John Barry
@profjohnbarry.bsky.social
Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
The Planetary Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Saturday 29th November
11am-3pm
Peter Froggatt Centre room 02/018
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free workshop but registration needed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-oe...
Any question please email j.barry@qub.ac.uk
Saturday 29th November
11am-3pm
Peter Froggatt Centre room 02/018
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free workshop but registration needed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-oe...
Any question please email j.barry@qub.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Planetary Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Saturday 29th November
11am-3pm
Peter Froggatt Centre room 02/018
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free workshop but registration needed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-oe...
Any question please email j.barry@qub.ac.uk
Saturday 29th November
11am-3pm
Peter Froggatt Centre room 02/018
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free workshop but registration needed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-oe...
Any question please email j.barry@qub.ac.uk
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My new book is out States of Transition: From Governing the Environment to Transforming Society published by @universitypress.cambridge.org
With thanks to @carolinelucas.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & Jennifer Clapp for generous endorsements
With thanks to @carolinelucas.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & Jennifer Clapp for generous endorsements
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My new book is out States of Transition: From Governing the Environment to Transforming Society published by @universitypress.cambridge.org
With thanks to @carolinelucas.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & Jennifer Clapp for generous endorsements
With thanks to @carolinelucas.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & Jennifer Clapp for generous endorsements
Climate Justice and the University: Reclaiming Higher Education for the Public Good as Polycrises Worsen
@jenniecstephens.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie speaking at weekly @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social politics seminar
@jenniecstephens.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie speaking at weekly @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social politics seminar
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Climate Justice and the University: Reclaiming Higher Education for the Public Good as Polycrises Worsen
@jenniecstephens.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie speaking at weekly @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social politics seminar
@jenniecstephens.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie speaking at weekly @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social politics seminar
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Public understanding doesn't get to be this wrong just by accident !
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
😢
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Public understanding doesn't get to be this wrong just by accident !
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsible for this destruction stay in the shadows. Naming storms after billionaires will make it impossible for them to hide. Add you name! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Name storms after climate culprits
The world’s wealthiest 10% have caused two thirds of global warming since 1990. The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsi...
action.wemove.eu
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsible for this destruction stay in the shadows. Naming storms after billionaires will make it impossible for them to hide. Add you name! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
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Good evening, comrades.
“You know a brothers gotta eat, right?”
#BobVylan: youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
Fuck the MSM. #EBT #SNAP
“You know a brothers gotta eat, right?”
#BobVylan: youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
Fuck the MSM. #EBT #SNAP
Bob Vylan - GDP (Official Visual)
YouTube video by Bob Vylan
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Good evening, comrades.
“You know a brothers gotta eat, right?”
#BobVylan: youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
Fuck the MSM. #EBT #SNAP
“You know a brothers gotta eat, right?”
#BobVylan: youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
Fuck the MSM. #EBT #SNAP
Crimes Against Animals & Nature: During Israel’s Genocide-Ecocide on Gaza
Dr. Rimona Afana
27th November
6 pm (GMT)
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017 & online
Free & all welcome
Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8152577973...
Meeting ID:815 2577 9735, Passcode:46512
Dr. Rimona Afana
27th November
6 pm (GMT)
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017 & online
Free & all welcome
Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8152577973...
Meeting ID:815 2577 9735, Passcode:46512
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Crimes Against Animals & Nature: During Israel’s Genocide-Ecocide on Gaza
Dr. Rimona Afana
27th November
6 pm (GMT)
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017 & online
Free & all welcome
Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8152577973...
Meeting ID:815 2577 9735, Passcode:46512
Dr. Rimona Afana
27th November
6 pm (GMT)
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017 & online
Free & all welcome
Join here:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8152577973...
Meeting ID:815 2577 9735, Passcode:46512
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Yet more report whiplash, as groups vie to frame the #climate discourse ahead of #COP30.
"progress... has largely failed to materialize"
"Renewables are expanding faster than any previous energy technology"
"No major economy is on track"
"emerging markets have made major strides"
"progress... has largely failed to materialize"
"Renewables are expanding faster than any previous energy technology"
"No major economy is on track"
"emerging markets have made major strides"
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Next Thursday (13th) for anyone who is around Dublin - in conversation with the brilliant Sinéad Mercier. Register at link below.
www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...
www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...
From the Bog to the Cloud - In Conversation with Authors Patrick Bresnihan and Patrick Brodie
From the Bog to the Cloud - In Conversation with Authors Patrick Bresnihan and Patrick Brodie
www.tudublin.ie
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Next Thursday (13th) for anyone who is around Dublin - in conversation with the brilliant Sinéad Mercier. Register at link below.
www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...
www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...
Palestinian Liberation Theology: hope in the midst of hopelessness
Omar Haramy
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
20th Nov
3-4pm
27 Univ Sq, Room 01/003 & online
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free and all welcome but registration required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
Omar Haramy
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
20th Nov
3-4pm
27 Univ Sq, Room 01/003 & online
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free and all welcome but registration required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
www.ticketsource.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Palestinian Liberation Theology: hope in the midst of hopelessness
Omar Haramy
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
20th Nov
3-4pm
27 Univ Sq, Room 01/003 & online
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free and all welcome but registration required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
Omar Haramy
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
20th Nov
3-4pm
27 Univ Sq, Room 01/003 & online
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free and all welcome but registration required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
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The elephant in the room is the impossibility of mainstream media to fathom the possibility of a movement of hope built on values of neutrality, peace and social justice against the deep alienation from politics that so many feel in this country.
