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

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%.

#Fossilflation is here #US inflation will surge to 4.2% on #energy shock, warns OECD giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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...

🌍 #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

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 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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.

A cover that was a year ahead of its time

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!!

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...

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.

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"

This framing is incredibly helpful and must be repeated until we are sore in the face

„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? www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima...

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/...

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.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... this just beggars belief. Drop lots of bombs and then figure out why. It’s unconscionable

Ganz großes Kino, unbedingt ansehen!

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."

📢 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) 👉 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

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.

🔥 #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

Treffender Kommentar vom Kollegen @mbauchmueller.bsky.social: www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/koal...

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

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. 🧵

A #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...

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.

To good and too true NOT to share.

I cannot get over how little international attention this horrendous conflict and its awful consequences receive. #Sudan

‘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 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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 @bjpir.bsky.social.

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...

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

"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. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

💡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...

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)

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.

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...

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.

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." 😠

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.

This is so sad.

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:

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, @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social, @matpaterson.bsky.social et al. direct.mit.edu/glep/article...

If you use a service without paying, you're not the client but the product www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

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 www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eastern...

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...

🛢️ 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.

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...

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...