Robert Ofner
@robertofner.bsky.social
dad²❤️, partner, global health scholar, Start up; curious about: humans, health, politics, IT+AI, equality, SDGs, climate action, XR, born @ 346 ppm CO₂
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The City of Vienna provides mobile bicycle racks available for temporary rental at events. An efficient and well-organized service that supports sustainable mobility and encourages cycling-friendly event management. 👏
Und ich geb‘s zu, ich find diese mobilen Fahrradständer der #MA48 wirklich großartig - aber nächstes Jahr braucht‘s vielleicht zwei oder drei davon…
Sehr viele Räder übrigens mit #KidicalMass Wimpeln!
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@radelnforfuture.at @kidicalmass.bsky.social
www.wien.gv.at/wirtschaft/m...
Sehr viele Räder übrigens mit #KidicalMass Wimpeln!
👀
@radelnforfuture.at @kidicalmass.bsky.social
www.wien.gv.at/wirtschaft/m...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The City of Vienna provides mobile bicycle racks available for temporary rental at events. An efficient and well-organized service that supports sustainable mobility and encourages cycling-friendly event management. 👏
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“The deliberate targeting of Sudanese belonging to the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa ethnic communities — including through sexual violence – is clearly being done with the intent of terrorising, displacing and destroying them in whole or in part,” #Sudan
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Sudan: UN experts appalled by reports of mass atrocities, unlawful killings and sexual violence in El Fasher
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm over reports of widespread atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, North Darfur, including killings of civilians and the use of ...
www.ohchr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“The deliberate targeting of Sudanese belonging to the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa ethnic communities — including through sexual violence – is clearly being done with the intent of terrorising, displacing and destroying them in whole or in part,” #Sudan
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively treat iron deficiency, which affects 2 billion people worldwide. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
New treatment for combating iron deficiency more effectively
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively...
ethz.ch
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively treat iron deficiency, which affects 2 billion people worldwide. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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“Heat pumps are superior in efficiency to condensing boilers, even if the heat pumps are powered by electricity from a power station burning natural gas.”
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Heat pumps are superior in efficiency to condensing boilers, even if the heat pumps are powered by electricity from a power station burning natural gas.”
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Not me saying that but the late Prof Sir David MacKay.
More in my @carbonbrief.org article 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
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As Ryan Mizzen explains in his analysis of James Hansen's study, the drop in shipping aerosols *unmasked* warming. 👇
This doesn’t mean pollution controls are wrong. What it really shows is that unless we rapidly reduce GHGs, the *real* warming comes through in full force.
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
This doesn’t mean pollution controls are wrong. What it really shows is that unless we rapidly reduce GHGs, the *real* warming comes through in full force.
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
1. Last month, a team led by Professor James Hansen published a new study explaining why global warming has accelerated.
These are some of the shocking points that stood out for me. A 🧵
#climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #climatemergency #climatechaos
www.ryanmizzen.com/global-warmi...
These are some of the shocking points that stood out for me. A 🧵
#climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #climatemergency #climatechaos
www.ryanmizzen.com/global-warmi...
Global Warming Has Accelerated – A Warning from James Hansen - Ryan Mizzen
In February 2025, Professor James Hansen sounded the alarm in a new study explaining why global warming has accelerated.
www.ryanmizzen.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
As Ryan Mizzen explains in his analysis of James Hansen's study, the drop in shipping aerosols *unmasked* warming. 👇
This doesn’t mean pollution controls are wrong. What it really shows is that unless we rapidly reduce GHGs, the *real* warming comes through in full force.
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
This doesn’t mean pollution controls are wrong. What it really shows is that unless we rapidly reduce GHGs, the *real* warming comes through in full force.
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
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A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
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Der tägliche Horror, den wir nicht sehen…
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Der tägliche Horror, den wir nicht sehen…
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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For the last 33 years, all climate policy, has been about one thing, and that is preserving the lifestyles of the richest people in the world. Not just billionaires, but those on very high salaries who control every organization in the world.
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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
For the last 33 years, all climate policy, has been about one thing, and that is preserving the lifestyles of the richest people in the world. Not just billionaires, but those on very high salaries who control every organization in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Squint just a little bit, and you can see the outlines of an amazing, clean, electrified world on the horizon. The trick is to get there from here without frying the planet, or descending into illiberal, autocratic hell, or both, first.
