Verena Mischitz
@vmischitz.bsky.social
science journalist & filmmaker 🌱
lecturer @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
spokesperson @netzwerkklimajourn.bsky.social
lecturer @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
spokesperson @netzwerkklimajourn.bsky.social
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Verena Mischitz
@vmischitz.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Es gibt einen neuen Bericht zur Klimakrise in Österreich: Wo stehen wir? Was verändert sich? Wie schlimm ist es wirklich?
Wir haben eine Serie gemacht. #AAR2
Wir haben eine Serie gemacht. #AAR2
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Vor dem Rathaus wächst ein Wald, Radfahren boomt, die Zahl der Autofahrer geht zurück, die Menschen in der Stadt atmen bessere Luft. Wie hat Paris das geschafft?
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Wie Paris von der Auto-Metropole zum Leuchtturm für Klimaschutz wird
Vor dem Rathaus wächst ein Wald, Radfahren boomt, die Zahl der Autofahrer geht zurück, die Menschen in der Stadt atmen bessere Luft. Wie hat Paris das geschafft?
www.derstandard.at
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Vor dem Rathaus wächst ein Wald, Radfahren boomt, die Zahl der Autofahrer geht zurück, die Menschen in der Stadt atmen bessere Luft. Wie hat Paris das geschafft?
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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As harrowing as this, it felt like a relief to read it. The commentariat's refusal to grapple with what climate change will do to us, if we don't phase out fossil fuels, has been driving me insane.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As harrowing as this, it felt like a relief to read it. The commentariat's refusal to grapple with what climate change will do to us, if we don't phase out fossil fuels, has been driving me insane.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
This should help break the collective amnesia.
🧐🤔🤨
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🧐🤔🤨
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The same for journalists. If a politician or business leader spits out 1.5C or net zero, ask them how fast emissions need to drop to reach net zero in 2050, and how fast they are dropping today. Point out the contradiction. Make them explain it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The same for journalists. If a politician or business leader spits out 1.5C or net zero, ask them how fast emissions need to drop to reach net zero in 2050, and how fast they are dropping today. Point out the contradiction. Make them explain it.
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📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Z+
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Das Comeback der Eugenik in der Gesundheitspolitik ist für mich einer der wichtigsten Indikatoren Richtung Faschismus.
Die Pandemiebekämpfung hat das aufgezeigt und es wird auf die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise überspringen.
Sozialdarwinismus und Eugenik sind Grundpfeiler des Faschismus.
Die Pandemiebekämpfung hat das aufgezeigt und es wird auf die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise überspringen.
Sozialdarwinismus und Eugenik sind Grundpfeiler des Faschismus.
RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
May 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Das Comeback der Eugenik in der Gesundheitspolitik ist für mich einer der wichtigsten Indikatoren Richtung Faschismus.
Die Pandemiebekämpfung hat das aufgezeigt und es wird auf die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise überspringen.
Sozialdarwinismus und Eugenik sind Grundpfeiler des Faschismus.
Die Pandemiebekämpfung hat das aufgezeigt und es wird auf die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise überspringen.
Sozialdarwinismus und Eugenik sind Grundpfeiler des Faschismus.
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Recent historical emissions are higher than projected: I will bet any money this is the case again for CAT's #COP30 update, and by an even worse margin.
We have become obsessed with Building Lots Of Stuff and we're failing to stop burning fossil fuels
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
We have become obsessed with Building Lots Of Stuff and we're failing to stop burning fossil fuels
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Recent historical emissions are higher than projected: I will bet any money this is the case again for CAT's #COP30 update, and by an even worse margin.
We have become obsessed with Building Lots Of Stuff and we're failing to stop burning fossil fuels
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
We have become obsessed with Building Lots Of Stuff and we're failing to stop burning fossil fuels
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
Normale Reaktion
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Normale Reaktion
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Die SZ sagt, was ist.
Die EU hat am Morgen ihr Klimaziel verwässert und ihre Klimaschutzarchitektur geschwächt
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eu-k...
Die EU hat am Morgen ihr Klimaziel verwässert und ihre Klimaschutzarchitektur geschwächt
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eu-k...
EU schwächt ihre Klimaziele ab
Die Umweltminister der EU-Mitgliedstaaten billigten am Mittwoch in Brüssel einen in der Nacht erzielten Kompromiss.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Die SZ sagt, was ist.
Die EU hat am Morgen ihr Klimaziel verwässert und ihre Klimaschutzarchitektur geschwächt
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eu-k...
Die EU hat am Morgen ihr Klimaziel verwässert und ihre Klimaschutzarchitektur geschwächt
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eu-k...
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my latest targets for calorie reductions
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
The @unep.org's Emissions Gap Report 2025 is out, showing that updated climate targets have only slightly revised down warming estimates from 2.6-2.8°C to 2.3-2.5°C.
