Karsten Schulz
@ks260.bsky.social
Assistant Professor Governance & Innovation @ University of Groningen | Climate Adaptation | Climate Governance | Sustainability & Digital Innovation | Energy Transition | Geopolitics
I have a background in Geography and Political Science
I have a background in Geography and Political Science
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Karsten Schulz
@ks260.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Webinar: Climate Technology Progress Report 2024 - UNEP-CCC
2024 Climate Technology Progress Report highlights the urgent need to accelerate renewable energy and identifies high-impact climate action.
unepccc.org
🌱 Join us on November 1st for the release of the 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report on expanding #renewable energy capacity: unepccc.org/events/webin...
#NDCs
#NDCs
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Als die Grünen in Bayern daran gehindert wurden ihren politischen Aschermittwoch zu feiern, wurden die auch nicht in Polizeiwagen zur Halle gefahren. Warum passiert das in Gießen?
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Als die Grünen in Bayern daran gehindert wurden ihren politischen Aschermittwoch zu feiern, wurden die auch nicht in Polizeiwagen zur Halle gefahren. Warum passiert das in Gießen?
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Der Heise Verlag möchte sich als Mitglied im rechtsoffenen Familienunternehmen-AfD-Kuschelverband "nicht öffentlich zu politischen Themen zu äußern". Was für ein peinliches Statement! www.heisegroup.de/presse/Zur-a...
Zur aktuellen Debatte um "Die Familienunternehmer e. V."
Ansgar Heise, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG und gleichzeitig Herausgeber von den heise-Zeitschriftenmarken, bezieht Stellung zur Debatte um "Die Familienunternehmer ...
www.heisegroup.de
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Der Heise Verlag möchte sich als Mitglied im rechtsoffenen Familienunternehmen-AfD-Kuschelverband "nicht öffentlich zu politischen Themen zu äußern". Was für ein peinliches Statement! www.heisegroup.de/presse/Zur-a...
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BREAKING: In Gießen herrscht komplett verkehrte AfD-Welt: Bürgermeister lässt die friedlichen Demonstrationen von Polizei mit barbarischer Gewalt zusammenschlagen. Warum werden die, die sich für Demokratie & Rechtsstaat einsetzen, zusammengeschlagen und nicht die, die beides zerstören wollen???
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
BREAKING: In Gießen herrscht komplett verkehrte AfD-Welt: Bürgermeister lässt die friedlichen Demonstrationen von Polizei mit barbarischer Gewalt zusammenschlagen. Warum werden die, die sich für Demokratie & Rechtsstaat einsetzen, zusammengeschlagen und nicht die, die beides zerstören wollen???
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"Die EU verliere damit den letzten noch verbliebenen Solarglashersteller" - na Hauptsache, die letzten verbliebenen Hersteller von Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotor werden gefördert.
Letzte Solarglasfirma der EU schließt: Hunderte Jobs gehen verloren
Zuletzt war von einer Rettungschance für den Solarglashersteller im südbrandenburgischen Tschernitz die Rede. Doch nun werden die Hoffnungen enttäuscht.
www.t-online.de
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Die EU verliere damit den letzten noch verbliebenen Solarglashersteller" - na Hauptsache, die letzten verbliebenen Hersteller von Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotor werden gefördert.
According to the Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities 2026, our BSc. Global Responsibility and Leadership at Campus Fryslân is the best Bachelor’s programme in the Netherlands—for the fifth year in a row! Proud to be part of such an amazing team ❤️
De RUG heeft opnieuw de beste bacheloropleiding in Nederland: de opleiding Global Responsibility and Leadership (Campus Fryslȃn) scoort 100/100 punten 👏 Dit blijkt uit de Keuzegids Universiteiten 2026.
Ook heeft de RUG acht topopleidingen met 75 of meer punten 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
Ook heeft de RUG acht topopleidingen met 75 of meer punten 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
According to the Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities 2026, our BSc. Global Responsibility and Leadership at Campus Fryslân is the best Bachelor’s programme in the Netherlands—for the fifth year in a row! Proud to be part of such an amazing team ❤️
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Not sure what he may have in mind. I rather suspect that this is basically face-saving bluster and that in effect he's bowing to what is becoming the inevitable
Vladimir Putin said that his government is drafting reciprocal measures in case the EU decides to use the cash value of frozen Russian assets to finance a €140 billion reparations loan to Ukraine.
