Michela Sandron
@michela-epico.bsky.social
🇪🇺 EU Communications Specialist @epicothinktank.bsky.social
⚡️ #Energy talk by day, history documentaries by night.
📍 In Brussels, pretending to be unbothered by the weather.
Here, only my personal opinions.
⚡️ #Energy talk by day, history documentaries by night.
📍 In Brussels, pretending to be unbothered by the weather.
Here, only my personal opinions.
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🚨 The Commission is opting for a ‘soft landing’ on ETS 2 to secure acceptance.
@wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu announced measures tackling price concerns:
📊 Strengthening the MSR
💶 Earlier ETS 2 revenues (front-loading).
Both levers we proposed in our & Frontier Economics Report 📝.
@wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu announced measures tackling price concerns:
📊 Strengthening the MSR
💶 Earlier ETS 2 revenues (front-loading).
Both levers we proposed in our & Frontier Economics Report 📝.
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨 The Commission is opting for a ‘soft landing’ on ETS 2 to secure acceptance.
@wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu announced measures tackling price concerns:
📊 Strengthening the MSR
💶 Earlier ETS 2 revenues (front-loading).
Both levers we proposed in our & Frontier Economics Report 📝.
@wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu announced measures tackling price concerns:
📊 Strengthening the MSR
💶 Earlier ETS 2 revenues (front-loading).
Both levers we proposed in our & Frontier Economics Report 📝.
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ETS2 is at the centre of debate in Brussels, but rolling it back would weaken EU climate and competitiveness goals.❌
🎙️On The Jolt podcast, our own Industry Specialist Simon Munkler explains why frontloading funds is vital for fairness and trust.
🎧Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/svpcsb...
🎙️On The Jolt podcast, our own Industry Specialist Simon Munkler explains why frontloading funds is vital for fairness and trust.
🎧Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/svpcsb...
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
ETS2 is at the centre of debate in Brussels, but rolling it back would weaken EU climate and competitiveness goals.❌
🎙️On The Jolt podcast, our own Industry Specialist Simon Munkler explains why frontloading funds is vital for fairness and trust.
🎧Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/svpcsb...
🎙️On The Jolt podcast, our own Industry Specialist Simon Munkler explains why frontloading funds is vital for fairness and trust.
🎧Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/svpcsb...
Absurd news coming out of ENVI this morning 👇
The extreme right Patriots for Europe have won the rapporteurship on the EU's crucial 2040 climate target in the EP Envi Committee.
This is extremely concerning news as we head towards #COP30 in Brazil. The climate crisis demands serious leadership, not climate denial. 🧵1/2
This is extremely concerning news as we head towards #COP30 in Brazil. The climate crisis demands serious leadership, not climate denial. 🧵1/2
July 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Absurd news coming out of ENVI this morning 👇
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The fact that the European Commission has proposed the 90% by 2040 target – despite strong opposition from 🇫🇷 and 🇵🇱 – is a positive signal: in times of political volatility, this clarity is essential to guide investment decisions & accelerate the energy transition.
Read what our CEO has to say 👇
Read what our CEO has to say 👇
July 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The fact that the European Commission has proposed the 90% by 2040 target – despite strong opposition from 🇫🇷 and 🇵🇱 – is a positive signal: in times of political volatility, this clarity is essential to guide investment decisions & accelerate the energy transition.
Read what our CEO has to say 👇
Read what our CEO has to say 👇
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The EU #steel industry is competing with weights tied to its ankles, crippled by high energy costs while third countries enjoy cheap, subsidised power.
#CBAM was meant to level the field, but loopholes on coke & lime remain. 👉 It's time to tighten it & lead with real climate strategy.
#CBAM was meant to level the field, but loopholes on coke & lime remain. 👉 It's time to tighten it & lead with real climate strategy.
May 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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[🧵] Our Workshop on Accelerating Electrification for Energy-Intensive Industries in the EU was a success! 🥳
We gathered +20 representatives from the EU Commission, energy-intensive industries, & think tanks to chart practical pathways for industrial decarbonisation, reaching some key conclusions👇
We gathered +20 representatives from the EU Commission, energy-intensive industries, & think tanks to chart practical pathways for industrial decarbonisation, reaching some key conclusions👇
May 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
[🧵] Our Workshop on Accelerating Electrification for Energy-Intensive Industries in the EU was a success! 🥳
We gathered +20 representatives from the EU Commission, energy-intensive industries, & think tanks to chart practical pathways for industrial decarbonisation, reaching some key conclusions👇
We gathered +20 representatives from the EU Commission, energy-intensive industries, & think tanks to chart practical pathways for industrial decarbonisation, reaching some key conclusions👇
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❗️Bidding zone review report just out ❗️
Splits to be considered for Germany/Lux,
No split for France,
Split to be considered for for the Netherlands
According to Entsoe
Splits to be considered for Germany/Lux,
No split for France,
Split to be considered for for the Netherlands
According to Entsoe
⚡️Bidding zone splits⚡️
"the configuration with the highest positive monetised benefit in relation to criterion four (economic efficiency) compared to the status quo would be the split of Germany–Luxembourg into 5 BZs," reads today's report from Entsoe 👇
www.entsoe.eu/network_code...
