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Nico Heller

@nicoheller.bsky.social
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Nico Heller, alias Nicodemus, is a director, dramaturge, and artist. He also writes and alongside his artistic practice, leads the Democracy School, a small research-focused Berlin-based NGO. // linktr.ee/nicoheller

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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Scientists warn: “Current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world… For financial institutions and policymakers, it’s a fundamental misreading of the risks we face.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
“Failure of Leadership:” Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight as Global Existential Threats Worsen. Experts Cite New START Expiration, Record-Breaking Climate Trends, AI, Various Biosecurity Concerns Among Other Factors. thebulletin.org/2026/01/pres...
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PRESS RELEASE: It is 85 seconds to midnight
At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Luke Kemp at Cambridge University argues that a global collapse is almost inevitable unless 3 fundamental changes occur: introduction of radical democracy (incl citizen assemblies), a $10M wealth cap, and people refusing to work for big tech/arms/fossil fuel. Do you agree?
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the use of airdrops to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza, calling the approach “futile” and “cynical”.
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Famine now unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed monitor – Middle East crisis live
Airdrops are not enough to avert the humanitarian catastrophe, says the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza
Brian Eno, Fontaines DC and Kneecap say group will support those subject to ‘aggressive, vexatious campaigns’ by pro-Israel advocates
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Research-integrity analysts are warning that ‘journal snatchers’ — companies that acquire scholarly journals from reputable publishers — are turning legitimate titles into predatory, low-quality publications with questionable practices. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue
Study finds dozens of journals that have hiked their fees and started churning out papers after being acquired by small, recently formed companies.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
What a loss. Rest in peace, Fatima Hassouna. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Former French president calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’
Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The mantra going forward should be “whatever it takes” to fully replace fossil fuels with renewables – designed in Europe, built in Europe – so that it never spends $350bn to import gas from the US, Russia, or anywhere else. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The big lesson for Europe? Trump backed down under pressure | Alexander Hurst
The EU neither ‘kissed ass’ nor unleashed its most powerful trade weapon. Now it must provide the world with an alternative to US chaos
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This so reminds me of the recent Romanian election where a far-right candidate landed a surprise win in the first round, only to be disqualified because of election interference by Russia. Did anyone do any social media analysis to establish what role US election interference might have played here?
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Greenland election: opposition Democrat party wins surprise victory amid spectre of Trump
Centre-right party wins most votes ahead of the Naleraq party, with coalition talks expected to begin
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This will not end well for the United States of America. Shame really. It used to be such a nice country…
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Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, US envoy says
Keith Kellogg tells countries to offer concrete solutions and boost spending instead of complaining about talks role
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I think my last post needs following up with a very different kind of speech. If you have listened to J.D. Vance's, do yourself a favor and listen to this one too. PS: Europe welcomes you! substack.com/@stuarth2o/n...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"Unacceptable”, which is how Germany’s defence minister described it, doesn't even begin to describe what this attack on European values and democracy amounts to. Historians will look back at this speech as the point when the transatlantic partnership between Europe and the US ended.
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Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks at the Munich Security Conference
YouTube video by The White House
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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Robert Reich on Substack
Folks, this is a five alarm fire. Congress must stop Trump and Elon's coup. Call your rep now tel:2022243121 This isn't just a battle for checks and balances. It's a battle between democracy and d...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Someone on Substack just made an interesting point. As a convicted FELON, Donald Trump cannot own a firearm, yet he does have access to the nuclear codes!
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Trump proposes that Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip so that "the territory" can be "cleaned out." If Israel were to follow Trump’s advice, how would a Merz-led German government react? Would it go along with, or even support, this under the guise of "Staatsräson"?
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Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory
US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Mit dieser Vorlage setzt Merz größtenteils die Asylpolitik der AfD direkt um – und legitimiert so ihre Politik weiter. Dass nicht einmal der “bürgerliche” Tagesspiegel dies thematisiert, zeigt, wie gesellschaftsfähig solche rechtsextremen Positionen inzwischen sind. So viel zum Thema “Nie wieder”.