Putin warns EU ‘theft’ of frozen assets will trigger retaliatory measures
Russian leader says the use of the assets will be a “theft” and a stress test for Europe’s economy.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Not sure what he may have in mind. I rather suspect that this is basically face-saving bluster and that in effect he's bowing to what is becoming the inevitable
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Before jumping to complex theories about “Europe” or “foreign hacks,” remember this:
When only two sides have the call, and one of them routinely records and weaponizes leaks, and the call was on an encrypted app… the simplest explanation is they leaked it
That’s Occam’s razor
When only two sides have the call, and one of them routinely records and weaponizes leaks, and the call was on an encrypted app… the simplest explanation is they leaked it
That’s Occam’s razor
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Before jumping to complex theories about “Europe” or “foreign hacks,” remember this:
When only two sides have the call, and one of them routinely records and weaponizes leaks, and the call was on an encrypted app… the simplest explanation is they leaked it
That’s Occam’s razor
When only two sides have the call, and one of them routinely records and weaponizes leaks, and the call was on an encrypted app… the simplest explanation is they leaked it
That’s Occam’s razor
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Sondervermögen ohne Ende, was sie nicht ohne die Zustimmung der Grünen und Linken bekommen hätten.
Und was machen sie damit?
Den Sozialstaat in die Tonne klopfen und der fossilen Industrie und Lufthansa noch mehr Subventionen zukommen lassen
Und was machen sie damit?
Den Sozialstaat in die Tonne klopfen und der fossilen Industrie und Lufthansa noch mehr Subventionen zukommen lassen
Ach du meine Güte. Hätte die Ampel 850 Milliarden Schulden aufgenommen, hätte sie auch einen Haushalt auf den Weg gebracht.
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sondervermögen ohne Ende, was sie nicht ohne die Zustimmung der Grünen und Linken bekommen hätten.
Und was machen sie damit?
Den Sozialstaat in die Tonne klopfen und der fossilen Industrie und Lufthansa noch mehr Subventionen zukommen lassen
Und was machen sie damit?
Den Sozialstaat in die Tonne klopfen und der fossilen Industrie und Lufthansa noch mehr Subventionen zukommen lassen
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Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
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Die Bundesregierung nimmt den Kampf gegen Desinformation nicht ernst. Die zuständige Einheit zählt lediglich 10 Mitarbeitende. Das zeigt die Antwort auf meine Anfrage. Wir brauchen dringend mehr Personal und eine ressort-übergreifende Anti-Desinformationsstrategie. @sz-dossier.de berichtet 👇
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Die Bundesregierung nimmt den Kampf gegen Desinformation nicht ernst. Die zuständige Einheit zählt lediglich 10 Mitarbeitende. Das zeigt die Antwort auf meine Anfrage. Wir brauchen dringend mehr Personal und eine ressort-übergreifende Anti-Desinformationsstrategie. @sz-dossier.de berichtet 👇
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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#CfP:
Papers for the 2nd #TheoryCongress ‘Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation’ can be submitted until 15 December.
Panels will be held in either German or English.
👇Below the link to the call. There you will also find the link to the overview of the panels.👇
Papers for the 2nd #TheoryCongress ‘Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation’ can be submitted until 15 December.
Panels will be held in either German or English.
👇Below the link to the call. There you will also find the link to the overview of the panels.👇
Call for Papers - University of Passau
Applications are possible from 26 November 2025
www.uni-passau.de
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#CfP:
Papers for the 2nd #TheoryCongress ‘Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation’ can be submitted until 15 December.
Panels will be held in either German or English.
👇Below the link to the call. There you will also find the link to the overview of the panels.👇
Papers for the 2nd #TheoryCongress ‘Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation’ can be submitted until 15 December.
Panels will be held in either German or English.
