Sarah Emler

Brilliant choice!!!

Staying silent can bring rewards:
“There are opportunities. Also financially” — like becoming officials or joining universities. (2/2)

Vivian Wu on the chilling effects of censorship:
“Censorship leads to self-censorship” People here “will start to worry that you as a speaker will be identified as an individual & fear that the family in China–that there will be a knock on their door with a warning that your child should behave”1/2

Vivian Wu, on how coverage of China has changed internationally:
Correspondents who lived in China longer “can read between the lines,” when propaganda is delivered. But younger journalists don’t have that chance anymore. “They spend two years in Beijing, and then they are sent to another country.”

…a more positive outlook on the grasp Chinese propaganda has on the Chinese diaspora in Europe by Chu Yang: “Of course people use WeChat(…)to communicate with family back in China(…)but they also try to consume news that is more focused on Europe or consume local news sources”

…and Vivian Wu continues on Chinese Propaganda: “Internet control is almost flawless there (…) all the services and platforms are blocked in China(..) you find at least 5 copycats - produced in Chinese for Chinese (…)We have a joke in China on CCTV news: Only the weather and date are true.”

Great beginning by @nasredinhoja.bsky.social for this really interesting event. Among other things, we should keep in mind the word Nuance - the “tendency - especially in Europe - to put everyone in the same bag. But there is quite a diversity”

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🎯 For example, the opinion could state that climate inaction violates international law.

🥊 However, some are against this view. For example, the US and Saudi Arabia have argued against it.
(4/4)

Regardless of the opinion's outcome, it cannot directly force individual governments to take more climate action. Unlike ICJ rulings, opinions are not directly binding. However, they have an indirect effect: national and international courts can refer to this opinion in their rulings.
(3/4)

1️⃣ What international legal obligations do states have regarding climate protection, as well as future generations?

2️⃣ What consequences do these have for states that have contributed to climate change through their actions or omissions?
(2/4)
#ICJ #ClimateChange #Climate #IGH

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

👀All eyes on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today at 3pm!! 🗣☝️

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In 2023, under the leadership of Vanuatu, the International Court of Justice was asked for an advisory opinion to answer two questions:
(1/4)
#ICJ #ClimateChange #Climate #IGH

Es ist entschieden, der exxpress bekommt 41.259 € Medienförderung. Und zwar nicht irgendeine, sondern die Qualitätsjournalismusförderung.

Das spießt sich mit großen Desinfo-Erzählungen und kleinen Ungenauigkeiten, die dort regelmäßig veröffentlicht werden. Eine kurze Übersicht:

The power of a hairdresser.
Das ganze Interview mit @samhampton.bsky.social in der Zeit: www.zeit.de/2025/29/klim...
#ClimateChange #Klimawandel #Hitze

Offener Brief an Bundesregierung: "Anti-SLAPP Vorgaben wirksam umsetzen" In einem offenen Brief drängen Zivilgesellschaft, Medien und Gewerkschaft auf wirksame Schutzmechanismen gegen Einschüchterungsklagen (17. Juli 2025)

Wirksamer Schutz gegen SLAPPs ist überfällig: In einem offenen Brief fordern wir von der Bundesregierung eine umfassende Umsetzung der EU-Anti-SLAPP-Vorgaben.

Konkret fordern das Österreichische Netzwerk Zivilgesellschaft, @gewerkschaftgpa.bsky.social & @freier-rundfunk.bsky.social & wir ⬇️

Extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths a year in England and Wales by 2070s, say scientists Worst-case scenario of 4.3C of warming could result in fiftyfold rise in heat-related deaths, researchers say More than 30,000 people a year in England and Wales could die from heat-related causes by the 2070s, scientists have warned. A new study calculates that heat mortality could rise more than fiftyfold in 50 years because of climate heating. Researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine compared different potential scenarios, looking at levels of warming, measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, regional climatic differences and potential power outages. They also modelled the ageing population. Continue reading...

Extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths a year in England and Wales by 2070s, say scientists

A woman in a call center said to me recently:

“Climate change is 1. Real and 2. Affects everyone.

It shouldn’t matter what kind of political affiliation 1 has. And still, some governments are pulling their support from climate change policies. This will cost us. We will have to pay a high price”

A new start after 60: I quit my job, bought a camera – and became a successful wildlife photographer On retiring at 56, Michelle Jackson needed a big new challenge. So she picked up her first proper camera and was soon spending 20 hours a week in the field, and winning awards

A new start after 60: I quit my job, bought a camera – and became a successful wildlife photographer

Es ist heiß in Wien. Wieder einmal 31 Grad Celsius. Die wenigen Menschen auf der Straße, die hier und da kleine Bäume hat, aber ansonsten nur Hitze strahlt, wandern von einem Wassernebel zum nächsten. (Nachdem ich das Foto veröffentliche, habe ich gewartet, bis niemand dort war) #Wien #Hitze

Auch die Hitze, zeigt auf das soziale Problem:
Die Armen wohnen in den wärmsten Quartieren.
Ohne Klimaanlagen, ohne Pool, in schlecht gedämmten Wohnungen.
Kein Ferienhaus oder Garten, das kühlen kann.
Nur Hitze
Klimaschutz ist auch eine soziale Frage

Anne Hildagos Begrünung von Paris "zeigt in der aktuellen Hitzewelle erste, teils spektakuläre Resultate", schreibt der Standard: In den renaturierten Straßen und Vierteln ist es um bis zu vier Grad weniger heiß, auf den begrünten Dächern sind die Dachtemperaturen von 67,5 auf 35,7 Grad gesunken.

Kopenhagen hat im ambitionierten Plan auf CO2-Netto-Null „nur“ 80 % geschafft.

Die Wirtschaft lebt noch immer, den Menschen geht es nicht schlechter dadurch (wohl eher besser). Aber jetzt stellen wir uns kurz das Ergebnis vor, wenn das Ziel damals weniger ambitioniert gewesen wäre…

#Lesetipp

Die verbotene Pride. Schätzungsweise mindestens doppelt so viele Teilnehmer:innen wie üblich. #BudapestPride

Super spannender Abend mit @veradelejahotko.bsky.social im @concordia.at heute - dabei ging’s auch darum, wie PolitikerInnen oder Behörden vorsichtiger werden und lieber etwas “per Telefon” besprechen, da das nicht archiviert wird und später eingesehen werden kann. #IFG

“School shooting in Graz” - I had to read this message twice as this is so highly unusual for Austria and I couldn’t believe it.
…and after a quick search, school shootings in Austria happened only twice before:
2018 (one person injured)
1997 (1 dead one injured)

…and today 2025