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Abstimmung mit der AfD?: Friedrich Merz schafft späte Klarheit
Die Unionsfraktion legt ihren Fünf-Punkte-Antrag für den Bundestag vor und greift darin AfD und Putin an. Diese Klarheit hätte man sich eher gewünscht.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Soon those who've been able, fortunate/privileged enough to integrate AI into their lives productively will have a huge advantage over those who haven't. Digital literacy takes on a new quality with the emergence of AI. We need to ensure that no one is left behind. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
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When A.I. Passes This Test, Look Out
The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Given how many Palestinian activists and humanitarian groups used Facebook and/or Instagram to maintain a link to the outside world during the war, and raise awareness about its cost, this really stings. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war
Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet a growing demand for cloud and AI tools
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I missed this. Do watch it, if you haven’t seen it. I hope many people in leadership positions across the world will follow this extraordunary example. www.linkedin.com/posts/katjad...
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Katja Diehl on LinkedIn: #trump | 101 comments
This reverend should be a role model for us all. The faces of the recipients say it all: They are no longer used to being confronted with their actions in… | 101 comments on LinkedIn
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Brilliant must-read article from Carole Cadwalladr, a Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Total information collapse
It's started. And it's only going to accelerate from here.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
About time… www.linkedin.com/pulse/18-for...
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18 former EU leaders call: Break Up Google
The Club de Madrid, a forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers, has issued a remarkable statement signed by 18 former EU leaders, calling for Europe to break up Google. Everyone is, o...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
In the last speech of his presidency, Joe Biden described the United States the way he usually only describes the nation’s adversaries: as an oligarchy. - - - It is too bad neither he nor his party did enough to fight it when they had their years in power. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that | Quinn Slobodian
The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state, says author Quinn Slobodian
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Not much in this article is really surprising. The reason I share it is because of the people who contributed to it - all highly reputable scholars from some of the UK’s most respected unis. The language they are using is also telling. It’s good to see that. www.opendemocracy.net/en/bbc-impar...
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Can we trust the BBC on Israel-Gaza?
As many question BBC’s coverage, three academics tell openDemocracy why they don't think the broadcaster is impartial
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Only in America (and now also apparently in Greenland)! You couldnt make this up… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Homeless people given free lunch’ to attend Trump Jr event in Greenland
People in Maga hats at meal last week did not know Donald Trump’s son and were invited off the street, hotel boss says
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Das ist zwar potenziell ein Anfang, aber in dieser Form – ohne eine Alternative anzubieten (Bluesky und/oder Mastodon zum Beispiel) – und zu diesem Zeitpunkt (kurz vor der Wahl) geht es dem Verteidigungsminister hier wohl mehr darum, kurzfristig Wähler einzufangen, als langfristig etwas zu bewirken.
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Elon Musk und die Bundeswehr: Verteidigungsministerium lässt X-Kanäle ruhen
Die Onlineplattform X hat sich unter Elon Musk stark verändert. Nun legt das Verteidigungsministerium den eigenen und weitere Kanäle still. Dort sei »der sachliche Austausch von Argumenten zunehmend e...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Like many others on here, I’ve long distanced myself from Meta and X, moving my active accounts to Bluesky and Mastodon. Unfortunately, until the mainstream media and our political leaders follow suit and boycott them too, our democracies will continue to unravel. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
"2,400 Pieces of Evidence of Unconstitutionality": The Center for Political Beauty Continues to Push for a Ban on the AfD. — In their latest campaign, the activists are taking a repurposed prison transport vehicle on tour, with planned stops at Friedrich Merz and the AfD. — Translate with Google…
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„2400 Beweise für Verfassungsfeindlichkeit“: Das Zentrum für politische Schönheit kämpft weiter für ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren
Bei ihrer neuesten Aktion gehen die Aktivisten mit einem umgerüsteten Gefangenentransporter auf Tour. Geplant sind Stopps bei Friedrich Merz und der der AfD.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Nice one.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Given that this appears to be another move aligning Meta with Trump's MAGA agenda, I wonder how women and people of color who voted for him, hoping for a better future, view this development. Is this the America and future they envisioned?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration
Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Brutal cuts to culture subsidies are about to make Berlin a welcoming place only for the lazy work of rich kid artists www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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People like me flocked to Berlin because it was ‘poor but sexy’. Those times are over | Fatma Aydemir
Brutal cuts to culture subsidies are about to make the city a welcoming place only for the lazy work of rich kid artists
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Biden’s justification: “Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong,” that probably is true, but it does not excuse his crimes. On that basis Biden would probably have to pardon half the black prison population in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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With his pardon of son Hunter, Joe Biden delivers a heartfelt hypocrisy
The president and supporters argue Hunter Biden would never have been charged were it not for his name – and any father might have done the same. But this exercise of power also looks like a validatio...
