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Retired @EU_Commission, PhD CAU Kiel #EUI #EconomicHistory #sustainability #FarRight #ClimateActionNow #ActOnClimate #SmartCities #FutureOfEurope #cycling
The "ultimate" electric car - a promise that has been dangled in front of us for yrs, always just out of reach. But #DongfengMotor claims it is on the verge of solving the range problem with a new #solid-state battery promising 1000km www.arenaev.com/dongfeng_pro... #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimate
Dongfeng's new solid-state battery promises 1,000-kilometer electric cars by 2026
Chinese automaker Dongfeng plans to mass-produce a 350 Wh/kg solid-state battery by September 2026, promising to deliver {{1,000-km}} range EVs that can add {{450 km}} of charge in just five minutes.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The "ultimate" electric car - a promise that has been dangled in front of us for yrs, always just out of reach. But #DongfengMotor claims it is on the verge of solving the range problem with a new #solid-state battery promising 1000km www.arenaev.com/dongfeng_pro... #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimate
The streets of Belém echoed with indigenous chants, classical Brazilian songs and calls for environmental justice on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched to demand urgent action on the climate and nature crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #oilandgas #ActOnClimate
Thousands hit streets of Belém to call for action during crucial Cop30 summit
Funeral for fossil fuels held as part of ‘Great People’s March’ calling on governments to step up climate efforts
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The streets of Belém echoed with indigenous chants, classical Brazilian songs and calls for environmental justice on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched to demand urgent action on the climate and nature crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #oilandgas #ActOnClimate
Hundreds of texts over almost a year show #Maga influencer #SteveBannon and convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein workshopping legal and media strategies to protect him from the legal/publicity quagmire that enveloped him in the last year of his life www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DonaldTrump
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hundreds of texts over almost a year show #Maga influencer #SteveBannon and convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein workshopping legal and media strategies to protect him from the legal/publicity quagmire that enveloped him in the last year of his life www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DonaldTrump
Secure a Spot in Europe’s Leading Urban Peer Learning Programme - EU cities still have time to join the European Urban Initiative Peer Reviews and strengthen the way they design and implement their Sustainable Urban Development strategies. ec.europa.eu/regional_pol... #ActOnClimate #SmartCities
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Secure a Spot in Europe’s Leading Urban Peer Learning Programme - EU cities still have time to join the European Urban Initiative Peer Reviews and strengthen the way they design and implement their Sustainable Urban Development strategies. ec.europa.eu/regional_pol... #ActOnClimate #SmartCities
#OperationEndgame the internat cooperation between police from 10 countries has dismantled an #infostealer, a #RemoteAccessTrojan that played key roles in international #cybercrime responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands of PCs worldwide with #malware www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/authori...
Authorities continue to protect citizens from cybercriminals during major malware operation
Operation Endgame, the international cooperation between law enforcement and judicial authorities from ten countries has succeeded to dismantle another infostealer, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and a ...
www.eurojust.europa.eu
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#OperationEndgame the internat cooperation between police from 10 countries has dismantled an #infostealer, a #RemoteAccessTrojan that played key roles in international #cybercrime responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands of PCs worldwide with #malware www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/authori...
#Taxfraud - EU Commission proposes to strengthen cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the European Anti-Fraud Office and Member States with a new legal basis for the exchange of information and access to #VAT data ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #EUtrade #OlafScholz #CumCum
Commission proposes strengthened cooperation to combat tax fraud
Today, the European Commission proposed an amendment to strengthen cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor\'s Office (‘EPPO\'), the European Anti-Fraud Office (‘OLAF\'), and Member States.
ec.europa.eu
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#Taxfraud - EU Commission proposes to strengthen cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the European Anti-Fraud Office and Member States with a new legal basis for the exchange of information and access to #VAT data ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #EUtrade #OlafScholz #CumCum
Dozens of politicians from the #farright Alternative for Germany party will travel to the US in December at the invitation of a group of House #Republicans at a time when they are increasingly looking for support from #MAGA #Republicans www.politico.eu/article/larg... #Vaterlandsveräter #DonaldTrump
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Dozens of politicians from the #farright Alternative for Germany party will travel to the US in December at the invitation of a group of House #Republicans at a time when they are increasingly looking for support from #MAGA #Republicans www.politico.eu/article/larg... #Vaterlandsveräter #DonaldTrump
Die deutsche Rundfunkgebühr ist nicht mehr zeitgemäß. Fast 19 € monatlich ist für Sozialschwache ein Brocken. Doch die Öffentlich Rechtlichen sind für den Erhalt der Demokratie wichtig, finanziert aus Steuern und mit freiwilligen Gebühren www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/a... #AfD liebt #FakeNews
(S+) Krise bei ARD und ZDF: Sind die noch zu retten?
