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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It seems Bluesky is too serious for seriouspeople.co who do videos like this one: 🤩
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
Private jets don’t pay fuel duty. Now I don't either.
YouTube video by Oli Frost
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It seems Bluesky is too serious for seriouspeople.co who do videos like this one: 🤩
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
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BETWEEN NET ZERO AND COLLAPSE: Reflection & discussion following the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, with @ilonamotto.bsky.social, @axelmaas.bsky.social & @dmaraun.bsky.social
📆 04.12., 5 pm | SR 62.31 @uni-graz.at & online 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
📆 04.12., 5 pm | SR 62.31 @uni-graz.at & online 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
BETWEEN NET ZERO AND COLLAPSE: Reflection & discussion following the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, with @ilonamotto.bsky.social, @axelmaas.bsky.social & @dmaraun.bsky.social
📆 04.12., 5 pm | SR 62.31 @uni-graz.at & online 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
📆 04.12., 5 pm | SR 62.31 @uni-graz.at & online 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
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URBI Science Talk ** TODAY ** at 3.30, SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at:
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Heat impacts on maternal and new-born health. 🔥 Insights into @highhorizonseu.bsky.social. With Jetina Tsvaki (@ceshhar.bsky.social), Katharina Wieser & @ilonamotto.bsky.social 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/ur...
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Heat impacts on maternal and new-born health. 🔥 Insights into @highhorizonseu.bsky.social. With Jetina Tsvaki (@ceshhar.bsky.social), Katharina Wieser & @ilonamotto.bsky.social 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/ur...
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
URBI Science Talk ** TODAY ** at 3.30, SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at:
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Heat impacts on maternal and new-born health. 🔥 Insights into @highhorizonseu.bsky.social. With Jetina Tsvaki (@ceshhar.bsky.social), Katharina Wieser & @ilonamotto.bsky.social 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/ur...
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Heat impacts on maternal and new-born health. 🔥 Insights into @highhorizonseu.bsky.social. With Jetina Tsvaki (@ceshhar.bsky.social), Katharina Wieser & @ilonamotto.bsky.social 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/ur...
The presenting team 😊
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The presenting team 😊
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November 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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I do #TalkCollapse in Graz on December 4th: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I do #TalkCollapse in Graz on December 4th: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/be...
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„Was es braucht, sind verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen. Das ist die wichtigste Aufgabe der nationalen Regierungen – Sicherheit schaffen. Und dafür braucht es mehr Mut.“ @ilonamotto.bsky.social war bei der #COP30 in Belém 👇 @meinbezirk-stmk.bsky.social
Weltklimakonferenz in Belém: Steirische Forscherin über bittersüße Klima-Realität der COP30
Rund 50.000 Delegierte aus knapp 200 Staaten finden sich seit vergangener Woche in der brasilianischen Hafenstadt Belém ein: Noch bis 21. November läuft dort die 30. Conference of the Parties, die Wel...
www.meinbezirk.at
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
„Was es braucht, sind verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen. Das ist die wichtigste Aufgabe der nationalen Regierungen – Sicherheit schaffen. Und dafür braucht es mehr Mut.“ @ilonamotto.bsky.social war bei der #COP30 in Belém 👇 @meinbezirk-stmk.bsky.social
It is getting increasingly interesting... Protesters break into #COP30 Conference venue in Belém. They demand an involvement of indigenous and youth groups in the negotiations. They are not at the negotiation desks and they don't have the lobby power that the fossil fuel industry has 🫤
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It is getting increasingly interesting... Protesters break into #COP30 Conference venue in Belém. They demand an involvement of indigenous and youth groups in the negotiations. They are not at the negotiation desks and they don't have the lobby power that the fossil fuel industry has 🫤
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Studis @uni-graz.at aufgepasst! 👀 Dein Studium + ein Mastermodul = Masterstudium Plus 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
📆 Infoveranstaltung: 20.11. 16:30, online – jetzt anmelden 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
Sei Teil der Lösung! 🌱 Mit dem Mastermodul Klimawandel & nachhaltige Transformation 👇
📆 Infoveranstaltung: 20.11. 16:30, online – jetzt anmelden 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
Sei Teil der Lösung! 🌱 Mit dem Mastermodul Klimawandel & nachhaltige Transformation 👇
Klimawandel und Nachhaltige Transformation - Universität Graz
www.uni-graz.at
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Studis @uni-graz.at aufgepasst! 👀 Dein Studium + ein Mastermodul = Masterstudium Plus 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
📆 Infoveranstaltung: 20.11. 16:30, online – jetzt anmelden 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
Sei Teil der Lösung! 🌱 Mit dem Mastermodul Klimawandel & nachhaltige Transformation 👇
📆 Infoveranstaltung: 20.11. 16:30, online – jetzt anmelden 👉 www.uni-graz.at/de/studium/r...
