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Matthias Kalkuhl @mkalkuhl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How can the EU finance more common priorities without putting ever more pressure on national budgets? A new Global Citizen report explores 6 options for new EU own resources. We contributed to 2: taxes on luxury consumption and intra-EU aviation. (1/9)

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ist tatsächlich deutlich einfacher geworden, Termine gibt es zeitnah (am nächsten Tag / zumindest im Lauf der Woche) und ohne dass man dafür die Stadt durchqueren muss. Andere kleine Digitalisierungsfortschritte wie Passbild vor Ort. Bestellung Briefwahl per QR-Code ist auch flott & einfach gelöst.

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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

and after project2025 2/2

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Edwin van der Werf @edwinvanderwerf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New publication! What has carbon pricing ever done for our planet? Our answer: it reduced cumulative global CO2 emissions by at least 13 Gt up to 2017. Read more in Environmental and Resource Economics doi.org/10.1007/s106... and below. #carbonprice #carbontax #carbonmarket #climatesky #econsky 1/5

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

On the way back, we treated ourselves to the Caledonian Sleeper, crossing back through the majestic Scottish Highlands. Ironically, the railway line through the highlands is not electrified – so while coaches run on electricity, the trains still use diesel.

Road through the Scottish Highlands - the Fort William-Glasgow railway line visible in the background

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

And they can cover an entire shift on one charge – we left Edinburgh with a battery 62% charged, arrived in Fort William with still close to 30% left, after four hours winding through the highlands. With just below 1 kWh per km, they get up to three such journeys out of one charge.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

He told me the vehicle is heavier than diesel buses, but drives very smoothly with lots of thrust. They also found the (Chinese-manufactured) buses more reliable than their diesel predecessors.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The ride itself was nice and quiet, but what was really spectacular was the scenery rather than the vehicle. When we got off, I chatted with the bus driver, Paul, who had trained and worked on diesel buses – but would not want to go back.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Then the train to Edinburgh. From there on to Fort William was a particular treat: we did the iconic route through the Scottish Highlands by electric coach. Electric buses are common in European cities now, but travelling on an electric overland coach was a first for me.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The route here: direct Berlin-Amsterdam train, with one night stopover in beautiful Haarlem. From there, the overnight ferry to Newcastle, which featured not only great food but also a professional nature guide (no whale or dolphin sighting, but plenty of birds and knowledge).

Beautiful and iconic Haarlem Central Station - a bit of steampunk vibes from an era where train stations were still built as cathedrals of the modern age.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We keep up with our family #slowtravel tradition to explore remote (and beautiful) corners of Europe without flying. This year it's Scotland, where we just arrived on the Isle of Skye. The journey was lovely and easy, with a special treat at the end. 🧵

Now as then, Scotland is an excellent choice for a travel destination, and railways a great way to get around - now minus the steam and coal.

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Agora Industrie @agoraind.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📢 Neues Policy Paper: Mit den Reformvorschlägen der EU Kommission für den EU-Emissionshandel droht der Investitionsrahmen für die Transformation der deutschen Industrie in Schieflage zu geraten. Wir haben uns angeschaut, was ein geschwächter CO₂-Preispfad bedeuten würde. Die Kernergebnisse 👇 1/5

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Agora Energiewende @agoraew.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📢 How can Europe's heavy #industry transform and secure its resilience – and how can the EU ETS best drive this transition? Agora has just released two exciting new papers, both very timely ahead of the much-anticipated EU Commission’s proposal for the Emissions Trading System ( #ETS). 1/x

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Wieder mal ein sehr lesenswerter Zwischenruf von @beimwort.bsky.social. Ich gebe zu: ich weiß nicht ob ich ein Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder befürworten soll; ich bin da wirklich hin- und hergerissen. Aber ein Social-Media-Verbot für die künstliche Intelligenz? Das würde ich sofort unterschreiben.

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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 01/07/2026

Ich habe wieder mal einen Artikel gelesen, damit ihr ihn nicht lesen müsst: Ullrich Fichtner schreibt im Spiegel, dass diese Klima-Besserwisser, deren Prognosen jetzt eintreten, doch mit dem Schwarzmalen aufhören sollen. Man fragt sich: Ist das Uninformiertheit oder bewusste Ignoranz? (Thread)

In der Hitze tropischer Nächte fühlen sich Besserwisser pudelwohl
Eine Kolumne von Ullrich Fichtner
Wenn sich die Wetterkarten ins Braunrote verfärben, schlägt die Stunde derer, die es ja schon immer gesagt haben. Selbst renommierte Wissenschaftler wie Stefan Rahmstorf klopfen Sprüche – und helfen der Sache damit nicht.

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I think we just passed oops.

