Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social
A social scientist interested in rapid social change, social tipping points, inequalities, social metabolism, and reaching net-zero emissions
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Paper in @natcomms.nature.com: Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations. Teresa Lackner, Lukas H. Meyer, Stefan Nabernegg, @karlsteininger.bsky.social & Keith Williges 👇
Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations - Nature Communications
This study develops a distributive justice framework for allocating subnational carbon budgets. Applying it to the EU, it reveals substantial within-country differences in production- and consumption-...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Paper in @natcomms.nature.com: Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations. Teresa Lackner, Lukas H. Meyer, Stefan Nabernegg, @karlsteininger.bsky.social & Keith Williges 👇
"Between net-zero and social collapse" discussion at the University of Graz December 4th with @axelmaas.bsky.social and @dmaraun.bsky.social reflecting on the @cop30brazil.bsky.social results.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Between net-zero and social collapse" discussion at the University of Graz December 4th with @axelmaas.bsky.social and @dmaraun.bsky.social reflecting on the @cop30brazil.bsky.social results.
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2/ First to speak was @ilonamotto.bsky.social presenting newly published work which shows "evidence supporting a tipping point near 25 % of the total population... Near this critical mass, we observe a high likelihood for a social tipping event, where a large majority quickly adopts new norms."
The Pareto effect in tipping social networks: from minority to majority
Abstract. How do social networks tip? A popular theory is that a small minority can trigger population-wide social change. This aligns with the Pareto principle, a semi-quantitative law which suggests...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
2/ First to speak was @ilonamotto.bsky.social presenting newly published work which shows "evidence supporting a tipping point near 25 % of the total population... Near this critical mass, we observe a high likelihood for a social tipping event, where a large majority quickly adopts new norms."
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3/ @ilonamotto.bsky.social stressed the need for scientists and academics to help society imagine positive futures, and ended her talk with a quote by the Pan-Africanist revolutionary who served as the President of Burkina Faso.
October 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
3/ @ilonamotto.bsky.social stressed the need for scientists and academics to help society imagine positive futures, and ended her talk with a quote by the Pan-Africanist revolutionary who served as the President of Burkina Faso.