What makes a climate commitment credible? 🌍 ✅ science-based targets ✅ clear timelines ✅ transparency ✅ real emissions cuts What matters most to you? 🤔 Working with @retoolproject.bsky.social to make climate terms clearer.

Why do voluntary climate initiatives matter? Working with the @retoolproject.bsky.social reminded us! They help cities and companies move faster, test ideas, and shape what policy becomes next. Real climate action often starts before regulation. #voluntaryclimateaction #horizoneurope

Nominations now open 📣: ESS-ISA #Distinguished Scholar Award ✨ This honor celebrates exceptional scholars whose work in research and teaching has meaningfully shaped fields at the intersection of international relations and environmental issues. 🌍 Deadline: June 15, 2026 ⏰

Share this with colleagues who are deeply involved in #activism, #advocacy, public #policy, or related spaces. Deadline: May 22, 2026 ⏰

Are you working part of a network/initiative that helps cities reach for their climate targets? Come join our workshop!

🎉 Learning can be fun we promise! We made a quick 4-question quiz to reveal what the ACHIEVE Project has been doing toward #COP30. It takes less than a minute...and you might just surprise yourself. docs.google.com/forms/d/1RWc... #horizoneurope #voluntaryclimateaction #netzero​ #highintegrity

Our side event on Thursday at #COP30 aims to highlight the role of collective climate action for people and the planet.

🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 Without it, ambition risks becoming greenwash and progress stalls. 🎥 Watch our new video with the @retoolproject.bsky.social: www.achieveproject.eu/communicatio... #sustainability #netzero #voluntaryclimateaction #highintegrity

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? As part of our synergy with the @retoolproject.bsky.social, we’re sharing a new video showing environmental responsibility can turn good intentions into real impact. 🎥 www.achieveproject.eu/communicatio... #Sustainability #voluntaryclimateaction

🚨 New Report! Fixing the Broken Governance Chain Aligning Private Finance with the Paris Agreement 🌍💰 This report explores how FIs, coalitions & regulators can work together with real-world climate goals. Read the full report: www.achieveproject.eu/publications... #netzero #voluntaryclimateaction

Come join us at our @ecpr.bsky.social panels on August 27!

📬 Issue #3 of Our Newsletter is Out Now! We’re thrilled to bring you the third edition packed with fresh insights, key updates, and a look at what’s coming next. Take a moment to explore. We hope you enjoy the read! Available here: preview.mailerlite.com/j3s5x9q0w5

🌍 On 2 July 2025, the EU will propose its 2040 climate target—potentially using international carbon credits under Article 6. Our new #PolicyBrief outlines key conditions to ensure any such use strengthens, not weakens, EU climate action. Read more: www.achieveproject.eu/publications...

Sicily is so hot that the region has just issued an ordinance to suspend various types of agricultural and construction activities on hot days to avoid accidents at work. Essentially these activities will be off at 12:30-16:00pm until 31/8. But let’s talk again how expensive climate mitigation is..

@achieveproject.bsky.social organized official side event at #SB62 on high integrity nature based climate action.

🔓 Full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions is unlikely, as countries face key risks: 1️⃣ Ambition 2️⃣ Institutional capacity 3️⃣ Interest group opposition 4️⃣ Policy inconsistency 5️⃣ Monitoring&enforcement Read analysis by @thisislauri.bsky.social‬ @harrovanasselt.bsky.social‬

🚨 New in Climate Policy 🚨 Why are Paris Agreement pledges so hard to implement? @harrovanasselt.bsky.social and I identify 5 key risks, like political opposition & weak institutions, that threaten NDC follow-through in 22 major emitters. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1469... #ClimatePolicy #ParisAgreement

Missed our webinar? no stress, you can catch the replay here: www.achieveproject.eu/publications... 🎥 we covered key updates on net zero integrity – from SBTi + ISO draft to GHG Protocol + EU regs (CSRD/CSDDD) let us know what you think! #voluntaryclimateaction #netzero​ #highintegrity

Workshop on cities and citizen engagement part of voluntary climate action.

Still reflecting on a productive and motivating General Assembly with the @achieveproject.bsky.social team in Cologne! Thanks to everyone who made it a success. Here’s to what comes next! 📸👇

🚨 Jobs 🚨 Two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in IR and EU Politics over at UvA (Amsterdam, NL). Check them out here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

UK hotter than Ibiza amid driest spring in over 100 years The National Farmer's Union said that “the extreme weather patterns we now regularly experience are impacting our ability to feed the nation.” buff.ly/6AzLeja

Oooof. Those direct air capture machines built by Climeworks in Iceland, to pull carbon dioxide out of the air? Turns out ... they have generated more CO2 than they have captured.

