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Ralf Kwaschik

@climatebash.substack.com
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Climate change enthusiast & collective action fan

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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/10/2026
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Climate Fraud 101 | Center for Climate Integrity
Big Oil’s Climate Deception Explained in 101 Documents
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/10/2026
A new report traces the fossil fuel industry’s campaign from 1957 to today, documenting how the industry worked to shape public understanding of climate change for decades. I haven’t read the full report yet. But hey, the weekend has just started. Link in the comments.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 21/09/2026
Nobody, absolutely nobody, needs POLITICIANS: Professional Obfuscators, Lovers of Influence, Theatre, Image, Campaigning, Individual Attention, Narcissism & Self-interest.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 21/09/2026
He looks happier in the photo on the left side...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 21/09/2026
Autumn reminder: You do know that if you don’t blow the leaves around with your leaf blower, they eventually turn into nature's free compost, right? They don’t break into your house, drink all your wine, or anything.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 01/05/2026
The “Transition Away From Fossil Fuels” (TAF) conference was a first of its kind, an attempt to pick up where the COPs, the United Nations climate conferences, have stalled. Will this do better than COP?
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 11/04/2026
How To Future-Proof Your Career In The Age Of AI www.noemamag.com/why-a-libera.... A lot of good advice here.
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Why A Liberal Arts Education Will Soon Be More Valuable Than Ever | NOEMA
In a workplace augmented by AI, the new frontier of human value lies in interpretation, negotiation and trust-building.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 25/03/2026
The problem with gotas frías, also known as DANAs (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos), is not that they are unknown. On the contrary, they are a familiar feature in the south of Spain. The problem is their timing, their speed, and their increasingly theatrical sense of escalation.
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Out of Character - Part III
Freedom may not be where you think
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 17/03/2026
There were climate implications to consider. Both Luma and Iris had clear agendas, and participating in the show would inevitably mean additional flights. That, in turn, forced the production team to confront something they had never seriously factored in before: their own carbon footprint.
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Out of Character - Part II
Freedom may not be where you think
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 10/03/2026
Perhaps the research question she really was trying to answer was: If no one knows who you are, who do you become?
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Out of Character - Part I
Freedom may not be where you think
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 18/02/2026
As fossil-fuel consumption stagnates, wind and solar power are expanding across the world’s major economies. Not even Trump can stop this.
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February, the Most Romantic 50 Shades of Gray in the Northern Hemisphere
Consider this your light therapy
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 18/01/2026
Dear Denmark, if Greenland is back on the negotiating table, this is your strongest leverage: pause Wegovy and Ozempic exports to the U.S. and watch a very large, very influential voting bloc wake up irritable, and politically curious. Geopolitics by prescription management, no tariffs required.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 04/01/2026
If you only skimmed the headlines, you’d be forgiven for thinking 2025 was another lost year. It wasn’t. So sit down with your drink of choice and let’s revisit the climate wins that cut through the chaos this year. And, after reading this, tell me: are you really that pessimistic about 2026?
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Against the Noise: The Climate Wins That Made 2025 Better Than It Looked
Good News From a Year That Tried Very Hard to Hide It
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 10/12/2025
From above, Lapland still looked endless, rivers weaving silver lines through forests, hills rolling like frozen waves, taiga and tundra stretching toward the pale horizon. But on the ground, the picture had changed. Clearly, someone needed to intervene. The wolves were already paying attention.
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The Lapland Fix
A wolf pack’s unsolicited eco-advice for lovers of reindeer and climate hope
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 15/11/2025
Under the Heat Dome: The mayor called it “a temporary inconvenience.” The scientists called it “a planetary failure.” The rest of the city just called it unlivable.
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Under the Heat Dome
Greening Delhi, one illegal sapling at a time
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 21/10/2025
What's your favorite conversation starter?
How to start a conversation with a cat
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 15/10/2025
The most sustainable fashion is the one that’s already in your wardrobe. The second most sustainable one is Jiwya.
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Jiwya – Fashion That Plants Its Feet Deep in Soil and in Soul
Guest article by Aishwarya Lahariya, Jiwya Co-Founder and Designer
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/10/2025
Good news on topics that rarely get the spotlight in mainstream media.
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Because You Deserve Some Good News
Stories you probably didn’t see in the headlines
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 29/09/2025
Sure, blaming individuals is corporate gaslighting. But over-consumption has to stop too. Skip gas-guzzlers and fast fashion, and industries will adapt. We need both: system change and personal responsibility. And let’s be real, system change is the tougher fight.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 09/09/2025
Climate denial is no longer a narrative to be taken seriously, it is a punchline.
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When AI Met Denial
How Memes, Mel Gibson, and Joe Rogan Nearly Fried an AI
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 27/08/2025
The ICJ’s opinion extends beyond damages. It asserts that governments are responsible for the climate impact of companies operating within their borders. Subsidizing fossil fuels or issuing new oil and gas licenses could therefore constitute breaches of international obligations.
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ICJ Draws a Legal Red Line on Climate
The ICJ’s ruling arms negotiators and activists with new leverage, but enforcement remains the missing piece
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 20/08/2025
Saving humanity without leaving your mom’s basement.
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Game Theory
Saving humanity without leaving your mom’s basement
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 13/08/2025
Climate action is the investment opportunity of the century. We’re talking millions of new jobs, trillions in new markets, and innovation booms in everything from algae-based textiles to zero-carbon cement. It’s like the Gold Rush, if the gold also kept your city above sea level.
