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Planetarer Ausnahmezustand – Links der Woche, 8.-15.2.2026

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Planetarer Ausnahmezustand – Links der Woche, 8.-15.2.2026

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@atthenius @mathieu_caron
I think, Mathieu raises the question why hard sci climate researchers don't speak up about the #EconomicSystem that keeps eating away at the #PlanetaryBoundaries of what human activities the planet can sustain and still maintain a global tech civilisation.
#ClimateChange is ofc only one of these boundaries. But the underlying problem to overstepping all of them is the economic system and its concepts that have perverted the cultural norms in G-North so much so that upholding the voluntarianisms, the laissez-faire [for the rich] is more important than keeping a habitable, global civilisation-sustaining environment. G-North is the villain here, bc it has imposed its system and culture everywhere, except North Korea. ^^
Hard-sci cli-sci are the go-to-people for all things climate.
I say, unfortunately, because they generally don't speak up about the systemic reasons for the physical extremes humans are pushing the planet into.

Some do. Like the late #WillSteffen
But it'd be the duty for all hard sci scientists to do so.

@atthenius @mathieu_caron
I think, Mathieu raises the question why hard sci climate researchers don't speak up about the #EconomicSystem that keeps eating away at the #PlanetaryBoundaries of what human activities the planet can sustain and still maintain a global tech civilisation.
#ClimateChange is ofc only one of these boundaries. But the underlying problem to overstepping all of them is the economic system and its concepts that have perverted the cultural norms in G-North so much so that upholding the voluntarianisms, the laissez-faire [for the rich] is more important than keeping a habitable, global civilisation-sustaining environment. G-North is the villain here, bc it has imposed its system and culture everywhere, except North Korea. ^^
Hard-sci cli-sci are the go-to-people for all things climate.
I say, unfortunately, because they generally don't speak up about the systemic reasons for the physical extremes humans are pushing the planet into.

Some do. Like the late #WillSteffen
But it'd be the duty for all hard sci scientists to do so.

Sei der/die Erste, dem

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#willsteffen #tomorrowistoolate #öffisfüralle #peoplenotprofit #climatestrike2023 #globakstrikeforclimate #globakstrike4climate #klimawandelstoppen #nomoreemptypromises #fightforonepointfive #makeparisreal #climatecrisis #actnow #artist4future_muenchen #netzstreikfürsklima #climatestrikeonline #fff #fridaysforfuture #climatechange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esF6bl2H5x0

Will Steffen - THE BIG U TURN AHEAD

This presentation by Professor #WillSteffen was made at an event called ‘THE BIG U TURN AHEAD; Calling #Australia to Action on #ClimateChange’, held in Byron Bay, NSW on 27 June 2018.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OzQsjuzr3_M

Will Steffen - Die große Wende voraus

Warum ist 2020 ein entscheidendes Jahr in der #Klimakrise? Die #GroßeWendeVoraus gibt Antworten darauf. Ein beeindruckender Filmvortrag von Professor #WillSteffen über die Tragweite und Dringlichkeit des #Klimawandel's.

https://yt.cdaut.de/embed/esF6bl2H5x0?si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE&local=true

Will Steffen - Die große Wende voraus

Warum ist 2020 ein entscheidendes Jahr in der #Klimakrise? Die #GroßeWendeVoraus gibt Antworten darauf. Ein beeindruckender Filmvortrag von Professor #WillSteffen über die Tragweite und Dringlichkeit des #Klimawandel's.

https://yt.cdaut.de/embed/esF6bl2H5x0?si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE&local=true

Vale Professor Will Steffen. We have lost a truly great scientist, communicator and all-round wonderful human being. My deepest sympathies to his family. Will touched the lives of many, and his work will, and must, continue. His many written works include, "The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature?", is profound in the history #ClimateScience and #ClimateAction. #Anthrpocene #WillSteffen
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75

2/2 David Spratt from the Breakthrough Institute, has written a detailed blog post on Steffen's climate science work on earth system science and it's significance for recognising the #ClimateEmergency we are in.

http://www.climatecodered.org/2023/02/will-steffens-crucial-climate-ideas-on.html

#WillSteffen #ClimateScience #ClimateCrisis

2/2 David Spratt from the Breakthrough Institute, has written a detailed blog post on Steffen's climate science work on earth system science and it's significance for recognising the #ClimateEmergency we are in.

http://www.climatecodered.org/2023/02/will-steffens-crucial-climate-ideas-on.html

#WillSteffen #ClimateScience #ClimateCrisis

1/2 Here are 3 short commentaries on Professor Will Steffen summing up his life and work as a climate scientist by John Finnigan (CSIRO), Pep Candell (CSIRO) and Steven J Lade Resilience researcher at Australian National University, Stockholm University.

https://theconversation.com/weve-lost-a-giant-vale-professor-will-steffen-climate-science-pioneer-198873

#WillSteffen #ClimateScience

1/2 Here are 3 short commentaries on Professor Will Steffen summing up his life and work as a climate scientist by John Finnigan (CSIRO), Pep Candell (CSIRO) and Steven J Lade Resilience researcher at Australian National University, Stockholm University.

https://theconversation.com/weve-lost-a-giant-vale-professor-will-steffen-climate-science-pioneer-198873

#WillSteffen #ClimateScience

The answer by Will Steffen: 3/

"The second big part is: knowledge now needs to be co-produced with people who are outside the knowledge production business. That sounds crazy, but [...] you need to co-produce knowledge with people who are involved in using that part of knowledge and developing it further"

Steffen, W., 2013. The Anthropocene: where on Earth are we going? In: The Antrhopocene Project - An Opening. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany. https://purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-WQFTSKBQ

#WillSteffen

The answer by Will Steffen: 3/

"The second big part is: knowledge now needs to be co-produced with people who are outside the knowledge production business. That sounds crazy, but [...] you need to co-produce knowledge with people who are involved in using that part of knowledge and developing it further"

Steffen, W., 2013. The Anthropocene: where on Earth are we going? In: The Antrhopocene Project - An Opening. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany. https://purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-WQFTSKBQ

#WillSteffen

The answer by Will Steffen: 2/

"Second is: you need to formulate the questions and problems together. So many times I see natural scientists formulating a question getting to a point saying «Oh my god, we need a social scientist (or whatever)». They say: «Hey, can you come in and help us?».

It doesn't work. You actually need to throw the ideas around together from the beginning. That's one point." (cont.)

#WillSteffen #transdisciplinary

The answer by Will Steffen: 2/

"Second is: you need to formulate the questions and problems together. So many times I see natural scientists formulating a question getting to a point saying «Oh my god, we need a social scientist (or whatever)». They say: «Hey, can you come in and help us?».

It doesn't work. You actually need to throw the ideas around together from the beginning. That's one point." (cont.)

#WillSteffen #transdisciplinary

The answer by Will Steffen: 1/
" We've got to do a couple of things. One is: [...] we've got to get over these disciplinary boundaries, not only within the humanities, within social sciences, within natural sciences, but across them. There's a couple of things you have to do.

One, you have to spend a lot of time learning each other's language and concepts. We've actually gone off on some very different directions: they need to be brought together." (cont.)

#WillSteffen #transdisciplinary

The answer by Will Steffen: 1/
" We've got to do a couple of things. One is: [...] we've got to get over these disciplinary boundaries, not only within the humanities, within social sciences, within natural sciences, but across them. There's a couple of things you have to do.

One, you have to spend a lot of time learning each other's language and concepts. We've actually gone off on some very different directions: they need to be brought together." (cont.)

#WillSteffen #transdisciplinary

@rahmstorf

Archived version of this Keynote by Will Steffen (Jan 10, 2013) at https://purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-WQFTSKBQ
(in the @internetarchive)

I found his answer to the question at the end so much resonating, as a terse definition of #transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge with an extended community of peers..

The question: "What kind of knowledge production, how can we bring together different modes of knowledge [...] in order to be prepared to face the challenges of the #Anthropocene?"

#WillSteffen

@rahmstorf

Archived version of this Keynote by Will Steffen (Jan 10, 2013) at https://purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-WQFTSKBQ
(in the @internetarchive)

I found his answer to the question at the end so much resonating, as a terse definition of #transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge with an extended community of peers..

The question: "What kind of knowledge production, how can we bring together different modes of knowledge [...] in order to be prepared to face the challenges of the #Anthropocene?"

