In 81 Tagen um die ... halbe Welt !

dr. gianluca grimalda@ggrimalda.bsky.social · yesterday

Day 81:After a 3-day wait board a ship to Bougainville. I'm over the moon I'll reach the final destination of my 28,000km no-fly trip emitting the lowest possible amount of CO2.I want to know I did all I possibly could to prevent climate breakdown.I enjoy the beauty of the sunset one last time. 96/

Dear London/UK-based friends, if you want an update on my most recent undertakings, don't miss the chance to attend the final weekend of KINDFIRE, the eco-artivist exhibition organised by GREENy bastARTs (to which I proudly belong) during the London Climate Action Week 2026. 1/9

Lieto che Facta - una testata che si occupa di fact-checking e debunking - abbia pubblicato la mia risposta alla domanda "è possibile viaggiare in maniera sostenibile?" nella rubrica online omonima del mio libro "A Fuoco". Leggi il mio articolo 👉www.a-fuoco.it/p/si-...

#CurryFiles released! By court order (via @ucs.org & @envdefensefund.bsky.social) 100K+ pages of document have been released, detailing effort by Judith Curry/John Christy/Steven Koonin/Ross McKitrick /Roy Spencer to discredit scientific case for federal climate action: www.edf.org/media/record...

In June 2025, Trump claimed Iran nuclear facilities had been obliterated: www.whitehouse.gov/a... Under UN Charter 51, an armed attack is justified only in self-defense or under Security Council deliberation. Both are missing, so the current US/Israel operation is illegal.

“The US & Israel have started this war with vague and unachievable objectives, no international law base, and little or no support from Gulf states or other US allies”, says Lord Ricketts, former UK national security adviser. I completely agree.

With few good strategic options, Iran’s best prospect may be to retaliate while it can

Regime could try to retain control of streets as US and Israel have expressed no intention of mounting ground invasion

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Onorato che "Il Ricercatore" venga proiettato presso l'Università di Macerata @unimc nell'ambito della giornata "M'illumino di meno/M'illumino di scienza" promossa da Radio Caterpillar @rairadio2 . Seguirò dalla Melanesia a 28,000km di distanza. www.unimc.it/it/unim... 1/2

🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality. Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Day 36 of my 28,000km no-fly lower-carbon trip from Italy to PNG. I'm mid in my journey & here's my second thread after the first: bsky.app/profile/ggri.... I enjoy the quiet and buzz of Chiang Mai-Thailand before heading South. Slow-travel will cut greenhouse gases emissions by ~10 times. 51/

dr. gianluca grimalda@ggrimalda.bsky.social · last yr.

I've set off to Bougainville,PNG, for another #NoFly journey. I want to complete my research there. Travelling the ~25,000km distance from Italy by🚢,🚅,&🚌,I'll emit ~10 times less than✈️ (computations to come).Here the long read on my motivations: gianlu777.substack.c... 1/🧵

Pleased to have been shortlisted for the 2025 Travel Award by #NomadMania in the category "Most Purposeful Traveller"-whose journeys are driven by meaning, intention, and a mission greater than themselves. Voting is OPEN until Thu 👉 nomadmania.com/award...

Happy to match supporters' donations to @xrglobal.bsky.social & @scientistrebellion.bsky.social for €6,600 in total to campaign @ COP30 (XR)+legal protection (SR). Video of my motivations+reflection on COP30 👉https://youtube.com/shorts/Lbh3w8xBX3w?feature=share

After more than 10 years from fieldwork, it’s a great joy to have finally published in Management Science the article “No gifts returned: Surprise Bonuses Reduce Productivity in a Natural Field Experiment: Long read on Substack: gianlu777.substack.c... 1/9

Do workers follow norms of reciprocity in the labour market?

After more than 10 years since data collection, my research has been published in Management Science

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I wish in a few years we could see the same mobilisation for the fight against climate change as what is now happening for Palestine. In a not too distant future, people living in Gaza are certain to have to leave their land because of sea level rise, unless we stop emissions.

I wish in a few years we could see the same mobilisation for the fight against climate change as what is now happening for Palestine. In a not too distant future, people living in Gaza are certain to have to leave their land because of sea level rise, unless we stop emissions.

