1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs. 2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar. 3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

More than two hours after leaving the gate #U24652 from Copenhagen to Paris is headed back as authorities continue to investigate reported drone sightings near the airport. The airfield remains closed until 2300 UTC (tentative). fr24.com/EJU12UJ/3c54...

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE Hundreds of records brutalized everywhere with up to 4/5c margins, it's arguably one the most extreme events Europe has ever seen >33C in Poland,tropical nights at 1800m in Austria,all time records smashed..👇 Never happened anything like this in September.

Insightful view of Russia's current motives

Reminders for following a breaking news story like the shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah ⤵️ ⚠️ Bad actors & opportunists often use such moments when information is being gathered & fact-checked to recklessly push unverified claims & conspiracy theories. 🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/BreakingNews...

I so wish this would happen. At a minimum, can states start taxing based on weight and height of vehicles? User fees that reflect actual costs. Maybe that would help deter while national policies get worked through

Brace yourself, habitués du quartier européen. Précédent record à battre: les travaux du métro Schuman qui ont duré approximativement 8 ans www.lesoir.be/695630/artic...

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U. “By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.” This will kill people.

Were people expects to be a “quick fix”? There are no quick fixes people!

"A stain on humanity, which will endure for generations."

This seems like one of those stories that should be a bigger deal in the international media...

Have to agree with this. Rather than focusing on what America is doing wrong, the EU should look closer to home. Member states are stymieing reform... Almost a year since the Draghi report, barely any of its recommendations have been acted on. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Very interesting look at the impact of humans on our landscapes, and the dilemmas of what to do in the wake of destruction in Ukraine.

Belgian regional governments give green light to litter tax www.bruzz.be/actua/milieu...

Wildfires supercharged by climate change are casting toxic smoke over vast areas of Canada and into major cities like Toronto, which can have serious health impacts.🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The EU still treats US demands as a trade matter. But Maga aren't really interested in trade. They see trade as a coercive weapon to win an ultraconservative and libertarian insurgency against the EU and the Brussels Effect. Hence Trump's repeated bad faith. Where does it end, Ursula?

A power outage hit Prague and large sections of Czechia (aka the Czech Republic) today. Czechia's electricity mix is mostly coal and nuclear, so expect silence from the opinionators who instantly, incorrectly blamed the Iberian blackout on renewables/lack of inertia www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Big milestone in Poland, where renewables overtake coal www.ft.com/content/ae92...

Worth noting that Lime is owned by Uber, and thus an arm of American imperial tech hegemony in Europe :) Give Bolt a try. #buyeuropean

Autovrije steden helpt ook om de temperatuur en leefkwaliteit van steden te verbeteren. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Quite a dramatic and unusual development on Green Claims in the EU. A missed opportunity to clean up the wide variety of green claims being made in the EU.

🇵🇱⚖️🗳️ The rule of law repair process in Poland just got incredibly more difficult. I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda, as Nawrocki will work hard for a PiS parliamentary election victory. Tough times ahead. 1/

On June 1, 1996, the last nuclear missiles were brought from Ukraine into Russia. The next day, Ukraine has lost its status of a nuclear state after signing the Budapest Memorandum. The US, the UK and Russia gave their assurances that Ukrainian security and sovereignty would not be violated.

The Commission's assessment of the National Energy & Climate Plans concludes that, while some member states are not meeting their individual emission reduction targets, there is sufficient overachievement in other member states to almost meet the overall -55% target. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

CATL says 50% of China’s heavy trucks will be EVs by 2028—up from 10% in 2024. This isn’t just a sales stat—it’s a total transformation of road freight. Diesel is dying. Battery swapping, LFP, & giga-scale supply chains are rewriting logistics. Oil’s grip on transport is slipping fast. #EV #China

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Selling massive polluting SUVs is a choice with consequences. Just not for carmakers, apparently.

Strong FT editorial on much of the world’s shameful silence on Gaza, even as Netanyahu threatens to escalate Israel’s offensive. on.ft.com/433Mp02

ICYMI from the weekend: @lauramillan.bsky.social and I looked at why most of Spain's rooftop solar owners weren't shielded from the effects of the blackout - and why most Europeans have panels that don't work when the power is off. Gift link:

A great new CER paper from @johnspringford.bsky.social : most now agree that a better interconnected European power market is a more secure power market that delivers cheaper electricity. So how to make that happen? some ideas in the paper and thread below.

There's a nice Jacques Tati flavour to this story of Expo 58 bringing the traffic jam to Brussels. And we never looked back. vrtnws.be/p.YbOqELkPx

Here are the two key reasons why I think highlighting this is important (no, it's not about patting ourselves on the back and being happy with how things are):

Thank you, Australia.

Anthony Albanese’s government spent months trailing the opposition in the polls. But things shifted quickly after Donald Trump’s clash with his Ukrainian counterpart. Here are five takeaways from Albanese’s triumphant return from the polling doldrums 👇

Only just getting caught up on the Oz returns and holy smokes, Dutton really did get destroyed huh. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

how are we going to redraw this and where do australia and canada go??

“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”

Peak Canada

Prosecutions under this change in the law might amount to two or three per year. Which I'm fine with, BTW. But now do the same for drivers. Anyone recall the last time a driver got life for any of the 1600 deaths involving motor vehicles? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

This week, media all over the world are focusing on a huge but under-appreciated opportunity for increased #climateaction - the overwhelming public support - a mind boggling 80-89% of the global population actually wants stronger climate action! Surprised? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

La propreté est l'un des plus grands problèmes de Bruxelles et il est urgent qu'un gouvernement s'y attaque. C'est ce qu'affirme le collectif de citoyens Bruxelles (Pou)belle, qui a soumis une proposition citoyenne dans laquelle il demande une réforme en profondeur. www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

When you visit the hygienist after 50 years. Palace of Justice, Brussels.

Burgercollectief vraagt hervorming afvalbeleid: 'Centrale aansturing is nodig'

We owe him so much -- for his novels, for his essays, for his political forays. One of the great men of letters of our times. I would like to put "The Call of the Tribe" in the hands of almost everybody. Etc. God bless you, MVL. Y muchas gracias. apnews.com/article/mari...

Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem has become one of the most outspoken voices on the environmental drivers of Parkinson’s — and what he sees as a growing failure to confront their long-term impact on the human brain. 🔗 ow.ly/Nahq50VzLnV

The Polish miracle:

Things are so bad in America that Charlemagne has written a love letter to Europe. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Could there be an upside to Trump’s unhinged attacks on Canada? | Chris Michael

Trump wants to gut EU safety standards to get more American cars on European roads - pro.politico.eu/news/196941 That's going to have to be a hard pass. We should be tightening up standards, not "gutting them"

On the plus side, it’s spring! #brussels