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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Why would we want bigger cars in UK, seeing what they’ve done in US? Sleepwalking to a situation where SUVs are the new normal, because govt too scared of right wing press who scream ‘war on motorists’ at every opportunity, will kill children. Shame on all who abet this.

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Jeroen Kraan @jeroenkraan.nl · 23/05/2026

We kunnen écht veel doen om duurzamer te worden, liet Marjan Minnesma decennialang zien. Een groot gemis voor de klimaatbeweging, maar wat had ze al ontzettend veel in gang gezet. www.nu.nl/klimaat/6396...

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Marjan Minnesma liet decennialang zien dat het écht duurzamer kan

Urgenda-directeur Marjan Minnesma (1966-2026) zette zich decennialang in voor een duurzamere wereld. Niet door het hardst te roepen, maar vooral door het gewoon te gaan doen. Ze overleed vrijdag op 59...

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

... and then I recall that my home district Berlin-Spandau announced a "Bike&Ride-Offensive", ramping up bicycle storage at the #Spandau station (one of Berlin's busiest commuter hubs). Announcing storage to be built at some point in the future. For - lo and behold - no less than 20 (!) bicycles.

clip from Tagesspiegel newspaper on bike storage construction plans in Spandau

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

And just because, why not, the whole thing is situated right in front of the Central Station where it sits underneath a canal and a little harbour. And then you realise that this is only one of the four (!) similar-sized storage places they have at the station. Number five in the pipeline.

Inside view of cycling storage in Amsterdam

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

And what can I say - not only did they invest 60 millions to create safe, dry, cheap, convenient storage for 7,000 bikes. They also built it as a cathedral, with great architecture (and usability), and including some artwork into the building.

Inside view of bicycle storage with a Dutch painting on the ceiling

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I confess: Besides being a climate policy wonk, one of my other guilty pleasures is #bicycle #infrastructure. So when I had some time between trains in Amsterdam, connecting from Berlin to London, I took a look at the (still relatively) new bicycle storage at Amsterdam Centraal.

Brompton Folding bike outside Amsterdam Central Station

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"Alles Mist", denkt ihr euch über die Klimapolitik der schwarz-roten Bundesregierung? Nein, nicht alles. Neue Newsletterausgabe steady.page/de/der-uuber...

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Ausgabe 36 – Wie die Bundesregierung was Gutes fürs Klima macht

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Robert Pietzcker @rpietzcker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"Was stützt denn diesen Optimismus ihrerseits?" - so die Frage von Monika Seynsche beim Interview für den Deutschlandfunk Ja, ich habe gemerkt, ich schaue immer noch optimistisch auf die Transformation zu einem emissionsarmen Energiesystem. shorturl.at/nR0nr www.nature.com/articles/s41...?

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Wissenschaftler ist optimistisch: Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität ist schon viel geschafft

Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität ist die EU gut vorangekommen, sagt Forscher Pietzcker. Hoffnungsvoll stimmt ihn die Kostenreduktionen von Wind- und Solarkraft.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Schienenersatzverkehr ab Brackwede weil hinter Rheda-Wiedenbrück ein UFO auf den Gleisen gelandet ist.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

and - of course - painful to contrast such thoughts with the German reality, where the initial response is to subsidise against the market by lowering road fuel taxes and air ticket levies. And rather than double down on the obvious (electrify, expand clean power) - dream of cloud cuckoo solutions.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Intriguing thoughts: What if, by the time the strait reopens eventually, electrification in countries across the world received a critical boost that fossil demand never recovers? What if the investment into the damaged oil & gas assets in the gulf turns out to be redundant?

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

excellent - and encouraging reading from the colleagues at @ember-energy.org. What if the current situation in the strait of Hormuz becomes a massive booster for the end of the fossil age, already in decline? ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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The New Twin Fossil Shock | Ember

How the energy crises of the 2020s speed up the electric age

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Plus: hält die abgestellten Autos im Sommee kühler (Komfort ⬆️/AC-Verbrauch ⬇️). Eingriff ins Stadtbild zu vernachlässigen, denn da ist der Schaden bereits entstanden.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Weil es in Haiti, Somalia, Libanon, Nepal, Myanmar, Mauretanien, Burundi und Bhutan auch kein Tempolimit gibt - dann wird dort halt mehr gerast und dem Klima bringt es gar nichts. Solche ideologischen Alleingängen können wir uns nicht leisten.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

When it comes to the energy transition I'm a glass half full person. I know: plenty of people would say that's terribly naive. They point to the scale of the challenge. They point to vested interests. They point to hard-to-abate sectors. And they're not wrong. But here's what they miss. 🧵

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Stefan Bach @sbachtax.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Maßnahmen gegen explodierende Energiepreise: 1) Tankrabatt 2) Pendlerpauschale 3) Kfzsteuer senken 4) Energiepreispauschale 5) Stromsteuer senken 6) Mehrwertsteuer senken 7) Rabatte ÖPNV 8) Übergewinnsteuer 9) Tempolimit & Fahrverbote Ein Thread🧵(1/18) ⬇️ www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

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Diese Maßnahmen gegen hohe Spritpreise werden diskutiert

Seit Mittwoch gelten neue Vorgaben für Tankstellen. Doch Benzin und Diesel werden trotzdem teurer. Nun diskutiert die Politik über weitere Entlastungen. Ein Überblick.

