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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yesterday, guest speaker Nicolas Schmid joined PEGO member Milena Wiget’s seminar, to share insights from his work in energy policy consulting at INFRAS. Nicolas showed approaches to addressing climate change, with a focus on the rapid growth of renewable energy and electrification.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yesterday, students from the seminar “Nachhaltige Regulierung von Altlasten”, taught by PEGO-member Jeanine Janz, visited the Stadtmist contaminated site in Solothurn. Many thanks to Markus Spring, former project manager of the Stadtmist remediation, for the tour! More information: stadtmist.so.ch

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yesterday's kickoff marked the official start of the @nccr-climplus.bsky.social 🎉 A huge congrats to @kariningold.bsky.social, @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social, @omartius.bsky.social and @davidnbresch.bsky.social! We are looking forward to all of the amazing and incredibly important research output!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

At the Eawag Infotag, @kariningold.bsky.social moderated the Politics and Practice Podium which focused on the role of science in energy security and environmental concerns. The podium provided important insights for water management with Nicolò Paganini, Andreas Stettler and Christian Stamm.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This week, @kariningold.bsky.social introduced the @nccr-climplus.bsky.social and the new Uni Bern Management Center at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) plenary session. After her time as president of the OCCR, new challenges await as an NCCR co-director.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Are you interested in governance and justice regarding the regulation of climate extremes? 🌍 Applications are now open for a new PhD position with Prof. Laura Mai and Prof. @kariningold.bsky.social, situated within the new @nccr-climplus.bsky.social, which investigates climate extremes.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New PEGO publication 🎉 Ertuğrul Nehri published a paper titled "Climate justice and the difference principle: A justificatory approach to global climate governance" which proposes a narrowed adaptation of the Rawlsian difference principle for global climate governance. doi.org/10.1177/0963...

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We would like to welcome two new PEGO members who started this week! 🎉 Ertuğrul Nehri has joined PEGO as a PhD researcher and Sebastian Rüegg has joined PEGO as a student research assistant. Welcome both, we are excited to have you!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

After 3 years at PEGO, Anu Seiler had her last day of work yesterday. We are thankful for all her valuable work and dedication over the past years! She will be starting an internship at SIF (State Secretariat for International Finance) and we wish her all the best for this next position!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🎙️A new podcast episode from Art of Science features COMPON members, Tuomas Ylä-Anttila, Antti Gronow and Keiichi Satoh discussing their paper on coalition formation across democracies. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0vPO... YouTube: youtu.be/fJvXysw7f9E

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🚜 Wie schätzen Landwirt:innen die Gesundheitsrisiken von Pflanzenschutzmitteln (PSM) ein? Ein neues TRAPEGO Factsheet gibt spannende Einblicke 👉 trapego.ch/de/factsheet... Vielen Dank an unsere Advisory Board, ohne euch wäre diese Forschung nicht möglich gewesen!

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Factsheets – TRAPEGO

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Last week, PEGO PhD Student Annika Krüger attended the "Climes - Swedish centre for impacts of climate extremes" summer school on climate extremes in Uppsala, Sweden! Many thanks to Climes and the organizers for putting together such a great summer school!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This morning, the PEGO group and the group of Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen had the opportunity to participate in a serious game focused on Switzerland’s energy transition ⚡ Many thanks to the organizers, Swen Bos and Jessica Schneider for putting together such an amazing game!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

How can environmental policy regain political momentum? 🤔 An article by Der Bund last week featured @kariningold.bsky.social's insights on this pressing question, highlighting possible pathways for strengthening environmental policy in today's Swiss political landscape.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

How can Switzerland design effective and coherent policies to address plastic pollution? ♻️ 💡 Next week on June 11, experts will come together at the University of Bern for a half-day workshop on Swiss plastic policy.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This week, @kariningold.bsky.social participated in the last session of the ENLIGHT Leadership Programme in Ghent, Belgium! 🇧🇪 Representatives from universities across the ENLIGHT network took part in the programme, focused on strengthening collaboration and enhancing leadership skills.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

PEGO member @marlenekammerer.bsky.social presented research findings from her project on plastic pollution at the International Conference on Marine Plastic Pollution in ASEAN (ICMPP 2026) in Hiaphong, Vietnam!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Wie können die Risiken von Pestiziden in der Schweizer Landwirtschaft reduziert werden? 🌱🇨🇭 Im neuen TRAPEGO-Factsheet werden verschiedene politische Massnahmenkombinationen zur Reduktion der Risiken von Pflanzenschutzmitteln (PSM) analysiert. Hier zum Factsheet 👉 trapego.ch/en/factsheets/

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This week, PEGO member Annika Krüger presented the first results from her PhD research at the European Geosciences Union Conference! 🔥 Her work is exploring the management and governance of wildfires in Switzerland, focusing on the collaboration and cooperation between different actors.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📣 New PEGO publication PEGO member Milena Wiget co-authored a new paper with Judit Lienert where they evaluate policy mixes for agricultural pesticide risks reduction in Switzerland. 🌱 🇨🇭 Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

