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

👍🙏 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...

How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy

BP 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.

propublica.org

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

Am Asphalt eines Radwegs wurde mit Kreide in Großbuchstaben und verschiedenen Farben
"9. Mai
1500
GRÄTZL
KIDICAL
MASS"
geschrieben.

Am linken Rand ist ein Grünstreifen, am rechten die Fahrbahn sichtbar.

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 🌊❄️🌍

Reconnecting with Nature, Art exhibition

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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