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Lars Fischer @fischblog.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today I wrote a short article about all the other goods that passed the Strait of Hormuz. Ir's not all about oil and gas. The gulf region is also an industrial hub that provides massive amounts of processed goods. There's LPG and diesel, for example, or sulfur and Helium. 1/

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Agora Energiewende @agoraew.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New commentary: As EU leaders meet in Brussels with the escalating Middle East conflict high on the agenda, Europe Director Frauke Thies argues that a strong #EUETS – alongside targeted relief measures – should be central to Europe’s response to the global #energyprice shock. 1/x

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 10/02/2026

So I just learned about the 1986 airplane hijacking attempt in #Oulu, #Finland, and now you too are going to. Because I burst out laughing in a train reading about it. It has: ✔️beer (lots)! ✔️hijinks! ✔️weird occult Nazis! ✔️✔️✔️"HYPNOTIC-MAGNETIC GAZE!" Why oh why this isn't a movie yet! (a THREAD.)

Pekka Siitoin (1944-2003), the Reichsführer of Finland (self-employed), a satanist and a "raunchologist" in his latter years. In the photo, an old man dressed in a red cape and shorts, wearing long "horns" on his head and holding a wooden cross upside down, is making a hand gesture. He is sitting on a porch and looks very, very silly.

Among other things, he declared he would be the first Finn to have sex with an "ufo woman," and also knew nifty spells like how to drink a lot of booze but stay sober ("drink two glasses of milk and eat 200 g of cheese. Then say: 'Oh cow, in You I trust.'")

But he also was convicted of a bombing and arson of a printer of the newspaper of the Finnish Communist Party. Fuck Nazis.

Picture from https://mubi.com/en/cast/pekka-siitoin , details from https://turunaika.fi/jutut/okkultistista-naantalin-natsiksi/ and https://www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-2000006441407.html

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Biking through the Heide near Amersfoort, NL on the last day of 2025, kids loved it (and me too!)

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Agora Energiewende @agoraew.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📢 Bilanz des #Energiejahrs 2025: DE verliert Tempo beim Klimaschutz! Die Emissionen sinken um 9 Mio. t CO₂ bzw. 1,5% = weniger als halb so viele Einsparungen wie 2024. In diesem Tempo würde das Land sein 2030-Klimaziel verfehlen, der Umstieg auf Klimatechnologien in 🏠🚗 🏭 kommt zu langsam voran. 1/x

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Prof Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A picture is worth 1000 words... This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK. Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect. Chapeau!

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

„Wenn Menschen in ungewohntem Terrain Angst bekommen, gibt es eine goldene Regel: Auf keinen Fall nach hinten lehnen.” Lesenswerte Reflektionen von @luisaneubauer.bsky.social zur aktuellen Lage der Klimapolitik. Zum Einstieg in die zweite Hälfte der Dekade, die tituliert wurde als „decisive decade“

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Der Klimawandel bedroht unsere Zukunft - aber keiner spricht mehr drüber. Warum ist das so?

Donald Trump, Russland, Gaza, Krieg, Rente, Wehrpflicht, Stadtbild - diese Themen haben 2025 dominiert: Und das Klima? Haben wir das vergessen?

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Here are my favourite 2025 papers on climate policy/politics (listed in no particular order). 1. Ascari, Guido, Andrea Colciago, Timo Haber, and Stefan Wöhrmüller. 2025. ‘Inequality along the European Green Transition’. Economic Journal. doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Happy Fairytale of New York season to all those who celebrate, and now we have this iconic performance at Shane Macgowan’s funeral to watch, too. 🥹 youtu.be/6s8lvnSmISc?...

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'Fairytale of New York' played at Shane MacGowan's funeral

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Recently, I have been thinking about the political economy of policy advice. Below are my thoughts; I'd be curious to hear what "practitioners" think about these. Let's start by thinking about the demand for and supply in the market for policy advice. Policymakers rely on expertise for two

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

3) unsolicited and independent, eg policy proposals coming out of academic research. Relevance often limited (often legal/technical/political feasibility not a consideration), in principle independent but political actors can select papers and proposals that match their position (or priors)

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Benjamin Görlach @benjamingorlach.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

2) unsolicited advice in an established format comes from advisory bodies. By nature should be independent, but appointees are also selected since they have taken certain positions in the past / are expected to play certain roles. Formally independent but still need to stay relevant.

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