Ciarán Nugent
ciarannugent.bsky.social
Ciarán Nugent
@ciarannugent.bsky.social
Economist, NERI
'Fossil fuel bosses say the bloc’s emissions regulations should be relaxed to appease Washington and boost gas purchases'

Great. Let's buy more of Trump's fracked gas.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-e...
EU privately talks emissions rules with US gas firms as Trump trade war looms
Fossil fuel bosses say the bloc’s emissions regulations should be relaxed to appease Washington and boost gas purchases.
www.politico.eu
March 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Reposted by Ciarán Nugent
Via @ciarannugent.bsky.social on the other place:

"The latest Eurobarometer report shows not only that a massive majority of Irish people feel we should help refugees, this increased in 2024...

A loud tiny minority basically captured public discourse for a year"
February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Costs are cited in Ireland as a reason for not using childcare (at all or as much as parents would like) more than in any other EU country by far

=23.3%, twice EU average

Costs don't even register in the data as a problem in the Nordics or Baltics and hardly registers in most high income members
November 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM