check out my new book for kids: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529509151/your-planet-needs-you-brilliant-jobs-to-protect-your-world/
Reposted by Will McDowall
Why do definitions of the ‘green economy’ matter for different outcomes? And how can we measure its impact more accurately? 🌿
Read more in the blog and paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
Read more in the blog and paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
Rethinking "green" economic data: Why definitions matter - ESCoE
The report reviews the definitions of ‘green’ economic activity, and recommends ways to improve measurement.
tinyurl.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Why do definitions of the ‘green economy’ matter for different outcomes? And how can we measure its impact more accurately? 🌿
Read more in the blog and paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
Read more in the blog and paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
Reposted by Will McDowall
🌱 What counts as “green” economic activity? And how should we measure it?
A new ESCoE paper by
@willmcdowall.bsky.social & Janina Fuchs explores how we define and track the green economy, and why getting it right matters. tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
#Research #Sustainability
A new ESCoE paper by
@willmcdowall.bsky.social & Janina Fuchs explores how we define and track the green economy, and why getting it right matters. tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
#Research #Sustainability
Rethinking "green" economic data: Why definitions matter - ESCoE
The report reviews the definitions of ‘green’ economic activity, and recommends ways to improve measurement.
tinyurl.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🌱 What counts as “green” economic activity? And how should we measure it?
A new ESCoE paper by
@willmcdowall.bsky.social & Janina Fuchs explores how we define and track the green economy, and why getting it right matters. tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
#Research #Sustainability
A new ESCoE paper by
@willmcdowall.bsky.social & Janina Fuchs explores how we define and track the green economy, and why getting it right matters. tinyurl.com/32yu8peh
#Research #Sustainability
Reposted by Will McDowall
BREAKING: Over 100 U.K. advertising organizations have joined forces to back a nationwide ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. 💪
#FossilFuelAdsMakeMeSick #GreenSky
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#FossilFuelAdsMakeMeSick #GreenSky
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U.K. Ad Agencies Call For Total Ban On Fossil Fuel Marketing
British ad industry organizations have launched a campaign calling on the government to treat fossil fuels much as it treats tobacco products.
www.forbes.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
BREAKING: Over 100 U.K. advertising organizations have joined forces to back a nationwide ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. 💪
#FossilFuelAdsMakeMeSick #GreenSky
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#FossilFuelAdsMakeMeSick #GreenSky
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Delighted to see my own book on this list!
"Your planet needs you: brilliant jobs to protect your world" explains solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs that kids can grow up to do.
Order your copy now!
"Your planet needs you: brilliant jobs to protect your world" explains solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs that kids can grow up to do.
Order your copy now!
We're publishing an amazing range of beautiful books in July!
Learn more about all of our July books at www.walker.co.uk
Learn more about all of our July books at www.walker.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Delighted to see my own book on this list!
"Your planet needs you: brilliant jobs to protect your world" explains solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs that kids can grow up to do.
Order your copy now!
"Your planet needs you: brilliant jobs to protect your world" explains solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs that kids can grow up to do.
Order your copy now!
My children's book on climate action comes out today, from the brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
The book introduces kids to the solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs they can grow up to do.
Get your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/your...
The book introduces kids to the solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs they can grow up to do.
Get your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/your...
July 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My children's book on climate action comes out today, from the brilliant @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
The book introduces kids to the solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs they can grow up to do.
Get your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/your...
The book introduces kids to the solutions to climate change, through the climate-saving jobs they can grow up to do.
Get your copy now! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/your...
#Heatflation is here: the UK's driest spring/early summer is pushing up the cost of food.
File under #costsofinaction on #climatechange
www.ft.com/content/aeef...
File under #costsofinaction on #climatechange
www.ft.com/content/aeef...
Dry weather pushes up UK food inflation as harvests suffer
Price increases in June hit highest rate in more than a year, according to British Retail Consortium
www.ft.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#Heatflation is here: the UK's driest spring/early summer is pushing up the cost of food.
File under #costsofinaction on #climatechange
www.ft.com/content/aeef...
File under #costsofinaction on #climatechange
www.ft.com/content/aeef...
Lots of young street trees in London are suffering and dying in these hot/dry conditions. If you live near a young street tree, give it a bucket of water today!
Cycling on a hot and humid day like this, you definitely notice the streets with trees. Planting trees in cities might not be a climate mitigation strategy but it’s definitely an adaptation one.
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lots of young street trees in London are suffering and dying in these hot/dry conditions. If you live near a young street tree, give it a bucket of water today!
For the second time in two weeks, my son's school is being closed early because of extreme heat.
It was built in 2012.
The UK is shockingly under-prepared for climate change.
It was built in 2012.
The UK is shockingly under-prepared for climate change.
June 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For the second time in two weeks, my son's school is being closed early because of extreme heat.
It was built in 2012.
The UK is shockingly under-prepared for climate change.
It was built in 2012.
