Laura Dobusch
@loradob.bsky.social
researcher | Institute for Change Management and Management Development @ WU Vienna | climate crisis, inclusion/exclusion, just transition, organizations, open social innovation | she_they | also mastodon: @loradob@chaos.social
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Vorerst gescheitert?
Was die Klimabewegung falsch gemacht hat – und was sich daraus lernen lässt. Auch für @_FriedrichMerz #Klima
www.zeit.de/2025/47/klim...
Was die Klimabewegung falsch gemacht hat – und was sich daraus lernen lässt. Auch für @_FriedrichMerz #Klima
www.zeit.de/2025/47/klim...
Klimabewegung: Jetzt sind die Ökos einen Schritt voraus
Die Klimabewegung hat Historisches erreicht – und ist trotzdem irre gescheitert. Ist sie selbst schuld am Backlash? Die Antwort sollte Friedrich Merz interessieren.
www.zeit.de
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Vorerst gescheitert?
Was die Klimabewegung falsch gemacht hat – und was sich daraus lernen lässt. Auch für @_FriedrichMerz #Klima
www.zeit.de/2025/47/klim...
Was die Klimabewegung falsch gemacht hat – und was sich daraus lernen lässt. Auch für @_FriedrichMerz #Klima
www.zeit.de/2025/47/klim...
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Die Zahlen des Tages:
- 1 Billion US-Dollar könnte Elon Musk in den nächsten 10 Jahren verdienen
- 7 Milliarden US-Dollar Schaden hat Hurricane Melissa allein in Jamaika angerichtet
- nur 800 Millionen US-Dollar haben die reichen Staaten für einen Fonds zur Kompensation von Klimaschäden mobilisiert
- 1 Billion US-Dollar könnte Elon Musk in den nächsten 10 Jahren verdienen
- 7 Milliarden US-Dollar Schaden hat Hurricane Melissa allein in Jamaika angerichtet
- nur 800 Millionen US-Dollar haben die reichen Staaten für einen Fonds zur Kompensation von Klimaschäden mobilisiert
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Die Zahlen des Tages:
- 1 Billion US-Dollar könnte Elon Musk in den nächsten 10 Jahren verdienen
- 7 Milliarden US-Dollar Schaden hat Hurricane Melissa allein in Jamaika angerichtet
- nur 800 Millionen US-Dollar haben die reichen Staaten für einen Fonds zur Kompensation von Klimaschäden mobilisiert
- 1 Billion US-Dollar könnte Elon Musk in den nächsten 10 Jahren verdienen
- 7 Milliarden US-Dollar Schaden hat Hurricane Melissa allein in Jamaika angerichtet
- nur 800 Millionen US-Dollar haben die reichen Staaten für einen Fonds zur Kompensation von Klimaschäden mobilisiert
Exactly. So called identity politics and class politics go hand in hand. A good life for the many can only be created by acknowledging and embracing their empirical entanglement.
Watch his victory speech for how it gives zero time to the nonsense binary of "idpol" vs "class politics". The stars of that speech are the *multi-ethnic* working class. It's a speech grounded in the rich complexity of material reality, not two dimensional caricatures and facile abstractions.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Exactly. So called identity politics and class politics go hand in hand. A good life for the many can only be created by acknowledging and embracing their empirical entanglement.
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The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
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I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
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So No Kings 2 protests were:
75x as big as initial Tea Party rally in Philly
About 200x in DC
200x in Boston
20x in Austin
7x in Houston
75x as big as initial Tea Party rally in Philly
About 200x in DC
200x in Boston
20x in Austin
7x in Houston
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So No Kings 2 protests were:
75x as big as initial Tea Party rally in Philly
About 200x in DC
200x in Boston
20x in Austin
7x in Houston
75x as big as initial Tea Party rally in Philly
About 200x in DC
200x in Boston
20x in Austin
7x in Houston
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I think I understand the many reasons why people believe it's not worth it to phase out fossil fuels, but I also feel exhausted and vaguely insane living my life knowing that while the world seems normal on the surface, the fossil-fuel economy is, right now, breaking the world forever.
October 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think I understand the many reasons why people believe it's not worth it to phase out fossil fuels, but I also feel exhausted and vaguely insane living my life knowing that while the world seems normal on the surface, the fossil-fuel economy is, right now, breaking the world forever.
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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Examining our own behavior may also reveal the structural barriers to low-carbon living: inadequate public transport, meat-heavy food systems, fossil fuel subsidies, and norms that promote consumption.
Recognizing those barriers is the first step toward dismantling them.
Recognizing those barriers is the first step toward dismantling them.
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Examining our own behavior may also reveal the structural barriers to low-carbon living: inadequate public transport, meat-heavy food systems, fossil fuel subsidies, and norms that promote consumption.
Recognizing those barriers is the first step toward dismantling them.
Recognizing those barriers is the first step toward dismantling them.
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Das ist der beste Kommentar, den ich je zur deutschen Auto Industrie gehört habe.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Das ist der beste Kommentar, den ich je zur deutschen Auto Industrie gehört habe.
Wie immer absolute Empfehlung 👇 Abonniert den Newsletter von @mspr0.de. Widerständig gegen die Verrohung, den Menschen und ihrer unteilbaren Würde zugewandt.
der neue newsletter ist da und ich feature den einfach heute schon mal, weil es in vielerlei hinsicht die wichtigste ausgabe der krassen links ever ist.
es ist die vervollständigung meiner plattformmacht-theorie zum zweck der warnung was auf uns mit dem tiktok-deal zukommt. mspr0.de/krasse-links...
es ist die vervollständigung meiner plattformmacht-theorie zum zweck der warnung was auf uns mit dem tiktok-deal zukommt. mspr0.de/krasse-links...
Krasse Links No 69 | H I E R
mspr0.de
September 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Wie immer absolute Empfehlung 👇 Abonniert den Newsletter von @mspr0.de. Widerständig gegen die Verrohung, den Menschen und ihrer unteilbaren Würde zugewandt.
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tapping the sign
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
tapping the sign
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Der Energiekonzern Eon sieht großes Einsparpotenzial durch bidirektionales Laden von E‑Fahrzeugen. Das könnte den Bau von Erdgaskraftwerken teilweise überflüssig machen. www.klimareporter.de/verkehr/auto...
Auto-Batterien statt Erdgas
Eon sieht großes Einsparpotenzial durch bidirektionales Laden von E‑Fahrzeugen. Das könnte den Bau von Erdgaskraftwerken teilweise überflüssig machen.
www.klimareporter.de
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Der Energiekonzern Eon sieht großes Einsparpotenzial durch bidirektionales Laden von E‑Fahrzeugen. Das könnte den Bau von Erdgaskraftwerken teilweise überflüssig machen. www.klimareporter.de/verkehr/auto...
In view of the recent dismissals of university staff commenting on Kirk Christie, it becomes all the more apparent that we need transparent, rule-based procedures in organizations that handle such exclusion decisions, and work independently from conventional organizational hierarchies.
By my count, at least 7 universities have fired faculty or staff for social media posts about Kirk.
Clemson, University of Mississippi, U of Tennessee, Newport News, Cumberland University, Middle Tennessee State, UT Knoxville
Add to the thread if I've missed some
Clemson, University of Mississippi, U of Tennessee, Newport News, Cumberland University, Middle Tennessee State, UT Knoxville
Add to the thread if I've missed some
September 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In view of the recent dismissals of university staff commenting on Kirk Christie, it becomes all the more apparent that we need transparent, rule-based procedures in organizations that handle such exclusion decisions, and work independently from conventional organizational hierarchies.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
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Update: The President of Texas A&M, the largest public university in the US, removed the Dean of the College and Chair of the English Dept just hours after coming under right-wing political pressure because a student recorded herself interrupting a lecture’s class that included topics on gender.
September 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Update: The President of Texas A&M, the largest public university in the US, removed the Dean of the College and Chair of the English Dept just hours after coming under right-wing political pressure because a student recorded herself interrupting a lecture’s class that included topics on gender.
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I keep coming back to this New Yorker cartoon:
August 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I keep coming back to this New Yorker cartoon:
Are you part of the Torment Nexus?
In this week’s newsletter we talk about how to maybe not build the Torment Nexus, which of course we’ve already built.
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How to not build the Torment Nexus
This is No Gods No Masters, 2024, painted by me, in wax. 65x78” Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Will Hopkins: When your job and...
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August 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Are you part of the Torment Nexus?
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Wenn Ihr die komplette Erklärung von Prof. Dr. Brosius-Gersdorf lesen möchtet, hier ist die:
Ich kann Euch das nur empfehlen. Sie ist aufschlussreich, auch dazu, wer alles sich bei ihr gemeldet hat & wer halt nicht.
www.lto.de/recht/nachri...
Ich kann Euch das nur empfehlen. Sie ist aufschlussreich, auch dazu, wer alles sich bei ihr gemeldet hat & wer halt nicht.
www.lto.de/recht/nachri...
So erklärt Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf ihren Kandidatur-Verzicht
SPD-Kandidatin Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf hat ihre Kandidatur als Richterin des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zurückgezogen. Ihre Erklärung dokumentiert LTO im Wortlaut.
www.lto.de
August 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Wenn Ihr die komplette Erklärung von Prof. Dr. Brosius-Gersdorf lesen möchtet, hier ist die:
Ich kann Euch das nur empfehlen. Sie ist aufschlussreich, auch dazu, wer alles sich bei ihr gemeldet hat & wer halt nicht.
www.lto.de/recht/nachri...
