Robert Hodgson
@hodgson.bsky.social
journalist
energy, environment and transport editor at euractiv.com
former senior environment and energy reporter at euronews.com
former Brussels bureau chief for endseurope.com
energy, environment and transport editor at euractiv.com
former senior environment and energy reporter at euronews.com
former Brussels bureau chief for endseurope.com
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Energy, Environment & Transport Reporter – Euractiv Jobs
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October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're hiring! Euractiv is looking for an experienced environment policy reporter jobs.euractiv.com/jobs/energy-... Deadline 19 October.
"This is what the Global Gateway is about". www.ftm.eu/articles/bit...
EU funds bitcoin mine in Congo jungle with development aid
Over more than a decade, the EU spent millions on largely unsuccessful projects in a nature reserve in eastern Congo, led by a Belgian prince. These include a safari lodge in a war zone and a hydroele...
www.ftm.eu
September 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"This is what the Global Gateway is about". www.ftm.eu/articles/bit...
If there were any doubts about the Patriots for Europe group's intentions for the EU's 2040 emissions target after they grabbed control of the file, they're buried now. @barbarabm.bsky.social and @anetazach.bsky.social have the details. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
Far-right Patriots for Europe move to kill EU's 2040 climate bill - Euractiv
“It’s obvious that after having two legally binding targets for 2030 and 2050 this new target is not needed,” Knotek told Euractiv
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July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If there were any doubts about the Patriots for Europe group's intentions for the EU's 2040 emissions target after they grabbed control of the file, they're buried now. @barbarabm.bsky.social and @anetazach.bsky.social have the details. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
#ICJ is delivering its 'Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change': parties to the #ParisAgreement must pledge "highest possible ambition" in emissions cut pledges (NDCs). webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
webtv.un.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#ICJ is delivering its 'Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change': parties to the #ParisAgreement must pledge "highest possible ambition" in emissions cut pledges (NDCs). webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
"Mounted on poles above homes, solar panels have become a common sight across the country of 240 million people, with the installation cost typically recovered within two to five years."
Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power.
But the move is spooking a government weighed down by billions of dollars of power sector debt
u.afp.com/SYQE
But the move is spooking a government weighed down by billions of dollars of power sector debt
u.afp.com/SYQE
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Mounted on poles above homes, solar panels have become a common sight across the country of 240 million people, with the installation cost typically recovered within two to five years."
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The von der Leyen method: an update
July 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The von der Leyen method: an update
#MFF EU budget anticipation at fever pitch in Brussels; presentation in parliament's BUDG committee already delayed 1.5 hrs (now 2pm, link below); hacks more choleric than usual over lack of communication from Berlaymont; @euractiv.com is your best bet. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
July 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#MFF EU budget anticipation at fever pitch in Brussels; presentation in parliament's BUDG committee already delayed 1.5 hrs (now 2pm, link below); hacks more choleric than usual over lack of communication from Berlaymont; @euractiv.com is your best bet. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
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"A glimmer of hope."
Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point.
Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.”
Good Nature feature! 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point.
Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.”
Good Nature feature! 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is a monster web of ocean currents headed for collapse? The race is on to find out
Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to capture crucial data about the planet’s future.
www.nature.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"A glimmer of hope."
Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point.
Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.”
Good Nature feature! 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point.
Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.”
Good Nature feature! 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇪🇪 & 🇵🇱 are further strengthening their cooperation in the field of energy security. Today, during the #EU Energy Council #TTE meeting in #Luxembourg, the four countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation on the protection and resilience of critical energy infrastructure.
June 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇪🇪 & 🇵🇱 are further strengthening their cooperation in the field of energy security. Today, during the #EU Energy Council #TTE meeting in #Luxembourg, the four countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation on the protection and resilience of critical energy infrastructure.
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💦 The EU #Water Resilience Strategy has a good focus, including on implementation & enforcement of EU's #WFD. We like this dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu + @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu. And we're here to help, by providing data etc. CC @nabu.de @bund.net @bundwasser.bsky.social @eeb.org #EUGreenDeal
June 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
💦 The EU #Water Resilience Strategy has a good focus, including on implementation & enforcement of EU's #WFD. We like this dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu + @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu. And we're here to help, by providing data etc. CC @nabu.de @bund.net @bundwasser.bsky.social @eeb.org #EUGreenDeal
2 July is a big day for energy, environment and transport policy fans: @ec.europa.eu plans to table the 2040 GHG reduction target proposal, an Action Plan for the EU chemicals industry, and a Master Plan (no less) for the high-speed rail network. ec.europa.eu/transparency...
ec.europa.eu
June 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
2 July is a big day for energy, environment and transport policy fans: @ec.europa.eu plans to table the 2040 GHG reduction target proposal, an Action Plan for the EU chemicals industry, and a Master Plan (no less) for the high-speed rail network. ec.europa.eu/transparency...
