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Curated by @sd-strategies.bsky.social, we discuss innovative tools, policies & financial instruments for better governance toward shared social, economic, and environmental goals. We need to reinvent our liberal democratic systems.

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Governing AI Before It Governs Us. #AI is becoming #governance infrastructure. The challenge is ensuring democratic oversight, accountability & sovereignty remain intact. #DigitalSovereignty #TechPolicy #Democracy #GovTech www.linkedin.com/pulse/sovere...
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Sovereign Technology and the Future of Democratic Governance (Part 3 of 3): Governing AI Before It Governs Us
Author: Olivia Aréchiga Editor: Alexander Ochs This is the third and final installment of a series on digital sovereignty and democratic governance. Part 1 makes the democratic case: that IT as the in...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New in our series Sovereign Technology & the Future of Democratic Governance: Europe's cloud runs on foreign infrastructure. GDPR says your data is yours, the US CLOUD Act says otherwise. Two regimes, citizens caught in between. Should democratic infrastructure be accountable? #DigitalSovereignty
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#SustainableDemocracies believe that if we want fair, resilient & sustainable societies, our political systems must be reformed to deliver. We just shared how the platform brings together ideas & approaches that link effective governance with inclusive, sustainable development. See next post!
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
📣 Looking forward to presenting our #SustainableDemocracies initiative to the Community of Practice *ECONOMIC TRANSITION FOR DEVELOPMENT* (#ET4D) steered by @giz.de next week. 🗞️ SusDem's LinkedIn newsletter can be found here: lnkd.in/dci_7Pzh
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ochsnews.bsky.social @ochsnews.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The US adds clean energy at record speed—but #solar #wind & #storage projects are stuck in interconnection queues, turning a vital pipeline into a leaky #energytransition funnel. In our new FACET article, we unpack why #gridbottlenecks rival finance & technology as biggest renewables barrier.
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Interconnection queues: The clean energy bottleneck you don't see (Part 1)
Author: Dashiell Decker Editor: Alexander Ochs The United States is adding clean energy at near-record speed. But the transition to renewable power could move even faster if it were not being slowed b...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#Democracy shouldn’t stop at the login screen. Our latest article looks at what happens when electronic portals become gatekeepers. If #digital access & confidence are basic civic infrastructure, how do we make sure no one is quietly left out? www.linkedin.com/pulse/democr...
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Democracy needs help buttons: Making digital public services work for all
Authors: Olivia Aréchiga & Tina Simpson Editor: Alexander Ochs As governments digitize citizen services, they risk quietly locking out the very people who rely on them most. Treating digital access as...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#Democracy shouldn’t stop at the login screen. Our latest article looks at what happens when electronic portals become gatekeepers. If #digital access & confidence are basic civic infrastructure, how do we make sure no one is quietly left out? www.linkedin.com/pulse/democr...
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Democracy needs help buttons: Making digital public services work for all
Authors: Olivia Aréchiga & Tina Simpson Editor: Alexander Ochs As governments digitize citizen services, they risk quietly locking out the very people who rely on them most. Treating digital access as...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The 2nd post of our series on the #EuropeanDemocracyShield is out. How is safeguarding #InformationIntegrity meant to function in practice? www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside... #RightToTruth #RightToReality #MediaIntegrity #Disinformation #FakeNews #KeepDemocracyAlive #PlatformAccountability
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Inside the European Democracy Shield: Safeguarding Integrity in the Information Space
Dashiell Decker Will the European Democracy Shield meaningfully address the vulnerabilities it identifies—or will its impact be hindered by implementation gaps, political trade-offs, and funding limit...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/02/2026
In a dangerous outburst against SCOTUS, Trump said he was “ashamed of certain members of the court…for not having the courage to” uphold most of the global tariffs he imposed last year. The remarks are the latest from the president in his ongoing assault on the federal judiciary.
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Trump accuses Supreme Court justices of disloyalty for declaring his tariffs illegal
“They’re very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution."
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Final blog in #EuropeanDemocracyShield series: Pillar 3 seeks to advance #MediaLiteracy & #MediaResilience to help citizens navigate chaotic #news, resist #manipulation and #polarization, and sustain democratic #participation in the digital era. www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside...
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Inside the European Democracy Shield: Engaging Citizens and Strengthening Societal Resilience
Dashiell Decker To tackle today’s social, economic, and environmental challenges, societies depend on pluralist media, informed citizens, and public trust. Sustainable development is not only about po...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Final blog in #EuropeanDemocracyShield series: Pillar 3 seeks to advance #MediaLiteracy & #MediaResilience to help citizens navigate chaotic #news, resist #manipulation and #polarization, and sustain democratic #participation in the digital era. www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside...
