President Trump’s new order to “counter political violence” is really a mandate to police speech. Protected advocacy becomes “radicalization.” Criticism becomes “justifying violence.” This is an attack on the First Amendment, not on political violence, argues @walterolson.bsky.social:

La révision du règlement #Reach ne passe pas l’étape du comité d’examen interne de la Commission et plonge dans le flou www.contexte.com/fr/actualite...

Detta!

The EU needs a review clause to adapt the path to 2050, says Krzysztof Bolesta at the #THINK2030 conference. Might well happen in the #climatelaw negotiations, but with what scope? #Parisagreement

Far-right populist parties in Europe have found climate policies a good way to win voters, similar to migration and anti-EU, notes @lykkefriis.bsky.social when introducing the #Think2030 conference. @ieep.eu @concito.bsky.social

Ökat elbehov är inget självändamål. Repris apropå SvD idag. www.svd.se/a/zgaXwK/sve...

SVT avslöjar nazistiskt terrornätverk som planerat attentat i Sverige och Europa i oktober ifjol. Ledaren är en 35-årig amerikan som just dömts i Brasilien. Genom en sluten chattgrupp på Signal har han instruerat 149 följare om bombtillverkning och måltavlor www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...

Tension over deforestation. www.politico.eu/article/euro... #Ribera #Roswall #Weyand

China's new climate target is inadequate. But as the EU mulls over their own climate goals, it'd be a mistake to view China’s low target as a sign Beijing is de-prioritising climate and clean tech.

Det finns goda skäl att granska både hur SVT:s ledning uppfattar värdegrunden för sin verksamhet och hela frågan om hur Melodifestivalen + ESC skötts under de senaste åren inklusive de kommersiella intressenas roll. www.svt.se/kultur/svts-... @karinp.bsky.social

Bra av @oisincantwell.bsky.social

The race for critical raw materials is surging ahead at full speed. The EU wants to join the fray, but risks banging its head against a wall of protest, litigation and delays. Unless we address the problematic selection process for strategic projects, and update our outdated mining waste legislation

"India, in what it described as a high-level gathering of “like-minded” Global South countries, emphasised south-south trade and tech cooperation, advocating for diversified supply chains to avoid dependence on any single supplier or market." www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

Sonntagsfrage zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern • Infratest dimap / NDR: AfD 38 % | SPD 19 % | CDU 13 % | DIE LINKE 12 % | BSW 7 % | GRÜNE 5 % | Sonstige 6 % ➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan... 🗓️ Landtagswahl: 20. September 2026 #ltwmv

Goals are to cut emissions from peak year (likely 2025) of 7-10% by 2035. The renewables goals are eye-popping though, especially compared to the capacity in other countries like the US.

China commits to new emissions reduction goals, but they're far short of where other countries & activists had hoped. In making the announcement, President Xi Jinping seemingly dinged the US' focus on fossil fuels... www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/c...

Good news! The new 🇪🇺🇮🇩trade agreement with Indonesia includes binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters containing a clear non-regression clause on labour rights. This is crucial, Indonesia ranks among the worst countries in the world for workers’ rights www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Had wanted to reply earlier to this thoughtful observation from William. In my view Europe should quietly cut America out of our industrial demand incentives to gain leverage, and as the US butchers the IRA. Finding new partners for reciprocal access and market scale is key.

”Something is rotten in the state of Sweden.” Lobbyindustrin möts av öppna dörrar, medan seriösa forskare hålls undan. Maktkorrumptionen och ”kläggcirkulationen” ökar när ljusskygga och kapitalstarka särintressena styr i kulisserna… Läs detta!👇🏼 www.dn.se/debatt/vad-a...

The EU’s chemical agency hired a consultancy to advise on a ban on forever chemicals that has also advised companies lobbying against that ban. Campaigners and scientists argue that it’s a clear conflict of interest at the heart of the EU’s efforts to clean up the continent. on.ft.com/4gEt6AN

"Public affairs-sektorn kan helt enkelt köpa den kunskap om myndighetens inre processer som forskarna inte längre kommer åt. Det är inte rimligt att kansliet på detta vis hjälper till att förstärka lobbyisternas kunskapsövertag över medborgarna." www.dn.se/debatt/vad-a... #Skuggspel

Fin timing för min text om Kinas gröna marshallhjälp står mot Västs hunger efter fossil energi i det Globala Syd www.flamman.se/kinas-grona-...

