@miloudirkx.bsky.social
Journalist & Lead Network and Media Programmes @cleanenergywire.bsky.social
All things climate and energy journalism 🚲
All things climate and energy journalism 🚲
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The rapid approach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold since the Paris Agreement
The rapid approach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold since the Paris Agreement | Copernicus
When the Paris Agreement was signed, in December 2015, the world was projected to reach the 1.5°C threshold by March 2045. Today, on the 8th anniversary of its signature, we risk breaching that benchmark by February 2034, according to data extrapolation based on Copernicus Climate Change Service data.
climate.copernicus.eu
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The rapid approach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold since the Paris Agreement
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Germany welcomes EU 2040 target deal "success" criticised as "very weak signal" ahead of COP30 by NGOs
Compromise aims for 90% reduction, allows carbon offsetting abroad and delays parts of the EU’s emissions trading system
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
Compromise aims for 90% reduction, allows carbon offsetting abroad and delays parts of the EU’s emissions trading system
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Germany welcomes EU 2040 target deal "success" criticised as "very weak signal" ahead of COP30 by NGOs
Compromise aims for 90% reduction, allows carbon offsetting abroad and delays parts of the EU’s emissions trading system
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
Compromise aims for 90% reduction, allows carbon offsetting abroad and delays parts of the EU’s emissions trading system
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
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NL elections: latest polls show tight race between far-right PVV and joint party of Greens/Social Democrats
What does the outcome mean for climate & energy? Check out our election package⬇️
What does the outcome mean for climate & energy? Check out our election package⬇️
Parties split on climate as Dutch head to polls
The country is not on track to reaching its 2030 climate target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 55 percent, compared to 1990 levels. Based on the current policy trajectory, there is less than a five percent chance that the country will achieve this reduction, according to The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).
www.cleanenergywire.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NL elections: latest polls show tight race between far-right PVV and joint party of Greens/Social Democrats
What does the outcome mean for climate & energy? Check out our election package⬇️
What does the outcome mean for climate & energy? Check out our election package⬇️
🇳🇱The Netherlands is heading to the polls next week -- again
Since moving to Berlin five years ago I have voted in three Dutch national elections
⬇️ I wrote about how snap elections are hurting climate and energy policy continuation - not just in NL but also in France, Germany and Portugal
Since moving to Berlin five years ago I have voted in three Dutch national elections
⬇️ I wrote about how snap elections are hurting climate and energy policy continuation - not just in NL but also in France, Germany and Portugal
Dutch elections underscore risk to EU climate ambition amid political instability
NL voters head to polls on 29 Oct; frequent snap elections have made it harder to maintain consistent #climate and #energy policies
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/dutch-e...
NL voters head to polls on 29 Oct; frequent snap elections have made it harder to maintain consistent #climate and #energy policies
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/dutch-e...
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🇳🇱The Netherlands is heading to the polls next week -- again
Since moving to Berlin five years ago I have voted in three Dutch national elections
⬇️ I wrote about how snap elections are hurting climate and energy policy continuation - not just in NL but also in France, Germany and Portugal
Since moving to Berlin five years ago I have voted in three Dutch national elections
⬇️ I wrote about how snap elections are hurting climate and energy policy continuation - not just in NL but also in France, Germany and Portugal
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🔜Next Tuesday: our webinar on #COP30
Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar
🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social
Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social
Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...
Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar
🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social
Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social
Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...
Climate talks in the Amazon – Reporting on COP30
www.cleanenergywire.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🔜Next Tuesday: our webinar on #COP30
Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar
🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social
Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social
Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...
Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar
🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social
Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social
Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...
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💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...
www.direkt36.hu
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
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✨ The European Press Prize 2026 is open for entries!
We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!
🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!
🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
✨ The European Press Prize 2026 is open for entries!
We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!
🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!
🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
⬇️I spoke with Maria Garriga Zamora about her work at @climatewhistles.bsky.social, protecting insiders who dare to blow the whistle on emissions fraud, greenwashing or systemic negligence
Beyond legal frameworks and policy, she said a narrative shift is needed and protection "truly takes a village"
Beyond legal frameworks and policy, she said a narrative shift is needed and protection "truly takes a village"
“We want people to start questioning, and ultimately to redefine what is considered normal in the face of the climate crisis” - Maria Garriga Zamora @climatewhistles.bsky.social
On protecting climate whistleblowers, her experiences and tips for journalists
➡️ www.cleanenergywire.org/blog/blowing...
On protecting climate whistleblowers, her experiences and tips for journalists
➡️ www.cleanenergywire.org/blog/blowing...
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
⬇️I spoke with Maria Garriga Zamora about her work at @climatewhistles.bsky.social, protecting insiders who dare to blow the whistle on emissions fraud, greenwashing or systemic negligence
Beyond legal frameworks and policy, she said a narrative shift is needed and protection "truly takes a village"
Beyond legal frameworks and policy, she said a narrative shift is needed and protection "truly takes a village"
🌳Want to know more about tile taxis, tree nurseries and floating offices?
My colleague @carokyllmann.bsky.social wrote an important article about urban resilience in Europe - the fastest heating continent where 75% of the population live in cities
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...
My colleague @carokyllmann.bsky.social wrote an important article about urban resilience in Europe - the fastest heating continent where 75% of the population live in cities
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...
September 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🌳Want to know more about tile taxis, tree nurseries and floating offices?
My colleague @carokyllmann.bsky.social wrote an important article about urban resilience in Europe - the fastest heating continent where 75% of the population live in cities
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...
My colleague @carokyllmann.bsky.social wrote an important article about urban resilience in Europe - the fastest heating continent where 75% of the population live in cities
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...
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The majority of Europe’s population lives in urban areas – where the risks from heatwaves, drought, floods and rising sea levels are growing fast
For my latest deep dive for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social, I looked into what Europe’s cities are doing to increase resilience🧵
For my latest deep dive for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social, I looked into what Europe’s cities are doing to increase resilience🧵
Europe’s cities step up efforts to fight heat, drought, floods
www.cleanenergywire.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The majority of Europe’s population lives in urban areas – where the risks from heatwaves, drought, floods and rising sea levels are growing fast
For my latest deep dive for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social, I looked into what Europe’s cities are doing to increase resilience🧵
For my latest deep dive for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social, I looked into what Europe’s cities are doing to increase resilience🧵
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Climate activists call EU-US trade deal “disastrous signal for climate action”
- Agreement would massively increase EU imports of US fossil fuels
- Chancellor Merz says deal avoids hardship for German economy
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/climate...
- Agreement would massively increase EU imports of US fossil fuels
- Chancellor Merz says deal avoids hardship for German economy
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/climate...
July 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Climate activists call EU-US trade deal “disastrous signal for climate action”
- Agreement would massively increase EU imports of US fossil fuels
- Chancellor Merz says deal avoids hardship for German economy
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/climate...
- Agreement would massively increase EU imports of US fossil fuels
- Chancellor Merz says deal avoids hardship for German economy
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/climate...
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Journalists from the Nordic and Baltic countries: You can now sign up for an #IJP fellowship to join a German newsroom for 2 months
🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Deadline: 15 August
Maybe see you at Clean Energy Wire..? 👀
ijp.org/en/programme...
🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Deadline: 15 August
Maybe see you at Clean Energy Wire..? 👀
ijp.org/en/programme...
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Journalists from the Nordic and Baltic countries: You can now sign up for an #IJP fellowship to join a German newsroom for 2 months
🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Deadline: 15 August
Maybe see you at Clean Energy Wire..? 👀
ijp.org/en/programme...
🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Deadline: 15 August
Maybe see you at Clean Energy Wire..? 👀
ijp.org/en/programme...
