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Patrick Flamm

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Peace & Security in the ‘Anthropocene’, from Low Earth Orbit 🛰️ to Antarctica 🇦🇶. Senior Researcher at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (@prif.org). Head of Research Group ‘Ecology, Climate, and Conflict.’ Formerly at VUW&UoA in Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿.

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Patrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · Nov 27

Using the opportunity to tell you about a new paper that I wrote together with Akiho Shibata about the underrated geopolitical dimension of glacial #geoengineering proposals in #Antarctica.

It’s #openaccess & available online at International Affairs here: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

Cover page of the article: 'Ice sheet conservation' and
international discord: governing (potential) glacial geoengineering in Antarctica
PATRICK FLAMM AND AKIHO SHIBATA*

Two key take aways from the paper:

• We argue that the proposed infrastructures could negatively implicate the 'peaceful purposes only' obligation enshrined in the Antarctic Treaty. By affecting contentious areas of Antarctic geopolitics, such as authority, sovereignty and security, there is a significant risk that the project would make the Antarctic 'the scene or object of international discord'.
• Even if the ice curtain idea were to be technically feasible and environmentally harmless, it would still create significant political and legal challenges for the current governance arrangements in the Antarctic.

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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 13d

🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵

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Center for Anthropocene History @anthropocenekth.bsky.social · 12h

Open PhD position at KTH: "AI Planetary Futures: Climate and environment in Silicon Valley's AI paradigm". Apply by Oct 23! lnkd.in/dCs8eZjb

The project analyzes the climate and environmental aspects of Silicon Valley-based general-purpose AI systems developed by Big Tech companies.

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Patrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · 12h

“This fifth assessment concludes that the GHG emissions attributable to three years since the full-scale invasion have increased to almost 237 million tCO2 e. The emissions are the equivalent of the annual emissions of Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia combined.”

Climate damage caused by russia’s war in Ukraine: 24 February 2022 – 23 February 2025. Full assessment

The sixth interim assessment of GHG emissions attributable to 3 years of the full-scale war.

en.ecoaction.org.ua

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hartpunkt @hartpunkt.bsky.social · 15h

Helsing bereitet die Übernahme des Meerestechnologie-Spezialisten Blue Ocean vor. Blue Ocean mit Sitz in Bibra Lake, Australien, entwirft, entwickelt und betreibt autonome Unterwasserfahrzeuge (AUV).

www.hartpunkt.de/helsing-uebe...

Helsing übernimmt australischen Meerestechnologie-Spezialisten Blue Ocean

Helsing, ein europäisches Unternehmen für Verteidigungstechnologie mit Schwerpunkt auf Künstliche Intelligenz (KI), bereitet die Übernahme des Meerestechnologie-Spezialisten Blue Ocean vor.

www.hartpunkt.de

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hartpunkt @hartpunkt.bsky.social · 14h

Die finnische Marke WILD kündigt im Zuge der NATO Cold Weather Conference die Präsentation einer neuen Daunen-Isolationsjacke für extreme Kälteregionen an und sucht Tester (Soldaten) in Deutschland.

www.hartpunkt.de/taika-milita...

TAIKA – militärische Isolationsjacke für arktisches Extremklima

Die aktuelle sicherheitspolitische Lage in Europa führt nicht nur dazu, dass sich immer mehr Menschen mit der Thematik auseinandersetzen und nach Wegen suchen, aktiv zur Stärkung der Verteidigungsfähi...

www.hartpunkt.de

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21h

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds #Climate

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 17h

Gaskraftwerke staatlich fördern erfordert die Zustimmung der EU-Kommission - wegen des EU-Beihilferrechts. Nur: Reiches Pläne matchen damit wohl nicht, zeigt ein Gutachten im Auftrag der DUH. Ein Grund: Zu große Kapazität bei nicht nachgewiesenem Bedarf.
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...

Handelsblatt

www.handelsblatt.com

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Miriam Vollmer @miriamvollmer.bsky.social · 17h

Die 🚦 kam im Energierecht mit einem Koffer detaillierter Gesetze, um die erneuerbaren Energien auszubauen. Schwarzrot kam mit leeren Händen: Die geschürten Erwartungen sind vom „Heizungsgesetz“ bis zu AKW rechtlich oder ökonomisch unmöglich.

Die Presse sollte sich mal nach ihren Maßstäben fragen

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Felix Anderl @felixanderl.bsky.social · 16h

Tofu (agglomeriertes Sojaprotein) & Tempeh (fermentierter Sojakuchen) sind seit Jahrhunderten Teil täglicher Ernährung in Asien - aber auch in Deutschland hat Fleischersatz eine längere Geschichte. 1915 versuchte Konrad Adenauer ein Patent für die Sojawurst anzumelden
adenauerhaus.de/digital/unse...

