Environmental Politics

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Introducing 'systemic acceleration capacity', the article explains why some governments speed up net-zero transitions better than others. It links policy mixes with political institutions, using California's EV governance as an empirical case.

New article! Systemic acceleration capacity in net-zero transitions: electrifying transportation in California by Nicholas Goedeking & Karoline S. Rogge. @NGoedeking @karogge doi.org/10.1080/096440…

New book review! Apocalyptic authoritarianism: climate crisis, media, and power by Hanna E. Morris. @sustaintheconvo Reviewed by Marianna Poberezhskaya. doi.org/10.1080/096440…

And here a thread of all the articles: x.com/Env_Pol/status…

You can find the special issue here: tandfonline.com/toc/fenp20/35/1

How do Eco-Emotions Shape Environmental Action? An interview with Mihaela Mihai and Danielle Celermajer. @greyzone2017 This interview relates to the recent Special Issue on Eco-Emotions which they co-edited. environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/how…

The article empirically shows that SLAPPs shape climate law, analyses US corporate climate litigation (2015–2024). It finds 73% of suits target anti-SLAPP jurisdictions, proving free speech protections drive where and whether activists sue.

New article! A chilling effect in a warming world: how the threat of SLAPPs shapes climate law by Timothy Arvan. @fordschool @tim_arvan doi.org/10.1080/096440…

Week in review! Subscribe for a short weekly round up. This week we have published two research articles, one brief report, one book review, and one guest post. open.substack.com/pub/environmen…

New review article! The impact of corruption on climate change mitigation: a review article by Aksel Sundström, Niklas Harring, Sverker C. Jagers & Marina Povitkina. @goteborgsuni @MPovitkina doi.org/10.1080/096440…

This guest post draws on the recently published article - From miners to markets: discursive struggle in Romania’s coal phase-out. doi.org/10.1080/096440…

New guest post! Discourse De-Structuration and the Politics of Coal Phase-Out by Zahar Koretsky. @ZaharKoretsky environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/guest-posts/di…

The article shows how China's media weaponise scientific uncertainty, as opposed to evidence, to serve geopolitical ends on Fukushima's wastewater discharge. Analysing 14,126 news articles, it maps politicisation mechanics under a non-competitive party system.

New article! Geopolitical currents and contested science: Chinese media framing and politicization of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge by Liqian Wu & Xiaoxiao Cheng. doi.org/10.1080/096440…

This comprehensive review of 200 studies confirms corruption, as an overlooked barrier to climate action, raises emissions and destroys carbon sinks, urging research to move beyond country-level indicators.

Week in review! Subscribe for a short weekly round up. This week we have published three research articles. open.substack.com/pub/environmen…

New book review! Acknowledging indigenous knowledge: voices of tropical forest people by Purabi Bose. @purabibose Reviewed by Hyungro Yoon. doi.org/10.1080/096440…

This study is the first to trace how intra-party regional factions in US environmental politics rose under Reagan, peaked under Obama, and are now vanishing. Using LCV voting data (1971–2022), it shows nationalised climate politics has erased regional divisions.

New article! Party polarization, disappearing regions, and nationalized environmental politics: evidence from US Congress by Luke Fowler & Charlie Hunt. doi.org/10.1080/096440…