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Heather Grabbe

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Political economy of climate and nature at Bruegel. Visiting Professor at University College London. Brussels geek.

Heather Grabbe is Senior Fellow at the think-tank Bruegel in Brussels, Belgium. Since 2021, she is Visiting Professor at University College London and at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She was previously the director of the Open Society European Policy Institute. .. more

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Aug 27

🌐 Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order
📆 3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET

🗣️ heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir (Bruegel), Pascal Lamy parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/sMtqB2e

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Aug 18

Don’t distract the hedgehog from eating slugs!

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Aug 4

🌎️Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order
📅3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET

🗣️ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & André Sapir will cross-interview Pascal Lamy @parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/FIURkeu

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Pieter Bruegel @pbruegel.bsky.social · Dec 6

Armed Three Master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky https://www.wikiart.org/en/pieter-bruegel-the-elder/armed-three-master-with-daedalus-and-icarus-in-the-sky-1562

Armed Three Master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky

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Pieter Bruegel @pbruegel.bsky.social · Dec 6

Envy https://www.wikiart.org/en/pieter-bruegel-the-elder/envy

Envy

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Pieter Bruegel @pbruegel.bsky.social · Dec 12

Children's Games https://www.wikiart.org/en/pieter-bruegel-the-elder/children-s-games-1560

Children's Games

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Cecilia Trasi @ctrasi.bsky.social · Dec 11

🆕 Latest @bruegel.bsky.social analysis on Northvolt and the lessons for the Clean Industrial Deal. Key takeaways:

1️⃣ Align ambition with innovation realities
2️⃣ Strategic partnerships with other countries
3️⃣ Ambition must meet execution with strong framework conditions

www.bruegel.org/analysis/nor...

Northvolt’s struggles: a cautionary tale for the EU Clean Industrial Deal

In designing a new industrial policy, the European Commission should reflect on the troubles of the Swedish battery maker

www.bruegel.org

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Apr 3

But did the penguin say thank you

Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · Apr 3

deals are being made every day

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 12

🎥 ICYMI: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?

Rewatch the event on EU Nature Restoration Law with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker.

🔗https://buff.ly/Z2pRyC2

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 9

🌳 LIVE NOW: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?
📅 13:00-14:00 CET

On the EU Nature Restoration Law and national budgets. Joining us: @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker.

🔗 buff.ly/Z2pRyC2

EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets?

What are the pathways to manage trade-offs?

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jul 9

🌲 Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance?

💭 Can the Commission succeed in making #nature credits a genuine driver of positive change, and not another avenue for greenwashing?

🖋️ By Anna Fiore and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/n1g9rWX
#EconSky

Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance?

Nature markets can boost conservation funding, but strong standards and public support are vital for lasting, equitable ecological benefits

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Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · Jun 23

Trade Britannia? www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Trade Britannia?

The United Kingdom just concluded trade deals in May with India, the United States, and the European Union. It was thus the first country to make a deal with the Trump administration. The UK also rece...

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Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · Jun 6

Trade Britannia? www.piie.com/events/2025/...
With @davidheniguk.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social

Trade Britannia?

The United Kingdom just concluded trade deals in May with India, the United States, and the European Union. It was thus the first country to make a deal with the Trump administration. The UK also rece...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jun 5

♻️EU Green Week 2025

Theme: how to put circularity at the centre of Europe's economic transition.
💭 What intersections will be critical to developing a just and competitive transition?

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🖊️ Edited by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬ and @tagliapietra.bsky.social‬
#EconSky

Green intersections: the global embedding of climate change in policy

Improving economic policy

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I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics @i4ce.bsky.social · Jun 3

Panel debate Investing in Europe’s #ClimateTransition: do we have what it takes?"

