“War is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God”

👍🙏 BG to famous "wedges" paper. A cautionary tale for scientists working w industry & the difficult balance required. Still, doesn't mean the *idea* of wedges is bad. My takeaways 1) wedges are replaceable, 2) ask a social scientist, and 3) beware of technooptimism www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

Social Complexity and System Transformation Research Group Retreat 2026 😊🤓🌿🏔️ @uni-graz.at @wegenercenter.bsky.social Great discussions and hikes in the mountains, however, in the shadow of the European heatwave and quicker that ever melting Alpine Glaciers 🏔️🥺

‪Study with us @uni-graz.at to navigate #ClimateChange! 🎓🌱🌏 Join us for an info event on our MSc programme "Climate Change and Transformation Science" and get insights into the programme and chat with lecturers & students. 📆 15.06., 3 pm CEST | online Register now 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/ccts

Demonstrating the social tipping machine 😁 🤓 at the Uni Vibes Festival @uni-graz.at @wegenercenter.bsky.social with Iris de Vries and Andrea Jany #socialtippingdynamics

Getting ready for tomorrow: Bei zwei Guided Tours habt ihr die Gelegenheit, euch auf ein ungewöhnliches Experiment einzulassen. U. a. stellen @ilonamotto.bsky.social @andreajany.bsky.social & Iris de Vries die Frage: "Ist die Natur die Jury der Zukunft?" 👉 www.lastrada-anmeldung.at/uni-vibes-an...

An online Information event about our master program Climate Change and Transformation Science, Monday, 18th May, 2026, 3 pm CET: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/study-ser... @wegenercenter.bsky.social @uni-graz.at

The kids are alright… Kleine Rebellen gegen das autozentrierte System, die ihr Recht auf eine gute Kindheit einfordern. (Oder einfach nur mit dem Rad fahren wollen, ohne von Autofahrern gefährdet zu werden.) Bravo! #KidicalMass

A nice end of the week 😁🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻🏃🏼‍♀️https://wegcenter.uni-graz.at/de/neuigkeiten/businesslauf-2026/

Forderung nach Kurswechsel in der Budgetpolitik💰 Eine Studie des @wegenercenter.bsky.social an der @uni-graz.at im Auftrag des @wwf.at zeigt: Budgetsanierung ohne Klimapolitik ist mehrfach kontraproduktiv und verursacht hohe Kosten sowie wirtschaftliche Nachteile! 👉 www.wwf.at/studie-der-u...

What a day! 🥳

A glimpse of impressions from the Creativity Workshop with Art Elements with PhD students at the Universität Graz @wegenercenter.bsky.social supported by Forum Climate Change Graz. In cooperation with Renold Netto 🎨🫟🖌️

Art exhibition "Reconnecting with Nature", Thursday, March 5, University of Graz Botanical Garden. Great surroundings for art inspired by climate extremes and the power of nature 🌊❄️🌍

Die Video-Serie zum Zweiten Österreichischen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel #AAR2 #WissenSchafftKlimaschutz

Elevate Discourse Programme 2026 "Vital Signs" 5 - 7 March 2026 | Heimatsaal Graz Free entry to the entire discourse programme! 
elevate.at/en/discourse... @rushkoff.com @dossier.at @gildasahebi.bsky.social @ilonamotto.bsky.social @kkropshofer.bsky.social

The Future Is Not in Short Supply – Regenerative Economics Instead of Resignation SAT, 7 March 2026 / Heimatsaal, Graz 16:30 - Free entry! In conversation: Ilona Otto, Georg Günsberg & Baro Vicenta Ra Gabbert. Moderated by Katharina Kropshofer. @ilonamotto.bsky.social @kkropshofer.bsky.social

Österreichs Treibhausgas-Emissionen im Jahr 2025 sind laut Prognose der Uni Graz um etwa 2,5 Prozent höher als im Vorjahr. @wegenercenter.bsky.social #weworkfortomorrow

Paper in @natcomms.nature.com: Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations. Teresa Lackner, Lukas H. Meyer, Stefan Nabernegg, @karlsteininger.bsky.social & Keith Williges 👇

It seems Bluesky is too serious for seriouspeople.co who do videos like this one: 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...

