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Husband, father of three, Co-Head Research Unit Global Climate Governance at the Wuppertal Institute
pinned post!
What’s the point of global
#climate
governance? We hope to provide a novel take with a
#systemtransformation
perspective, with Christiane Beuermann,
@carstenelsner.bsky.social
@heleendeconinck.bsky.social
@ndcaspects.bsky.social
@acclimateproject.bsky.social
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The potential of international institutions to foster transitions. The example of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement
Socio-technical transitions literature has so far engaged very little with the question of how international institutions could foster transitions. Co…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210422425000449#gs00002
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The logic of the Trump regime is grounded in the right-wing’s desire to establish the US as a petro-empire that manages the impacts of climate change w fascism: fake elections, disinformation as common sense, concentration camps for migrants, & the destruction of blue states by extreme weather. 1/n
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Jan Rosenow
12 days ago
In just over a decade, Chile went from no utility-scale wind or solar at all to having more electricity from these sources than from all fossil fuels combined: In 2000, wind+solar provided 0% of Chile's electricity, fossil fuels 45%.By 2025, wind+solar had risen to 36%, fossil fuels fallen to 28%.
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Andreas Sieber
12 days ago
#Fossilflation
is here
#US
inflation will surge to 4.2% on
#energy
shock, warns OECD
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US inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns OECD
Middle East war to push American price growth to ‘highest in G7’
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/1df4d62d-130e-496f-a94a-f7f84c25684c
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Nico Beckert
13 days ago
Was soll man dazu noch sagen? Ich wünsche diesem Land einen Frauenstreik, der die Gesellschaft mal für zwei Wochen lahm legt.
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/im-a...
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„Im analogen und digitalen Raum“: Merz sieht „explodierende Gewalt“ und Zusammenhang mit Zuwanderung
Aus Sicht des Kanzlers „explodiert“ die Gewalt in Deutschland. Ein beachtlicher Teil dieser Gewalt komme aus den Gruppen der Zuwanderer, sagt Merz.
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/im-analogen-und-digitalen-raum-merz-sieht-explodierende-gewalt-und-zusammenhang-mit-zuwanderung-15399571.html
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13 days ago
🌍
#Klimaschutz
braucht klare Strategien: Ein Statement von Manfred Fischedick, Sascha Samadi, Clemens Rohde und Stefan Thomas zum
#Klimaschutzprogramm
2026:
wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
#Energiewende
#Transformation
#Klimapolitik
#Nachhaltigkeit
#EEG
#GMG
@clemensrohde.bsky.social
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Niklas Höhne
15 days ago
Iran war is two 70s oil crises and Ukraine gas crisis at once (IEA chief Birol)! I am missing from politics the strong push to be more independent: massively save energy, pursue electrification, expand renewables. Fossil fuel addiction is a risk to our society
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Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/iran-war-energy-crisis-1970s-oil-shocks-fatih-birol-iea
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Wolfgang Blau
18 days ago
We should reconsider the term „energy crisis“ when speaking about the effects of the Iran war. This is very specifically a crisis of fossil fuels and their single point of failure. Fossil fuels are no longer synonymous with „energy“. We have other, better options.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️
18 days ago
A cover that was a year ahead of its time
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Justin Mikulka
18 days ago
This will be the first time in history that the oil industry has had a big profitable war that drives up the prices of their products and a large portion of the world has a lower cost option that provides the same solution. They called it a hoax. Oops!!
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BYD Showrooms Are Bustling Across Asia After Iran Oil Shock
At a BYD Co. car dealership in Manila’s financial district, demand for the Chinese company’s electric vehicles is so high that Matthew Dominique Poh said he’s seen a month’s worth of orders in just th...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/byd-showrooms-are-bustling-across-asia-after-iran-oil-shock?cmpid=BBD032026_GREENDAILY&utm_campaign=greendaily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=260320
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Jan Rosenow
18 days ago
BREAKING: The blackout in Spain and Portugal in April 2025 did NOT happen because of renewables. The final ENTSO-E report on last year's Iberian blackout is out — and it's essential reading for anyone working on the energy transition.
www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/03...
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Jan Rosenow
19 days ago
Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.
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Leo Hickman
22 days ago
Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. That’s why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Let’s get control of our own energy…so we don’t have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"
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Dr Matt Winning
27 days ago
This framing is incredibly helpful and must be repeated until we are sore in the face
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Nico Beckert
about 1 month ago
„Die Erde hat sich in den vergangenen zehn Jahren deutlich schneller erwärmt als in den Jahrzehnten davor.“ Zeit also, noch mal so richtig aufs GASpedal zu drücken? Mit VollGAS in den Untergang?
