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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · 2d

"Existing demand-side climate change mitigation policies neglect avoid options". Read our new paper led by @alinabrad.bsky.social and @etienneschneider.bsky.social on the abundant policy measures aiming to reduce household emissions in Austria and their limited effect: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Existing demand-side climate change mitigation policies neglect avoid options - Communications Earth & Environment

In Austria, policy relies on measures that promote a shift to less emission-intensive services and improve efficiency, but neglects options that reduce resource consumption, according to an analysis t...

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Helmut Haberl a.k.a. Doc Dooley @hehaberl.bsky.social · 4d

Der eben veröffentlichte Report zu Global Tipping Points zeigt, dass manche Kipppunkte im Erdsystem bereits angestoßen wurden. Ein Beispiel ist die tropische Korallenbleiche. Die Risiken steigen mit der weiterhin ungebremst voranschreitenden Erderhitzung.

global-tipping-points.org

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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Péter Szabó @pszaboenviro.bsky.social · 4d

🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳
👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇
www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Application deadline: 13.11.2025
Please distribute widely!
#envhist #histecol

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ESEH – European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social · Sep 12

Are you following our Early-Career-Scholar network, ESEH NextGate? They organize events and support young scholars. Follow here: @esehnextgate.bsky.social
#envhist #envhum

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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · Aug 21

excited to share the call for the workshop

EXTRACTIVE NATURES / NATURES OF EXTRACTION

happening at @uobrisceh.bsky.social on 6-7 Nov 2025,
 made possible by the @britishacademy.bsky.social

deadline: 10 September!

full call below ⤵

#envhist #envhum

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Nicolas Roux @n-roux.bsky.social · Aug 5

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🌍 Is decoupling enough to meet U.S. climate targets in agriculture & forestry?

Our new study in Ecological Economics looks at >100 years of GHG emissions and carbon fluxes in the AFOLU sector (1910–2022).
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Is decoupling enough to achieve the U.S. climate targets for agriculture and forestry? Historical greenhouse gas and biomass fluxes from AFOLU sector production in the United States, 1910–2022

The U.S. have committed to a 35 % decrease of non-CO2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (CH4, N2O) by 2030. Around half of these emissions stem from the …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are looking for multidisciplinary panels to be presented at our upcoming conference "Beyond Dualism—Thinking Creatively Across Worlds," which takes place in July next year.

The full call can be found in the news section on our website: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/news/news_ev... (1/?)

The graphic shows cultivated lands bordering on a river/wetland and collections of trees (credit: AXIO-IMAGES from Getty Images) in the background of text bubbles. The text summarizes key details of the conference. Please read the description and the full call on the RCC website for this information.

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · Jul 24

How can we effectively reduce emissions?

We have a new paper out in Energy Research & Social Science, led by @melaniepichler.bsky.social‬, with @simonegingrich.bsky.social, @n-roux.bsky.social, ‪ @dominikwiedenhofer.bsky.social

@bokusec.bsky.social,‬ @envleeds.bsky.social
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tinyurl.com/ytm2zd9m

Conceptualizing supply- and demand-side climate change mitigation: A typology and new research directions

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Nicolas Roux @n-roux.bsky.social · Jun 20

Super Video Zusammenfassung des Kapitels zu Landnutzung & Ökosystemen im 🇦🇹 Klimabericht:

🌾 Landwirtschaft = 10 % der THG-Emissionen Österreichs
🌍 16% der Agrarimporte stammen aus klimaanfälligen Regionen

Lösungen:
🥩 Weniger Tierprodukte,
🌱 mehr Natur,
🔄 Konflikte fair lösen

#AAR2 #APCC

Verena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social · Jun 20

Dürren und Starkregen werden häufiger. Gleichzeitig sind unsere Böden teils ausgelaugt. Wächst da noch was? Und was, wenn nicht?

In Kapitel 2 des neuen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel in Österreich gibt's Antworten #AAR2

Können wir uns selbst versorgen? | AAR2 | Kapitel 2

YouTube video by Verena Mischitz

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change #AAR2 by #APCC is now published.

aar2.ccca.ac.at

@ccca.ac.at

Here are eight key messages:

Zweiter Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel | AAR2

Der AAR2 ist ein umfassender, interdisziplinärer Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel in Österreich.

aar2.ccca.ac.at

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BOKU University @bokuvienna.bsky.social · Jun 17

📘 Die BOKU-Autor*innen des Zweiten Österreichischen Sachstandsberichts zum Klimawandel rufen zu einer entschlossenen Klimapolitik auf:
short.boku.ac.at/92odzp001000...

