Policy / Research / Green Transitions @ LSE Sustainability Regulation Observatory (SRO) @gsos-lse.bsky.social Prev - Policy Dir. @GECoalition.bsky.social, @IIED.bsky.social 💚 Personal views & 🌭🐶 content + 🤓 econ, env, politics, football stuff. He/Him.https://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3muwmtunghk25You can also talk to your local democratic representative's office staff. The chemtrails folks have moved up the value chain, and been granted Grammarly-grade formatting. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwmtunghk25https://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3mtykgujhsk2qHeat, in - can keep you warm, or - burn down your house most shocking betrayal of the financial quarter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykgujhsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3mtjhugwkr22dThe microfiber 🤝 microfoundations revolution was a mistake* [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjhugwkr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3mtbenbzguk2wThis is a great thread. Without wanting to be too reductive about freedom in the exact way Omar warns against at the end, I can't help but see the appeal of republican (un)freedom - domination through *arbitrary* authority - as an important lens on the experience of people in minority groups atm. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbenbzguk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3mt2nvfpxkc2mI guess 'Wages of dislocation' was already taken? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2nvfpxkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3msxp5mza7s27UK political economy entering its throwback, EU4-inspired era of secular stagnation 🌒 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxp5mza7s27https://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3msxih556ts2pIncredibly normal stuff going on here 🫩 Question for the lawyers - how would this be different from expressing your objection to a hose-pipe ban by encouraging people to turn on all their taps and waste water? You can be subject to sanction for that, presumably... [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxih556ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3msxeohps322t🌖🕶️ When your eclipse time lapse captures something unexpected obscuring the light 🌭🐶 #dogsky13 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxeohps322thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3msg4my3was2fAm in the midst of some comparative work on international sustainability regulations for the data centre build out, and few thoughts: - Pleasantly surprised by the breadth of the community investment that's been secured (how binding is it...?) - No way they'll be on site *&* PV powered (cont.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4my3was2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishopkins.bsky.social/post/3mrs5idmexs2o [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:aaapzfhtmohsl6foc7p4f6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5idmexs2o