Patrick Flamm
@ptrckflmm.bsky.social
Peace & Security in the ‘Anthropocene’, from Low Earth Orbit 🛰️ to Antarctica 🇦🇶. Senior Researcher at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (@prif.org). Head of Research Group ‘Ecology, Climate, and Conflict.’
Formerly at VUW&UoA in Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿.
Formerly at VUW&UoA in Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿.
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Heute ein exemplarischer Artikel von Diemut Klärner über Ökosystemleistungen @faznet.bsky.social: ohne Elefantendung weniger Ebenholz weniger teure Möbel/Instrumente. Wohlstand setzt Biodiversität voraus, aber sie wird vernichtet. Herrliche Überschrift natürlich.
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Heute ein exemplarischer Artikel von Diemut Klärner über Ökosystemleistungen @faznet.bsky.social: ohne Elefantendung weniger Ebenholz weniger teure Möbel/Instrumente. Wohlstand setzt Biodiversität voraus, aber sie wird vernichtet. Herrliche Überschrift natürlich.
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Das Militär wirbt mit Nachhaltigkeit. Doch »Green Militarism« bleibt letztlich Greenwashing – das zeigt auch die Forschung.
Grüner Krieg? Das Militär vereinnahmt den Klimaschutz
Das Militär wirbt mit Nachhaltigkeit. Doch »Green Militarism« bleibt letztlich Greenwashing – das zeigt auch die Forschung.
www.surplusmagazin.de
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Das Militär wirbt mit Nachhaltigkeit. Doch »Green Militarism« bleibt letztlich Greenwashing – das zeigt auch die Forschung.
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"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
Cost of direct air carbon capture to remain higher than hoped
The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped. This is the conclusion reached by ETH researchers on the basis of new calcu...
ethz.ch
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
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Great map of European soil -- so many different things to pick up on.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Great map of European soil -- so many different things to pick up on.
Ich darf morgen zusammen mit Stefan Hain vom @awi.de das nächste POLARSTUNDE-Seminar zum Thema Geoengineering als Herausforderung für den Antarktisvertrag bestreiten.
Die Polarstunde findet monatlich statt & wird von @polarforschung.bsky.social, @apecs-germany.bsky.social & dem 🇦🇶-SPP organisiert.
Die Polarstunde findet monatlich statt & wird von @polarforschung.bsky.social, @apecs-germany.bsky.social & dem 🇦🇶-SPP organisiert.
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ich darf morgen zusammen mit Stefan Hain vom @awi.de das nächste POLARSTUNDE-Seminar zum Thema Geoengineering als Herausforderung für den Antarktisvertrag bestreiten.
Die Polarstunde findet monatlich statt & wird von @polarforschung.bsky.social, @apecs-germany.bsky.social & dem 🇦🇶-SPP organisiert.
Die Polarstunde findet monatlich statt & wird von @polarforschung.bsky.social, @apecs-germany.bsky.social & dem 🇦🇶-SPP organisiert.
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"This sets off a feedback loop, in which the cold, fresh water released by that melt interacts with the warm, salty water to intensify the spinning of the underwater storm, causing even more melting"
#Antarctica
#Antarctica
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re expected to get worse as the world warms
www.newscientist.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"This sets off a feedback loop, in which the cold, fresh water released by that melt interacts with the warm, salty water to intensify the spinning of the underwater storm, causing even more melting"
#Antarctica
#Antarctica
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The Cook Islands allowed over a hundred shadow fleet tankers trafficking sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil. A Big Read from me looking at the curious case of Maritime Cook Islands with an investigation employing big data analysis and fieldwork in Raro. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
The dark fleet hiding in our own backyard: How the Cook Islands sold its flag to Moscow and Tehran
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How shadow fleets made the Cook Islands flag inconvienent.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Cook Islands allowed over a hundred shadow fleet tankers trafficking sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil. A Big Read from me looking at the curious case of Maritime Cook Islands with an investigation employing big data analysis and fieldwork in Raro. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
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Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“The essential questions of whether or how to use it come down to far thornier societal issues: How can we best balance the risks and benefits? How can we ensure that it’s used in an equitable way? How do we make legitimate decisions about SRM on a planet with such sharp political divisions?”
