Paul Hope
@paul-in-hope.bsky.social
Website: "Towards real democracy and better global governance"
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Paul Hope
@paul-in-hope.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Transcending barriers between people:
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An Anthem for Sustainability:
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An Anthem for Sustainability:
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"People in Lead: A Citizens' Track to Strengthen the Global Climate Regime as COP30s Legacy'
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People in the lead — Iswe website 2025
A Citizens’ Track to strengthen the global climate regime as COP30 legacy
www.iswe.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"People in Lead: A Citizens' Track to Strengthen the Global Climate Regime as COP30s Legacy'
www.iswe.org/insights-res...
www.iswe.org/insights-res...
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At last! Many of us have been saying for decades that the nature and climate emergency is a security issue not simply an environmental one - look forward to government ministers agreeing ….
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
At last! Many of us have been saying for decades that the nature and climate emergency is a security issue not simply an environmental one - look forward to government ministers agreeing ….
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South Korea has just launched a HUGE universal basic income pilot focused on rural areas. Around 220,000 people will receive 150,000 won a month for two years in 7 counties.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
Rural Basic Income Pilot Launches in Seven Counties
Seven counties, including Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi Province, Jeongseon in Gangwon Province, Cheongyang in South Chungcheong Province, Sunchang in North Jeolla Pro
www.businesskorea.co.kr
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
South Korea has just launched a HUGE universal basic income pilot focused on rural areas. Around 220,000 people will receive 150,000 won a month for two years in 7 counties.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
Transcending barriers between people:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/index.html#N...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
An Anthem for Sustainability:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/index.html#N...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
An Anthem for Sustainability:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Transcending barriers between people:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/index.html#N...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
An Anthem for Sustainability:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/index.html#N...
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
An Anthem for Sustainability:
www.hopeoroblivion.org/artworks.htm...
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“There is a window, not for the continuation of what we have now, but for the creation of something different without necessarily having to endure a civilisational collapse.”
Discussing Transformative Adaptation with John Izzo on this excellent podcast 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbA...
Discussing Transformative Adaptation with John Izzo on this excellent podcast 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbA...
Transform or Collapse? Dr. Rupert Read and Manda Scott on Climate Adaptation & Moral Courage
YouTube video by The Way Forward: Regenerative Conversations
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“There is a window, not for the continuation of what we have now, but for the creation of something different without necessarily having to endure a civilisational collapse.”
Discussing Transformative Adaptation with John Izzo on this excellent podcast 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbA...
Discussing Transformative Adaptation with John Izzo on this excellent podcast 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbA...
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⚖️Join us & @granthamlse.bsky.social for a hybrid panel discussion on the landmark climate litigation case, Luciano Lliuya v RWE, which saw a Peruvian farmer hold a major German energy company accountable for its contribution to climate change impacts.
📅25 March 18.00-20.00
📅25 March 18.00-20.00
Climate Liability on Trial: Lessons from Luciano Lliuya v RWE
Join us on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at 6 p.m. at the London School of Economics (LSE) for a hybrid panel discussion on the landmark climate litigation case, Luciano Lliuya v RWE
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March 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
⚖️Join us & @granthamlse.bsky.social for a hybrid panel discussion on the landmark climate litigation case, Luciano Lliuya v RWE, which saw a Peruvian farmer hold a major German energy company accountable for its contribution to climate change impacts.
📅25 March 18.00-20.00
📅25 March 18.00-20.00
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Watch: A hopeful dialogue on spiritual adaptation to our climate nemesis.
I joined Stephen Wright, author of ‘Fugue: Climate, Collapse and Contemplation', for a wide-ranging discussion.
I joined Stephen Wright, author of ‘Fugue: Climate, Collapse and Contemplation', for a wide-ranging discussion.
A hopeful dialogue on spiritual adaptation to our climate nemesis: Rupert Read and Stephen Wright
This conversation between Rupert Read (author, ‘This Civilization is Finished’, co-editor, ‘Deep Adaptation’ and ‘Transformative Adaptation’) and Stephen Wri...
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March 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Watch: A hopeful dialogue on spiritual adaptation to our climate nemesis.
I joined Stephen Wright, author of ‘Fugue: Climate, Collapse and Contemplation', for a wide-ranging discussion.
I joined Stephen Wright, author of ‘Fugue: Climate, Collapse and Contemplation', for a wide-ranging discussion.
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Starmer struggles to remain upright under the weight of his contradictions | Zoe Williams
Starmer struggles to remain upright under the weight of his contradictions | Zoe Williams
Despite the White House meltdown, the prime minister claims Trump and Vance are not unreliable allies of Europe
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Starmer struggles to remain upright under the weight of his contradictions | Zoe Williams
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Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal
Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal
The role of European countries in any ceasefire will be limited unless more of them help Kiev and the Zelenskyy-Trump relationship is repaired
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal
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Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim
Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim
The new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing — or are trying to alter
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim
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Music that mirrors Earth’s story 🌍🎶
Can music help us reflect on our planet and our place within it? The symphonic work RESIL offers a way to do just that.
Inspired by Carl Folke’s research on resilience, composer Jacob Mühlrad transforms scientific insights into sound: https://buff.ly/3CXVGhb
Can music help us reflect on our planet and our place within it? The symphonic work RESIL offers a way to do just that.