Wild. They are figuring out how to store electricity in ... concrete.
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural forms.
news.mit.edu
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Squint just a little bit, and you can see the outlines of an amazing, clean, electrified world on the horizon. The trick is to get there from here without frying the planet, or descending into illiberal, autocratic hell, or both, first.
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Alles was ihr über #COP30 wissen müsst (und #COP31, #COP32...): Klimapolitik ist längst Bullshit-Bingo mit der Physik - und fast alle spielen immer noch brav ihre Rollen in dieser Farce (Medien sowieso, aber auch Wissenschafter & Aktivist*innen). Hier in 2 Minuten amüsant auf den Punkt gebracht 😂😪
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Because everything is shit, I give you ... Puggles. #Platypus #AustralianWildlife
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Because everything is shit, I give you ... Puggles. #Platypus #AustralianWildlife
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Als Verein INITIATIVE GESUNDES ÖSTERREICH setzen wir uns für #saubereLuft an Schulen, in Geschäften, Arztpraxen und allen öffentlichen Räumen ein.
Auch Zuhause hilft ein CO2-Messgerät beim Lüften: Man schläft viel besser bei 800 ppm als bei 3000 ppm, die es bei geschlossenem Fenster oft erreicht.
Auch Zuhause hilft ein CO2-Messgerät beim Lüften: Man schläft viel besser bei 800 ppm als bei 3000 ppm, die es bei geschlossenem Fenster oft erreicht.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Als Verein INITIATIVE GESUNDES ÖSTERREICH setzen wir uns für #saubereLuft an Schulen, in Geschäften, Arztpraxen und allen öffentlichen Räumen ein.
Auch Zuhause hilft ein CO2-Messgerät beim Lüften: Man schläft viel besser bei 800 ppm als bei 3000 ppm, die es bei geschlossenem Fenster oft erreicht.
Auch Zuhause hilft ein CO2-Messgerät beim Lüften: Man schläft viel besser bei 800 ppm als bei 3000 ppm, die es bei geschlossenem Fenster oft erreicht.
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Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t, is.
Thinking it isn’t, is.
October 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t, is.
Thinking it isn’t, is.
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Eine eisfreie Arktis im Sommer bedeutet zusätzlich ca. 0,2 Grad globale Erhitzung. Wenn der Golfstrom nicht vorher kollabiert, wird das vermutlich in den 2030er Jahren eintreten. Jetzt rechnet mal...
The State of the Cryosphere Report says that a pathway to 2C warming by 2100 unleashes up to 1200 Gt CO2 over a few centuries from permafrost thaw.
So..Either, this gets artificially removed and stored in safe storage space or it translates to another 0.7C.
This leaves 0 space for "overshoot"-CO2.
So..Either, this gets artificially removed and stored in safe storage space or it translates to another 0.7C.
This leaves 0 space for "overshoot"-CO2.
State of the Cryosphere Report 2025 – ICCI – International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
iccinet.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Eine eisfreie Arktis im Sommer bedeutet zusätzlich ca. 0,2 Grad globale Erhitzung. Wenn der Golfstrom nicht vorher kollabiert, wird das vermutlich in den 2030er Jahren eintreten. Jetzt rechnet mal...
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Teheran hat 20 Millionen Einwohner und wird evakuiert werden müssen, wenn es in den nächsten Wochen nicht regnet.
Aber keine Sorge, das hat es auch früher schon gegeben (bei den Mayas zB) und kann in Europa sicher nicht passieren
🙊🙈🙉.
Via @thierryaaron.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/evacuation-w...
Aber keine Sorge, das hat es auch früher schon gegeben (bei den Mayas zB) und kann in Europa sicher nicht passieren
🙊🙈🙉.
Via @thierryaaron.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/evacuation-w...
Evacuation warning for Iran's capital city
President Masoud Pezeshkian warns Tehran faces a historic water crisis with shortages and possible evacuations.
www.newsweek.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Teheran hat 20 Millionen Einwohner und wird evakuiert werden müssen, wenn es in den nächsten Wochen nicht regnet.
Aber keine Sorge, das hat es auch früher schon gegeben (bei den Mayas zB) und kann in Europa sicher nicht passieren
🙊🙈🙉.
Via @thierryaaron.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/evacuation-w...
Aber keine Sorge, das hat es auch früher schon gegeben (bei den Mayas zB) und kann in Europa sicher nicht passieren
🙊🙈🙉.
