Martin Röck
@martinroeck.com
👨💻🌆 Scientist-Architect-Dad
♻️🤝 Regenerative Systems, Resilient Communities
🇦🇹 🇪🇺 Director @riselabs.at Lead Scientist @gbdi.io
🌍👉 http://www.martinroeck.com
#Climate #Policy #Buildings #Materials #LCA
♻️🤝 Regenerative Systems, Resilient Communities
🇦🇹 🇪🇺 Director @riselabs.at Lead Scientist @gbdi.io
🌍👉 http://www.martinroeck.com
#Climate #Policy #Buildings #Materials #LCA
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Martin Röck
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· Oct 24
INDICATE- INDICATE accelerator offering a project framework and co-funding to support efforts to generate much-needed building-level Whole Life Carbon ( WLC ) data in Europe.
The INDICATE accelerator offers a project framework and co-funding to support efforts to generate much-needed building-level Whole Life Carbon ( WLC ) data in Europe. National partnerships will be for...
www.indicatedata.com
🤓 Have you heard of #INDICATE? It is our multi-stakeholder framework for accelerating whole life cycle assessment (#LCA) #data, #targets, and #policy.
📊 INDICATE is already running in 9 countries, with ambition for much more. Check out our recent video with more details!
👉 www.indicatedata.com
📊 INDICATE is already running in 9 countries, with ambition for much more. Check out our recent video with more details!
👉 www.indicatedata.com
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Climate change and overfishing threaten African Penguins. BirdLife South Africa are fighting for this species’ future www.theguardian.com/environment/...
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Climate change and overfishing threaten African Penguins. BirdLife South Africa are fighting for this species’ future www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Africa’s forests have joined the Brazilian Amazon and Australian forests in becoming carbon sources rather than sinks. Around 2010 the previous storage of our carbon emissions flipped, mainly through deforestation and degradation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#climatechange #deforestation #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#climatechange #deforestation #Africa
Loss of tropical moist broadleaf forest has turned Africa’s forests from a carbon sink into a source - Scientific Reports
Africa’s forests and woody savannas have historically acted as a carbon sink, removing atmospheric carbon and storing it as biomass. However, our novel analysis reveals a critical transition from a ca...
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Africa’s forests have joined the Brazilian Amazon and Australian forests in becoming carbon sources rather than sinks. Around 2010 the previous storage of our carbon emissions flipped, mainly through deforestation and degradation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#climatechange #deforestation #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#climatechange #deforestation #Africa
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Barratt Homes (major UK developer)
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EcoCocon (straw wall system)
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Cradle Cradle
Good discussion exploring the real-world barriers and opportunities to embedding circularity, regenerative design, and healthy materials into mainstream construction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwV_...
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EcoCocon (straw wall system)
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Cradle Cradle
Good discussion exploring the real-world barriers and opportunities to embedding circularity, regenerative design, and healthy materials into mainstream construction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwV_...
Straw, Circularity and the One Question Nobody’s Asking
YouTube video by Thrive in Construction Podcast with Darren Evans
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Barratt Homes (major UK developer)
x
EcoCocon (straw wall system)
x
Cradle Cradle
Good discussion exploring the real-world barriers and opportunities to embedding circularity, regenerative design, and healthy materials into mainstream construction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwV_...
x
EcoCocon (straw wall system)
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Cradle Cradle
Good discussion exploring the real-world barriers and opportunities to embedding circularity, regenerative design, and healthy materials into mainstream construction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwV_...
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Zehntausende #Amazon Arbeiter:innen rund um die Welt streiken von #BlackFriday bis #CyberMonday für Schutz vor tödlicher #Hitze und #Umweltverschmutzung, für faire #Löhne und #Gewerkschaftsfreiheit.
Zehntausende Amazon-Arbeiter:innen rund um die Welt streiken für Schutz vor tödlicher Hitze und Verschmutzung, für faire Löhne und Gewerkschaftsfreiheit - Celsius - der Blog von Scientists for Future ...
