Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
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Doing amazing things by lunch time (while supporting winning #environment campaigns, organisations and actors) - Transparency registry: http://bit.ly/2JvozAh - powered by loud passionate #music, 🏃🏽 & 🍺
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Grrrh. 👇🏼 Yet another #DublinOceanDinner I miss. Working hard to convince @maerkelig.bsky.social to have one in April, when @blueactionfund.org has its annual board meeting in Dublin 🇮🇪
Oct. 22 the next #dublinoceandinner on the contentious issue of #ORE, offshore renewable #energy, it is going to be a good one, you won't want to miss it
"Exit" like ending contractual agreement earlier? Usually this is only foreseen for very limited cases like bad faith, force majeure... (Check you last grant agreements ⚖️👩🏼⚖️). Very different question for follow up grants.
Oooh this is an interesting piece. Thank you for the share @maerkelig.bsky.social @oceanknigge.bsky.social.
Paper below provides valuable food for thought, including more systematic approach to highly complex issue.
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Conceptualizing responsible exits in conservation philanthropy
Conservation philanthropy has grown significantly in the past decade. As the number of philanthropic-supported conservation initiatives increases, so too will the frequency of exits—the ending of fun...
ogy.de
It's never a good idea to fight a war on several fronts.
But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has no alternative: Danger lurks around every corner.
But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has no alternative: Danger lurks around every corner.
The 5 tribes giving von der Leyen the biggest headaches
As the European Commission president faces the second set of no-confidence votes in three months, groups of people with very different views from each other are giving her angst. Some even want to …
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"La Matinale Européenne" has an English-speaking sister now!
In my first analysis, I've had a go at Austria's unbearable Neutralism - and the first little cracks appearing in this delusional veneer.
You can sign up for "Morning Post Europe" here ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/europemo...
In my first analysis, I've had a go at Austria's unbearable Neutralism - and the first little cracks appearing in this delusional veneer.
You can sign up for "Morning Post Europe" here ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/europemo...
Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Industry titans woo EU leaders in Copenhagen with billions in deregulation drive
Industry titans woo EU leaders in Copenhagen with billions in deregulation drive
European leaders at their Copenhagen summit were wooed with promises by some of the continent's largest companies to pump billions into investments — in exchange for slashing regulation.
euobserver.com
Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Explosive hurricanes and searing wildfires are pushing U.S. insurers to the limit, upending housing markets, and even reshaping the makeup of some communities.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Gil Gaul reports:
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Gil Gaul reports:
How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach
After years underestimating the risks posed by climate-fueled disasters, the U.S. home insurance industry is in turmoil. In vulnerable areas, rising insurance costs are upending housing markets and co...
e360.yale.edu
Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Sep 16
The books we accumulate but will never read are 'less a burden than a form of wealth'
'Letters from America' (5/6). Writer and journalist Thomas Chatterton Williams sees beauty in accumulating thousands of books in his library, knowing that a single lifetime would never be enough to re...
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Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Sep 16
One year on, Brussels' elite policymakers and academics will gather to debate the EU's tepid progress on Mario Draghi's landmark European competitiveness report — as China's manufacturing dominance grows ever larger.
Brussels still debates Draghi one year on, while China has a 100 million-strong workforce
One year on, Brussels' elite policymakers and academics will gather to debate the EU's tepid progress on Mario Draghi's landmark European competitiveness report — as China's manufacturing dominance grows ever larger.
euobserver.com
Mike Walker
@maerkelig.bsky.social
· Sep 10
Ursula von der Leyen has become the face of the EU's weakness
The president of the European Commission delivers her annual State of the Union speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday. She is facing mounting criticism over the trade deal with Donald Trump's...
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