Giacomo Falchetta
@giacfalk.bsky.social
Scientist working on understanding climate impacts on society and on the role of infrastructure for sustainable development and adaptation. CMCC (IT) and IIASA (AT). As always, into cooking and guitar jams. Venice (the old one)-based.
www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/08/02/a... Grazie al @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social per l'intervista
“Proteggersi dal caldo non può essere soggetto al reddito. Impatto sull'ambiente? Dipende"
L'intervista al ricercatore Giacomo Falchetta (Cmcc) su aria condizionata, disuguaglianze sociali e decarbonizzazione energetica
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🌳🥵 🌇 In our new study (dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae5c20), we find that street green space (trees, bushes, green space visible to the pedestrian, etc.) can reduce urban heat stress, but even ambitious greening efforts are unlikely to offset much of the additional heat expected from climate change.
#SPARCCLE will be strongly present at the @egu.eu in Vienna next week - from our joint session with sister projects ACCREU and @crosseu.bsky.social on Monday to contributions throughout the programme. 👉Full list: sparccle.eu/2026/04/30/s... Photo: Kai Boggild (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Expanding street green space can help reduce urban heat stress, but its cooling impact varies by location and is limited; comprehensive adaptation strategies remain essential for cities. doi.org/hbwh95
Street green space can help cool cities, but it will not be enough on its own
A new IIASA-led study finds that expanding street green space can reduce urban heat stress in cities worldwide, but even ambitious greening efforts are unlikely to offset a significant share of the additional heat expected under climate change.
phys.org
🌳⚡🌡️ Can greener streets help households use less electricity in hot weather? Using metered electricity data (130k HHs in 2100 Italian municipalities), we find that when it's hot and cooling needs are high, it can. Paper in Energy Economics, w/ Enrica De Cian & Jacopo Lunghi doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
E' in uso sempre più frequente, nel mondo della ricerca italiano, la dicitura "sottomettere un articolo", inglesismo del "submit an article". [1/3]
And this is being said by a extreme right ultra-nationalist official! www.axios.com/2026/03/17/j...
"No imminent threat": U.S. Counterterrorism Center head resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent said Israel goaded Trump into an unnecessary war.
axios.com
Leadership shake-ups. Staff cuts. A push for the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget. Here is the inside story of how Jeff Bezos upended the Washington Post. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
🚨 A defining moment for global health data. The termination of the #USAID-supported Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program has wide-ranging consequences. We reflect on the collapse and argue what should come next in a new PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… 📊 9,000+ studies
Looking forward to present my current research on "Temperature Shocks and Societal Responses" at today's @climes-swe.bsky.social Climate Impacts Conference together with @kornhuber.bsky.social and @giacfalk.bsky.social. Grateful for travel support IUGG. Check out the programme: lnkd.in/ddyvsGAu
Piogge tossiche, aria irrespirabile. Teheran è avvolta e sovrastata dai fumi tossici prodotti dagli incendi dei deposti di petrolio della città. Le riserve sono state bombardate dalle forze israeliane (come ufficialmente dichiarato). 1/6
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AGU Denounces Trump Administration’s Repeal of the EPA Endangerment Finding
In 1856, American scientist Eunice Foote made history by publishing the first academic paper demonstrating that carbon dioxide traps heat from the Sun, a discovery that laid the foundation for climate...
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Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
theconversation.com
Climate change and La Niña combine to create ‘perfect storm’ in deadly Southern Africa floods. New research from @wwattribution.bsky.social shows that the intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since preindustrial times, with some areas receiving over a year’s rain in just days 🧵
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A consistent regional dataset of dissolved oxygen in the western Mediterranean Sea (2004–2023): CTD-O2WMED
Abstract. The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing rapid environmental changes, underscoring the urgent need for high-quality, long-term datasets to quantify trends and assess impacts on biogeochemical c...
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Environmental injustice at its finest www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-eng...
Analysis: England’s most ethnically diverse areas are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat - Carbon Brief
Neighbourhoods in England that are home to the most minority-ethnic people are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat than the least diverse areas
carbonbrief.org
quality research you can also show off at the dinner table in scorched-earth mediterranean summer 🔥 killer work by my mates @giacfalk.bsky.social and @fpavanello.bsky.social!!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The impact of air conditioning on residential electricity consumption across world countries
We provide a first globally-relevant assessment of the electricity consumption consequences of households’ adaptation to ambient heat through air cond…
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Cooling shelters are finally becoming mainstream #heatwave #publicadaptation #climatechange #cities www.ilpost.it/2025/07/02/r...
Cosa sono i “rifugi climatici” per proteggersi dal caldo - Il Post
Per la prima volta anche le città italiane stanno pubblicando liste di spazi pubblici gratuiti in cui andare a ripararsi
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'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid
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Del genocidio en Gaza al bombardeo de Irán: Netanyahu arrastra al mundo hacia una escalada bélica. Llamamos a una desescalada urgente, al respeto del derecho internacional, sanciones inmediatas al régimen israelí y una vía multilateral hacia una paz justa y duradera para todos los pueblos.
*NOW with open output yearly coordinate point-level data (2016-2023) for 358 world cities* at doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
# Replication code and data for: Tracking green space along streets of world cities
# Replication code and data for: Tracking green space along streets of world citiesFalchetta, G., & Hammad, A. T. (2025). Tracking green space along streets of world cities. Environmental Research: In...
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Giacomo Falchetta@giacfalk.bsky.social · last yr.🌳 New study: we analyze 190 cities (2016–2023) using satellite data & machine learning to estimate the Green View Index (GVI) – Global street greenery down 0.3–0.5%/yr – Inequalities within cities are stark – Open-source model for real-time tracking iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... @iiasa.ac.at
🌳 New study: we analyze 190 cities (2016–2023) using satellite data & machine learning to estimate the Green View Index (GVI) – Global street greenery down 0.3–0.5%/yr – Inequalities within cities are stark – Open-source model for real-time tracking iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... @iiasa.ac.at
🇫🇷 Power has been restored in southwest France after blackout, - AFP 🇪🇸 Spanish electricity grid estimates that service restoration will take between 6 and 10 hours.
Attending @egu.eu in Vienna this week? Interested in urban heat and sustainable adaptation strategy with urban greening? 🌡️ 🌳 Eager to discuss ongoing research trying to go beyond local case studies? 🌍 Then make sure to check the following presentations by Steffen Lohrey and myself! @iiasa.ac.at
locationallocation: solving Maximal Coverage Location-Allocation geospatial infrastructure assessment and planning problems https://doi.org/10.31223/X5XQ69
Per anni un uomo ha truffato centinaia di editori e agenti letterari, mettendo le mani su migliaia di manoscritti inediti senza nessuna ragione apparente. E senza pubblicarne uno. Una domanda sorge spontanea: ma perché lo ha fatto? Il reportage di Vincenzo Latronico: intern.az/1LvY
