Andreas Sieber
@andreassieber.bsky.social
Energy & Climate Geopolitics
Head of Political Strategy @350.org
Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub.
Views = my own
Head of Political Strategy @350.org
Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub.
Views = my own
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This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
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➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
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Turkey 🇹🇷 , host of this years UN #climate conference #COP31 , just signed a joint deal for more #oil & #gas with Chevron (the guys who want to drill in #Venezuela following US bombings unlawful military intervention).
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-petr...
Turkey 🇹🇷 , host of this years UN #climate conference #COP31 , just signed a joint deal for more #oil & #gas with Chevron (the guys who want to drill in #Venezuela following US bombings unlawful military intervention).
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-petr...
Turkish Petroleum, Chevron sign pact on oil, gas exploration - Latest News
National energy company Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) and U.S. oil giant Chevron have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate potential collaborations in oil and natural gas exploration and produc...
www.hurriyetdailynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Turkey 🇹🇷 , host of this years UN #climate conference #COP31 , just signed a joint deal for more #oil & #gas with Chevron (the guys who want to drill in #Venezuela following US bombings unlawful military intervention).
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-petr...
Turkey 🇹🇷 , host of this years UN #climate conference #COP31 , just signed a joint deal for more #oil & #gas with Chevron (the guys who want to drill in #Venezuela following US bombings unlawful military intervention).
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-petr...
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'The geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting towards China' - worth reading this analysis of UN votes by @focaldataHQ hs-3959436.f.hubspot...
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
'The geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting towards China' - worth reading this analysis of UN votes by @focaldataHQ hs-3959436.f.hubspot...
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An impressive who's who of people who believe their own convenience is more important than the planet we all live on, courtesy of the 2026 celebrity private jet tracker leaderboard!
(Before you click, comment below who you think is in top place)
#TaxTheSuperRich
(Before you click, comment below who you think is in top place)
#TaxTheSuperRich
Celebrity Private Jet Leaderboard February 2026 - CelebrityPrivateJetTracker.com
Tracking Celebrity Private jets
celebrityprivatejettracker.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
An impressive who's who of people who believe their own convenience is more important than the planet we all live on, courtesy of the 2026 celebrity private jet tracker leaderboard!
(Before you click, comment below who you think is in top place)
#TaxTheSuperRich
(Before you click, comment below who you think is in top place)
#TaxTheSuperRich
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This was to be expected - after cutting support to pro-democracy civil society last year, the US state is now looking to actively support far-right affiliated think tanks and charities in Europe.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This was to be expected - after cutting support to pro-democracy civil society last year, the US state is now looking to actively support far-right affiliated think tanks and charities in Europe.
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Shell increases debt pile to $45.7bn to continue bumper shareholder payouts.
4% increase in dividends, $3.5bn share buybacks – 17th consecutive quarter of at least $3bn of buybacks.
Customers will pay.
CEOs appease shareholders who always want more. No govt curbs their power.
4% increase in dividends, $3.5bn share buybacks – 17th consecutive quarter of at least $3bn of buybacks.
Customers will pay.
CEOs appease shareholders who always want more. No govt curbs their power.
Shell increases multibillion-pound debt pile as it hands investors record payouts
Company’s total debt rose to $45.7bn as adjusted earnings for 2025 fell 22% to $18.5bn owing to weaker oil prices
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Shell increases debt pile to $45.7bn to continue bumper shareholder payouts.
4% increase in dividends, $3.5bn share buybacks – 17th consecutive quarter of at least $3bn of buybacks.
Customers will pay.
CEOs appease shareholders who always want more. No govt curbs their power.
4% increase in dividends, $3.5bn share buybacks – 17th consecutive quarter of at least $3bn of buybacks.
Customers will pay.
CEOs appease shareholders who always want more. No govt curbs their power.
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.
Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.
Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.
📈 Wow! Over 90% (❗) of #China ’s investment growth last year came from clean-energy sectors. Shared some thoughts with The Guardian on how impressive this is and why the country must hence stop its catastrophic and continued #coal expansion.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds
Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growth
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
📈 Wow! Over 90% (❗) of #China ’s investment growth last year came from clean-energy sectors. Shared some thoughts with The Guardian on how impressive this is and why the country must hence stop its catastrophic and continued #coal expansion.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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China is set to have more solar power capacity than coal for the first time this year, marking a “historic” milestone in the country’s energy transition.
@stuti.bsky.social
@stuti.bsky.social
China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift
Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
China is set to have more solar power capacity than coal for the first time this year, marking a “historic” milestone in the country’s energy transition.
@stuti.bsky.social
@stuti.bsky.social
Historic. #China s #solar capacity will overtake #coal this year.
Coal is finished economically.
Yet China doubles down & builds more coal plants unnecessary.
Talked with @stuti.bsky.social of @the-independent.com about Chinas schizophrenic energy politics.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Coal is finished economically.
Yet China doubles down & builds more coal plants unnecessary.
