💡COVID-19 revealed institutional flaws but also proved societies can transform to face existential threats. For the #ClimateCrisis, we must harness this capacity for democratic renewal, prioritizing #justice, #participation, and robust institutions not just resilience. 📌 lnkd.in/dBbtJ8UU

⏫In a world without climate change, similar heatwaves would be expected less than every 2,500 years. But today, with 1.3°C of warming, they are much more likely, expected every 13 years.

How can we build a more democratic and sustainable Europe?🌿 New policy brief from the #RetoolProject shows that high-quality #PublicParticipation 🤝is key to effective #ClimatePolicies. Learn more: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

The lexicon used by climate misinformers has changed, and "‘New Denial’ is bent on condemning solutions to climate change and their supporters." Researchers found the most prevalent climate-related terms on Twitter/X from 2021-2023 and shared their results below. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New Nature paper "Majority support for global redistributive & climate policies" www.nature.com/articles/s41... cites "Who on Earth Wants a World Government, What Kind, & Why?" @dcuclimate.bsky.social @dcu-conflict.bsky.social @greendealnet.eu @retoolproject.bsky.social Read: doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

New Special Issue 'The External Dimensions of the European Green Deal' by @greendealnet.eu: link.springer.com/journal/1078... @simonohnen.bsky.social @earsomj.bsky.social @claraweller.bsky.social ‪‪‪@buzogany.bsky.social @cladupont.bsky.social @gorandominioni.bsky.social @retoolproject.bsky.social

''emissions from military conflict remain mostly invisible in international climate negotiations and national inventories.'' It is important to report the military and confict emmisions under the UNFCCC. #climate #ghg #war #unfccc www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

📍 1st day of partners meeting at Ghent University 💡Partners gathered to discuss the project's progress and the upcoming work. The sessions spark valuable exchanges on collaboration and impact. #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

The EU’s #StrategicDialogues could boost #democracy but suffer from corporate dominance, lack of transparency & performative debates. The 2024 #AgricultureDialogue succeeded—why isn’t the #EU replicating it? Read our consortium partners' article here euobserver.com/eu-political...

“We tend to find it hard to imagine a different world… But I think it’s really important to imagine what climate justice would look and feel like” #climate #activism #climateactivism www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/rest-is-resi...

From @nature.com: New research shows that with every increment of global warming, the number of people facing unprecedented lifetime exposure to crop failures, droughts, floods, wildfires, and cyclones increases sharply. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NEW – Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes | @AyeshaTandon w/ comment from Luke Grant, Kaveh Madani, @harrinluke.bsky.social @marinaromanello.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Qxw80Un

🚨 Research by VUB and ETH Zurich shows millions of children will suffer most from heatwaves, crop failures, floods, fires and storms due to climate change. We must act now to protect their future! ➡️ go.ethz.ch/2i

🌱 Voluntary climate action is about leading with purpose not obligation. Excited to share a glimpse of our new synergy with the @retoolproject.bsky.social 🌍 www.youtube.com/shorts/5XdUT... #ClimateJustice #horizoneurope #voluntaryclimateaction #netzero​ #achieveproject #highintegrity

🌍 NEW Bruegel Blueprint: Green intersections In the decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement, what has been the outcome of greening in public policy, and is it threatened by a divisive geopolitical environment? 🖊️ With contributions from 16 experts 📕 www.bruegel.org/book/green-i... #EconSky

💡𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Why do people support green policies? how can leaders build trust? ✅Democracy works when citizens engage and governments listen #Climate #Democracy #Retool #climatedemocracy www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New blog by @guyjackson.bsky.social! "to ensure that climate justice becomes more than just an empty phrase, it is important to unearth and critique what it...means for advocates and the assumptions, strategies and tactics that underpin their theories of change" www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/wha...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭: 𝐀𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. An interesting article about #ClimatePopulism 👉https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/climate-populism-is-coming-but-not-the-way-progressives-think/

This #EarthDay, the call for collective action is clearer than ever. From policy shifts to grassroots innovation, meaningful change starts with commitment, not just today, but every day. 🌍 The future of our planet depends on the choices we make now. sustainabilitymag.com/articles/ear...

✅The KlimaSeniorinnen case didn’t just win, it rewrote the rules. ⚖️ For the first time, an international court held a state accountable for climate inaction under #ΗumanRights law, an important moment for global #ClimateLitigation Read more👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 #RetoolProject 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! Read about project updates, publications and new research from our consortium partners! 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰: lnkd.in/dc-7VNbz ✔️Follow us for more! 🔔𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞: retoolproject.eu #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

People deserve to know what their governments are, and aren’t, doing 🔍 Yet it’s currently impossible to effectively monitor EU government's daily failure to implement environmental laws. Read on to discover how transparency is the key to ensuring EU law enforcement 👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/03/18/j...

💡 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠? EU Green Deal progress: 32/154 targets on track, 64 need acceleration, 15 lagging. It highlights key sectors and calls for urgent action to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. 👉 dx.doi.org/10.2760/3105... #retool #EU #climate #democracy #horizonEU

📢 #𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 & #𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦: 𝐀 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 🗓️ Sept 16-18, 2025 Explore the tensions between democracy & capitalism in a world reshaped by inequality, corporate power, and democratic backsliding. 📝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: rebalanceproject.org/events/rebal...