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How to reduce agricultural pesticide risks? An evaluation of policy mixes considering stakeholder preferences and uncertain consequences

Pesticide use in agriculture is a pressing but complex sustainability problem. It involves various stakeholders and trade-offs between health, environ…

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Neuer TRAPEGO Factsheet zu PIWI-Rebsorten 🎉 🍇 Der Factsheet zeigt das pilzwiderstandsfähige (PIWI) Rebsorten den Einsatz von Pflanzenschutzmitteln im Weinbau um bis zu 80% reduzieren können. Trotzdem werden sie in der Schweiz bisher nur auf einem kleinen Teil der Rebflächen angebaut

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Thank you ProClim for organizing a great Swiss Global Change Day yesterday! 🌎 The event brought together inspiring keynote speakers working across climate science and communication, and highlighted the importance of collaboration across fields and to wider audiences 🤝

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We are very excited about the new "Brennpunkt Klima Schweiz" Report that was published last week, especially since @kariningold.bsky.social, Jeanine Janz and Lukas Fesenfeld are some of the authors of this report 🎉 To the report 👉 proclim.scnat.ch/de/uuid/i/45...

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Brennpunkt Klima Schweiz 2026

Wo steht die Schweiz im Umgang mit dem Klimawandel? Der neueste Bericht der Akademien der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (SCNAT) liefert eine Antwort auf diese Frage. Ausserdem ordnet er künftige Risiken...

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Last Friday, PEGO member @jeaninejanz.bsky.social attended the Vereinigung für Umweltrecht conference on PFAS ("forever chemicals") in Aarau 🔬 👉 Discussions pointed out gaps in the precautionary principle and questioned whether current focus on end-of-pipe solutions is still appropriate

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Neue Mitarbeiterin im PEGO Team 🎉 Jeanine Janz ist neu (wieder) Teil von PEGO und arbeitet als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in einem gemeinsamen Projekt der Universität Bern, der Eawag und des Oekotoxzentrums. Willkommen im Team Jeanine!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Braucht die Politik Evidenz aus der Wissenschaft? 🤔 Das erste Factsheet vom TRAPEGO Projekt geht dieser Frage im Kontext der Schweizer Landwirtschaftspolitik 🚜 nach. Link zum Factsheet 👉 lnkd.in/eGhu3R_H

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This week, @kariningold.bsky.social traveled to Galway to participate in the ENLIGHT Academic Leadership Programme and represent Uni Bern. We are excited to hear about her experience and insights from the programme! Read more about the ENLIGHT Programme here 👉 enlight-eu.org

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🧠 Science or experience: what shapes political arguments? A fact sheet from the TRAPEGO project outlines the findings from a study on the regulation of plant protection products in Swiss agricultural policy. trapego.ch/de/factsheet... Authors: Ueli Reber, @kariningold.bsky.social, Christian Stamm

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

How is evidence used in pesticide regulation policymaking? 🌱 In a new blog post and a corresponding article, this question is addressed by comparing the use of problem-oriented evidence and solution-oriented evidence during parliamentary discussions in Switzerland on pesticide regulation.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

How does one effectively manage plastic pollution? ♻️ Two PEGO members, Marlene Kammerer and Anastasiia Nikolova, are trying to find out. Their field work has taken them from Nepal to Malaysia where they are now currently on the island of Borneo in the Malaysian town of Semporna.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A great first day of the DVPW Group's Workshop to Federalism at the University of Tübingen! We had many inspiring presentations on federalism, each offering a unique lens on the topic. And there was even some time to see the lovely old town of Tübingen. Thanks to the organisers for the event!

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G Brueckmann @brueckmann.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

👋 New article out in @plosclimate.org @istad.bsky.social & I experimentally demonstrate that communicating alignment between policies and the previously negotiated goals they aim to achieve boosts public support, as exemplified by ambitious decarbonisation goals in doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Policy goal communication increases support for ambitious renewable energy policies

In democracies, public support for policies is crucial to their legitimacy, and the absence can impede necessary reforms, which are needed to keep most disastrous effects of climate change at bay. Thi...

