The EU's next 7-year budget (a €1.8 trillion beast) will be one of the main political battles defining Europe's climate action until 2034. What's in the proposal for climate? What's the timeline ahead? What are the most politically sensitive aspects? Our take: www.e3g.org/publications...

Put a price on carbon — and give the money back to the people. As the EU rolls out carbon pricing for heating & transport (ETS2), concerns grow. Our new paper makes the case for direct payments to citizens as a way to: ✅ Support households ✅ Prevent backlash ✅ Build trust in climate action

How's the EU's transition actually going on the ground? Our latest @e3g.bsky.social analysis summes it up, including many real-world examples and stories you (climate advocates) can recycle and use for your own work! Check it out here👇👇 www.e3g.org/publications...

🧵The EU’s next budget offers a key opportunity to enhance climate and energy policy coordination. We explore how better governance of the Multiannual Financial Framework (#MFF) can support #decarbonisation and a greener, more resilient economy. 🔗Read the full briefing: www.e3g.org/publications...

📢 The European Commission’s latest agenda sends mixed signals on Europe’s climate leadership. While the Clean Industrial Deal shows promise, gaps in strategy & deregulation risks weaken the #EU ’s position. Read our full reaction👇 www.e3g.org/news/the-eur...

Today marks 100 days of the new European Commission. We at E3G have released a new briefing taking stock of its competitiveness push, what it means for climate action, and identifying the key moments and policies coming up. Read it here👇 www.e3g.org/publications...

🌍 The EU faces four major tests in 2025, shaping its path on climate action and global influence. 🔑 Investment, regulation, coordination, and competition are at the heart of this pivotal year. 📖 Dive into our briefing: www.e3g.org/publications... @manondufour.bsky.social @pepeescrig.bsky.social

What's up on #climate & #energy in the EU in 2025? Think tank @e3g.bsky.social published this nice timeline, which should help you plan your 2025 www.e3g.org/publications... Add to that CLEW's EU agenda, and you are set: www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/w... @pepeescrig.bsky.social

What’s next for EU climate politics in 2025? The Polish presidency of the Council, the first initiatives of the new Commission, instability in France and Germany, geopolitics marked by Trump's return to the white house... are all setting the stage for a year of critical choices for the EU.

The European Parliament has just greenlighted the new Commission. The EU's political renewal after the European elections is now complete. What did this process reveal about the incoming EU leadership and the EU’s ability to advance its carbon neutrality agenda? 🧵1/9 www.e3g.org/news/commiss...

🚨 Nos acercamos a un acuerdo para desbloquear la nueva Comisión Europea. Además, varias fuentes parlamentarias hablan de un acuerdo escrito entre PPE, S&D y Renew Europe para dejar claro y negro sobre blanco cómo trabajar durante toda la legislatura. "Una hoja de ruta", explica una de las fuentes.

Ayer varias personas de por aquí estuvimos contando por qué estábamos aquí. elpais.com/tecnologia/2...

With the next 5 years shaping up to be crucial for the EU's climate ambitions, the new Commissioner appointments will play a pivotal role. What does it mean for the #ClimateTransition? 🌍 We've broken down the key takeaways 👇

Ursula von der Leyen has defined the portfolios of each of her Commissioners and their respective policy plans for the next 5 years. ❓Who will lead the EU's climate action? ❓What do the policy plans mean for the future of the EU's climate transition? We explain it here👇 www.e3g.org/publications...

Watch the ESABCC's (European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change) webinar today at 14:30h CET for a detailed presentation of their latest report "Towards EU Climate Neutrality: progress, policy gaps, and opportunities". Registrations closed, but it can be followed on their website 👇

Glad to have contributed to this piece of the Clean Energy Wire on the change of political cycle in the EU this year. www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/c...

Is the EU on track for #ClimateNeutrality by 2050? A new analysis by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change just found that more effort is needed. Particularly in the buildings, transport, agriculture and forestry sectors.

Here's the first publication of 2024 by my @e3g.bsky.social colleague Till Eichler and myself. The ESABCC's 2040 climate target advice – already driving the debate in Brussels – can be instrumental in bridging divides and enabling informed decisions in a politically charged 2024 for the EU 👇

9 advisory councils urge the European Commission to follow the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) and propose a target for reducing 90-95% of the EU's emissions by 2040. eeac.eu/2023/11/21/a...

Good news! The EU reduced CO2 emissions by 5.3% in Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022. Emissions dropped in 6/9 sectors. Electricity & gas declined the most (-22%), while transportation rose the most (+1.7%). Decline in 21/27 EU countries, led by Bulgaria (-23.7%), Estonia (-23.1%), Netherlands (-10.3%).

this is a bloody great name for a climate report www.unep.org/resources/em...

Listening to Politico's last EU Confidential podcast episode on the Polish election results. I had heard the "exit Poles" joke, but not yet the one about opposition parties being in the "Pole position". I'm sure someone also thought about the deep polarisation in two opposed Poles.

Welcome @ggrimalda.bsky.social 🙏 to Bluesky. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your research and your return journey 🇵🇬👉🏻🇩🇪

Proven technologies could halve methane emissions, but pressure from Poland could weaken potential emission cuts in the EU Methane Regulation by six times. ember-climate.org/insights/res...

Oh, wow. Let's hope they don't start bombing Sweden and the whole EU next, then. www.politico.eu/article/gret...

“Do not use our death and our pain to bring the death and pain of other people and other families", relatives of Hamas' attack say to Israel's government.

The potential impact of AI-driven bots, voice cloning, image and video manipulation, and data mining on the EU elections next year could make Brexit and the 2016 US election seem like a big joke in comparison. And no one seems ready for that.

The EU must fix this waste export nonsense. Asia had enough of our trash!

EU climate ministers have agreed on the block's position for #COP28: they won't raise the EU's nationally determined contribution (NDC) to -57% by 2030, and will only ask for "unabated" fossil fuels to be phased out. For some, this shows Hoekstra failed his first test as the new EU's climate chief.

Geothermal heat + district heating networks = key to decarbonising buildings and kicking fossil fuel dependency. MEPs across the political spectrum say Europe needs more of it. #Geothermal