In Zeiten von Populismus und Fake News braucht es ARD und ZDF mehr denn je. Doch die Sender gelten als teuer, träge und belehrend. Statt überfällige Reformen anzustoßen, klammern sich Intendanten an d...
www.spiegel.de
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Die deutsche Rundfunkgebühr ist nicht mehr zeitgemäß. Fast 19 € monatlich ist für Sozialschwache ein Brocken. Doch die Öffentlich Rechtlichen sind für den Erhalt der Demokratie wichtig, finanziert aus Steuern und mit freiwilligen Gebühren www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/a... #AfD liebt #FakeNews
Gas deflates momentum of European #heatpump rollout - Across Europe the shift from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps is not happening as fast as is necessary to meet EU climate and energy security targets. on.ft.com/4nWPaJ9 via @FT #oilandgas #subsidies #FriedhelmMerz #KatharinaReiche #lobby #CDU
Gas deflates momentum of European heat pump rollout
Dominance of the fossil fuel for heating and the loss of some national subsidies has slowed demand
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November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Gas deflates momentum of European #heatpump rollout - Across Europe the shift from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps is not happening as fast as is necessary to meet EU climate and energy security targets. on.ft.com/4nWPaJ9 via @FT #oilandgas #subsidies #FriedhelmMerz #KatharinaReiche #lobby #CDU
#DonakdTrump ’s $1bn #BBC threat isn’t about the law — it’s political theatre - The huge claim generates enormous publicity. It suggests monumental harm and frames the BBC as a malicious actor — regardless of legal realities. It allows convicted Trump to frame the dispute on.ft.com/48crPOS via @FT
Trump’s $1bn BBC threat isn’t about the law — it’s political theatre
Opting for Florida’s courts as the battlefield, not the UK, is key to understanding the entire gambit
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November 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#DonakdTrump ’s $1bn #BBC threat isn’t about the law — it’s political theatre - The huge claim generates enormous publicity. It suggests monumental harm and frames the BBC as a malicious actor — regardless of legal realities. It allows convicted Trump to frame the dispute on.ft.com/48crPOS via @FT
#Tariffs are #taxes and are damaging the economy. #DonaldTrump removes reciprocal tariffs on agricultural products as he tries to bring down the cost of grocery prices in the face of poor polling on his handling of #inflation and the economy on.ft.com/4p6Rvlz via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
Donald Trump removes reciprocal tariffs on common agricultural products
Bananas and coffee among commodities exempted from levies as US administration looks to cut cost of living
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November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
#Tariffs are #taxes and are damaging the economy. #DonaldTrump removes reciprocal tariffs on agricultural products as he tries to bring down the cost of grocery prices in the face of poor polling on his handling of #inflation and the economy on.ft.com/4p6Rvlz via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
#DonaldTrump says he will sue #BBC next week for up to $5bn He has already taken legal action against #CBS over claims it edited footage of an interview with Harris to make her appear more coherent. CBS owner Paramount paid 31m to settle #FakeNews Trump lawsuits on.ft.com/4oHZPbX via @FT #freepress
Donald Trump says he will sue BBC next week for up to $5bn
British broadcaster this week apologised to US president for the way it edited his Capitol Hill speech on January 6 2021
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November 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
#DonaldTrump says he will sue #BBC next week for up to $5bn He has already taken legal action against #CBS over claims it edited footage of an interview with Harris to make her appear more coherent. CBS owner Paramount paid 31m to settle #FakeNews Trump lawsuits on.ft.com/4oHZPbX via @FT #freepress
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Auf dieser Klimakonferenz rückt etwas in den Fokus, was nicht nur Klimapolitik, sondern demokratische Gesellschaften massiv bedroht: Desinformation
#COP30
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COP30 - Wie Desinformation Klimapolitik sabotiert
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November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Auf dieser Klimakonferenz rückt etwas in den Fokus, was nicht nur Klimapolitik, sondern demokratische Gesellschaften massiv bedroht: Desinformation
#COP30
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#COP30
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
#GavinNewsom accuses #DonaldTrump of ‘own goal’ on climate change -He accused Donald Trump of scoring an economic “own goal” by ditching the fight against climate change and handing the initiative on #cleanenergy to #China on.ft.com/3Xlr6Vo via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ClimateEnergency
Gavin Newsom accuses Donald Trump of ‘own goal’ on climate change
California governor draws crowds at COP30 climate summit in Brazil as highest-profile US politician in attendance
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November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#GavinNewsom accuses #DonaldTrump of ‘own goal’ on climate change -He accused Donald Trump of scoring an economic “own goal” by ditching the fight against climate change and handing the initiative on #cleanenergy to #China on.ft.com/3Xlr6Vo via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #ClimateEnergency
Coalition rallies for #COP30 road map on how to cut #oilandgas - #Denmark suggested a road map for shifting away from fossil fuels could be inspired by analysis of options for scaling up #climatefinance. “We need to find some sort of road map of implementing the transition" on.ft.com/3WTYVgc via @FT
Coalition rallies for COP30 ‘road map’ on how to cut oil and gas
Solar and wind compete with oil and gas to meet rising energy demand
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November 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Coalition rallies for #COP30 road map on how to cut #oilandgas - #Denmark suggested a road map for shifting away from fossil fuels could be inspired by analysis of options for scaling up #climatefinance. “We need to find some sort of road map of implementing the transition" on.ft.com/3WTYVgc via @FT
