
Peter Newell
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Peter Newell is a Professor at the University of Sussex, where he researches, teaches and campaigns on climate change and energy issues in particular.
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"I was worth my six-figure bonus, says under-fire Thames Water boss." And now Thames Water 💧's customers will understand why their bills have just gone up 35%. news.sky.com/story/i-was-wo…


How do we move past fossil fuel production? Join our event with Susana Muhamad Susana Muhamad, recent Minister for Environment under Petro in Colombia. Responses by Peter Newell (@suspol) and Amiera Sawas (Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative) 3pm this Friday at LSE. Sign up: eventbrite.com/e/1372260551249


Loved speaking with amazing writer & activist Rebecca Solnit at Brighton Festival today: “Hope is an embrace of the unknown & unknowable…it’s the belief that what we do matters even tho how & when it may matter, who & what it may impact, are not things you can know beforehand”


From coal exit to controls on export finance & oil & gas licenses in the north sea, my deep dive into 'The political economy of supply-side climate policy in the UK' with Freddie in Environmental Politics from our @suspol research Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Sussex Global🏳️🌈✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

⚠️ NEW PAPER ⚠️ Peter Newell and Freddie have a new piece out in Environmental Politics on the politics of phasing out fossil fuels in the UK🇬🇧 and what it means for climate policy ambition globally🧵 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…





🔊 HUGE NEWS! In a powerful convergence of music, activism, and leadership, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham , and the British trip hop collective Massive Attack signed a declaration and opened a Treaty banner on the solarised rooftop of the Greater Manchester

Very grateful to music legends Massive Attack for endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Always ahead of the game

📣 CIEL and partners are in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference to demand that governments protect our #ocean from the growing threat of #FossilFuels. 🧵👇 Read on to discover the events driving the call for a #FossilFreeOcean, starting TOMORROW, June 7–12.


We urge Presidents Emmanuel Macron & Rodrigo Chaves at #UNOC2025 to back a #FossilFuelNonProliferationTreaty to safeguard our oceans 🌊 ⚠️ Full letter here: fossilfuelfreefuture.org/news/parliamen… Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative #FossilFreeFuture #OceanJustice


New nuclear “renaissance” may well turn out to be like last frail one due to a set of inconvenient truths: new nuclear builds are vastly over-cost & over-time; all SMRs are only in design stage, & waste, proliferation & siting problems are all unresolved👇 theguardian.com/environment/20…


🌍 Phasing out fossil fuels is essential - but what if governments get sued for it? A new @SUS_POL blog from IISD Energy explores a crucial question for climate action. How can countries move away from fossil fuels without triggering costly investor lawsuits? 🧵


Who Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels First? Important new paper from @suspol colleague Lukas Slothuus on the geopolitics of phase out Sussex Global🏳️🌈✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative IISD Energy Oil Change U.S.

What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like? Article in Climate Home News about our workshop in Bonn @suspol Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Sussex Global🏳️🌈✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Andrew Simms climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/wha…