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Studie: Erderwärmung geht seit 2015 wirklich schneller voran
Hinweise gab es schon, nun bestätigt eine neue Studie des Potsdam-Instituts für Klimafolgenforschung: Die Erde hat sich in den vergangenen zehn Jahren deutlich schneller erwärmt als in den Jahrzehnten...
https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/klimawandek-erderwaermung-folgen-100.html
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
about 1 month ago
The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Isabella M. Weber
about 1 month ago
Fossil fuel stocks are exploding in response to the war on Iran. Who stands to benefit? The richest of the rich. Who stands to lose? All of us who have to pay higher prices for energy and a new round of sellers' inflation.
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Harald Winkler
about 1 month ago
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
this just beggars belief. Drop lots of bombs and then figure out why. It’s unconscionable
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Trump administration has still not settled on reasons for going to war with Iran
The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/trump-administration-reasons-for-going-to-war-with-iran
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Ganz großes Kino, unbedingt ansehen!
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Das sieht sehr, sehr interessant aus. Ab 2.3. u.a. mit Luisa Neubauer, Anne Brorhilker, Eckhart von Hirschhausen, Marc-Uwe Kling, Sarah Bosetti uvm "Bekannte Faktenfans präsentieren humorvoll und konstruktiv, was wirklich wichtig ist."
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ACCLIMATE
about 1 month ago
📢 Survey for Climate–Energy–Economy Modellers We're gathering input on how modelling teams communicate their work and what could improve clarity and accessibility of modelling results. Participate here (5-7 minutes) 👉
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Katie Mack
about 1 month ago
I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across. If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers. If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.
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Wuppertal Institut
about 1 month ago
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#Heizungsgesetz
: Die Bundesregierung will die 65 %-EE-Vorgabe reformieren. Laut Stefan Thomas, Wuppertal Institut, drohen Zielverfehlungen bei Klima & Energie. Auch die
#Grüngasquote
– erst kürzlich mit dem
@iwkoeln.bsky.social
analysiert – überzeugt nicht.
#Klimaschutz
#Energiepolitik
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Malte Kreutzfeldt
about 1 month ago
Treffender Kommentar vom Kollegen
@mbauchmueller.bsky.social
:
www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/koal...
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Heizung: Die Koalition verrät die Mieter - das wird vor allem der SPD schaden
Christ- und Sozialdemokraten wollen zwar fossile Brennstoffe stufenweise ersetzen. Doch das wird teuer - zum Schaden der Wehrlosen
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/koalition-heizungsgesetz-mieter-waermepumpe-oel-gas-kommentar-li.3393796
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Der wahre
#Heizhammer
kommt von
#schwarz-rot
. Aber: es ist nur ein Eckpunktepapier. Bis zur Verabschiedung ist es ein langer Weg und alle können sich dafür engagieren, dass das so nicht verabschiedet wird
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Jan Rosenow
about 1 month ago
NOW confirmed: A catastrophic shift in German heat policy. Fossil heating systems are getting a comeback. While the heat transition is finally gaining real momentum, the government is sending a signal of uncertainty. This is how structural problems get postponed - until the next energy crisis. 🧵
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#goodnews
story to start off the week,
#Vienna
is transforming on-streeet parking lots into green and public spaces. And when is this movement coming to my town?
www.dw.com/en/how-one-c...
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Vienna swaps parking for green space
Conscious of reaching climate goals and strapped for space, some cities are reconsidering how much they dedicate to parking. Austria's capital, Vienna, is streets ahead.
https://www.dw.com/en/how-one-city-won-over-its-residents-to-turn-parking-into-green-space/a-75017286?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
about 1 month ago
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Antje Wiener
about 2 months ago
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
„Don’t go – not with Trump in charge. It’s totally out of control over there. There’s no accountability. They don’t seem to need a reason for detaining you.” As a host of
#Fifa2026
World Cup the country is expecting to see tourists from across the globe.
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
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Martin Neujahr
about 2 months ago
To good and too true NOT to share.
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Helene von Bismarck
about 2 months ago
I cannot get over how little international attention this horrendous conflict and its awful consequences receive.
#Sudan
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Akshat Rathi
about 2 months ago
‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’ The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia
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Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports
The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-18/ethiopia-ev-boom-sparked-by-ice-car-import-ban?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTQwODcxMywiZXhwIjoxNzcyMDEzNTEzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQU1RUzJLSVVQVUIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.mVWM-PB1RFC2P-yMK-LuyFdm1ktXLIetTD3QG1KVFc8
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Chris Höhne
about 2 months ago
I am delighted that my article ‘Glocalized norm interpretations: Explaining the emergence of India’s national climate policy approach’ has been published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations
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ACCLIMATE
about 2 months ago
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 uses a modified integrated assessment model to explore how CBAMs can reduce carbon leakage, support the transition to low-carbon technologies, and shape global steel trade dynamics! Read here:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Leo Hickman
about 2 months ago
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies. It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Jan Rosenow
about 2 months ago
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around." Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal.
