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 👇

This month I've started my sabbatical @wegenercenter.bsky.social and a guest stay at Bauhaus Earth www.bauhauserde.org I am getting acquainted with sustainable and local building materials and preparing workshops on living well in a climate natural world 😊🧐🌍🌱

A master student of mine carries out a survey on introducing a planetary health label on food products. If you would like to share your opinion, please complete this very short survey: German: edu.survey.uni-graz.at/index.php/25... English: edu.survey.uni-graz.at/index.php/25...

Uni Graz offers scholarships for researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, South America and selected other countries (two scholarships for each region), for stays in Graz of up to two months: www.coimbra-group.eu/scholarships/ Please contact me in case you are interested. @wegenercenter.bsky.social

This morning I had the privilege to give a radio interview in the German ARD Studio in Berlin. I talked about the net-zero transition, social tipping points, and the role of emotions in science communication. Great that journalists want to talk about such issues 💚

Me and some others managed to finally publish a (long) review on social tipping, when it might occur, and what that means from a network science perspective: esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

Small minorities can change the dominant norms and behavioral patterns in human societies. The minority threshold needed is close to 25% of the total population. Our new paper is out: esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

🎓 Studis aufgepasst! 👀 Für das EU-Projekt HeriSol – Living Lab in d Terrassenhaussiedlung #Graz – suchen wir eine:n studentische:n Mitarbeiter:in. Master-Arbeit in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Forschungsteam/Wegener Center (u.a. @andreajany.bsky.social, @ilonamotto.bsky.social) möglich! 📝 Alle Infos 👇

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @ilonamotto.bsky.social Ilona M. Otto et. al We all must do what we can to activate 3.5% of a population's 'Social Tipping Point'! #PlanetaryEmergency #IconicResearch

🚨🌶️Heat dataset publication alert! HIGH Horizons researchers have published open access data set of human thermal stress indices for 🇬🇷Greece that can be used by researchers or authorities aiming to investigate 🔥heat and 🩺health in the country. 🧵1/6 @heathealth.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

Die Klimakatastrophe kann man sich vorstellen, eine klimaneutrale Welt nicht, sagt Professorin Ilona Otto. Beim Klima stecken wir in negativen Diskursen fest, deshalb trauen sich Parteien nicht, Klima im Wahlkampf zu adressieren. Wie wir da rauskommen u. was die Bewegung tut: taz.de/Sozialwissen...

Klimastreiks & Großdemonstrationen sind nach wie vor sehr wichtig, um Aufmerksamkeit zu schaffen. Gleichzeitig brauchen wir auch andere Strategien der Vernetzung. Für junge Menschen ist es z. B. wichtig zu erfahren, wo sie eine zukunftsträchtige Ausbildung in einem nachhaltigen Bereich finden...

An Interview for @taz.de taz.de/Sozialwissen... Climate neutrality can give us more freedom 🌱

Warum Klimapolitik die Gretchenfrage für die nächste Regierung ist, um den Wirtschaftsstandort Österreich langfristig zu sichern: Gastkommentar von Karl W. Steininger in @diepressecom.bsky.social 👇

Am 2. Österreichischen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel #AAR2 arbeiten >150 Wissenschaftler·innen in/aus Österreich, u.A. die CLAs @gwagner.com @smetschka.bsky.social @ilonamotto.bsky.social @claudiakettner.bsky.social @gustavresch.bsky.social Und das @ccca.ac.at hat einen Starterpack erstellt!

If it was not clear before, then it is now. Every single well-meaning post on that hate speech platform is direct support to the extreme right in several European countries. No public institution should be posting there.

It is way too warm for the season in both Siberia and Alaska (source: pulse.climate.copernicus.eu)

We have not only one, but two exciting talks happening today! 11 am: "Debating the Climate Corporate Tax" with Pierre André (UC Louvain) 2.30 pm: "Europe's Climate Policy and Emission Targets 2040" with @edgarhertwich.bsky.social (NTNU/Norwegian University of Science and Technology) All info 👇

Tut sich da noch was … beim Österreichischen Klimarat? Birgit Bednar-Friedl & Elfi Nebel auf Radio Helsinki 👇

@wegenercenter.bsky.social covered by snow ☺️

Europe's Climate Policy and Emission Targets 2040. Talk and discussion with @edgarhertwich.bsky.social (NTNU/Norwegian University of Science and Technology) 🗓️ December 12th, 2.30 pm | SR 56.11 @universityofgraz.bsky.social All info 👇

"Es gilt mit einer Weiterentwicklung des Formats aus den Verhandlungen in die Umsetzung zu kommen." Karl Steininger mit Renate Christ und @danielhuppmann.bsky.social für @s4fat.bsky.social zur #COP29 👇

Today with the participants of the Future Earth Pathways Autumn School. We went for a walk and experienced local social-ecological systems ☺️

Künftige Regierungen müssen "den Klimawandel ernst nehmen": @dmaraun.bsky.social zur #COP29 im Gespräch mit #APA Science 👇

Travelling by train brings many surprises. I was supposed to reach Modane in South France tonight, but the Deutsche Bahn cancelled a train and I ended up in Paris today. It could have been worse 😅