Environmental Politics Doctoral Researcher Sustainable Consumption Institute & Politics Dept, University of Manchester Researching corporate environmental action, greenwashing, communications and non-state/private governancehttps://bsky.app/profile/samtoscano.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/samtoscano.bsky.social/post/3m5lm7hwnfs2dWhat the hell are they doing? So scared to spook the bond market that the bond market got spooked. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:rvagxrt5pim3so764kfgungo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lm7hwnfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/samtoscano.bsky.social/post/3m3owk7gjts2f🔔New Blog!🔔 I recently contributed to this article which emerged from @manchestersci.bsky.social's “Governing Polycrisis and Sustainabilities” workshop held in Feb. It is a collab between SCI colleagues Sandra Barragan, Tetyana Solovey, Usman Aziz and myself. https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2025/10/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-reflections-on-the-role-of-optimism-and-pessimism-in-taking-action-on-sustainability/21 Oct 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:rvagxrt5pim3so764kfgungo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3owk7gjts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/samtoscano.bsky.social/post/3lxz6a7argc2cMy favourite genre of guilty press statement: Group being protested against telling protesters that their tactics are 'counterproductive to their cause'. Thankfully, Israel-Premier Tech does support "everyone's right to protest", so long as they don't succeed. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/04/israel-premier-tech-dangerous-precedent-vuelta-espana-stage-1204 Sep 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:rvagxrt5pim3so764kfgungo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxz6a7argc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/samtoscano.bsky.social/post/3lg6msbgknc2oAm I the only person who constantly mistakes Kamala Harris' husband for Leo Varadkar?20 Jan 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:rvagxrt5pim3so764kfgungo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6msbgknc2o