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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 3d

This is from a very prominent conservationist from Kenya

Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 1d

Not entirely without a stake myself here either but as summarised here by Brussels’ eternal optimist, nothing of what biofuels proponents argued has come to pass.

What I hadn’t quiet expected then is that it’s major agri producers in the tropics now pushing this most strongly, despite all drawbacks

Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 2d

#Biofuels are still made from food and/or on prime farmland (the marginal land BS), they are worse than what they replace (the magic carbon BS), they are massively imported (the rural development BS), it's still first gen (the 2nd & 3rd gen BS).

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

Would hang it on my wall, real piece of art

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

Really useful chart for when oil and gas companies say they are part of the solution

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

Blinde Vink (blind finch) is not made of Finches, Koninginnesoep does not require the death of a monarch, no person called Jan has been put in a bag and on and on it goes

Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

Yep it’s bollocks and share your frustration, it’s not only that it ignores the actual cause of the biggest impact (meat) but by obsessing over UPF it’s putting up barriers to meat alternatives

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

In fact the votes seems to be one of those rare moments where almost everyone seems to agree how stupid and pointless it is.

Massive own goal for a party and lobby that otherwise makes a name against proscribing people how to call things

Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

‘Do conservatives think consumers are stupid’ is the surprisingly candid headline this station covered the EP vote to ban meat names for veggie products

ntv Nachrichtensender @ntvde.bsky.social · 3d

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

‘Do conservatives think consumers are stupid’ is the surprisingly candid headline this station covered the EP vote to ban meat names for veggie products

ntv Nachrichtensender @ntvde.bsky.social · 3d

Verbot von Veggie-Wurst: Union macht Kulturkampf für Blöde und die Agrarlobby

Hält die Union Verbraucher für dumm? Eine angebliche Verwechslungsgefahr muss als Argument herhalten für ein Verbot, Fleischersatzprodukte als Schnitzel, Wurst und Burger zu verkaufen. CDU und CSU unterstützen ein entsprechendes EU-Gesetz - getrieben von der Agrarlobby und billigem Kalkül.

www.n-tv.de

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like a risk worth taking to me

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social · 3d

My fantastic colleague @julietphillips.bsky.social has co-written a briefing with @bramclaeys.bsky.social of @regassistproj.bsky.social on how to improve Europe's grid governance.

A quick summary with links below 👇

Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 3d

Electricity grid upgrades are central to Europe's future energy security and competitiveness.
To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 3d

Yet more evidence Trump will not derail the global clean tech boom, but he will push the world further off track to meeting climate goals it is set to badly miss. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520056...

Study: Trump's war on renewables will have only 'marginal impact' on global energy transition

Energy Transition Outlook from DNV warns White House will delay US emissions reductions, but global shift to clean energy will continue to accelerate

www.businessgreen.com

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 3d

⚡ Europe’s clean energy transition can only move as fast as its electricity grids.

But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇

https://www.raponline.org/blog/better-oversight-better-foresight/👇

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 3d

Australian grid operator expecting coal to be out by late 2030s, replaced by the cheapest new source available, renewables, assuming no policies to drive things forward

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable…

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

www.canarymedia.com

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 3d

At least it clarifies that biofuels are not zero emissions

Other then that, this is just the political equivalent of drunk driving your car (industry) of a cliff

Stefano Porciello @steporciello.bsky.social · 4d

Germany and Italy have joined forces to push for changes to the EU’s 2035 ban on tailpipe emissions from new cars, urging that vehicles “powered by renewable fuels” remain “eligible for registration” after the deadline, according to a joint memo obtained by Euractiv.

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 4d

Germany allies with Italy against 2035 zero emission car mandate

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Sybrand Frietema @frietema.bsky.social · Jun 6

Als je ze al TV-podium biedt, zou eerste vraag aan een liegende politica moeten zijn:

“De vorige keer dat u hier zat, sprak u [onwaarheid]. Wij waren niet in de gelegenheid dat in de uitzending recht te zetten. Daarom doen we dat nu.

Mijn vraag is: waarom loog u tegen mij en de kijkers?”

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 4d

Shockingly late, as always

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount on.ft.com/46WLxfN

EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount

Intelligence agencies say sabotage operations are often led by spies posing as diplomats

on.ft.com

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 8d

A question for Times columnist Sebastian Payne:

What is this cheaper source of "energy" that you speak of?

The world's energy experts would like to know…

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 8d

It certainly didn’t make the French any more amiable to their Presidents

Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 8d

God this chart should haunt every French president from Chirac onwards, very much including Macron.

Where did all the money go?

Even accepting Germany should have run looser fiscal policy, it's still shocking to see French profligacy -- being broke makes "strategic autonomy" a distant dream.

Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 8d

Europe keeps calm and demolishes another coal plant it no longer needs, this today in Sines, Portugal, a plant which had already closed in 2021

Courtesy of @aspatuleia.bsky.social

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · 9d

In Politico this morning: German chancellor slamming EU anti-drone efforts and no he is not called Scholz

‘Even as the leaders bickered over the idea (with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz slamming it, per two diplomats), drones were sighted over critical German infrastructure. ‘

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 9d

When RUSI writes this it’s actually a big ol’ warning sign

RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 9d

'Partners will need to be prepared for the use of US military power in a way that is deeply uncomfortable' writes @mtsavill.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Not Business as Usual: Why Trump’s War Department Rhetoric Matters

Much of the language coming out of the gathering of US military leaders this week could be dismissed as political spectacle. But international partners of the US should take seriously the US Administr...

www.rusi.org

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 9d

"In 2019, experts at Kings College London estimated that without further action, it would take 193 years for London to meet government-set [NO2] limits. But the Labour mayor said the aim had been met in nine years by introducing Ulez." www.bbc.com/news/article... via Aurelia Foster

London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says

The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

www.bbc.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 10d

I think that, in a time of rising fascism, unity and decency are mediocre political goals. I know they are "relatable" but they are tame. I think that "dignity and equality" are far better. Both have a basis in law, both can be quantified, and neither ask the abused to make peace with their abusers.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

‘Decency or division’: Britain faces era-defining choice, Keir Starmer warns

Prime minister lambasts Nigel Farage and the politics of Reform in combative Labour conference speech Keir Starmer has warned that Britain faces an era-defining choice between Labour and the populist right, as he launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage, saying the Reform leader neither “liked or believed in Britain”. In a speech that drew the battle lines for the next general election, the prime minister said the UK stood at a fork in the road where “we can choose decency, we can choose division, renewal or decline”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Gee / ◣ ◢ \ @chrisgeeuk.bsky.social · 10d

"The opportunity here is really shifting people's perceptions of what protein is and pushing people beyond their gut reaction of 'I need more protein and therefore I need to eat a chicken,'" www.newsweek.com/2025/10/10/p...

The protein craze is here. Why are climate activists sounding the alarm?

Consumers are eating more animal products as they up their protein intake. What does this mean for the sustainable food movement?

www.newsweek.com

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