Raphael Ofner
@raphael-ofner.bsky.social
Studying "Environment and Bio-Resources Management" at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna ● Former Journalist ● Focused on Climate Change and Media || Foto: Jürgen Fuchs
Recent research estimates that the aid cuts of the Trump administration will cost millions of lives.
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, the billionaire Bill Gates discussed Elon Musk’s “stunning” reductions to USAID. He also spoke about his decision to accelerate the end of his foundation’s giving and his plans for his personal fortune. nyti.ms/3Si2WJ7
May 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Recent research estimates that the aid cuts of the Trump administration will cost millions of lives.
Huge recommendation: Historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social in a remarkable interview in Austrian public television about the first 100 days of the second Trump administration (*English audio version*).
Zu Gast: Timothy Snyder, (American historian) / englische Langfassung
ZIB2-Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Huge recommendation: Historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social in a remarkable interview in Austrian public television about the first 100 days of the second Trump administration (*English audio version*).
What a great success story - Must-read, must-share!
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
What a great success story - Must-read, must-share!
Major news from France!
Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling (Gift Article)
The court decision barred the far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking office for five years, jeopardizing her plans for the 2027 election. She can appeal.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Major news from France!
As so often ... clear and easy to understand information on manmade climate change provided by Austrian meteorologist @marcuswadsak.bsky.social. Definitely recommend following!
hier kann man gut zusehen, wie es auf unserer Erde immer wärmer wird....
Der Klimawandel ist ein Fakt und die Zeit zu handeln jetzt.
Der Klimawandel ist ein Fakt und die Zeit zu handeln jetzt.
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As so often ... clear and easy to understand information on manmade climate change provided by Austrian meteorologist @marcuswadsak.bsky.social. Definitely recommend following!
New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association shows Tesla sales plummeting by almost 50%.
Tesla's February market share in Europe drops despite EV pickup
Tesla's market share in Europe continued to shrink year-on-year in February, data showed on Tuesday, as sales of the all-electric car maker dropped for a second consecutive month despite rising overall EV registrations on the continent.
www.reuters.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association shows Tesla sales plummeting by almost 50%.
Land of the free ...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Land of the free ...
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer, which had sued Greenpeace over its role in protests nearly a decade ago against its Dakota Access Pipeline.
Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Hundreds of Millions in Damages (Gift Article)
A lawsuit by pipeline giant Energy Transfer claimed Greenpeace had played a major, costly role in protests nearly a decade ago. Greenpeace has said a loss could put it out of business.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer, which had sued Greenpeace over its role in protests nearly a decade ago against its Dakota Access Pipeline.
9 out of 10 cars sold in Norway are electric.
Copenhagen in Denmark has become one of THE biking cities worldwide.
Skandinavia as a whole leads in heat pump installations (thanks for sharing @janrosenow.bsky.social).
The northern countries of Europe show: There is no excuse for climate inaction.
Copenhagen in Denmark has become one of THE biking cities worldwide.
Skandinavia as a whole leads in heat pump installations (thanks for sharing @janrosenow.bsky.social).
The northern countries of Europe show: There is no excuse for climate inaction.
Did you know that the countries with the most heat pumps installed are also in some of the coldest climates?
Find out more in our article in Nature Energy 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Find out more in our article in Nature Energy 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
9 out of 10 cars sold in Norway are electric.
Copenhagen in Denmark has become one of THE biking cities worldwide.
Skandinavia as a whole leads in heat pump installations (thanks for sharing @janrosenow.bsky.social).
The northern countries of Europe show: There is no excuse for climate inaction.
Copenhagen in Denmark has become one of THE biking cities worldwide.
Skandinavia as a whole leads in heat pump installations (thanks for sharing @janrosenow.bsky.social).
The northern countries of Europe show: There is no excuse for climate inaction.
The United States recorded $315 billion in clean energy investments last year.
About 80 percent of the investments tied to the "Inflation Reduction Act", the key climate bill of the Biden administration, have gone to Republican congressional districts.
Climate and economy CAN go hand in hand.
About 80 percent of the investments tied to the "Inflation Reduction Act", the key climate bill of the Biden administration, have gone to Republican congressional districts.
Climate and economy CAN go hand in hand.
The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits (Gift Article)
Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The United States recorded $315 billion in clean energy investments last year.
About 80 percent of the investments tied to the "Inflation Reduction Act", the key climate bill of the Biden administration, have gone to Republican congressional districts.
Climate and economy CAN go hand in hand.
About 80 percent of the investments tied to the "Inflation Reduction Act", the key climate bill of the Biden administration, have gone to Republican congressional districts.
Climate and economy CAN go hand in hand.
The richest man on earth taking food and medicine from the poorest of the poor:
"When you meet those dying children and look into their eyes and hold their hands and feel faint heartbeats flutter, you can’t bear the gleeful laughter. You see children just like your own and hang your head in shame."
