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Noémie Laurens

@noemielaurens.bsky.social
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Postdoc @gvagrad.bsky.social, Writer @enb.iisd.org, Book Review Editor @esg-journal.bsky.social. PhD in Political Science from @ulaval.ca. Intl Politics of #environment and #trade sites.google.com/view/noemielaurens

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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Back home now after being evacuated during the devastating #wildfires in southwest #France. Immense gratitude to the #firefighters, especially remembering the two from my town who lost their lives. Living this only reinforced what #climate science has warned us about for years. We MUST do better.
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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🏆Notre papier sur l'utilisation du commerce à des fins environnementales retenu comme l'une des 10 découvertes de l'année 2025 par Quebec Science @quebecscience.bsky.social ✅Votez pour nous! www.quebecscience.qc.ca/decouvertes2... @ulaval.ca @esei-ul.bsky.social
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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Working on a new dataset related to Earth governance? The @esg-journal.bsky.social is launching a new manuscript type, called “Dataset Insights”. Submit yours. More information here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @esgproject.bsky.social @isaess.bsky.social
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🌍🪨 Excited to share my new paper on how the #EU frames #CriticalMinerals in its trade policy discourse, blending economic, environmental, and security goals. 👉 iit.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/20...
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Earth System Governance Journal @esg-journal.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🔬 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. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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 · 25/08/2025
📢 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...
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Essay Competition
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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...
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Summary report 5–15 August 2025
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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
📣 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...
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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 · 08/08/2025
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...
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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 · 05/08/2025
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...
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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 · 21/06/2025
🌍 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 · 19/06/2025
@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!
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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 18/06/2025
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 · 29/05/2025
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.
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 20/05/2025
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
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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 · 18/05/2025
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 · 07/05/2025
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 · 05/05/2025
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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 11/04/2025
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 @alicetipping.bsky.social
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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 18/04/2025
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 · 17/04/2025
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
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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 · 10/04/2025
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...
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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 · 10/04/2025
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...
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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 · 10/04/2025
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 · 20/03/2025
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
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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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. www.letemps.ch/sciences/son...
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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 · 11/03/2025
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...
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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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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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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Made it back home from @isanet.bsky.social 2025—unfortunately with a nasty cold. But it was so worth it! Loved reconnecting with my Québécois(e), European, and Brazilian friends and taking walks by Lake Michigan.
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
My younger self could never have imagined flying to Chicago to present on my favorite topics and reconnect with so many friends in academia. Feeling incredibly proud and grateful—especially to @jfmorin.bsky.social. I love that this is my life!
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
🎉 Excited to share our new paper in ISQ, with @jfmorin.bsky.social, @cbrandi.bsky.social & Jakob Schwab! We show how trade provisions can boost environmental treaties, pushing members to strengthen commitments ✍️ and attracting non-members to join 🤝. Open access 🔗 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
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Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic
Abstract. This article examines the impact of trade provisions on treaty dynamism. It differentiates between static treaties, which remain unaltered, and d
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Welcome to BlueSky @esg-journal.bsky.social!
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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
At long last - We have a starter pack for @enb.iisd.org. ENB shines a light on the confusing world of global environmental negotiations. Its strength is its people - super smart experts on climate, nature, plastics, land and more. go.bsky.app/VfZ25cx
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Given how things are going, if anyone in the US (or anywhere where science is under attack) gets their academic journal/press library access defunded or withdrawn and wants to retrieve knowledge about political science, reach out. I am sure I speak for others when I say that many of us can help.
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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference (@the-peio.bsky.social) at IE University in Segovia, Spain, January 29-31, 2026. Submission is now open at peio.me. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting!
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Université Laval @ulaval.ca · 03/02/2025
Bienvenue sur le compte officiel Bluesky de l’Université Laval ! 🌟 Ici, nous mettrons en lumière des réalisations qui découlent de notre mission d’enseignement et de recherche : innovations, créations, découvertes, vie étudiante, milieu de travail, et bien plus encore. Suivez-nous ! #ULaval
Membres de la communauté ULaval sur le campus.
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Au milieu du chaos provoqué par la réélection de Trump, je me penche sur la capacité des traités environnementaux à survivre à la crise du multilatéralisme. 🌍 Mon analyse (en français, pour une fois) sur The Conversation : 🔗 theconversation.com/les-traites-...
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Les traités environnementaux résisteront-ils à la crise du multilatéralisme ?
L’émergence d’une gouvernance mondiale pour la protection de l’environnement pourra-t-elle résister aux forces politiques qui pourfendent le multilatéralisme ?
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I don't want to minimize or deny the chaos unfolding, but does anyone have some good news to share? My anxiety is skyrocketing scrolling through my Bluesky timeline, and I think we all could use a little hope right now.
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International Negotiation: A Journal of Theory and Practice @intlnegjournal.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
International Negotiation is marking its 30th anniversary with a gift to you. All articles are freely available until February 28. Use access token INER2025 for analyses on international negotiation and mediation processes. brill.com/view/journal... @susanhallen.bsky.social @lwagner.bsky.social
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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We are hiring! 5-year postdoc position in International Relations at the Department of Political Science of @unisalzburg.bsky.social. Deadline for applications: 12 February 2025. Full information: tinyurl.com/postdocIP #Polisky #AcademicJobs
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Geneva Graduate Institute Library @gvagradlibrary.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Here comes the Geneva Graduate Institute starter pack go.bsky.app/NFEFPC4
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Don't forget to nominate yourself or others for an ISA-ESS position by Jan. 24!
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
In the editorial, @noemielaurens.bsky.social & I explain how benefits of trade are at risk due to structural reasons & political decisions that led to losers of globalisation within nations & to environmental & climate degradation. The special issue is explores alternatives to maintain open markets.
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Thrilled to announce the publication of our special issue on package treaties in the World Trade Review! Grateful to have collaborated with @chsiebergasser.bsky.social and a truly exceptional group of contributors.
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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Here's a special issue of World Trade Review, on package treaties. @chsiebergasser.bsky.social and @noemielaurens.bsky.social, thanks for all your work on this! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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World Trade Review: Volume 23 - Package Treaties | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - World Trade Review - Volume 23 - Package Treaties
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Come work as a climate postdoc with me, @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and Chris Rea at @climatesollab.bsky.social ! Deadline: January 15, 2025. 🌍 apply.interfolio.com/153582
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ISA-Environmental Studies Section @isaess.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
It's election time for the ISA-ESS section! We have many seats open! We are welcoming self-nominations as well as nominations of others; if you nominate someone, please be sure to have their consent beforehand. Nominations due Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59pm EST forms.gle/LRZiGiUDdoHE...
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2025 ESS Committee Nominations
Please nominate yourself or others for an ESS committee position by Friday, January 24, 2025 by 11:59pm EST. Self nominations are strongly-encouraged and there is no difference between self- and peer-...
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Explore our latest blog post on why academic research matters in experimental trade policymaking 👇
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Noémie Laurens @noemielaurens.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Curious about how #environmental treaties can adapt to future challenges? This guest article, based on my PhD dissertation, explores strategies for adaptability. Check it out on @iisd.bsky.social's SDG Knowledge Hub: sdg.iisd.org/commentary/g...
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Future-proofing Environmental Treaties: Strategies for Adaptability
By Noémie Laurens, ENB writer and postdoctoral researcher at the Geneva Graduate InstituteInternational environmental agreements (IEAs) have long played a central role in addressing global environment...
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