Erwin Mayer
erwinmayer.bsky.social
Erwin Mayer
@erwinmayer.bsky.social
Klimaschutz, Umweltökonom, climate economics, carbon pricing
mehr demokratie! democracy international: direct democracy and sortition processes
www.kleinezeitung.at/wirtschaft/2...
Trump: „big beautiful bill“ ÖBReg: „billiger Stromgesetz“ Orwellsche Neusprache in Vollendung.
Wann Gebühren für Einspeisung von PV-Strom zu zahlen sind
Das Strommarkt-Gesetz bringt Einspeisegebühren und neue Tarife. Ministerium kündigt wichtige Reformen zur Senkung der Strompreise an.
www.kleinezeitung.at
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
www.reddit.com/r/Austria/co...
Hr Mahrer hatte sein Highlight mit dem Dieselprivileg.
From the Austria community on Reddit: Mahrer: "Wir haben die Abschaffung des Dieselprivilegs wegverhandelt"
Explore this post and more from the Austria community
www.reddit.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Habe auch unterschrieben, hoffentlich auch von HoS gelesen.
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...
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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💚 Vielen Dank an alle engagierten Menschen, die sich für eine lebenswerte Stadt einsetzen.

Selbst aktiv werden⁉️⤵️
klima-und-demokratie.de/aktiv-werden/
Für Initiativen - Gesellschaft für Klima und Demokratie
Erfahre, was ein Bürgerbegehren ist, wo aktuelle Initiativen mit Klimabezug laufen und wie du selbst aktiv werden kannst.
klima-und-demokratie.de
October 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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GOOD NEWS 📣

Direkte Demokratie bringt den #Klimaschutz voran!

Erst in Hamburg und jetzt in #Berlin: Die Hauptstadt bekommt ein BäumePlus-Gesetz! 🌳⤵️
Koalition übernimmt Gesetzentwurf der Volksinitiative Baumentscheid
www.rbb24.de
October 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Listen 5 min to Timothy Snyder to better understand what is going on in the US under Trumps presidency.
On Trump’s terror memo and regime change. Basic points on the rule of law, phantom conspiracies, big lies, and civic action.
(Audio)
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-ter...
Trump’s terror memo (audio)
It is about regime change
snyder.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Von so einer 4 mal jährlichen Selbstverständlichkeit träume ich in Österreich auch.
September 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
orf.at/stories/3405...
20 000 mal 15 000=300 Mio EURO. Da haben wir die Gegenfinanzierung für 300 Mio EURO bei den Pensionen. Man muss Prioritäten setzen.
Regierung erweitert NoVA-Befreiung auf Pick-up-Trucks
orf.at
September 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Good (climate) policy for the many needs deliberative lottery based direct democracy by the many. Hierarchy and concentration of power hinders good policy results.
An hour well spent: youtu.be/mMbtY4ljEMQ?...
Thanks, @racheldonald.bsky.social for this positively inspiring #TalkCollapse podcast. It's very good to learn how egalitarian our former societies had been for millenia. We can do it, again! What we need first, though, is collapse of the current empire.
Collapse for the 99% | Luke Kemp
YouTube video by Planet: Critical
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Im aktuellen KSG findet sich kein Klimarat der Bürgerinnen mehr, der den Weg zur KN 2040 beschreiben sollte. Es findet sich auch keine KN 2040 mehr in dem KSG-Vorschlag des BMLUK. Aber scheinbar übersehen gibt es auf der homepage noch einen Klimaplan 2040. Wie lange? www.bmluk.gv.at/dam/jcr:8192...
www.bmluk.gv.at
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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#China baut in schnellem Tempo neue #Kohlekraftwerke und hat im 1. Halbjahr so viel neue Kohlekraftwerke ans Netz angeschlossen wie lange nicht - stimmt. Aber die Stromerzeugung aus Kohle ist gesunken! In absoluten Zahlen, nicht nur prozentual.

Macht sich aber nicht so gut in den Überschriften ...
August 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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I spoke about my forthcoming book with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, in the Islesboro Forum, Islesboro Maine, August 10:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9uu...
The Islesboro Forum 8/10/25 August 10 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmDr. Michael E. Mann "Science Under Siege"
YouTube video by Glotzl Creative Imaging
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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"As Climate Disasters Worsen, Trump Admin Guts Environmental Rules" | A conversation between @democracynow.org's AmyGoodman, @nrdc.org's @daviddoniger.bsky.social & yours truly. Please watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fz...
Trump's EPA Is Gutting "The Main Tool We Have to Reduce Carbon Emissions"
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So einen Verein bräuchte es auch in Wolkersdorf.
🎉 Aufgepasst! Wir haben einen neuen Namen:
Gesellschaft für Klima und Demokratie!

💚 Neuer Name, gleiche Mission:
Mehr Klimaschutz durch direkte Demokratie!

🤲 Werde jetzt Förder*in und unterstütze unsere Arbeit.

#Klimaschutz #Demokratie #KlimaUndDemokratie
August 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
At the same time growing evidence of extreme weather events caused by high emissions and lowering EU climate ambition in 2040 goal. But still worse in the USA. People instead of governments would be more ambitious as EUC polls show.
Important postscript on our recent study: We can confirm now that the recent heat domes over North America & Europe were part of a resonant "wave 7" hemispheric pattern that emerged in mid June, persisting through most recent data [analysis by @xuekeli.bsky.social]
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A weak 20“40“ climate goal in the EU may not help to avoid many „40“ degrees Celsius days like today in the next 40 years.
July 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱

Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".

#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
June 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I hope that Austria 🇦🇹 will vote against project based credits for EU ETS systems. JI and CDM have flawed EU climate policies during the Kyoto period. -90% to 2040 should be pure domestic reduction @bmeia.gv.at
The byline of the @financialtimes.com misrepresents our advice. We are all in favor of market mechanisms, when it comes to climate policy. But the target of the climate policy should not be traded away. Studies show tradable project-based credits outside the EU have many problems.
EU science advisers put clamp on carbon credits to meet 2040 climate target
Allowing market instruments would damage bloc’s credibility, board says
on.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Start of Vienna part of the democratic odyssey @democracyintl.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Also relevant for European companies using „carbon neutrality“ eG Aviation companies.
Massive congratulations to @parentsforclimate.bsky.social for launching the legal action against EnergyAustralia and securing a landmark result: an apology for greenwashing and a commitment to direct emission reduction.

Well done to Equity Generation Lawyers as well.

Have a read:
May 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Should be commented by the Austrian BMLUK
May 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We need a strong ETS 2 and stop for fossil CCS to get independence from fossil gas wherever it would come from.
"How do we get Europe to buy our gas?" Is one thing.

"How do we get Europe to buy Russia's gas?" Kind of gives away the whole game.
This story requires a great deal more attention. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to get Russian gas back into Europe. This is Washington and Moscow now in full strategic alignment via a shared vision of a fossil fuel future.
May 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Interesting that North Africa and the Arabian region will be the exporting countries for green hydrogen and P2X ammonia, methanol etc. Maybe green electricity of wind and PV could first and more efficient and more helpful for the global climate be used to decarbonize this brown region.
May 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM