This summit #COP30 is expected to go down in history as the #forest cop - but, will it impact #deforestation in Europe. In Europe we happily lecturing the global south about the value of forests for #climate, #health & #biodiversity But what we are DOING at home? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppPb...

Indigenous protesters tussled with security guards at #Cop30 yesterday - a sign of frustration Today @fm4.orf.at's #AufLaut will focus on the #Amazon & the vital role of indigenous Brazilians in protecting it. Guest Richard Ladkani once provided this footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1V...

We often hear of a anti-#science backlash - a mistrust deliberately fueled by vested interests in the #fossilfuels status quo. Jim Skea of the IPCC says the answer is radical transparency. Peer-reviewed science is accepting of reasoned scepticism but the climate science picture is very clear! #COP30

The world will surely overshoot on the 1.5 degree pledge made in Paris says #IPCC chair Jim Skea. But that doesn't meant that we should panic. Every fraction of a degree is worth fighting for: #climatecrisis #COP30 youtu.be/GifkjY72guY

I've been speaking to @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social of the @ipcc.bsky.social on whether the 1.5 degrees target is dead (spoiler:he says no, & explains why), the importance of #biodiversity to climate protection; and why positive engagement will defeat despair. Interview on @fm4.orf.at soon: #COP30

It's #RemembranceDay. I've been to the battlefields of #Flanders a few times, but nowadays it is hard to go there & think of shattered towns & absent fathers and not think of what Ukrainians are going through today. So remember, yes, but focus too. christiancummins1.substack.com/p/the-war-fo...

One of the best ways to protect the #climate is to protect #forests. Not just iconic giant forests like the #Amazon, but all forests, including those close to you. Forests are carbon sinks, but #biodiversity is vital to our survival beyond that: #COP30 christiancummins1.substack.com/p/the-gesaus...

"Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis", says #COP30 chief André Corrêa do Lago. It's hard to explain that lethargy to people such Betlydia Kariuki without feeling shame. She's from Kenya, a low-emission country on the #climatecrisis front line fm4.orf.at/player/20251...

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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

When you’ve successfully persuaded people that being anti-racist is a Bad Thing called “woke”, you can go about your day being openly racist, doing racist things, spreading racist ideas, quite happily.

It's going to be a joyful @fm4.orf.at #sunnyside up as we explore Brazilian funk carioca, dance to boogaloo in the Bronx, and party with Italian hell-raiser Loredana Mongardini. Plus Turaeg heart-ache from Imarhan & Danish soul & a new track from Harry Dean Lewis 10am CET fm4.orf.at/player/live

As we approach #COP30 and the 10th anniversary of the #ParisAgreement, I have been thinking a lot about my time in Paris in 2015 and what we hoped and imagined would happen next: The world needs to rekindle that "yes we can spirit" youtu.be/5gDR-ILLs3U

My idea of @fm4.orf.at #sunnysideup is music that touches year heart beyond all cultural and geographical boundaries. This is an astoundingly beautiful new song from southern Algeria - heartache - in the Tamasheq language but we all understand. On tomorrow's show www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8tO...

The European Union is downgrading its #climate ambition as if the #climatecrisis is a luxury concern. In #Kenya it's already causing death and despair. Betlydia Kariuki has been telling me why it's also a #humanitarian crisis and why #climatejustice is vital: fm4.orf.at/player/20251... @fm4.orf.at

Hörtipp | Ein See verschwindet – na und? Die Wasserrutsche am Zicksee im Burgenland führt ins Nichts. Seit dem Austrocknen des Sees ringen Landwirtschaft, Tourismus, Naturschutz und Wasserwirtschaft um die Zukunft des Gewässers. Doch müssen wir ihn wirklich „retten“? Und wenn ja, um welchen Preis?

Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025... 🧪 + Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue) + Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...

It is the #Erdgespraeche, the Earth Talks from @neongreennetwork.bsky.social in Vienna today. One guest is Harald Dunnink the co-founder of the School of Moral Ambition - which urges us to put our talents to good use: fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

In a public park?

file under: fossil-based electricity is more expensive

Now official - the EU has weakened its planned 2040 emissions reduction target at the insistence of national governments. It is part of the overall story of Europe backtracking on its goals to fight climate change - party because of Trump pressure, partly because of changing public attitudes.

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

To be honest, I find Louvre quite hard to spell

OMG!! This makes me feel like a tech guru!

