Claire Dupont

@cladupont.bsky.social

Research Prof of EU governance of climate & sustainability transformations, Ghent Uni, Belgium. Former Chair of Scientific Committee of European Environment Agency. Member of Luxembourg’s Climate Policy Observatory. Visiting researcher at DCU, Dublin.

I learned a new phrase when I moved to Dublin. ‘To get doored’: when a person inside a parked vehicle opens their door and knocks down a passing cyclist. It happens often enough to warrant a specific phrase… Drivers, check your mirrors. Cyclists, give parked vehicles a wide berth. #Cyling #Dublin

The Swedish 🇸🇪 Parliament just approved a law that would create a tiered citizenship scheme, with a 1st class (mostly for the native born) that cannot be revoked and a 2nd class (mostly for the naturalized) that can: www.svt.se/nyheter/inri... Only two parties (Left and Green) voted against.

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Personer med dubbla medborgarskap ska kunna fråntas sitt svenska medborgarskap om de döms för brott som allvarligt skadar Sveriges vitala intressen, enligt ett beslut som nu fattats i riksdagen. Då de...

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I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across. If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers. If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.

They've done it again, they've cut more rail projects. The most criminal one for me is cancelling the reopening of the Waterford-Wexford/Rosslare line. On the left is the All-island Rail Review published by the last government and on the right is the plan published today.

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The European Council just held an in-depth discussion on how to make sure that Europe’s climate ambitions and the competitiveness of our economy go hand in hand. We reaffirmed our commitment to the Paris Agreement and stressed that we need to be pragmatic and flexible in our strategy.

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Current empirical evidence does not support optimism on climate action. We can, maybe should, maintain hope - hope for change - as long as that hope drives more and faster action.

World Resources Institute@worldresources.bsky.social · 10mo ago

BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️ Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm

I am disappointed with the handling by Prime Time of this presidential debate. We have learned very little about either candidate’s plans and vision for the presidency. Someone tuning in for the first time will only hear about their pasts, nearly nothing about their vision for the future. #Aras25

Thank you to so many of you for reaching out - I’m overwhelmed by the response and interest. I will be in touch again in the coming weeks!

Claire Dupont@cladupont.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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!