Ilona M. Otto

Ilona M. Otto

@ilonamotto.bsky.social

A social scientist interested in rapid social change, social tipping points, inequalities, social metabolism, and reaching net-zero emissions

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Axel Maas
@axelmaas.eurosky.social

Yesterday the opening of the first exhibition of our cooperation between Kunsthaus Graz and @uni-graz.at started. So much more to come, with the first interactive public event next Wednesday #OuterSpaces

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Climate Change Centre Austria / CCCA
@ccca.ac.at

Das #CCCA hat heute eine Stellungnahme zu den geplanten Kürzungen in der #Klimaforschung veröffentlicht. 📣 Unser Vorstand appelliert an alle Entscheidungsträger:innen, eine nachhaltige & den aktuellen Herausforderungen angemessene Finanzierung sicherzustellen. #ACRP 👉 ccca.ac.at/fileadmin/CC...

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Club of Rome
@clubofrome.org

Every sustainable future is a human one. Meaning, values and the will to act come from the humanities. A Time of Great Consequence: A Manifesto for Bridging Knowledge and Action. Read it and share it. 👇 vist.ly/5ngj3 #HumanitiesRegeneration #BridgesCoalition

Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

Amazing!

Axel Maas@axelmaas.eurosky.social

Felix Pressler, a PhD student of mine, has created a nice animation of one of our quantum universes. This has a "cosmological time", i.e. you have a way to count time. The movie runs in this cosmological time, and shows the spatial shape, approximated by discrete building blocks (called simplices).

Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

A very much needed initiative!

Club of Rome@clubofrome.org

What turns knowledge into action? Swipe through A Time of Great Consequence: A Manifesto for Bridging Knowledge and Action. Launched today with UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. Read it and share it → vist.ly/5k4n9

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Sabine Pahl
@sabinepahl.bsky.social

“War is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God”

The Guardian@theguardian.com

The immorality of world leaders is contagious. Thank heavens for the pope | Simon Tisdall

theguardian.comThe immorality of world leaders is contagious. Thank heavens for the pope | Simon TisdallIn a political wasteland dominated by billionaires, war criminals and mega-corporations, the head of the Catholic church is a rare figure of moral leadership, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Sabine Pahl
@sabinepahl.bsky.social

👍🙏 BG to famous "wedges" paper. A cautionary tale for scientists working w industry & the difficult balance required. Still, doesn't mean the *idea* of wedges is bad. My takeaways 1) wedges are replaceable, 2) ask a social scientist, and 3) beware of technooptimism www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

propublica.orgHow BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global PolicyBP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

An online Information event about our master program Climate Change and Transformation Science, Monday, 18th May, 2026, 3 pm CET: wegcenter.uni-graz.at/en/study-ser... @wegenercenter.bsky.social @uni-graz.at

wegcenter.uni-graz.atMSc Climate Change and Transformation Science, University of Graz - Wegener Center for Climate and Global ChangeUnderstand the climate system and the associated risks of climate change. Learn more in the MSC program Climate Change and Transformation Science

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Urban Tom
@urbantom.bsky.social

The kids are alright… Kleine Rebellen gegen das autozentrierte System, die ihr Recht auf eine gute Kindheit einfordern. (Oder einfach nur mit dem Rad fahren wollen, ohne von Autofahrern gefährdet zu werden.) Bravo! #KidicalMass

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Climate Change Centre Austria / CCCA
@ccca.ac.at

Forderung nach Kurswechsel in der Budgetpolitik💰 Eine Studie des @wegenercenter.bsky.social an der @uni-graz.at im Auftrag des @wwf.at zeigt: Budgetsanierung ohne Klimapolitik ist mehrfach kontraproduktiv und verursacht hohe Kosten sowie wirtschaftliche Nachteile! 👉 www.wwf.at/studie-der-u...

wwf.atStudie der Uni Graz: Fehlende Klimapolitik gefährdet Budgetsanierung - WWF ÖsterreichAnalyse des Wegener Centers zeigt steigende Kosten und fiskalische Risiken durch fehlende Klimaschutz-Maßnahmen – WWF fordert Kurswechsel in der Budgetpolitik
Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

What a day! 🥳

Kungahuset@kungahuset.bsky.social

Euphoria in Budapest after the opposition’s victory against the ruZZian Orban. Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate 🥳 Incredible scenes from the Hungarian metro. #Budapest #Hungary #Elections #OppositionVictory #Orban #Breaking #Europe #Politics #Putin #OrbanOut #EU

Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

Art exhibition "Reconnecting with Nature", Thursday, March 5, University of Graz Botanical Garden. Great surroundings for art inspired by climate extremes and the power of nature 🌊❄️🌍

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Daniel Huppmann
@danielhuppmann.bsky.social

Replying to @danielhuppmann.bsky.social

Die Video-Serie zum Zweiten Österreichischen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel #AAR2 #WissenSchafftKlimaschutz

Verena Mischitz@vmischitz.bsky.social

Es gibt einen neuen Bericht zur Klimakrise in Österreich: Wo stehen wir? Was verändert sich? Wie schlimm ist es wirklich? Wir haben eine Serie gemacht. #AAR2

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University of Graz
@uni-graz.at

Österreichs Treibhausgas-Emissionen im Jahr 2025 sind laut Prognose der Uni Graz um etwa 2,5 Prozent höher als im Vorjahr. @wegenercenter.bsky.social #weworkfortomorrow

uni-graz.atRückschritt: Österreichs Treibhausgas-Emissionen laut Prognose der Uni Graz 2025 gestiegenKlimaschutz hat derzeit einen schweren Stand. So konnte sich die Internationale Staatengemeinschaft zuletzt nicht auf einen Fahrplan zum Ausstieg aus fossilen Brennstoffen einigen. Und das, obwohl die...

