Adrian Hiss
@ahiss.bsky.social
Animal Cognition biologist - Cofounder of Klimadashboard.at - On the streets with Fridays For Future Vienna
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Praktisch alle Kraftwerke, die mühsam repariert und wieder aufgebaut wurden, mit einem Drohnensturm in einer Nacht zerstört. Der kommende Winter wird die Hölle - und genau das ist es, was Putin will: die Hölle für die Ukraine.
⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Praktisch alle Kraftwerke, die mühsam repariert und wieder aufgebaut wurden, mit einem Drohnensturm in einer Nacht zerstört. Der kommende Winter wird die Hölle - und genau das ist es, was Putin will: die Hölle für die Ukraine.
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
Private Jet, Business Class Tax Backed by Spain at Climate Talks
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
bloom.bg
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
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The #COP30 world leaders summit is about to start, and on this thread I'll be tracking how world leaders address energy transition (specifically fossil fuels) in their speeches. Let's go!
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The #COP30 world leaders summit is about to start, and on this thread I'll be tracking how world leaders address energy transition (specifically fossil fuels) in their speeches. Let's go!
"To date, no NDCs have set targets to reduce oil and gas production or phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies."
- Emission Gap Report 2025 -
- Emission Gap Report 2025 -
If we do not seriously move away from burning fossil fuels, hurricanes like Melissa will only become worse. Already today Melissa tested the limits of what preparedness and adaptation can do. These limits are very real for everyone in the Caribbean. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"To date, no NDCs have set targets to reduce oil and gas production or phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies."
- Emission Gap Report 2025 -
- Emission Gap Report 2025 -
Wien - Stockholm in 12:30h sind ungewohnt beeindruckend!
Oder Wien - Bukarest in 7.55h.
Gleichzeitig dauert Paris-Madrid und Bukarest-Sofia beides 6h?!
Oder Wien - Bukarest in 7.55h.
Gleichzeitig dauert Paris-Madrid und Bukarest-Sofia beides 6h?!
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wien - Stockholm in 12:30h sind ungewohnt beeindruckend!
Oder Wien - Bukarest in 7.55h.
Gleichzeitig dauert Paris-Madrid und Bukarest-Sofia beides 6h?!
Oder Wien - Bukarest in 7.55h.
Gleichzeitig dauert Paris-Madrid und Bukarest-Sofia beides 6h?!
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Interessant: Auch der Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) kritisiert die Verschiebung des ETS 2 (der Benzin und Diesel deutlich verteuern wird) mit klaren Worten:
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Interessant: Auch der Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) kritisiert die Verschiebung des ETS 2 (der Benzin und Diesel deutlich verteuern wird) mit klaren Worten:
Ein paar weiterführende Gedanken zum interessanten Interview von @sigridstagl.bsky.social in der #ZIB2 mit @arminwolf.at
Spannend ist an der Stelle der Bericht des @esabcc.bsky.social, der die Kommission berät. Und auch die rechtlichen Aspekte der Advisory Opinion des Internationalen Gerichtshofs.
Spannend ist an der Stelle der Bericht des @esabcc.bsky.social, der die Kommission berät. Und auch die rechtlichen Aspekte der Advisory Opinion des Internationalen Gerichtshofs.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Ein paar weiterführende Gedanken zum interessanten Interview von @sigridstagl.bsky.social in der #ZIB2 mit @arminwolf.at
Spannend ist an der Stelle der Bericht des @esabcc.bsky.social, der die Kommission berät. Und auch die rechtlichen Aspekte der Advisory Opinion des Internationalen Gerichtshofs.
Spannend ist an der Stelle der Bericht des @esabcc.bsky.social, der die Kommission berät. Und auch die rechtlichen Aspekte der Advisory Opinion des Internationalen Gerichtshofs.
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this is extremely important and there are so many serious voices in the climate world who have this completely wrong?
Please take some time to read about the origin of the 1.5C target. It didn't originate from naivety or stupidity. Those who put it forward certainly didn't see it as "pointless" then, and would probably still not.
@climatehome.bsky.social
www.climatechangenews.com/2015/12/10/a...
@climatehome.bsky.social
www.climatechangenews.com/2015/12/10/a...
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
this is extremely important and there are so many serious voices in the climate world who have this completely wrong?
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ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
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The average water level measured at Virginia Key (near #Miami) set a new monthly record high in October, which is also the new *all-time* record high month.
I also feel confident that it was the highest monthly water level there since the last interglacial period... ~120,000 years ago.
🤯🌊🧪
I also feel confident that it was the highest monthly water level there since the last interglacial period... ~120,000 years ago.
🤯🌊🧪
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The average water level measured at Virginia Key (near #Miami) set a new monthly record high in October, which is also the new *all-time* record high month.
I also feel confident that it was the highest monthly water level there since the last interglacial period... ~120,000 years ago.
🤯🌊🧪
I also feel confident that it was the highest monthly water level there since the last interglacial period... ~120,000 years ago.
🤯🌊🧪
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With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Energietransformation beschleunigen und peak Oil anstreben.
Interessante Details.
Interessante Details.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party lays out the key directions and priorities for China for the next five years. It reaffirms the importance of clean energy for China's energy, economic and industrial policy, but raises concerns about commitment to 2030 climate targets.
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Energietransformation beschleunigen und peak Oil anstreben.
Interessante Details.
Interessante Details.
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"A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has fired the starting shot in legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage
Claimants seek compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials after extreme flooding destroyed harvests
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has fired the starting shot in legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/6 Emotional/affective contagion in bumblebees
First evidence that emotions are contagious in insects too.
