FN-chefen Guterres: det globala ekonomiska systemet måste radikalt göras om för att undvika planetär katastrof. Idag när vi förstör en skog, stiger BNP. När vi överfiskar, stiger BNP. Bokföringen måste sätta ett pris på miljön och mänskligt välbefinnande www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hur går den gröna omställningen? Så här: världens länder och företag lägger 65 000 miljarder kronor per år på verksamheter som förstör naturen. Det ska jämföras med 220 miljarder per år för miljövårdande insatser www.dn.se/varlden/30-g...

The last ice age may have had a stronger AMOC than previous studies have indicated. 🧪🌊 New research in @nature.com from Jack Wharton @uclgeography.bsky.social + colleagues; comments from @jeanls.bsky.social @gtsciences.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/the...

Experts warn that UK is heading for chaos. It's time for frank briefing to the nation. Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis? Check here 👉 www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Synes du, det er koldt i Danmark i disse uger? Det er ingenting. Hvis AMOC kollapser bliver det for alvor koldt - og måske er det allerede for sent. (Gavelink)

"You don't work less. You just work the same amount or even more."

Heute haben wir endlich das EU-Klimaziel für 2040 beschlossen: minus 90 Prozent Emissionen bis 2040 💚 Es war ein harter Kampf – gegen Blockaden im Rat und gegen rechte Klimaleugner. Dass dieses Ziel in der politischen Realität von heute überhaupt beschlossen wurde, ist ein Meilenstein.

800.000 Tote! Das ist der Preis, den die deutsche Gesellschaft seit 1950 für den ungezügelten Autoverkehr bezahlt hat. Höchste Zeit endlich vernünftig zu werden. #Verkehrswende #Tempolimit #VisionZero

🐂💩📈 We are changing the climate of our planet faster than in the known history of our world. Methane reached a record high of 1946.5 ppb! That's already much higher than the peak of the mid range climate scenario SSP2-4.5, which peaks at ~1905 ppb in 2030!

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Everything for the fans: Party responsiveness across the EU over time - https://cup.org/401z8nH - @felixlehmann.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

🎉 Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie #DGS ehrt Prof. Dr. Andreas Reckwitz mit dem Preis für öffentliche Wirksamkeit 2026! Seine Bücher & Beiträge prägen die gesellschaftliche Debatte weit über die Soziologie hinaus. Mehr 👉 www.hu-berlin.de/nachrichten/...

Russia killed three children in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, when a drone struck their home. Two boys who had just turned one and a two-year-old girl. Their father was also killed. Their pregnant mother was injured.

As I wrote for @thebulletin.org in August 2024: thebulletin.org/2024/08/proj...

All over the EU, we are consistently underrating the social value of public transport. Report from Confederation of Danish Industry @danskindustri.dk attempts closing in (sorry, in Danish). A good start even if the value of the active mobility part of the bus-, train-, metrojourney is not covered.

How do we feel about this?

As the piece also describes, the polar vortex is also to unusual local extremes. For example, January has been *warmer* in Nuuk, Greenland, than in Copenhagen 😵‍💫 - and it is continuing so far. Copenhagen: -0.6°C vs average of +1.6 Nuuk: +0.2°C vs average of -7.7 🤯

The exclusion of opportunity costs is one of the most unprincipled aspects of transportation decisionmaking.

Mutwilliges Versagen, Steigbügelhalter-tum par excellence- es ist längst bekannt, welche Folgen es hat, wenn Medien (und Politik) Rechtsextreme und ihre Inhalte platformen,welchen massiven Schaden das der Demokratie zufügt. Wie sehr es menschenfeindliche Politik normalisiert. Das ist kein Unwissen.

NDR: Schiffe im Eis - Winter legt Niedersachsens Binnenschifffahrt lahm. Ein weiterer Abschnitt des Mittellandkanals wurde gesperrt. Viele Unternehmen suchen sich jetzt alternative Transportwege. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Putin’s attacks on Ukraine’s #energy system risk a global nuclear disaster. Our adviser @olehsavytskyi.bsky.social joined Howie Hawkins to discuss Ukraine’s #energy crisis and why clean energy is an investment in peace.

After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 📚 Three volumes ⭐ 431 entries 🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world A very short 🧵

Can we continue to grow economically while staying within planetary limits? Or are there limits to growth? Excellent article with lots of data on the green growth vs post-growth debates

What if China could control the on-off switch of Europe’s energy system? Chinese-made connected device could enable remote access to solar installations, creating a real risk of disruption to Europe’s electricity systems. More: ow.ly/aZx150XXfzC

Nordhaus’s optimal pathway in the DICE model leads to ~3 °C of warming by 2100, and the same model estimates that ~3 °C of warming would reduce global GDP by only ~2%. www.ngfs.net/system/files... www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/...

