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Diana Urge-Vorsatz

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Professor, Central European University @CEU Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change @IPCC_ch

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is a Hungarian scientist. She is a Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and professor of Environmental Sciences at Central European University. She was the Director of the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy. She has published widely on environmental and energy studies, primarily climate change mitigation. .. more

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Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social · 28d

Capitalism: Can We Fix Its Growth Dependencies?

Join our first Topical Debate of the year on Sept 15. (Room D-002 & Zoom). With Diana Ürge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social & Marc Kaufmann kicking things off, we’ll dive into capitalism, growth, and the environment.

🔗 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-15/c...

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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW STUDY: How much CO2 can we safely store in geological formations?

In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.

We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Aug 12

"Australian researchers found the 2024-25 season was the "most severe coral bleaching on record" for W.Australia's coral reefs across both the northwestern and central reefs.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Worst coral bleaching on record for Western Australian reefs

Scientists say the damage was caused by the "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave on record.

www.bbc.com

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 28

We are approaching new (planetary) boundaries in more&more locations: the planet's and civilisation's beauties are overused by the richest. #tourism

We need to reevaluate: there is no way 8 (9?) bln ppl can see all (or even many) key world sights.

www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...

Europe Sounding The Alarm As Unstoppable Tourism Surge Pushes Beloved Cities To The Edge Of Collapse - Travel And Tour World

Europe’s top destinations like Venice, Barcelona, Paris, and Mykonos brace for a record tourism surge, sparking urgent action to protect cities and residents.

www.travelandtourworld.com

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 26

Paywalled. Any chance of still reading it?

Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 26

Clean energy is growing fast—but demand is growing faster.
Until we tackle energy demand, we’re not truly transitioning.
Shared this new figure at my keynote in Nara, Japan.
#EnergyTransition #ClimateAction #DemandSide

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 25

Droughts keep appearing in the news—but they’re more than a lack of rain.

IPCC AR6 shows rising crop loss, water stress & wildfires, especially in low-income regions.

We must track all types: meteorological, agricultural, hydrological.

#climaterisk #drought

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 23

Spoke at @esa.int 's Living Planet Symposium today. 🌍

The @ipcc.bsky.social helps turn petabytes of Earth observation data into actionable knowledge for decision-makers—especially through our co-produced reports like the upcoming Special Report on Cities.

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 15

Exactly.... we need to learn more from ancient architecture!

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 15

We always celebrate the #ozone layer restoration as the biggest environmental sccess story.

But is it safe?

No - new threats: space junk, space launches.

And this will be not as easy to fix...

"Will the Hole in the Ozone Layer Close?" @bbc #bbcInsideScience
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BBC Inside Science - Will the Hole in the Ozone Layer Close?

Listen to BBC Inside Science - Will the Hole in the Ozone Layer Close? by BBC Radio 4 on Podcast Addict. 40 years ago scientists in Antarctica discovered a hole in the Ozone layer. The world acted qui...

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 14

We think we are inventing the #circularEconomy?

This Japanese wooden temple (no nails!) has been sequstering that carbon in the wood for 1400 years, and is even earthquake-safe.

It does need to be refurbished every 300 years...

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thank you, @hannahdaly.ie , for so perfectly summarising the most important message of my keynote yalk at #IEW25

Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · Jun 11

Rousing keynote speech from @dianaurge.bsky.social at #IEW25, calling for disruptive change in energy modelling - from depicting single technology solutions to whole systems transformations - urban, buildings, materials, mobility systems.

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CNN @cnn.com · Jun 12

Prenatal exposure to a class of dangerous, widely used chemicals could be linked to your child having high blood pressure as a teen, according to a new study.

PFAS exposure before birth could put your teen at risk for high blood pressure, study finds | CNN

A teen with high blood pressure is more likely to become an adult with heart disease. Prenatal exposure to PFAS may put kids at greater risk, a new study found.

www.cnn.com

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · Jun 11

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 8

I dont usually go to the movies, but for #WorldOceansDay we went with the whole family to watch #Attenborough's #Oceans.

I wish every school showed this film to all pupils. Just be4 they go to their seaside holidays

And to be aware that the #UNOceansConference in June can still turn evrthg around.

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Jun 7

What makes a #city happy?

US's happiest city has 180 parks, 22 lakes, & prides in 2/3rd of its population commuting or running errands by bike.