The UK is shockingly under-prepared for climate change.
I'm delighted that my forthcoming children's book on climate change has been profiled by @thebookseller.com
The book explains the solutions to climate change, through the jobs that kids can grow up to do. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/9781529...
The book explains the solutions to climate change, through the jobs that kids can grow up to do. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/9781529...
June 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm delighted that my forthcoming children's book on climate change has been profiled by @thebookseller.com
The book explains the solutions to climate change, through the jobs that kids can grow up to do. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/9781529...
The book explains the solutions to climate change, through the jobs that kids can grow up to do. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/9781529...
Reposted by Will McDowall
Genuinely shocked how far and fast the Conservative Party has fallen on climate change. They’re now at the accusing climate scientists of ‘bias’ and considering quitting the Paris Agreement stage of things.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
May 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Genuinely shocked how far and fast the Conservative Party has fallen on climate change. They’re now at the accusing climate scientists of ‘bias’ and considering quitting the Paris Agreement stage of things.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
New paper!
Should we ban adverts for polluting goods?
Our case study shows that banning adverts of a harmful product can induce innovation in a benign alternative
doi.org/10.1016/j.ei...
@badvertising.bsky.social
Should we ban adverts for polluting goods?
Our case study shows that banning adverts of a harmful product can induce innovation in a benign alternative
doi.org/10.1016/j.ei...
@badvertising.bsky.social
Advertising restrictions and sustainability transitions: does banning advertising of harmful products induce innovation in benign alternatives?
Environmental activists increasingly seek to ban advertising of polluting products. Advertising bans (of tobacco and alcohol for example) have been wi…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
New paper!
Should we ban adverts for polluting goods?
Our case study shows that banning adverts of a harmful product can induce innovation in a benign alternative
doi.org/10.1016/j.ei...
@badvertising.bsky.social
Should we ban adverts for polluting goods?
Our case study shows that banning adverts of a harmful product can induce innovation in a benign alternative
doi.org/10.1016/j.ei...
@badvertising.bsky.social
It's great to see this in print - I had fun commenting on an earlier draft.
Hydrogen will play a very important role in decarbonisation... but we shouldn't expect it to be ubiquitous cure-all
Hydrogen will play a very important role in decarbonisation... but we shouldn't expect it to be ubiquitous cure-all
🚨 New paper drop
Must-read by a stellar group incl. @mliebreich.bsky.social, @iain-staffell.bsky.social
H2 isn’t silver bullet it’s made out to be. It has a role—just not everywhere.
Best bets: parts of industry, long-haul, storage
Not useful: home heating, cars
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Must-read by a stellar group incl. @mliebreich.bsky.social, @iain-staffell.bsky.social
H2 isn’t silver bullet it’s made out to be. It has a role—just not everywhere.
Best bets: parts of industry, long-haul, storage
Not useful: home heating, cars
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's great to see this in print - I had fun commenting on an earlier draft.
Hydrogen will play a very important role in decarbonisation... but we shouldn't expect it to be ubiquitous cure-all
Hydrogen will play a very important role in decarbonisation... but we shouldn't expect it to be ubiquitous cure-all
I'm *loving* these air quality stripes.
Let's hope Saudi Arabia can sort out this horror show before the world cup in 2034.
Air quality stripes plot for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...
Let's hope Saudi Arabia can sort out this horror show before the world cup in 2034.
Air quality stripes plot for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...
Air Quality Stripes
airqualitystripes.info
December 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I'm *loving* these air quality stripes.
Let's hope Saudi Arabia can sort out this horror show before the world cup in 2034.
Air quality stripes plot for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...
Let's hope Saudi Arabia can sort out this horror show before the world cup in 2034.
Air quality stripes plot for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...
Come and work at the UCL Energy Institute - We're hiring a lecturer in energy and life-cycle sustainability.
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Come and work at the UCL Energy Institute - We're hiring a lecturer in energy and life-cycle sustainability.
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Reposted by Will McDowall
📢🆕Early view❗️
How do cultures of evidence vary across countries & policy domains❔
@willmcdowall.bsky.social focuses on energy policymaking & compares the culture of evidence in #UK #Germany #Netherlands 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
📢🆕Early view❗️
How do cultures of evidence vary across countries & policy domains❔
@willmcdowall.bsky.social focuses on energy policymaking & compares the culture of evidence in #UK #Germany #Netherlands 👇
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Really pleased to see government supporting #HeatPumps today - scrapping the 1m rule, extending the boiler upgrade scheme, and getting the market-based mechanism going.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Help to save households money and deliver cleaner heat to homes
Up to 300,000 homes to benefit from upgrades next year, as government continues rollout of the Warm Homes Plan.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Really pleased to see government supporting #HeatPumps today - scrapping the 1m rule, extending the boiler upgrade scheme, and getting the market-based mechanism going.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Check out my new paper - focused on differences in the understanding and use of evidence in energy policy.