Spain / blackout. Would any power grid/market specialists like to suggest what might be going on behind this chart..?
April 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Spain / blackout. Would any power grid/market specialists like to suggest what might be going on behind this chart..?
This one's trending on the Euronews website, I'm told. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Europe prepares for attacks on power grid while battling soaring costs
The EU has identified building up its power grid as an essential, and somewhat neglected, element in its efforts to move away from fossil fuels and cut energy bills – but it is also waking up to the n...
www.euronews.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This one's trending on the Euronews website, I'm told. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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I've been talking to ENDS Europe podcast about deregulation, the ongoing attack on NGOs and dangerous times for European democracy.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I've been talking to ENDS Europe podcast about deregulation, the ongoing attack on NGOs and dangerous times for European democracy.
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Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen:
"To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
"To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
March 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen:
"To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
"To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
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The critical minerals consensus—i.e. that some raw materials are so essential that all tactics, including war, are justified to obtain them—is hegemonic. The results could be deadly.
This consensus shuts down debate: Critical for whom, obtained at whose expense? My latest in @financialtimes.com
This consensus shuts down debate: Critical for whom, obtained at whose expense? My latest in @financialtimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The critical minerals consensus—i.e. that some raw materials are so essential that all tactics, including war, are justified to obtain them—is hegemonic. The results could be deadly.
This consensus shuts down debate: Critical for whom, obtained at whose expense? My latest in @financialtimes.com
This consensus shuts down debate: Critical for whom, obtained at whose expense? My latest in @financialtimes.com
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Trump may have just put rare earth elements on the radar with his ultimatum to Ukraine, but the geopolitical chess game has been going on for years. www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure supplies
If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the EU to consider where it sources the ra...
www.euronews.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump may have just put rare earth elements on the radar with his ultimatum to Ukraine, but the geopolitical chess game has been going on for years. www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
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The UK's full climate plan is now out (NDC), all 74 pages of it:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement
Submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to provide clarity, transparency and understanding on the UK's NDC target to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by at ...
www.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The UK's full climate plan is now out (NDC), all 74 pages of it:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The European Commission has scheduled the start of its 'strategic dialogue' on the future of Europe's embattled automotive industry for 30 January. President Ursula von der Leyen to chair.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry will be launched on 30 January
This initiative underscores the Commission's commitment to safeguarding the future of a sector vital to European prosperity, while at the same time advancing its climate goals and broader societal obj...
ec.europa.eu
January 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The European Commission has scheduled the start of its 'strategic dialogue' on the future of Europe's embattled automotive industry for 30 January. President Ursula von der Leyen to chair.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Wolf populations are still recovering in Europe 🐺
The EU's decision to lower its protection status lacks scientific basis & creates a dangerous precedent for nature conservation.
We debunk the justifications provided by the European Commission 👉 eeb.org/library/call...
The EU's decision to lower its protection status lacks scientific basis & creates a dangerous precedent for nature conservation.
We debunk the justifications provided by the European Commission 👉 eeb.org/library/call...
November 29, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Wolf populations are still recovering in Europe 🐺
The EU's decision to lower its protection status lacks scientific basis & creates a dangerous precedent for nature conservation.
We debunk the justifications provided by the European Commission 👉 eeb.org/library/call...
The EU's decision to lower its protection status lacks scientific basis & creates a dangerous precedent for nature conservation.
We debunk the justifications provided by the European Commission 👉 eeb.org/library/call...
My inaugural post on BlueSky comes as #COP29 in #Baku goes into extra time and #Brazil warns that #climatefinance deal is in jeopardy www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
COP 29: Brazil warns no-deal unless rich states up finance targets
Brazilian chief negotiator - representing next COP host country - told Euronews second Azeri finance bid came too late in summit, leaving doubt over whether deal can be clinched.
www.euronews.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:23 AM
My inaugural post on BlueSky comes as #COP29 in #Baku goes into extra time and #Brazil warns that #climatefinance deal is in jeopardy www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...