Vom „Black Friday“ bis zum „Cyber Monday“ streiken und demonstrieren Amazon-Beschäftigte rund um die Welt. In Indien demonstrieren Zehntausende Arbeiter in zwanzig Städten – von Neu-Delhi bis Kalkutta...
www.scientists4future.at
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Zehntausende #Amazon Arbeiter:innen rund um die Welt streiken von #BlackFriday bis #CyberMonday für Schutz vor tödlicher #Hitze und #Umweltverschmutzung, für faire #Löhne und #Gewerkschaftsfreiheit.
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Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood."
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
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Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage ONLY a VOLUNTARY agreement to BEGIN discussions on a roadmap to an EVENTUAL phase-out of fossil fuels, and they achieved this INCREMENTAL progress only in the teeth of IMPLACABLE OPPOSITION from OIL-PRODUCING countries.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Petrostates, such as Saudi Arabia, Russia--and the U.S. under Republican rule--are a threat to us and the planet, and must be treated as such.
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Countries meeting in Brazil for two weeks could manage ONLY a VOLUNTARY agreement to BEGIN discussions on a roadmap to an EVENTUAL phase-out of fossil fuels, and they achieved this INCREMENTAL progress only in the teeth of IMPLACABLE OPPOSITION from OIL-PRODUCING countries.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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„Ich habe bemerkt, dass es im Bereich Wirtschaftskriminalität am schwersten ist, Täter zur Verantwortung zu ziehen. Da gehört Steuerhinterziehung dazu. Staat ist an dieser Stelle sehr schwach und steht einer sehr gut ausgestatteten Finanzbranche gegenüber. Das ist fatales Ungleichgewicht.“ gekürzt.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
„Ich habe bemerkt, dass es im Bereich Wirtschaftskriminalität am schwersten ist, Täter zur Verantwortung zu ziehen. Da gehört Steuerhinterziehung dazu. Staat ist an dieser Stelle sehr schwach und steht einer sehr gut ausgestatteten Finanzbranche gegenüber. Das ist fatales Ungleichgewicht.“ gekürzt.
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„Das ist kein Ruf nach Zensur, sondern nach Zuständigkeit. Wer publizistische Macht bündelt, schuldet der Gesellschaft Transparenz, Fairness und Haftung.“ 👍👇🏼
Digitalkonzerne zersetzen Demokratien. Es braucht ein Stoppschild.
Facebook, Google, X: Deutschland droht digitale Versklavung
Digitalkonzerne zersetzen Demokratien. Es braucht ein Stoppschild.
www.t-online.de
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
„Das ist kein Ruf nach Zensur, sondern nach Zuständigkeit. Wer publizistische Macht bündelt, schuldet der Gesellschaft Transparenz, Fairness und Haftung.“ 👍👇🏼
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Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
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My fear is scientists will just sit by & be complicit. Saying you are for 1.5C or net zero is not ambition.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
Rich, historical polluter countries that had the highest legal responsibility to take climate action failed. And now some of these same countries are speaking about '1.5C ambition'. What a charade
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My fear is scientists will just sit by & be complicit. Saying you are for 1.5C or net zero is not ambition.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
If rich country GHG or CO2 emissions are not dropping at >5% per year, they are not remotely consistent with 1.5C, nor net zero in a reasonable time frame.
Scientists need to point this out.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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250 MILLION people displaced in a world approaching 1.4C above pre-industrial temperatures.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
250 MILLION people displaced in a world approaching 1.4C above pre-industrial temperatures.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
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True leadership means showing up, from day one, for the whole package of #COP30 justice outcomes and not hiding behind trade-offs. So far, EU has not shown this true leadership.
The EU must step up its game to become the climate leader it claims to be. The clock is ticking, but it is not too late.
The EU must step up its game to become the climate leader it claims to be. The clock is ticking, but it is not too late.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
True leadership means showing up, from day one, for the whole package of #COP30 justice outcomes and not hiding behind trade-offs. So far, EU has not shown this true leadership.
