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Žiga Malek

@zigamalek.bsky.social
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Assistant professor at the Biotechnical faculty of the University of Ljubljana 🇸🇮 | Guest researcher at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Vienna 🇦🇹 | 🇸🇮&🇪🇺 |

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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Vsem tipom, ki kalite moj mir ko grem na svetga Petra nad Begunjami, z zvočnikom in glasno glasbo, preberite si to spodaj
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mervarja zelo cenim, a zakaj potrebujemo v državi, kjer povprečen voznik dnevno opravi pod 50km, vozila z dosegom do Makedonije? A se Mervar zaveda, da tudi z bencinarjem ne prideš tja, brez tankanja? Naš mali bencinski avto* ima 40l tank in naredi precej manj kot 1100 km *živimo v bloku
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Matjaž Ropret @mropret.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Itak, da se izjave ne skladajo. Eno je nakladanje na osnovi osebnih pogledov ali za svoje volivce, drugo realna politika, kjer veliko boljših alternativ krepitvi OVE, še posebej SE in hranilnikov, ni. Poleg tega niti ne zna povedati, kaj je "narobe" z zelenim prehodom www.zurnal24.si/pod-streho/v...
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Napovedali konec kvazi zelenega prehoda, zdaj presenečajo z odgovori
Minister za infrastrukturo in energetiko je zelo velik kritik prejšnje vlade, ko gre za energetsko politiko, zato smo na ministrstvo naslovili vprašanja, kako bo videti energetika po novem in kaj načr...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Climeworks' Mammoth facility in Iceland removed 675 tonnes of CO₂ in the first half of 2026, almost 6x as much as in 2025. If they keep it up, that'll be 1350 tonnes a year*. That's a time machine that takes us back 1 whole second in a year! 🙄 *Mammoth has a stated capacity of 36,000 tonnes. 🫠
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Carbon Removal Pioneer Climeworks Increases CO2 Capture Sixfold
The world’s largest direct air capture plant is sucking more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a lower cost, an improvement for a sector struggling to scale economically as global warming surpasse...
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Špela Novak @spelanovak.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Vau. www.delo.si/novice/svet/...
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Izraelsko obveščevalno podjetje zbiralo podatke o slovenskih aktivistih
Podjetje naj bi po ugotovitvah časnika Harec pod drobnogled vzelo nasprotnike gradnje nove jedrske elektrarne v Krškem.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Še ena iz niza "obnovljivi viri večajo porabo fosilnih goriv". 2023 smo v EU uvozili za 20 milijard sončnih panelov iz Kitajske, 2024 pa 11 milijard, nad čimer se je marsikateri prebivalec dežele na sončni strani Alp zgražal. Samo letos, smo ta uvoz že pokrili, zaradi nižjih količin uvoza.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Future generations would rather have a high national debt than an unlivable planet." Sandra Phlippen, ABN Amro bank's chief economist who moved on to become their head of sustainability, in @trouw.nl
Interview in the paper with that quote
Headline: we're not a green bank, we're a transition bank
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Jasmin Mujanović @jasminmuj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I was asked by @newlinesmag.bsky.social to write about the death of Bosnian Serb genocidaire Ratko Mladić. He was a war criminal but above all he was a coward. And it is on his cowardice, and the courage of those he sought to exterminate, that we should reflect. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...
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The House Ratko Mladić Could Not Destroy
Ratko Mladić, the commander in charge of the Srebrenica genocide and architect of the Sarajevo siege, died serving a life sentence. He died a coward, much as his political progeny today still live as ...
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
1989: U.S. EPA publishes report on reducing methane emissions from livestock 1992: “Beyond Beef” book published urging people to reduce beef consumption by 50% 1992: Industry attacks this book and launches the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” PR campaign
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Stefan Krauter @solarpapst.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Mediterranean can't stop climate change. Scrap net zero and embrace Sahelian life.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sinko, zatem ko mu že 2tisočič zamenjam plenico, spucam noska, skuham kosilo, ga peljem na sprehod, ga dam spat in mu sredi noči iščem dudo: "mama" Sinko, ko prvič vidi medveda* v živo: "medved" *v zoo-ju
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
V bolnici so vsi prijazni, so nam pa dodelil sobo katere sploh ne najdem
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Naraščaj si redno izposoja knjige in me - ker še ne zna brati - sprašuje o čem gre zgodba. Bila je navdušena, ko sem ji povedal, da knjiga govori o velikanu, in malo manj, da gre o velikanu informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Če se vam zdi, da že dolgo časa rešujemo mejo s Hrvaško - Francija in Nizozemska jo bosta predvidoma letos po 400 letih.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Lani smo za MNVP izdelal analizo podnebnih tveganj za slovenska mesta in ostala urbana naselja. Zgledovali smo se tudi po podobni nemški analizi. Nemci so analiziral vsa naselja nad 150tisoč prebivalcev, mi pa vsa nad 2000!
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Za tiste, ki se zgražate nad tistimi, ki se zgražamo nad napovedanimi selitvami ministrstev na druge konce Slovenije, ker imamo namreč na voljo delo od doma: trenutna vlada je napovedala že omejevanje le-tega www.delo.si/novice/slove...