"When you meet those dying children and look into their eyes and hold their hands and feel faint heartbeats flutter, you can’t bear the gleeful laughter. You see children just like your own and hang your head in shame."
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The richest man on earth taking food and medicine from the poorest of the poor:
"When you meet those dying children and look into their eyes and hold their hands and feel faint heartbeats flutter, you can’t bear the gleeful laughter. You see children just like your own and hang your head in shame."
"When you meet those dying children and look into their eyes and hold their hands and feel faint heartbeats flutter, you can’t bear the gleeful laughter. You see children just like your own and hang your head in shame."
Remarkable climate news from Germany!
Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed in principle with the Green Party on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing for infrastructure and military.
The Greens secured a €100 billion fund for climate and economic transformation.
Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed in principle with the Green Party on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing for infrastructure and military.
The Greens secured a €100 billion fund for climate and economic transformation.
Germany: Parties agree on historic debt deal – DW – 03/14/2025
The CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in government borrowing.
www.dw.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Remarkable climate news from Germany!
Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed in principle with the Green Party on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing for infrastructure and military.
The Greens secured a €100 billion fund for climate and economic transformation.
Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed in principle with the Green Party on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing for infrastructure and military.
The Greens secured a €100 billion fund for climate and economic transformation.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a remarkable speech these days.
Not that his unreflected pro-fossil-fuels standpoint was in any way surprising (Wright is a fracking magnate).
But telling ... as even he admitted: “We have indeed raised global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 50 percent..."
Not that his unreflected pro-fossil-fuels standpoint was in any way surprising (Wright is a fracking magnate).
But telling ... as even he admitted: “We have indeed raised global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 50 percent..."
U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change (Gift Article)
To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a remarkable speech these days.
Not that his unreflected pro-fossil-fuels standpoint was in any way surprising (Wright is a fracking magnate).
But telling ... as even he admitted: “We have indeed raised global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 50 percent..."
Not that his unreflected pro-fossil-fuels standpoint was in any way surprising (Wright is a fracking magnate).
But telling ... as even he admitted: “We have indeed raised global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 50 percent..."
I have always been an advocate for publicly funded broadcasters like the BBC in the UK or the ORF in Austria. This excellent interview of
ORF anchorman @arminwolf.at with virologist @cdrosten.bsky.social reminds me why.
ORF anchorman @arminwolf.at with virologist @cdrosten.bsky.social reminds me why.
Eine Pandemie-Bilanz mit Christian Drosten 5 Jahre nach den ersten Corona-Fällen in Österreich:
Welche Maßnahmen wirkten, welche nicht? War Schweden erfolgreicher? Wie gut ist die Impfung? Woher stammt das Virus? Wann kommt die nächste Pandemie?
Die Langversion meines #ZiB2-Interviews (45 min):
Welche Maßnahmen wirkten, welche nicht? War Schweden erfolgreicher? Wie gut ist die Impfung? Woher stammt das Virus? Wann kommt die nächste Pandemie?
Die Langversion meines #ZiB2-Interviews (45 min):
Langfassung: Virologe Drosten zieht Corona-Bilanz
Virologe Christian Drosten von der Berliner Charité hat den PCR-Test entwickelt und als Experte die deutsche Bundesregierung bei ihrer Coronapolitik beraten. Fünf Jahre nach dem Aufkommen des Virus zi...
on.orf.at
March 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have always been an advocate for publicly funded broadcasters like the BBC in the UK or the ORF in Austria. This excellent interview of
ORF anchorman @arminwolf.at with virologist @cdrosten.bsky.social reminds me why.
ORF anchorman @arminwolf.at with virologist @cdrosten.bsky.social reminds me why.
“The climate crisis that is coming our way is not just about polar bears, and it’s not just about green jobs. It actually is coming through your mail slot, in the form of insurance cancellations, insurance nonrenewals and dramatic increases in insurance costs.”
Great reporting from the @nytimes.com
Great reporting from the @nytimes.com
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen (Gift Article)
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“The climate crisis that is coming our way is not just about polar bears, and it’s not just about green jobs. It actually is coming through your mail slot, in the form of insurance cancellations, insurance nonrenewals and dramatic increases in insurance costs.”
Great reporting from the @nytimes.com
Great reporting from the @nytimes.com
AUSTRIA DISPATCH 🇦🇹
On Monday, a new coalition government will be inaugurated in Austria - consisting of Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals.
What might be interesting for international readers?
- The government was formed after talks with the far-right Freedom Party had failed.
On Monday, a new coalition government will be inaugurated in Austria - consisting of Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals.
What might be interesting for international readers?
- The government was formed after talks with the far-right Freedom Party had failed.
March 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
AUSTRIA DISPATCH 🇦🇹
On Monday, a new coalition government will be inaugurated in Austria - consisting of Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals.
What might be interesting for international readers?