The EU must step up its game to become the climate leader it claims to be. The clock is ticking, but it is not too late.
The EU must step up its game to become the climate leader it claims to be. The clock is ticking, but it is not too late.
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Freely available here: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Co-authors include @michaelemann.bsky.social, Johan Rockström, and @petergleick.bsky.social
Co-authors include @michaelemann.bsky.social, Johan Rockström, and @petergleick.bsky.social
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Freely available here: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Co-authors include @michaelemann.bsky.social, Johan Rockström, and @petergleick.bsky.social
Co-authors include @michaelemann.bsky.social, Johan Rockström, and @petergleick.bsky.social
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“The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion: The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.”
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion: The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.”
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com
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Headline: ExxonMobil doesn't care about people and the climate because oil is simply too profitable.
Exxon to ‘pace’ low-carbon spending blaming weak demand and bad policies
CEO Darren Woods says rules reminiscent of ‘centrally planned economies’ have failed to support green products
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Headline: ExxonMobil doesn't care about people and the climate because oil is simply too profitable.
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In 2020 @wwf.panda.org identified the 100 global cities expected to suffer the greatest rise in water risk by 2050- home to at least 350 million people!
We've already seen several megacities just days away from running dry.
Here's a🧵 with eg's
We've already seen several megacities just days away from running dry.
Here's a🧵 with eg's
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In 2020 @wwf.panda.org identified the 100 global cities expected to suffer the greatest rise in water risk by 2050- home to at least 350 million people!
We've already seen several megacities just days away from running dry.
Here's a🧵 with eg's
We've already seen several megacities just days away from running dry.
Here's a🧵 with eg's
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Then I'm afraid that I'm more in C than A. At least in my lifetime.
My view is that we need a progressive politics that can honestly admit that there will be tough times ahead. But that we will work together to care for one another as we enter the storm.
www.overshootpod.com
My view is that we need a progressive politics that can honestly admit that there will be tough times ahead. But that we will work together to care for one another as we enter the storm.
www.overshootpod.com
Overshoot podcast – a world beyond 1.5C
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change. What happens next? In this four-part documentary series, we explore the huge challenges that come from 1.5°C overshoot. We meet the people with ...
www.overshootpod.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Then I'm afraid that I'm more in C than A. At least in my lifetime.
My view is that we need a progressive politics that can honestly admit that there will be tough times ahead. But that we will work together to care for one another as we enter the storm.
www.overshootpod.com
My view is that we need a progressive politics that can honestly admit that there will be tough times ahead. But that we will work together to care for one another as we enter the storm.
www.overshootpod.com
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Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts.
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts
Newspapers in Britain carried more adverts for polluting travel than reports of the last climate conference.
theecologist.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts.
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
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New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
www.cbsnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
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Avoiding geoengineering havoc requires a scientifically informed, globally-coordinated, internationally agreed strategy say Royal Society, lasting for centuries whilst CO2 was removed from the atmosphere
When we can't even organise an intl carbon tax on shipping
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When we can't even organise an intl carbon tax on shipping
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn
Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Avoiding geoengineering havoc requires a scientifically informed, globally-coordinated, internationally agreed strategy say Royal Society, lasting for centuries whilst CO2 was removed from the atmosphere
When we can't even organise an intl carbon tax on shipping
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When we can't even organise an intl carbon tax on shipping
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In case you missed our conversation on the Gates climate memo yesterday, the recording is now available!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAX...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In case you missed our conversation on the Gates climate memo yesterday, the recording is now available!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAX...
I'm in Cape Town kicking off the NetZero Future Conference 2025. It's a great opportunity to connect with local experts and explore potential collaborations. Together we implement Whole Life Cycle thinking in South Africa and across the continent. Excited for the days to come... Follow along!
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm in Cape Town kicking off the NetZero Future Conference 2025. It's a great opportunity to connect with local experts and explore potential collaborations. Together we implement Whole Life Cycle thinking in South Africa and across the continent. Excited for the days to come... Follow along!