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Size of spoiled vote the elephant in the room of election
A total of 213,738 people spoiled their vote in the recent Presidential Election, and questions remain as to why so many people chose to do so.
www.rte.ie
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The elephant in the room is the impossibility of mainstream media to fathom the possibility of a movement of hope built on values of neutrality, peace and social justice against the deep alienation from politics that so many feel in this country.
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
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Grateful for this woman's emotion and clarity.
'Everyone deserves to have a safe home, no matter what country you come from.'
www.rte.ie/video/id/288...
'Everyone deserves to have a safe home, no matter what country you come from.'
www.rte.ie/video/id/288...
Drogheda resident: How can anyone just be so cruel?
www.rte.ie
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Grateful for this woman's emotion and clarity.
'Everyone deserves to have a safe home, no matter what country you come from.'
www.rte.ie/video/id/288...
'Everyone deserves to have a safe home, no matter what country you come from.'
www.rte.ie/video/id/288...
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Stephen Collins actually wrote the exact same piece in February. Aren't we lucky to have such sharp and rigorous journalists.
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Stephen Collins actually wrote the exact same piece in February. Aren't we lucky to have such sharp and rigorous journalists.
What is to be Done in Responding to the Planetary Crisis?: Theories and Practices of Transformation from Reform to Revolution
19th November - 2-5pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, 02/017
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free but registration required: - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
19th November - 2-5pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, 02/017
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free but registration required: - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
What is to be Done in Responding to the Planetary Crisis?: Theories and Practices of Transformation from Reform to Revolution
19th November - 2-5pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, 02/017
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free but registration required: - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
19th November - 2-5pm
Peter Froggatt Centre, 02/017
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
Free but registration required: - www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca
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“The prevailing assumption is that the world has closed off pathways above 3°C warming – but in fact we could be derailed by vicious cycles in societies & nature. Catastrophic environmental change is still very much on the table“ - @jamesgdyke.info Assistant Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social
‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change
The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With global warming breaching 1.5°C – and Earth system tipping points, such as the wide...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“The prevailing assumption is that the world has closed off pathways above 3°C warming – but in fact we could be derailed by vicious cycles in societies & nature. Catastrophic environmental change is still very much on the table“ - @jamesgdyke.info Assistant Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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🥳🎉 “This is a major step forward. It’s a relief to see the Court recognise... that new oil and gas fields threaten our most basic human rights. Requiring governments to assess the global #climate consequences of oil &gas combustion before approving new fossil projects is common sense,& long overdue"
European human rights court sets climate limits for the oil industry - Greenpeace International
Today, The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Norway must assess the global climate impacts of oil and gas before opening new oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf in order ...
www.greenpeace.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🥳🎉 “This is a major step forward. It’s a relief to see the Court recognise... that new oil and gas fields threaten our most basic human rights. Requiring governments to assess the global #climate consequences of oil &gas combustion before approving new fossil projects is common sense,& long overdue"
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23/ Taken together it is hard to escape McGeown & @profjohnbarry.bsky.social's regrettable conclusion that in their current operations "universities play a key role in the reproduction of un-sustainability”
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
October 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
23/ Taken together it is hard to escape McGeown & @profjohnbarry.bsky.social's regrettable conclusion that in their current operations "universities play a key role in the reproduction of un-sustainability”
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
“A market garden renaissance for Northern Ireland”
New report from the Landworkers Alliance
academia.edu/resource/wor...
New report from the Landworkers Alliance
academia.edu/resource/wor...
A Market Garden Renaissance for Northern Ireland
Organic, agroecological market gardens are supplying local communities with nutritious, fresh, climate and nature friendly produce and attracting new entrants into horticulture. If there were more mar...
academia.edu
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“A market garden renaissance for Northern Ireland”
New report from the Landworkers Alliance
academia.edu/resource/wor...
New report from the Landworkers Alliance
academia.edu/resource/wor...
@unison.org.uk has had to abandon its annual conference at The Waterfront Belfast due to political vetting by its management.
This is the graphic that has been vetted, it is UNISON policy. It reflects the position of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice
This is the graphic that has been vetted, it is UNISON policy. It reflects the position of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@unison.org.uk has had to abandon its annual conference at The Waterfront Belfast due to political vetting by its management.
This is the graphic that has been vetted, it is UNISON policy. It reflects the position of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice
This is the graphic that has been vetted, it is UNISON policy. It reflects the position of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice
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Arrived in Bangor Uni, and genuinely wondering why I have never been here before. Jaw.Officially.Dropped. The views!!! Looking forward to the talk later
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Arrived in Bangor Uni, and genuinely wondering why I have never been here before. Jaw.Officially.Dropped. The views!!! Looking forward to the talk later
'Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia'
zenodo.org/records/1706...
zenodo.org/records/1706...
zenodo.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
'Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia'
zenodo.org/records/1706...
zenodo.org/records/1706...
Free and all welcome
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Free and all welcome
