Martin Cerny

FWF funds transdisciplinary research projects in Austria Two transdisciplinary research projects with mixed teams from science and practice are being funded by the FWF with a total of 2.5 million euros.

The @fwf-at.bsky.social​ is launching the #ConnectingMinds project CIRCEUS! Researchers & practitioners will explore which strategies and partnerships can be used to achieve fair raw material exports from countries of the Global South to the EU in the future.

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...

Climeworks’ Iceland capture plant fails to cover its own emissions

“Direct capture is a scam, carbon capture is a scam, blue hydrogen is a scam, and electrofuel is a scam. These are all scam technologies that do nothing for the climate or air pollution”

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Naďa Johanisová: Nástup „ekonomismu“ v akademické sféře Naďa Johanisová: Ekonomistická ideologie proniká do akademické sféry a rozrušuje dosavadní vazby a předpoklady, na nichž akademická práce dříve stála. Kde to můžeme vidět a kudy vede z labyrintů ztrát...

Naďa Johanisová: Nástup „ekonomismu“ v akademické sféře u nás – a co s tím? (Listy 2/2025) listy.cz/nastup-ekono...

Klimawandel verstärkt Starkregen Starkregenereignisse sind in Österreich in den vergangenen 40 Jahren intensiver geworden. Vor allem kurzfristige Extremniederschläge haben aufgrund der Klimaerwärmung stark zugenommen – auch kleinräum...

"Vor allem kurzfristige #Extremniederschläge🌧️ haben aufgr. der Klimaerwärmung🌡️ stark zugenommen – auch kleinräumige #Hochwasserereignisse treten deshalb zunehmend auf, berichtet ein Konsortium von drei 🇦🇹 Universitäten im Fachjournal „Nature“. "
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#Klimakrise
#Hochwasser

Pentagon abruptly ends all funding for social science research More than 90 studies on threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation are halted

The U.S. Department of Defense is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. scim.ag/4hqu6HA

Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy - IOPscienceSearch Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy, Weinand, Jann Michael, Pelser, Tristan, Kleinebrahm, Max, Stolten, Detlef

Worried about the extensive land-use of renewable energies? Well, apparently we are using more land for golf courses in Europe than for wind power or for solar PV.

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And there is no such thing as a "hard-to-abate" sector in case you are wondering if CC or DAC is useful for those

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Any money spent on CC/DAC for such CO2 will also increase CO2, pollution, mining, pipes, energy costs, and social costs v spending the same on WWS

Our team at the University of Barcelona is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Macroeconomics!

The successful candidate will work with Dan O'Neill and Federico Demaria on an exciting post-growth research project, MAPS.

Details and how to apply:
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A few points for the left A few thoughts as the flames of fascism rise up all around, consuming people and planet.

I wrote this thing. It's far from perfect, but at least it's done. Feedback welcome, especially if you're actually doing something.
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✨ Exciting News: The Global Resource Use (GRU) Team has launched its new website! ✨

Following their commitment to #OpenScience, all data, models & tools developed by GRU + current projects & literature and are now collectively available at the GRU-Hub 👇
resource-use.global

Sigrid Stagl ist Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres Die Klimaökonomin Sigrid Stagl ist vom Klub der Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsjournalist:innen als Österreichs Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres 2024 ausgezeichnet worden. Die Forscherin von der Wirtschaftsun...

Our institute head Sigrid Stagl (@sigridstagl.bsky.social) was awarded Scientist of the Year 2024 for her contributions to the public discourse on sustainability and climate protection in Austria.
Huge congrats!!

@wuvienna.bsky.social

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