Looking for empirical proof of the #Gretaeffect in climate policy-making? In 2020, the Danish government replaced a symbolic Climate Change Act 2014 with a substantial one. This is the story of how this was possible, with @sarah_wien. 50 free copies tandfonline.com/eprint/YNC59FI…

The #EU #taxonomy on sustainable investment is meant to boost the #GreenEnergy transition, but a new draft reportedly counts the #fossilfuel #naturalgas as 'green'. Reinhard @steurer.bsky.social says this is disastrous for EU policy & reputation #greenwashing fm4.orf.at/player/2021110… Radio FM4

Check out our latest Special Issue on #ClimateChange Acts, available as FREE ACCESS until Dec, incl papers by @sarah_wien Diarmuid Torney Simon Matti Reinhard Steurer (Engl. Account) @MikaelKarlsson_ Charlotta Söderberg Isra Solorio Peter Christoff Alina Averchenkova Orsini Amandine & others👇 bit.ly/SI-CCAs

Zeke Hausfather This is not a semantic issue ("deeply problematic language"), this is plain climate crisis denial. Thus, I find the language you use deeply problematic.

When all you want to say is that we need to stay below 1.5 and the interviewer wants to know more about those fascinating carbon removal technologies 😂 😭cheddar.com/media/iiasa-st…

Kai Gehring My take: As you write, "Politicians search for support, not truth" - and economics usually gives them the support they are looking for (more GDP growth, jobs...) - at the expense of non-economic issues. In the climate crisis, mainstream economics helped to justify the status quo.

Kai Gehring "Initially"? As non-economist I have the impression that, from 1990s into the 2010s, the most influential parts of mainstream (climate) economics has helped to rationalize the status quo. Nordhaus over Weitzmann, so to say. Essential years lost & now "Vergangenheitsbewältigung"

This is the most remarkable form of denial I have ever seen when it comes to Bitcoin and energy consumption. Bitcoiners concerned about the climate crisis are really desperate. journal.bitcoinreserve.com/bitcoin-a-bold…

What role can social scientists play in climate activism? See this Zoom event on 2nd March

Peter Kalmus Could you Peter Kalmus add a photo of the entire upper half of the title page to put this into perspective - and to save this as a historically relevant proof of how we have perfected repression. For the fresh look at the psychology of the climate crisis⬇️x.com/R_Steurer/stat…

This one was really a big step forward for me in understanding the *real problem* behind the #ClimateCrisis 💚👍 - Must read!

“That’s what you get when your illusions are no longer compatible with reality... We’re in that state right now already. It’s really a dangerous time for democracies.” - Prof. Reinhard Steurer (Engl. Account) insideclimatenews.org/news/11112022/…

Man announces he will quit drinking by 2050...

“I see two options: Either much larger mass protest, twice or three times as large as 2019 or many more people joining the civil resistance.” — Reinhard Steurer (Engl. Account) #FridaysforFuture #EndFossilFuels #ClimateStrike bit.ly/rs-two-options

Here are some key messages from our APCC assessment “Structures for climate-friendly living” (Strukturen für ein klimafreundliches Leben). The full report is available here, including a highly recommended English summary for policymakers & technical summary: …afreundlichesleben.apcc-sr.ccca.ac.at/#spm1/6

... Climate Dissonance Theory" (boku.ac.at/fileadmin/data…) by Reinhard Steurer (Engl. Account): "Men are so simple, and so subject to present necessities, that he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived." Regarding Germany this means: - If you want to ...