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Inside the European Democracy Shield: Engaging Citizens and Strengthening Societal Resilience
Dashiell Decker To tackle today’s social, economic, and environmental challenges, societies depend on pluralist media, informed citizens, and public trust. Sustainable development is not only about po...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The 2nd post of our series on the #EuropeanDemocracyShield is out. How is safeguarding #InformationIntegrity meant to function in practice? www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside... #RightToTruth #RightToReality #MediaIntegrity #Disinformation #FakeNews #KeepDemocracyAlive #PlatformAccountability
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Inside the European Democracy Shield: Safeguarding Integrity in the Information Space
Dashiell Decker Will the European Democracy Shield meaningfully address the vulnerabilities it identifies—or will its impact be hindered by implementation gaps, political trade-offs, and funding limit...
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ochsnews.bsky.social @ochsnews.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy." - Thomas Jefferson Please check out our latest @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social blog on EU attempts to safeguard media and information integrity against foreign and domestic anti-democratic attacks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside...
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Inside the European Democracy Shield: Safeguarding Integrity in the Information Space
Dashiell Decker Will the European Democracy Shield meaningfully address the vulnerabilities it identifies—or will its impact be hindered by implementation gaps, political trade-offs, and funding limit...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#COP30 emphasized a challenge undermining global #climate progress: the #informationcrisis. #Fakenews, #socialmedia & unchecked #AI create an environment where #misinformation & #disinformation undermine our ability to create just, fair, and #sustainablesocieties. www.linkedin.com/pulse/twin-c...
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ochsnews.bsky.social @ochsnews.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🇪🇺Just back from #Bruxelles, capital of the free world. Here is a first brief professional recount, with more to come. www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... #sustainabledemocracies #digitalsovereignty #europeanintegration #AI #climate #energytransition #democracynow
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#ai #criticalminerals #fossilfuel #digitalsovereignty #democracy #ruleoflaw #publicgoods #sdgs #populist #autocratic #socialmedia #algorithms #pluralist #accountability #resistance #democracynow… | Al...
Au revoir/tot ziens, Brussels, capital of the free world, shining city upon the hill! 😉 I had an amazing time. Learnt a lot, shared a lot. I am convinced now that #AI can be Europe's defining and unit...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The #ICJ released an important #advisoryopinion regarding state responsibilities concerning #climatechange. What are its implications for #climatelitigation on both sides of the Atlantic? Explore the latest edition of the FACET newsletter for more insights: lnkd.in/dnMfrctB
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The Future of Transatlantic Climate Litigation: A Deep Dive into the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
By Thomas Protzman It’s been almost two months since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its highly anticipated advisory opinion on state obligations for climate change. It elaborates t...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
#Militaries cause more #CO2 than civil #aviation & #shipping combined. Still, their GHG footprint is overlooked in climate pledges & reporting. The defense sector remains unaccountable, a blind spot in global climate action. Enjoy yr top transatlantic climate & energy newsletter: lnkd.in/dbHWepJJ
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The Transatlantic Carbon Blind Spot: How the Arms Industry and Militaries Sabotage Climate Action
By Pierre Courtemanche Militaries and the global arms industry account for a greenhouse gas emission larger than civil aviation and shipping combined — yet they remain invisible in climate pledges and...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
What if the #energytransition focused on changing ppl opportunities AND changing technology? This NL is on #CommunityBasedTrainings for #SustainableDevelopment. #BarefootCollege #SolarMamas in #Rajasthan transform villages, #empowerwomen, and electrify thousands of homes. lnkd.in/dYYE7dB5
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Villages to Voltage: How Community-Based Training Lights Up India
Jacin Mathew India is recognized as one of the global leaders in renewable energy, and states like Rajasthan pioneering both large-scale solar parks and small-scale community-driven initiatives. Yet, ...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Germany's industrial strategy stresses #TechnologicalOpenness as key to #prosperity - but what does this mean for the ecological & geopolitical #disruptions of our time? Does evidence justify such optimism? Read our latest NL: www.linkedin.com/pulse/machin... #climate #protectionism #freedom
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The Machine Age Mindset: Why Germany’s Elite Fails to Grasp Climate Change
By Thomas Reinsch Germany’s current industrial strategy is built on the belief that technological openness and export competitiveness can safeguard prosperity – but is this an adequate response to tod...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#Supplychains sit at the nexus of #climate, #energy, #sustainability & #trade. #Transatlantic manufacturers must navigate the complexities of divergent import #regulations and #tariffs Hope you enjoy this week's #FACET newsletter. Please comment, repost, like. Thank you! lnkd.in/dG3AMeKx
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Resilient by Design: Why Supply Chain Risk Management Must Go Product-Level and Converge Across the Atlantic
Pierre Courtemanche Supply chains sit at the nexus of today’s most urgent challenges: climate, energy, sustainability — and increasingly, cross-border trade. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic a...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Young people are often called leaders of tomorrow. Yet, they should be active partners today. #YouthEngagement helps make inclusive, innovative & effective decisions for #SustainableDevelopment. Read our latest #SustainableDemocracies NL featuring the #GlobalShapersCommunity of the ‪@weforum.org‬.
