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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to be a visiting PhD researcher for the next three months at the @statsvitenskap.bsky.social, University of Oslo under the supervision of @elinlb.bsky.social!

Plenty planned here already and looking forward to engaging with many researchers and exploring the city and surrounds!

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Sep 14

2) Discussing key aspects of the EU's climate policy framework, focusing on key developments and policy innovations since the European Green Deal.

#EU #EuropeanGreenDeal #Environment #Policy

Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Sep 14

Our chapter 'EU climate policy' takes stock of the EU's climate mitigation policy architecture by:

1) Presenting an historical overview of EU climate policy from the early 1990s until the end of the 9th EU Parliament term (April 2024) and;

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Sep 14

🌱Thrilled to be a part of this book on EU Environmental Governance! 🌱

Thank you to editors Amandine Orsini and Eleni Kavvatha for guiding the process, and my supervisor @tomdelreux.bsky.social for including me as a co-author.

www.routledge.com/EU-Environme...

EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges

This book presents an overview of the field of environmental law and policies within the European Union (EU) and externally, from theoretical foundations to major issues and applied governance solutio...

www.routledge.com

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Sep 13

Was fortunate enough to present a chapter of my PhD thesis on the drivers of #coalitions in the #EU #GreenDeal and tune in to some great emerging research at the @uaces.bsky.social conference in Liverpool

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ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today, at our webinar, @laura-mas.bsky.social presented her work and provided valuable insights on policy research and crisis. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us, Laura! ☺️

And thanks to our audience for joining us and for sparking interesting discussions ✨

See you next time!

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Claire Dupont @cladupont.bsky.social · Aug 18

Please do repost this message to reach more people, for an ongoing project.

I hope to speak to/hear from #climate and #democracy #researchers who are willing to discuss/reflect on how they navigate their research topics in times of climate breakdown and democratic #backsliding. Please reach out!

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ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 14

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: @laura-mas.bsky.social from University of Bologna will provide insights on the connection between #crises, policy processes and EU policymaking. Join us!! 😊

🗓: Wednesday, September 10, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET
✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 13

Temperature records are going to keep getting broken until morale improves (or until we stop burning fossil fuels).

Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe

Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%

www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Aug 1

Send your paper/panel to EPSS 2026! @antvalentim.bsky.social and I are co-chairing the climate politics section and can’t wait to help climate research shine in Belfast!

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Sydney Environment Institute @seisydney.bsky.social · Jul 24

🔔 Job opportunity – Sydney Environment Institute is #hiring a #Postdoctoral Research Fellow - #Justice and #Electricity Transmission to develop research on climate justice and electricity transmission with @amandatattersall.bsky.social and @dschlosberg.bsky.social. Applications close 11 Aug, 11:59PM

Postdoctoral Fellow - Justice and Electricity Transmission

Part time, 4 days per week, fixed term until June 2028 Research Project, 'Just transmission: advancing coherence in Australia’s electricity policy' Base Salary $127,436 - $151,328 (Level B) pro rata +...

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Jul 23

The new ruling by the UN court on climate action is a game changer.

The decision speaks to both mitigation and Loss and Damage from the effects of climate change.

Full article here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions

The court was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earth’s climate from planet-warming emissions.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Jul 23

The International Court of Justice declared that states have legal duties—not just moral ones—to protect the climate. This landmark opinion, writes @panthealee.bsky.social, is part of a years-long campaign that began with university students.

How Climate Justice Reached the UN’s Top Court—and Won

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a years-long campaign that began with university students.

www.thenation.com

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David Schlosberg @dschlosberg.bsky.social · Jul 17

Postdoc Job: Just Transition. Come work with Amanda Tattersall and me at USYD, along with Jonathan Pickering and Madeline Taylor, on a 2-year project examining issues of justice and community benefit in transmission line regs, planning, siting. Info here: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

Postdoctoral Fellow - Justice and Electricity Transmission

Part time, 4 days per week, fixed term until June 2028 Research Project, 'Just transmission: advancing coherence in Australia’s electricity policy' Base Salary $127,436 - $151,328 (Level B) pro rata +...

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Jul 9

Must-read for all EU climate politics nerds: @ziaweise.bsky.social with an update on the nuances of the unfolding parliamentarian political battle over the new EU 2040 target.

Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · Jul 9

NEW: Efforts to curtail far-right influence over a decade-defining climate law failed after the center-right European People’s Party refused to support a motion by left-leaning and centrist groups.

www.politico.eu/article/cent...

Center-right MEPs block effort to blunt far-right control over climate law

A motion to fast-track the 2040 climate target through the European Parliament narrowly failed on Wednesday.

www.politico.eu

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EPA Journal @epa-journal.bsky.social · Jul 1

Originally developed for the US, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is now used to analyze EU policy. As EU policymaking differs, this paper by F. von Malmborg examines limits of applying ACF to supranational contexts. Link in comments! #PolicyStudies #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci #AFC

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Fantastic insights at the @greendealnet.eu conference. Touched on the role of #democracy and #climate policy, the clean industrial deal, the near future of EU climate policy, and the #social justice aspect of #EU climate policy, ending with an exhibition and participative performance!

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Elizabeth A. Koebele @eakoebele.bsky.social · Jun 15

I'm happy to have contributed to this new ACF book in a small way. Check out our chapter on antecedents of policy change, led by the fantastic @allegrafullerton.bsky.social!

Geoboo Song (송거부) @gbsong.bsky.social · Jun 14

So excited to see this new edited volume by Hank Jenkins-Smith and Chris Weible is now available for free! It’s packed with great work from ACF scholars that really pushes policy research forward. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The Advocacy Coalition Framework

This open access book provides an updated and integrated analysis of the Advocacy Coalition Framework, more than thirty years after its conception.

link.springer.com

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is incredibly excellent — everyone, please watch and share widely!

And I say that not at all because I consulted on the script with the brilliant showrunners haha 😂😇

Climate Science Breakthrough @climatescibreak.bsky.social · Jun 2

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱

Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".

#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · May 30

“Trump’s fossil fuel orders are a death sentence for my generation,” said Eva Lighthiser, 19, the named plaintiff. “I’m not suing because I want to. I’m suing because I have to. My health, my future, and my right to speak the truth are all on the line.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...

Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Apr 22

EPIC!

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 22

Climate TRACE shows you where and when greenhouse gas emissions are occurring.

Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters

How Real-Time Climate Data from Climate TRACE is transforming emissions tracking—bringing transparency, speed, and accountability to global climate action.

www.forbes.com

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Charlotte Weatherill @ckweatherill.bsky.social · Apr 22

I'll be chairing this event later. Registration closes two hours before the event, so there's still a bit of time to register.

www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Apr 11

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Chris Crellin @ccrellin.bsky.social · Apr 11

It has been a lovely week celebrating the Honorary Doctorates awarded to Frédéric Mérand and Andrea Gerlak by ISPOLE UCLouvain and the ESPO faculty!

Fantastic to attend a lot of great events throughout the week!

Congratulations!

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