This chimes with what I've been hearing. “Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks. People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas."

I've noticed a big trend for #cycling videos starring very beautiful women in very sunny locations. So this will buck the trend, and older guy with a new scar rides slowly through the foggy forests of a mysterious northern Austrian landscape #Granittrail #Waldviertel youtu.be/hkMZuFZe0Q4

It's #AllSoulsDay - that's obviously a BIG day for @fm4.orf.at's #SunnySideUp which will be 100% soulful today. We have French soul, Italian soul, Afro-soul, we've got brilliant new music from Sladek, Sharktank, BON JOUR, Mr.Käfer and Thundercat singing falsetto. 10am here: fm4.orf.at/player/live

30x Return on Investment, pretty good economic sense...

Happy Halloween

It's #Halloween is which means it is #olive harvesting season in Italy, and with #WWOOF you can be a part if this beautiful ritual. christiancummins1.substack.com/p/harvesting...

Local communities are helping save #Myanmar's #tigers | OKFM4, 29.10. | radio FM4 | ORF-Radiothek fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

"They are so much intertwined with the culture of the people, with the ecosystem. We try to create links between people and nature. And we need to protect nature so that we also have a proper environment for people.“ Hisanthi Soysa of WWF Myanmar on #tigers #Nature4People fm4.orf.at/stories/3050...

#autumn #vienna

"We want to create a harmonious balance, involving civil society as a whole, unlike the older conservation model,which sought to wall off areas of biodiversity when they came under threat. We want to bring people & nature closer together." #bonobos #Nature4People www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dear Austrian friends, which pet is this for? (and how for the Sackerl smell afterwards?)

Why a zero waste society is a happy society? (and why reducing waste can be good for the economy) #ZeroWaste fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

The death of Italian #skier Matteo Franzoso at a training camp in September has further fuelled the debate about safety in #ski racing. Before the speed season begins, I asked former Olympic Downhiller Ed Drake: "Is downhill skiing too dangerous? #skiing fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

I've been speaking Ronald Goderie, the Dutch ecologist who led the mission to create the tauros as a way to to mimic the ecological services of the ancient auroch. #rewilding fm4.orf.at/player/20251...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... “A reliance on fossil fuels makes our countries less secure. It leaves us susceptible to huge price spikes during times of conflict – as we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine.” (The same applies to the majority of Europe’s nuclear fuel rods, btw)

As the EU (and the wider world) tears up its climate legislation, here's an interesting case study of how one MEP managed to get a new environmental law passed in the European Parliament this week against the odds.

I'm glad the new ski racing season has begun... www.youtube.com/shorts/eUU6G...

Happy Austria day. We are celebrating on @fm4.orf.at #sunnyside with a 100% homegrown music show, including songs from the brilliant Elena Shirin, PRESSYES, Manu Delago, Wallners, Oska & rossvanboss - (and of course I will play Tschotscholossa) 10am fm4.orf.at/player/live

In #Cyprus hundreds of thousands of migratory songbirds are caught in poachers' nets each autumn - with 435,000 birds killed in autumn 2023, a 90,000 increase from the previous year. Songbirds dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and control insects. A great podcast: www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

Political protest is important. You don't have to moronically shout "Death to..." or name yourself for a terrorist torture method, just make beautiful music. This is the Schmetterlinge Austrian-izing a famous southern African railworkers' song & anti-Apartheid anthem www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJk0...

I've been watching children's TV and I found out that peanuts are not actually nuts but strawberries are covered in dozens of tiny nuts... and my mind is slightly blown by this belated discovery. Someone is going to tell me that tomatoes aren't vegetables next... #CheckerTobi

To be honest, I was expecting a glorified and glorifying promotional film, what I saw was an intimate and reflective glimpse at the risks #skiers face, why they are prepared to take them & if they can be reduced. Camaraderie, thrills and... well love: #DownhillSkiers fm4.orf.at/stories/3050...

Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider. The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that. As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.

The #Brumadinho dam disaster killed 270 people in #Brazil & poisoned the environment. Engineers from a German inspection company had certified the dam as safe Would a strong #EUSupplyChainLaw help prevent such disasters by enforcing accountability? fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

Long term eco-projects, parenthood and, to be honest, my sports mania all mean I am bad at keeping up with News on a daily level, but reassuringly every time I dip into a weekly news digest, a French Prime Minister resigns. Plus ca change…