PIK scientist @wflamb.bsky.social led the chapter on emissions trends.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
PIK scientist @wflamb.bsky.social led the chapter on emissions trends.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Lacklustre new 2035 climate targets barely make a dent in temperature projections
04.11.2026 – Future warming from pledged action to combat climate change by governments has been revised down from 2.6-2.8°C last year to 2.3-2.5°C, according to the latest edition of the United Natio...
www.pik-potsdam.de
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
my latest targets for calorie reductions
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
have only slightly revised down
weight-loss estimates
from 27-28 BMI (obesity)
to 25-26 BMI (obesity)
Hab irgendwie ein Déjà-vu, vielleicht sollten wir es zumindest dieses Mal ein bisschen ernster nehmen
Die Ungleichheit ist so groß, führende Expert*innen rufen jetzt den Notstand aus.
2025-11 - G20 Report: We are facing an inequality emergency - Wits University
www.wits.ac.za
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hab irgendwie ein Déjà-vu, vielleicht sollten wir es zumindest dieses Mal ein bisschen ernster nehmen
Die Ungleichheit ist so groß, führende Expert*innen rufen jetzt den Notstand aus.
2025-11 - G20 Report: We are facing an inequality emergency - Wits University
www.wits.ac.za
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Die Ungleichheit ist so groß, führende Expert*innen rufen jetzt den Notstand aus.
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For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News kills its climate unit
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
Die passende Grafik dazu aus dem Climate Inequality Report: Der blaue Balken ganz rechts zeigt die Investment Kapazitäten der Reichsten
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Die passende Grafik dazu aus dem Climate Inequality Report: Der blaue Balken ganz rechts zeigt die Investment Kapazitäten der Reichsten
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I disagree with the line you are taking here. There are in fact many very eminent scientists who are saying that we are on a course towards collapse
Rather than dismiss them out of hand Gates, indeed all of us, should listen and reflect on their arguments.
H/t video @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social
Rather than dismiss them out of hand Gates, indeed all of us, should listen and reflect on their arguments.
H/t video @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I disagree with the line you are taking here. There are in fact many very eminent scientists who are saying that we are on a course towards collapse
Rather than dismiss them out of hand Gates, indeed all of us, should listen and reflect on their arguments.
H/t video @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social
Rather than dismiss them out of hand Gates, indeed all of us, should listen and reflect on their arguments.
H/t video @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social
Diese Studie ist ein einziger Grusel: "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. ... The accelerating climate crisis is now a major driver of global instability. Extreme weather is causing widespread impacts and direct loss of life, while also driving resource scarcity, displacement, and civil unrest."
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Diese Studie ist ein einziger Grusel: "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. ... The accelerating climate crisis is now a major driver of global instability. Extreme weather is causing widespread impacts and direct loss of life, while also driving resource scarcity, displacement, and civil unrest."
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Der Dorsch ist verloren, der Hering wird verloren gehen. Die Fischereipraxis und die jetzt beschlossenen EU-Fangquoten für die Ostsee besiegeln ihr Ende, sagt der Meeresbiologe Rainer Froese im DLF.
share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...
share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...
Meeresbiologe Froese - „Den Dorsch haben wir verloren“
Der Ostsee-Dorsch ist vom Aussterben bedroht: Meeresbiologe Froese warnt, doch trotz gefährdeter Bestände gibt es Widerstand gegen strengere Fangquoten.
share.deutschlandradio.de
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Der Dorsch ist verloren, der Hering wird verloren gehen. Die Fischereipraxis und die jetzt beschlossenen EU-Fangquoten für die Ostsee besiegeln ihr Ende, sagt der Meeresbiologe Rainer Froese im DLF.
share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...
share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...
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🚨 The news-media is utterly failing to cover these momentous scientific findings.
The public is not being informed of the danger posed.
The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯
#EndClimateSilence
The public is not being informed of the danger posed.
The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯
#EndClimateSilence
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🚨 The news-media is utterly failing to cover these momentous scientific findings.
The public is not being informed of the danger posed.
The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯
#EndClimateSilence
The public is not being informed of the danger posed.
The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯
#EndClimateSilence
„The consequences are deadly.“
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
„The consequences are deadly.“
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I spent much of Tuesday talking to some of the top hurricane experts in the country about how climate change helped turn Hurricane Melissa into such a beast of a storm. Here's what they told me: www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/c...
Why Hurricane Melissa turned into a supercharged monster | CNN
Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.
www.cnn.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I spent much of Tuesday talking to some of the top hurricane experts in the country about how climate change helped turn Hurricane Melissa into such a beast of a storm. Here's what they told me: www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/c...
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Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
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I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have