My fear is scientists will just sit by & be complicit. Saying you are for 1.5C or net zero is not ambition. If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame. Scientists need to point this out.

Hab mir die #S1-Evaluierung genauer angeschaut. Ein paar Punkte aus volkswirtschaftlicher Sicht: 1️⃣ Der Bericht des @wifo.bsky.social vergleicht den Tunnelbau mit der Nullvariante (kein Tunnelbau) und kommt auf ein vorteilhaftes Nutzen-Kosten-Verhältnis. Dabei sind zwar die indirekten positiven... 1/

Während auf politischer Ebene über die Aufweichung des Verbrenner-Aus diskutiert wird, passiert in der Industrie folgendes: Das weltweit größte Motorenwerk des BMW-Konzerns befindet sich in Steyr. Seit 1. August werden dort Elektromotoren für den neuen vollelektrischen BMW iX3 in Serie gebaut. /1

You should expect this as the Paris Agreement includes no mechanism for limiting (rational) free riding by countries. Only an expanding climate club like the EU-ETS can overcome this.

The new 2025 Global Carbon Budget finds that fossil fuel emissions will reach a new high in 2025. Total CO2 emissions (including land use) remain flat at 2024 levels. While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Global CO2 emissions from fossil use are projected to rise 1.1% in 2025 (range 0.2% to 2.2%). Emissions in China & India are projected to grow much less in 2025, while emissions in the USA & EU are projected to grow this year, partly due to weather conditions. 2/

Nachricht des Tages: "Christian Lindner wechselt in den Autohandel". Wirklich, wer hätte das gedacht?! 😂 orf.at#/stories/341...

Der Lech, ein Nebenfluss der Donau, wird auf 56km schrittweise renaturiert. Der früher wilde Alpenfluss ist heute vielerorts ein Kanal. Ein Teilabschnitt ist bereits fertig. 🏞️🏞️🏞️ Es gibt zu viele negative News, deswegen poste ich jeden Tag eine #guteNewsdesTages.

Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc

History happening.

Der tägliche Horror, den wir nicht sehen… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers. This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.

One of the most self-destructive things Germany could do is to reverse the green transition now. Renewables expansion has been on a tear but Germany has seen reversals before, unfortunately. And the country still does not have oil or gas and isn’t getting any anytime soon (ever).

Want to stay on top of everything happening at #COP30? WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30

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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Today's bounty from the bookshop 😊 Just went in to get this week's Economist for the special report on China, energy and the climate - but well, I can never leave a bookshop without some books in tow 😄

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“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and clearest signs of a culture descending into barbarism.” A good quote but I was informed it’s not from Hannah Arendt, so I deleted my post which included that wrong attribution.

Interesting job opportunities at the new Energy Transition and Climate Futures research group at the entirely interdisciplinary (!) IT University Linz 👇🏻

BYD, not fully invested in 🇪🇺, turns to Italy and is ready to ingest local component producers that used to supply ex-Fiat/Stellantis. 85 specialized firms in Turin alone have already signed contracts with BYD. Clearly a transition that could have been home-made is happening via Chinese leadership.

Crowd, share your wisdom please: does anyone know of an accessible summary of strategies to *counter* the popular "discourses of climate delay"? @wflamb.bsky.social himself maybe? Asking for a talk I'm preparing. lambwf.github.io/Discourses-o...

Crowd, share your wisdom please: does anyone know of an accessible summary of strategies to *counter* the popular "discourses of climate delay"? @wflamb.bsky.social himself maybe? Asking for a talk I'm preparing. lambwf.github.io/Discourses-o...

New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope. According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Today's agreement on the 🇪🇺 climate target allows 5% of the emission reduction by 2040 to be covered by carbon credits outside the EU. Effectively, this ▶️ reduces the 2040 target to 85%, below the 90-95% advised by scientists ▶️ diverts 5% of needed investments for climate neutrality away from Europe.

So proud of my workplace 🤩 Happy 40th birthday @umweltbundesamt.at!

Hi! To get more out of Bluesky, I've compiled a list of accounts covering EU climate policy with a focus on industrial policy implications, mostly by researchers and media people. Hopefully it's useful for you too. Feel free to suggest further accounts to add to the list! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Sind neue Öl-, Gas- und Kohlelagerstätten erst erschlossen, werden sie in aller Regel auch ausgebeutet. Effektiver Klimaschutz erfordert es daher, die Exploration neuer Lagerstätten zu stoppen oder zumindest verlangsamen. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes

Global #climate targets could face major setbacks as forests, soils, and the oceans lose strength as carbon sinks, warns the 2025 edition of “10 New Insights in Climate Science” by @futureearth.bsky.social. Authored by 70 scientists, including researchers from PIK: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Curbing CO₂ emissions is the best way to reduce large-scale human suffering.

Diese Studie ist ein einziger Grusel: "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. ... The accelerating climate crisis is now a major driver of global instability. Extreme weather is causing widespread impacts and direct loss of life, while also driving resource scarcity, displacement, and civil unrest."

Summary: Despite rapid global build-out of renewable energy generation, #fossil fuel use continues to increase, driven by rising #energy demand and slow global uptake of electric solutions in transport and heating. ➡️ Incentives to spur that uptake + measures adressing energy demand are still crucial

Dass es noch keine globale CO2-Bepreisung gibt, ist für die staatliche Förderbank KfW kein Grund, regionale Systeme wie den europäischen Emissionshandel abzuschaffen. Mehrere Gründe dafür legten jetzt die Bank und die Beratungsgesellschaft Deloitte vor. www.klimareporter.de/finanzen-wir...

Fossil fuel use continues to climb, despite the growth of renewables. Bad news in today's Financial Times newsletter

Summary: Despite rapid global build-out of renewable energy generation, #fossil fuel use continues to increase, driven by rising #energy demand and slow global uptake of electric solutions in transport and heating. ➡️ Incentives to spur that uptake + measures adressing energy demand are still crucial

Nicht-Handeln beim Klimaschutz wird richtig teuer. Bis 2050 drohen 5 Billionen € Produktionsverlust. Bei 3 °C Erwärmung schrumpft unser BIP um 10 %. Nichts ist teurer als Nichtstun –> ein Warnschuss für Europa.

Fast 300 km/h Windgeschwindigkeit in der Spitze. Willkommen in der #Klimakatastrophe. Zur Erinnerung: Das. Ist. Erst. Der Anfang. Vor diesem Hintergrund muss man auch das Bestreben gewisser Industrien sehen, den #ETS2 zu kippen. Es geht längst ums Ganze. #Melissa

Rolling back clean energy policies to “save” European industry will backfire. It may seem attractive in the short term, but it’s poor industrial policy in the long run. Standing still on climate policy undermines competitiveness. Industry needs stability and long-term direction, not uncertainty.

Alle Systeme blinken rot. Es geht zu langsam voran mit dem Klimaschutz, auch in Deutschland. Kurz vor der Weltklimakonferenz habe ich mit Annica Kramer und Noah Raffenberg von @focusonline gesprochen. www.focusplus.de/politik/alle...

You've read the paper, now read the op-ed. Piece in Die Zeit by Nils, Lucas and myself based on our report on how to coordinate buy-European EV subsidies - which by the way owes a lot to the intellectually always generous Brad Setser (some Americans still like Europe).

The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.

🌊 The Arctic is melting fast. A cargo ship just sailed from China to the UK via the Arctic for the first time, taking half the usual time. Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.

Zwei-Drittel der #CO2-Emissionen entstammen dem Haushaltskonsum. Welche Maßnahmen ergreift Österreich zur Reduzierung? Wo bestehen Leerstellen? Brad et al. (2025) geben den Überblick über die nachfrageseitige Klimapolitik seit 1995. Im #PaperderWoche zusammengefasst von Jeremiah Nollenberger. 1/

Carbon warfare against the entire planet. www.state.gov/releases/off...

Am Montag kommen die Ministerien erstmals zusammen, um über den Abbau der klimaschädlichen Subventionen zu beraten. Ohne deren Streichung kann Österreich sein Klimaziel nicht erreichen. Bislang baute die Koalition die Förderungen aber aus statt ab. www.derstandard.at/story/310000...

The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by a record amount last year, says @wmo-global.bsky.social. The record annual rise comes amid growing signs that forests, peatlands, oceans and other natural "sinks" are failing to absorb as much CO2 as they normally do. wmo.int/publication-...

Danke @andrasszigetvari.bsky.social: "Eine Verschiebung des Verbrenner-Ausstiegs wird ein paar Autozulieferer etwas länger im Geschäft halten, aber einer Verzwergung der Branche und dem Verlust zehntausender Arbeitsplätze nicht entgegenwirken... 1/ www.derstandard.at/story/310000...