Thomas L Muinzer
@LMuinzer
Reader in Energy Transition Law in UK energy capital Aberdeen. Lecture, write & consult on climate action, energy transition, environment
Shell and other fossil-fuel companies have abandoned the Science Based Targets initiative—a six-year-long attempt to define a global, corporate “net zero” emissions strategy—after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields.
self-deluding anti-solar culture wars from Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2… It’s not slave labour that has made Chinese solar cheap it’s advanced robotics and AI that See ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-is…
#SaveLoughNeagh
37 point plan to save Lough Neagh launched a year ago - only 14 have been implemented irishnews.com/news/politics/…
🎙️ Death & Law Podcast drops 2 new episodes! Learn more about how the law solves death-related problems in legal practice, and how the law’s anthropocentricism may present theoretical problems of its own. 🔗 Listen: abdn.io/1zG
Listen to learn about SOS' (emotional and legal) journey since the community first heard in 2015 about Dalradian Gold's plans to construct a gold mine in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: ➡️podbean.com/media/share/pb…
'Independent' doing some serious heavy lifting here. These are the vested interests who profit from the continued destruction of waterways
An independent economic analysis into the NAP proposals initiated by the UFU and NI agri-food stakeholders, conducted by @AgriSearchNI, confirms that the phosphorus (P) balance limits for 2026–2029 would inflict irreparable harm on NI's farming industry. 🔗ufuni.org/nap-proposals-…
🌦️The State of the UK Climate 2024 report has been published in the International Journal of Climatology. 🔸The report provides robust evidence of the UK’s changing climate and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. 🔸These trends are consistent with broader global…
It’s a key moment to push MSPs to act on climate. Join the Mass Lobby at the Scottish Parliament on Thurs 18 Sept. 💚 Travel/care bursaries available ✅ Training provided 📝 Sign up: bit.ly/44TiTfB #ActNowChangeForever
I was delighted to speak at the 10th anniversary of @SaveOurSperrins yesterday, and left #NorthernIreland in complete awe of the resilience and perseverance of these environmental HRDs working to protect the land from the negative impacts of gold mining.
There was coverage of Mary Robinson's honorary degree award in a recent Scottish Legal News (@ScottishLegal) article. scottishlegal.com/articles/mary-…
We had @RichardJMurphy tell us 2 years ago on the @EchoChambersPod about how the renationalising of water in the UK could (and should) be done for about a £1. He was right then. He’s right now. Listen: tortoiseshack.ie/1060-the-publi…
The true cost of nationalising water is close to nothing. No one pays full price for bust companies. Very often, they go for £1. Why do ministers keep lying, or are they really stupid enough not to know?
Delighted to be shortlisted by @LegalScholars for the Margaret Brazier Outstanding Legal Scholarship prize,for "Major Cases in Climate Law", @HartPublishing: bloomsbury.com/uk/major-cases… Alongside excellent Jennifer Aston& @AilbheOL Thanks @PediObani& friends for encouragement.
It’s a key moment to push MSPs to act on climate. Join the Mass Lobby at the Scottish Parliament on Thurs 18 Sept. 💚 Travel/care bursaries available ✅ Training provided 📝 Sign up: bit.ly/44TiTfB #ActNowChangeForever
Commercial eel fishing on Lough Neagh forced to close for 2025. If these were jobs lost in Agri-food giants or the mining/dredging firms on #LoughNeagh the government would be bending over backwards to help. irishnews.com/news/northern-…
This marks the privatisation of the energy grid after 100 years of public ownership and yet barely a ripple. This is where climate reductionism gets you - just let data centres build their own wind and solar farms. That doesn't solve the problem. irishtimes.com/business/econo…
The Hill of Allen is one of the most important sites in Irish mythology. And look at it This was the home of Fionn mac Cumhaill 🐟⚔️ The Irish Government should be ashamed. But they aren't. "Going for Growth" by encouraging a rapid increase in population to sustain building…
Death penalty for who did this.
❗️Reminder that the draft Third Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP3) is out for public consultation. Individuals can respond to the consultation and only have to complete the most relevant sections. The consultation closes on Monday 4th August 2025 so…
Very much enjoyed appearing on this first episode of "Death & Law" with Prof Vikki Entwistle! Available now at the link. Thanks to @JSAinslie for hosting!
The School of Law’s Death and Law podcast, hosted by Dr Jonathan Ainslie, is now live! Ep1: Legal status of human remains Ep2: Law & buried goods Sponsored by the Aberdeen Humanities Fund. 🎧 Listen now: abdn.io/1xi #DeathAndLaw #AberdeenLawSchool