White on ocean gray will forever evoke Nord Stream thoughts to me

Common EDF L (also remember when Niger was considered the "stability anchor" in the Sahel zone just 3 years ago) www.africanews.com/2025/09/26/e...

Juggernauts of the extended European green energy and climate space, via Green Deal Ukraina

Few outside Berlin will have noticed, but weighed down by its accumulated mistakes, Germany's Energiewende is on the rocks www.euractiv.com/news/blackou...

China presents new plan to tackle steel sector overcapacity (in bid to boost profitability, and reduce the pressure it is under?) www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

Click on this expecting an interesting story about food system changes as part of climate adaptation (which crops will win a 2 °C hotter world?), get sci-fi cope www.economist.com/science-and-...?

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It has the body of a state, the head of a treaty organization and the wings of an international judicial institution! What is it? Europe! Some say it doesn’t really exist, but if you believe in it hard enough…

NEW: ACER says TSOs significantly underestimated likely benefits of a German bidding zone split www.euractiv.com/news/grid-op...

2040 climate target? "It is a pity that the vote will not take place today, but ultimately it is understandable. We are talking about major political decisions," said German environment min Carsten Schneider in statement ahead of today's ENVI Council. Calls for new ENVI after #EUCO "ASAP".

The story not enough people outside Berlin currently care about www.euractiv.com/news/berlin-...

"We are sticking to the unitary bidding zone," reaffirms Germany's energy minister Katherina in Reiche in Berlin today -- despite promising a "pragmatic" overhaul of Germany's Energiewende.

Read this empathic conversation @maria-simon.bsky.social held with the young folks heading out to sea in Spain -- a rarity for a dying profession. Unai Ruiz-Zeberio Almandoz chose the boat over 2nd division goalkeeping, while Alba Aguilera Olivencia (24) is 4th gen www.euractiv.com/news/swappin...

“Climate change drives intensity, but ignitions are human-driven,” said Elias Tziritis, who coordinates action on forest fires at WWF Greece. Banger story by @barbarabm.bsky.social on the human elements behind Europe's wildfire summer nobody talked about www.euractiv.com/news/mishaps...

If you don't have the time to read back our excellent #SOTEU liveblog, colleagues @eddywax.bsky.social and Thomas Moller-Nielsen got you covered! www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Denmark is testing significant concessions in hopes of getting the EU's 2040 climate target agreed on 18 September www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Omg my life has purpose again (how can one live without knowing regas rates in EU)

Iberian blackout: Brussels dismisses conservative attack on inquiry -- Centre-right MEPs cast doubt on EU probe www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

From our daily newsletter: - EDF's struggle for European contracts - Norwegians vote (and EU energy issues don't really matter) - EU health chief says he will dismantle EU wastewater rules www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

And hes gone www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

How will Trump respond to this? @anupriyadatta.bsky.social has this huge story here. www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

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“If there were any carbon valley in Europe, it would be wedged between Northern France and Amsterdam, with its massive chemical industry clusters." www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Could anyone tell me where this mysterious TurkStream pipeline starts

Deutsche odd friends trope

Ein Industriezweig ist so lange weltweit erfolgreich, bis er die Politik um den Finger gewickelt hat und dann dem (einfacheren) special interest lobbying verfällt, statt um produktbezogene Wettbewerbsvorteil zu erringen. Bis er dann nicht mehr erfolgreich ist - der Einfluss aber hallt leider nach.

NEW: From Toulon, with love www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Economists disagree about whether huge CEO pay packages reflect a competitive market for scarce executive talent or extraction of rents by bosses. Elon Musk’s latest pay bonanza supports the second, more cynical, view

Nicotine groups increase outreach to MEPs as EU eyes new taxes

Preiselastizität strikes once again

Holy shit www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Geopolitical and economic upheaval means strict emissions limits for 2030 and 2035 are “no longer feasible” and a change of strategy is needed, groups representing European carmakers and suppliers have warned. #CO2

Europe ought to be cakeist, argues CEO of ailing tech firm

What could content creators and AI have in common? An incentive to create a parasocial bond with their customers, maybe! www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

Coal King China could see emissions drop this year (which would be a first), because of solar Via @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...

Given that @eddywax.bsky.social is on holiday This Commissioner appears to start the day at 10 AM

Guess who will be one of the biggest winners of Trump tariffs: Spanish olive oil producers, whose competitors are subject to higher tariffs than them www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

We sent a reporter out to the foundations of what could become Europe's wind farm army in the Baltic Sea www.euractiv.com/section/defe...

Put my old central bankers hat on when asked by Euractiv. Europe’s push to slash financial regulations is kind of a a strange sight to behold given that Europe, unlike the US and Switzerland, successfully avoided a banking crisis in March 2023. And bank profitability seems just fine!

South of France engulfed in flame

I call this the good take thread

I hope the Commission made it clear that the €600 billion figure of course refers to current prices - and that most of it will be mobilised through EIB loans, with a leverage ratio of approximately 1:19.

paintings.substack.com/p/man-walks-... Via @johnphipps.bsky.social

I thought this was about graphic (murderous) games, but it is actually about companies pulling online support -- not quite sure what EU rules try to achieve here www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

New 2040 draft compromise ✅ www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...