The militias seeking to fight Israel’s shadow war in Gaza -In it's occupied, devastated and murky landscape Israel is seeking to repeat a tactic it has used for decades: arming and nurturing militias in enemy territory. on.ft.com/4qZTjyw via @FT #BenjaminNetanyahu #WarCrimes #DonaldTrump #Nobelprize
The militias seeking to fight Israel’s shadow war in Gaza
Israel has tried to nurture and arm rivals to Hamas in a combustible, decades-old strategy
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November 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The militias seeking to fight Israel’s shadow war in Gaza -In it's occupied, devastated and murky landscape Israel is seeking to repeat a tactic it has used for decades: arming and nurturing militias in enemy territory. on.ft.com/4qZTjyw via @FT #BenjaminNetanyahu #WarCrimes #DonaldTrump #Nobelprize
#TotalEnergies chief becomes rare CEO to attend #COP30 The members of the so-called #OilandGas Decarbonization Charter meeting on Friday represent more than half of global production and have pledged to work towards a 2030 target for “near zero” emissions of #methane on.ft.com/4p4AKri via @FT
TotalEnergies chief becomes rare CEO to attend UN COP30
Patrick Pouyanné to join decarbonisation event in Brazil
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November 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#TotalEnergies chief becomes rare CEO to attend #COP30 The members of the so-called #OilandGas Decarbonization Charter meeting on Friday represent more than half of global production and have pledged to work towards a 2030 target for “near zero” emissions of #methane on.ft.com/4p4AKri via @FT
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When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
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As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Good that Canada joins coalition to fight against climate disinformation (so maybe don't weaken greenwashing law?) www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at COP30
It is the first time states have formally committed to information integrity and fighting back against climate disinformation.
www.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Good that Canada joins coalition to fight against climate disinformation (so maybe don't weaken greenwashing law?) www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Fear of being bullied by #DonaldTrump may have prompted #BillGates to row back on the #climatecrisis, #AlGore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and Trump for his anti-climate stance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #Microsoft #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate
Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fear of being bullied by #DonaldTrump may have prompted #BillGates to row back on the #climatecrisis, #AlGore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and Trump for his anti-climate stance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #Microsoft #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
As #Paris #Amsterdam #Copenhagen embrace increasingly climate-, bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly policies, #Berlin is zooming fullthrottle in reverse. The #CDU is axing a pilot project to pedestrianise a short stretch of Friedrichstrasse www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #SmartCities #ActOnClimate
‘The car belongs in Berlin’: city backpedaling on bike-friendly policies, critics say
Car-critical measures have been slashed since the conservative CDU came into power in 2023, triggering protests and dividing communities
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As #Paris #Amsterdam #Copenhagen embrace increasingly climate-, bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly policies, #Berlin is zooming fullthrottle in reverse. The #CDU is axing a pilot project to pedestrianise a short stretch of Friedrichstrasse www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #SmartCities #ActOnClimate
#AndrejBabiš - The Czech president, #PetrPavel, said on Wednesday that the 71-year-old #populist must explain publicly how he will eliminate #conflictsofinterest arising from his business activities before he can be appointed prime minister www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #FarRight #billionaires
‘Trumpist’ Czech PM-elect refuses to sell business empire amid conflict-of-interest row
Billionaire populist Andrej Babiš insists he will meet legal obligations before taking office but does not explain how
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#AndrejBabiš - The Czech president, #PetrPavel, said on Wednesday that the 71-year-old #populist must explain publicly how he will eliminate #conflictsofinterest arising from his business activities before he can be appointed prime minister www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... #FarRight #billionaires
#PeakEnergy announced a deal with #batterystorage developer #JupiterPower to supply up to 4.75 GWh of #sodium-ion battery systems between 2027 and 2030. It will deliver 720 MWh of storage in 2027 – the largest single sodium-ion #battery deployment so far electrek.co/2025/11/12/p... #energytransition
Peak Energy’s $500M deal will deploy the world’s largest sodium-ion battery system
Peak Energy inks $500 million deal with Jupiter Power to deploy 4.75 GWh of sodium-ion battery storage by 2030.
electrek.co
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#PeakEnergy announced a deal with #batterystorage developer #JupiterPower to supply up to 4.75 GWh of #sodium-ion battery systems between 2027 and 2030. It will deliver 720 MWh of storage in 2027 – the largest single sodium-ion #battery deployment so far electrek.co/2025/11/12/p... #energytransition
What do European countries do to address #gender issues in higher education? Check the latest insights from #EurydiceEU on gender equity and admissions policies in higher education! EU countries are shaping a more inclusive higher education landscape eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/data-and-vis...
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What do European countries do to address #gender issues in higher education? Check the latest insights from #EurydiceEU on gender equity and admissions policies in higher education! EU countries are shaping a more inclusive higher education landscape eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/data-and-vis...