📣 Bring your lunch and join us for the next Brown Bag Lunch on May 22, at 12:00pm in person in Vienna. @ifswien.bsky.social @jobzomerplaag.bsky.social (Maastricht University / UNU-MERIT) will share insights from his PhD on how publics are (un)made in the Dutch transition away from natural gas.

Windmolens en zonneparken in je achtertuin? Dan zou je moeten profiteren van een omgevingsfonds. Maar werkt dat wel? Afgelopen jaar begeleidde ik Mara Hermse @maastrichtu.bsky.social bij haar afstuderen naar deze fondsen. Samen reflecteren we op haar bevindingen 👉 www.hier.nu/samen-energi...

Minister Brekelmans in Maastricht: Europa moet snel komen met plan voor vredesmacht #delimburger #binnenland

🌍 Can citizen-led initiatives drive a just energy transition? In the Netherlands, 700+ cooperatives have led the shift—from 1970s protests to today’s solar & wind projects. UNU-MERIT’s René Kemp & Job Zomerplaag explore this evolution, collaboration, and the challenges. 📖Read more: bit.ly/40pmPl3

Education and skills are Europe’s best bet in a shifting world order. Bold plans, but without real investment and reform, they may fall short. Fmr. Minister for Education Jo Ritzen and I discuss the EU's education and skills agenda for @socialeurope.bsky.social: www.socialeurope.eu/europes-educ...