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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Aug 13

Klopt!

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Aug 13

A short hike en stray!

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Aug 11

De EU wil klimaatneutraal zijn tegen 2050 maar wat houdt dit in en welke stappen moeten nog genomen worden? In dit artikel duid ik het voorgestelde 2040 doel en de valkuilen die vermeden moeten worden om #MakeEuropeGreatAgain

Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · Aug 8

De EU wil klimaatneutraal zijn tegen 2050, maar welke weg neemt ze hiernaartoe?

@janagheuens.bsky.social voor #Zomerreeks #MakeEuropeGreatAgain #Mega2025

Make Europe Green Again

De EU wil klimaatneutraal zijn tegen 2050, maar welke weg neemt ze hiernaartoe?

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · Jul 2

🤔 What’s really shaping the EU’s global climate role: science, politics, economics?

In the final episode of season 2 of #HowGreenisYourDeal, Jacob Werksman (EC) joins @janagheuens.bsky.social to reflect on climate diplomacy, disruption & the road ahead

🎧Listen now👉 greendealnet.eu/episode-22-E...

Episode #22: External EU Climate Action: Insights from policymaking | GreenDeal-NET

In this episode, Jacob Werksman shares insights from inside the European Commission on how global dynamics shape the EU’s external climate policy.

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jul 2

In light of the ongoing climate crisis and current heatwave across Europe, I wish the European Commission would not define the climate transition as 'pragmatic and realistic' but rather as bold and imaginative

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jul 1

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcast:
www.greendealnet.eu/episode-22-E...

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Episode #22: External EU Climate Action: Insights from policymaking | GreenDeal-NET

In this episode, Jacob Werksman shares insights from inside the European Commission on how global dynamics shape the EU’s external climate policy.

www.greendealnet.eu

Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jul 1

What better way to end our series on the external dimension of EU climate governance than by getting insights from policymaking?
Tune in to our latest episode to hear Jacob Werksman share his insights on how science, policy and economics interact and what we can expect from future climate policy

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jun 26

In doing so they have also attacked the EU's democratic process itself, using urgent procedures after creating competitiveness crises preventing public debates on the matter and trying to silence NGOs and civil society by attempting to cut their funding

Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jun 26

The EU Commission together with a far-right EP coalition have delayed, watered down, and scrapped key legislation needed for a green and just transition, such as the Deforestation Law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, CO2 emissions of cars, and the green claims directive

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jun 26

With everything else going on, it's easy to miss the gutting of key European Green Deal files under the guise of 'simplification'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

EU rollback on environmental policy is gaining momentum, warn campaigners

Observes shocked at scale and speed of deregulation drive they say is watering down European Green Deal and laws

www.theguardian.com

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · Jun 25

How can public participation strengthen both climate action and democracy in the EU?

Our latest policy paper outlines 7 concrete ways (see below👇) to improve participation in EU climate governance as current mechanisms often fall short.

Read the full paper👉 www.greendealnet.eu/Paper-EU-cli...

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · Jun 19

🇪🇺🇧🇪 Live from the heart of Brussels at the Beursschouwburg: the GreenDeal-NET conference today will explore democracy, legitimacy, and EU climate governance under pressure.

Kicked off with our first panel on citizen participation and upholding democratic principles.

Brussels school of governance banner outside the Beursschouwburg

Democracy on thin ice? Climate and sustainability policy, backlash, and the legitimacy challenge in the EU.

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jun 18

Many if not all these recipients have ties to the Israeli military and weapons industry
bdsmovement.net/news/palesti...

Palestinian Academic Unions Commend Global Universities for Ending Ties With Complicit Israeli Universities, Urge Action From Others

We write as the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE) and Palestine Academy for Science and Technology (PalAST), which represent nearly 10,000 university fac...

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · Jun 18

Both surprised and not surprised to see 12 Israeli projects listed as beneficiaries of an advanced ERC grant. Not granting new grants to a country actively committing war crimes (and in doing so offering support and legitimizing it) seems like the lowest bar

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · Jun 16

Is the EU’s #CSDDD really holding companies accountable?

In our latest #HowGreenisYourDeal? episode, Maria-Therese Gustafsson & Johanna Coenen unpack what the CSDDD aims to do & why it’s become so controversial.

🎧 Listen now 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/episode-21-C...

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · Jun 11

Is the EU’s #CSDDD really holding companies accountable?

In our latest #HowGreenisYourDeal? episode, Maria-Therese Gustafsson & Johanna Coenen unpack what the CSDDD aims to do & why it’s become so controversial.

🎧 Listen now 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/episode-21-C...

Banner showing Johanna Coenen en maria-Therese Gustafsson, the GreenDeal-NET & EU-funded logos. As well as the title of the episode: "CSDDD: (not) holding companies accountable. All of this on a turquiose background

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 27

This episode is part of a series on the external dimension of EU climate policy - make sure to check out the other episodes!
@greendealnet.eu

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 27

Climate change is heating up the Arctic both literally and figuratively. In our new episode Aslak Busch outlines the governance of the Arctic (including the role of the EU) and what contributes to rising tensions

Listen and watch on Spotify, Apple and Youtube!

www.greendealnet.eu/episode-20-A...

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Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS) @jcms-eu.bsky.social · May 22

🌟 Scholar Spotlight 🌟

@janagheuens.bsky.social explores how EU climate policymakers balance short-term pressures with long-term goals, and shows how electoral and interest group concerns shape decisions on the 2030 Climate Framework and CO₂ standards.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 20

Next week 👀

Subscribe to How Green Is Your Deal? on Spotify and Apple Music to stay up to date on episodes!

@greendealnet.eu

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 9

Now that the last hurdles are cleared in the Member States and in the Parliament, looks like this delay in climate action will happen. Reminder that carmakers knew since 2019 about this standard and were given plently of other flexibilities to reach it
A bad day for the EU climate transition

Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 7

Disappointing to see EP fast-tracking their approval of the delay of the emission reduction standards for cars. Granting even more flexibilities to one of the EU's most polluting sectors deserves a full democratic debate - especially because someone else will have to compensate the lack of effort

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Franziska Petri @franziskapetri.bsky.social · May 7

Very happy to see the first results of the @ensured.bsky.social project being published! 📝🌱🌍In this report, we explore how effective and democratic #UNFCCC decision-making is. What did we do and what did we find? (1/5)

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · May 7

With the climate crisis intensifying, this year's #COP30 comes at a key moment.

But how well is climate governance working? Where is reform possible?

A new report on UNFCCC decision-making by @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) & Jan Karlas (@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz).

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Climate Negotiations Under Scrutiny: Is UNFCCC Decision-Making Up to the Challenge? - Research Report | ENSURED

With COP30 on the horizon and a worsening climate crisis, can the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change meet the demand? Its procedural structure, which requires consensus, may be a significant ob...

www.ensuredeurope.eu

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 7

Disappointing to see EP fast-tracking their approval of the delay of the emission reduction standards for cars. Granting even more flexibilities to one of the EU's most polluting sectors deserves a full democratic debate - especially because someone else will have to compensate the lack of effort

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Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 7

MEPs might say this is the 'final warning' and now the car sector really has to step it up (like we have not heard that before) but make no mistake that this is part of wider strategy to weaken or get rid of the 2035 ICE phase out date

Jana Gheuens @janagheuens.bsky.social · May 7

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

EU lawmakers set to fast-track softer car CO2 emission targets

The European Parliament cleared the way on Tuesday to rapid approval of softer EU CO2 emissions targets for cars and vans that will allow automakers more time to comply and should reduce potential fines.

www.reuters.com

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