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"This is what the Global Gateway is about". www.ftm.eu/articles/bit...

If there were any doubts about the Patriots for Europe group's intentions for the EU's 2040 emissions target after they grabbed control of the file, they're buried now. @barbarabm.bsky.social and @anetazach.bsky.social‬ have the details. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

#ICJ is delivering its 'Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change': parties to the #ParisAgreement must pledge "highest possible ambition" in emissions cut pledges (NDCs). webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

"Mounted on poles above homes, solar panels have become a common sight across the country of 240 million people, with the installation cost typically recovered within two to five years."

The von der Leyen method: an update

#MFF EU budget anticipation at fever pitch in Brussels; presentation in parliament's BUDG committee already delayed 1.5 hrs (now 2pm, link below); hacks more choleric than usual over lack of communication from Berlaymont; @euractiv.com is your best bet. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

"A glimmer of hope." Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point. Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.” Good Nature feature! 🌊 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇪🇪 & 🇵🇱 are further strengthening their cooperation in the field of energy security. Today, during the #EU Energy Council #TTE meeting in #Luxembourg, the four countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation on the protection and resilience of critical energy infrastructure.

💦 The EU #Water Resilience Strategy has a good focus, including on implementation & enforcement of EU's #WFD. We like this dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu + @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu. And we're here to help, by providing data etc. CC @nabu.de @bund.net @bundwasser.bsky.social @eeb.org #EUGreenDeal

2 July is a big day for energy, environment and transport policy fans: @ec.europa.eu plans to table the 2040 GHG reduction target proposal, an Action Plan for the EU chemicals industry, and a Master Plan (no less) for the high-speed rail network. ec.europa.eu/transparency...

Spain / blackout. Would any power grid/market specialists like to suggest what might be going on behind this chart..?

This one's trending on the Euronews website, I'm told. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

I've been talking to ENDS Europe podcast about deregulation, the ongoing attack on NGOs and dangerous times for European democracy. embed.acast.com/$/6789360270...?

Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen: "To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The critical minerals consensus—i.e. that some raw materials are so essential that all tactics, including war, are justified to obtain them—is hegemonic. The results could be deadly. This consensus shuts down debate: Critical for whom, obtained at whose expense? My latest in @financialtimes.com

Read here www.ft.com/content/b370...

Trump may have just put rare earth elements on the radar with his ultimatum to Ukraine, but the geopolitical chess game has been going on for years. www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...

The UK's full climate plan is now out (NDC), all 74 pages of it: www.gov.uk/government/p...

The European Commission has scheduled the start of its 'strategic dialogue' on the future of Europe's embattled automotive industry for 30 January. President Ursula von der Leyen to chair. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Wolf populations are still recovering in Europe 🐺 The EU's decision to lower its protection status lacks scientific basis & creates a dangerous precedent for nature conservation. We debunk the justifications provided by the European Commission 👉 eeb.org/library/call...

My inaugural post on BlueSky comes as #COP29 in #Baku goes into extra time and #Brazil warns that #climatefinance deal is in jeopardy www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...