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More than a decade ago, as the EU’s first climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard helped turn carbon policy into a pillar of Brussels’ power and a point of pride for the bloc.
But now, she worries the tide is turning — with dire ramifications.
But now, she worries the tide is turning — with dire ramifications.
‘They should be ashamed’: Green backsliding is wrecking Europe, EU’s first climate chief warns
From wildfires to far-right gains, Connie Hedegaard says Europe can’t afford to go soft on climate while China races ahead and companies like BP backtrack.
ow.ly
August 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
More than a decade ago, as the EU’s first climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard helped turn carbon policy into a pillar of Brussels’ power and a point of pride for the bloc.
But now, she worries the tide is turning — with dire ramifications.
But now, she worries the tide is turning — with dire ramifications.
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The UK is falling behind the EU on environmental protections ⚖️❌
Despite pledging a “reset” with the EU, the government hasn’t closed widening loopholes, and in some cases is deleting EU protections altogether.
Experts warn we’re “actively going backwards” on the environment 🗣️
Despite pledging a “reset” with the EU, the government hasn’t closed widening loopholes, and in some cases is deleting EU protections altogether.
Experts warn we’re “actively going backwards” on the environment 🗣️
UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback
Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The UK is falling behind the EU on environmental protections ⚖️❌
Despite pledging a “reset” with the EU, the government hasn’t closed widening loopholes, and in some cases is deleting EU protections altogether.
Experts warn we’re “actively going backwards” on the environment 🗣️
Despite pledging a “reset” with the EU, the government hasn’t closed widening loopholes, and in some cases is deleting EU protections altogether.
Experts warn we’re “actively going backwards” on the environment 🗣️
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Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
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Others have pointed this out, but once you start thinking about the *physical* footprint of AI, especially power consumption, the predicted boom starts to look very problematic 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-is-powe...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-is-powe...
AI Is Power-Hungry
And consumers are paying the price
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Others have pointed this out, but once you start thinking about the *physical* footprint of AI, especially power consumption, the predicted boom starts to look very problematic 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-is-powe...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-is-powe...
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United Nations talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution collapsed in the early hours of this morning, as countries failed to agree on the basic parameters of the text.
UN plastic treaty talks collapse, again
Key sticking points included whether and how to regulate plastic products, the extent to which the measures should be legally binding, and financial support mechanisms.
www.politico.eu
August 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
United Nations talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution collapsed in the early hours of this morning, as countries failed to agree on the basic parameters of the text.
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"Today Donald Trump flies to Alaska to meet with a war criminal who he has called a 'genius' in order to avoid questions about a pedofile who raped [and trafficked] children while Donald Trump was calling him a 'terrific guy'."
Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence O’Donnell
August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Today Donald Trump flies to Alaska to meet with a war criminal who he has called a 'genius' in order to avoid questions about a pedofile who raped [and trafficked] children while Donald Trump was calling him a 'terrific guy'."
Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence O’Donnell
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AG Bondi is starting to sound like a US version of Lavrenty Beria, the head of Soviet police who purged Stalin’s opponents.
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
AG Bondi is starting to sound like a US version of Lavrenty Beria, the head of Soviet police who purged Stalin’s opponents.
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Amid a surge in wind energy generation, Finland has become the latest country to shut its last operational coal-fired power plant.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/14/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/14/w...
Wind boom helps Finland join the growing list of countries quitting coal power
In recent years, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and the UK have fully phased out coal generators.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Amid a surge in wind energy generation, Finland has become the latest country to shut its last operational coal-fired power plant.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/14/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/14/w...
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Yes! It’s precisely because of the volatile cost of fossil fuels and the UK’s dependence on them that have driven up our energy bills, NOT NET ZERO.
Our reliance on fossil-gas is largely to blame for high UK electricity prices.
The two line up almost exactly. If there was any honesty from net zero opponents, this would be the end of the argument.