#ICJ ruling says countries can sue each other over climate harm, also historic emissions
It is non-binding but could have wide implications
➡️ Fossil fuel subsidies and new oil/gas projects could be a breach
➡️Developing nations can seek damages for climate change impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is non-binding but could have wide implications
➡️ Fossil fuel subsidies and new oil/gas projects could be a breach
➡️Developing nations can seek damages for climate change impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
www.bbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#ICJ ruling says countries can sue each other over climate harm, also historic emissions
It is non-binding but could have wide implications
➡️ Fossil fuel subsidies and new oil/gas projects could be a breach
➡️Developing nations can seek damages for climate change impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is non-binding but could have wide implications
➡️ Fossil fuel subsidies and new oil/gas projects could be a breach
➡️Developing nations can seek damages for climate change impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Brazil’s environment minister told @mcivillini.bsky.social she has advocated for a roadmap to end fossil fuels to be agreed at COP30:
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
Brazil's environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30
Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva suggests this year's COP30 climate summit could result in a roadmap to guide a "planned and just transition"
www.climatechangenews.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Brazil’s environment minister told @mcivillini.bsky.social she has advocated for a roadmap to end fossil fuels to be agreed at COP30:
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
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Journalists from from low- and middle-income countries can now apply for the #COP30 fellowship to cover the conference in Belém, Brazil
🤝Organised by @stanleycenter.org and @earthjournalism.bsky.social
⏰Deadline: 15 July
earthjournalism.net/opportunitie...
🤝Organised by @stanleycenter.org and @earthjournalism.bsky.social
⏰Deadline: 15 July
earthjournalism.net/opportunitie...
COP30 Climate Change Media Partnership Reporting Fellowship
Selected fellows will have the opportunity to cover the COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil in November 2025–either in-person or remotely.
earthjournalism.net
June 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Journalists from from low- and middle-income countries can now apply for the #COP30 fellowship to cover the conference in Belém, Brazil
🤝Organised by @stanleycenter.org and @earthjournalism.bsky.social
⏰Deadline: 15 July
earthjournalism.net/opportunitie...
🤝Organised by @stanleycenter.org and @earthjournalism.bsky.social
⏰Deadline: 15 July
earthjournalism.net/opportunitie...
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A large group of Dutch legal experts is calling on Prime Minister Schoof of the Netherlands to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza. www.trouw.nl/binnenland/h...
Honderden juristen willen dat Nederland zich uitspreekt tegen Israël
Een grote groep Nederlandse juristen roept in een open brief premier Schoof op om Israël aan te spreken op oorlogsmisdaden in Gaza.
www.trouw.nl
June 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A large group of Dutch legal experts is calling on Prime Minister Schoof of the Netherlands to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza. www.trouw.nl/binnenland/h...
Important piece by @peter-yeung.bsky.social: The EU Just Transition Fund has spent less than 3% of its budget to support regions' shift away from fossil fuels
Part of the reason: "No one has the skills"
Lack of skills is a major bottleneck for the energy transition
www.context.news/just-transit...
Part of the reason: "No one has the skills"
Lack of skills is a major bottleneck for the energy transition
www.context.news/just-transit...
Where is the money the EU promised workers to go green? | Context by TRF
Flagship EU fund to support fossil fuel workers and communities risks mad spending rush, says exclusive European Commission data
www.context.news
June 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Important piece by @peter-yeung.bsky.social: The EU Just Transition Fund has spent less than 3% of its budget to support regions' shift away from fossil fuels
Part of the reason: "No one has the skills"
Lack of skills is a major bottleneck for the energy transition
www.context.news/just-transit...
Part of the reason: "No one has the skills"
Lack of skills is a major bottleneck for the energy transition
www.context.news/just-transit...
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💥Breaking: Orbán's government backs off its foreign agent law, delaying it indefinitely (no vote before autumn), citing the need to study feedback.
🇪🇺Sources tell me key ministers—Tibor Navracsics, Gergely Gulyás, and Antal Rogán—oppose it, fearing public backlash and EU retaliation via Article 7.
🇪🇺Sources tell me key ministers—Tibor Navracsics, Gergely Gulyás, and Antal Rogán—oppose it, fearing public backlash and EU retaliation via Article 7.