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ACCLIMATE
about 2 months ago
💡𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝘀. 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: This new study examines whether national
#energy
and
#climate
planning aligns with the EU’s collective
#climate
#targets
! Read the full publication (open access) here:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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ACCLIMATE
about 2 months ago
Today it is
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
! This year’s theme “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls” highlights the need to ensure that innovation and investment work for everyone. (source: United Nations)
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Jan Rosenow
about 2 months ago
When it comes to rising electricity demand everyone talks about AI and data centres. But their contribution to rising electricity demand is only 8% between 2025 and 2030. The rest is largely electrification of transport, buildings and industry. This says new
@iea.org
Electricity 2026 report.
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The weekly fix of
#goodnews
is in, this time including an interesting discussion on how to interpret the data on whether
#climate
policy is making enough progress. Spoiler: the issue is not the data but the framework used for interpreting it
fixthenews.com/p/326-dua-le...
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326: Dua Leaper. Lisima lya mwono. Tap water 🩵. Alcatraz Wolfzilla.
A silver bullet for creating new life?
https://fixthenews.com/p/326-dua-leaper-lisima-lya-mwono-tap
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Nicolai von Ondarza
2 months ago
This was to be expected - after cutting support to pro-democracy civil society last year, the US state is now looking to actively support far-right affiliated think tanks and charities in Europe.
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Center for Climate Integrity
2 months ago
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
https://www.levernews.com/how-a-secret-oil-cartel-might-have-killed-our-clean-energy-future/
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Jaap Burger
2 months ago
Last year, 40% of cars manufactured in Germany had an electric drivetrain, which is a 23% increase on the previous year. Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.
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Neuer Höchstwert: 40 Prozent der Pkw−Produktion im Jahr 2025 elektrisch
Produktion und Markt im Januar 2026
https://www.vda.de/de/presse/Pressemeldungen/2026/260204_PM_Nationale_PM_Pkw-Produktion_in_Deutschland_im_Januar_2026
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪
2 months ago
This is so sad.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams can't think of a fun display name right n
2 months ago
Please read this extremely thoughtful & careful post on Tim Walz, Anne Frank, & the US Holocaust Memorial Museum from Martin Shuster, philosopher, Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, former Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow, & scholar of genocide, the Holocaust, & authoritarianism:
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Marian Feist
2 months ago
What do the key trends in international relations mean for the study on global environmental politics? New overview article in
@gepjournal.bsky.social
by crack team
@yixiansun.bsky.social
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@jennifer-clapp.bsky.social
,
@matpaterson.bsky.social
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Global Environmental Politics amid Geopolitical Turbulence
Abstract. Over the past decade, three overlapping trends have fundamentally reshaped and now characterize the global geopolitical order: the rise of emerging powers, increasing military conflicts, and...
https://direct.mit.edu/glep/article/doi/10.1162/GLEP.a.731/135064/Global-Environmental-Politics-amid-Geopolitical
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Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-voice-assistant-lawsuit-settlement-68-million/
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW
2 months ago
Eastern German lignite mine to close three years early due to renewables abundance Excess supply of electricity, especially during summer, means operations are no longer economically viable throughout whole year, operator LEAG says
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Bill Hare
2 months ago
A commentary in
@nature.com
argues the 1.5°C temperature limit has “outlived its usefulness” because we’re headed towards overshoot and should be replaced by a “clean-energy shift” metric. That’s the wrong diagnosis. Here is why.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets
Actionable goals are needed to guide the world towards what needs to happen most quickly: shifting economies to clean energy sources.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00246-z
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CAAD_Coalition
2 months ago
🛢️ New from
@desmog.com
: The American Petroleum Institute is making it a top priority in 2026 to weaken key EU climate laws, using trade threats, front groups and Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda to protect fossil fuel profits.
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Top U.S. Oil Lobby API Targets Landmark EU Climate Law, Policy Document Shows
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companies’ use of Trump’s trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
https://buff.ly/ZizCFf3
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ACCLIMATE
2 months ago
ACCLIMATE partners met for an internal workshop to strengthen collaboration between global and national modelling teams. Key takeaways from the exchange will inform the next phase of ACCLIMATE’s integrated modelling work! More here:
acclimate-project.eu/news/interna...
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Internal Workshop on Bridging National and Global Modelling Frameworks
On 23 January 2026, ACCLIMATE partners held a dedicated internal workshop towards the goal of strengthening collaboration between global and national modelling efforts. The objective was to establish ...
https://acclimate-project.eu/news/internal-workshop-bridging-national-and-global-modelling-frameworks
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George Monbiot
2 months ago
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/uk-government-report-ecosystem-collapse-foi-national-security
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