#WillSteffen

Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75 #WillSteffen

Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75 #WillSteffen

So saddened to learn of the passing of #WillSteffen, Earth Systems scientist, author, & educator. Truly one of the foremost voices in communicating our #ClimateCrisis. A great loss to the entire planet.
Here's one of his recent talks on #Climate and Planetary Boundaries:
https://youtu.be/B1vSWPsjknI

So saddened to learn of the passing of #WillSteffen, Earth Systems scientist, author, & educator. Truly one of the foremost voices in communicating our #ClimateCrisis. A great loss to the entire planet.
Here's one of his recent talks on #Climate and Planetary Boundaries:
https://youtu.be/B1vSWPsjknI

Homage to Will Steffen from Graham Readfearn in the Guardian.

"Steffen remembered as a ‘truly leading thinker’ and someone who influenced scientific agenda and governments worldwide."

#WillSteffen #Climate

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75

A big loss to Australia.

I've just learned that Prof Will Steffen died at the weekend. He was a giant in climate science in Australia. He also a made a huge contribution in communicating climate science to the wider public.

#WillSteffen #Climate #ClimateCouncil

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/actions/vale-will-steffen-message/

‘Driving force’: Tributes flow for giant of Australian climate science.

Vale #WillSteffen #climateScience

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/driving-force-tributes-flow-for-giant-of-australian-climate-science-20230131-p5cgot.html

‘Driving force’: Tributes flow for giant of Australian climate science.

Vale #WillSteffen #climateScience

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/driving-force-tributes-flow-for-giant-of-australian-climate-science-20230131-p5cgot.html

I mourn #WillSteffen. May he rest in peace. He was not just a brilliant and novel scientist, he was also a very kind man. He will be sorely missed.

The passing of Will Steffen is a tragedy for his family and for all who knew him - I am so grateful for more than three decades of friendship and I am sure his work has changed the world to the better. #WillSteffen #anthropocene

The passing of Will Steffen is a tragedy for his family and for all who knew him - I am so grateful for more than three decades of friendship and I am sure his work has changed the world to the better. #WillSteffen #anthropocene

@Andy_Scollick

As a climate activist, my paths crossed with Professor Will Steffen on several occasions over the last decade, mainly at events where he was a speaker for the Climate Commission and later the Climate Council, communicating the climate science. The image below is from July 2012 in Melbourne when he was a member of the Climate Commission and conducting public engagements on the climate science and climate solutions. My 11 year old daughter attended this event with me. https://takvera.blogspot.com/2012/07/climate-risks-and-opportunities-for.html

Vale #WillSteffen

@Andy_Scollick

As a climate activist, my paths crossed with Professor Will Steffen on several occasions over the last decade, mainly at events where he was a speaker for the Climate Commission and later the Climate Council, communicating the climate science. The image below is from July 2012 in Melbourne when he was a member of the Climate Commission and conducting public engagements on the climate science and climate solutions. My 11 year old daughter attended this event with me. https://takvera.blogspot.com/2012/07/climate-risks-and-opportunities-for.html

Vale #WillSteffen

@gillking
That is terribly sad news to hear. He was so very patient in communicating climate science, in explaining the Earth system science and threat facing us all, and his commitment through the Australian Climate Commission, then the Climate Council to bring about the political change needed for climate action. He understood the climate Crisis we were facing before many of us.

Vale Will Steffen

#WillSteffen #ClimateCrisis

@gillking
That is terribly sad news to hear. He was so very patient in communicating climate science, in explaining the Earth system science and threat facing us all, and his commitment through the Australian Climate Commission, then the Climate Council to bring about the political change needed for climate action. He understood the climate Crisis we were facing before many of us.

Vale Will Steffen

#WillSteffen #ClimateCrisis

From 2020..

‘This is an existential threat to civilization’ #WillSteffen https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-06-08/collapse-of-civilisation-is-the-most-likely-outcome-top-climate-scientists/

From 2020..

‘This is an existential threat to civilization’ #WillSteffen https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-06-08/collapse-of-civilisation-is-the-most-likely-outcome-top-climate-scientists/

"Sie stellten fest, dass 9 der 15 bekannten Kippelemente der Erde, die den Zustand des Planeten regulieren, bereits aktiviert worden waren und es nun eine wissenschaftliche Bestätigung für die Ausrufung des planetarischen Ausnahmezustands gab."

“Ich glaube tatsächlich, dass wir uns bereits in einem Kollaps befinden und dass es wahrscheinlich immer schlimmer und schneller schlimmer wird, je weiter wir gehen.”
#Klimakatastrophe #klimakrise
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