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@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social
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Retired @EU_Commission, PhD CAU Kiel #EUI #EconomicHistory #sustainability #FarRight #ClimateActionNow #ActOnClimate #SmartCities #FutureOfEurope #cycling

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1h
All eyes will be on #Türkiye as it hosts the world's biggest climate summit. #COP31 opens in #Antalya on 9/11, bringing 197 countries together to grapple with record global temperatures, mounting climate damage, and growing pressure to shift away from #fossilfuels www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/e...
euronews.com
Electrification, climate finance and crises: What to expect at COP31
The UN talks in Antalya next month will be backdropped by the energy crisis, extreme heat and Nepal's flood disaster.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2h
Wave of affordable #electriccars is boosting consumers' choice: sales of sub-€25,000 models set to rise sevenfold! Rapidly expanding range of more affordable #electricvehicles is protecting drivers from costly oil dependence. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/wav... #ActOnClimate #CDU #Reiche
transportenvironment.org
Wave of affordable electric cars is boosting consumers' choice: sales…
Electric car choice is expanding rapidly thanks to EU clean car targets, but weakening the 2030-35 targets would put affordable models and Europe’s…
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2h
The Commission has concluded that #Poland 's plan to support the extension of capacity of a factory of truck producer #MAN Trucks in the Małopolskie region is not in line with EU #Stateaid rules. Therefore, Poland cannot disburse the aid. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #competition #fairness #trucks
ec.europa.eu
Commission finds Polish support for MAN Trucks factory expansion incompatible State aid
The European Commission has concluded that Poland\'s plan to support the extension of capacity of a factory of truck producer MAN Trucks Sp. z o. o. in Niepo\u0142omice in the Ma\u0142opolskie region ...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 7h
Britain has turned #digitalID into a growth industry - Young people who must prove they are allowed to buy alcohol in pubs and clubs will be able to do so without displaying their full identities www.ft.com/content/b303... via @FT #DigitalTransformation #dataprotection #ITSME
ft.com
Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry
Start-ups such as Yoti and Luciditi are meeting demand for age and identity verification as the government retreats
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 7h
India’s first #bullettrain stumbles over divisions with partner #Japan - It has accused #India of violating the pact by handing a key contract for the signalling system to German Siemens. Negotiators said the move dismayed Japanese project companies www.ft.com/content/daa3... via @FT #railways
ft.com
India’s first bullet train stumbles over divisions with partner Japan
Flagship high-speed rail project has been beset by delays, cost overruns and tensions
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 19h
Thank you #DonaldTrump Thanks to your war gas cars are now a minority of the world’s new car sales. Gasoline-only vehicles made up 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021 electrek.co/2026/10/05/g... #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow #EVs
electrek.co
Gas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first time
Gas cars made up 49% of global new car sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021. But hybrids are taking as much share as EVs.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
The Darden Clean Energy Project is designed to produce 1.15 gigawatts of #solarpower using approximately 3.1 million panels. It will include up to 4.6 gw-hours of battery storage, allowing electricity generated during sunny hours to be saved for later use #SolarPower #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
#Spain is investing in 14 renewable-powered #desalination plants to help tackle growing water shortages in coastal regions, a €600 million effort with the potential to serve up to 4 million people. Plants force #seawater through membranes that remove dissolved salts www.irena.org/-/media/File...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
#Norway is planning a temporary ban on #smartglasses in some public places ... in parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, schools, daycare centres, healthcare facilities, gyms and public events, although private use would still be allowed www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... #privacy #Zuckerberg
theguardian.com
Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places
Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about unauthorised covert recording
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
#DonaldTrump’s nominees — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh Amy Coney Barrett — have given deciding votes in rulings blocking his attempts to limit mail-in voting, birthright citizenship, the independence of the FED and struck down his marquee tariffs policy www.ft.com/content/8581... #Republicans #GOP
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
Paris and Berlin call for a new EU "systemic reaction" tool that would let Brussels move fast to counter China-driven market distortions as the trade deficit of €1 bin a day with Beijing is unsustainable. EU has given China until this month to offer concessions www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/g...