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Our latest newsletter focuses on #DK2020 which makes #Denmark the 1st country where all #municipalities draft #LocalClimateActionsPlans to meet the #ParisAgreement #InnovativeGovernance #Democracy #Climate #LocalGovernment #MunicipalGovernance #Samsø #Aarhus #CAPF www.linkedin.com/pulse/denmar...
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Denmark’s DK2020: Local Action for Global Climate Goals
Jacin Mathew In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion affirming that all nations have a binding legal duty to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and keep gl...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Our latest newsletter focuses on #DK2020 which makes #Denmark the 1st country where all #municipalities draft #LocalClimateActionsPlans to meet the #ParisAgreement #InnovativeGovernance #Democracy #Climate #LocalGovernment #MunicipalGovernance #Samsø #Aarhus #CAPF www.linkedin.com/pulse/denmar...
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Denmark’s DK2020: Local Action for Global Climate Goals
Jacin Mathew In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion affirming that all nations have a binding legal duty to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and keep gl...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
#UrsulavonderLeyen & #DonaldTrump agreed on a framework for an EU-U.S. #tradedeal. In our weekly FACET newsletter, Max Gruenig discusses why the deal was necessary, and how Europe's negotiation leverage remains heavily constraint due to its security and #energydependence. lnkd.in/dpZK-mW2
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Paying for Dependency: The Art of the EU-U.S. Trade Deal
Max Gruenig On July 27, 2025, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and U.S.
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
#ParticipatoryBudgeting allows citizens to directly shape how public money is spent; gives a voice to community priorities, builds trust in government; revitalizes civic engagement, drives bottom-up progress toward the #SDGs. Read our latest blog on PB: www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
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Power to the People’s Purse: How Citizens are Shaping Public Budgets
By: Sachi Lakhina Participatory budgeting allows citizens to directly shape how public money is spent, giving a real voice to community priorities and building trust in government. By empowering colle...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
It is a #DoubleFailing of Europe to increase #MilitarySpending at home, leading to cuts in other budget categories, including #climate & #development, while still feeding the #RussianWarMachine, argues Max Gruenig in the latest FACET NL. lnkd.in/dBuuw-8Y #Ukraine #Russia #war #invasion #sanctions
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Europe Must Ditch Russian Gas and Oil and Stop Funding the Russian War
Max Gruenig Europe’s payments to Russia for fossil fuels exceed its support for Ukraine. The EU must finally become serious about its economic might.
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
4th part of our miniseries From Pilot to Policy is on #PublicPrivateAcademicPartnerships. We showcase policy experimentation in #Cambodia's ‘Policy and #InnovationHub for #SustainableDevelopment,’ a @undp.org supported laboratory where #publicpolicy could be designed and tested. lnkd.in/ddHxf3Vc
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From Pilot to Policy (Part 4): Public-Private-Academic Partnerships for Policy Experimentation in Cambodia
Sachi Lakhina Cambodia’s partnership with UNDP’s ‘Policy and Innovation Hub for Sustainable Development’ created a laboratory where public policy could be designed and tested. From 2019–2022, the Hub ...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This week's Sustainable Democracies NL features the application of the #SubsidiarityPrinciple: #Denton is the only city in #Texas & 1 one of 6 in all US to operate on 100% #Renewables. It demonstrates how #LocalLeadership can bring about real change. www.linkedin.com/pulse/subsid...
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Subsidiarity in Action: Denton, Texas, and the Future of Local Climate Leadership
By: Alexander Ochs and Sachi Lakhina The subsidiary principle is a governance concept that argues for decisions to be made at the most local level, only involving higher level authorities when necessa...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Our new edition features the pertinent issue of #datacenter #energyconsumption. 8K centers worldwide consume 1–2% of global, 2–4% of US #electricity. Demand tripled over past decade raising concerns about #gridcapacity #resourceavailability & #utilitycosts. www.linkedin.com/pulse/transa...
