⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social & @janagheuens.bsky.social 💡 Seeks Papers that evaluate how the European Green Deal advances climate neutrality and democratic resilience in a turbulent era of climate and geo-economic instability ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec #Polisky #CallforPapers

Looking ahead to #Cop30 Thanks to @christianaidirl.bsky.social @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social of @dcuclimate.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social Sinead Walsh of @odi.global for insights www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Paul Tobin, @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce our new, open access, edited book ‘Stability and politicization in climate governance’. bit.ly/45Gb6RM. It is packed full of fantastic chapters about different aspects of climate politics. Here’s a short thread. 1/

🗞️ Our researcher @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social‬ is pictured in Donegal Live with fellow members of Ireland’s Just Transition Commission, which is calling for a bolder, fairer approach to transitioning to a climate-neutral economy. → Article: www.donegallive.ie/news/local-n...

Just one week left to apply for this #PhD position on the roles of #children & #young people in #environmental decision-making. Deadline 23 June. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions about the position @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social

🎓 Funded PhD opportunity with our @dublincityuni.bsky.social team! Explore the role(s) of children & young people in environmental decision-making. 📅 Deadline: 23 June 2025 👉 Info & apply: drive.google.com/file/d/1KOsc...

PhD position on #climate #environment #young people #politics at Dublin City University working w/ the great @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social! Spread the word @fgenovese.bsky.social @isaess.bsky.social @janinagrabs.bsky.social @thomasnhale.bsky.social diarmuidtorneyorg.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

Exciting PhD opportunity 👇🏼 @ecpr.bsky.social @psairishpol.bsky.social @psapdd.bsky.social #PhD #environment #participation #children

Interested in the roles #children and #young people can & should play in #environmental decision-making? We are advertising a #PhD scholarship on this topic based in @dcuclimate.bsky.social starting this September Deadline 23 June. Full details: diarmuidtorneyorg.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

What a great opportunity, post-doc @hertieschool.bsky.social on #climatepolitics! @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social @manuelamoschella.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social @fgenovese.bsky.social @stephofmann.bsky.social Spread the word!

Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government. “There is a lot of aspiration but little by way of concrete details of how we are going to meet our targets,” said Dr Diarmuid Torney @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social of @dcuclimate.bsky.social. Read more in @irishtimes.com: launch.dcu.ie/3SyzfUd

“We seem to have moved backwards,” said our researcher @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social, speaking to Ireland's progress towards meeting its carbon emissions reduction target. Read about it in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social: launch.dcu.ie/3FrURP3 Or listen on @rteradio1.bsky.social: t.co/xXYr9FITzW

"I’m particularly concerned by the laws being introduced in high emitting states to restrict the right to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful protest," said #DCUClimate2025 keynote speaker Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

The conference was also marked by a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between DCU and Front Line Defenders @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social, to establish a joint Rest and Respite Fellowship Programme for Environmental Defenders. #DCUClimate2025

How do we craft narratives that help us make sense of a world in peril? Great to be at #DCUClimate2025 annual conference today to hear discussions on engaging society through activism, storytelling & the arts.

We don’t yet see the full impacts of climate change in Ireland. @hannahmcccarthy.bsky.social describes how we take public goods for granted. Eamon Timmins, @concernworldwide.bsky.social, talks about real impacts of climate crisis in least responsible countries of the world #DCUClimate2025

Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, delivers keynote address at DCU Institute for Climate and Society @dcuclimate.bsky.social annual conference. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lQ77Ju #DCUClimate2025

A question from @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social on government's climate performance. "The rhetoric often doesn't match the reality" says UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, as she encourages climate activists to be "a crowbar in the system" #DCUClimate2025

In her keynote address, Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, said: “People all over the world have for decades been calling on their governments to take the action needed to mitigate the worst effects of climate change.” #DCUClimate2025

“At our annual conference today, we are delighted to be able to spotlight a diverse range of contributions to the climate and ecological crises through activism, storytelling and the arts.” says Director @dcuclimate.bsky.social Dr Diarmuid Torney @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social #DCUClimate2025

@dcuclimate.bsky.social director @diarmuidtorney.bsky.social puts today's event in context and welcomes attendees

Up next: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social will give a keynote address to #DCUClimate2025

How does the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism work & how are countries responding? Find out in our latest episode where @simonohnen.bsky.social joins host @janagheuens.bsky.social to unpack CBAM’s global impact & role in EU climate diplomacy Listen here 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/episode-18-C...

Just one week left to register for our DCU Institute for Climate and Society annual conference, taking place on Tue 29 April. We'll explore the role of activism, storytelling & the arts in responding to the climate crisis. Details & registration here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dispatches...

Yesterday, @easac.bsky.social's launched its report 'Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies'. Some highlights: 1) the energy transition improves energy security; 2) we need citizen engagement; 3) win-win-win links exist. Thank you @paulakivimaa.bsky.social for being such a great co-chair!

What’s new in EU climate governance research? 🔍 Explore our #ResearchHighlights for policy-relevant academic insights on democracy, CBAM, trade, soil, forests, the circular economy, expert influence & more. Incl key findings from 2 Special Issues. Full version 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/Biannual-Res...

Graduation day is one of my favourite days of the year & last Friday was no exception! Wonderful to welcome back to @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social the graduating class from our MSc in #ClimateChange. We're very proud of them all and can't wait to see where life takes them!

As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written work. Piece by Dr Ellen Howley @lnhowley.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in the DCU School of English, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/43xVn7V

✅ Stakeholder Event: Climate Democracy in the EU. RETOOL project workshop at LSE explored courts & advisory bodies’ roles in #ClimateGovernance. Key topics: #ClimateLitigation, #DemocraticGovernance, and resilience amid political challenges. 🔗Learn more: retoolproject.eu #RetoolProject

📣 Join us for the @dcuclimate.bsky.social annual conference on Tuesday 29 April! We'll be exploring the role of activism, storytelling & the arts in responding to the climate crisis. Details and registration here: bit.ly/4cgGNUv

I have a very immediate appointment need for a junior PD position as a chapter scientist on the @ipcc.bsky.social Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Initial appointment will be 6 months so I can appoint immediately but extendable to the two years of the report cycle. (1/2)