Matthias Schmelzer
@matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social
Prof Uni Flensburg • economic history and social-ecological transformation • author of HEGEMONY OF GROWTH and THE FUTURE IS DEGROWTH • antifascism • opinions my own
“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.”
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.”
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Warum kippt das Klima gegen sozial-ökologische Transformation?
Ein Beitrag mit Dennis Eversberg in @makronom.bsky.social in Debattenreihe #econ4future mit @econ4future.bsky.social
makronom.de/klima-gekipp...
Ein Beitrag mit Dennis Eversberg in @makronom.bsky.social in Debattenreihe #econ4future mit @econ4future.bsky.social
makronom.de/klima-gekipp...
Klima gekippt?
Der Widerstand gegen die grüne Transformation wird oft darauf zurückgeführt, dass die Folgen für sozial Schwächere nicht ausreichend berücksichtigt würden. Entscheidend für die momentane politische Tr...
makronom.de
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Warum kippt das Klima gegen sozial-ökologische Transformation?
Ein Beitrag mit Dennis Eversberg in @makronom.bsky.social in Debattenreihe #econ4future mit @econ4future.bsky.social
makronom.de/klima-gekipp...
Ein Beitrag mit Dennis Eversberg in @makronom.bsky.social in Debattenreihe #econ4future mit @econ4future.bsky.social
makronom.de/klima-gekipp...
„More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion, new research reveals.“
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
„More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion, new research reveals.“
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
„At the center of his platform is a proposal to retrofit 500 public schools with rooftop solar, modern HVAC systems, and green spaces. Fifty of these schools would become resilience hubs - places where we can shelter during heatwaves or floods.“
www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
Zohran Mamdani’s green economy vision is what NYC needs
A climate justice campaigner and NYC resident reflects on the primary victory of Zohran Mamdani and his message of progressive green change
www.greeneconomycoalition.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
„At the center of his platform is a proposal to retrofit 500 public schools with rooftop solar, modern HVAC systems, and green spaces. Fifty of these schools would become resilience hubs - places where we can shelter during heatwaves or floods.“
www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
„Mamdani ran on a remarkably consistent message of the injustice of economic inequality and an insistence on the possibility that the city could become a place where working people could live with dignity.“
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
„Mamdani ran on a remarkably consistent message of the injustice of economic inequality and an insistence on the possibility that the city could become a place where working people could live with dignity.“
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Der #NSU war nicht zu dritt!
Am 6. November beginnt der 2. NSU-Prozess in #Dresden! Angeklagt ist Susann Eminger u.a. wegen Unterstützung des #NSU.
Wir werden im Gerichtssaal sein und über jeden Verhandlungstag berichten.
Unterstütze uns dabei! Jetzt spenden:
➡️ www.nsu-watch.info/nsu-watch/sp...
Am 6. November beginnt der 2. NSU-Prozess in #Dresden! Angeklagt ist Susann Eminger u.a. wegen Unterstützung des #NSU.
Wir werden im Gerichtssaal sein und über jeden Verhandlungstag berichten.
Unterstütze uns dabei! Jetzt spenden:
➡️ www.nsu-watch.info/nsu-watch/sp...
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Der #NSU war nicht zu dritt!
Am 6. November beginnt der 2. NSU-Prozess in #Dresden! Angeklagt ist Susann Eminger u.a. wegen Unterstützung des #NSU.
Wir werden im Gerichtssaal sein und über jeden Verhandlungstag berichten.
Unterstütze uns dabei! Jetzt spenden:
➡️ www.nsu-watch.info/nsu-watch/sp...
Am 6. November beginnt der 2. NSU-Prozess in #Dresden! Angeklagt ist Susann Eminger u.a. wegen Unterstützung des #NSU.
Wir werden im Gerichtssaal sein und über jeden Verhandlungstag berichten.
Unterstütze uns dabei! Jetzt spenden:
➡️ www.nsu-watch.info/nsu-watch/sp...
A Scottish charity wants to reintroduce state-subsidised diners for all—a potentially a big ask in the current political climate. #universalbasicservices
www.sower.world/public-diner...
www.sower.world/public-diner...
What if dinner was public infrastructure?
A Scottish charity wants to reintroduce state-subsidised diners for all—a potentially a big ask in the current political climate.
www.sower.world
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A Scottish charity wants to reintroduce state-subsidised diners for all—a potentially a big ask in the current political climate. #universalbasicservices
www.sower.world/public-diner...
www.sower.world/public-diner...
Durch ihre Investitionsentscheidungen waren diese Milliardär*innen 2024 für 586 Millionen Tonnen CO₂ verantwortlich – mehr, als 118 Staaten zusammen ausstoßen.
taz.de/Riesige-CO2-...
taz.de/Riesige-CO2-...
Riesige CO2-Emissionen: Superreiche für mehr CO₂ verantwortlich als 118 Länder
Die reichsten Menschen stoßen viel mehr CO₂ aus als die ärmere Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung, sagt ein neuer Oxfam-Bericht. Das liegt auch an ihren Vermögen und Aktienportfolios.
taz.de
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Durch ihre Investitionsentscheidungen waren diese Milliardär*innen 2024 für 586 Millionen Tonnen CO₂ verantwortlich – mehr, als 118 Staaten zusammen ausstoßen.
taz.de/Riesige-CO2-...
taz.de/Riesige-CO2-...
