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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Super interesting court case in France about the right to cooling as well as heating. The court rules that where the building has a reversible heat pump providing heating and A/C then the tenants have a right to compensation if the cooling doesn't work. www.lemonde.fr/argent/artic...

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Canicule : un locataire ne peut exiger la climatisation, sauf si elle fait partie d’un système de chauffage réversible

CHRONIQUE. Quand une pompe à chaleur réversible constitue l’unique moyen de se chauffer, sa défaillance peut conduire le bailleur à rembourser… un climatiseur acheté par le locataire.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Experts in international broadcasting rights - why can't we have a subscription-based BBC iplayer available outside the UK? Is there no way to tweak it to restrict live broadcasts and those shows not subject to rights?

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This is inspired - anti-AI AI? english.elpais.com/technology/2...

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🌡 Third-warmest August globally, 1.29°C above pre-industrial level, 0.49°C above the 1991–2020 average for the month. Western Europe saw major heatwaves, mostly in the Iberian Peninsula and southwest France. Third-highest sea surface temperatures on record at 20.82°C.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

If you love a map like I do - have a read of this excellent Reuters data viz on the true size of Africa www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...

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The true size of Africa

For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Climate inaction in the dock. A major case at the UN's top court is a major breakthrough for climate litigation (see article). Activists, farmers, scientists and young people are finding creative ways of using the law to slow global warming. www.context.news/just-transit...

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Can climate lawsuits slow global warming? | Context by TRF

Landmark lawsuit against German energy giant RWE is thrown out, but court rules companies can be liable for emissions' impact

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Mona Paulsen @monapaulsen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change:

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

As wildfires threaten cities, experts warn that Europe’s expanding suburbs and hotter, drier summers are raising the risk. Prevention, smarter urban planning, and resilient landscapes are key to protecting communities. ✍️ @jogill.bsky.social reports 🔗 www.context.news/climate-risk...

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

"Over the past months and years, we’ve seen all too clearly what armies and munitions can do to humans and the environment. Less visible, and less well understood, are the devastating effects of war on our climate." www.context.news/net-zero/opi...

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How is conflict in the Middle East affecting the climate? | Context by TRF

As conflicts spread, military forces must do more to measure their carbon footprints and find sustainable ways to cut emissions

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Israeli tourists could lose visa-free travel to the EU under new rules agreed by member states and the European Parliament, my colleague Vincenzo Genovese reports. The rules foresee suspensions over a country’s severe breaches of international human rights or humanitarian law.

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Exclusive: EU visa rule change set to target Israeli citizens

Mechanism to suspend short-stay visa-free travel into the EU has been reformed to include human rights breaches, and Israel could be one of the first countries affected. #EuropeNews

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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🚨 A draft proposal from the European Commission would allow the limited use of carbon credits — up to 3 percentage points of the 90% target — from projects in other countries to meet the EU's 2040 climate goal. Scoop w/ @karlmathiesen.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

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Brussels drafts law outsourcing EU climate efforts to poorer countries

An early version of the 2040 climate target aligns with a German proposal on limiting CO2 offsets, officials familiar with discussions say.

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Britain plans to extend a bottom trawling ban as governments ratify global oceans treaty ✍️ Beatrice Tridimas reports 🔗 www.context.news/nature/what-...

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

In light of the attacks between Israel and Iran, the European Commission has taken "appropriate measures" to reinforce the security of EU staff based in the Middle East and "mitigate risks". The measures cannot be detailed for security reasons.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

"We can certainly speak of a 'Trump effect' - as part of a global culture war against minority rights": Pride organisers in Europe are losing financial support, as major firms pull back from Pride. LGBTQ+ campaigners say Trump's anti-DEI drive is to blame. www.context.news/money-power-...

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'Trump effect' hits Pride marches in Europe as sponsors pull out | Context by TRF

LGBTQ+ activists say Trump's anti-DEI campaign has led companies to pull financial support for Pride marches across Europe

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

EU big tech law - EU Commission starts investigations against four porn sites for alleged non-compliance with Digital Services Act - one porn site delisted as 'very large online platform' - coordinated action by national regulators against smaller porn sites ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Commission opens investigations to safeguard minors from pornographic content under the Digital Services Act

The DSA aims to ensure a safer environment online for minors, in this context, the Commission has opened formal proceedings against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of the ...

