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See this foundational article from our Nationalism and Climate Obstruction working group. This piece explores “green nationalism,” and asks what its role can be in shaping policies, despite pushback. Authors […] The post Green promises, gray realities: nationalism between climate action and obstruction appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

CSSN researchers and colleagues Maya Bach, Loredana Loy, Katharine Mach, Sonali Shukla McDermid, and Jennifer Jacquet find that 98% of recent environmental claims by major meat and dairy companies can […] The post Environmental claims, climate promises, and ‘greenwashing’ by meat and dairy companies appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

CSSN scholar Belén Fernández Milmanda explores the congressional obstruction efforts by agribusiness, and the effects on environmental reforms on Brazil and Chile. See the full article below! Abstract Scholars have […] The post Weak by design: How agribusiness organize in congress to trap environmental reforms in Brazil and Chile appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Katya Rhodes and Joakim Kulin test Lamb et al. (2020)’s 12 discourses and their alternative wordings (48 items) in a representative citizen survey (n = 1,580). ABSTRACT Discourses of climate delay increasingly […] The post Beyond denial: climate delay discourses and public opinion on government climate action in the United States appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Abstract: “Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are meritless cases filed by powerful actors seeking to silence their critics through costly, protracted litigation. As climate change litigation (CCL) against corporations […] The post A chilling effect in a warming world: how the threat of SLAPPs shapes climate law appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

“Ties between the fossil fuel industry and Dutch universities threaten academic freedom and support the fossil lobby, according to a three-year investigation of the Dutch Mapping Fossil Ties Coalition based […] The post The Dutch university: protector of academic freedom or the fossil lobby? appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Our new book Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment, and the authors who made it happen, have appeared in multiple news sources since its launch. Below we have compiled its mentions […] The post Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment in the News appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

In this brief developed by the Climate Obstruction in Authoritarian and Non-Democratic States working group, researchers share the challenges they faced when investigating climate obstruction in restrictive environments. Experts break […] The post Researching Climate Obstruction in Authoritarian and non-Democratic Contexts appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Obstruction has become a defining feature of the UNFCCC process, shaping both the pace and substance of global climate agreements. It is often subtle and context-specific, making it difficult for […] The post CSSN Primer: Climate Obstruction in the UNFCCC appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

“Drilled,” hosted by Amy Westervelt, is in the midst of publishing a full podcast series on climate obstruction. Each week of the series highlights a different theme of our forthcoming […] The post Drilled Media Podcast Series appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

How do far right parties frame solar power? How have their positions changed? What does this variation over time tell us about the motives of the far right’s obstruction of […] The post The People against the Sun? Ideology and Strategy in Far-Right Parties’ Climate Obstruction of Solar Energy appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

CSSN Scholar Anna Korppoo writes on climate obstruction in Russia. Excerpt from executive summary: “Russia’s climate policy has never focused on mitigation actions because of its ‘hydrocarbon culture’ built around […] The post Russia’s Non-Western Climate Coalition: Genuine Consensus or Just Hot Air? appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

CSSN Scholars Galen Hall, Joshua A. Basseches, Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, and Trevor Culhane win the outstanding award from the American Political Science Association for their article which utilizes a novel technique to analyze state […] The post “CHORUS: A New Dataset of State Interest Group Policy Positions in the United States” wins APSA Best Journal Article Award appeared first on Brown Clima…

Fossil fuel companies make money and block climate action by playing the victim. See this informative new study from CSSN scholars Kyla Tienhaara and Fergus Green on how companies leverage […] The post Climate obstruction and capital accumulation by feigned victimization: TC Energy and the political economy of investor-state dispute settlement appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Networ…

Inside Climate News shares CSSN Scholar Delta Merner and colleagues’ report, “Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud and Damages.” This is critical research […] The post How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Using the Discourses of Climate Delay framework, CSSN Scholar shares insights into climate obstructions efforts in Arizona. See Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama’s article here below. This project was funded through Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama’s […] The post State-level climate obstruction and discourses of climate delay: insights from Arizona appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Carlos R.S. Milani and Guy Edwards, with contributions from Ricardo A. Gutiérrez, Ruth E. McKie, Lucas Christel and Janaína B. Pinto, review the prevalence and strategies of climate obstruction in […] The post CSSN Briefing: Uncovering Climate Obstruction Actors and Discourses in Argentina and Brazil appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. CSSN Scholar Loredana Loy & […] The post The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

How do the communication efforts of oil and gas interfere and influence EU decision makers and regulators? William Dinan, Victoria Esteves, Steven Harkins, and Stefanie Hills use official data and […] The post Climate dissociations: Trade associations, energy policy and climate communications in Europe appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .

An analysis of tweets from three major U.S. sectors — fossil energy, plastic production, and agriculture — shows coordinated messaging to reinforce fossil-fuel reliance by denying the science and delaying […] The post Networks of climate obstruction: Discourses of denial and delay in US fossil energy, plastic, and agrichemical industries appeared first on Brown Climate Social Science Network .