Die Welt hat sich auf „Degrowth“ eingeschossen
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Die Welt hat sich auf „Degrowth“ eingeschossen
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When I say that Trump and his petrostate/plutocrat overlords are a threat to humanity, I mean it
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump takes aim at European climate law after killing UN shipping fee
Once again the United States is using its economic might to pressure other countries to back down from an effort to limit greenhouse gas pollution.
www.politico.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When I say that Trump and his petrostate/plutocrat overlords are a threat to humanity, I mean it
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Kann Degrowth das Klima retten? Ulrike Herrmann und Matthias Schmelzer @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social diskutieren, wie man die Wirtschaft schrumpfen kann.
Überleben ohne Wachstum?
Kann Degrowth das Klima retten? Ulrike Herrmann und Matthias Schmelzer diskutieren, wie man die Wirtschaft schrumpfen kann.
www.surplusmagazin.de
October 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Kann Degrowth das Klima retten? Ulrike Herrmann und Matthias Schmelzer @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social diskutieren, wie man die Wirtschaft schrumpfen kann.
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German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
shorturl.at/OFfig
shorturl.at/OFfig
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
shorturl.at/OFfig
shorturl.at/OFfig
Fantastischer Vortrag von Patrick Eiden-Offe zu Faschisierung.
Absolute Empfehlung der ganzen Reihe von @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation/
Absolute Empfehlung der ganzen Reihe von @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation/
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fantastischer Vortrag von Patrick Eiden-Offe zu Faschisierung.
Absolute Empfehlung der ganzen Reihe von @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation/
Absolute Empfehlung der ganzen Reihe von @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social
krisol-wissenschaft.org/fascisation/
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It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Ich freue mich mit einem Gespräch mit Ulrike Herrmann zu Degrowth im neuen Surplus Magazin dabei zu sein
🚨 Out now: Die fünfte Surplus-Ausgabe »Die Ökonomie des Überlebens« ist da.
Mit dem Klimakollaps droht eine Verwüstung des Planeten. Nur ein anderes Wirtschaften kann ihn aufhalten.
In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf:
👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-5-di...
Mit dem Klimakollaps droht eine Verwüstung des Planeten. Nur ein anderes Wirtschaften kann ihn aufhalten.
In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf:
👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-5-di...
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ich freue mich mit einem Gespräch mit Ulrike Herrmann zu Degrowth im neuen Surplus Magazin dabei zu sein
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That's like four economics awards in a row with a substantial economic-history component, right? That strikes me as a remarkable shift. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists...
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
That's like four economics awards in a row with a substantial economic-history component, right? That strikes me as a remarkable shift. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists...
„Diese Menschen wollen eine Demokratie für die sogenannten Normalen und Einheimischen… Eine Demokratie als Abstammungsgemeinschaft, bei der alle anderen entweder entfernt oder beherrscht werden.“
www.spiegel.de/kultur/afd-w...
www.spiegel.de/kultur/afd-w...
(S+) Soziologen über AfD-Wähler: »Die Faschisten von heute wollen die Demokratie erneuern«
Carolin Amlinger und Oliver Nachtwey haben Interviews mit rechten Wählern geführt, die sich für die wahren Demokraten halten. Was die Soziologen fanden, war eine unheimliche Lust an der Zerstörung.
www.spiegel.de
October 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
„Diese Menschen wollen eine Demokratie für die sogenannten Normalen und Einheimischen… Eine Demokratie als Abstammungsgemeinschaft, bei der alle anderen entweder entfernt oder beherrscht werden.“
www.spiegel.de/kultur/afd-w...
www.spiegel.de/kultur/afd-w...
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20/ @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social returns to the need for academics to create space to help develop imaginaries that we can unite behind.
We're directed to this book...
mayflybooks.org/future-for-a...
But Dr. Schmelzer notes that such visons need to realistically incorporate environment decline.
We're directed to this book...
mayflybooks.org/future-for-a...
But Dr. Schmelzer notes that such visons need to realistically incorporate environment decline.
October 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
20/ @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social returns to the need for academics to create space to help develop imaginaries that we can unite behind.
We're directed to this book...
mayflybooks.org/future-for-a...
But Dr. Schmelzer notes that such visons need to realistically incorporate environment decline.
We're directed to this book...
mayflybooks.org/future-for-a...
But Dr. Schmelzer notes that such visons need to realistically incorporate environment decline.
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It's the 'Scientists Responsibility Summit' today.
Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵
Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵
Tomorrow: Scientists Responsibility Summit!
What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.
🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e
What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.
🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e
October 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It's the 'Scientists Responsibility Summit' today.
Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵
Here's a live thread with some take aways from each talk... 🧵
Tomorrow in Berlin ⬇️
Tomorrow: Scientists Responsibility Summit!
What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.
🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e
What is the appropriate stance of scientists in the polycrisis? Let's develop practical paths for a transformative role of academia.
🏛️Attend in-person at HU Berlin: blogs.fu-berlin.de/scientistsre...
💻 Streaming (Webex): tinyurl.com/nh5kpt4e
October 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Tomorrow in Berlin ⬇️
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9/ In their historical analysis of the transition from wood to coal, @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social & Melissa Büttner have shown how living in in fossil fuel based societies has shaped and constrained our imaginaries in many different ways that we often overlook.
Fossil mentalities: How fossil fuels have shaped social imaginaries
With the concept of “fossil mentalities” and “fossil imaginaries” we introduce an analytical toolkit for historically informed and socially differenti…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
9/ In their historical analysis of the transition from wood to coal, @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social & Melissa Büttner have shown how living in in fossil fuel based societies has shaped and constrained our imaginaries in many different ways that we often overlook.
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Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?
Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!
So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵
Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!
So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
Reposted by Matthias Schmelzer
Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Against Money
A powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev. Money is unavoidably fundamental to our daily lives. It lurks behind ...
press.uchicago.edu
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Coming this spring. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...