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Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social · 16h

According to TV2 the new Part 2 of the Arctic defence agreement will include:

2 additional Arctic frigates (total 5)

Maritime Patrol aircraft (reportedly P-8)

Icebreaking “capacity”

Drones

Radars

New military HQ in Nuuk

Naval facilities in Nuuk

Army Arctic regiment

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Breaking: Heatmap has obtained a new internal DOE grant termination list that includes the two major DAC hub awards — Oxy/1PointFive's South Texas DAC Hub and Heirloom/Climeworks' Project Cypress in Louisiana.
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

heatmap.news

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Patrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · 1d

Radio New Zealand had a short segment yesterday including some voices from the local Samoan side: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Locals concerned about impact one year after Manawanui sinking

The New Zealand government has paid the Samoan government $6 million in compensation following the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui. Today marks a year since the New Zealand Navy ship hit the Tafitoala ...

www.rnz.co.nz

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Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org · 1d

#NewZealand's #military will pay #Samoa in full to compensate it for the damage caused after one of its navy survey vessels ran aground on a reef and sank a year ago.

The wreck of the #Manawanui remains at the site of the sinking but is not releasing oil. apnews.com/article/new-...

New Zealand will compensate Samoa $3.6M for a navy ship wreck a year after the vessel sank

New Zealand has agreed to pay $3.6 million in compensation to Samoa a year after a after a navy ship ran aground on a reef.

apnews.com

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Patrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · 2d

Armed forces are using 18th-century technology to spy on enemies (Gift link).
economist.com/science-and-...

Armed forces are using 18th-century technology to spy on enemies

High-altitude balloons are surprisingly useful in modern conflicts

economist.com

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked ("parametric") insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: India considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance scheme

India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods.

www.reuters.com

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 3d

This is the first story of its kind that I remember. I promise you it will not be the last.

Geoengineering.

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Catastrophe and Weird Science: What Really Happened in the Storm Clouds Over Dubai?

Torrential rain flooded the city in 2024, killing at least four people and raising new questions about the UAE’s cloud seeding program.

www.bloomberg.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · 4d

A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.

Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ

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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.bsky.social · 4d

Deutschlands Klimapolitik scheitert nicht am Willen der Bevölkerung, sondern an ihrer Umsetzung in der Politik.

Die Menschen wollen Klimapolitik – bekommen sie aber nicht

Deutschlands Klimapolitik scheitert nicht am Willen der Bevölkerung, sondern an ihrer Umsetzung in der Politik.

www.surplusmagazin.de

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Patrick Flamm @ptrckflmm.bsky.social · 4d

“Die Trump-Regierung tut ihr Möglichstes, damit fossile Brennstoffe im Energiemix des 21. Jahrhunderts dominant bleiben. Sollte sie damit Erfolg haben, werden die kurzfristigen Gewinne für die USA enorm sein. Der langfristige Schaden für den Planeten jedoch wäre um ein Vielfaches größer.”

www.ipg-journal.de

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.bsky.social · 4d

Incidentally, the very nice schematic of cryosphere changes over both ice sheets was drawn by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social Tak! 🙏

New paper out today in @nature Geosciences:
The Greenlandification of Antarctica

Readcube pdf: rdcu.be/eJiqJ

The Greenlandification of Antarctica | Nature Geoscience

Climate and ice sheet processes in Antarctica increasingly reflect those observed earlier in Greenland. Applying process insights from Greenland can improve projections of future Antarctic ice and climate behaviour.

rdcu.be

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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 5d

1/ New @lut.fi research assesses geopolitical risks associated with 190 countries for sustainable energy trade in future doi.org/10.1016/j.se.... Each country is given a geopolitical risk score based on resilience, institutional quality, conflicts, and business

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 5d

The Finnish state is now expected to have to pay the defendants' legal fees, a sum of around 195,000 euros.

Finnish court: We have no jurisdiction in Eagle S case

The Finnish state is now expected to have to pay the defendants' legal fees, a sum of around 195,000 euros.

yle.fi

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 5d

Rule of law and geopolitics clash at times if the law was made for a different world.

Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...

Finnish court dismisses case against crew accused of cutting undersea cables

The case collapsed over maritime law provisions and doubts about intent.

www.politico.eu

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking of #Finland and the icy sea up there: my colleague looked at icebreakers and why America is looking to buy them in Helsinki. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

The chilling exception to Trumpian protectionism

Finland has something special that America wants

www.economist.com

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · 7d

A lot has been said about #Ladakh and Ladakhis in the last few days. For those who know the region and it's people understand the demand for autonomy. For others, @ashishkothari.bsky.social and I provide a glimpse of how Ladakh's demand for autonomy is tightly linked to its ecology and energy future

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