"We’re looking at four more years of #deregulation [#simplification 💩]. They have accepted that rolling back much of the green deal is their mandate, and when you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail” #Weber #EPP

"The #Parisagreement would be impossible to negotiate today, because of #Trump. It was always going to be more of a diplomatic triumph than a scientific victory. It has made a difference, but it is not yet nearly enough." time for aggressive #politics to match the environmental & human need

“What does Europe look like when independent #civilsociety — the organisations that exist to protect the public interest — is silenced, sidelined or slowly starved out of existence?” really important piece

young people take #politics to the left

Understanding the tensions and dynamics of domestic #China 🇨🇳 #politics is as important and consequential as those of the #US 🇺🇸

The health and longevity of the German 🇩🇪 coalition, the GroKo, impacts all #EU politics, and the influence of the #farright

The end of a #EUGreenDeal era, #Timmermans retires ... and the #Netherlands 🇳🇱 looks like it is moving leftwards (even if the next government ends up being centrist 🙌 #welcomeback

there is a lot 💩 in our water 💧, "The @ec.europa.eu has based its findings on an evaluation of scientific studies that found that the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries are responsible for 66 percent and 26 percent, respectively, of toxicity in urban wastewater." and they don't agree 🤔

brilliant piece by the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social on the cost of #climatechange elaine.mayoris.com/go/wco5p8q4c...

A report going in the opposite direction of #politics - #planetarycrisis @worldresources.bsky.social

Offshore renewable energy is having a rough time, "This has predominately driven by rising costs, but also an overarching political climate where the fight against #climatechange and the drive for decarbonisation and energy transition has somewhat slowed down ... ” Oct. 22 #dublinoceandinner

it will happen, but before then there will be an exciting & very topical #dublinoceandinner at the end of January

indeed, ending or withdrawing is very rare, but getting locked into a sort of path dependency with follow up grants with non-performing projects is all too common

of course the other funder behaviour is failure to exit from non-performing projects i.e. eyes closed, fingers crossed keep funding and hope it delivers despite all evidence

#China 🇨🇳 extraordinary growth in renewable #energy infrastructure is having global impact … come learn how that is affecting 🇮🇪 offshore renewable energy build-out #dublinoceandinner Oct. 22

“Responsible exits warrant research attention …”, very valuable, there have been way to many poor exits, and ill advised entrances

Oct. 22 the next #dublinoceandinner on the contentious issue of #ORE, offshore renewable #energy, it is going to be a good one, you won't want to miss it

Like #WTF, flying to #Antarctica for a jolly while prepping for #nuclear armageddon: we get what we deserve

“The race is on to bring forward these positive #tippingpoints to avoid what we are now sure will be the unmanageable consequences of further tipping points in the Earth system” - #planetaryemergency

"While the environmental lobby’s influence plummeted after the 2024 election, von der Leyen still needs them to pass some legislation. Also, the big protests and political stunts they organize with their wide activist network get noticed." good to know, & tests "#politics is the art of the possible"

Austria's 🇦🇹 unbearable #neutrality, is as untenable as Ireland's 🇮🇪

"Europe [the #EU] is different. It has fewer extremely rich people and more of its wealth is managed with greater caution and conservatism. Its social model and cultural history is simply less conducive to recklessness." provocative stuff here i.e. what is the need for #competitiveness with 🇨🇳 & 🇺🇸

"But executives from 28 of the biggest companies in Europe are demanding more, amid a sense of urgency, including from the likes of Airbus, Carlsberg, Danfoss, Kongsberg, Maersk, Novo Nordisk, Saab, SAP, Siemens, Thales and ThyssenKrupp."