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Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change
@wegenercenter.bsky.social

Replying to @wegenercenter.bsky.social

Paper in @natcomms.nature.com: Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations. Teresa Lackner, Lukas H. Meyer, Stefan Nabernegg, @karlsteininger.bsky.social & Keith Williges 👇

nature.comApplying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations - Nature CommunicationsThis study develops a distributive justice framework for allocating subnational carbon budgets. Applying it to the EU, it reveals substantial within-country differences in production- and consumption-...

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James Dyke
@jamesgdyke.info

I did write more about this (with Johan Rockstrom): theconversation.com/the-world-lo...

theconversation.comThe world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new realityThe world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
James Dyke@jamesgdyke.info

I will write more about this later, for now just to say our paper has been published today. 10 years after Paris Agreement we can conclusively say we have failed to limit warming to well below 2°C. What next? www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...

cell.comLiving beyond limits: Consequences of missing the decisive decade for preserving our planet’s life-supporting systemsHumanity has pushed Earth’s life-supporting systems to the brink, accelerated by our failures over the past decade. Our only way to limit the duration and magnitude of temperature overshoot is rapid, ...

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Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change
@wegenercenter.bsky.social

„Was es braucht, sind verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen. Das ist die wichtigste Aufgabe der nationalen Regierungen – Sicherheit schaffen. Und dafür braucht es mehr Mut.“ @ilonamotto.bsky.social war bei der #COP30 in Belém 👇 @meinbezirk-stmk.bsky.social

meinbezirk.atWeltklimakonferenz in Belém: Steirische Forscherin über bittersüße Klima-Realität der COP30Rund 50.000 Delegierte aus knapp 200 Staaten finden sich seit vergangener Woche in der brasilianischen Hafenstadt Belém ein: Noch bis 21. November läuft dort die 30. Conference of the Parties, die Wel...
Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

It is getting increasingly interesting... Protesters break into #COP30 Conference venue in Belém. They demand an involvement of indigenous and youth groups in the negotiations. They are not at the negotiation desks and they don't have the lobby power that the fossil fuel industry has 🫤

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Guy Pe'er
@guypeer.bsky.social

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...

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Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change
@wegenercenter.bsky.social

Paper out in @natclimate.nature.com: Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts 👇

nature.comCritical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts - Nature Climate ChangeImpacts from a climate event can cascade through natural, anthropogenic and socio-economic systems. Here the authors assess cascading climate impacts on the EU and identify intervention points for ada...

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Suomen ympäristökeskus - Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
@syke.fi

Can Europe handle cross-border climate risks?🌍 New research reveals critical intervention points for adapting to cascading climate change impacts affecting Europe. Read the paper here🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

doi.orgCritical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts - Nature Climate ChangeImpacts from a climate event can cascade through natural, anthropogenic and socio-economic systems. Here the authors assess cascading climate impacts on the EU and identify intervention points for ada...

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Dr. Aaron Thierry
@thierryaaron.bsky.social

Replying to @thierryaaron.bsky.social

2/ First to speak was @ilonamotto.bsky.social presenting newly published work which shows "evidence supporting a tipping point near 25 % of the total population... Near this critical mass, we observe a high likelihood for a social tipping event, where a large majority quickly adopts new norms."

esd.copernicus.orgThe Pareto effect in tipping social networks: from minority to majorityAbstract. How do social networks tip? A popular theory is that a small minority can trigger population-wide social change. This aligns with the Pareto principle, a semi-quantitative law which suggests...
Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

@wegenercenter.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary 🥳

University of Graz@uni-graz.at

🥳 Eine Erfolgsgeschichte der #unigraz: 20 Jahre Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel. Zum 20-Jahr-Jubiläum stellen wir 20 Wissenschaftler:innen des Zentrums und ihre Forschung vor 👇 @wegenercenter.bsky.social #climatechangegraz #weworkfortomorrow

uni-graz.atEine Erfolgsgeschichte der Uni Graz: 20 Jahre Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen WandelWege entstehen, indem wir sie gehen. Nach diesem Motto forschen am Wegener Center der Universität Graz über 70 Wissenschaftler:innen aus Geo- und Klimaphysik, Meteorologie, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Tran...

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Damian Carrington
@dpcarrington.bsky.social

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics - "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor" Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukPope Leo hits out at critics of global warmingIn his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

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Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: protopotsdam@bauhauserde.org

Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

I am co-organizing an art exhibition "Reconnecting with nature" and a workshop on natural pigments with Renold Netto hosted by Bauhaus Earth. Sunday, September 14, 1 pm in Haus der Natur Potsdam, registration: protopotsdam@bauhauserde.org

Ilona M. Otto
@ilonamotto.bsky.social

Am diesen Donnerstag (28.08.25) um 18:00 Uhr im ProtoPotsdam Pavilion (Ecke Spornstr. und Dortustr., 14467 Potsdam) co-organisiere ich eine Veranstaltung zum Thema "Zwischen Bauwende und Bauturbo" im Rahmen der Podcastreihe „Call to Action!“.