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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 16h

"A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of five to ten or more. "
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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Wahlrecht.de @wahlrecht.de · 13d

Sonntagsfrage zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern • Infratest dimap / NDR: AfD 38 % | SPD 19 % | CDU 13 % | DIE LINKE 12 % | BSW 7 % | GRÜNE 5 % | Sonstige 6 %
➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
🗓️ Landtagswahl: 20. September 2026
#ltwmv

Säulendiagramm der Sonntagsfrage zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern von Infratest dimap für den NDR

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 15d

Update of perhaps my favorite global climate policy indicator: The production gap report.

In fact, the gap between countries' planned fossil fuel extraction and global climate targets has widened.

Turning the tide on these indicators is essential for climate policy success.

productiongap.org

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 15d

I hope the initiative will be underpinned by some cold-blooded political economy analysis to make it effective...

It's just a tough problem - doesn't mean it can/should not be tackled.
Quite the opposite, imho.

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 15d

Update of perhaps my favorite global climate policy indicator: The production gap report.

In fact, the gap between countries' planned fossil fuel extraction and global climate targets has widened.

Turning the tide on these indicators is essential for climate policy success.

productiongap.org

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Tom Nuttall @tomnuttall.bsky.social · 16d

For the first time the AfD has nudged ahead of the Union in this national polling aggregator, perhaps Germany's most reliable. Beware cope about the AfD losing this or that mayoral election, including in NRW this coming weekend. Something important is shifting.

pollytix-Wahltrend @btwahltrend.bsky.social · 16d

CDU/CSU 25,4
AfD 25,6
SPD 14,6
Grüne 11,2
Linke 10,8
BSW 3,9
FDP 3,1
FW 1,6

pollytix.de/wahltrend
@pollytix.bsky.social

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 18d

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!

Register here: apps.ipcc.ch/comments/src...
⚠️ Registration closes 30 Nov2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

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Claudia Zwar @claudiazwar.bsky.social · 20d

This has been a tumultuous week in Australian climate politics! And a good example of how target setting becomes a focal point for agenda-setting on climate, as per @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social, @chflachsland.bsky.social and my paper (below)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’

www.theguardian.com

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 20d

Welcome to the Hertie School @climatemorgan.bsky.social!

Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 20d

We're excited to welcome Jennifer Morgan as a new Fellow at the Hertie School! 🌍

She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 20d

We're excited to welcome Jennifer Morgan as a new Fellow at the Hertie School! 🌍

She'll bring her global climate policy expertise to our teaching and research, working closely with the Centre for Sustainability.

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 21d

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Agenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Agenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting - Volume 114 Issue 3

www.cambridge.org

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · 24d

Exceptionally informative.

Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Apr 7

First instalment of my substack primer on right-wing populism in Europe is out.
jacobedenhofer.substack.com/p/explaining...

Explaining the emergence and consolidation of right-wing populism: Part I

Stylised facts, or what has actually happened?

jacobedenhofer.substack.com

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome Theodore, we are very happy to have you!

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 29d

A new chapter starts today ✨️
As I'll be completing my PhD this year, I just started a new position at the @hertieschool.bsky.social as a Research Associate at their Centre for Sustainability.
An exciting year between Paris and Berlin, from the end of the PhD to the beginning of something new 🙌

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Marian Feist @mjfeist.bsky.social · Aug 27

Previously headed by the foreign office, Germany’s #climatediplomacy is now consolidated at the environment ministry again.

But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)

www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...

Internationale Klimapolitik: Zuständigkeit wechselt, gemeinsames Engagement bleibt- BMUKN - Pressemitteilung

Die Bundesregierung stellt die internationale Klimapolitik neu auf. Die Federführung wechselt vom Auswärtigem Amt zum Bundesumweltministerium (BMUKN). Dort wird eine neue Abteilung für internationale ...

www.bundesumweltministerium.de

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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 21

Im "Anti-Klima-Tracker", einer neuen Webseite, die letzte Woche online ging, kritisieren die Grünen klimapolitische Entscheidungen der Bundesregierung. Doch einige der dort gemachten Aussagen sind irreführend oder unzutreffend. Dazu ein Faktencheck: (1/12) www.gruene.de/politik-fuer...

