Uwe Kies

Secretary General at InnovaWood, Brussels

[Erin Remblance @remblance_erin]

Yesterday I was asked: “what are the 5 things you think everyone needs to know?”

So, I thought I’d share them here too:

1. This chart from the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis report, released this week, shows just how far away we are from limiting warming to below 2C: (1/11)

[Uwe Kies @UweKies]

@youwouldknow @GetVideoBot

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Forests provide inspiration and materials for sustainable building, promote biodiversity and absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

At the #NEB Goes to the Woods event, President @vonderleyen launched the #NewEuropeanBauhaus Academy for sustainable construction ↓

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

“I must say, in my professional life as a climate scientist, this is a low point. The window for 1.5C is shutting as I speak, so it’s really tough.” Important interview with @dpcarrington yesterday. We need to act now.
https://t.co/fPEcmsMYjd

[Science|Business @scibus]

Most read of the week: Horizon papers, the full package. All the newest – unapproved - versions of Horizon EU work programmes for 23 and 24. Researchers across Europe can now get an early glimpse of what R&I projects could win funding in the next 2 years: https://t.co/z4ibdmQs5n

[Uwe Kies @UweKies]

#Timber #cities are a big lever for #climate #restoration. Presented #NewEuropeanBauhaus @Wood4Bauhaus at @UNECEForests

[UNECE Forests @UNECEForests]

Wooden buildings are beautiful, livable, healthy, and long-lasting.
We need more to show that low-carbon solutions already exist, and they work.

@UweKies, Secretary General, InnovaWood Secretariat

[InnoRenew CoE @InnoRenewCoE]

🎥 Highlights from the @Woodrise2022 keynote speech by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (@PIK_Climate) - 'THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT'

#Woodrise2022 #Woodrise #TallTimber #BuiltEnvironment #NewEuropeanBauhaus @si_upr

[Doha Debates @DohaDebates]

“You can’t have climate justice without racial justice.”

@vanessa_vash won't let Africa be erased from the climate conversation. As the founder of @Riseupmovt, she's amplifying African voices to end the climate movement's whitewashing. This is how Vanessa is #Solvingit:

[Aida🇺🇬 @Aidahhelen]

The least responsible are suffering the most.

[meteophile @meteophile]

Images satellite Meteosat Eumetsat 15H35 20H45
Evolution des 3 feux de forêt des Landes.
et progression du vent de Galerne qui remonte vers ces feux.
L'imposant panache de fumée évolue au gré du vent.
Il survole en ce moment Bordeaux.

[Uwe Kies @UweKies]

Great to be at the @NetworkRosewood 4.0 Final Event hosted by @europeanforest in #Barcelona and meet with colleagues of our network of Regional Hubs!

[ROSEWOOD4.0 @NetworkRosewood]

💬👥Did you know that tomorrow, Tuesday 14th, we are hosting the ROSEWOOD4.0 Final Event? You can follow the conference live virtually from 9:30 AM (CEST) via #YouTube Live Streaming!

Don't miss it! #H2020 #EUForestInnovation #Event

https://t.co/DjJKAPGCRK

[Uwe Kies @UweKies]

@Wood4Bauhaus To combat the climate crisis, we need a sustainable #architecture that is resilient, affordable and beautiful - using local materials such as #clay or #wood. Francis Kéré, @PritzkerPrize 2022 winner shows us how!

[Ruth Reichstein @RuthReichstein]

Register now!

[Wood4Bauhaus @Wood4Bauhaus]

#Wood, a nature-based material, sequesters carbon and can be reused, remanufactured and recycled in long-life products. @AndrejaKutnar speaks on sustainable materials at @Vatican conference on 9 June 2022 at 11:00 cest. 👉https://t.co/SsAzkzButf, https://t.co/uNoXuwdPRO

[Clive Pinnington @pinnicli]

#Wood4Bauhaus goes global: Prof Andrea Kutnar of InnoRenew CoE to give a keynote at the Pontifical Academy of Science of the Vatican #BauhausErde conference lines up illustrious speakers from around the world. https://t.co/TdFTiXzu4t register https://t.co/Mk5mxksxRG

[🏴‍☠️ 3° Shinobi Cat Woman @SnoYolk]

@AfricanArchives ❤️❤️❤️

[EFI Bioregions Facility @efibioregions]

Join us to discuss key challenges and innovation opportunities for wood construction
📆 17 June, 10:00-11:30 (CET)
Speakers include @UweKies, @EastOck and Jørgen Tycho https://t.co/P1Ia5V5JZE

[Paul Brannen 🇺🇦 @PaulBrannenNE]

Catholic Church's scientific academy hosting event to explore 'timber-based high-rise construction' & 'concerted forestry-construction strategy [that] could stop the degradation of natural ecosystems worldwide while turning cities into major carbon sinks.' https://t.co/jai1Ol2rSB

[Xavier Troussard @XTroussard]

How can research and innovation can better support the ambitions of the #NewEuropeanBauhaus? Food for thought from the experts!

[ROSEWOOD4.0 @NetworkRosewood]

🇺🇦 We would like to express our solidarity with the people of #Ukraine. Our consortium partners from the NGO #FORZA are taking humanitarian action on the ground for people displaced by war.

Click on the following link to find out how you can help: https://t.co/A5o0jViOE3