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Polovica ministrstev zaostruje delo na domu: kje se napovedujejo omejitve
Skoraj četrtina javnih uslužbencev dela na daljavo. Le na treh resorjih prepoved tovrstnega dela ob določenih dnevih.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Po več letih je blo treba spet it gor.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
1/ Many of those now claiming aircon is being banned (which is untrue) but should be installed everywhere asap were until recently dismissing heatwaves altogether with "it's called summer." You cannot deny the problem exists one year and demand emergency solutions to it the next.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Kakšno leto nazaj sem tvital o tem, kako so podvozi po celi Evropi poplavljeni med hudimi nalivi. Ne da bi hvalil zokija, ampak da poudarim, kje tiči pravi problem: če imaš v mestih cele hektarje pozidanih površin - ceste, parkirišča, strehe - to ob nalivih pomeni neverjetne količine vode.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Zanimivo! Znanstveniki razvili podvodno obleko za ščurke, s katero so lahko do 3 ure v vodi #cyborg-insect #cyberpunk
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Nov "izviren" način rabe umetne inteligence. Pri javni razpravi o bolj strožjih pravilih glede vape-ov, je tobačni velikan Philip Morris s pomočjo AI napisal odzive "državljanov". Na ravni EU je bilo 30% vseh AI, na Nizozemskem in Portugalski preko 70%!
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This hydration break is sponsored by
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Vesel sem, da je podmladek podedoval ljubezen do knjig
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Knits With Cats @knitswithcats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A photo of algae with white letters in the upper left: Pantene Color of the year 2026 and a paint chip appearing box with a solid block the color of the algae labeled Pantone #658a2a American Flag Blue.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Nov teden, nov lov za čistilnim tovornjačkom. Glede na to, kako majhno je naše mesto, sva ga dolgo iskala
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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What this data says: Working remotely is bad for your mental health *unless you have a spouse and children at home*, in which case it's an obvious, unambiguous benefit with no downside. What the headline says: remote work is bad www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...
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Opinion | We Liked Remote Work. Then We Looked at the Data.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I'd settle for every 15 minutes
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Legacy Update @legacyupdate.net · 14/06/2026
Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.
The top-left corner of Microsoft Word 2007, showing the ribbon.
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 12/06/2026
🔴 NEW: Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit? 📝 @phoebecooke.bsky.social @clarecarlile.bsky.social & @rachelsherrington.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/06/12/d...
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Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?
Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a nation with more pigs per capita than anywhere else in th...
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Barbara Nemec @bronte72.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Že nekaj časa želim povedati to zgodbo. Družinska je. In zgodovinska. In mal tudi "cautionary tale" o tem, da obstajajo več kot dve plati zgodovine. Mogoče pa bo še komu zanimiva. Mislim, men je kar filmska. 1/24
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Neil Grant @neilgrant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Chart of the day. The energy transition is happening in real time! 😍
Two area charts showing that in Australia's National Electricity Market, battery discharge replaced peaking gas at the evening demand peak between April 2025 and April 2026.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 27/05/2026
How the plastic bottle cap became a parable for the value of EU regulation
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How the plastic bottle cap became a parable for the value of EU regulation
Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interests, says Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This study should make your Friday afternoon more enjoyable. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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“Fake Tan” or “Fake News”?
We estimated Trump’s skin colour from 70 internet images and also from the “twitter tan line” image (February 8, 2020; Twitter). We then compared the estimated skin colours with two existing data sets...
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Špela Novak @spelanovak.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Prepoved javnega oglaševanja mesa - Ziggy Klazes: gre za odpravljanje samoumevnosti uživanja mesa t.co/25nNjCzwCj
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http://prvi.rtvslo.si/podkast/aktualna-tema/323/175221381
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Usmerjanje prometa s strani medobčinske redarske službe
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
" #climate change denial is collectively reinforced by our governments and politicians, who promote the cycle of “implicatory denial” as a way to ensure social cohesion and stability" - Kari Marie Norgaard www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Monty Python: King Arthur & Black Knight - I've Had Worse
ALT: Monty Python: King Arthur & Black Knight - I've Had Worse
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I can‘t figure out why, but I have never seen news stories about how oil rigs hurt whales. Only wind farms do that. And only solar panels have a recycling problem. Gas stations are fine.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Vesel 4.maj vsem. Originalno trilogijo sva gledala s hčerko, da jo navdušim za vesolje in da bo znala prepoznat dobro in slabo. Sedaj pa je njen najljubši lik Darth Vader. Je pa rekla, da Vader ne more bit zloben, ker je ati od Luka, in atiji niso zlobni. Pa na koncu rata prijazn.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Contact 12 monkeys 2001 Space odyssey Stalker Matrix Brazil Blade runner The Predator (guilty pleasure) The thing Solyaris
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
S socialno kapico (no, razvojno) se to ne bi dogajal, in bi si slovenske firme lahko privoščile slovenske delavce
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
@jozevolf.bsky.social
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
@jozevolf.bsky.social
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I prefer the photo that @financialtimes.com used in Twitter, as it includes a cat. Also, is it a coincidence that the title says Europe (so, a region of European people) on liberal Bluesky, but Brussels (region governed centrally from Brussels) on the cesspit that is twitter?
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Ena najpomembnejših nalog starševstva je vstati zgodaj in iti na lov za čistilnim tovornjačkom. Potem pa ga zasledovat po celem mestu.
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
V dobri družbi tale naš
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Kevin Costner might be able to show his Waterworld movie was not dumb after all
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Žiga Malek @zigamalek.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Nesmiselno subvencioniranje obnovljivih virov v Nemčiji se nadaljuje /s
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