June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥Breaking: Orbán's government backs off its foreign agent law, delaying it indefinitely (no vote before autumn), citing the need to study feedback.
🇪🇺Sources tell me key ministers—Tibor Navracsics, Gergely Gulyás, and Antal Rogán—oppose it, fearing public backlash and EU retaliation via Article 7.
🇪🇺Sources tell me key ministers—Tibor Navracsics, Gergely Gulyás, and Antal Rogán—oppose it, fearing public backlash and EU retaliation via Article 7.
Happy to be part of the jury for this storytelling prize focusing on just transition
⏳ Make sure to enter your work by 28 July
⏳ Make sure to enter your work by 28 July
Apply for the #JustTransitionYoungVoicesAwards!
Storytellers (aged 18-30) from the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia & Moldova can enter stories on how their communities are navigating the shift to a greener economy
📅 Deadline: 28/07
➡️ www.energy-community.org/regionalinit...
Storytellers (aged 18-30) from the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia & Moldova can enter stories on how their communities are navigating the shift to a greener economy
📅 Deadline: 28/07
➡️ www.energy-community.org/regionalinit...
June 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy to be part of the jury for this storytelling prize focusing on just transition
⏳ Make sure to enter your work by 28 July
⏳ Make sure to enter your work by 28 July
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Heavy rains and floods cost German insurers €2.6 billion last year, one billion above long term average
"The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable"
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heavy-r...
"The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable"
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heavy-r...
June 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Heavy rains and floods cost German insurers €2.6 billion last year, one billion above long term average
"The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable"
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heavy-r...
"The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable"
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heavy-r...
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🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu has told Hungary to scrap its Transparency of Public Life bill or face possible legal consequences.🧵
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
EU tells Hungary to scrap its anti-NGO bill or face court
"The Commission has great concerns with this draft. If adopted as it is, it would constitute a serious breach of EU principles and law. ... We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this dr...
euobserver.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu has told Hungary to scrap its Transparency of Public Life bill or face possible legal consequences.🧵
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
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Days after immigration reforms threatened the UK's ability to recruit electricians internationally, the electrical sector reports that electrician numbers could drop by a third by 2038.
They have already fallen by over 25% since 2018- and need to rise considerably for construction and energy goals.
They have already fallen by over 25% since 2018- and need to rise considerably for construction and energy goals.
Electrician numbers ‘could fall by a third’ without urgent action | Construction News
The number of skilled electricians could drop by a third by 2038 unless “urgent action” is taken, a report by one of the UK’s biggest training providers
www.constructionnews.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Days after immigration reforms threatened the UK's ability to recruit electricians internationally, the electrical sector reports that electrician numbers could drop by a third by 2038.
They have already fallen by over 25% since 2018- and need to rise considerably for construction and energy goals.
They have already fallen by over 25% since 2018- and need to rise considerably for construction and energy goals.
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Stripping German foreign office of climate responsibility risks weakening international dimension – experts
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/strippi... #COP30
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/strippi... #COP30
May 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Stripping German foreign office of climate responsibility risks weakening international dimension – experts
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/strippi... #COP30
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/strippi... #COP30
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Lekelia Jenkins ist Meereswissenschaftlerin - und Tänzerin. Ihre Kunst setzt sie bewusst als Kommunikationsmittel ein. @carokyllmann.bsky.social und @miloudirkx.bsky.social haben sie gefragt, wie Wissenschaftstanz praktisch aussieht und ob er wirkt
www.klimafakten.de/kommunikatio...
www.klimafakten.de/kommunikatio...
April 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Lekelia Jenkins ist Meereswissenschaftlerin - und Tänzerin. Ihre Kunst setzt sie bewusst als Kommunikationsmittel ein. @carokyllmann.bsky.social und @miloudirkx.bsky.social haben sie gefragt, wie Wissenschaftstanz praktisch aussieht und ob er wirkt
www.klimafakten.de/kommunikatio...
www.klimafakten.de/kommunikatio...