Milan Loose
@milanloose.bsky.social
Policy Advisor for Negativemissions @Bellona Deutschland. Working on CDR, LULUCF and the Bioeconomy. MSc. Env‘t Management and Policy @IIIEE Lund.
Take a look at our assessment of EU‘s environment ministers position on the EU climate goals for 2040.
Today, EU Environment ministers finally agreed on their position on the 2040 90% #climatetarget & the 2035 NDC.
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Take a look at our assessment of EU‘s environment ministers position on the EU climate goals for 2040.
Reposted by Milan Loose
Today, EU Environment ministers finally agreed on their position on the 2040 90% #climatetarget & the 2035 NDC.
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today, EU Environment ministers finally agreed on their position on the 2040 90% #climatetarget & the 2035 NDC.
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
But it has been significantly watered down.
👉 Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/11/05/e...
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🌍 The EU 2035 & 2040 targets could be the North Star guiding Europe’s #competitiveness & #climate resilience.
However, proposed loopholes like international credits & sectoral flexibility risk weakening the signal to businesses & investors.
🔗Read more in our brief: eu.bellona.org/publication/...
However, proposed loopholes like international credits & sectoral flexibility risk weakening the signal to businesses & investors.
🔗Read more in our brief: eu.bellona.org/publication/...
August 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🌍 The EU 2035 & 2040 targets could be the North Star guiding Europe’s #competitiveness & #climate resilience.
However, proposed loopholes like international credits & sectoral flexibility risk weakening the signal to businesses & investors.
🔗Read more in our brief: eu.bellona.org/publication/...
However, proposed loopholes like international credits & sectoral flexibility risk weakening the signal to businesses & investors.
🔗Read more in our brief: eu.bellona.org/publication/...
In 2017 I came across megafires the first time. Back then as a student reading about how climate change would make megafires more frequent made a lasting impression. Even if I do not agree with all of the text, I feel it is still so relevant to share: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/european-fir...
European Fire Governance in the Era of Megafires
This spring a series of wildfires swept through central Portugal, the largest of which killed 64 people and burnt 29,693 hectares of scrubland and forests. The Pedrogao fire, as this historical event ...
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu
August 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In 2017 I came across megafires the first time. Back then as a student reading about how climate change would make megafires more frequent made a lasting impression. Even if I do not agree with all of the text, I feel it is still so relevant to share: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/european-fir...
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🔥 BREAKING: Heat pumps now outsell gas boilers in Germany!
A major climate milestone - and proof that fossil-free heating works when policy delivers:
✅ National ban on fossil fuel boilers in new buildings
✅ Strong EU-level renewable heating rules
✅ Public funding to help households make the switch
A major climate milestone - and proof that fossil-free heating works when policy delivers:
✅ National ban on fossil fuel boilers in new buildings
✅ Strong EU-level renewable heating rules
✅ Public funding to help households make the switch
Heat Pump Sales Top Gas Boilers in Germany for the First Time
Sales of heat pumps in Germany surpassed gas boilers for the first time as a ban on dirty heating systems forces a shift to cleaner energy.
www.bloomberg.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🔥 BREAKING: Heat pumps now outsell gas boilers in Germany!
A major climate milestone - and proof that fossil-free heating works when policy delivers:
✅ National ban on fossil fuel boilers in new buildings
✅ Strong EU-level renewable heating rules
✅ Public funding to help households make the switch
A major climate milestone - and proof that fossil-free heating works when policy delivers:
✅ National ban on fossil fuel boilers in new buildings
✅ Strong EU-level renewable heating rules
✅ Public funding to help households make the switch
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Latest UN report about Gaza: 1,054 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military while trying to access food between 27 May and 21 July.
In the last few days, 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have reportedly died from malnutrition.
In the last few days, 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have reportedly died from malnutrition.
Palestinians in Gaza continue to be killed by starvation or by bullets from the Israeli military while trying to access food
The desperation caused by a lack of food and other necessities of life is forcing Palestinians to approach GHF sites and humanitarian convoys, even though between 27 May and 21 July, 1,054 Palestinian...
palestine.un.org
July 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Latest UN report about Gaza: 1,054 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military while trying to access food between 27 May and 21 July.
In the last few days, 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have reportedly died from malnutrition.
In the last few days, 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have reportedly died from malnutrition.
