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Earth System Governance Journal @esg-journal.bsky.social · 14d

🔬 Scientific advice in global environmental governance: how do bodies differ?

Bridging epistemic communities & STS literatures, Veronique Fournier develops a new 4-type typology based on interaction & diversity, categorizing 14 MEA advisory bodies.

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Advising decision-makers: a new typology of scientific bodies in global environmental governance

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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢 Student essay competition on environmental agreements 🌱📝. Submit your paper using the IEADB dataset; You could win the $500 R Mitchell Prize 🏆.More info at www.iea.ulaval.ca/en/essay-com...

Essay Competition

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · Aug 18

What a journey at the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations with @enb.iisd.org — long nights, big emotions, and an incredible team spirit. Feeling grateful, sad at how it all ended, but still hopeful 💙🌍

Our final report is here: enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...

Summary report 5–15 August 2025

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 Got an env governance dataset others should know about?

We’re building the ESG Data Directory—an open resource to make datasets more visible and usable, esp. for early-career researchers.

🔗 Submit: forms.gle/8tRFuV4Ubx7L...
🔗 Become an ESG Fellow: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/apply-to-bec...

Input to Earth System Governance Data Directory

Researchers in the environmental governance field have developed a wide range of valuable datasets and databases—but these resources are often difficult to find or not widely known. The Earth System G...

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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ravi de voir notre BD scientifique (avec Jamie Michaels) mise en valeur dans "Affaires Universitaires". J’espère voir d'autres scientifiques utiliser ce médium pour communiquer des idées complexes. Merci à ESG @esg-journal.bsky.social pour oser innover. universityaffairs.ca/news/holy-eu...

Holy Eureka, Batman! - University Affairs

How academics are using comic strips to share their research

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Aug 5

TODAY IN GENEVA: It's back to work to adopt a treaty to end #plasticpollution, as delegates convene for the second part of INC-5 to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
Follow us for more: enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...

2nd Part of the 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5.2)

Negotiators will meet for a final time on outstanding questions on a potential treaty to tackle plastic pollution, including whether the treaty should include caps on the production of primary plastic...

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Laure Gosselin @lauregosselin.bsky.social · Jun 21

🌍 New article out in Environmental Policy & Governance!
Mathilde Gauquelin & I call for rethinking how we cumulate knowledge in environmental governance.
Centering epistemic justice can help produce more inclusive, actionable, and policy-relevant research.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · Jun 19

@jfmorin.bsky.social doesn’t just write brilliantly about innovation, he embodies it! After pioneering a comic book format, he now introduces a new manuscript type. A truly fruitful collaboration with the @esg-journal.bsky.social that pushes the boundaries of academic publishing! Congrats and thks!

Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to join the team of associate editors at the journal Earth System Governance @esg-journal.bsky.social ! I'll be leading the development of a new manuscript type called Dataset Insights. More details coming soon.
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Editorial board - Earth System Governance | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect

Read the latest articles of Earth System Governance at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · Jun 18

Une discussion très intéressante (et très utile pour moi)! Merci encore à tou.te.s les participant.e.s et à @pevoy.bsky.social pour l'organisation!

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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · Jun 18

The G7 Summit ended today with a series of statements outlining members’ commitments to address 🌎 crises—yet only the Chair's summary makes a passing reference to climate.

Our response: iisd.org/articles/sta...

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · May 29

So proud and full of admiration for my mentor @jfmorin.bsky.social and co-author Jamie Michaels for breaking new ground in academia with this powerful comic on wildfires and climate change. A bold, thought-provoking, super creative, & deeply needed contribution.

Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · May 28

Yes! A peer-reviewed comic on wildfires and climate politics! 🔥A fun project on a deadly serious topic, grounded in science and field experience. Featuring Miss Pigy, André the Giant, Harold Lasswell, and my co-author Jamie Michaels ! In open access here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · May 20

Upcoming 📣

After a year-long pause in talks, in June delegates will try to finalize recommendations for key design elements of the new science-policy panel to contribute to the sound management of #chemicals and #waste

Here's what to expect ➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...

