Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett

Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions Communications Earth & Environment - UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is...

New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com

UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.

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@climateuea.bsky.social

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I was particularly excited to hear Lorraine mention my work on heating decarbonisation in Germany as a cautionary tale for the UK to avoid climate policy backlash. You can read more about via the link below, with further published work to follow (hopefully) very soon!

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CAST research centre director Lorraine Whitmarsh is giving evidence to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee in parliament, imparting the wealth of knowledge from her own work, as well as from my @cast-centre.bsky.social colleagues on how government can build support for the energy transition.

Robert Habeck: Mehr als ein Drittel der Deutschen wünscht sich Comeback in die Politik Robert Habeck hat sein Bundestagsmandat abgegeben. Doch laut einer Umfrage wünschen sich 35 Prozent der Deutschen eine Rückkehr des Grünenpolitikers. Dabei gibt es deutliche Unterschiede zwischen Männern und Frauen.

Robert Habeck hat sein Bundestagsmandat abgegeben. Doch laut einer Umfrage wünschen sich 35 Prozent der Deutschen eine Rückkehr des Grünenpolitikers. Dabei gibt es deutliche Unterschiede zwischen Männern und Frauen.

Robert Habeck tritt ab: „Ich will nicht wie ein Gespenst über die Flure laufen“ Ex-Vizekanzler Habeck verlässt den Bundestag. Die Grünen hätten ihre neue Rolle nun gefunden, sagt er der taz. Und dann gibt er Julia Klöckner noch eins mit.

Als erklärter Fan des Konzepts „Loud Quitting“ – ehrlich sagen, wenn der Job und das Führungspersonal furchtbar waren –

Warum kann nicht jedes Politiker-Interview so sein wie dieses mit Habeck in der @taz.de?

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Advancing and Integrating Climate and Health Policies in the United Kingdom - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Policymakers, advocates, researchers and others around the world are increasingly considering how national policies can best advance climate change solutions that protect health, as well as health…

#ICYMI: A report from the Tyndall Centre and LSE, earlier this year, shows how better integration of climate and health policies can address climate-driven health threats and boost resilience tyndall.ac.uk/reports/adva... #ClimateHealth #ClimatePolicy

I Spoke To Britain's First AI MP And It Got A Bit Weird If you ever wanted to ask an AI version of your MP what vegetable they would be, or get some relationship advice from a virtual politician, today m...

🤖 PoliticsHome reporter @zoecrowther.bsky.social spoke with Britain's first AI MP to test its limits – and the conversation became quite weird

👀 After this chat, the (real) Labour MP Mark Sewards said he had to “tighten” the tool up to prevent such outlandish remarks

Collapse of languages has ‘knock-on effects’ for research

University-wide language provision increasingly important for international research capabilities, says Hepi report author. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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PSA75 Essay Prize To mark the 75th anniversary of the UK’s Political Studies Association, the German Politics Specialist Group (GPSG) has created a one-off essay prize for undergraduate and masters students to celeb…

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While in parts of what was once "One Nation Tory" England the Conservatives are being replaced by the Liberal Democrats and in some cases even the Greens

Blair echoing right-wing, anti-net zero rhetoric is deeply unhelpful to the Starmer Labour government.

Particularly when recent research suggests that 2009-2022 "instances of backlash to hard climate policy are relatively rare but can be consequential when they occur"

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Very much looking forward to this online roundtable next Wednesday by @britgerassoc.bsky.social on Germany's new government in an era of global challenges. Please come and join us for what promises to be a great discussion with @nvondarza.bsky.social & @louiseds.bsky.social. Details 👇

In this report with @lucasgeese.bsky.social, we present findings from polling we carried out just before last year's UK general election in which we examined support for climate policies among the British public.

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Opinion on climate change policy during the 2024 general election » Green Alliance Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment

Great to see CAST 2024 polling be the focus of @green-alliance.org.uk's latest report on public opinion on climate policy during the 2024 general election. 🗳️

The report was written by CAST's @johnkenny.bsky.social & @lucasgeese.bsky.social and examines climate policy support.

Read the report 👇

What can we learn from the 2024 General Election for the UK climate politics of the future? Very happy to see @johnkenny.bsky.social and my report published in collaboration with @green-alliance.org.uk and @cast-centre.bsky.social. See 👇 for the details.

A review of National Citizens’ Climate Assemblies: learning from deliberative events Citizen’s Climate Assemblies (CCA) have been hailed by academics and non-academics as initiatives to improve the legitimacy and efficacy of climate policy governance. Yet it is only recently that s...

New publication in Climate Policy—open access!
We reviewed national citizens’ climate assemblies and found substantial variation in process, impact, and perceived legitimacy.
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Co-authored with Irene Lorenzoni, Andrew Jordan & @chantal-st.bsky.social

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🚨 New open access publication! Led by Irene Lorenzoni, we reviewed the literature on National Citizens' Climate Assemblies. We found a great deal of variation in their design, role in policymaking ,and acceptance by different societal actors of these very specific forms of deliberative mini publics.

A review of National Citizens’ Climate Assemblies: learning from deliberative events

🔓 : Advocates of national citizens' #climate assemblies (NCCAs) maintain that they improve the quality & legitimacy of policymaking. Lorenzoni et al. (@lucasgeese.bsky.social @chantal-st.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social) find substantial variation in character, impact & perceived legitimacy⬇️

I’m excited too to engage with panels on environmental and climate politics @psaenvironmental.bsky.social political parties, and political communication and media @psampg.bsky.social

The @psagermanpol.bsky.social has two panels (one featuring moi) and a roundtable as well as our AGM across Tuesday and Wednesday so do come along and introduce yourself!

On my way to Birmingham for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual conference! Looking forward to meeting old friends and new.

Also nice to be walking in with our @psagermanpol.bsky.social piece on BTW25 adorning Political Insight’s front cover 😊

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📝🌍 Call out for Leeds climate experts to inspire poetry 🌍📝

Poetry can be used to convey emotion or share ideas, and around the world, climate change is becoming an increasing feature in poems.

Want to use your climate knowledge to inspire a poem?

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Starting this week with another output - brief reflections on the recent German election along with my other co-convenors of the @psagermanpol.bsky.social of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

In it we raise the importance of a party's perceived brand of authenticity in an election campaign!

And massive thanks also to the excellent editors of the project, Nik. Brandal and Øivind Bratberg, who have been a joy to collaborate with.

Just have to wait until October for it to be published now!

Manchester University Press - Social democracy and the urban scene Social democracy and the urban scene - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Social democracy and the urban scene by Nik. Brandal

What a way to finish the week! A book project I'm involved in is in press: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180940/

Exploring the centre-left in European cities, my chpt focuses on the relationship between Green Party activists and local social movements.

Building a Net Zero future: CAST’s response to the CCC’s Seventh Carbon Budget Report - cast.ac.uk CAST responds to the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) latest advice on how to achieve Net Zero in its Seventh Carbon Budget report.

Can we build the #NetZero future the Climate Change Committee says is possible? 🌍

Today @thecccuk.bsky.social published its latest advice to the Government in its #SeventhCarbonBudget report.

Read our CAST response: cast.ac.uk/building-a-n...

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Ooh this looks good - sad I won’t be able to make it!