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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!
12 months ago
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All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network
2 months ago
🌳We are seeking a Network Manager! *Please skeet/repost Based at
@tcddublin.bsky.social
| reporting to
@ybuckley.bsky.social
| reporting for
@npwsireland.bsky.social
Closing date: 26 Jan 2026 at 12:00 (irish time) info & apply 👉
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
#JobFairy
#DublinJobs
#Manager
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European Consortium for Political Research
4 months ago
⚙️
#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
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Making Europe Green Again: Implementation of the European Green Deal in Turbulent Times
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck
https://buff.ly/TPmbdt3
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Caroline O'Doherty
5 months ago
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...
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High stakes at Cop30: ‘Climate denialism is back at a point we thought we’d moved on from’
Global talks in Brazil take place against a grim political and scientific backdrop, as Donald Trump rejects climate change as a ‘con job’ and even the host country’s credentials are in doubt
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/11/01/high-stakes-at-cop30-climate-denialism-is-back-at-a-point-we-thought-wed-moved-on-from/
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Mat Paterson
7 months ago
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/
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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water
9 months ago
🗞️ 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...
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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
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9 months ago
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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water
10 months ago
🎓 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...
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Diarmuid Torney
10 months ago
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...
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Clodagh Harris
10 months ago
Exciting PhD opportunity 👇🏼
@ecpr.bsky.social
@psairishpol.bsky.social
@psapdd.bsky.social
#PhD
#environment
#participation
#children
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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...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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!
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
10 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water
10 months ago
“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
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Ireland won't even get halfway to its carbon emissions reduction target, says EPA
Professor Diarmuid Torney, director of DCU’s institute for climate and society, said: 'We seem to have moved backwards'
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41640406.html
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
11 months ago
"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
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
11 months ago
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
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Laura Costello
11 months ago
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.
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Claire Dupont
11 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
11 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
DCU Institute for Climate and Society
11 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
11 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
11 months ago
“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
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Dave Robbins
11 months ago
@dcuclimate.bsky.social
director
@diarmuidtorney.bsky.social
puts today's event in context and welcomes attendees
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Diarmuid Torney
DCU Institute for Climate and Society
11 months ago
Up next: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor
@marylawlorhrds.bsky.social
will give a keynote address to
#DCUClimate2025
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GreenDeal-NET
11 months ago
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...
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Episode #18 - Carbon pricing at the border: CBAM | GreenDeal-NET
Tune in to Episode 18 of our series as Simon Otto discusses the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism's role in EU climate strategy. Explore its impact and global reception.
https://www.greendealnet.eu/episode-18-Carbon-pricing-at-the-border-CBAM
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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...
11 months ago
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Claire Dupont
12 months ago
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!
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GreenDeal-NET
12 months ago
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...
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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!
12 months ago
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Diarmuid Torney
Dublin City University
12 months ago
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
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Diarmuid Torney
RETOOL Project
about 1 year ago
✅ 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
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Diarmuid Torney
DCU Institute for Climate and Society
12 months ago
📣 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
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Peter Thorne
12 months ago
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)
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