Why the For-Profit Race into Solar Geoengineering is Bad for Science and Public Trust
By David Keith and Daniele Visioni Last week, an American-Israeli company that claims it’s developed proprietary technology to cool the planet announced it had raised $60 million, by far the largest k...
climate.uchicago.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“The essential questions of whether or how to use it come down to far thornier societal issues: How can we best balance the risks and benefits? How can we ensure that it’s used in an equitable way? How do we make legitimate decisions about SRM on a planet with such sharp political divisions?”
“Es ist erstaunlich, wie es der Ausstellung gelingt, ganze Epochen immer wieder in konkreten Objekten zu bündeln.”
Die Ausstellung "Natur und deutsche Geschichte" ist im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin bis zum 7. Juni zu sehen.
Die Ausstellung "Natur und deutsche Geschichte" ist im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin bis zum 7. Juni zu sehen.
"Natur und deutsche Geschichte" : Wenn die Natur zur Waffe wird
Es ist in Deutschland praktisch unmöglich, über die Natur zu reden, ohne ideologisch zu werden. Das zeigt eine Ausstellung im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin.
www.zeit.de
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Es ist erstaunlich, wie es der Ausstellung gelingt, ganze Epochen immer wieder in konkreten Objekten zu bündeln.”
Die Ausstellung "Natur und deutsche Geschichte" ist im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin bis zum 7. Juni zu sehen.
Die Ausstellung "Natur und deutsche Geschichte" ist im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin bis zum 7. Juni zu sehen.
“A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.”
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.”
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Das Forschungssegelschiff Malizia Explorer ist aktuell auf dem Weg zu den Danger Islands, um das erste von 🇩🇪 initiierte Schutzgebiet in der #Antarktis zu erforschen. UBA-Kollege Fritz Hertel ist an Bord. Regelmäßige Berichte auf unserem Instagram-Kanal: www.instagram.com/umweltbundes...
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Das Forschungssegelschiff Malizia Explorer ist aktuell auf dem Weg zu den Danger Islands, um das erste von 🇩🇪 initiierte Schutzgebiet in der #Antarktis zu erforschen. UBA-Kollege Fritz Hertel ist an Bord. Regelmäßige Berichte auf unserem Instagram-Kanal: www.instagram.com/umweltbundes...
“Building data centers in northern regions with access to clean energy helps companies cut their carbon footprint, market themselves as “greener,” and reduce operating costs thanks to the cold climate.”
The Arctic is becoming a hot spot for data centers - ArcticToday
Modern society increasingly depends on digital technologies that keep banks, transportation, and even your nightly TV streaming running. As demand for online services continues to soar, companies are ...
www.arctictoday.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Building data centers in northern regions with access to clean energy helps companies cut their carbon footprint, market themselves as “greener,” and reduce operating costs thanks to the cold climate.”
“One of the strategy's objectives is for Greenland to establish a peace center, preferably in cooperation with external contributors.
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
"It has never been more important to strengthen efforts for #peace," says #Greenland's Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt. She recently signed a cooperation agreement with the #Japanese Sasakawa Peace Foundation to initiate joint work on #PeaceResearch in the #Arctic.
#Naalakkersuisut
#Naalakkersuisut
Greenland to Cooperate With Japanese Peace Foundation – Aims to Become an Arctic Hub for Peace
"It has never been more important to strengthen efforts for peace," says Greenland's Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt. She recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Japanese Sasakawa Peac...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“One of the strategy's objectives is for Greenland to establish a peace center, preferably in cooperation with external contributors.
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
The vision is to become an international hub for conflict & peace research, as well as the promotion of peace & sustainable development, particularly in the Arctic.”