Reposted by Milan Loose
Policy advisor Amélie Laurent was quoted in @theguardian.com, highlighting the strong public support across the #EU for ambitious #climateaction. She stressed the need for policymakers to stay aligned with citizens' expectations www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
EU’s proposed 2040 emissions target signals its retreat as leader on climate action
Proposal faces the surprising opposition of France – despite most Europeans being firmly in favour of climate measures
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Policy advisor Amélie Laurent was quoted in @theguardian.com, highlighting the strong public support across the #EU for ambitious #climateaction. She stressed the need for policymakers to stay aligned with citizens' expectations www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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New op-ed in The Parliament Magazine!
As the @ec.europa.eu proposes a 90% net emissions reduction target for 2040, industry voices from across the #Nordic energy sector and civil society are raising the alarm: this level of ambition risks being undermined from the proposed loopholes.
As the @ec.europa.eu proposes a 90% net emissions reduction target for 2040, industry voices from across the #Nordic energy sector and civil society are raising the alarm: this level of ambition risks being undermined from the proposed loopholes.
July 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New op-ed in The Parliament Magazine!
As the @ec.europa.eu proposes a 90% net emissions reduction target for 2040, industry voices from across the #Nordic energy sector and civil society are raising the alarm: this level of ambition risks being undermined from the proposed loopholes.
As the @ec.europa.eu proposes a 90% net emissions reduction target for 2040, industry voices from across the #Nordic energy sector and civil society are raising the alarm: this level of ambition risks being undermined from the proposed loopholes.
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⚠️Breaking: Die Konservativen geben das 2040er-Klimaziel in die Hände der rechtsextremen Leugner der Klimakrise!
Und sie haben heute gegen die pro-europäischen Kräfte gestimmt, die mit einem Eilverfahren versucht haben, die Macht der Rechtsextremen über den Prozess zu begrenzen.
Und sie haben heute gegen die pro-europäischen Kräfte gestimmt, die mit einem Eilverfahren versucht haben, die Macht der Rechtsextremen über den Prozess zu begrenzen.
July 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
⚠️Breaking: Die Konservativen geben das 2040er-Klimaziel in die Hände der rechtsextremen Leugner der Klimakrise!
Und sie haben heute gegen die pro-europäischen Kräfte gestimmt, die mit einem Eilverfahren versucht haben, die Macht der Rechtsextremen über den Prozess zu begrenzen.
Und sie haben heute gegen die pro-europäischen Kräfte gestimmt, die mit einem Eilverfahren versucht haben, die Macht der Rechtsextremen über den Prozess zu begrenzen.
In this comment, I argue for why reaching land-based climate targets is crucial for reaching climate neutrality targets altogether and how they can be achieved - by focusing on how biomass is consumed and implementing new policy measures to bring biomass consumption to sustainable levels.
1/ Is Germany’s land use sector a deal breaker for #climateneutrality?
In this op-ed for @carbonpulse.bsky.social, @milanloose.bsky.social from @bellonadeutschland.bsky.social,warns👉“Abandoning targets for nature-based CO₂ sinks would be =to abandoning climate neutrality.”
carbon-pulse.com/401737/
In this op-ed for @carbonpulse.bsky.social, @milanloose.bsky.social from @bellonadeutschland.bsky.social,warns👉“Abandoning targets for nature-based CO₂ sinks would be =to abandoning climate neutrality.”
carbon-pulse.com/401737/
May 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In this comment, I argue for why reaching land-based climate targets is crucial for reaching climate neutrality targets altogether and how they can be achieved - by focusing on how biomass is consumed and implementing new policy measures to bring biomass consumption to sustainable levels.
Can only confirm. First time cycling in London earlier this year, while commuting daily in Berlin, felt safe and relaxed. German cities have to a lot to do…
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Can only confirm. First time cycling in London earlier this year, while commuting daily in Berlin, felt safe and relaxed. German cities have to a lot to do…
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EU 🇪🇺 #BlueEconomy Report 2025: nature-based solutions offer opportunities to strengthen coastal protection and reduce the risks of flooding and coastal erosion. Their benefits are estimated to outweigh the costs by a factor of > 3.5.
#EMD2025 2/2 👇
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
#EMD2025 2/2 👇
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
Commission publishes 2025 report on EU blue economy
Today, the European Commission published its 2025 EU Blue Economy Report. The report presents the economic performance of the EU blue economy sectors and provides estimations of their economic perform...
