Prof of International Relations @BrownUniversity @watsoninstitute. 🇨🇦 Interests: international order, #oil, energy, #climate.

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NEW UG Essay Competition: part of the launch of new MA: the Politics of Climate Change (2025) - please spread the word @goldthau @JanOsicka2 @JeffDColgan @MatPaterson @PeterJNewell_ @climatepolitics @greenprofgreen @PAISWarwick @PAISUndergrad @WarwickGSD @diarmuidtorney @mcbrisb
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We are excited to welcome @JeffDColgan this Wednesday at the University of Bern! The seminar will be followed by an Aprero. Please register! wti.org/outreach/events/998/… @IPWunibern @OeschgerCentre @WTIunibe @wyssacademy @Wyss_for_Nature
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Thrilled to be Professor of Politics and Public Policy @UniofOxford @BlavatnikSchool!
We are so proud of @MayaJTudor who has been awarded the title of full Professor in @UniofOxford's Recognition of Distinction exercise. Congratulations, Professor of Politics and Public Policy! 🎉
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Great example of fossil asset owner trying to "flip" toward green(er) assets -- in terms of climate, renewables > biofuels, but politically, could help push fossil industry away from obstructionism. @thomasnhale @JeffDColgan nytimes.com/2024/08/27/busin…
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Happy to share that @jonasnahm and my article on the political and industrial coalitions behind policies like the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and the German Climate Fund is now out with Perspectives on Politics (@PoPpublicsphere) cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Great news: the @ClimateSolLab team, including new colleagues @JenniferHadden & Chris Rea @WatsonInstitute @BrownUniversity, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to continue its work on Clean Energy & Society. Stay tuned! cc @Brown_IBES
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The Trans Mountain contradiction: how can Canada lead on climate while doubling down on oil? — In the @guardian, @ClimateSolLab Director @JeffDColgan commented on Canada's proposed regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas. ow.ly/NnW250SK8UC
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"Losers picking government" is a much more potent challenge for industrial policy than the difficulties of picking winners. Good industrial policy requires collaborative institutions, state capacity, and independent expertise to ensure that governments are not captured.
"It's not government picking winners, It's losers picking government." phenomenalworld.org/analysis…
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“There is a direct tension between building the infrastructure – like a pipeline – to satisfy the profit incentives the Canadian oil and gas industry wants, and meeting Canada’s international commitments on climate change,” IBES Affiliate @JeffDColgan told @guardian ⤵️
The Trans Mountain contradiction: how can Canada lead on climate while doubling down on oil? theguardian.com/environment/…
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Summer reading for climate folks! ⁦@thomasnhale⁩ ⁦@compatibilism⁩ ⁦@ClimateSolLab⁩
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Want a great academic job in Bologna @SAISHopkins? Please apply (or share) for job in European politics at SAIS Europe. It's a wonderful city & stimulating & friendly institution, plus wonderful students! Happy to answer any qns. DM me. apply.interfolio.com/147045
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It is hard to grasp just how cheap solar modules have become. This is a good way to visualize it.
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Earth Day Every Day: How the Department of Defense Advances Climate Resilience — A conversation with Dr. Kate White, @DeptofDefense Climate Resilience Program Director, moderated by @ClimateSolLab Director @JeffDColgan. (VIDEO) ow.ly/knuI50Rzxs9
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Kudos to @SenWhitehouse and other Congressional Democrats for investigating the years of deceit and climate misinformation by Big Oil. A key reason our planet is burning is because Big Oil is stymieing climate solutions. @ClimateSolLab @ClimateSSN @TimmonsRoberts
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WATCH LIVE: Earth Day Every Day: How the Department of Defense Advances Climate Resilience — A conversation with Dr. Kate White, @DeptofDefense Climate Resilience Program Director, moderated by @ClimateSolLab Director @JeffDColgan. ow.ly/muHk50RjlVf
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