📸 Von links nach rechts: Keywan Riahi Riahi (IIASA), Margreth Keiler (Universität Innsbruck), Umwelt- und Klimaminister Norbert Totschnig, Harald Rieder (BOKU University) und Daniel Huppmann (IIASA) © BMLUK Hemerka

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Climate Change Centre Austria / CCCA @ccca.ac.at · Jun 17

Heute wurde der Klimabericht #AAR2 - der Zweite Österreichische Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel - veröffentlicht!
In Kooperation & mit Begleitung des CCCA wurde der Bericht von rund 200 Wissenschaftler:innen erarbeitet.
Die Vollversion & die Zusammenfassungen findet ihr hier:
aar2.ccca.ac.at

Zweiter Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel | AAR2

Der AAR2 ist ein umfassender, interdisziplinärer Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel in Österreich.

aar2.ccca.ac.at

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Helmut Haberl a.k.a. Doc Dooley @hehaberl.bsky.social · Jan 16

Erstmals seit Mitte der 1960-er Jahre - also seit 60 Jahren - nimmt der Holzvorrat im Wald leicht ab. Damit hat der Wald - trotz nach wie vor leicht wachsender Waldfläche - in der letzten Periode wohl netto keinen Kohlenstoff mehr aus der Atmosphäre aufgenommen.

www.bfw.gv.at/pressemeldun...

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨Ausschreibung: studentische Mitarbeit! Wir suchen jemanden, der*die bei der Recherche (quantitativer) Informationen zu Waldweide in Österreich im 19. Jh unterstützt🌳🌲🐂📖 . Diverse Studienrichtungen willkommen boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da... @zug-wien.bsky.social

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Melanie Pichler @melaniepichler.bsky.social · Dec 2

Two more job vacancies! post doc position (full time, 6y) in the field of political ecology (e.g., new conflicts, changing geopolitical/North-South relations, more-than-human approaches). Please share widely and contact me for any queries 1/2
boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hmmm... Give me time to think! And to talk to the local organizing committee in Uppsala 😉

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · Nov 25

Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...

A screenshot of slides drawn from 7 slide decks, showing the range of topics addressed on the webpage

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Melanie Pichler @melaniepichler.bsky.social · Nov 20

We are hiring! Post doc (full time, 6y) in the fields of social ecology, ecological/feminist economics or similar (e.g., provisioning systems, degrowth, environmental labor studies, socio-ecological practices). Please share and contact me for any queries. Deadline: 9th Dec
boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · Oct 12

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ESEH – European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social · Sep 28

Time to prepare an abstract: The deadline for the 13th biennial ESEH conference, in Uppsala, Sweden, is on 31 October. Alongside the conventional formats, this conference welcomes "Different World Sessions" like history cafes, poetry slams, debates, artistic interventions and more.
#envhist #envhum

Call for Papers - ESEH CONFERENCE 2025

13th Biennial European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) Conference Climate Histories The European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) is pleased to invite proposals for sessions, individ...

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · May 23

Christian Kull also wrote a blog entry on the paper 👉 christiankull.net

Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · May 23

Forest recovery can be beneficial for people and nature, but this is not necessarily so. Check out our new paper led by C Kull on nine pitfalls when equating forest transitions with shifts towards more sustainability! Open access now www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Pitfalls for the sustainability of forest transitions: evidence from Southeast Asia | Environmental Conservation | Cambridge Core

Pitfalls for the sustainability of forest transitions: evidence from Southeast Asia

www.cambridge.org

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · May 5

🚨 Endlich heraußen: der APCC Special Report: Landnutzung und Klimawandel in Österreich! Alles darüber, wie Landnutzung in 🇦🇹
- den Klimawandel beeinflusst
- vom Klimawandel betroffen ist
- das Klima schützen kann
Open access e-book hier 👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

APCC Special Report: Landnutzung und Klimawandel in Österreich

Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch zur Landnutzung im Zusammenhang des Klimawandels in Österreich aus Sicht vieler wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen.

link.springer.com

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Simone Gingrich @simonegingrich.bsky.social · Apr 8

New paper with Léonore Darrobers, Andreas Magerl: "Timber trade in the United States of America 1870 to 2017. A socio-metabolic analysis" Using social metabolism indicators, we show how the United States imported more and more wood since 1870, while domestic forests recovered. Open access 👇#envhist

Timber trade in the United States of America 1870 to 2017. A socio-metabolic analysis

The importance of international timber trade in The United States forest transition is poorly understood. Here, we synthesize a variety of historical sources to establish a consistent socio-metabol...

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Helmut Haberl a.k.a. Doc Dooley @hehaberl.bsky.social · Mar 13

Very cool new project funded by the Austrian Science Funds. We will investigate the resilience and malleability of social metabolism - that is, how to cope with supply chain disruptions while trying to move towards sustainability & justice. Here IIASA's press release
iiasa.ac.at/news/mar-202...

Pioneering project investigating crisis effects on social systems wins FWF Emerging Fields Funding

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has awarded the Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS) project funding of over six million euros for the next five years. This is an important milest...

iiasa.ac.at

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