Stefan Simon 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @318 ppm CO2

Great to be back in Georgia. Georgians are Europe.

Maybe more Europe than many of us who were lucky enough to be born on the better side of the iron curtain. Never forget. Tbilisi is a capital city of Europe. 🇬🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

Listen to President John F. Kennedy in September 1963 dedicating the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, at Grey Towers, Milford , PA. More than 60 ys have passed since and what have we achieved? Where are we now? @parentsforfuture.de @letztegeneration.bsky.social

Canada on the upcoming election in a nutshell:
“Get out & vote by Apr. 28!
With the current American president threatening Canada's economy and our very existence, this federal election is one of the
most consequential ever. We see from our neighbours down south how disastrous a bad choice can be.”

Feb 19. 5ys ago. #Hanau: in memory of Gökhan Gültekin, Sedat Gürbüz, Said Nesar Hashemi, Mercedes Kierpacz, Hamza Kurtović, Vili Viorel Păun, Fatih Saraçoğlu, Ferhat Unvar und Kaloyan Velkov.

#Hanau #SayTheirNames

45 minutes into the debate a short question about the climate. Merz says that wind turbines are “not pretty”, and Scholz takes credit for Habecks successes.
Come on: In 2024 renewables accounted for almost 60% of electricity generation in Germany. 2021 this figure was below 43%. Do your math!

Dann wieder

Was keiner geglaubt haben wird
was keiner gewusst haben konnte
was keiner geahnt haben durfte
das wird dann wieder das gewesen sein
was keiner gewollt haben wollte

Erich Fried zu Friedrich Merz , im Januar 2025

Munich . One year ago. Hundreds of thousands took the streets in January 2024 - and nevertheless the months since have been a winning streak for proto-fashist AfD not only in Germany but also for other populist and anti-democratic politicians around the globe . Including the U.S. Why ?

“Even when the creek rises” There is hope. Which hope? Asheville, NC. Nov 25,2024. Formerly sometimes addressed as “climate haven” - until Hurricane Helene in September caused the French Broad River to rise more than 9 m (30.31 ff) above average.

PCH between Santa Monica and Malibu. Hard to imagine how to recover from this , even in the City of Angels. My heart goes out to my friends and all suffering from the devastating fires. I truly hope that those who profited from that loss, while knowing better since decades, will be held accountable

And here we are

Only 7 hours left. A whole city in anticipation to launch the Rideau Canal Skateway’s 55th season. A unique way to enjoy @unesconow.bsky.social world heritage in Ottawa! For us. For our grandchildren rather not anymore.

By the way, the impact of a global warming period between 1,000 and 700 ys ago on the Arctic ecosystem may have been a key factor in the disappearance of the Dorset

This ivory maskette in the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, QC, attributed to Dorset culture 1900-1600 BCE is one of the oldest depictions of a human face in North America. The carving may represent the face of an elderly woman. The lines carved are likely facial tattoos.

Good morning with Caribous near Sally‘s Cove, Newfoundland. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #sharecangeo

„Saving the world for future generations with evidence , knowledge and inspiration“
The @museumofnature.bsky.social in Ottawa has put a convincing New Year’s resolution on the wall . Grateful for this timely reminder. Happy New Year !

YouTube video by 350.org This is Fracking

If we in the global North do not use our privilege to speak out, we are failing double, adding insult to injury. This award-winning documentary by 350.org is recommended for your holiday watch with friends and family youtu.be/ZJD3vf92KeY

Claire McGuire of the International Federation of Libraries and Preserving Legacies' Andrew Potts attend an informal negotiations session on the Global Goal on Adaptation. They are turned around and smiling in white chairs in a large conference room.

Five people standing in front of a yellow and green display that says "Reality?". they are smiling and pointing at the words "climate culture" on the display.

Scenes from in and around the High-Level Ministerial: culture advocates rallied in advance of the ministerial meeting, nine people from across the globe smiling in the COP29 Resilience hub

What happened at COP29? Culture Advocates Leave COP29 with Pride in Their Efforts, Disappointment in the Outcomes
Hope Now Turns to Next Year's COP30 in Brazil. Read our COP29 debrief here: mailchi.mp/climateherit...