👇Below the link to the call. There you will also find the link to the overview of the panels.👇
In March 2025, German AfD politicians, including a representative of their youth organisation, demanded that Germany should pursue an indigenous nuclear weapons program and a strategic partnership with - wait for it ... - Russia (Spiegel article in German)
archive.is
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In March 2025, German AfD politicians, including a representative of their youth organisation, demanded that Germany should pursue an indigenous nuclear weapons program and a strategic partnership with - wait for it ... - Russia (Spiegel article in German)
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The cabinet will invest 453 million euros in European space programs over the next three years (2026-2028). Minister Karremans (Economic Affairs) announced this today in Bremen, Germany, at the Minist...
Source: Economic Affairs
Source: Economic Affairs
Cabinet Increases Investments in European Space to 453 Million Euros
The cabinet will invest 453 million euros in European space programs over the next three years (2026-2028). Minister Karremans (Economic Affairs) announced this today in Bremen, Germany, at the Ministerial Conference (MC25) of the European Space Agency (ESA). This amount is an increase of 109 million euros compared to the commitment announced earlier in October. The additional support strengthens companies and knowledge institutions in the Netherlands, including ESTEC, ESAs technological headquarters in Noordwijk.
openrijk.nl
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The cabinet will invest 453 million euros in European space programs over the next three years (2026-2028). Minister Karremans (Economic Affairs) announced this today in Bremen, Germany, at the Minist...
Source: Economic Affairs
Source: Economic Affairs
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The budget levy on international fees seems to confirm that the UK government is, for reasons that defy economic logic, determined to break the backs of its own world-class universities just as the US government does the same. Now why would a government want to destroy the modern university I wonder
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The budget levy on international fees seems to confirm that the UK government is, for reasons that defy economic logic, determined to break the backs of its own world-class universities just as the US government does the same. Now why would a government want to destroy the modern university I wonder
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⚡ The United Kingdom is prepared to join a European Union initiative that would channel revenue from frozen Russian assets toward supporting Ukraine.
London Signals Support for EU Effort to Tap Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
The UK is set to support an EU plan to fund Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, emphasizing urgent action for immediate assistance.
united24media.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
⚡ The United Kingdom is prepared to join a European Union initiative that would channel revenue from frozen Russian assets toward supporting Ukraine.
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This is an amazing denial of responsibility. "Yes, our LLM encouraged a kid to commit suicide, but we explicitly said it was against the rules for the LLM to do that, so not only can't we be held accountable, it's actually the user who's wrong for breaking the rules!"
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is an amazing denial of responsibility. "Yes, our LLM encouraged a kid to commit suicide, but we explicitly said it was against the rules for the LLM to do that, so not only can't we be held accountable, it's actually the user who's wrong for breaking the rules!"
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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“Incrementalism in military aid disrupted Ukraine’s battlefield momentum and provided time for Russian forces to adapt; it gave the Kremlin time to surge Russia’s defense industrial base…reduced domestic pressures on Putin…masked Russia’s weaknesses, and undermined America’s policies.”
As ISW’s Nataliya Bugayova writes, Putin counts on offsets — using operations and partnerships in one region to offset the limits of Russia’s capability in another. (1/7)
Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Incrementalism in military aid disrupted Ukraine’s battlefield momentum and provided time for Russian forces to adapt; it gave the Kremlin time to surge Russia’s defense industrial base…reduced domestic pressures on Putin…masked Russia’s weaknesses, and undermined America’s policies.”
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The best thing the Greens have done, and are still doing for German politics, is to stand up against and destroy the idea that Russia can be a reliable German partner. They deserve a lot of credit for that.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The best thing the Greens have done, and are still doing for German politics, is to stand up against and destroy the idea that Russia can be a reliable German partner. They deserve a lot of credit for that.
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To whom it may concern: Das ist das Netzwerk der "Stiftung Familienunternehmen", als Google-Sheet, auf Basis der Recherchen von Greenpeace. Enjoy! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Netzwerk der "Stiftung Familienunternehmen" Quelle: Greenpeace
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
To whom it may concern: Das ist das Netzwerk der "Stiftung Familienunternehmen", als Google-Sheet, auf Basis der Recherchen von Greenpeace. Enjoy! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
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A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
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There's a reason why major social media platforms, including Twitter pre-Elon, spent time and resources on "countering foreign influence" or "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There's a reason why major social media platforms, including Twitter pre-Elon, spent time and resources on "countering foreign influence" or "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"