Sei Teil der Lösung! 🌱 Mit dem Mastermodul Klimawandel & nachhaltige Transformation 👇
On "cascades of hope" in an interview carried out by Dėsiree Schneider perspective-daily.de/article/3984...
Angst vor dem Klimawandel? Mit diesen Kipppunkten schaffen wir die Wende
Dieser Text ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Denn der Klimawandel kommt mit großer Wucht. Doch das Konzept der sozialen Kipppunkte verspricht Kaskaden der Hoffnung.
perspective-daily.de
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
On "cascades of hope" in an interview carried out by Dėsiree Schneider perspective-daily.de/article/3984...
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Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
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Paper out in @natclimate.nature.com: Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts 👇
Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts - Nature Climate Change
Impacts from a climate event can cascade through natural, anthropogenic and socio-economic systems. Here the authors assess cascading climate impacts on the EU and identify intervention points for ada...
www.nature.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Paper out in @natclimate.nature.com: Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts 👇
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Can Europe handle cross-border climate risks?🌍
New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe.
Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe.
Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts - Nature Climate Change
Impacts from a climate event can cascade through natural, anthropogenic and socio-economic systems. Here the authors assess cascading climate impacts on the EU and identify intervention points for ada...
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Can Europe handle cross-border climate risks?🌍
New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe.
Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe.
Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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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.
@wegenercenter.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary 🥳
🥳 Eine Erfolgsgeschichte der #unigraz: 20 Jahre Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel.
Zum 20-Jahr-Jubiläum stellen wir 20 Wissenschaftler:innen des Zentrums und ihre Forschung vor 👇
@wegenercenter.bsky.social #climatechangegraz #weworkfortomorrow
Zum 20-Jahr-Jubiläum stellen wir 20 Wissenschaftler:innen des Zentrums und ihre Forschung vor 👇
@wegenercenter.bsky.social #climatechangegraz #weworkfortomorrow
Eine Erfolgsgeschichte der Uni Graz: 20 Jahre Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel
Wege entstehen, indem wir sie gehen. Nach diesem Motto forschen am Wegener Center der Universität Graz über 70 Wissenschaftler:innen aus Geo- und Klimaphysik, Meteorologie, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Tran...
www.uni-graz.at
October 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
@wegenercenter.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary 🥳
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Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"
Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"
Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"
Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"
Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A very successful and fun exhibition of artworks of Renold Netto and a great and creative workshop on natural pigments. In cooperation with Bauhaus Earth 🤩
September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A very successful and fun exhibition of artworks of Renold Netto and a great and creative workshop on natural pigments. In cooperation with Bauhaus Earth 🤩
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I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]
I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: [email protected]
Am diesen Donnerstag (28.08.25) um 18:00 Uhr im ProtoPotsdam Pavilion (Ecke Spornstr. und Dortustr., 14467 Potsdam) co-organisiere ich eine Veranstaltung zum Thema "Zwischen Bauwende und Bauturbo" im Rahmen der Podcastreihe „Call to Action!“.
August 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Am diesen Donnerstag (28.08.25) um 18:00 Uhr im ProtoPotsdam Pavilion (Ecke Spornstr. und Dortustr., 14467 Potsdam) co-organisiere ich eine Veranstaltung zum Thema "Zwischen Bauwende und Bauturbo" im Rahmen der Podcastreihe „Call to Action!“.
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< „Um die notwendigen Veränderungen zu beschleunigen sowie einen gerechten und fairen Transformationsprozess zu gewährleisten, braucht es effektive Maßnahmen“ – @ilonamotto.bsky.social koordinierte als Leitautorin das Kapitel „Transformation der Nachfrage“
June 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
< „Um die notwendigen Veränderungen zu beschleunigen sowie einen gerechten und fairen Transformationsprozess zu gewährleisten, braucht es effektive Maßnahmen“ – @ilonamotto.bsky.social koordinierte als Leitautorin das Kapitel „Transformation der Nachfrage“
Online information event about our Master Program Climate Change and Transformation Science at the University of Graz, June 25, 1:30 pm CEST: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/cc...
Info event: MSc programme Climate Change & Transformation Science - Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change
wegcenter.uni-graz.at
June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Online information event about our Master Program Climate Change and Transformation Science at the University of Graz, June 25, 1:30 pm CEST: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/cc...
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Determinants of Sustainable Financial Behavior: Evidence from incentivized experiments and surveys
Wegener Center Common Space with Katharina Gangl (@ihs.ac.at)
📆 30.04., 14:00 | SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at
All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/co...
Wegener Center Common Space with Katharina Gangl (@ihs.ac.at)
📆 30.04., 14:00 | SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at
All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/co...
April 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Determinants of Sustainable Financial Behavior: Evidence from incentivized experiments and surveys
Wegener Center Common Space with Katharina Gangl (@ihs.ac.at)
📆 30.04., 14:00 | SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at
All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/co...
Wegener Center Common Space with Katharina Gangl (@ihs.ac.at)
📆 30.04., 14:00 | SR 56.11 @uni-graz.at
All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/events/co...