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu
May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
EU 🇪🇺 #BlueEconomy Report 2025: nature-based solutions offer opportunities to strengthen coastal protection and reduce the risks of flooding and coastal erosion. Their benefits are estimated to outweigh the costs by a factor of > 3.5.
#EMD2025 2/2 👇
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
#EMD2025 2/2 👇
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...
Good news! Shifting pension funds criteria has large impacts.
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Good news! Shifting pension funds criteria has large impacts.
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❕ The @esabcc.bsky.social has just released its much-anticipated report: "Scaling up #CDR – Recommendations for navigating risks and opportunities in the EU."
It calls for 3 #separatetargets, securing #CO2infrastructure, and protecting & restoring the land sink, among other key measures. ⬇️
It calls for 3 #separatetargets, securing #CO2infrastructure, and protecting & restoring the land sink, among other key measures. ⬇️
February 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
❕ The @esabcc.bsky.social has just released its much-anticipated report: "Scaling up #CDR – Recommendations for navigating risks and opportunities in the EU."
It calls for 3 #separatetargets, securing #CO2infrastructure, and protecting & restoring the land sink, among other key measures. ⬇️
It calls for 3 #separatetargets, securing #CO2infrastructure, and protecting & restoring the land sink, among other key measures. ⬇️
The EU Member states are facing a dilemma: not reaching their land-based climate goals or starting a painful public discussion around the need to decrease animal-based diets and wood consumption. The latter includes wins for individual and ecosystem health.
www.endseurope.com/article/1904...
www.endseurope.com/article/1904...
Why declining forest carbon sinks threaten EU climate goals
As Germany’s forests join the ranks of the net carbon emitters, ENDS Europe asks if the transformation of some carbon sinks to a net source of emissions could jeopardise Europe’s climate targets
www.endseurope.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The EU Member states are facing a dilemma: not reaching their land-based climate goals or starting a painful public discussion around the need to decrease animal-based diets and wood consumption. The latter includes wins for individual and ecosystem health.
www.endseurope.com/article/1904...
www.endseurope.com/article/1904...
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Die Einigung der Bundesregierung zum Haushalt 2024 ist ein fauler Kompromiss, der keines der Probleme löst. Die FDP ist der Gewinner; Investitionen, Wirtschaft und Bürger sind die Verlierer.
Mein Statement:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
Mein Statement:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
www.diw.de
December 13, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Die Einigung der Bundesregierung zum Haushalt 2024 ist ein fauler Kompromiss, der keines der Probleme löst. Die FDP ist der Gewinner; Investitionen, Wirtschaft und Bürger sind die Verlierer.
Mein Statement:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
Mein Statement:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
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Taxing the rich isn’t radical – not taxing them is www.euractiv.com/sec...
December 1, 2023 at 7:51 AM
Taxing the rich isn’t radical – not taxing them is www.euractiv.com/sec...
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Historische Chance für die Zukunft unserer Wälder & Gesellschaft: ein starkes Bundeswaldgesetz. Wir fordern von der Bundesregierung Einsatz für die Stärkung & den Erhalt unserer Wälder & ihrer Leistungen. Bringen Sie die Waldgesetznovelle auf den Weg www.duh.de/presse/press... @wwf.de @greenpeace.de
Ein neues und zukunftsfähiges Bundeswaldgesetz ist überfällig: Die Bundesregierung muss ihrem Ver...
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von BUND, DNR, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Greenpeace, NABU, Robin Wood und WWF
www.duh.de
November 17, 2023 at 12:36 PM
Historische Chance für die Zukunft unserer Wälder & Gesellschaft: ein starkes Bundeswaldgesetz. Wir fordern von der Bundesregierung Einsatz für die Stärkung & den Erhalt unserer Wälder & ihrer Leistungen. Bringen Sie die Waldgesetznovelle auf den Weg www.duh.de/presse/press... @wwf.de @greenpeace.de
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Wir fordern heute gemeinsam ein starkes #Bundeswaldgesetz! Die Bundesregierung muss ihrem Versprechen nachkommen und unsere Wälder schützen. Wir fordern eine Novellierung des BWaldG! @wwf.de @greenpeace.de
November 17, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Wir fordern heute gemeinsam ein starkes #Bundeswaldgesetz! Die Bundesregierung muss ihrem Versprechen nachkommen und unsere Wälder schützen. Wir fordern eine Novellierung des BWaldG! @wwf.de @greenpeace.de