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Felix Creutzig

@efesce.bsky.social

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Bennett Chair University of Sussex and PIK Potsdam. Climate change mitigation, especially cities, transport, and role of AI. Believes in human cooperation, urban planning, economics, and technologies. Make climate policy as if children matter. .. more

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Felix Creutzig is a German physicist, and professor of Sustainability Economics at Technische Universität Berlin.

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Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social · 14d

Trump's and Putin's pincer movement on Europe.

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Trump and Putin are threatening to carve up Europe between them. Suddenly, it all feels a bit 1939 | Simon Tisdall

Forget the US president’s seeming volte-face on Ukraine this week: he and Putin fundamentally agree that European liberal democracy is the problem, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisd...

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Arne Semsrott @arnesemsrott.bsky.social · 14d

how it started how it's going

Vor allem in Gelsenkirchen oder Hagen rechnet sich die Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) gute Chancen aus, den ersten Oberbürgermeister im Westen zu stellen.

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Georgine Kellermann @georginekellermann.bsky.social · 14d

Awesome. #Gelsenkirchen you rock. #noAfD

Ergebnis der Stichwahl: Henze SPD 66,83 Prozent. Emmerich, AfD 33,17 Prozent.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 14d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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wemeze @wemeze.bsky.social · 14d

#Vermögenssteuer @markus.reuter.netzpolitik.org

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d

NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.

Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!

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Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social · 15d

Banning Israel from the ESC may be ill conceived. It punishes Netanyahu's opposition, and may even take away their voice, while being meaningless for Netanyahu's base. Instead, such moves increase the perception of "we against the world", not helping Gaza.

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‘Water off a duck’s back’: will Israel’s growing isolation make its leadership change course?

For many Israelis, Netanyahu’s warning to get used to growing isolation confirmed what they already suspected of his priorities

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16d

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European parliament. More details soon … Continue reading...

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Weddingweiser @weddingweiser.de · 17d

Ein Foto-Rückblick auf die Spielstraße in der Glasgower Straße. Von Uta und einigen anderen Ehrenamtlichen organisiert, fanden einmal im Monat Nachmittage der Begegnung zwischen Jung und Alt in der Nachbarschaft des Englischen Viertels statt.

📷 @martina.ozdemir.photography @spielstrasse.13349

Kinder spielen auf einer für den Verkehr gesperrten Straße im Berliner Stadtteil Wedding bei einer Aktion der temporären Spielstraße; zu sehen sind unter anderem Tischtennis, Laufräder, Straßenmalkreide, Roller und ein großes buntes Schwungtuch.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 17d

Dozens of former world leaders have joined the global call to make Big Oil & Gas pay for the destruction they’ve caused.

8 in 10 people worldwide support taxing fossil fuel giants to pay for climate damages.

Now, leaders from five continents are backing that call.

Former world leaders call for new climate taxes on oil & gas industry: Greenpeace comment - Greenpeace International

This year’s COP30 in Brazil must affirm the polluter pays principle and take steps to ensure that the fossil fuel industry and other high emitting sectors contribute to the escalating cost of climate ...

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 18d

Bennett Institute’s Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social contributes to the UN report published today on Harnessing Climate and Sustainable Development Goals Synergies which highlights the benefits of acting jointly on climate and sustainable development.

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Stories - The Bennett Institute

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Patrick Breitenbach @patrickbreitenbach.de · 20d

Komisch. Wir kommen im Podcast zur Erkenntnis, dass Kirk mit einigen seiner "legitimen" Meinungen gegen das deutsche Grundgesetz verstoßen hätte (Art. 1 und 5) und vermutlich nach §130 StGb Volksverhetzung (seine Holocaustrelativierung) betrieb.

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Tobias Watzl @tobiaswatzl.bsky.social · 20d

Man muss sagen das ist endlich mal ein guter Artikel vom ORF zum Thema Radfahren.

Nach einem tödlichen Unfall in Salzburg sind sich alle einig dass es baulich getrennte Radinfra braucht.

Die Schuld wird hier nicht auf die Radfahrer gelenkt sondern auf die Infra.

salzburg.orf.at/stories/3322...

Frächter fordern bauliche Trennung von Radwegen

Nach dem tödlichen Unfall auf der Eder-Kreuzung im Salzburger Stadtteil Parsch vergangene Woche fordert jetzt auch der Sprecher der Sparte Transport und Verkehr in der Wirtschaftskammer eine bauliche ...

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Annika Joeres @annikajoeres.bsky.social · 20d

Wer verstehen will, warum Jens Spahn bei Miosga den Trumpismus verharmlost & die Linke derart verteufelt, dem lege ich unsere @gabrielakeller.bsky.social Recherche zu Jens Spahns engen Verbindungen zu MAGA-Milliardären & trumpschen Stiftungen ans Herz - erklärt vieles:
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Netzwerk mit Nebenwirkungen: Jens Spahn und der Milliardär

Christan Angermayer gilt als Freund von Jens Spahn – und offenbar profitierte er als Investor von einer Großbestellung der Bundesregierung.

