Andreas Sieber
@andreassieber.bsky.social
Energy & Climate Geopolitics
Associate Director of Policy & Campaigns @350.org
Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub.
Views = my own
Associate Director of Policy & Campaigns @350.org
Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub.
Views = my own
Always worth a read to get the latest on #climate and #energy in a crisp & fun way:
the #diplomacy brief by @ed-king.bsky.social 👇
the #diplomacy brief by @ed-king.bsky.social 👇
Climate Diplomacy Briefing: January 2026 - Electrostates vs Petrostates: The race for resources, power & leverage heats up
climatediplobrief.su...
climatediplobrief.su...
January 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Always worth a read to get the latest on #climate and #energy in a crisp & fun way:
the #diplomacy brief by @ed-king.bsky.social 👇
the #diplomacy brief by @ed-king.bsky.social 👇
🚨Great news!
🔻 #Coal power in #India coal-fire fell in 2025 by 3%.
While mild weather was cited as the reason, it is only a small factor and the largest factor contributor is: rising #renewables ☀️
Great analysis by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social and team 👏
🔻 #Coal power in #India coal-fire fell in 2025 by 3%.
While mild weather was cited as the reason, it is only a small factor and the largest factor contributor is: rising #renewables ☀️
Great analysis by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social and team 👏
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
🚨Great news!
🔻 #Coal power in #India coal-fire fell in 2025 by 3%.
While mild weather was cited as the reason, it is only a small factor and the largest factor contributor is: rising #renewables ☀️
Great analysis by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social and team 👏
🔻 #Coal power in #India coal-fire fell in 2025 by 3%.
While mild weather was cited as the reason, it is only a small factor and the largest factor contributor is: rising #renewables ☀️
Great analysis by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social and team 👏
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
Saudi Arabia issues vague, last-minute climate plan which doesn't mention previous renewables target
#climatecrisis
Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
#climatecrisis
Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
Saudi Arabia issues vague last-minute climate plan
Saudi Arabia's NDC suggests the baseline for the 2040 target could be revised and meeting it will depend on revenues from continued oil exports
www.climatechangenews.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Saudi Arabia issues vague, last-minute climate plan which doesn't mention previous renewables target
#climatecrisis
Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
#climatecrisis
Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
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Japan’s First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/05/j...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
Japan's First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation
The Goto floating wind farm, Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, entered full operation on 5 January 2026, according to the consortium behind the project consisting of Toda Corporati...
www.offshorewind.biz
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Japan’s First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Enters Operation www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/05/j...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
See also 'Floating wind can power UK to net zero and lots of UK jobs!' davidtoke.substack.com/p/floating-w...
Retreating from global rule making is not a sign of long term strategy, rather the absence of one - happy the energy mix picked up some of my thoughts on the US leaving international institutions.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-u-s...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-u-s...
BREAKING: U.S. Exits UN Climate Bodies, 66 International Organizations
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are among the 66 international organizations the United States is exiting under an execu...
www.theenergymix.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Retreating from global rule making is not a sign of long term strategy, rather the absence of one - happy the energy mix picked up some of my thoughts on the US leaving international institutions.
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-u-s...
www.theenergymix.com/breaking-u-s...
2/2
Not exactly a smart move leaving rule making to others I would think. This will hurt the US influence for decades.
1️⃣ UNFCCC
2️⃣IPCC
3️⃣ UN Population Fund
4️⃣ UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
5️⃣ International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Not exactly a smart move leaving rule making to others I would think. This will hurt the US influence for decades.
1️⃣ UNFCCC
2️⃣IPCC
3️⃣ UN Population Fund
4️⃣ UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
5️⃣ International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
2/2
Not exactly a smart move leaving rule making to others I would think. This will hurt the US influence for decades.
1️⃣ UNFCCC
2️⃣IPCC
3️⃣ UN Population Fund
4️⃣ UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
5️⃣ International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Not exactly a smart move leaving rule making to others I would think. This will hurt the US influence for decades.
1️⃣ UNFCCC
2️⃣IPCC
3️⃣ UN Population Fund
4️⃣ UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
5️⃣ International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Today's politicians don't care about law, clean air, water, people's health - but they do care about 'overwhelming public opposition'.
Time for all to raise their voices against plans to ramp up offshore drilling, argues @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Time for all to raise their voices against plans to ramp up offshore drilling, argues @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Trump’s plan to open California’s coastline to oil drilling threatens more than ocean life
OPINION: The Trump administration plans to open the length of California’s coast to offshore oil and gas development, regardless of the law and the consequences.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Today's politicians don't care about law, clean air, water, people's health - but they do care about 'overwhelming public opposition'.