Talked with @stuti.bsky.social of @the-independent.com about Chinas schizophrenic energy politics.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift
Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Historic. #China s #solar capacity will overtake #coal this year.
Coal is finished economically.
Yet China doubles down & builds more coal plants unnecessary.
Talked with @stuti.bsky.social of @the-independent.com about Chinas schizophrenic energy politics.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Coal is finished economically.
Yet China doubles down & builds more coal plants unnecessary.
Talked with @stuti.bsky.social of @the-independent.com about Chinas schizophrenic energy politics.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
🇨🇳NEW | China–Coal power biannual review–H2 2025
💥In 2025, new & reactivated coal project proposals surged to record of 161GW–as clean energy put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse & drove down coal power generation
w/@globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄Report here:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
💥In 2025, new & reactivated coal project proposals surged to record of 161GW–as clean energy put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse & drove down coal power generation
w/@globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄Report here:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
🇨🇳NEW | China–Coal power biannual review–H2 2025
💥In 2025, new & reactivated coal project proposals surged to record of 161GW–as clean energy put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse & drove down coal power generation
w/@globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄Report here:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
💥In 2025, new & reactivated coal project proposals surged to record of 161GW–as clean energy put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse & drove down coal power generation
w/@globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄Report here:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
Over 100 civil society organisations urge the #COP30 president to make the #fossilfuel phase out roadmap an inclusive and real political process.
350.org/press-releas...
350.org/press-releas...
Over 100 Civil society organizations urge COP30 presidency to make fossil fuel transition roadmap a real, inclusive political process
Open letter to President André Corrêa do Lago brings groups from around the world and calls for transparency and science-based...
350.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Over 100 civil society organisations urge the #COP30 president to make the #fossilfuel phase out roadmap an inclusive and real political process.
350.org/press-releas...
350.org/press-releas...
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
cover of The Economist this week
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
cover of The Economist this week
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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If done right, transforming the North Sea into a renewable energy hub could "begin to correct" the injustice of its decades of pollution, says Clémence Dubois, 350.org Global Campaign Manager in this report by Bloomberg.
North Sea States to Invest €9.5 Billion in Offshore Wind by 2030
The offshore wind industry has pledged to invest €9.5 billion ($11.3 billion) in its supply chain by 2030 to help expand capacity in the North Sea as European countries work to turn one of the most fa...
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
If done right, transforming the North Sea into a renewable energy hub could "begin to correct" the injustice of its decades of pollution, says Clémence Dubois, 350.org Global Campaign Manager in this report by Bloomberg.
Reposted by Andreas Sieber
HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
So the Vatican is now putting out press releases about 100 of their priests and staff being arrested over peaceful protest in #Minnesota against #ICE and #Trump 👀
www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news...
www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news...
USA: Festnahme von 100 Geistlichen - Vatican News
Im Kontext der Proteste gegen die verschärften Einwanderungskontrollen in den USA sind am vergangenen Freitag auch bis zu 100 Geistliche festgenommen ...
www.vaticannews.va
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
So the Vatican is now putting out press releases about 100 of their priests and staff being arrested over peaceful protest in #Minnesota against #ICE and #Trump 👀
www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news...
www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news...
Chillingly prophetic: the New York Times Front Page in October 2024, two weeks from election night.
#Trump #autocracy #Minneapolis
#Trump #autocracy #Minneapolis
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Chillingly prophetic: the New York Times Front Page in October 2024, two weeks from election night.
#Trump #autocracy #Minneapolis
#Trump #autocracy #Minneapolis
#Trump obviously feeling sore after #Carney got more praise and attention in Davos: threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if #Canada 'makes a deal with #China'
lets see when Trump Chickens Out of this one again too.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
lets see when Trump Chickens Out of this one again too.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada "makes a deal with China" — a forceful message that comes days aft...
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
#Trump obviously feeling sore after #Carney got more praise and attention in Davos: threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if #Canada 'makes a deal with #China'
lets see when Trump Chickens Out of this one again too.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
lets see when Trump Chickens Out of this one again too.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#COP31 Host #Turkey just appointed Samed Agirbas as the new Climate High-Level Champion. Agribas heads the Zero Waste Foundation - initiated by Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan who is said to be behinds Turkeys COP bid.
unfccc.int/news/turkiye...
#UNFCCC #climate
unfccc.int/news/turkiye...
#UNFCCC #climate
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
#COP31 Host #Turkey just appointed Samed Agirbas as the new Climate High-Level Champion. Agribas heads the Zero Waste Foundation - initiated by Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan who is said to be behinds Turkeys COP bid.
unfccc.int/news/turkiye...
#UNFCCC #climate
unfccc.int/news/turkiye...
#UNFCCC #climate
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For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it
- @unep.org report calls for major shift towards solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time
news.un.org/en/story/202...
- @unep.org report calls for major shift towards solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time
news.un.org/en/story/202...
For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it
The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.
news.un.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it
- @unep.org report calls for major shift towards solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time
news.un.org/en/story/202...
- @unep.org report calls for major shift towards solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time
news.un.org/en/story/202...