Museum vibes this time of the year

Listen to President John F. Kennedy in September 1963 dedicating the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, at Grey Towers, Milford , PA. More than 60 ys have passed since and what have we achieved? Where are we now? @parentsforfuture.de @letztegeneration.bsky.social

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.

We explicitly voted for an administration at odds with all fundamental principles of science and research , from climate change to public health - so why would we even dare to expect some reasonable, responsible, evidence-based decisions? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

Czesław Miłosz

Który skrzywdziłeś człowieka prostego
śmiechem nad krzywdą jego wybuchając,
Gromadę błaznów koło siebie mając
Na pomieszanie dobrego i złego,
(..)

Nie bądź bezpieczny. Poeta pamięta
Możesz go zabić – narodzi się nowy.
Spisane będą czyny i rozmowy. […]

Inscribed at Gdansk monument

Or with Czeslaw Milosz:

You who wronged a simple man
Bursting into laughter at the crime,
And kept a pack of fools around you
To mix good and evil, to blur the line,

(..)

Do not feel safe. The poet remembers.
You can kill one, but another is born.
The words are written down, the deed, the date

August 31, 1983. Gdansk Poland. Nothing what Russia is doing in Georgia comes to us as a surprise. Nothing.

Standing with my friends and colleagues in Georgia in these dark days.

Feds outlaw another 324 types of firearms, propose donating guns to Ukraine The Liberal government has outlawed another 324 firearm varieties — guns it says belong on the battlefield, not in the hands of hunters or sport shooters.

On the eve of the 35th anniversary of a gunman's murder of 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada outlaws another 324 types of firearms . Proposes donating these guns to Ukraine. Sounds convincing. Anybody listening south of the border? www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

Outcome on Culture-Based Climate Action met with disappointment at COP29 in Baku, with focus shifting to COP30 in Belém - Europa Nostra Europa Nostra and the European Heritage Hub joined a strong coalition of culture and heritage advocates calling for the inclusion of Culture-Based Climate Action in the…

#COP29 in Baku failed to deliver on #climateheritage issues according to the team at Europa Nostra.
www.europanostra.org/outcome-on-c...

Indigenous Peoples from the seven socio-cultural regions wish to condemn the unethical methods and even more unethical outcomes this COP has produced. There is nothing to celebrate here today. As Peoples, as Sovereign Nations, we join the several other Nations that have voiced their vehement objections to these unacceptable decisions that are continuing to destroy our planet. We support the CSOs who have chosen to use silence to refuse to give legitimacy to this sham of a process but we have an obligation to speak and hold our place as rights holders in this space and ensure our disappointment is put on record. It is unacceptable that human rights and the rights of Indigenous Peoples were removed from NCQG, and instead prioritized carbon market financing, which profoundly harms Indigenous Peoples. While we urgently need direct and equitable access to climate finance for adaptation, mitigation and loss and damage across all seven socio-cultural regions we reiterate that we reject the financial colonization that comes from loans and any other financial mechanisms that perpetuate indebtedness of Nations who have contributed the least to climate change yet bear the brunt of its tragedies. Our lands, waters, ice and territories are melting and burning. Our Peoples are suffering. We can no longer wait. Expecting us to be grateful for 300 billion by 2035 is expecting us to be grateful for you profiting off our preventable deaths.

INTERNATIONAL
INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES' FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IIPFCC COP 29 Closing Statement.

There is no better place for the holidays than the National Parks, especially in this divided country, especially in these dark and hopeless times. Happy Thanksgiving, y‘all and @altnps.bsky.social! Andrew’s Bald, Great Smoky Mountains, NC

Maine Becomes the Latest State to Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Change In a new lawsuit, the state’s attorney general claims oil companies deceived the public about fossil fuel products’ contributions to climate change.

„For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects“ and they still do. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/c...

„ There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story“. Linda Hogan
Visit „Earth: An Immersive Journey, a great experiential and immersive exhibition at @romtoronto.bsky.social

There is this place in Ottawa, which has been at the forefront of research in cultural heritage preservation for 50 years. Humbled to be there for Kate Helwigs retirement party this week & meet many former and current colleagues and friends who turned the CCI into the global leader it is.