euronews.com
Germany and France agree new trade tool to counter China
Paris and Berlin call for a new EU "systemic reaction" tool that would let Brussels move fast to counter China-driven market distortions, as well as retaliation planning and a revamp of trade defence ...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 20h
US Undersecretary of Defense #ElbridgeColby is hosting representatives from five key NATO members in Poland to discuss defence capabilities and the future of the alliance. NATO experts warn the format risks dividing the alliance www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/u... #DonaldTrump & #VladimirPutin
euronews.com
US meeting in Poland excluding France, UK, Baltics risks dividing NATO
US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby is hosting representatives from five key NATO members in Poland to discuss defence capabilities and the future of the alliance. Critics warn the exclusion o...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 22h
The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which #bigoil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #DonaldTrump #oilandgas
theguardian.com
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
30% - #BEVs remain in high demand in Europe, even in a holiday month, like August. This month, along with July, is unusual because in Europe, most makers and their models slow down their operations because of the holiday season ... but because of #DonaldTrump War cleantechnica.com/2026/10/03/e...
cleantechnica.com
Europe EV Sales Report: Record Month — BEVs Reach 30% Market Share! - CleanTechnica
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Commission is stepping up support for Member States' counter- #drone capabilities with €130 million. It will help them reinforce situational awareness, better protect external borders and address risks linked to unauthorised or hostile drone activity ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #VladimirPutin
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Daily News 05 / 10 / 2026
Commission greenlights Finland\'s fifth payment request for €229.2 million under NextGenerationEU \nToday, the European Commission positively assessed Finland\'s fifth payment request of €229.2 millio...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With this latest payment, the amount made available to #Moldova under the Plan reaches €661 million, as the country continues to show steady determination and progress on this Reform Agenda, turning reforms into opportunities for the people and businesses ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #VladimirPutin
ec.europa.eu
Commission unlocks €157 million to Moldova for reform progress under the Growth Plan
Today, at the 10th EU-Moldova Association Council, the European Commission disbursed an additional €157 million to Moldova, reaffirming the EU\'s support for the country\'s reform path.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
27% EV Share in August!Excluding the auto markets in China and the US, #EVs are flying high, jumping 53% YoY globally in July. #BEVs in particular surged 62% YoY cleantechnica.com/2026/10/04/t... #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #ActOnClimate #FarRight #DonaldTrump
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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — 27% EV Share in August! - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Philippines’ central bank braces for ‘Godzilla’ #ElNiño. It has warned that a potential “Godzilla” El Niño weather phenomenon threatens to fuel inflationary pressures in an economy already reeling from high oil prices. www.ft.com/content/390f... via @FT #ClimateEmergency #flooding #inflation
ft.com
Philippines’ central bank braces for ‘Godzilla’ El Niño
Severe Pacific Ocean weather event could fuel inflationary pressures and hit agricultural production across region
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine by bombing barns and ships has grave implications not just for global #food supplies but for Ukraine’s economy, its survival strategy and potentially the course of the war www.ft.com/content/cc96... via @FT #VladimirPutin #WarCriminal #FarRight #AfD
ft.com
Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine
Moscow’s relentless offensive on cities and ports has halted the country’s grain exports, severing an economic lifeline
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the greatest presidents has returned to help defeat the most corrupt person in US history.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
From her wooden veranda in Fiji’s remote Yasawa islands, climate activist #LaveniaNaivalu remembers when the reefs were once so healthy, her grandfather would walk to the shoreline and return with fish. But life there has changed. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... #ActOnClimate #Renewables
theguardian.com
‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in Pacific
Lavenia Naivalu has seen the impact of the climate crisis first-hand and is determined to amplify Pacific voices at this year’s pre-Cop summit in Fiji
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia has struck another major bridge in Kyiv. The attack came shortly after #Merz arrived on an unannounced visit intended to underline Germany’s backing of Ukraine, as the country enters one of the most precarious periods since 2022 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... #VladimirPutin #WarCriminal
theguardian.com
Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as German chancellor visits Ukraine in show of support
Attack shortly after Friedrich Merz arrived on unannounced visit intended to underline Germany’s backing
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The wrong approach taken by #KatharinaReiche and #FriedhelmMerz. Instead of lowering energy prices by expanding renewables (the cheapest source of energy), public money is being used to prop up the dying #oilandgas industry. They are wasting taxpayers’ money on new gas-fired power stations #CDU