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SCNAT @scnat.ch · 25/02/2026

🏆 Each Swiss #GlobalChange Day includes a #Poster Award, with prizes awarded in three categories. Students and postdocs, submit your posters now! 👉 proclim.ch/id/KH362 #SGCD26 #Research #Science

The 26th Swiss Global Change Day will be organised by ProClim (SCNAT) on 15 April. Participants can enter the poster contest, where a jury will award outstanding posters in three categories, including Geosphere/Biosphere.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

continued... (2/2) 🌎 "Complex environmental governance: Governing between international economic law and climate policy" by Laurie Durel ☔ "Wissenschaft und Politik extremer Klimaereignisse" by Annika Krüger We are looking forward to a great semester!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The spring semester is starting today and PEGO members are teaching many classes: 📝 "PhD and Master Colloquium in Policy Analysis and Regulation", ♻️ "Umweltpolitik in der Schweiz" and 🔬 "Research Seminar: Science in the policy process" by @kariningold.bsky.social (1/2)

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The IPW had its annual snow sports day yesterday! ❄️ ⛷️ 🏂 We had great weather in the Alps with blue skies all day long and to top it off we had fondue for dinner followed by night skiing. Thanks to everyone for coming!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

PEGO is very excited that the NCCR CLIM+ Program on "Climate Extremes and Society" has been funded by the SNSF!! 🎉 It is especially exciting for PEGO since @kariningold.bsky.social is a co-director for this program! Congratulations to all, this is a great achievement!

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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 30/01/2026

The #unibern and @ethz.ch are leading the new National Centre of Competence in Research @nccr-climplus.bsky.social, which focuses on #climate and #weather extremes. Researchers from the University of Bern are also involved in the NCCR Genesis: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas....

Climate and weather extremes: New Centre of Competence in Research

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nccr-climplus.bsky.social @nccr-climplus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Breaking news: The #NCCR #CLIM+ on "Climate Extremes & Society" will be funded by the @snf-fns.ch in the coming 4 years! With 47 PIs, 20 institutions & 22 stakeholders from #health to #finance & #agriculture, it will unite climate expertise from both natural & social science! nccr-climplus.ch

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🌍 We hope everyone made it home safely after COPPR last week! 🛫🚆 What an incredible week of workshops, panels, and roundtables. And we’re already looking ahead: let us know of any news or interest in potential “WOPPRs” (Workshop on Policy Process Research) to keep the momentum going 👀

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Thank you to everyone for an amazing COPPR! 🎉 Some COPPR26 stats: 🔹 299 on site and 95 online participants 🔹 Participants from 47 different countries 🔹 281 paper presentations in 85 panels Photo from the Welcome Plenary on Wednesday. @polprocessrsch.bsky.social #COPPR26

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We’ve had a fantastic start to the COPPR Conference!🎉 Yesterday we had a Welcome Panel featuring a thoughtful conversation between Karin Ingold, Fritz Sager, and Caroline Schlaufer, with a great introduction of COPPR by Chris Weible. We have had clear and sunny skies with great views of the Alps!

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Maiken Maier @maikenmelanie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Looking forward to the roundtable on Political Legitimacy in Policy-Oriented Research at #COPPR26 this afternoon. I’ll draw on insights from joint work with Lukas Fesenfeld & @kariningold.bsky.social on the democratic legitimacy of multi-stakeholder platforms in sustainability governance.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🎉 Excited to welcome you to the COPPR Conference today! 📍 Badge Pickup: Welcome desk, Hauptgebäude, Ground Floor Open 8:30–17:00 Tue–Thu Today: pre‑conference workshops • Morning 9:15–12:45 • Afternoon 14:00–17:30 • Full‑day 9:15–17:30 @polprocessrsch.bsky.social

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

⏳ 5 days until COPPR! On Wednesday, January 21, we will host the COPPR welcome plenary in the beautiful Hauptgebäude of the University of Bern! Bern is Switzerland's federal capital and offers a unique setting to discuss policy and governance by bringing together academia and decision-makers.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

⏳ 1 week until COPPR! Jan 20–23 | 83 sessions: 75 panels & 9 roundtables with researchers from around the world. Topics include: policy process 🔁, climate policy 🌎, democracy & power 🏛️, health & equity 🩺, policy design 📗, energy policy ⚡, coalitions, networks & policy learning 📝.

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

⏳ 13 days until the COPPR Conference! We’re excited to welcome researchers to the University of Bern for COPPR (Jan 20–23)! 📅 Schedule: Tue: Workshops Wed: Conference panels + Plenary and Reception Thu: Conference panels + Dinner Fri: Morning conference panels See you soon in Bern!

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

📢 #NewPublication: @marlenekammerer.bsky.social, with @paucastro.bsky.social , Victor Kristof & Tatiana Cogne, published a paper introducing a new dataset and coding algorithm covering UN climate negotiations (1995–2023) in Scientific Data @springernature.com. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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PEGO Research Group @pego-group.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

#NewPublication 🐥🥚What comes first—beliefs or coordination? @marlenekammerer.bsky.social & @kariningold.bsky.social analyze the Swiss climate policy subsystem over 20 years and show that belief change and coordination mutually reinforce each other. doi.org/10.17645/pag... @cogitatiopag.bsky.social

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The Hierarchy of Beliefs and Coordination: A “Chicken and Egg” Problem | Article | Politics and Governance

Marlene Kammerer, Karin Ingold

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