Inspired by Carl Folke’s research on resilience, composer Jacob Mühlrad transforms scientific insights into sound: https://buff.ly/3CXVGhb
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Music that mirrors Earth’s story 🌍🎶
Can music help us reflect on our planet and our place within it? The symphonic work RESIL offers a way to do just that.
Inspired by Carl Folke’s research on resilience, composer Jacob Mühlrad transforms scientific insights into sound: https://buff.ly/3CXVGhb
Can music help us reflect on our planet and our place within it? The symphonic work RESIL offers a way to do just that.
Inspired by Carl Folke’s research on resilience, composer Jacob Mühlrad transforms scientific insights into sound: https://buff.ly/3CXVGhb
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Beware of the foolish siren voices telling us everything will be ok.
I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his Urgent Futures #podcast to talk about how bad things can get. Watch now.
Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHk9...
I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his Urgent Futures #podcast to talk about how bad things can get. Watch now.
Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHk9...
February 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Beware of the foolish siren voices telling us everything will be ok.
I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his Urgent Futures #podcast to talk about how bad things can get. Watch now.
Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHk9...
I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his Urgent Futures #podcast to talk about how bad things can get. Watch now.
Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHk9...
Full article: When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Full article: When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We've made a starter pack of some people and organisations promoting public participation through sortition, deliberative democracy and citizens' assemblies. Get following:
go.bsky.app/7pp3mDu
go.bsky.app/7pp3mDu
November 20, 2024 at 3:20 PM
We've made a starter pack of some people and organisations promoting public participation through sortition, deliberative democracy and citizens' assemblies. Get following:
go.bsky.app/7pp3mDu
go.bsky.app/7pp3mDu
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The Journal of Sortition is launching soon. It should interest anyone hoping to see more experiments with random selection in democracy. For any skeptics out there, remember that the venerable jury system is doing just fine, thank you. www.imprint.co.uk/product/jos/
Journal of Sortition - Imprint Academic
SIGN UP HERE FOR THE JOURNAL OF SORTITION NEWSLETTER FOR A FREE PRINTED AND BOUND COPY OF THE FIRST ISSUE! Launching in Spring 2025 Call for papers Little more than a decade ago the word ‘sortition...
www.imprint.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Journal of Sortition is launching soon. It should interest anyone hoping to see more experiments with random selection in democracy. For any skeptics out there, remember that the venerable jury system is doing just fine, thank you. www.imprint.co.uk/product/jos/
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Central to the #democratic value of #minipublics is public engagement. Yet, how to generate this engagement in practice remains underexplored.
🔔ICYMI: The latest from @scastell.bsky.social & Stephen Elstub
www.publicdeliberation.net/mini-publics...
🔔ICYMI: The latest from @scastell.bsky.social & Stephen Elstub
www.publicdeliberation.net/mini-publics...
January 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Central to the #democratic value of #minipublics is public engagement. Yet, how to generate this engagement in practice remains underexplored.
🔔ICYMI: The latest from @scastell.bsky.social & Stephen Elstub
www.publicdeliberation.net/mini-publics...
🔔ICYMI: The latest from @scastell.bsky.social & Stephen Elstub
www.publicdeliberation.net/mini-publics...
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
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Our recent @naturecomms.bsky.social paper on changes in very extreme heat www.nature.com/articles/s41...
has been selected as Editor's highlight and is now featured in the collection "Climate change impacts":
www.nature.com/collections/...
@wegenercenter.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
has been selected as Editor's highlight and is now featured in the collection "Climate change impacts":
www.nature.com/collections/...
@wegenercenter.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
Climate change impacts
On this page, we highlight articles that improve our understanding of the impacts of anthropogenic climate change on the environmental conditions, ecology, ...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Our recent @naturecomms.bsky.social paper on changes in very extreme heat www.nature.com/articles/s41...
has been selected as Editor's highlight and is now featured in the collection "Climate change impacts":
www.nature.com/collections/...
@wegenercenter.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
has been selected as Editor's highlight and is now featured in the collection "Climate change impacts":
www.nature.com/collections/...
@wegenercenter.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
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Saudi Arabia plans to generate 50% of its own electricity through renewables by 2030.
Thank about that.
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/as-saudi-oil...
Thank about that.
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/as-saudi-oil...
As Saudi Oil CEO Claims Energy Transition is “visibly failing,” Saudi Arabia Invests Heavily in Clean Energy
One good rule of thumb in investing, never trust an oil company CEO.
Last month, Amin Nasser, the CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco, told the audience at CERAWeek in Houston that t...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Saudi Arabia plans to generate 50% of its own electricity through renewables by 2030.
Thank about that.
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/as-saudi-oil...
Thank about that.
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/as-saudi-oil...
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Sure, Trump can delete any mention of climate change across all government websites, but the thing is that climate change doesn't really care if you believe in it or not
Trump Admin Orders Deletion of Information About Climate Change From Government Websites
Recent moves within the federal government have scrubbed all mention of climate change on critical agency websites.
futurism.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Sure, Trump can delete any mention of climate change across all government websites, but the thing is that climate change doesn't really care if you believe in it or not
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Q&A: What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Tony Alderson @coryjcombs.bsky.social John Johnson #CBarchive
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3EnsRLx
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3EnsRLx
February 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Q&A: What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Tony Alderson @coryjcombs.bsky.social John Johnson #CBarchive
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3EnsRLx
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3EnsRLx