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The ROI of Climate Action
The only morally acceptable pyramid scheme
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 06/08/2025
Some people come into the world unintentionally. Some come uninvited. For the most underprivileged, it can feel like they were never meant to be here at all. climatebash.substack.com/p/laila
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Laila
From Camp to Catwalk: One Girl’s Slow Fashion Uprising
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 31/07/2025
According to the wildly unscientific results of my poll, 100% of my readers would eat algae, if it tasted like pizza. Algae startups, take note.
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A Tale of Two Planets
What the Algeons already knew
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 24/07/2025
I thought you might like this.
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A Tale of Two Planets
What the Algeons already knew
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 22/07/2025
RIP, Ozzy!
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 16/07/2025
What's your take on the siesta? Let me know in the poll.
A cat sleeping in a straw hat.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 09/07/2025
New Substack: Climate education, jobs, hope, and one very cool Sony game. #ClimateEducation #Substack
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Climate Literacy Now
Catching up on the Anthropocene
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/07/2025
This week, we explore the rise of climate anxiety and how it’s reshaping our collective psyche. From quiet dread to collective action, we’ll look at how people are coping, connecting, and finding hope.
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The Climate Blues and How to Beat Them
When Screaming Into the Void Isn’t Enough
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 01/07/2025
Amid all the climate madness, your biweekly dose of sanity has arrived.
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The Good News June 15-30 | Turns out the sky isn’t falling
Any gamers out there? Check out the CLIMATE EDUCATION section. This issue is for you, but not just for you.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 26/06/2025
As greenhouse gas emissions keep climbing, Canadian summers are on track to feel a lot more like those down south. So the question is: how far north are you planning to flee? Or maybe we’ll get our act together before Canada turns into Florida Lite. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...
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See what summer in your city could feel like by the end of the century | CBC News
Compare your city's future summers to today's climate in other North American communities.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 26/06/2025
Looks like a blast. Too bad it’s locals-only (and even they didn’t choose it).
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Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year
North Korean leader was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, widely presumed to be his heir, at opening of Wonsan Kalma tourist zone
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 25/06/2025
Rollbacks tried to slow us down, but change didn’t get the memo. New post’s up!
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The Shift: How We Live, Eat, and Consume Differently
Living la Vida Low-Carbon
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 23/06/2025
Now more relevant than ever: "My laughter is louder than your shouting will ever be. My dancing is better than your marching will ever be." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtM...
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Rival Sons: Shooting Stars (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Rival Sons
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 18/06/2025
Check out my latest Substack on 2024's agrifood wins for the climate.
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2024's Climate-Positive Agriculture and Food News
Previously, I shared that positive developments in biodiversity and agrifood top the list of underreported climate stories, followed by other crucial and often neglected topics such as climate justice...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 11/06/2025
If biodiversity is your thing, you’ll want to see my latest post. open.substack.com/pub/climateb...
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2024's Biodiversity Wins You Might Have Missed
Last time, I shared that positive developments in biodiversity and agrifood surprisingly (?) topped the list of underreported climate stories, followed by other crucial and often neglected topics such...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 03/06/2025
If you're concerned about the climate emergency, this is your space. Each week, I’ll share stories that are hopeful, grounded in fact, and designed to inspire action. Get ready for climate news that just might make you smile. And let’s move from awareness to action, together.
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The Climate Fight Needs You: From Bystander to Changemaker
Here’s something wild: 89 percent of people want more climate action, but most think others don’t.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/06/2025
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ClimateBash | Ralf Kwaschik | Substack
ClimateBash fills gaps in mainstream media coverage of climate change to inspire climate action: Positive, solution-driven, good news only. Click to read ClimateBash, by Ralf Kwaschik, a Substack publ...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 17/05/2025
Back for round two and hotter than ever (in a good way)! The second edition of the most heartwarming, uplifting, and positively charged climate newsletter is here. Don’t miss your renewable dose of hope in a world that’s gone a bit bonkers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-n...
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The Good News May 1-15 | Hope, Delivered (Again)
They say anticipation is the greatest joy, but honestly, we got tired of playing hard to get. The good news just wouldn’t stop coming, so our editor-in-chief threw caution to the wind and said, “Ah, w...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 04/05/2025
The planet’s most riveting, inspiring (and thought-provoking) climate newsletter has landed, with genuinely good news only. Unclench your doom-scroll finger and happy reading! www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-n...
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The Good News in April
Drumroll, please… and welcome to the very first issue of the ClimateBash newsletter! Unlike certain group chats accidentally going viral on social media, we’re kicking things off with some genuinely g...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 04/05/2025
Hmm.. this would imply actually playing guitar?
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/05/2025
Since the election, they have gained popularity and are now the most popular ahead of CDU, for the first time ever. Banning them will make them even more popular. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/05/2025
But it is ...
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 02/05/2025
Banning the most popular party should be a lot of fun. Anyway, it doesn’t change the mindsets, and while they are not banned, at least you know where they are and what they are up to.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 29/04/2025
Would the EU be open to accept countries outside Europe, based on shared culture and vision?
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 29/04/2025
Trumpismus.
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 28/04/2025
Evil AI taking over?
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 27/04/2025
Tolles roadmovie, danke Jan! Ich wusste erst nicht, was das soll (du anscheinend auch nicht;)), aber beim Verweis auf Katy Perry fiel es mir wie Schuppen von den Augen!
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Ralf Kwaschik @climatebash.substack.com · 26/04/2025
I certainly do!
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