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Professor at University of Cape Town researching climate change, mitigation, poverty, just transitions, inequality, global stocktake. Views are mine. Repost ≠ endorsement

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Climate Policy @climate-policy.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 The deadline for applications to our Associate Editor role has been extended to 14th September 🕑 ❗

⚡ Don't miss this opportunity to join the world-leading journal on #climatepolicy

⬇️ Check out full details below ⬇️

Climate Policy is recruiting new associate editors

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Sep 2

Exciting opportunity to become an Associate Editor, in the fantastic journal Climate Policy. ‪@climate-policy.bsky.social‬

Climate Policy @climate-policy.bsky.social · Aug 16

📣 Interested in joining the Climate Policy team in our new Associate Editor role?

⬇️ Find full details, deadlines and relevant links on our website ⬇️

Climate Policy is recruiting new associate editors

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Climate Policy @climate-policy.bsky.social · Aug 16

📣 Interested in joining the Climate Policy team in our new Associate Editor role?

⬇️ Find full details, deadlines and relevant links on our website ⬇️

Climate Policy is recruiting new associate editors

climatepolicyjournal.org

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 30

My take on the ICJ advisory opinion on state obligation on cliamte change www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

International Court of Justice advisory opinion gives legal muscle to climate accountability

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small islands, it gathered wider support and makes a very strong legal case for climat...

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

8. 👉 Dive into the reflections on Just Transitions dialogues here: www.iddri.org/en/publicati...

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

7. The resulting proposals—described as 'good ideas that can make a difference'—offer practical pathways to advance truly equitable climate action globally.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

6. ✨ These dialogues, bringing together diverse strategic thinkers for active co-creation, expanded the concept of just transitions to a people-centred political and economic agenda.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

5. 🌍 To ensure discussions were grounded in reality, site visits were incorporated, including to an urban regeneration initiatives in Barcelona and the Atlantis Special Economic Zone in South Africa.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

4. ⚖️ The dialogues examined equity in adaptation, how to make visible choices and their equity implications, and exploring approaches that address climate risks and structural inequalities.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

3. 💡 We also explored ideas to fund structural transformations, diversifying economies towards both low emissions and high employment. Furthermore, participants recognised the key role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in fostering green economic transformation and job creation.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

2. 🎯 Discussions tackled critical areas, including navigating political frontiers and effectively mediating the necessary-but-disruptive conflicts arising from the shift to net zero emissions.

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 25

1. 📖 Discover how two dynamic dialogues, "Reflections on global enablers of just transitions to net zero emissions" provides timely insights into advancing equitable climate action amidst global uncertainty. www.iddri.org/en/publicati...

Reflections on global enablers of just transitions to net zero emissions

PresentationDrawing on two dynamic dialogues, this Note provides timely insights into advancing equitable climate action amidst global uncertainty. Discussions tackled critical areas, including naviga...

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · Jul 24

1/4 #Netzero targets are now central to global climate ambition. However these targets vary in scope and timelines, reflecting differences in historical responsibility, development needs, domestic capabilities, political realities, and economic structures.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · Jul 23

1/2 @aruneshkarkun.bsky.social is a Research Lead in the Environmental Governance & Policy team. His work focuses on researching air quality governance, policies on electric mobility and climate change. He also works on understanding emergent environmental governance issues like geo-engineering,

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 14

The case goes to duties of companies and authorities to prepare for climate hazards, and maintain adaptation measures – without which, there will be loss and damage (L&D). Not the usual plaintiffs in climate litigation ...

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jul 14

Toyota insurers sue Transnet MEC and Durban over losses from climate induced floods
For ca R6.5 billion (ca USD 325 million). Claim failure to have maintained critical flood prevention infrastructure and neglect in repairing after earlier floods.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · Jul 11

🚨Trump shut down a federal website on climate change in the SAME WEEK climate-fuelled floods killed at least 120 people in Texas.

