Eben Muse

ebenmyrddin.bsky.social

02 September 2026 08:30

I published this article for the Welsh magazine 'Barn' today. It's the only story I've seen about the morally dubious sponsorship of the @eisteddfod.cymru Science Village by Valero, one of the world's largest oil refining companies. barn.cymru/en_gb/yr-eis...

Lukas Slothuus

lslothuus.bsky.social

08 April 2026 14:38

🇨🇴Ahead of Colombia hosting the world’s first international conference for the transition away from fossil fuels in a few weeks, all levers need to be pulled, all opportunities explored. @suspol.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk @peternewell.bsky.social Read and share: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lukas Slothuus

lslothuus.bsky.social

08 April 2026 14:38

Using a power analysis framework, I trace the: - ✳️ symbolic - 🛢️ material - 🌎 international dimensions of the ban. I argue that it serves as an important tool for non-producing countries to contribute to global efforts against fossil fuels on both the supply and demand side.

Lukas Slothuus

lslothuus.bsky.social

08 April 2026 14:38

⚡️...Yet even symbolic politics can be powerful: as a stepping stone to more material gains in the transition away from fossil fuels. A ban is preventative of future production, sends market signals, and helps build momentum against fossil fuel production globally.

Lukas Slothuus

lslothuus.bsky.social

08 April 2026 14:38

🌱🌹Despite Sweden having no commercial fossil fuel production, the left-of-centre government decided to cancel all existing exploration licenses and ban new exploration and production. 🪧Opponents dismissed this as empty symbolic politics...