You are very welcome, and what a beautiful thing to kick 🦵 start: #dance 🕺🏼 and #film

@eurcorrespond.bsky.social this is brilliant journalism - stick this is your #rightwing #naturerestoration backlash

rising #insurance costs & premiums: a canary in the coal mine for the need for transformative #climatechange adaptation

"Like dressing or traveling, #reading is ultimately an aspirational activity." love ❤️ this

"Western policymakers expect innovation from research labs and universities, but in China 🇨🇳 "tech innovation emerges from the factory floor, when a product is scaled up into mass production," he writes, a consequence of "learning by doing."" very valuable analysis

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu is looking weak ahead of the #SOTEU, this further weakens the @eppgroup.bsky.social and highlights the tensions within the strongest political block in the 🇪🇺, making their agenda a little shaky #competitiveness #simplification (#deregulation)

thank you @thejuicemedia.com for your contribution

“by sapping the vitality of social bonds and fueling deindustrialization, which has fragmented union and working-class solidarity, #neoliberalism has sown the seeds of nihilism” powerful critique

"This approach doesn’t just weaken #climate ambition. It entrenches global inequality and undermines the rights of countries to develop." ❤️ this ... #Ireland 🇮🇪 can do better, we have no time for cynical manipulation

I have a new column out today in The Irish Times: “Why ‘No Additional Warming’ Is a Dangerous Climate Loophole.” www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

"ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are detrimental, regardless of calorie intake ... accounting for over 50% of total energy intake in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the USA" 🤦

"People paint #flowers 💐 around shrapnel holes in their fences and decorate mines (hopefully defused) because they need to. It’s their way of saying ‘fuck you’ 🖕 to the #war." ✊🇺🇦

a #mustread, #Draghi on the 🇪🇺settings its 💩 together, "To face today's challenges, the #EuropeanUnion must go from being a spectator, or at most a secondary actress, to being a protagonist."

#Draghi talks tough “For years, the #EU believed that its economy with 450 million consumers, gave it geopolitical power and influence in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the one in which this illusion has evaporated ..." 🇪🇺is failing to assert itself or is it all for 🇺🇦?

"Ursula's method is increasingly being questioned. She is not cut out to face new challenges and spare the EU the slow agony predicted by former Italian Council President Mario Draghi." a seriously good and provocative read on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 👸 & whether she should be replaced by ...

People are too lazy to #change, "While comforting, these are the usual self-serving illusions of an incumbent industry. They ignore the inevitability that unfolds when change is driven by science and economics, rather than noble intentions or public opinion.” #foodsystems

"The expert said that reproductive health is highly sensitive to and adversely affected by toxics, including overwhelming quantities and numerous variations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in a huge range of products." the insidious power of #chemical pollution www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The genius of going en masse to DC with #Zelenskyy 🇺🇦 was a diplomatic coup; when united, Europe (🇪🇺 + 🇬🇧) has unavoidable geopolitical muscle 💪 - the play of cultivating personal relationships (esp. #Meloni, #Rutte & #Stubb) with #Trump is especially clever & a template for future pickles e.g. with 🇨🇳

"The #UnitedStates, meanwhile, has privately urged several countries to reject provisions setting limits on #plastic production or #chemical additives." as the 🇺🇸 skips into the wrong side of #history in cahoots with those who scorn the 🌎's delicate life sustaining functions 🤬 #plasticstreaty

the chances of a #plasticstreaty looking increasingly slim, with the chances of restricting & minimising the insidious risk to health & the environment from #plasticpollution and toxic killer #chemicals falling victim to #geopolitics & the perverted greed imperative of planet 🌎 killing interest

Looking under the skin of @diegruenenbruehl.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy [🇩🇪 Green Party] and the challenge for them of not building the supporter base for the #AfD

“One of the main things that came out quite strongly was links between #pesticide exposure and reproductive issues ... We saw quite strong links – correlation and causation – for miscarriage and people basically struggling to conceive.”

Over exploitation of #cod in the eastern Baltic is leading genetic transformation of the stock, “What we are observing is human-triggered evolution — fishing-induced selection. This is scientifically exciting, but ecologically — of course — highly dramatic.” [“dramatic” = f**king 🥜]

what responsible #media looks like: “Long ignored, #plasticpollution has now become a scourge sparing no corner of the globe.” the ongoing #plasticstreaty negotiations are a slog through a toxic mix of perverted economics & geopolitics, all actions to expose that are to be applauded @lemonde.fr 👏🏽

This really is a valuable insight into one of the @ec.europa.eu's more influential & powerful Commissioners, "Mr. Fix It", Maroš Šefčovič

A goo insight ito the #Merz #VonderLeyen relationship www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

"The world is in a #plasticscrisis. This crisis has worsened alongside the other planetary threats of our time and is contributing to #climatechange, pollution, and #biodiversityloss." #plasticstreaty #plastics