His anti-environment agenda is funded by the fossil fuel industry

It’s time to make polluters pay for loss and damage. Join the #PollutersPayPact today 👉🏽 act.gp/3FccTES

Two contrasting news headlines: Last week, Trump administration shuts down US website on climate change. This week, at least 100 people are dead in Texas due to climate fuelled floods

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Caroline Brouillette @carobrouillette.bsky.social · Jul 7

Lots to unpack about the Rio #BRICS Summit, but noteworthy how much more this Leaders' Declaration had to say regarding the importance of combating climate change and upholding multilateralism to do so than the #g7 (which literally didn't even utter the word climate)
brics.br/en/documents...

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations to Sonja Phalatse, Julia Taylor, and Imraan Valodia for a thoughtful paper, and under-explored connection between care work and climate action

Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Jun 12

New paper: The Care-Climate Nexus - A Conceptual Framework, from Wits Southern Centre for Inequality Studies wiredspace.wits.ac.za/items/c03eb8...

The Care-Climate Nexus - A Conceptual Framework

As is widely acknowledged and evidenced, climate change threatens food security and sovereignty; water availability, accessibility and quality; health and livelihoods. Where women bear the primary res...

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · May 28

www.c2es.org/2025/05/refo... thought-provoking piece. easy to see problems with UN climate regime. But what would work better?

Reforming the United Nations for the Future of the Global Climate Regime

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · May 28

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Esteve Corbera @estevecorbera.bsky.social · May 19

Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Conference in Barcelona, June 2026. Help us disseminate the event and submit your articles, please! @icta-uab.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social

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POLLEN Conference 2026 - POLLEN

To learn more about our rational and purposes, then please look at this page , or download this document. If would like to participate then the first step is to propose a panel, or some other contribu...

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · May 9

Dr Grové Steyn of Meridian Economics gave a compelling presentation. One slide titled “The proposed balanced plan is not logically derived from the underlying analysis” and then further slides substantiating this very clearly

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · May 9

Some insights from webinar on IRP2025, SA's electricity plan. Current draft is 'policy-based evidence-making' - as I said, opposite of what we need. Other speakers demonstrated the failure to derive plans from evidence www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Nuclear and gas ‘forced in’ SA’s draft updated electricity masterplan – experts

South Africa’s draft Integrated Resource Plan 2024 (IRP) is ‘deeply flawed’ in both process and outcome, according to a panel of independent energy economists, climate policy specialists and engineers...

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · May 5

Invitation: Webinar: Policy and planning considerations for energy and electricity in South Africa in the years to 2050.: conta.cc/4iDbkNS Chris Yelland is organising, on IRP 2024/25

Invitation: Webinar: Policy and planning considerations for energy and electricity in South Africa in the years to 2050.

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thanks to all who have shared their insights, bringing a perspective from South Africa, Africa and the global South to these challenges. This rating belongs to all of us. x.com/UCT_Research...

UCT Research on X: "Prof Harald Winkler (@HarryWinkler) received @NRF_News A1-rating recognising his internationally leading scholarship and impact of interdisciplinary research at the nexus of development, climate change & social justice. #UCTResearchExcellence @Commerce_UCT. https://t.co/oB8SrrbZQk" / X

Prof Harald Winkler (@HarryWinkler) received @NRF_News A1-rating recognising his internationally leading scholarship and impact of interdisciplinary research at the nexus of development, climate change & social justice. #UCTResearchExcellence @Commerce_UCT. https://t.co/oB8SrrbZQk

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Apr 29

Am grateful that my research on development, climate and social justice has been recognised by NRF A1 rating. In doing research on the crises of climate, poverty, inequality and unemployment, only groups of people can make a difference when knowledge is produced by teams and through collaborations

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Apr 25

Which century is Scott Bessant living in? Apparently one in which baseload is a thing, there is no climate crisis, and the WB / IMF follow US orders, rather than devoting “ disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues” OMG

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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China

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Harald Winkler @haraldwinkler.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Trumpists are a dangerous tribe of morons. They cannot make a deal with the climate. Sensible people everywhere needs to stand up to this madness