Bumblebees that observed an optimistic bumblebee became optimistic themselves.
This is the most basic form of empathy.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
First evidence that emotions are contagious in insects too.
Bumblebees that observed an optimistic bumblebee became optimistic themselves.
This is the most basic form of empathy.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
1/6 Emotional/affective contagion in bumblebees
First evidence that emotions are contagious in insects too.
Bumblebees that observed an optimistic bumblebee became optimistic themselves.
This is the most basic form of empathy.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
First evidence that emotions are contagious in insects too.
Bumblebees that observed an optimistic bumblebee became optimistic themselves.
This is the most basic form of empathy.
(paper) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has fired the starting shot in legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage
Claimants seek compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials after extreme flooding destroyed harvests
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has fired the starting shot in legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Some people may perceive one category up from another one as only a "little" bit stronger. Like earthquake scales, the hurricane intensity scale increases logarithmically. That means a doubling of wind is not a doubling of damage. It actually results in a 256-fold increase in possible damage."
Writing is my coping mechanism when I am worried about a weather situation. As an unprecedented storm like #HurricaneMelissa approaches Jamaica, I feel helpless, so I write. My Tuesday morning thoughts on the storm.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Hurricane Melissa Is The Strongest Storm On Earth In 2025
The strongest storm on Earth in 2025 is about to hit Jamaica. Here's what you need to know about Hurricane Melissa before its first landfall.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Some people may perceive one category up from another one as only a "little" bit stronger. Like earthquake scales, the hurricane intensity scale increases logarithmically. That means a doubling of wind is not a doubling of damage. It actually results in a 256-fold increase in possible damage."
"Taken together, these plans would cut carbon by only about 10% by 2035 compared with 2019 levels. This is only about a sixth of the drop in global emissions needed to limit global heating to 1.5C."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"Taken together, these plans would cut carbon by only about 10% by 2035 compared with 2019 levels. This is only about a sixth of the drop in global emissions needed to limit global heating to 1.5C."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wien bekommt 640 mm Regen, als Jahressumme.
"1000mm rain possible"
"1000mm rain possible"
#Melissa a staggering cat 5 hurricane 🌀& strengthening
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wien bekommt 640 mm Regen, als Jahressumme.
"1000mm rain possible"
"1000mm rain possible"
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This by @klimentina.bsky.social for @greenpeace.no is a very very good summary of the upcoming court cases where massive fossil fuel projects are being challenged. The stakes are about as high as you can imagine - go read:
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Greenpeace vs Norway: Two climate decisions that could change Europe - Greenpeace International
In 2016, six youth activists, Young Friends of the Earth Norway and Greenpeace Nordic took the Norwegian government to court to stop new Arctic oil drilling.
www.greenpeace.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This by @klimentina.bsky.social for @greenpeace.no is a very very good summary of the upcoming court cases where massive fossil fuel projects are being challenged. The stakes are about as high as you can imagine - go read:
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Schreckliche Nachrichten. Und wieder eine Erinnerung, da wo wir können, Entscheidungsträger verantwortlich zu halten, sich für die Demokratie einzusetzen und konstruktiv Lösungen zu unterstützen. Und davon gibt es ja beruhigenderweise schon sehr viele.
In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.
October 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Schreckliche Nachrichten. Und wieder eine Erinnerung, da wo wir können, Entscheidungsträger verantwortlich zu halten, sich für die Demokratie einzusetzen und konstruktiv Lösungen zu unterstützen. Und davon gibt es ja beruhigenderweise schon sehr viele.
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"It is an unprecedented lawsuit ... the first civil claim to directly link polluting companies to deaths and personal injuries that have already happened in the global south. Other climate lawsuits have so far focused on future harms and risks."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"It is an unprecedented lawsuit ... the first civil claim to directly link polluting companies to deaths and personal injuries that have already happened in the global south. Other climate lawsuits have so far focused on future harms and risks."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
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Was Militärstrategen sagen.
"We must end our dependence on foreign oil and gas. A reliance on fossil fuels makes our countries less secure.
It leaves us susceptible to huge price spikes during times of conflict – as we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine."
"We must end our dependence on foreign oil and gas. A reliance on fossil fuels makes our countries less secure.
It leaves us susceptible to huge price spikes during times of conflict – as we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine."
Exactly what I'd expect from hippies like... [checks notes] former military leaders...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Was Militärstrategen sagen.
"We must end our dependence on foreign oil and gas. A reliance on fossil fuels makes our countries less secure.
It leaves us susceptible to huge price spikes during times of conflict – as we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine."
"We must end our dependence on foreign oil and gas. A reliance on fossil fuels makes our countries less secure.
It leaves us susceptible to huge price spikes during times of conflict – as we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine."
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Super Initiative! Super Blog!
Dieses Selfie von @yilmazgulum.bsky.social und mir entstand 2018, in einer Kobuk-Lehrveranstaltung.
(Sorry, das wird kurz länger.)
Die Uni Wien fragte mich vor 15 Jahren, ob ich eine Journalismus-Lehrveranstaltung halten möchte - so entstand @kobuk.at, Österreichs einziger Medienwatchblog. 1/8
(Sorry, das wird kurz länger.)
Die Uni Wien fragte mich vor 15 Jahren, ob ich eine Journalismus-Lehrveranstaltung halten möchte - so entstand @kobuk.at, Österreichs einziger Medienwatchblog. 1/8
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Super Initiative! Super Blog!