Excellent article by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
The two line up almost exactly. If there was any honesty from net zero opponents, this would be the end of the argument.
Excellent article by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
April 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Yes! It’s precisely because of the volatile cost of fossil fuels and the UK’s dependence on them that have driven up our energy bills, NOT NET ZERO.
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The Dutch government has launched an independent inquiry into human rights abuses by Mozambique’s security forces.
Netherlands starts inquiry into Mozambique gas plant massacre
A TotalEnergies LNG project in Africa was put on hold after a POLITICO report on human rights abuses.
www.politico.eu
March 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Dutch government has launched an independent inquiry into human rights abuses by Mozambique’s security forces.
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Just meters from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, Israel's army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it, claiming it was for security reut.rs/3XpiLjW
Israel's settler pressure on West Bank villages stirs annexation fears
Just metres from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village at the northern end of the occupied West Bank, Israel's army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it.
reut.rs
March 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Just meters from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, Israel's army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it, claiming it was for security reut.rs/3XpiLjW
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New York's congestion pricing toll has reduced traffic and sped up commutes. Now it's also hitting its revenue goals: $48 million raised in its first month. President Trump still wants to kill it. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...
Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals. (Gift Article)
Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New York's congestion pricing toll has reduced traffic and sped up commutes. Now it's also hitting its revenue goals: $48 million raised in its first month. President Trump still wants to kill it. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...
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The Kremlin earned some €3 billion in 2023 in tax from European Union companies that were, and sometimes still are, active in Russia, according to a report published Monday.
Kremlin earned €3B in tax from EU companies
Plenty of Western retail and tobacco companies stayed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
www.politico.eu
January 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Kremlin earned some €3 billion in 2023 in tax from European Union companies that were, and sometimes still are, active in Russia, according to a report published Monday.
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Israeli forces killed more than 64,000 people in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 — meaning the widely reported death toll was underestimated by 41 percent, a major study published yesterday in The Lancet found.
Israel has killed many more people in Gaza than reported, top health study says
More than 64,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths between October 2023 and June 2024.
www.politico.eu
January 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Israeli forces killed more than 64,000 people in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 — meaning the widely reported death toll was underestimated by 41 percent, a major study published yesterday in The Lancet found.
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Europe’s Copernicus observation agency confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record. www.ft.com/content/fd91...
January 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Europe’s Copernicus observation agency confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record. www.ft.com/content/fd91...
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Amoral.
The US govt pressured the aid groups to withdraw the claim because it disputed the number of people affected - who could not be accurately determined because so many had fled. The fundamental problem of not enough food for too many people remains.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.
U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.
apnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Amoral.
Genuinely flexible, hybrid work arrangements increase productivity and employee satisfaction, reducing turnover. This move from mainly American corporations is a move to monitor and control workers and justify office real estate, nothing else.
“Calls for workers to return to the office while company leaders stay remote are particularly tough to swallow, given research showing that it’s the C-Suite that is more ineffective from afar — not the rank and file,” writes Rachel Greenley, a former tech executive.
Opinion | Remote Work Is Increasingly for The Rich
Remote work is increasingly a privilege enjoyed by the most affluent Americans.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Genuinely flexible, hybrid work arrangements increase productivity and employee satisfaction, reducing turnover. This move from mainly American corporations is a move to monitor and control workers and justify office real estate, nothing else.
I'm quite excited for the mass movement to Bluesky but I'm seeing a major push of posts from profiles clearly designed to bait and evoke rage responses to political issues. It seems the Russian interference and sabotage machine is alive and well on here as well. #bluesky #ragebait #disinformation
December 3, 2024 at 1:57 PM
I'm quite excited for the mass movement to Bluesky but I'm seeing a major push of posts from profiles clearly designed to bait and evoke rage responses to political issues. It seems the Russian interference and sabotage machine is alive and well on here as well. #bluesky #ragebait #disinformation
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This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s