Wie machen wir #Klimaschutz "ansteckend"? @ilonamotto.bsky.social im @derstandard.at 👇

BETWEEN NET ZERO AND COLLAPSE: Reflection & discussion following the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, with @ilonamotto.bsky.social, @axelmaas.bsky.social & @dmaraun.bsky.social 📆 04.12., 5 pm | SR 62.31 @uni-graz.at & online 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...

URBI Science Talk ** TODAY ** at 3.30, SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at: TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Heat impacts on maternal and new-born health. 🔥 Insights into @highhorizonseu.bsky.social. With Jetina Tsvaki (@ceshhar.bsky.social), Katharina Wieser & @ilonamotto.bsky.social 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/ur...

The presenting team 😊

I did write more about this (with Johan Rockstrom): theconversation.com/the-world-lo...

I do #TalkCollapse in Graz on December 4th: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...

„Was es braucht, sind verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen. Das ist die wichtigste Aufgabe der nationalen Regierungen – Sicherheit schaffen. Und dafür braucht es mehr Mut.“ @ilonamotto.bsky.social war bei der #COP30 in Belém 👇 @meinbezirk-stmk.bsky.social

It is getting increasingly interesting... Protesters break into #COP30 Conference venue in Belém. They demand an involvement of indigenous and youth groups in the negotiations. They are not at the negotiation desks and they don't have the lobby power that the fossil fuel industry has 🫤

Studis @uni-graz.at aufgepasst! 👀 Dein Studium + ein Mastermodul = Masterstudium Plus 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r... 📆 Infoveranstaltung: 20.11. 16:30, online – jetzt anmelden 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r... Sei Teil der Lösung! 🌱 Mit dem Mastermodul Klimawandel & nachhaltige Transformation 👇

On "cascades of hope" in an interview carried out by Dėsiree Schneider perspective-daily.de/article/3984...

Open Letter by scientists to the Council: "Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”. Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025, 2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets. zenodo.org/records/1739...

Paper out in @natclimate.nature.com: Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts 👇

Can Europe handle cross-border climate risks?🌍 New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe. Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

2/ First to speak was @ilonamotto.bsky.social presenting newly published work which shows "evidence supporting a tipping point near 25 % of the total population... Near this critical mass, we observe a high likelihood for a social tipping event, where a large majority quickly adopts new norms."

3/ @ilonamotto.bsky.social stressed the need for scientists and academics to help society imagine positive futures, and ended her talk with a quote by the Pan-Africanist revolutionary who served as the President of Burkina Faso.

@wegenercenter.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary 🥳

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics - "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor" Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A very successful and fun exhibition of artworks of Renold Netto and a great and creative workshop on natural pigments. In cooperation with Bauhaus Earth 🤩

I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]

I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]

Am diesen Donnerstag (28.08.25) um 18:00 Uhr im ProtoPotsdam Pavilion (Ecke Spornstr. und Dortustr., 14467 Potsdam) co-organisiere ich eine Veranstaltung zum Thema "Zwischen Bauwende und Bauturbo" im Rahmen der Podcastreihe „Call to Action!“.

< „Um die notwendigen Veränderungen zu beschleunigen sowie einen gerechten und fairen Transformationsprozess zu gewährleisten, braucht es effektive Maßnahmen“ – @ilonamotto.bsky.social koordinierte als Leitautorin das Kapitel „Transformation der Nachfrage“

Online information event about our Master Program Climate Change and Transformation Science at the University of Graz, June 25, 1:30 pm CEST: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/cc...

Determinants of Sustainable Financial Behavior: Evidence from incentivized experiments and surveys Wegener Center Common Space with Katharina Gangl (@ihs.ac.at) 📆 30.04., 14:00 | SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/co...

Economic security policy in a fragmenting world order: panel discussion with Stefan Nabernegg (among others) 📅 March 18, 6 pm | Museum für Geschichte, Veranstaltungssaal (Sackstraße 16) All info 👇 Organized by @kreiskyforum.bsky.social

My Christmas tree has finally found it's place 😁

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

I can't believe this is really happening. A president of a democratic country is bullying a president whose country has been attacked by a dictator and journalists are asking questions about wearing suits 🤯

„Ein dritter Fahrstreifen ist nicht alternativlos. Wir entscheiden als Steiermark selber, wohin wir gehen und wie wir in Zukunft leben wollen.“ @meinbezirk-stmk.bsky.social über den Ausbau der A9 👇