@James7jackson

Hallsworth Research Fellow @ManchesterSCI/@UoMpolitics | political economy of climate change | green industrial policy | green central banking.

 Leeds, England
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/james-jackson
Joined June 2018
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🇨🇳 China is now the undisputed leader in green technologies, but how its political and economic model has shaped the transition is often unclear. In this new article in @RIPEJournal with Mathias Larsen, we provide a structured approach to understanding China's green transition.
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The rules not to ride a bike during a marathon were brought in by the marathon cartel to prevent competition
Polymarket
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JUST IN: Chinese fitness influencer disqualified from Berlin Marathon, dropped by sponsors after admitting she rode a bicycle during the race to “take a shortcut.”
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Where would Man City be if they didn’t cheat? 🤷🏻‍♂️ We’ve taken the money pumped into the club by their owners, worked out which signings it funded each season and removed every Premier League goal those players scored. Here’s what the leagues would look like… A Thread 🧵👇🏼
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⚽ 📖 Football and climate change: the unsustainability of the beautiful game - Out in March 2027 with MUP. If anyone is interested in hosting one of us for a seminar/presentation in 2027, get in touch.
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Issue #4 China is out now! When it comes to the climate, China is often described in conflicting terms, from awe over its dominance in green tech to derision over its use of coal.
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John Merrick@johnpmerrickSep 17
Every essay from the CHINA issue of the @break_downradio is now online. break-down.org/tag/issue-4/

CHINA - The BREAK—DOWN

When it comes to the climate, China is often described in conflicting terms, from awe over its dominance in green tech to derision over its use of coal. But the many and, at times, contradictory...

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A new article out in @break_downradio with @MLundLarsen that outlines why China is an inconvenient case for many colleagues working on climate politics. It is as an accompanying piece to our recently published article in @Env_Pol available here - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
John Merrick@johnpmerrickSep 15
Is decarbonization compatible with democracy? Great to have @James7jackson and @MLundLarsen in the latest issue of @break_downradio, on what lessons the West can, and can’t, learn from China
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🇨🇳 🚗 New Publication - how did China come to dominate the EV transition? In this article in @Env_Pol with @MLundLarsen we argue it is because China’s political model produces unparalleled ‘policy durability. The 🔗 to the article is here - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.……
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Op-Ed: The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change. @James7jackson and @MLundLarsen write for this week’s issue of The Wire China: buff.ly/pudvsDV

The New Climate Paradox, Imported From China - The Wire China

The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change.

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🗞️ 🇨🇳 NEW Article in @thewirechina with @MLundLarsen l in which we argue that the world has entered a 'Climate Paradox' in which countries are regressing on climate policies because there is too much green technology from China - thewirechina.com/2026/08/30/…

The New Climate Paradox, Imported From China - The Wire China

The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change.

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MBOI: @IsabellaMWeber @haugejostein @michaeljswalker @colinwalker79 @jasonhickel @kyleichan @KaiserKuo @JKSteinberger @meadwaj @adam_tooze @triofrancos @yanisvaroufakis @ftchina @SCMPNews
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The Great Dane @MLundLarsen and I have been quoted in the @SCMPNews following our report published last week - amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.…

China’s green dominance a ‘dilemma’ for world’s governments: report

World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say

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🗞️ New article out in @ConversationUK - with @MLundLarsen to argue that if Andy Burnham wants to achieve the UK's climate objectives, he's going to need to forge better diplomatic ties with China - theconversation.com/wildfire…

Wildfires and a summer of extreme heat mean Andy Burnham can’t stay quiet on climate any longer

The new prime minister may find that UK-China relations hold some answers to the climate challenge.

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🇨🇳🇬🇧 new report - building on an article earlier this year, in which we argue China is essentially subsiding global decarbonisation, @MLundLarsen and I provide some suggestions on how the UK, with its new prime minister, should approach China. -original - lnkd.in/e9fWQV5a
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🗞️ New article out in The Conversation - building on our recent article in Globalization, @ryankatzrosene I further explore the ongoing issue of climateflation - theconversation.com/as-the-c…

As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’

Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.

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It builds on our article here - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Enter the great volatility? Synthesizing a theory of ‘climateflation’ for international political...

International Political Economy (IPE) has long viewed inflation as a central force driving instability. More recently, scholars have foregrounded climate change as a central theme of analysis for I...

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