“The delay was necessary to address concerns about the information-technology system and was not linked to US concerns about the policy.”

Europe is in a culture war with Trump’s America. It doesn’t have to be this way. A decade of crises has strengthened European sentiment among the public, writes @pawelzerka.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social @euroculture.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3VxF9X7

Leading Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter (liberal) demands the resignation of climate and environment minister Romina Pourmokhtari (Liberal party) after government bill makes clear that climate targets will not be reached. www.dn.se/ledare/grans... #Sweden

Leading Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter (liberal) demands the resignation of climate and environment minister Romina Pourmokhtari (Liberal party) after government bill makes clear that climate targets will not be reached. www.dn.se/ledare/grans... #Sweden

Swedish government claiming the country has the lowest per-capita GHG emissions in the world (obviously wrong).

🚨 BREAKING: Governments plan to produce over 2x the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, says the new #ProductionGap Report. Read the report here: productiongap.org 🧵 youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4

Tydligen ställer Stockholms s-arbetarekommun frågor om lobbyismen i en kandidatförsäkran som de förtroendevalda ska besvara (se bilden). Ett steg framåt. Hoppas andra följer efter och mer explicit lyfter fram det demokratiskt problematiska med lobbyföretag med hemliga kunder…

The drop in CO2 uptake on land (LULUCF) in Finland and Sweden isn't without political consequence. Finland and Sweden now asking the EU for more flexibility. Norway has also made similar comments (but is not an EU member country). www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

“The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back,” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

One of many many climate protests around the world today: in Potsdam with Luisa Neubauer!

Interesting to note that the big lobbying firm DGA received at least 600 000 euro in 2024 from the Swedish Confederation of Enterprise to lobby on inter alia the #Draghi report. transparency-register.europa.eu/search-regis... #deregulation @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social @vickycann.bsky.social

Interesting to note that the big lobbying firm DGA received at least 600 000 euro in 2024 from the Swedish Confederation of Enterprise to lobby on inter alia the #Draghi report. transparency-register.europa.eu/search-regis... #deregulation @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social @vickycann.bsky.social

Not only Xi and Putin: www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

Mario Draghi wants quicker deregulation. Well, he - of all people - should remember how bypassing democratic procedures led to lax rules and contributed to the 2009 financial crisis, causing immense damage to the European economy. www.politico.eu/article/drag... #Lamfallusy

Det är inte bara klimatpolitiken som går bakåt i Ulf Kristerssons Sverige (eller kanske snarare Jimmie Åkessons?). Tycker man att minskade orättvisor och en bra miljö är ”Woke” är det inte konstigt att det går bakåt men Sverige har lovat (och är bundet) att nå Agenda 2030-målen. omni.se/a/Gyp9E4

”Slutsatsen är tydlig: välfärden är både underfinansierad och felstyrd. Skatteuttaget har sjunkit från 49 till drygt 41 procent av BNP sedan år 2000 – motsvarande cirka 450 miljarder kronor mindre att fördela – samtidigt som behoven inom vård, skola och omsorg växer.” www.kommunal.se/nyhet/krisen...

Cheesy title but good piece

Det blir avgörande för synen på Socialdemokraterna som parti vad som står om hemlig påverkan i det dokument med försäkringar som partiets kandidater ska skriva under inför nästa år val. @tobiasbaudin.bsky.social #Skuggspel

As far as the Anglo consensus is concerned, Spain's assertive centre-left government has done everything wrong: Keynesian, redistributive, socially open, net-zero-friendly, multilateralist, Trump-sceptical. Yet the governing PSOE just hit 33% in latest CIS poll, above even its 2023 election win.

🚗💨As cars cruise on roads, they’re not just burning fuel, but driving massive demand for steel. Most of that steel is made with coal. The cost? Communities choking on pollution, facing higher risk diseases—even dying. With the IAA car show ongoing, the carmakers must start demanding #GreenSteel.

A lost opportunity to signal willingness for stronger partnerships to all the parts of the world that don't want dependence of either Trump or Xi. For example, "Made in Europe" criteria for EU public procurement without openness for partners would be a mistake. #SOTEU

Tomorrow, von der Leyen will address the EU Parliament with her SOTEU speech. Today, civil society and trade unions delivered a very clear message in a statement signed by 470 organisations: we need rules to protect people and the environment! corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/o...