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Op-ed written by Lea Schewe, @simonohnen.bsky.social and @oberthuerseb.bsky.social from the @bsog.be.

Both Lea & Sebastian contribute to the EDGE and @retoolproject.bsky.social research projects focusing on the intersection of climate and democratic governance.

📋New publication: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

➡️𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#RETOOLproject #horizonEU #publication #EUPolicy #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy

📝 New publication: 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬

🔗𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: retoolproject.eu/publications...

#ClimateModeling #participation #accountability #justice #RETOOLproject #climatedemocracy #SSPs #horizonEU

📝𝐍𝐞𝐰 #𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 #FridaysforFuture 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0964...

🔗𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: retoolproject.eu/publications...

#RETOOLproject #climatedemocracy #climateaction #socialmovements #horizonEU

🎯 Last week, we marked two years of the RETOOL project. Partners gathered to review progress across all ongoing tasks and plan the final year of the project.

Stay tuned for new research articles, policy briefs and conferences!

🔗‍️https://retoolproject.eu/

#EU #HorizonEurope #climate #democracy

Call for papers, deadline 15/1/2025 - International Interdisciplinary Workshop - University of Trento Call for PapersInternational Interdisciplinary WorkshopThe Past and Present of Climate ActivismContestation, Democracy, and ChangeSchool of International Studies, University of Trento, 11-12 June 2026

📢𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒

⏰⌛𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥!

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 retoolproject.eu/news-events/...

✨𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭✨

🎁Wishing you a season filled with warmth, hope and connection.

#RetoolProject #EU #HorizonEU #climate #democracy #ClimateDemocracy

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭!

In this issue you will find:

📌 News from our partners and conferences participations
📋 New research papers
📢 Calls for papers

🔗 retoolproject.eu/communicatio...

#EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy #climatedemocracy

💡𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬?

The new research by #RetoolProject maps how national parliaments across the EU are reforming their own workings to address climate governance challenges.

✔️𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: zenodo.org/records/1752...

#EU #climate #democracy #research

📌Our RETOOL consortium partners Alice Brawley-Chesworth and Lea Schewe participated in the 𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 "𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬", Berlin.

Read more: retoolproject.eu/news-events/...

#EU #HorizonEurope #RetoolProject #climate #democracy

💡A new RETOOL research investigates the efficiency and #democratic implications of the #EU use of non-legislative processes for climate governance.

👉𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zenodo.org/records/1752...

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#HorizonEurope #climate #democracy #ClimateDemocracy #ClimateGovernance

💡𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬

For years, the success of 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 has been measured by their direct impact on policy. But new findings from the RETOOL partners' research reveal this focus is too narrow.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zenodo.org/records/1752...

💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭?

Our consortium partner Dr. Áron Buzogány & Dr. Liz Hicks discuss about the role of #ClimateMovement in a changing world.

👉Read the interview: revdem.ceu.edu/2025/11/20/b...

📢𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒

International Interdisciplinary Workshop: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦"
University of Trento | 11-12 June 2026

We're exploring how #ClimateMovements shape #democracy & policy.
📌check below for more info

📢 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!

📰In this issue, you'll find the latest project news, including event updates, new publications, an opinion article, and more.

Follow us to learn more about the #RetoolProject!

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💡𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞?

🌳 #ClimateModels aren't just about energy, they are about people and power too. The study provides a critical analysis of the #SharedSocioeconomicPathways (#SSPs) the foundational scenarios used by the #IPCC.

zenodo.org/records/1689...

💡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

A chart of the most frequent search terms. "Climate control" is by far number one, followed by "green fossil fuels" and "drill baby drill."

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/...

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal that focuses on the theoretical, ...

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

War & warming: Emissions from conflict in Gaza already higher than what 36 countries & territories emit in a year Israel's 15-month war on Gaza has caused unprecedented loss of lives and infrastructure, and has also led to massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from direct

''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 strategic dialogues — are they just 'participation washing'? Most dialogues have taken place behind closed doors, with minimal public information about the agenda, participants, or outcomes. With no detailed records and no clear reporting, the public is left in...

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...

“Rest Is Resistance”: Making Climate Activism Sustainable Can storytelling and a realisation of our limitations help keep climate justice hopes alive against the odds?

“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...

Global emergence of unprecedented lifetime exposure to climate extremes - Nature Climate models, impact models and demographic data are used to estimate the number of people projected to experience unprecedented lifetime exposure to extreme climate events across multiple dimension...

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...

Children drink water from a pipeline in the village of Afraaga, Somaliland. Credit: Joe Giddens / Alamy Stock Photo

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

Climate change: Children suffer the most Millions of children will be affected in unprecedented ways by heat waves, crop failures, river flooding, droughts, forest fires and tropical storms during their lifetime under current climate policy ...

🚨 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