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Spanish Civil Protection sent a new Es-Alert to five Catalan counties reminding residents of travel restrictions, after Barcelona saw its wettest day in at least 20 yrs and the Besòs river passed the danger threshold. Two people have died www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/t... #flooding #ClimateEmergency
euronews.com
Two people have died in Spain's Catalonia region due to flooding
On Sunday, Spanish Civil Protection sent a new Es-Alert to five Catalan counties reminding residents of travel restrictions, after Barcelona saw its wettest day in at least 20 years and the Besòs rive...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
While overt #corruption may not be as dire in either the US or Italy as in many other frontier markets, both are turning away from policing it. #Populism is showing up and older people are holding on to good jobs,and the young have trouble finding decent ones www.ft.com/content/a271... #DonaldTrump
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A spiralling legal crisis threatens to engulf #OpenAI after its AI agents hacked dozens of companies and governments worldwide, with the prospect of a barrage of lawsuits marking the latest test of #SamAltman ’s leadership. www.ft.com/content/2c24... #ArtificialIntelligence #DonaldTrump
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Renault ​will invest €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next 5 yrs in #electricvehicles and more affordable cars. CEO #FrançoisProvost: "We invested €13 ​bn to transform our ⁠industrial footprint to bet on electric, and ​will continue pushing on electric" www.reuters.com/business/ren...
reuters.com
Renault to invest over €10 billion in France in EVs, affordable cars, CEO says
Renault Group ​will invest more than €10 billion ($11 billion) in ‌France over the next five years in electric vehicles and more affordable cars, Chief Executive François Provost said on Saturday.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
British start-up #NPKRecovery has developed a mobile system that collects #urine from event toilets and processes it into a fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium - the key nutrients represented by "NPK" in #fertilizer products www.reuters.com/video/watch/... #circulareconomy
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Sustainable Business News | Latest Eco Headlines | Reuters
Find latest sustainable news from every corner of the globe at Reuters.com, your online source for breaking international news coverage.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the 100-seat parliament, Kulbergs' United List party secured 42 seats, a record for the post-independence history of the former Soviet republic, local media reports. The results point to a continued pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course for #Latvia www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/l... #FutureOfEurope
euronews.com
Latvia's pro-European ruling party wins parliamentary election
With more than 99.9 per cent of votes counted, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List party was in the lead with 35.4 percent, according to state TV.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Alito is ​one of the most conservative justices, which has a 6-3 conservative majority. The clerk of the Court #ScottHarris "I am ⁠writing to inform the parties that Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case." www.reuters.com/business/ene... #ClimateEmergency
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US Supreme Court's Alito won't participate in climate case involving oil companies
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in ​an upcoming case involving a bid by oil companies to scuttle ‌a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for helping fuel climate change, a co...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#JohnMaynardKeynes and the search for the good life. His optimistic and widely poular belief in intervening during the dark times with ambition and — most importantly — humanity. How we might live more happily together. All we have to do is ask the right question www.ft.com/content/c13f... via @FT
ft.com
John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life
Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Ford backs a big new solar farm for its Michigan factories. For Ford, the goal is to assemble every vehicle it makes in Michigan with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free electricity by the end of 2027 electrek.co/2026/10/02/f... #DonaldTrump #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNoe #ElectricVehicles
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Ford backs a big new solar farm for its Michigan factories
Ford is funding a 100-MW solar farm in Michigan to help power its factories and move toward its goal of carbon-free electricity.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#ClimateEmergency - A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/s... #oilandgas #DonaldTrump #AfD #FarRight
euronews.com
Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. #EuropeNews
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Those who mock the level of subsidies for green projects should bear in mind that subsidies for #oilandgas are many times higher than those for the environment. Anyone who claims that the state is spending too much on climate protection should first put their own house in order #KatharineReiche #CDU
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#AndyBurnham’s personal preference to rejoin the EU after the next election is supported by almost half of all voters, a new megapoll has found, although cabinet ministers concerned about reopening #Brexit divides are privately urging him to proceed with caution www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A brutal year as #climatechange and the #ElNiño pattern collided. Sea temperatures broke heat records for 100 days and August was the equal hottest on record. Air temperature in August was 1.65C higher than the pre-industrial baseline www.ft.com/content/3014... #oilandgas #ClimateEmergency #Trump