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Jörg Spengler @joergspengler.bsky.social · 20d

#GoodNews: In Paris sind inzwischen mehr mit den Fahrrad unterwegs als mit dem Auto. 🚲💚
#Verkehrswende #StädteFürMenschen

Bild: Fahrradstraße in Paris
Text: The cycling revolution in Paris.
Bicycles already surpass cars as a means of transportation in the interior of Paris.
Source: elpais.com

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Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social · 21d

Tonight is the night when the Messias is reborn (after having been killed two weeks ago) creating a new cult with Trump as its obvious leader, characterized by retribution, not love.

Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 21d

Now talking: antisemitic White Nationalist Jack Posobiec (who gave a Hitler salute at CPAC) who compares Kirk to Moses and talks about the survival of „Western civilisation“, claims Kirk‘s sacrifice will be the „turning point“- „are you ready to put on the full armour of god“ in „spiritual warfare“

Posobiec mit ausgestreckter Hand, rosenkranz in der Faust

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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · 21d

In addition to cancelling your Disney accounts, now is also a great time to delete academia.edu

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21d

Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

His new vision is to see Uruguay’s success story replicated in other countries.

He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?

Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 21d

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 21d

Today our transmission grid capacity is only used about 55% of the time. Our distribution grid, less than 30% of the time. But for 50-100 hours a year everything could be used close to 100% of their capacity — so we overinvest in those hours.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21d

IN THE USA…

Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?

Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...

100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?

Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · 24d

Great to be part of the UK-India AIxcelerate programme with Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social participating in an ideas workshop to co-develop AI solutions across six priority sectors, Health, Engineering Biology, Climate, Energy, AgriTech, and FinTech.

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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · Sep 12

Es ist eine grosse Ehre, den 2025 Deutschen Umweltpreis zu erhalten! Danke an alle meine jetzigen und ehemaligen Gruppenmitglieder und viele Kolleg:innen!
@lukasgudmundsson.bsky.social @yasserhaddad.bsky.social @yannquilcaille.bsky.social @michaelgwindisch.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt @umweltstiftung.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ausgezeichnet!🏆Mit dem Deutschen Umweltpreis 2025 von der DBU #uwp25 werden die Klimaforscherin @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social @ethz.ch & das Geschäftsführungsduo Lars Baumgürtel und Dr. Ing. Birgitt Bendiek des Stahlverzinkungsunternehmens ZINQ geehrt. buff.ly/QEDIjX0

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Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social · Sep 11

Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social has participated in discussions with the UN to help shape the establishment of two new AI governance mechanisms: an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

See Digital Watch - dig.watch/updates/un-g...

UNGA adopts terms of reference for AI Scientific Panel and Global Dialogue on AI governance | Digital Watch Observatory

The UN’s latest resolution signals a turning point in global AI governance, setting the stage for both scientific oversight and multistakeholder dialogue on how AI will shape societies worldwide.

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · Sep 8

IPCC WGIII Chapter 5 remains one of the most comprehensive resources on the social science of climate change mitigation to date. I cannot recommend it enough! (6/6)

Read it here: www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here is a separate starter pack of the #IPCC scientists on bluesky involved in the SR Cities:
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@dianaurge.bsky.social @siir-kilkis.bsky.social @peterthorne.bsky.social @sarahlynnburch.bsky.social @bmhayward.bsky.social @efesce.bsky.social
(full list: apps.ipcc.ch/report/autho...)

IPCC SR Cities (AR7) Scientists on Bluesky

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · Aug 14

The answer to the many, many stories of shady carbon credits has been verification. Surely if these credits are audited, we can trust them, right? A new study says nope, conflict of interest abounds. @rishpardikar.bsky.social has the story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/carbon-...

New Research: The Inherent Conflict of Interest in Carbon Markets

The allure of “verified” carbon credits is obvious, but new research finds the verification process deeply flawed by the fact that auditors are hired and paid by project developers, creating a financi...

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Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social · Aug 14

Nice paper! Though: Residues, manure, municipal waste: typically they are already used as fertilizers, biodiversity valuable materials, or cooking fuels. These are at risk of being replaced, e.g., with unsustainable palm oil. Sustainability potentials probably lower (?)

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Felix Creutzig @efesce.bsky.social · Jul 30

Die Bundesregierung verwendet den Klimaschutzfond, um Gas zu subventionieren. Hier die Möglichkeit Protest zu äußern.

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3,4 Mrd. Euro Klimageld für Gassubventionen? Nicht mit uns!

Warum wir diesen Vorschlag gemeinsam ablehnen sollten Eine Finanzierung der Gasspeicherumlage aus dem KTF würde fossiles Heizen günstiger machen. Dies würde die Anreize zum Umstieg auf emissionsfreie ...

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