I asked @ggrimalda.bsky.social if the villages he visits in Papua New Guinea have refrigeration, while I was thinking through a similar question recently. They generally do not. They catch fish and eat them the same day. About a billion people live at that level. youtu.be/NaD378Rh_ck

The pleasures of slow travel and learning about the future, with Dr. Gianluca Grimalda

YouTube video by City Atlas

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I've set off to Bougainville,PNG, for another #NoFly journey. I want to complete my research there. Travelling the ~25,000km distance from Italy by🚢,🚅,&🚌,I'll emit ~10 times less than✈️ (computations to come).Here the long read on my motivations: gianlu777.substack.c... 1/🧵

Ready for presentation # 16 of my book A Fuoco/Zooming in Soleto, Lecce, on my way to Papua New Guinea no-fly. Happy to talk about my past no-fly travel while the new travel is beginning.

Day 0 of my new #NoFly journey from Italy to Papua New Guinea. Just collected my visa to Russia. I'll cut my CO2 emissions by ~10 & will travel with the hidden majority of the world,those who remain stuck to the ground. I'll complete my research on social cohesion+adaptation to climate change.

In Italy, we call them ‘water bombs’. They are sudden, intense downpours. Last night, 74 mm of rain fell in Rimini, Romagna, in just a few hours. That is equivalent to about one and a half months of rainfall. The wind was blowing at 120 km/h. Video cr: @UnaGiorno 1/6

‘The world is burning, so I embraced civil disobedience.’ Thanks @MargheritaNasi for the in-depth interview in the series ‘I was 20 years old’ for @lemonde.fr. I talk about my journey from being a kid in the suburbs of Milan to university... www.lemonde.fr/campu... 1/6

Has Russia conquered the US? The presidency that putin dreams for Ukraine is like the current US presidency: subdued, obedient, remissive. Press conferences are dictators' monologues and putin is let serenading about Alaska being Russian soil. Extraordinary. #TrumpPutinSummit

In the scorching heat of this summer fourth heatwave in Milan, I walked around @Feltrinelli_ bookshops. I was glad to see my book "A fuoco/Zooming" is still proposed in the "New reads" section after more than 2 months since publication. It's a sign the book is going well. 1/3

‘Struck,’ reads the post in which the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) announces the killing of @aljazeera.com journalist Anas al-Sharif. As if Anas were a character in a video game and his killing permitted the access to the next stage in a "Candy Crush saga". RIP🧵 1/9

I am convinced that non-violent civil resistance is the best way to end the massacre in Gaza, and the brave guys by #StandingTogether @OmdimBeyachad yesterday showed that this may really be the way. That's the vision of the future I want! I am with you! 1/3

Well done guys! The best way to end the massacre in Gaza is through non-violent civil disobedience! I am with you! 🙏👏

Standing Together@standing-together.bsky.social · last yr.

Watch: We disrupted the live broadcast of Big Brother Israel last night to call for an end to the annihilation in Gaza and abandonment of the hostages because we can’t continue with routine right now! There can’t be business as usual! (1/2)

“I’ve never spoken to an Arab. I’ve only seen Palestinians from checkpoints monitors. I was in Gaza until 2 weeks ago. In Gaza you turn off your mind and do your job. Or you freak out. But then, you come across Palestinians. And you realize they are just like you. 1/9

Apparently breathing in this air is equivalent to smoking 77 cigarettes per day😳

Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · last yr.

Wildfire smoke was so bad in Fort Mac over the weekend that visibility was only a few hundred feet. PM2.5 was at 1700µg/m³ ☠️☠️☠️

‘Inside "A Fuoco" there are several books. There's the story of my return from Papua to Europe without taking a plane. But there are also stories from the global periphery." 🙏@m_bongioanni for the extensive interview published (in IT) in @lifegate! 👉www.lifegate.it/gian... 1/3

Se il mondo brucia è ora di disobbedire. Intervista a Gianluca Grimalda, licenziato per non aver voluto volare - LifeGate

Gianluca Grimalda, ricercatore esperto di cooperazione e cambiamenti climatici, è stato licenziato per essersi rifiutato di volare. Il suo racconto nel libro “A Fuoco”.

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A sudden flashflood hit Dharali village in India. This is not an emergency, it's not a new normal, it's something that will get worse until we stop our toxic dependence from fossil fuels & stop meat-consumption-led deforestation. Credit to @weathermonitors for video. 1/2

Israeli PM Netanyahu is reportedly planning offensive to fully occupy Gaza, which would be disastrous. According to a 30 July poll by Yossi Tatika, the majority of Israeli citizens *oppose* this plan. www.timesofisrael.co... 1/3