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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
ebx.sh
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
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📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
Changing European hydroclimate under a collapsed AMOC in the Community Earth System Model
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change. Given the importance of the AMOC in the present-day climate,...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
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CfP POLLEN26 - please join our panel, "Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War" - see for more details and how to submit a proposal before 5th of December here; nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
P066: Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War
Standard Panel
nomadit.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
CfP POLLEN26 - please join our panel, "Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War" - see for more details and how to submit a proposal before 5th of December here; nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
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🌊🧵 1/ Vanderford Glacier, holding more than half-a-metre of global sea level rise, is retreating faster than any other in East #Antarctica (18.6 km of grounding line retreat 1996-2020!) It’s one of a number of glaciers in Vincennes Bay melted by deep warm water getting underneath.
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🌊🧵 1/ Vanderford Glacier, holding more than half-a-metre of global sea level rise, is retreating faster than any other in East #Antarctica (18.6 km of grounding line retreat 1996-2020!) It’s one of a number of glaciers in Vincennes Bay melted by deep warm water getting underneath.
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
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Anthropozän live 😛
https://t3n.de/news/weltraumschrott-wie-hoch-ist-die-wahrscheinlichkeit-dass-dein-flugzeug-getroffen-wird-1717678/
https://t3n.de/news/weltraumschrott-wie-hoch-ist-die-wahrscheinlichkeit-dass-dein-flugzeug-getroffen-wird-1717678/
Weltraumschrott: Wie hoch ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass dein Flugzeug getroffen wird? | t3n
Mit der immer größer werdenden Zahl von Satelliten im Weltraum müssen sich auch Luftfahrtbehörden auf der Erde auseinandersetzen.
t3n.de
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Tomorrow at #COP30 and online @rahmstorf.bsky.social will present latest AMOC science & potential impacts of shutdown
The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland
iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...
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The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland
iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...
🧪🌊
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Tomorrow at #COP30 and online @rahmstorf.bsky.social will present latest AMOC science & potential impacts of shutdown
The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland
iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...
🧪🌊
The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland
iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...
🧪🌊
Very privileged to spending the last 3 days “at the castle” thinking about the future politics between humans, nonhumans, & planetary forces. Much to think about & work on. This is not the end, many thanks @planetarythinking.bsky.social and @frederic-hanusch.bsky.social for bringing us all together.
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Very privileged to spending the last 3 days “at the castle” thinking about the future politics between humans, nonhumans, & planetary forces. Much to think about & work on. This is not the end, many thanks @planetarythinking.bsky.social and @frederic-hanusch.bsky.social for bringing us all together.
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AWI biologist Simeon Lisovski is currently travelling to the Danger Islands in Antarctica with the Team Malizia sailing crew. There, he will study a colony of over 750,000 Adélie penguins. 🐧🇦🇶
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
AWI biologist Simeon Lisovski is currently travelling to the Danger Islands in Antarctica with the Team Malizia sailing crew. There, he will study a colony of over 750,000 Adélie penguins. 🐧🇦🇶
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Warum Deutschland Soldaten nach #Neuseeland entsendet: #GIGA-Experte Patrick Köllner spricht mit dem Handelsblatt über die Sinnhaftigkeit und Grenzen des Engagements der #Bundeswehr im #IndoPazifik.
➡️ Hier lesen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...
➡️ Hier lesen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...
Handelsblatt
www.handelsblatt.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Warum Deutschland Soldaten nach #Neuseeland entsendet: #GIGA-Experte Patrick Köllner spricht mit dem Handelsblatt über die Sinnhaftigkeit und Grenzen des Engagements der #Bundeswehr im #IndoPazifik.
➡️ Hier lesen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...
➡️ Hier lesen: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...
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Great piece in the Economist:
"Europe sees China as a rival. China sees Europe as a has-been
Yet China may be underestimating Europe’s willingness to push back"
"Europe sees China as a rival. China sees Europe as a has-been
Yet China may be underestimating Europe’s willingness to push back"
Europe sees China as a rival. China sees Europe as a has-been
Yet China may be underestimating Europe’s willingness to push back
www.economist.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Great piece in the Economist:
"Europe sees China as a rival. China sees Europe as a has-been
Yet China may be underestimating Europe’s willingness to push back"
"Europe sees China as a rival. China sees Europe as a has-been
Yet China may be underestimating Europe’s willingness to push back"
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Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...