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦! Read the special issue "𝐓𝐡𝐞 #𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲" here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/geui20/4... 💡It is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of #ClimateAction and #Democracy in Europe. #EU #RetoolProject #climate #climatedemocracy

🎯Last week, the #RetoolProject consortium came together to review progress across ongoing work. We dedicated time to discuss our empirical research, fostering collaboration and strengthening our collective impact. Stay tuned for exciting updates! #HorizonEurope #climatedemocracy retoolproject.eu

✅ A new study by Vlad Surdea-Hernea, Attack on Climate: The Persistent Effects of Authoritarianism on Climate Policy Equilibria," explores how historical authoritarianism continues to influence climate policy and public attitudes, even after democratization. #RetoolProject 👉 shorturl.at/HJLqF

💡𝐀 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 🟢 Research by Dr. Farsan Ghassim & Dr. @markuspauli.bsky.social shows global majorities support a democratic world government to tackle climate change, poverty & peace. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/isq/... Blog: shorturl.at/pxdxT #RetoolProject #ClimateDemocracy

✅ 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

💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲? 🟢The #ClimateCrisis is more than an environmental challenge. It’s a chance to innovate #Democracy ✔️Follow us to learn more about the #RetoolProject! retoolproject.eu #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #climatedemocracy

🟢The rapid rise in CO2 levels and record global temperatures underline the importance of climate democracy. 🟢Inclusive decision-making can help drive effective action toward meeting global climate targets. #ClimateDemocracy #RETOOLproject

👉The latest climate science reveals alarming trends: 🟢 Global warming is accelerating, potentially surpassing 𝟏.𝟓°𝐂. 🟢Oceans are heating, fuelling extreme weather. 🟢 Coral reefs face irreversible mass bleaching. Strong #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 is essential for inclusive and effective solutions.

We at the RETOOL project wish you a 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫! 🎉Here’s to a successful 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, where we continue striving for a future in which #ClimateAction and #Democracy thrive together! 🔔 retoolproject.eu #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #climatedemocracy

🎄🌟𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #RetoolProject! This holiday, we reflect on building a sustainable, inclusive future. Together, we can make fair #climate action a reality. ✨𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐨𝐲, 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! #HorizonEurope #democracy #climatedemocracy

❓𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 & 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲? The #RetoolProject explores how fair, inclusive, and democratic action can meet the ambitious goals of the #EuropeanGreenDeal and #ParisAgreement ✅Let’s build a future where #ClimateAction and #Democracy thrive together.

New research co-authored by @markuspauli.bsky.social reveals: 🌍 Majorities worldwide support a democratic world government to tackle transnational challenges like climate change. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲👉 academic.oup.com/isq/article/... #HorizonEurope #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

📝𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 @buzogany.bsky.social In an era of increasing #DemocraticBacksliding cities are emerging as powerful counterforces. Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject

A good way to learn about research on #ClimatePolitics is to follow research networks and projects. Check out & follow @greendealnet.eu for work on the governance of sustainability in Europe and @retoolproject.bsky.social for insights on climate & democracy. Feel free to reply with more suggestions!

🚀 Exciting News! The RETOOL project released the Analytical Framework that drives our exploration into the critical intersection of climate change and democratic governance. Stay tuned for more insights! Read it here: retoolproject.eu/publications... #RETOOL #ClimateAction #Democracy

🎉 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 🎉 We are glad to announce a new #synergy between #RETOOL and #ACHIEVE projects! Both projects are focused on advancing #VoluntaryClimateAction and promoting #ClimateDemocracy. 👉 Stay connected for more updates! 🔗https://retoolproject.eu/

🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 RETOOL 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 🎯Dive into the latest project updates, events, and much more! 🔔 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 ✅ retoolproject.eu/communicatio... #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

👉 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬! At RETOOL, we're focused on the link between #DemocraticGovernance and #ClimateTransition. ✔️Follow us to learn more about the #RetoolProject! 🔔𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: retoolproject.eu #EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

📢 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! ✅ Stay up to date with the latest insights, research findings and upcoming events 🔔Subscribe to our 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: lnkd.in/dEJvP3Sj 🔔 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: lnkd.in/d9jS3MCW

🎯 It's a wrap for #RETOOL 's first Plenary Meeting! Over two days, we refined our research objectives on: 🟢 #ClimateTransition in deliberative democracy 🟢 #DemocraticInnovations in climate transition 🟢 The role of citizens' assemblies and #ClimateMovements 👉 retoolproject.eu #climatedemocracy

📢 Introducing the RETOOL Consortium! 🤝 Nine partners from all over Europe collaborate to bring their unique insights on #climategovernance and #democracy, led by Dublin City University. 🔗https://retoolproject.eu/ #HorizonEurope #climatedemocracy #climate #EU #RetoolProject

RETOOL project participated in the Hybrid European Democracy Festival! Learn more: retoolproject.eu/news-events/... #retool_project #horizon_project

🇪🇺 The new Horizon Europe project RETOOL has launched!   The #retoolproject aims to advance our understanding of addressing the climate imperative while strengthening democratic governance.   Find more about on our website retoolproject.eu   #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject