Sebastian Luckeneder
@sluckene.bsky.social
Postdoc @sthlmresilience.bsky.social, formerly @ecologicalecon.bsky.social.
Natural resources | ecological economics | development | spatial statistics.
🦕 https://sluckeneder.github.io/
Natural resources | ecological economics | development | spatial statistics.
🦕 https://sluckeneder.github.io/
Pinned
Forest loss and uncertain economic gains from industrial and garimpo mining in Brazilian municipalities - Nature Communications
Mining is often seen as having opposing local economic and environmental effects. This study models these dynamics across Brazilian municipalities and shows that outcomes vary over time and by type of...
www.nature.com
Excited to share that a study that has followed me through almost my entire PhD is now published in @natcomms.nature.com : www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 1/
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
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 7:06 AM
The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
Bergbau in Brasilien treibt die #Entwaldung voran – doch profitiert auch die lokale Wirtschaft davon? Was bedeutet das für die Umwelt, welche Probleme treten auf?
#WUresearch #Mining #Wirtschaft
📷️ © @sluckene.bsky.social
#WUresearch #Mining #Wirtschaft
📷️ © @sluckene.bsky.social
Bergbau in Brasilien
Schaden für die Umwelt, aber kein sicheres Einkommen für Kommunen
www.wu.ac.at
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Bergbau in Brasilien treibt die #Entwaldung voran – doch profitiert auch die lokale Wirtschaft davon? Was bedeutet das für die Umwelt, welche Probleme treten auf?
#WUresearch #Mining #Wirtschaft
📷️ © @sluckene.bsky.social
#WUresearch #Mining #Wirtschaft
📷️ © @sluckene.bsky.social
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
New EAT-Lancet warns: food systems breach Planetary Boundaries.
“EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors.
www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...
“EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors.
www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
New EAT-Lancet warns: food systems breach Planetary Boundaries.
“EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors.
www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...
“EAT-Lancet 2025 places justice at the centre, not only as a goal but also as a vital part of enabling transformation,” says Centre Director Line Gordon, one of the report’s lead authors.
www.stockholmresilience.org/5.5e96ff7d19...
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Politicians and industry call it “development” when they build a few hospitals, schools, or sports arenas. Real progress requires a fully fledged, long-term social programme, not just a handful of short-term projects.
‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest
‘Where’s the money going?’: why Brazilian towns awash with royalties from oil are still among the poorest
Since the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Politicians and industry call it “development” when they build a few hospitals, schools, or sports arenas. Real progress requires a fully fledged, long-term social programme, not just a handful of short-term projects.
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
#Brazil can’t lead the climate fight w one hand & allow the destruction of the Amazon rainforest w the other.
President Lula da Silva should veto "Devastation Bill" that would remove many environmental licensing requirements & weaken environmental & rights protections.
cri.org/brazil-lula-...
President Lula da Silva should veto "Devastation Bill" that would remove many environmental licensing requirements & weaken environmental & rights protections.
cri.org/brazil-lula-...
Brazil: Lula Should Veto “Devastation Bill”
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that would remove many environmental licensing requirements and weaken Brazil’s ability to prevent environmental harms.
cri.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#Brazil can’t lead the climate fight w one hand & allow the destruction of the Amazon rainforest w the other.
President Lula da Silva should veto "Devastation Bill" that would remove many environmental licensing requirements & weaken environmental & rights protections.
cri.org/brazil-lula-...
President Lula da Silva should veto "Devastation Bill" that would remove many environmental licensing requirements & weaken environmental & rights protections.
cri.org/brazil-lula-...
Nice to see @iiasa.ac.at putting a spotlight on our new research ✨
Mining does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, according to a comprehensive new study that analyzed the environmental and economic impacts of mining in Brazil.
👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...
@natureportfolio.nature.com
👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...
@natureportfolio.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nice to see @iiasa.ac.at putting a spotlight on our new research ✨
More great news: I have started as a postdoc at the Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social! Looking forward to new topics and collaborations.
July 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
More great news: I have started as a postdoc at the Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social! Looking forward to new topics and collaborations.
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
My second PhD chapter is now published open access in Resources Policy!
While the first thesis chapter published last year was showing how artisanal mining causes substantial deforestation even in remote forest areas of the eastern DRC (doi.org/10.1038/s418...), … (1/3)
While the first thesis chapter published last year was showing how artisanal mining causes substantial deforestation even in remote forest areas of the eastern DRC (doi.org/10.1038/s418...), … (1/3)
June 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My second PhD chapter is now published open access in Resources Policy!
While the first thesis chapter published last year was showing how artisanal mining causes substantial deforestation even in remote forest areas of the eastern DRC (doi.org/10.1038/s418...), … (1/3)
While the first thesis chapter published last year was showing how artisanal mining causes substantial deforestation even in remote forest areas of the eastern DRC (doi.org/10.1038/s418...), … (1/3)
Excited to share that a study that has followed me through almost my entire PhD is now published in @natcomms.nature.com : www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 1/
Forest loss and uncertain economic gains from industrial and garimpo mining in Brazilian municipalities - Nature Communications
Mining is often seen as having opposing local economic and environmental effects. This study models these dynamics across Brazilian municipalities and shows that outcomes vary over time and by type of...
www.nature.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited to share that a study that has followed me through almost my entire PhD is now published in @natcomms.nature.com : www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 1/
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
Heute verabschieden wir uns von WeTransfer 🚮
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Heute verabschieden wir uns von WeTransfer 🚮
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
"Unsere Analyse lautet: Wenn ein Umweltminister Verbote kategorisch ausschließt, sind die Klimaziele nicht erreichbar", sagt Sozialökonom Novy, leitender Autor des großen Klima-Sachstandsberichts.
Wie die Klimapolitik wieder in die Gänge kommt, erzählt er hier:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Wie die Klimapolitik wieder in die Gänge kommt, erzählt er hier:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Klimaforscher bezeichnet ÖVP-Politik als "eine Form von Klimawandelleugnung"
Sozialökonom Andreas Novy schrieb an Österreichs Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel mit und arbeitete heraus, wie die Politik Mehrheiten fürs Klima finden kann
www.derstandard.at
June 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Unsere Analyse lautet: Wenn ein Umweltminister Verbote kategorisch ausschließt, sind die Klimaziele nicht erreichbar", sagt Sozialökonom Novy, leitender Autor des großen Klima-Sachstandsberichts.
Wie die Klimapolitik wieder in die Gänge kommt, erzählt er hier:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Wie die Klimapolitik wieder in die Gänge kommt, erzählt er hier:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
New online! Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change
Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 12 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00683-wGlobal metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the growth of metal ore extraction and discusses interventions to reduce negative impacts across metal supply chains.
www.nature.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
New online! Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change
Happy to share our article “Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change”, published in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com We combine ts data on metal ore extraction and trade since 1970 with an extensive review of the environmental changes driven by mining. Access here rdcu.be/eqBBm 1/n
Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Global metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the...
rdcu.be
June 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Happy to share our article “Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change”, published in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com We combine ts data on metal ore extraction and trade since 1970 with an extensive review of the environmental changes driven by mining. Access here rdcu.be/eqBBm 1/n
Reposted by Sebastian Luckeneder
Zwei gute Repliken auf Ewald Nowotnys polemischen Kommentar zum Primat der Wirtschaft über die Natur. Danke @franzessl1.bsky.social und Kurt Bayer. Some central bankers seriously need to update their beliefs 🫠 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Ohne Natur keine Wirtschaft
Den Umweltschutz einzuschränken ist eine Retro-Politik, die wir uns nicht leisten können
www.derstandard.at
April 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Zwei gute Repliken auf Ewald Nowotnys polemischen Kommentar zum Primat der Wirtschaft über die Natur. Danke @franzessl1.bsky.social und Kurt Bayer. Some central bankers seriously need to update their beliefs 🫠 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Our new paper shows how critical it is to use reliable data to achieve effective targeting and use of development resources: doi.org/10.1038/s414....
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our new paper shows how critical it is to use reliable data to achieve effective targeting and use of development resources: doi.org/10.1038/s414....
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
Fantastic to see our paper published! DHS data are essential for scientists, health practitioners, and governments. Our study shows that household surveys in low-income countries require continued efforts to improve data quality, supported by stable, long-term funding rather than cuts.
So excited to see our article in @natcomms.nature.com, led by Valentin Seidler & w/ Edson Utazi, @sluckene.bsky.social , Gregor Zens, Maksym Bodarenko, Abigail Smith (@alleghenycollege.bsky.social alum!), Sarah Bradley, Andy Tatem, and @patrickwebb.bsky.social.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Subnational variations in the quality of household survey data in sub-Saharan Africa - Nature Communications
Household survey data is vital to health and development. The study describes and maps data quality in 35 African countries, finding that data quality varies and worsens with distance from towns, indi...
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Fantastic to see our paper published! DHS data are essential for scientists, health practitioners, and governments. Our study shows that household surveys in low-income countries require continued efforts to improve data quality, supported by stable, long-term funding rather than cuts.
Nächste Woche Dienstag bin zu Gast am österreichischen Lateinamerika Institut. Mein Thema: Brasiliens Metalle für die Energiewende: Wachstumschance oder Verhängnis? www.vhs.at/de/e/lai/b/2...
Brasiliens Metalle für die Energiewende: Wachstumschance oder Verhängnis? | Bildungsblog | Die Wiener Volkshochschulen
www.vhs.at
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Nächste Woche Dienstag bin zu Gast am österreichischen Lateinamerika Institut. Mein Thema: Brasiliens Metalle für die Energiewende: Wachstumschance oder Verhängnis? www.vhs.at/de/e/lai/b/2...
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‘Green’ transition: Whose transition? Brazil: Mining. Colonialism. Sacrifice.
Interview with Ytaxaha Braz Pankararu, Indigenous leader from Minas Gerais 🇧🇷 & Christian Crevels, CIMI, 🇧🇷🇨🇭
#IIICaravanaporlaEcologíaIntegral @cidse.bsky.social @migasocial.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
Interview with Ytaxaha Braz Pankararu, Indigenous leader from Minas Gerais 🇧🇷 & Christian Crevels, CIMI, 🇧🇷🇨🇭
#IIICaravanaporlaEcologíaIntegral @cidse.bsky.social @migasocial.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
‘Green’ transition: whose transition? Brazil: Mining. Colonialism. Sacrifice.
YouTube video by Gertrude Saxinger
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
‘Green’ transition: Whose transition? Brazil: Mining. Colonialism. Sacrifice.
Interview with Ytaxaha Braz Pankararu, Indigenous leader from Minas Gerais 🇧🇷 & Christian Crevels, CIMI, 🇧🇷🇨🇭
#IIICaravanaporlaEcologíaIntegral @cidse.bsky.social @migasocial.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
Interview with Ytaxaha Braz Pankararu, Indigenous leader from Minas Gerais 🇧🇷 & Christian Crevels, CIMI, 🇧🇷🇨🇭
#IIICaravanaporlaEcologíaIntegral @cidse.bsky.social @migasocial.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
Verwechslungsgefahr #spellingsuggestions #ecolecon
March 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Verwechslungsgefahr #spellingsuggestions #ecolecon
Today, I traded the printed copy of my dissertation for my PhD certificate from @ecologicalecon.bsky.social @wuvienna.bsky.social ✨ For anyone curious, the thesis can be downloaded here: sluckeneder.github.io/files/Lucken...
sluckeneder.github.io
March 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Today, I traded the printed copy of my dissertation for my PhD certificate from @ecologicalecon.bsky.social @wuvienna.bsky.social ✨ For anyone curious, the thesis can be downloaded here: sluckeneder.github.io/files/Lucken...
Calls for seabed mining as an alternative to terrestrial mining are growing louder - especially in the context of energy transition materials. But given that disasters keep occurring on land, why would we assume we can do better thousands of meters below sea level? www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/2
Metal mining on land versus the ocean in the context of the current Biodiversity Crisis - npj Ocean Sustainability
As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, the deep seabed beckons as a source of metals for batteries. Initiating this new exploitation conflicts with international agreements to decelerate b...
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Calls for seabed mining as an alternative to terrestrial mining are growing louder - especially in the context of energy transition materials. But given that disasters keep occurring on land, why would we assume we can do better thousands of meters below sea level? www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/2
We have a new website - go check it out!
✨ Exciting News: The Global Resource Use (GRU) Team has launched its new website! ✨
Following their commitment to #OpenScience, all data, models & tools developed by GRU + current projects & literature and are now collectively available at the GRU-Hub 👇
resource-use.global
Following their commitment to #OpenScience, all data, models & tools developed by GRU + current projects & literature and are now collectively available at the GRU-Hub 👇
resource-use.global
January 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We have a new website - go check it out!
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Our institute head Sigrid Stagl (@sigridstagl.bsky.social) was awarded Scientist of the Year 2024 for her contributions to the public discourse on sustainability and climate protection in Austria.
Huge congrats!!
@wuvienna.bsky.social
science.orf.at/stories/3228...
Huge congrats!!
@wuvienna.bsky.social
science.orf.at/stories/3228...
Sigrid Stagl ist Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres
Die Klimaökonomin Sigrid Stagl ist vom Klub der Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsjournalist:innen als Österreichs Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres 2024 ausgezeichnet worden. Die Forscherin von der Wirtschaftsun...
science.orf.at
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Our institute head Sigrid Stagl (@sigridstagl.bsky.social) was awarded Scientist of the Year 2024 for her contributions to the public discourse on sustainability and climate protection in Austria.
Huge congrats!!
@wuvienna.bsky.social
science.orf.at/stories/3228...
Huge congrats!!
@wuvienna.bsky.social
science.orf.at/stories/3228...