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Anti-Klima-Tracker
Wir schauen dieser neuen Bundesregierung Merz mit unserem Anti-Klima-Tracker kritisch auf die Finger! In Regierungsverantwortung haben wir GRÜNE in den letzten Jahren einen Klima- und Transformationsfonds entwickelt, der wichtige Vorhaben für mehr Klimaschutz – und damit mehr Schutz für uns alle vor den schlimmsten Folgen der Klimakrise – in Deutschland angestoßen hat. Die Regierung Merz hätte die Möglichkeit, diese Erfolge auszubauen. Doch statt den Klimafonds für echten Fortschritt zu nutzen, wird er nun als „Verschiebebahnhof“ für ohnehin geplante Projekte aus dem Bundeshaushalt missbraucht. Erfolgreiche Programme zur klimaneutralen Modernisierung werden ausgebremst und Mittel stattdessen in die Subvention klimaschädlicher Geschäftsmodelle oder zweifelhafte Schaufensterprojekte umgeleitet – mit massiven Rückschritten beim Klimaschutz als Folge. Nur wenige Maßnahmen im Klima- und Transformationsfonds 2026 lassen noch Hoffnung auf echten Klimaschutz erkennen.

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · May 27

Henrik Enderlein, former President of the Hertie School and founding Director of the @delorsberlin.bsky.social‬, passed away four years ago today at the age of 46.

We remember Henrik as a visionary leader, professor, teacher and mentor.

Our thoughts remain with Henrik's family and friends today.

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Aug 19

Very excited to join AR7 WGIII as Lead Author in Chapter 6 'Enablers & Barriers'.

IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Aug 18

The #IPCC has announced the authors selected for its Seventh Assessment Report.

664 experts from 111 countries have been invited to participate as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, & Review Editors.

🌍 51% from developing countries
🚺 46% women

🔗 bit.ly/AR7AuthorsPR

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · Aug 15

As of August, do we know what fossil CO2 emissions will do in 2025?

I made an estimate in July, using IEA projections of fossil fuel use, to estimate 0.8% growth in 2025.

Carbon Monitor has an estimate based on Jan-Jun data, 0.7%.

But what about countries?

www.eenews.net/articles/in-...

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Kobi Hackenburg @kobihackenburg.bsky.social · Jul 21

Today (w/ @ox.ac.uk @stanford @MIT @LSE) we’re sharing the results of the largest AI persuasion experiments to date: 76k participants, 19  LLMs, 707 political issues.

We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more!

🧵:

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Jul 19

The paper might sound nerdy, but it makes a broader point that I hope (political) economists take more seriously: institutions are not always constraints (though macro-level ones often are), sometimes they are choice variables for policymakers whose main purpose is not to directly influence

Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Jul 19

Working paper update 👇

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Will Lowe @conjugateprior.org · Jul 19

As next to nobody understands elasticity of demand, I propose calling increased car use from building an extra lane 'the Jevons effect', and increased biking from building bike infrastructure 'the Hidalgo effect'.

They differ only in whether we like the outcome, but hey, that's how all this works.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jul 19

Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year.

“Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”

Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping

The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets

momentummag.com

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Jul 19

Working paper update 👇

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Jul 19

Working paper update 👇

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Claudia Zwar @claudiazwar.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our updated working paper with @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social and @chflachsland.bsky.social - Introducing and applying the Climate Institutions Analysis Framework (CIAF) - is now available ⬇️ all feedback welcome!

SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · Jul 18

Introducing and applying the Climate Institutions Analysis Framework (CIAF): A comparative analysis of climate institutions in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia using the CIAF: https://osf.io/jf8ah

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