Ich kann Euch das nur empfehlen. Sie ist aufschlussreich, auch dazu, wer alles sich bei ihr gemeldet hat & wer halt nicht.
www.lto.de/recht/nachri...
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Concrete is responsible for between 5 and 10% of global carbon emissions.
Now Northwestern University have made a game changing break through and created carbon negative concrete
electrek.co/2025/03/25/f...
Now Northwestern University have made a game changing break through and created carbon negative concrete
electrek.co/2025/03/25/f...
Forget carbon neutral, Northwestern develops carbon NEGATIVE concrete
The quest for carbon-neutral concrete has become a billion-dollar endeavor – but a team of scientists from Northwestern gas gone one better.
electrek.co
August 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Concrete is responsible for between 5 and 10% of global carbon emissions.
Now Northwestern University have made a game changing break through and created carbon negative concrete
electrek.co/2025/03/25/f...
Now Northwestern University have made a game changing break through and created carbon negative concrete
electrek.co/2025/03/25/f...
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“Das Klimasystem beginnt zusammenzubrechen”
Nix einfach Bäume pflanzen. Wer das noch immer glaubt ist wirklich naiv.
Wälder werden immer häufiger zu CO2-Quellen, EU-Länder tun so als seien es Senken. Unrealistische Annahmen.
#Klimakrise
Artikel: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Nix einfach Bäume pflanzen. Wer das noch immer glaubt ist wirklich naiv.
Wälder werden immer häufiger zu CO2-Quellen, EU-Länder tun so als seien es Senken. Unrealistische Annahmen.
#Klimakrise
Artikel: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Das Klimasystem beginnt zusammenzubrechen”
Nix einfach Bäume pflanzen. Wer das noch immer glaubt ist wirklich naiv.
Wälder werden immer häufiger zu CO2-Quellen, EU-Länder tun so als seien es Senken. Unrealistische Annahmen.
#Klimakrise
Artikel: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Nix einfach Bäume pflanzen. Wer das noch immer glaubt ist wirklich naiv.
Wälder werden immer häufiger zu CO2-Quellen, EU-Länder tun so als seien es Senken. Unrealistische Annahmen.
#Klimakrise
Artikel: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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❗Wichtiges Gutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs❗
"Länder, die keine oder unzureichende Klimaschutzmaßnahmen ergreifen, verstoßen gegen das Völkerrecht, erklärte das höchste UNO-Gericht."
orf.at/stories/3400...
#Klima #Gerechtigkeit #Klimagerechtigkeit #Zukunft
"Länder, die keine oder unzureichende Klimaschutzmaßnahmen ergreifen, verstoßen gegen das Völkerrecht, erklärte das höchste UNO-Gericht."
orf.at/stories/3400...
#Klima #Gerechtigkeit #Klimagerechtigkeit #Zukunft
Klimaklagen: UNO-Gericht mit wegweisendem Gutachten
Wenn Staaten Klimaschutzverpflichtungen aus internationalen Abkommen verletzen, könnten sie dem Internationalen Gerichtshof (IGH) in Den Haag zufolge unter Umständen rechtlich belangt werden. Länder, ...
orf.at
July 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
❗Wichtiges Gutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs❗
"Länder, die keine oder unzureichende Klimaschutzmaßnahmen ergreifen, verstoßen gegen das Völkerrecht, erklärte das höchste UNO-Gericht."
orf.at/stories/3400...
#Klima #Gerechtigkeit #Klimagerechtigkeit #Zukunft
"Länder, die keine oder unzureichende Klimaschutzmaßnahmen ergreifen, verstoßen gegen das Völkerrecht, erklärte das höchste UNO-Gericht."
orf.at/stories/3400...
#Klima #Gerechtigkeit #Klimagerechtigkeit #Zukunft
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My key points:
1) It's pointless to talk about "sustainable" meat&dairy without talking about much, much less meat&dairy
2) Livestock integrated into regenerative farming & crop rotations (or off nature reserves) yields very little meat. It's not a sustainable food strategy if we all starve!
1) It's pointless to talk about "sustainable" meat&dairy without talking about much, much less meat&dairy
2) Livestock integrated into regenerative farming & crop rotations (or off nature reserves) yields very little meat. It's not a sustainable food strategy if we all starve!
July 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My key points:
1) It's pointless to talk about "sustainable" meat&dairy without talking about much, much less meat&dairy
2) Livestock integrated into regenerative farming & crop rotations (or off nature reserves) yields very little meat. It's not a sustainable food strategy if we all starve!
1) It's pointless to talk about "sustainable" meat&dairy without talking about much, much less meat&dairy
2) Livestock integrated into regenerative farming & crop rotations (or off nature reserves) yields very little meat. It's not a sustainable food strategy if we all starve!