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Luis Alberto Montezuma 路易斯·阿尔贝托·蒙特祖玛 @montezumachavez.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Sara Brandstätter - Meta Platforms can start training its AI model with users' data in Germany after judges this afternoon rejected an urgent request for an injunction made over data protection fears. Below is the press release: lnkd.in/dcJRqmHt.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Random movie musing. Why doesn't Disney Pixar do adult targeted animation? I'm thinking the next instalment of Inside Out - but the protagonist is going through menopause. Which emotions would be at the controls?

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

2024 saw the highest annual sea surface temperature on record for both the European region as a whole and the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean also reached its highest recorded daily sea surface temperature during a severe marine heatwave in August. bit.ly/43J3fU6 #ESOTC2024 #C3S

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

From water projects in Afghanistan to demining in Colombia, aid cuts from Trump, EU and UK stop work that makes the world safer. ✍️ Jo Gill talks to Charlotte Slente. 🔗 www.context.news/money-power-...

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Kim Harrisberg @kimharrisberg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

From South Africa to the Philippines, Ukraine to Nigeria, frontline workers are scrambling to plug gaps left by USAID funding cuts. Can these temporary measures last? Latest @contextnewsroom.bsky.social story with @jogill.bsky.social Bukola Adebayo & Mariejo Ramos www.context.news/money-power-...

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USAID cuts: HIV frontline workers battle funding 'nightmare' | Context

From South Africa to the Philippines, Ukraine to Nigeria, healthcare workers are scrambling to plug gaps left by U.S. aid cuts

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

"Far-right and populist politicians in Europe are increasingly challenging access to abortion and other essential reproductive healthcare services – a stark reminder that these rights are not guaranteed and must be continually protected." www.context.news/money-power-...

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Attacks on abortion rights 'catastrophic' for women's health | Context

Rollback of gender equality and attacks on reproductive rights are taking place as other fundamental rights come under pressure

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Using AI without breaking the magic of animation - that's the task facing an industry in flux in an age of automation. I spoke to 'Flow' animation director Léo Silly Pélissier about the AI-free Oscar film & new projects dabbling with AI @contextnewsroom.bsky.social www.context.news/ai/q-and-a-f...

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Q&A: 'Flow' animation director says AI should be tool, not creator | Context

Indie animated film "Flow" rattles big studios with Oscar win, spotlighting role of new tech in industry under pressure from AI

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

NEW: Months before Google was accused in a lawsuit of facilitating the suicide of a teen user of the Google-tied chatbot startup CharacterAI, researchers at Google DeepMind warned in a paper that chatbots could target minors and manipulate vulnerable users into suicide. futurism.com/google-suici...

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On Deaf Ears

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Before Google Was Blamed for the Suicide of a Teen Chatbot User, Its Researchers Published a Paper Warning of Those Exact Dangers

"A user," the Google researchers cautioned, could be "persuaded to take their own life."

Image: a collage of kids staying up late on their phones, with several hiding under their covers.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A crucial climate case which could set a precedent for climate lawsuits resumes in Germany today. Read more about how climate litigation is evolving on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social www.context.news/just-transit...

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Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming? | Context

A Peruvian farmer's lawsuit against German firm is part of mounting legal challenges against energy giants over climate change

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

With demand for minerals vital for renewable technologies set to almost triple by 2030, the race for resources such as lithium and cobalt is set to ramp up this year, fueling conflict, security deals and legal challenges. www.context.news/just-transit...

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Where are the critical minerals flashpoints in 2025? | Context

Trump's minerals-for-security deals put green minerals in the spotlight

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The European Union has proposed an overhaul of its migrant deportation rules with the possibility of "return hubs" to fast-track the expulsion of rejected asylum seekers, marking a major shift towards off-shoring procedures. www.context.news/socioeconomi...