👥w/ William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
@bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social & Bertrand Magné @eib.org
👤moderated by @alicemhancock.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

👇See the live

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 31

"I think it's really good that we had positive news coming from the EU-UK summit; that the two sides see each other as a close strategic partnership." #EconSky

🗣️ Ignacio Garcia Bercero w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social‬ & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬
🔗 buff.ly/Lj4Vp8s

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 26

🎙️ EU-UK trade and the Trump effect

@rebeccawire.bsky.social‬ speaks with Ignacio Garcia Bercero & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬ about the shift in post-Brexit ties between the two trading partners, what needs to be negotiated next, and how this relates to contentious transatlantic trade relations.

EU-UK trade and the Trump effect

What’s in the new EU-UK trade agreement and how does it fit with the tariff threats from Washington?

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 22

🤝 The EU-UK reset: a first, big step in the right direction

For Ignacio Garcia Bercero and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social the EU-UK summit offered progress in areas of mutual benefit.

💭 Can the EU and UK revive the habit of working together?

🔗 buff.ly/nRvgrw1
#EconSky

The EU-UK reset: a first, big step in the right direction

The most important outcome of the EU-UK Summit might be that it re-establishes the habit of working together

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 21

💭 The Commission's Choose Europe Initiative is a welcome start, but will it go far enough?

💡 A more ambitious agenda might be needed.
Read @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros' 'Project Einstein' proposal.
🔗 buff.ly/1PPBIVn

‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it

www.bruegel.org

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Elisa Newby @elisanewby.bsky.social · May 9

Our #EuropeDay continues with a superb panel dialogue about economic resilience. @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social and Leena Mörttinen discuss how to best handle the current multi-crisis. @suomenpankki.fi @bruegel.bsky.social

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 9

WATCH LIVE:

"Green, digital and resilient growth" with @suomenpankki.fi with @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, @ollirehn.suomenpankki.fi, Leena Mörttinen, @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social

➡️ www.bruegel.org/event/green-...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · May 8

🔬 ‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

@heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros add their voices to the call for European institutions to coordinate on attracting top talent from the US.

💭 Time for Project Einstein?

🔗 First Glance here: buff.ly/n8swPwV
#EconSky

‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world

The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it

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I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics @i4ce.bsky.social · May 5

👥 And a Panel debate “Investing in Europe’s climate transition – do we have what it takes?” with William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social and Bertrand Magné @eib.org

👇 More informations about the event www.i4ce.org/en/evenement...

Investing in Europe’s climate transition - I4CE

Launch of the State of the Climate Investment Report (second edition). Accelerating the climate transition is a central part of securing both the EU’s strategic autonomy and meeting the mid-to-long-te...

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Apr 23

OMG coal plants are belching out CO2 emissions to generate all the electricity Google AI uses to generate this stuff.

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · Apr 23

"The existing national standards are projected to reduce overall national energy consumption by 10% between 2025 and 2035."

theconversation.com/appliance-ef...

Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.

theconversation.com

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IOM Global Office Brussels @iomateu.iom.int · Apr 15

Thanks to @api-ipa.bsky.social & @unbrussels.bsky.social for the opportunity to brief journalists today on the pressing topic of climate migration. Our Susanne Melde joined @heathergrabbe.bsky.social to talk about the importance of a solution-focused approach to preparedness, adaptation & resilience

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Apr 3

The penguin was wearing a suit

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Apr 3

But did the penguin say thank you

Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · Apr 3

deals are being made every day

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Mar 26

And Future

Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · Mar 26

Beertopia Europe. What’s not to like?

Camino Mortera @caminomortera.bsky.social · Mar 26

Many people would think this is irrelevant and/or a Brussels bubble thing. It may be both of those things. But Europe often overlooks the power of good marketing. Wanna be a super power? Better start selling beers, fast.

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Camino Mortera @caminomortera.bsky.social · Mar 26

Many people would think this is irrelevant and/or a Brussels bubble thing. It may be both of those things. But Europe often overlooks the power of good marketing. Wanna be a super power? Better start selling beers, fast.