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
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COP29 is for oil deals | Global Witness
An undercover investigation reveals how Azerbaijani petrostate used position as COP29 host to facilitate discussion of new fossil fuel deals at climate summit
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
More here… www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...
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Philippe Birker on LinkedIn: I decided to go to COP29, because it is the largest gathering of people…
I decided to go to COP29, because it is the largest gathering of people, who are engaged in meaningful climate activism. At the same time the oil and gas…
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Is anyone still taking this process seriously? - - - COP29 chief exec filmed promoting fossil fuel deals - - - www.bbc.com/news/article...
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COP29 chief secretly filmed promoting fossil fuel deals
Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in northern Gaza, food experts warn, as Israel continues siege. - - - ‘Looming catastrophe’ will ‘dwarf anything we have seen so far’ in Gaza since 7 October 2023, famine review committee says. - - - www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in northern Gaza, food experts warn, as Israel continues siege
‘Looming catastrophe’ will ‘dwarf anything we have seen so far’ in Gaza since 7 October 2023, famine review committee says
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
Clearly, there should be legislation prohibiting this kind of practice. I wonder how wide-spread this is in other counties (outside the UK). Does anyone have any data on Germany? www.theguardian.com/money/2024/o...
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Ghost jobs: why do 40% of companies advertise positions that don’t exist?
A survey has revealed that the practice is widespread, with many companies going as far as fake-interviewing too
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
‘No one is coming to save them’: blackouts hide horrors of siege of north Gaza. - - - Journalists unable to report and rescue workers unable to save victims of Israeli offensive hindering all movement and communication. - - - www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
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‘No one is coming to save them’: blackouts hide horrors of siege of north Gaza
Journalists unable to report and rescue workers unable to save victims of Israeli offensive hindering all movement and communication
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas, scientists warn Cop16. - - - Just designating key areas will not meet 30x30 target on nature loss, study says, pointing to oil drilling in parks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas, scientists warn Cop16
Just designating key areas will not meet 30x30 target on nature loss, study says, pointing to oil drilling in parks
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying.
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity. Researchers criticised and gaslighted after sharing fears with Guardian say acknowledging feelings is critical to their work. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity
Researchers criticised and gaslighted after telling Guardian of their fears say acknowledging feelings is critical to their work
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out. Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out
Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts. - - - Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts
Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
Irregular migration into UK and large European countries is same as 2008, research shows. - - - Despite hostile political discourse about migrants, the numbers are steady, at less than 1% of total population. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
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Irregular migration into UK and large European countries is same as 2008, research shows
Despite hostile political discourse about migrants, the numbers are steady, at less than 1% of total population
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 04/10/2024
Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds. - - - Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds
Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Just Stop Oil activists jailed for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Phoebe Plummer, 23, receives two-year prison term while Anna Holland, 22, given 20-month sentence over incident. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Just Stop Oil activists jailed for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Phoebe Plummer, 23, receives two-year prison term while Anna Holland, 22, given 20-month sentence over incident
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Why corn ethanol is worse for the climate than petrol: Ethanol made from maize has been touted as a green fuel, but a closer look at its production puts paid to this claim www.theguardian.com/news/2024/se...
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Why corn ethanol is worse for the climate than petrol
Ethanol made from maize has been touted as a green fuel, but a closer look at its production puts paid to this claim
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world’s top companies undermining democracy Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world’s top companies undermining democracy – report
Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds
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Nico Heller @nicoheller.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows. Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows
Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchers
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