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Is the EU considering a Rwanda-style asylum system? | Context

EU seeks to boost migrant deportations with return hubs, bans as attitudes to migration harden across the bloc

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Women "earn less, are more likely to experience unemployment, spend more time on housework and caregiving, are underrepresented in politics and leadership roles, and are at a greater risk of sexual harassment," and yet... english.elpais.com/science-tech...

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The paradox of women’s well-being: Why they report higher happiness despite worse mental health

A scientific review explores the gender gap in life satisfaction and finds that, despite socioeconomic advances in equality, women are experiencing more emotional distress compared to men

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A Peruvian farmer's lawsuit against German firm is part of mounting legal challenges against energy giants over climate change. @jogill.bsky.social has the story on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social www.context.news/just-transit...

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Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming? | Context

A Peruvian farmer's lawsuit against German firm is part of mounting legal challenges against energy giants over climate change

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

AI in the Arts. At the ANIMA festival in Brussels last week it was notable that the audience applauded not just the animation, but the notice that popped up in the credits 'No AI was used in the creation of this work'.

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The EU plans to cut red tape to boost business with its omnibus proposal, but campaigners worry it will weaken worker and environmental protections. www.context.news/money-power-...

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Is the EU taking a page from Trump on deregulation? | Context

The EU plans to cut red tape to boost business, but campaigners worry it will weaken worker and environmental protections

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

"Europe is ready to massively boost its defence spending, to respond to the short-term urgency to support Ukraine, but also address long-term need to take on more responsibility for European security. EU commission president announces ReArm Europe plan.

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

From Haiti and El Salvador to Nigeria, Kenya, Syria and Afghanistan, @contextnewsroom.bsky.social interviewed administrators, counsellors, midwives, vaccinators, gender and migration specialists, all hit by job losses due to the #USAID freeze. www.context.news/socioeconomi...

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'Total panic' as USAID cuts jobs from Syria to Haiti | Context

Tens of thousands of local aid workers across the world suffer layoffs as Trump freezes USAID funding

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Tracking the impact of USAID freeze? @contextnewsroom.bsky.social has correspondents across the globe looking at the impacts on health, education, climate and how the funding gap can be filled. www.context.news/in-focus/usa...

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USAID freeze: Millions in need and global aid system in turmoil | In Focus | Context

President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day freeze on USAID funding. What does this mean for the millions of people who rely on it?

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It's a multibillion-dollar question: Who will fill the aid gap left by the USAID freeze? "These are not luxury activities. Otherwise, we only repeat a circle of suffering all the time." www.context.news/money-power-...

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Frozen funds: why Europe will struggle to fill USAID gap | Context

It's a multibillion-dollar question: Who will fill the aid gap left by the USAID freeze? The answer is unlikely to be Europe

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Yet another study finds that diverse forests store far more carbon than monoculture plantations. Previous research in the tropics showed it could be 40x more. Natural forests also help stabilise the climate in other, equally vital ways. WHEN will this penny drop? scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...

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Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration

The world's oldest tropical tree diversity experiment has delivered compelling evidence that forests with multiple tree species capture significantly more

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It's a multibillion-dollar question: Who will fill the aid gap left by the USAID freeze? The answer is unlikely to be Europe. ✍️ @jogill.bsky.social reports. 🔗 www.context.news/money-power-...

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Jo Gill @jogill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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Frozen funds: why Europe will struggle to fill USAID gap | Context

It's a multibillion-dollar question: Who will fill the aid gap left by the USAID freeze? The answer is unlikely to be Europe

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 21/02/2025

⚡️ 5.2 million Ukrainian refugees remain abroad, less than half plan to return, poll says. The Center for Economic Strategy projects that between 1.7 and 2.7 million Ukrainians may permanently remain abroad, potentially reducing Ukraine's annual GDP by 5.1% to 7.8%.

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5.2 million Ukrainian refugees remain abroad, less than half plan to return, poll says

The Center for Economic Strategy projects that between 1.7 and 2.7 million Ukrainians may permanently remain abroad, potentially reducing Ukraine's annual GDP by 5.1% to 7.8%.

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