#SPP #science

Resumed 3rd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution and Intergovernmental...

After a year-long pause in the negotiations, delegates will try to finalize recommendations for key design elements of the new science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of che...

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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · May 18

The International Environmental Agreements Database (www.IEADB.com) has a new policy brief series. The first one, coauthored with Justine Veilleux, looks at the global decline in environmental treaty-making.
➡️https://www.iea.ulaval.ca/en/about/policy-briefs

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Antoine Zalc @antoinezalc.bsky.social · May 5

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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · Apr 11

Just 1️⃣5️⃣ more ratifications for the @WTO 🐟 deal to enter into force!

With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏

💡 Learn more: buff.ly/Xc8XI2P

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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · Apr 18

Critical minerals are becoming central to trade & investment policies.

As economies decarbonize & supply chains diversify, attention to the geopolitics of critical minerals grows.

Trade & investment agreements are evolving, but not fast enough 🔗 buff.ly/cV7Wj44

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Apr 17

Considering the health, environmental, and socioeconomic implications of eliminating or reducing #chemicals in "live" use is a difficult balancing act—one the #StockholmConvention must increasingly perform.

Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/articles/Sto...

@brsconventions.bsky.social #2025BRSCOPs

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become w...

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · Apr 10

Super excited to be covering the triple COP of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions with @ENB.iisd.org starting April 28! 🌍🧪

📝 Curious about what’s on the agenda? Check out team leader @jenirisallan.bsky.social's excellent explainer on what to expect: 👉 www.iisd.org/articles/exp...

What to Expect at the 2025 Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions

Ahead of the three major conferences on chemicals and waste, our expert Jennifer Allan explains what to expect and why the talks matter.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Apr 10

Very simply, cutting world-class #climate research because the results make you feel bad is like refusing to pay for critical medical tests because you're afraid of finding out you're sick.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...

Trump Administration Cuts Princeton Funding to Study Climate Change

The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming.

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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · Apr 10

In 2023 #G7 members’ fossil fuel subsidies reached a high of USD 282 billion.

With the 2025 deadline for phasing out “inefficient” subsidies looming, hitting the target appears unlikely.

So where do we go from here? Our energy experts explain ▶️ buff.ly/wECUakA

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Dr. Devon Cantwell-Chavez @devoncantwell.bsky.social · Mar 20

Just also noting that there are a lot of us earlier career folks putting our names on this. If we can do this, so can (and so should) more senior folks

Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · Mar 20

The more people who sign the less risky it is for all of us. We're over 900 in just about 13 hours since we first posted it. Share with your colleagues, your friends, your list servs, your professional associations, your department and campus email lists -
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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · Mar 17

Interview dans @letemps.bsky.social sur la situation de la recherche aux USA. La situation est très préoccupante et il est essentiel de soutenir les chercheurs américains. L'Europe va devoir prendre le relai et jouer un rôle moteur durant les prochaines années.
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Sonia Seneviratne, climatologue: «Il n’est pas dans notre intérêt que la science américaine disparaisse» - Le Temps

La professeure de l’EPFZ reçoit de nombreuses sollicitations de collègues américains qui cherchent à quitter leur pays en raison des attaques de l’administration Trump. Aux Etats-Unis, la politisation...

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Mar 11

Environmental negotiations in 2024 faced major challenges against a backdrop of accelerating climate-fueled impacts, expanding conflicts, and political turnover across many democracies.

Our latest report explores the hits, misses, and what to expect this year.

➡️ www.iisd.org/publications...

Cover of the State of Global Environmental Governance

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · Mar 12

Belem was always a bad choice. There is existing infrastructure in Rio.

This is infuriating.

I'm working on MegaCOP dynamics and the environmental impact is the worst hypocrisy. #COP30

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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

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