Nordhaus labels ~3 °C warming “optimal” because it costs only ~2–3% of global GDP, roughly the size of the entire African economy! The implication is stark: #climate damages on the scale of wiping out Africa can be treated as an acceptable cost of continued fossil fuel use. 🧵

The world's saddest joke.

Fine paper on #motornormativity focusing on #systemic norms, power relations and negotiations. Quite relevant frame of focus that could enhance the debate and help identifying solutions for improved equity. Additionally, for the first time to my knowledge, uses the term bike-normativity in planning.

Unsurprisingly, they haven't even touched on the topic of the "true cost". Vehicle's lifetime cost is shared almost 1:1 between the owner and the rest of the society (for smaller cars). [1] [1] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... www.autoblog.com/news/we-now-...

The Swedish government commissioned the Transport Agency to investigate how a regulation for overtaking of cyclists by motor vehicles can be introduced. Good news - now we'll provide them with data and help them understand the importance of a full lane change. www.statskontoret.se/Statsliggare...

The US administration is making sure this paper ages well. Slow as well as immediate car violence being on display a lot recently. Used and abused in all possible ways. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Every time I ride my bike in town I get annoyed at the ongoing transport injustice. Many times I also get physically threatened or outright violated by drivers driving on bike paths, not stopping on crossings, etc. I just ride because I don't want to be part of the problem.

China is going to have better information on EU passenger car transport patterns than anyone in the EU.

“Before robotaxis are welcomed at all, public transportation services must be so good that robotaxis will not delay them or divert passengers from them. By this standard, Toronto ... should not be welcoming large deployments of robotaxis any time soon.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

I can only talk anecdotally, but having a a commute that could be walked or cycled made a huge difference to my physical and mental health. Local authorities *must* involve their public health teams when making transport decisions.

This is absolutely spot on. Although I’d add public and environmental health teams because transport also causes environmental health harms from air pollution & noise.

5 Möglichkeiten, wie man die deutsche Autoindustrie retten könnte www.freitag.de/autoren/andr...

Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition. This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.

Monet på Museum Barberini #Potsdam #kunst

Der Digital Fairness Act der EU könnte Europas erstes Gesetz gegen süchtigmachendes & manipulatives Design digitaler Dienste werden. Noch bevor der erste Entwurf überhaupt veröffentlicht ist, laufen die Lobby-Armeen von Big Tech Sturm gegen die mögliche Regulierung. Bericht von @corporateeurope.org:

Fokus på #digitalsuverænitet og #dktech i det seneste afsnit af @techtopia.bsky.social : "... hvordan vi bygger europæiske sociale platforme som alternativ til det amerikanske databetalingsregime af SoMe" pca.st/episode/5058... Med Thomas Mygdal-Madsen og @vestager.bsky.social www.rebuild.net

Not read this new paper properly yet, but it looks interesting "This study...develop[s] a framework specifically tailored to assessing greenwashing in climate and net-zero pledges, combining disclosures, implementation plans, performance data, and lobbying activity" www.nature.com/articles/s44...

NEW | New technologies are unlocking the EU’s geothermal potential 🇪🇺 Across the EU, new geothermal tech could access 43GW of deployable geothermal capacity - replacing 42% of ALL coal and gas electricity generation. ember-energy.org/lat...

Important new @annualreviews.bsky.social review on #AMOC collapse. 🌊⚠️ 🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Here are 8 key takeaways from Dijkstra & van Westen (2026) on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its risks. 👇🧵

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) Storm in the Mountains, 1870.

Ab heute gibt es mein Buch im Handel. Es geht um Russland, China und die Frage, was es heisst, wenn die USA vom Verbündeten zum Bully werden. Mein Buch zeigt, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen Europa steht, was zu tun ist, und welche Rolle Deutschland dabei spielt.

California bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for rising insurance costs The recovered funds would compensate policyholders for rising premiums and other expenses, including the cost of fire-proofing their properties. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Transport for London has published new bus priority design guidance – April 2025 Bus priority measures reduce journey times and improve reliability. Emergency services, including ambulance, police, and fire, also use bus lanes to respond more quickly. tfl.gov.uk/corporate/pu...

"But beneath the discontent, analysts also point to a deeper ecological crisis. The country has been gripped by a severe drought for six consecutive years, and many cities including its capital #Tehran are on the verge of "water bankruptcy" #Iran 🇮🇷 #ClimateEmergency

Serious people abroad taking PET (Putin-Epstein-Trump) seriously. www.reuters.com/world/poland...

I captured the Milky Way from Yanliao Port in Hualian, Taiwan. For a high-resolution view, check out my Astrobin gallery... app.astrobin.com/i/ypaqdp #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #milkyway #eastcoastkin #photography