Time for all to raise their voices against plans to ramp up offshore drilling, argues @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Time for all to raise their voices against plans to ramp up offshore drilling, argues @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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Every day we delay the transition to clean energy, we bankroll the next conflict. It’s time to move toward power that stays in the hands of the people.
350.org/venezuela-oi...
350.org/venezuela-oi...
New year, old problems?
A safer future is possible, for Venezuela and for the world – if we choose clean energy over old oil politics
350.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Every day we delay the transition to clean energy, we bankroll the next conflict. It’s time to move toward power that stays in the hands of the people.
350.org/venezuela-oi...
350.org/venezuela-oi...
Recommended reading 📚 on the how the #Venezuela crisis shows that ditching #oil and #gas means more #security
backchannel1.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
backchannel1.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela crisis underlines urgency of ditching oil & gas
Trump’s actions show why rapid fossil fuel phaseout is critical for global peace and security
backchannel1.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Recommended reading 📚 on the how the #Venezuela crisis shows that ditching #oil and #gas means more #security
backchannel1.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
backchannel1.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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The failure of our elites to hold Trump accountable for January 6th is as disgraceful as what happened on that awful day.
Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained.
Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.
Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained.
Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The failure of our elites to hold Trump accountable for January 6th is as disgraceful as what happened on that awful day.
Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained.
Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.
Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained.
Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.
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"Increasing awareness of the problems in the information environment can make people – incl. politicians – less vulnerable to misperceptions. Showing there is stronger support than assumed could give encouragement that there is public backing [for climate action] & that it’s politically viable.”
‘A silent majority’: Politicians strongly underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"Increasing awareness of the problems in the information environment can make people – incl. politicians – less vulnerable to misperceptions. Showing there is stronger support than assumed could give encouragement that there is public backing [for climate action] & that it’s politically viable.”
The @washingtonpost.com reports that #Trump does not support democratic opposition in #Venezuela because they accepted "his" nobel peace price 😳.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The @washingtonpost.com reports that #Trump does not support democratic opposition in #Venezuela because they accepted "his" nobel peace price 😳.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"Whatever the word, President Donald #Trump now has his very
own #oil empire. Washington would have the means to keep the oil price close to $50 a barrel — giving it a winning hand in future against anyone threatening to push the price higher by curbing supply."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
own #oil empire. Washington would have the means to keep the oil price close to $50 a barrel — giving it a winning hand in future against anyone threatening to push the price higher by curbing supply."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump Now Has His Very Own Oil Empire
Let’s do the math. Start with the oil production of the US and add Canada. Then include Venezuela and the rest of Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina and everywhere else in between: Brazil, Guyana...
www.bloomberg.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"Whatever the word, President Donald #Trump now has his very
own #oil empire. Washington would have the means to keep the oil price close to $50 a barrel — giving it a winning hand in future against anyone threatening to push the price higher by curbing supply."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
own #oil empire. Washington would have the means to keep the oil price close to $50 a barrel — giving it a winning hand in future against anyone threatening to push the price higher by curbing supply."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
📈US #oil stocks jumped today.
🤬shameless arsonists setting the international peace order in flames for oil.
Not only does #Venezuela have the worlds biggest reserves, its oil is also very heavy, what US Gulf refineries were build for (vs new domestic light shale oil).
🤬shameless arsonists setting the international peace order in flames for oil.
Not only does #Venezuela have the worlds biggest reserves, its oil is also very heavy, what US Gulf refineries were build for (vs new domestic light shale oil).
What is Trump’s plan for Venezuelan oil?
Industry insiders have warned overhauling country’s oil industry could take years — and cost tens of billions of dollars
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January 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
📈US #oil stocks jumped today.
🤬shameless arsonists setting the international peace order in flames for oil.
Not only does #Venezuela have the worlds biggest reserves, its oil is also very heavy, what US Gulf refineries were build for (vs new domestic light shale oil).
🤬shameless arsonists setting the international peace order in flames for oil.
Not only does #Venezuela have the worlds biggest reserves, its oil is also very heavy, what US Gulf refineries were build for (vs new domestic light shale oil).
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"The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries that displease them," argues Tom Nichols:
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Putin and Xi are just shocked, shocked by the American attack on Venezuela.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries that displease them," argues Tom Nichols:
It’s remarkable how seemingly unplanned and irresponsible the US administration has operated in #Venezuela.
VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now.
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It’s remarkable how seemingly unplanned and irresponsible the US administration has operated in #Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#Trump saying the quiet part out loud that attacking #Venezuela was about #oil.
To those who say at least he is open about it: this erodes norms and taboos. This is bad news for anyone who wants peace - or lives in a country in the influence spheres of potential imperialists.
To those who say at least he is open about it: this erodes norms and taboos. This is bad news for anyone who wants peace - or lives in a country in the influence spheres of potential imperialists.
Trump says the U.S. will tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves and sell "large amounts" to other countries after Maduro's capture. Follow live updates:
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
#Trump saying the quiet part out loud that attacking #Venezuela was about #oil.
To those who say at least he is open about it: this erodes norms and taboos. This is bad news for anyone who wants peace - or lives in a country in the influence spheres of potential imperialists.
To those who say at least he is open about it: this erodes norms and taboos. This is bad news for anyone who wants peace - or lives in a country in the influence spheres of potential imperialists.
5/5
🔭 The long term implications are very unclear, what this will do to Venezuela, what the US follow up will be, who notably fired most ministerial experts on Venezuela as part of their efficiency program, you thought invasion of Iraq was handled poorly, this might turn out even worse.
🔭 The long term implications are very unclear, what this will do to Venezuela, what the US follow up will be, who notably fired most ministerial experts on Venezuela as part of their efficiency program, you thought invasion of Iraq was handled poorly, this might turn out even worse.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
5/5
🔭 The long term implications are very unclear, what this will do to Venezuela, what the US follow up will be, who notably fired most ministerial experts on Venezuela as part of their efficiency program, you thought invasion of Iraq was handled poorly, this might turn out even worse.
🔭 The long term implications are very unclear, what this will do to Venezuela, what the US follow up will be, who notably fired most ministerial experts on Venezuela as part of their efficiency program, you thought invasion of Iraq was handled poorly, this might turn out even worse.
4/5
📉Short term oil market implications in the short term are likely modest given the countries output has shrunk to only about 0.8% of global oil trade - notably with China, Cuba, and viabintermediaried the USA as main consumers.
📉Short term oil market implications in the short term are likely modest given the countries output has shrunk to only about 0.8% of global oil trade - notably with China, Cuba, and viabintermediaried the USA as main consumers.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
4/5
📉Short term oil market implications in the short term are likely modest given the countries output has shrunk to only about 0.8% of global oil trade - notably with China, Cuba, and viabintermediaried the USA as main consumers.
📉Short term oil market implications in the short term are likely modest given the countries output has shrunk to only about 0.8% of global oil trade - notably with China, Cuba, and viabintermediaried the USA as main consumers.
3/5
🛢️Venezuela with over 300 billion barrels is by far the biggest oil reserve holder in the world. Noteworthy that the country contrary to the US administrations line is not that significant in drug trafficking.
🛢️Venezuela with over 300 billion barrels is by far the biggest oil reserve holder in the world. Noteworthy that the country contrary to the US administrations line is not that significant in drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
3/5
🛢️Venezuela with over 300 billion barrels is by far the biggest oil reserve holder in the world. Noteworthy that the country contrary to the US administrations line is not that significant in drug trafficking.
🛢️Venezuela with over 300 billion barrels is by far the biggest oil reserve holder in the world. Noteworthy that the country contrary to the US administrations line is not that significant in drug trafficking.
🧵2/5
This violates international law and risks eroding a core post–Cold War norm: that great powers do not openly wage force against the sovereign leaders of other states but now might do so openly against smaller neighbors (Russia-Ukraine, USA-Venezuela, China-Taiwan).
This violates international law and risks eroding a core post–Cold War norm: that great powers do not openly wage force against the sovereign leaders of other states but now might do so openly against smaller neighbors (Russia-Ukraine, USA-Venezuela, China-Taiwan).
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🧵2/5
This violates international law and risks eroding a core post–Cold War norm: that great powers do not openly wage force against the sovereign leaders of other states but now might do so openly against smaller neighbors (Russia-Ukraine, USA-Venezuela, China-Taiwan).
This violates international law and risks eroding a core post–Cold War norm: that great powers do not openly wage force against the sovereign leaders of other states but now might do so openly against smaller neighbors (Russia-Ukraine, USA-Venezuela, China-Taiwan).