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The captivating image reveals rows of high-tech, glowing servers situated inside a rugged underground mine cavern, with blue cooling pipes bringing cold air in and glowing orange pipes routing captured thermal energy up to a residential neighborhood above www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/fut...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#DonaldTrump has taken steps to make it easier to sell gaspowered vehicles, but states, environmental groups challenge the revised fuel economy standards which aim to reverse #JoeBiden push toward greater fuel efficiency and #electricvehicles www.reuters.com/world/states... #oilandgas #ActOnClimate
reuters.com
States, cities sue US agencies over weaker vehicle fuel economy rules
California, New York and two dozen other states, cities and counties sued the US Transportation Department ‌on Friday over its decision this week to finalize sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standar...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents. A vague of demonstrations in more than 50 Spanish cities on Saturday, a day after #FarRight parties voted down two government decrees meant to give tenants stronger protection www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/s... #PedroSanchez #VOX
euronews.com
Spain faces housing protests in more than 50 cities
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents that have nearly doubled in ten years into a threat to Pedro Sánchez's minority government. #EuropeNews
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Using software from a company in #Israel, scammers reel in gullible investors and steal all their money. DER SPIEGEL dove deep into this world of greed-fueled criminal networks in the shadow world of the internet www.spiegel.de/internationa... #BenjaminNetayahu #Bulgaria #Serbia #Ukraine
spiegel.de
(S+) Online Scams: The Shady World of Fraudulent Investment Sites
Using software from a company in Israel, scammers reel in gullible investors and steal all their money. DER SPIEGEL dove deep into this world of greed-fueled criminal networks - and found a hero.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US economy adds just 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows sharply - The #unemployment rate climbed to 4.2 per cent in September from 4.1 per cent in August www.ft.com/content/7fc8... via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #GOP #inflation #statedebt #Republicans
ft.com
US economy adds just 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows sharply
Figure renews market debate about outlook for further Fed rate rises
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US refiners reap windfall profits as Iran war push up fuel prices for consumers. They are on course to report a more than fourfold increase in profits due to surging diesel and petrol prices caused by #DonaldTrump ’s #Iran war www.ft.com/content/1187... via @FT #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
ft.com
US refiners reap windfall profits as wars push up fuel prices for consumers
Oil producer income has drawn scrutiny but lower-profile refiners have posted a fourfold increase in margins
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The UK’s car sales were up over 12% in September off the back of strong growth in EV and plug-in hybrid sales according to the latest figures from car industry body the SMMT. Almost 100,000 #electricvehicles and 60,000 PHEVs took a 45% slice! www.electrifying.com/blog/article... #ActOnClimate
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Just under 100,000 electric cars were sold in September 2026 according to the latest numbers from the SMMT
Bumper sales of EVs and plug-in hybrid models boosted the market in a key month for car sales
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt hotter than 38C www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #oilandgas #KatharinaReiche
theguardian.com
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have joined forces to reject emergency measures put forward to tackle the country’s #housingcrisis, pitting a fractured parliament against the widespread protest movement that has swelled in recent days www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... #FarRight #AfD #billionaires
theguardian.com
Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows
Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'A powerful buffer': How solar saved the EU €37.4 billion since the war on Iran began. Europe is cushioning itself from the volatile cost of fossil fuel imports thanks to a surge in #solarpower which is cheaper than #oilandgas www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/s... #DonaldTrump #KatharinaReiche #CDU
euronews.com
Solar has saved the EU €37.4 billion since the war on Iran began
Europe's solar boom is cushioning households from the crippling costs of gas, as the war on Iran continues to highlight the dangers of fossil fuel reliance.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Philippine central bank has warned that a potential “Godzilla” #ElNiño threatens to fuel inflationary pressures in an economy already reeling from high oil prices. The El Niño phenomenon is the strongest on record in some places worsing #droughts www.ft.com/content/390f... #ClimateEmergency
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US has backed down on a threat to stop exporting fuel to the world as part of a deal in which European countries agreed to release more #diesel from their strategic reserves on Friday as #DonaldTrump attempts to bring down high diesel prices for US industry and farmers www.ft.com/content/9720...
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