Via @thierryaaron.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/evacuation-w...
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Last year, Oxfam warned we'd have a trillionaire emerge within a decade. This year, we upped our estimate to five trillionaires.
As Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first, it's clear we face an inequality emergency. #TaxTheRich
fortune.com/2025/11/06/e...
As Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first, it's clear we face an inequality emergency. #TaxTheRich
fortune.com/2025/11/06/e...
Elon Musk is officially on the trillionaire path as Tesla shareholders approve an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package | Fortune
Musk’s net worth could soon top $1,000,000,000,000 as Tesla reaffirms its desire for the world’s richest man to lead the electric-vehicle company.
fortune.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Last year, Oxfam warned we'd have a trillionaire emerge within a decade. This year, we upped our estimate to five trillionaires.
As Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first, it's clear we face an inequality emergency. #TaxTheRich
fortune.com/2025/11/06/e...
As Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first, it's clear we face an inequality emergency. #TaxTheRich
fortune.com/2025/11/06/e...
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Not posting all the conspiracy BS that followed, for obvious reasons.
He's afraid of the next ice age from intentional cooling by the Pentagon or something.
We won't see an ice age any time soon:
He's afraid of the next ice age from intentional cooling by the Pentagon or something.
We won't see an ice age any time soon:
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not posting all the conspiracy BS that followed, for obvious reasons.
He's afraid of the next ice age from intentional cooling by the Pentagon or something.
We won't see an ice age any time soon:
He's afraid of the next ice age from intentional cooling by the Pentagon or something.
We won't see an ice age any time soon:
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'You wanna hear something crazy?'
Joe Rogan learned about our research.
I have some notes:
Joe Rogan learned about our research.
I have some notes:
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
'You wanna hear something crazy?'
Joe Rogan learned about our research.
I have some notes:
Joe Rogan learned about our research.
I have some notes:
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11. Regaining the freedom we’ve lost is much harder and less likely than defending the freedom we already possess. We must do all we can to stop governments with autocratic tendencies from winning elections and reasserting the old order. Lose it once, and it might be gone forever.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
11. Regaining the freedom we’ve lost is much harder and less likely than defending the freedom we already possess. We must do all we can to stop governments with autocratic tendencies from winning elections and reasserting the old order. Lose it once, and it might be gone forever.
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10. The freedoms we take for granted – political, economic, sexual, individual - were won through a combination of extraordinary struggle and extraordinary luck. There’s nothing “natural” or inevitable about them. They are in fact highly anomalous. And we won’t know what we’ve lost till it’s gone.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
10. The freedoms we take for granted – political, economic, sexual, individual - were won through a combination of extraordinary struggle and extraordinary luck. There’s nothing “natural” or inevitable about them. They are in fact highly anomalous. And we won’t know what we’ve lost till it’s gone.
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8. But it might not require Nazi terror for Europe to revert to default mode. We seem perfectly happy to vote or drift our way back to it. As the US might already have done.
Once you vote for an autocrat, you might find it extremely hard to reverse the decision.
Once you vote for an autocrat, you might find it extremely hard to reverse the decision.
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
8. But it might not require Nazi terror for Europe to revert to default mode. We seem perfectly happy to vote or drift our way back to it. As the US might already have done.
Once you vote for an autocrat, you might find it extremely hard to reverse the decision.
Once you vote for an autocrat, you might find it extremely hard to reverse the decision.
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2. These regimes were sustained by terror: extreme punishments for slight infractions; spectacular acts of public cruelty; torture and killing of those considered “disloyal” to the lord/bishop/king/emperor/pope. Belief in many cases was rigidly controlled: dissent or “heresy” often meant death.
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
2. These regimes were sustained by terror: extreme punishments for slight infractions; spectacular acts of public cruelty; torture and killing of those considered “disloyal” to the lord/bishop/king/emperor/pope. Belief in many cases was rigidly controlled: dissent or “heresy” often meant death.
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Why is it so essential to consider climate in the decision-making process?
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
How to visualise Climate Change (ft. Katharine Hayhoe)
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why is it so essential to consider climate in the decision-making process?
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch:
Not because it's a separate bucket at the end of a long line of issues we are trying to fix, but because it's NOT.
Climate change + loss of nature are the holes in every other bucket we - incl Gates - care about.
Watch: