Professor and Director, Master of Public Policy, @BlavatnikSchool @StAntsCollege @UniofOxford How can we solve global problems effectively & fairly? https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/thomas-halehttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mq2oxemy2k23A good article with an unfortunate headline. Talking about the impact of climate change on health is not 'taking politics out of cliamte change,' it's making a new kind of climate politcs, potentially a very powerful one https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/climate/bill-frist-climate-change-republican-politics.html07 Jul 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2oxemy2k23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3moneko7mxk23Watch out, world. The 2025-2026 cohort of @blavatnikschool.bsky.social Master of Public Policy students finished classes today. Each of them is profoundly different. But they all share one goal: serving their communities. In a world weary with cynicism, their determination shines brighter than ever.19 Jun 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moneko7mxk23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3moki3za3ks23How does a small but mighty country build a results-oriented coalition on climate in 2026? Fantastic discussion with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore on their vision for high value, high integrity carbon markets, leveraging the Oxford Climate Policy Hub data on regulatory alignment18 Jun 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moki3za3ks23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mokhxexkek23I've admired @cathmckenna.bsky.social in and out of politics for a while. So it was a huge pleasure to host her to present her book #RunLikeAGirl in Oxford last night @blavatnikschool.bsky.social There are a lot of very boring political memoirs. This is not one of them. It bleeds authenticity.18 Jun 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokhxexkek23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mo3vu2bmb223Join us next Wednesday for the Oxford launch of @cathmckenna.bsky.social's Run Like a Girl as we discuss "finding your own path, breaking the rules, and fighting for the future--on your own terms" June 17th, 5:30pm, St Antony's College, Oxford Register: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/blavatnik-book-launch-run-girl12 Jun 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3vu2bmb223https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mncpk572x223Deeply sad to hear that Raúl Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social has passed away. A true scholar, and also someone who infallibly brightened even the dullest professional conference. He will be missed.02 Jun 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncpk572x223https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mmvjvl4yhc23Thanks to @markus-gastinger.eu for the thoughtful review of #LongProblems in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/long-problems-climate-change-and-the-challenge-of-governing-across-time-by-thomas-hale-princeton-nj-princeton-university-press-2024-256p/357A9955B6094A34D1F73B92A65CB225, which includes a wonderfully clear summary of the argument28 May 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvjvl4yhc23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mjcmr76whc23#LongProblems don't have to be heavy problems. Paperback out now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcmr76whc23https://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mhsda7v7r22pGood to see UK moving new homes off gas…in 2028. 12 years later than 2016, the target first proposed by Brown in 2006. The majority of the 1.86m homes built since 2016 will have to be retrofitted. For a #longproblem, kicking the can down the road does not save money. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw7klkjm2o24 Mar 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsda7v7r22phttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mh3p76fobs2oRIP Habermas. The world today needs more than ever to look to the “forceless force of the better argument” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/books/jurgen-habermas-dead.html15 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3p76fobs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mgrp7g7acc2hOne fossil fuel crisis costs the UK more than shifting to net zero by 2050. And how many more such crises can we expect in the next 24 years? A great example of how the proper temporal frame clarifies costs and benefits #longproblems https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis11 Mar 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrp7g7acc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3mbvk7ffohc2tThe immediate effect of the US withdrawing from the UNFCCC is relatively small because the Trump Administration had already stopped US mitigation and adaptation efforts and financial support, and was not engaging diplomatically. But the medium-term effects are more damaging for the US and the world.08 Jan 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvk7ffohc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3m5ge2yih4c2lImportant to remember: scenarios are tools for asking "what if" questions, so implications of different assumptions/choices can be explored. They are not predictions. Dave unpacks some of the key (and in my view unrealistic) assumptions in the IEA's headline-grabbing new "current policies" scenario. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ge2yih4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3m5bipwjrpk2zThe dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say? The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories. https://bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate-policy-strengthens-globally-despite-unprecedented-contestation-us-and-europe10 Nov 2025 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bipwjrpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasnhale.bsky.social/post/3m4xdonunrk2zJoin us tomorrow in Sao Paulo! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:cw6bfeapp3k6q4cbbbi3th7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xdonunrk2z