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Transatlantic and Global Searches for the Data Center Fix
By Peter Asmus Today, there are more than 8,000 data centers worldwide that consume roughly 1 to 2% of the global energy use. Over half of all data centers in the world have been deployed in the Unite...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Hey friends of friendly #transatlantic relations! After much debate about last week's NL promoting Europe as a #CCS leader, our brandnew edition is on how American & European municipalities innovate #foodwaste solutions through policy & community action. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-e...
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From Excess to Success: Nine Cities Addressing Food Waste
How municipalities across North America and Europe are innovating food waste solutions through policy and community action By Bowie Yin Sum Kung Credits: Rachel Claire / Pexels Food waste is a giant c...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If the world is going to meet the #SDGs, much of the work will take place in #cityhalls #communitycenters & #engineeringlabs. Our editor @ochsnews.bsky.social highlights the importance of #verticalintegration of #globalcommitments & #localaction www.linkedin.com/pulse/sdg-lo...
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SDG Localization: From Global Goals to Local Action
By Alexander Ochs, Editor-in-Chief A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure to present on the above topic to a group of engineers from all over the world. The session was co-organised by Engineering ...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Wooohooo! In just six weeks, we gained more than 1000 subscribers to our newsletter on LinkedIn. Check it out: #SustainableDemocracies at www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
In our latest NL, ‪‪@wilburns.bsky.social‬ discusses Europe's (potential) leadership role on carboncapture & #sequestration solutions such as #DirectAirCapture and #bioenergy. As always, we are very interested in your thoughts. www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe... #BECCS #CCS
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The European Commission’s Climate 2040 Target: Can It Help Drive Carbon Dioxide Removal?
By Wil Burns Credits: Alexey Demidov Introduction With the United States under the new Trump administration largely abdicating its commitment to carbon dioxide removal support, the European Union’s ro...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
If you subscribe to our #SustainableDemocracies news RIGHT NOW, you will be our #1000thSubscriber. Should this not be an incentive, maybe the quality and timeliness of our contributions is? Check it out here: lnkd.in/dDJK--fT #SaveDemocracyNow #innovation #democracy #sustainability #SDGs
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
In the latest issue of the FACET newsletter, P. Courtemanche asks whether we are taking the right turn by massively switching to #EVs. He reminds us we do not move vehicles but people & goods; an EV charged from a #coal plant is a coal vehicle. www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-tak...
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Are We Taking the Right Turn by Massively Switching to EVs? A Transatlantic Perspective
By Pierre Courtemanche Many governments have pledged to rapidly replace Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles (ICEVs)with electric vehicles (EVs). This is no mere technological swap—it’s a sweeping tran...
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Our LI newsletter #SustainableDemocracies features 1 innovative tool or approach for smarter governance toward sustainability every week. Recent issues featured #Forecasting, #GenderEquality & #SocialInclusion (#GESI), #RightToTruth, and #PolicyExperimentation through #Sandboxing and #InnovationHubs
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Check out the 1st post of our new miniseries on #PolicyExperimentation. How can #ModelPilotPrograms, #Sandboxing & #InnovationHubs help us achieve more #sustainable economies and societies? Follow us for case studies over the coming weeks. #innovation #governance #experimentation #2030Agenda #SDGs
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Why #transatlantic collaboration in #science matters more than ever. Check out the newest edition of the transatlantic #sustainability newsletter FACET: www.linkedin.com/posts/sd-str... #climate #biodiversity #energy
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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
#Sandboxing: A Smarter Way to Experiment in #Governance. Please find our first post on these testing laboratories for #innovative policies, regulations, and measures here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/sandboxing-smarter-way-experiment-governance-sd-strategies-qa7me/
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
JUST OUT! 2nd edition of FACET highlights the significance of #watersustainability as #Canada's advantage in the global marketplace for #criticalminerals & #rareearths. #supplychain #digitaleconomy #transatlantic #G7 #energy #transport #climate #mining #water lnkd.in/dGAXkhFQ
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Water at the Core: Canada’s Strategic Edge in Critical Minerals and Clean Energy
By Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala As the world gathers for the G7 meeting in Canada, transatlantic cooperation on critical minerals and clean energy has been a top priority—accelerating the shift toward res...
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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We just published the 1st FACET newsletter. The platform furthers #transatlantic dialogue on #sustainabledevelopment at a time when international partnership and collaboration on building #just, #equitable, and #sustainable societies is under unprecedented attack. lnkd.in/gn38EurG
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...
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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
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