Things that make low-GHG and climate resilient cities also make them happiest.

#ClimateAction does not need to be sacrifice

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Why Minneapolis is one of the world's happiest places

Minneapolis ranked among the world's happiest cities for 2025. Locals say the secret lies in its Nordic roots, creative energy and community spirit that bring all-season joy.

www.bbc.com

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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Jun 5

📄 @fgilardi.bsky.social created this template for writing abstracts several years ago, and I’ve tried to follow Fabrizio‘s suggestions ever since.

PDF: fabriziogilardi.org/resources/pa...

Everyone agrees that this issue is really important. But we do not know much about this specific question, although it matters a great deal, for these reasons. We approach the problem from this perspective. Our research design focuses on these cases and relies on these data, which we analyze using this method. Results show what we have learned about the question. They have these broader implications.

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · May 21

Tropical forest loss doubled in 2024 as wildfires rocketed

www.newscientist.com/article/2480...

Tropical forest loss doubled in 2024 as wildfires rocketed

A record 67,000 square kilometres of primary rainforest was lost from the tropics in 2024, with global warming and El Niño contributing to a massive jump in fire-driven damage

www.newscientist.com

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · May 17

Why we won't know the cause of Spain's blackouts for months or years; the history of blackouts; the solutions we are drowning in; and how the ultimate cure is to go bigger and faster on solar + BESS

Ep 91 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast is out: theangrycleanenergyguy.com/podcast/epis...

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · May 16

#China's emissions curve finally bending?
"after years of keeping its emissions steady, they have finally begun to fall - while ist power demands have increased, suggesting its efforts to build clean energy are paying off." @newScientist #podcast
podcastaddict.com/the-world-th...

The world, the universe and us - China’s carbon emissions fall; norovirus vaccine; chaotic breakup of the solar system

Listen to The world, the universe and us - China’s carbon emissions fall; norovirus vaccine; chaotic breakup of the solar system by New Scientist on Podcast Addict. Episode 303 China is becoming a de facto leader in the fight against climate change. Right now it’s the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, but after years of keeping its emissions steady, they have finally begun to fall. And this is all while China’s power demands have increased - suggesting its efforts to build clean energy are paying off. But is this enough to make

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · May 15

*Historic*: China’s CO2 emissions fell for 1st time ever over more than a year despite rapid power demand growth, because of the spectacular consistency of the growth in China’s clean power generation

Incredibly meaningful on so many levels

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · May 10

Even more simply: we should cross that bridge of we get to it. We are VERY far from decarbonising energy. The RES we have been adding is not even sufficient to just cover the increasing demand... this is why we need efficiency! So that it is easier for the RES we can do to decarbonise more supply

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Apr 24

#climate colleagues, pls help!

I am supposd to board a ✈️ in 11 hrs to #Harvard for a #climateIntervention event.

But i have just beed warned that it might be dangerous for me, being an IPCC Vice Chair, chairing its gender actn team, w many ppl being detained at the border.

Pls advise urgently!

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 30

Finally - paying reviewers of journal articles being considered.

Not ideal, but it would be a significant improvement over the prevailing exploitational business model of scientific publishing: u pay for your intellectual creation to profit others, a lot...

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?

Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.

www.nature.com

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks!

This is the last call in the seventh assessment report cycle for (non-methodology) report lead authorship!! So id interested in the @ipcc , it is a great time!

Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy to do a webinar if needed.

Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 15

Try both. Or in your situation consider observing organisations. They can also niminate

Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 15

Please raise it with your focal point. I have been trying to address this issue but it is important that it is not only me pointing this imbalance out.

Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 8

Where do our airborne microplastics go? New paper.

With the numbers consider that with our annual plastic production increasing yearly, we are watching an exponential trend in what acclumates in the environment.

Https://phys.org/news/2025-03-airborne-microplastics.html

phys.org

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Diana Urge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social · Mar 2

@forbes warns that #ClimateChange could wipe half of GDP off between 2070 and 2090.

www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

50% GDP Collapse Ahead? Actuaries Sound The Alarm—Who’s Listening?

A 50% GDP collapse? Actuaries warn of economic devastation if we fail to act on climate risk. Entire industries could crumble—Why are we ignoring the warning?

www.forbes.com

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