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭-𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲! 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐁𝐓𝐢, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐆𝐇𝐆 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥, 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐂𝐒𝐑𝐃 & 𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐃𝐃. Register here: www.achieveproject.eu/news/webinar...

We're looking for a Policy Fellow to oversee our UK ecological transitions programme at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social. This role will connect theory with practice, engaging senior policymakers to implement our work reshaping finance around public purpose. Apply here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🌍 How can cities use citizen engagement for high-integrity climate action? ✅ Share best practices ✅ Enable local action ✅ Connect city actors & civil society #ClimateAction #CitizenEngagement #CitiesForClimate

I always thought that industry had limited electrification potential. How wrong I was: Once I looked into it in more detail I found that the potential is huge. 90% of industrial process heat could be electrified in Europe by 2035. That is what analysis for @agoraind.bsky.social says.

It's tough to overstate just how shockingly unusual an article like this is. Despite the fact that this is the response of the vast, vast majority of neighbours for both wind and solar farms, they are mostly erased from existence in coverage of attitudes of neighbours to utility-scale renewables

Fully-funded PhD Position in International Relations #ECPRMemberJobs 📅 4 years 🏫 @unigroningen.bsky.social ⌛ Wednesday 30 April buff.ly/zg1cRyv #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."

White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’

Exciting opportunity! We're hiring a postdoctoral researcher to work with us on the effectiveness, integrity, and synergies of cooperative climate action. If you're passionate about impactful research and transnational climate action, I’d love to hear from you. www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

This week, we’re featuring #WWFColombia, a vital member of our consortium whose work in biodiversity conservation, climate action, and sustainable development continues to drive real impact. If you want to know more, visit our website! www.achieveproject.eu/about/projec... #voluntaryclimateaction

📣We are hiring! Please share! 👉 Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science 🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo 📅 Deadline: February 15th, 2025. 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

City law firms unite for climate action - The Times $5 million (£4 million) will be invested over ten years to support agroforestry and reforestation in Kenya www.thetimes.com/uk/law/art... #ClimateAction

🎯 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We are pleased to share that our "Ambition and Integrity in Climate Action" workshop took place on 23 January 2025! Our findings will soon be available on our website: www.achieveproject.eu Stay tuned for updates! #voluntaryclimateaction

👀 More than half of green claims are misleading, unsubstantiated, or simply inaccurate. The Green Claims Directive – soon entering the final negotiation phase – is Europe’s best chance to eliminate the scourge of #greenwashing. Here is how negotiators can make it happen ⤵️

Private investment in climate change mitigation in the EU stagnates at around 0.5% of GDP. Source: EuroStat ec.europa.eu/eurostat/de/...

🎇 🎆 Wishing everyone a joyous New Year filled with health, happiness, and success. May the year ahead bring hope, optimism, and a greener future for our shared home—planet Earth! 🌎🍃 #horizoneurope #VoluntaryClimateAction #netzero​ #achieveproject #highintegrity

We need more efficient heating devices - heat pumps as well as ovens (do read the notes).

Read our social cost of carbon meta-review machine-learning something something open access in @pnas.org here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Let’s introduce another key member of the #ACHIEVE project: The University of Eastern Finland! 👏. Environmental change and sustainable use of natural resources is one of the UEF profile areas in research and education. Find out more about UEF: uef.fi/fi/ #highintegrity #netzero #horizoneurope

Let us know by December 13 if you are interested in submitting an abstract 📃 for our #ECPR 2025 section on voluntary climate action (businesses, cities, regions, networks) in politically turbulent times. 🌍 @sanderchan.bsky.social

Energy use in Norwegian road transport is declining. Numbers for 2023 out now: www.ssb.no/transport-og...

Reminder 📢 Call for Papers: ECPR Conference 2025 – Strengthening Integrity of Voluntary Climate Action We’re looking for papers on non-state, subnational & transnational #ClimateAction, strengthening integrity, overcoming polarization. 📩 Express interest to me by 27 Nov (Wed!)

In case you missed it, the two-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly exceeded 1.5°C for the first time on November 4, 2024.

Depressing: Fossil fuel emissions projected to be almost 8% higher in 2024 than in 2015, the year the Paris climate agreement was signed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌎 🌿 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗖𝗖𝗖 #COP29Baku Join us for an engaging side event focused on linking 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘. Remote participation is available through the UNFCCC portal for delegate login: unfccc.int/cop29/platform Affiliated projects: #BioCAM4, #ACHIEVE