Freelance Journalist / U.S. politics / Europe / climate change & environment / energy transition / solution journalism
Vienna, Austria
Joined March 2011
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folks, i need your help amplifying it.
this is our friend and our icon and our inspiration.
maksym butkevych is the most prominent human rights defender in ukraine.
he is kidnapped by russia.
#FreeMaksymButkevych
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SAVE THE DATE: Join us for a debate on European populism and the election in Vienna on 13 October at the Bosch Almumni Network - with @diseridora @NinaHoraczek @JaMoEberl @AndreaBrunner2 @emilyrs @riedmueller
More details & registration: boschalumni.net/events/42782
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100 economists--including some of the most famous on earth--call for dismantling the carbon economy as a crucial step towards rebuilding the planet.
Investing in oil and gas is 'fundamentally incompatible with a stable future.'
fal.cn/39CcW
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Read AND watch our story on Barcelona's bike lane revolution. With 💙 images by @MContrerasColl
NEW: When the residents of Barcelona came out of the coronavirus lockdown they were greeted with miles of shiny yellow new bike lanes. Meet the man who's rethinking transit in a car-centric city trib.al/dg2W400
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A #ShowYourStripes based animation depicting how climate around the world has evolved during the last 120 years when presented in the style of @ed_hawkins climate stripes.
showyourstripes.info
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Stop what you’re doing & listen to the final 3 minutes of today’s @nprpolitics podcast. A powerful moving end to this painful week. TY @scottdetrow @asmamk & @ayesharascoe for your work. We need to listen to the pain. npr.org/2020/06/05/871098294…
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The argument is simple: use recovery investment "not to restore the old world but to help create the new one." Will coronavirus halt or accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy? nyti.ms/2WeSq9a
Well, turns out that Renewable Energy is super resilient woodmac.com/news/opinion/ren…
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In coronavirus lockdown, nature bounces back – but for how long? That depends on the political pressure we put on our leaders. So far the biggest environmental change is in our perception of what is possible. theguardian.com/world/2020/a… By me.
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As the economic slow-down due to the coronavirus pandemic shutters industry, air pollution and carbon emissions are dropping. A lot of people have asked what this means for carbon emissions and climate change. Here is a short explainer. (thread)
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An action plan to push industry #emissions down from 33% of global GHGs in 2014 to #netzero by 2070: “We don’t need any fantastical new ideas for things that don’t exist at all today" - @jeffrissman (via @JustinGerdes) greentechmedia.com/articles/…
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“Holding warming to 2 C can limit the negative impact to one percent of global GDP per capita by 2100. But runaway climate change would crater that GDP figure by seven percent worldwide, and by 10.5 percent in the United States.” rollingstone.com/politics/po…
Smart piece by @GernotWagner: as public health and economics are no dichotomy, so does cutting CO₂ emissions protect lives and livelihoods alike. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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While COVID-19 is playing out more quickly than the effects of global warming, the principle is the same: if you wait until you can see the impact, it is too late to stop it. e360.yale.edu/features/coron…
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A good summary of #COVID19, the economy, climate, & energy, and some optimistic takes on how we may become stronger out of this crisis, by @MLiebreich
about.bnef.com/blog/covid-19…
„Instead of spending it (colossal sums) on the vested interests and their stranded assets, they should look to the future and start rebuilding our economies to be energy efficient and powered by sustainable renewable energy.“ ft.com/content/090c8cd6-6f59…
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If We’re Bailing Out Corporations, They Should Bail Out the Planet newyorker.com/news/daily-com…
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A common question I'm getting these days is, what does #COVID19 or #coronavirus have to do with climate change? The short answer is, very little; but the long answer is, everything is related. This thread explains ...
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How big is the CO₂ bucket for 1.5°C?
Well, the bucket is about to overflow in a few short years, unless we:
1. Turn off the tap (urgently)
2. Put a hole in the bottom to remove CO₂ (negative emissions)
#COP25 #CarbonBudget @FutureEarth @gcarbonproject
globalcarbonproject.org/carb…