- The government was formed after talks with the far-right Freedom Party had failed.
On Monday, a new coalition government will be inaugurated in Austria - consisting of Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals.
What might be interesting for international readers?
- The government was formed after talks with the far-right Freedom Party had failed.
Friendly reminder because it is more important than ever:
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans
Trawl of 90,000 studies finds consensus, leading to call for Facebook and Twitter to curb disinformation
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Friendly reminder because it is more important than ever:
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
A 2021 survey of 90.000 (!) peer-reviewed articles found more than 99 percent agreement on human-caused climate change.
Sometimes, I wonder what people will think in 50 or 100 years when they take a look into a news archive or a history book ...
Climate change is the biggest crisis humanity faces in the 21st century and just because they are trying to eliminate all mentions of the word “climate“ doesn’t actually solve anything.
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sometimes, I wonder what people will think in 50 or 100 years when they take a look into a news archive or a history book ...
Being a citizen of Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, and having personally talked to survivors of the Nazi regime, I must emplore you:
Stand up against this madness or it might be too late!
Stand up against this madness or it might be too late!
Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.
February 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Being a citizen of Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, and having personally talked to survivors of the Nazi regime, I must emplore you:
Stand up against this madness or it might be too late!
Stand up against this madness or it might be too late!
A little reminder for everyone who says, "It takes more time to prove or disprove manmade climate change".
The greenhouse effect has been experimentally observed ...
... BEFORE the US Civil War began
... BEFORE Darwin’s Origin of Species was published
... BEFORE Charles Dickens died
The greenhouse effect has been experimentally observed ...
... BEFORE the US Civil War began
... BEFORE Darwin’s Origin of Species was published
... BEFORE Charles Dickens died
Physics History August 1856
Well over a century later, female historians rediscovered Foote’s work — and were themselves overshadowed.
www.aps.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A little reminder for everyone who says, "It takes more time to prove or disprove manmade climate change".
The greenhouse effect has been experimentally observed ...
... BEFORE the US Civil War began
... BEFORE Darwin’s Origin of Species was published
... BEFORE Charles Dickens died
The greenhouse effect has been experimentally observed ...
... BEFORE the US Civil War began
... BEFORE Darwin’s Origin of Species was published
... BEFORE Charles Dickens died
BREAKING NEWS:
The negotiations of the Conservatives and the right-wing Freedom Party to form a coalition government in Austria have FAILED.
Plans to role back climate legislation and to end independent funding of the public broadcaster ORF are halted for now.
© C.Stadler/Bwag
The negotiations of the Conservatives and the right-wing Freedom Party to form a coalition government in Austria have FAILED.
Plans to role back climate legislation and to end independent funding of the public broadcaster ORF are halted for now.
© C.Stadler/Bwag
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
The negotiations of the Conservatives and the right-wing Freedom Party to form a coalition government in Austria have FAILED.
Plans to role back climate legislation and to end independent funding of the public broadcaster ORF are halted for now.
© C.Stadler/Bwag
The negotiations of the Conservatives and the right-wing Freedom Party to form a coalition government in Austria have FAILED.
Plans to role back climate legislation and to end independent funding of the public broadcaster ORF are halted for now.
© C.Stadler/Bwag
The "Heartland Institute", a lobbying organization infamous for denying the overwhelming scientific consensus on manmade climate change, is getting a foothold in Europe - aided by Austrian politicians.
Revealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right parties
Representatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The "Heartland Institute", a lobbying organization infamous for denying the overwhelming scientific consensus on manmade climate change, is getting a foothold in Europe - aided by Austrian politicians.
@nytimes.com climate alert:
E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...
E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...
Over 1,000 EPA Workers on Climate Change and More Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ (Gift Article)
A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an “effective and efficient” federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@nytimes.com climate alert:
E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...
E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...
In the negotiations to form a coalition government in Austria, the right-wing Freedom party pushes to end public funding for the public broadcaster ORF (the Austrian equivalent to the BBC) and make it depend on the goodwill of the government.
This petition aims to stop these dangerous plans:
This petition aims to stop these dangerous plans:
Unser ORF - unsere Demokratie
Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen und Verhandler:innen kontaktieren!
www.unser-orf.at
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In the negotiations to form a coalition government in Austria, the right-wing Freedom party pushes to end public funding for the public broadcaster ORF (the Austrian equivalent to the BBC) and make it depend on the goodwill of the government.
This petition aims to stop these dangerous plans:
This petition aims to stop these dangerous plans:
In just one year (2024), China has newly installed more solar power capacity than the entire existing solar power capacity of the United States.
China's solar, wind power installed capacity soars in 2024
China's installed capacity of solar power and wind power climbed by 45.2% and 18%, respectively, in 2024, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday, as the country seeks to ramp up renewable energy use and upgrade its power system.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In just one year (2024), China has newly installed more solar power capacity than the entire existing solar power capacity of the United States.