"the configuration with the highest positive monetised benefit in relation to criterion four (economic efficiency) compared to the status quo would be the split of Germany–Luxembourg into 5 BZs," reads today's report from Entsoe 👇
www.entsoe.eu/network_code...
Bidding Zone Review
www.entsoe.eu
April 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
❗️Bidding zone review report just out ❗️
Splits to be considered for Germany/Lux,
No split for France,
Split to be considered for for the Netherlands
According to Entsoe
Splits to be considered for Germany/Lux,
No split for France,
Split to be considered for for the Netherlands
According to Entsoe
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"...The EU needs to strike a better balance between technologies, imports & domestic production.”
Sam also underlined the EU’s role in a shifting world order:
🗣️ "There cannot be any ‘market power Europe’ without decarbonisation, and no decarbonisation without 'market power Europe'"
#EES2025
Sam also underlined the EU’s role in a shifting world order:
🗣️ "There cannot be any ‘market power Europe’ without decarbonisation, and no decarbonisation without 'market power Europe'"
#EES2025
April 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"...The EU needs to strike a better balance between technologies, imports & domestic production.”
Sam also underlined the EU’s role in a shifting world order:
🗣️ "There cannot be any ‘market power Europe’ without decarbonisation, and no decarbonisation without 'market power Europe'"
#EES2025
Sam also underlined the EU’s role in a shifting world order:
🗣️ "There cannot be any ‘market power Europe’ without decarbonisation, and no decarbonisation without 'market power Europe'"
#EES2025
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It is in some ways a great time to plan a trip to the US, and in other ways an epically bad time to plan a trip to the US
“Investors are sinking their teeth into the dollar, on the narrative that tariffs will asymmetrically damage the US economy"
Dollar drops as Donald Trump’s tariffs stoke economic fears
www.ft.com/content/3313...
Dollar drops as Donald Trump’s tariffs stoke economic fears
www.ft.com/content/3313...
April 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It is in some ways a great time to plan a trip to the US, and in other ways an epically bad time to plan a trip to the US
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The EU is one step closer to coal phase out 🚨
Finland closed one of its last coal power plants on the 1st of April 2025—far ahead of the country’s legal deadline of 2029—bringing coal generation below 1% 🇫🇮
Finland closed one of its last coal power plants on the 1st of April 2025—far ahead of the country’s legal deadline of 2029—bringing coal generation below 1% 🇫🇮
April 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The EU is one step closer to coal phase out 🚨
Finland closed one of its last coal power plants on the 1st of April 2025—far ahead of the country’s legal deadline of 2029—bringing coal generation below 1% 🇫🇮
Finland closed one of its last coal power plants on the 1st of April 2025—far ahead of the country’s legal deadline of 2029—bringing coal generation below 1% 🇫🇮
Very happy to announce, @epicothinktank.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! 🥳
Give a follow if you want to keep up with climate neutrality, energy, and the clean industrial transition 🌱
Give a follow if you want to keep up with climate neutrality, energy, and the clean industrial transition 🌱
April 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Very happy to announce, @epicothinktank.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! 🥳
Give a follow if you want to keep up with climate neutrality, energy, and the clean industrial transition 🌱
Give a follow if you want to keep up with climate neutrality, energy, and the clean industrial transition 🌱
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
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NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change."
🇩🇪🗳️ German election 2025
The conservative coalition (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national vote, while the far-right AfD saw its best-ever result, winning swathes of support in the east.
For the SPD, it was a disaster.
The results: www.politico.eu/article/germ...
The conservative coalition (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national vote, while the far-right AfD saw its best-ever result, winning swathes of support in the east.
For the SPD, it was a disaster.
The results: www.politico.eu/article/germ...
February 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change."
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🚨 Doc Contexte | Le plan de la Commission pour une industrie « propre » et compétitive ⤵️
✍️ Par @annahbrt.bsky.social et @lauramercier.bsky.social
✍️ Par @annahbrt.bsky.social et @lauramercier.bsky.social
Document Contexte - Le plan de la Commission pour une industrie « propre » et compétitive - Contexte
Contexte publie un projet du « pacte pour une industrie propre », la stratégie promise par Ursula von der Leyen au début de son second mandat pour mettre l’industrie européenne sur le chemin de la com...
www.contexte.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 Doc Contexte | Le plan de la Commission pour une industrie « propre » et compétitive ⤵️
✍️ Par @annahbrt.bsky.social et @lauramercier.bsky.social
✍️ Par @annahbrt.bsky.social et @lauramercier.bsky.social
Very, VERY eerie times
Tot zover de zogenaamde freedom of speech van Zuckerberg... www.volkskrant.nl/tech/instagr...
Instagram blokkeert opeens zoekopdrachten naar Biden, Harris, Fauci of Obama
Wie op Instagram #biden, #fauci, #harris of #obama intikt, krijgt te zien dat het socialemediaplatform de zoekresultaten blokkeert in verband met ‘gevoelige content’. Ook TikTok zou een dag na de inau...
www.volkskrant.nl
January 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Very, VERY eerie times
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The #ForeverLobbying Project exposes the real cost of #PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
46 journalists teamed up with 18 experts to investigate the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced, caused by the “poison of the century”.
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
46 journalists teamed up with 18 experts to investigate the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced, caused by the “poison of the century”.
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
January 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The #ForeverLobbying Project exposes the real cost of #PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
46 journalists teamed up with 18 experts to investigate the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced, caused by the “poison of the century”.
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
46 journalists teamed up with 18 experts to investigate the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced, caused by the “poison of the century”.
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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The Global Climate Highlights 2024 report is now online.
Delve in the analysis and access all the charts, information, and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the data that defined 2024: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz
#C3S #GCH2024
Delve in the analysis and access all the charts, information, and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the data that defined 2024: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz
#C3S #GCH2024
January 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Global Climate Highlights 2024 report is now online.
Delve in the analysis and access all the charts, information, and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the data that defined 2024: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz
#C3S #GCH2024
Delve in the analysis and access all the charts, information, and data on temperature, sea ice, precipitation, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Explore the data that defined 2024: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz
#C3S #GCH2024
We are surely off to a turbulent start of 2025.
More than ever, EPICO KlimaInnovation is ready to uphold the EU’s climate ambitions through policy development.
As the team gets busy with new projects, check out the latest edition of our newsletter 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...
More than ever, EPICO KlimaInnovation is ready to uphold the EU’s climate ambitions through policy development.
As the team gets busy with new projects, check out the latest edition of our newsletter 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...
Navigating 2025: Achieving Net-Zero with Green Steel, Offshore Hydrogen and Circular Solutions
EPICO KlimaInnovation is a non-profit and independent energy and climate policy think tank providing a platform and network for policy development. In our Monthly Policy Update, we dive into the lates...
www.linkedin.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We are surely off to a turbulent start of 2025.
More than ever, EPICO KlimaInnovation is ready to uphold the EU’s climate ambitions through policy development.
As the team gets busy with new projects, check out the latest edition of our newsletter 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...
More than ever, EPICO KlimaInnovation is ready to uphold the EU’s climate ambitions through policy development.
As the team gets busy with new projects, check out the latest edition of our newsletter 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...
Fancy a talk about #hydrogen in Brussels? Join us in our first Panel Discussion of 2025 👇
🚨 Accelerating Integrated Infrastructure in the North Sea
📆 30 January
🕒 12:30 -14:30
📍 Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
🔗 Register here 👉 form.jotform.com/250062974207...
🚨 Accelerating Integrated Infrastructure in the North Sea
📆 30 January
🕒 12:30 -14:30
📍 Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
🔗 Register here 👉 form.jotform.com/250062974207...
January 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fancy a talk about #hydrogen in Brussels? Join us in our first Panel Discussion of 2025 👇
🚨 Accelerating Integrated Infrastructure in the North Sea
📆 30 January
🕒 12:30 -14:30
📍 Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
🔗 Register here 👉 form.jotform.com/250062974207...
🚨 Accelerating Integrated Infrastructure in the North Sea
📆 30 January
🕒 12:30 -14:30
📍 Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
🔗 Register here 👉 form.jotform.com/250062974207...
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Finalmente www.ilpost.it/2025/01/08/c...
È stata liberata Cecilia Sala - Il Post
In questo momento si trova su un volo per l'Italia
www.ilpost.it
January 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Finalmente www.ilpost.it/2025/01/08/c...
Slightly confused about how reducing fact-checking reduces free speech, rather than the other way around...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.
www.wsj.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Slightly confused about how reducing fact-checking reduces free speech, rather than the other way around...
Lovely reading the Brussels Playbook this morning - great analysis and chat by @eddywax.bsky.social with former Commissioner Schinas. The EU media bubble still has a long way to go to shake its Brussels identity, but it’s exciting to witness how the process evolves.
January 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Lovely reading the Brussels Playbook this morning - great analysis and chat by @eddywax.bsky.social with former Commissioner Schinas. The EU media bubble still has a long way to go to shake its Brussels identity, but it’s exciting to witness how the process evolves.
Trump's presidency hasn't even started yet and constant absurd headlines already inundate us.
🚨 BREAKING: Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said today, in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with buying the massive Arctic island.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/gree...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/gree...
January 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump's presidency hasn't even started yet and constant absurd headlines already inundate us.