What makes evidence credible? Can we separate 'facts' from 'values'? Different evidence cultures appear to deal with these questions in different ways.
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
What makes evidence credible? Can we separate 'facts' from 'values'? Different evidence cultures appear to deal with these questions in different ways.
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Exploring cultures of evidence in energy policymaking in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands
Abstract. This paper explores different “cultures of evidence” in energy policymaking in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. The urgent energy system tra
doi.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Check out my new paper - focused on differences in the understanding and use of evidence in energy policy.
What makes evidence credible? Can we separate 'facts' from 'values'? Different evidence cultures appear to deal with these questions in different ways.
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
What makes evidence credible? Can we separate 'facts' from 'values'? Different evidence cultures appear to deal with these questions in different ways.
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Come and work with us at UCL!
We're hiring a new teaching-focused lecturer in innovation & sustainability, to support our new undergrad programme in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
Feel free to get in touch to ask about the role.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
We're hiring a new teaching-focused lecturer in innovation & sustainability, to support our new undergrad programme in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
Feel free to get in touch to ask about the role.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Come and work with us at UCL!
We're hiring a new teaching-focused lecturer in innovation & sustainability, to support our new undergrad programme in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
Feel free to get in touch to ask about the role.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
We're hiring a new teaching-focused lecturer in innovation & sustainability, to support our new undergrad programme in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
Feel free to get in touch to ask about the role.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Delighted that we came 4th in the #CBQuiz - yesterday's most important global news, obvs.
Thanks @carbonbrief.org for hosting!
Thanks @carbonbrief.org for hosting!
And the 🏆winners🏆 of the #CBQuiz 2024 are....
Call Me Mabey (@e3g.bsky.social)!
Congratulations, and thank you all for playing. You can take a look at the full leaderboard below.
See you next year!
Call Me Mabey (@e3g.bsky.social)!
Congratulations, and thank you all for playing. You can take a look at the full leaderboard below.
See you next year!
November 7, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Delighted that we came 4th in the #CBQuiz - yesterday's most important global news, obvs.
Thanks @carbonbrief.org for hosting!
Thanks @carbonbrief.org for hosting!
Interested in doing a PhD in energy/environment research at UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources?
Check out the UBEL doctoral training partnership. ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...
You need to find a supervisor and an outline project, and submit an outline application by December 2nd.
Check out the UBEL doctoral training partnership. ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...
You need to find a supervisor and an outline project, and submit an outline application by December 2nd.
ESRC Studentships Main Competition - UBEL DTP
ESRC Studentships Main Competition The UBEL DTP’s fully funded ESRC studentships cover full payment of tuition fees per year and an annual maintenance stipend. What’s on offer UBEL DTP studentships co...
ubel-dtp.ac.uk
November 7, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Interested in doing a PhD in energy/environment research at UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources?
Check out the UBEL doctoral training partnership. ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...
You need to find a supervisor and an outline project, and submit an outline application by December 2nd.
Check out the UBEL doctoral training partnership. ubel-dtp.ac.uk/esrc-student...
You need to find a supervisor and an outline project, and submit an outline application by December 2nd.
Reposted by Will McDowall
"Nothing off the table" when it comes to reworking the centre of govt, according to news reports.
If they're after ideas, Morgan McS and co could do worse than taking a look at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social Commission on the Centre for Government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
If they're after ideas, Morgan McS and co could do worse than taking a look at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social Commission on the Centre for Government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Power with purpose: Final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government | Institute for Government
Why the centre of government has failed successive prime ministers – and seven recommendations for radical reform.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 8, 2024 at 8:09 AM
"Nothing off the table" when it comes to reworking the centre of govt, according to news reports.
If they're after ideas, Morgan McS and co could do worse than taking a look at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social Commission on the Centre for Government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
If they're after ideas, Morgan McS and co could do worse than taking a look at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social Commission on the Centre for Government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Happy post-coal-Day everyone!
It’s done.
This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain.
HT National Grid ESO
This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain.
HT National Grid ESO
October 1, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Happy post-coal-Day everyone!
Reposted by Will McDowall
"Weaponising net zero has backfired pretty spectacularly"
Well worth reading @jillongovt.bsky.social for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on why "Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions" - as Chris Skidmore quit
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rish...
Well worth reading @jillongovt.bsky.social for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on why "Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions" - as Chris Skidmore quit
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rish...
Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions | Institute for Govern...
The government's oil and gas bill is performative politics and tarnishes the UK's already diminishing claims to moral authority on climate change.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 9, 2024 at 4:32 PM
"Weaponising net zero has backfired pretty spectacularly"
Well worth reading @jillongovt.bsky.social for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on why "Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions" - as Chris Skidmore quit
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rish...
Well worth reading @jillongovt.bsky.social for @instituteforgov.bsky.social on why "Rishi Sunak’s pointless oil and gas bill is exposing Conservative divisions" - as Chris Skidmore quit
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rish...