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Johannes Högl

@johoegl.bsky.social
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EUrope and beyond - mostly global affairs, some diplomacy, climate, technology, cycling and almost always humans. Once again back in Vienna after Oslo, Stockholm, Brussels, Damascus, Mexico City, Granada and LA 🌍

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Energy prices really matter for politics, Exhibit #10,000.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wind and solar supplied 33% of EU electricity in the 12 months to August 2026, against 29% from fossil. In 2016 it was 13% and 43%.
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Elektrizitätswerke Schönau @ewsschoenau.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Das #Ozonloch war 2025 so klein wie selten zuvor. Der Grund? 1987 haben sich Staaten auf das Montrealer Protokoll geeinigt und #FCKW weltweit verboten. Heute gilt es als erfolgreichster Umweltvertrag aller Zeiten. Die Lektion für die #Klimakrise: Es geht, wenn der politische Wille da ist!
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Erfolg für Umweltschutz: Ozonloch verkleinert sich stetig
Über Europa ist allerdings eine Zunahme der UV-Strahlung festzustellen. Dies hat aber andere Hintergründe.
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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Vor einem Jahrzehnt betrug die installierte Leistung aus erneuerbaren Energien in Indien kaum 4 GW. Mittlerweile beläuft sie sich auf 300 GW oder 54 % der gesamten installierten Leistung von 552 GW – ein Ziel, das fünf Jahre früher als geplant erreicht wurde."
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Renewables: Grid shortages are forcing India to produce and waste green energy
India has rapidly decarbonised electricity generation, but its gains are tempered by transmission shortages.
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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Attack on Saudi pipeline may cut four percent of global oil supply
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Attack on Saudi Arabian pipeline may cut four percent of world's oil supply
Kingdom may need five to six weeks to repair damage from a drone attack on the pipeline that has been a critical Strait of Hormuz bypass
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis has wreaked havoc on global oil markets. Now the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is under pressure again as Houthi attacks escalate — further endangering oil supplies, particularly from Saudi Arabia.
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 27/08/2026
“Norway’s politicians and companies seem increasingly confident that the EU’s green rhetoric will be submerged by the commercial reality for decades to come. It is for the EU to try to prove it wrong.”
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 25/08/2026
In extreme heat, an act of arson can cause mass evacuations, destroy infrastructure and overwhelm emergency services. Wildfire is a devastating potential instrument of terrorism — or asymmetric warfare.
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Wildfires and extreme heat show climate change is now Europe’s biggest security threat
The continent is increasingly vulnerable to arson attacks, while climate disasters are diverting militaries from other threats. Policymakers must respond with a security-based approach to climate chan...
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/08/2026
Breaking news: Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns. ft.trib.al/Uk6VCRG
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Severin Kann @severinkann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Beste Grafik 🤓
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
Wind and solar have just overtaken fossil-fuel power in Germany www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Wildfires force more than 200,000 people in France and Spain to flee www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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Wildfires force more than 200,000 people in France and Spain to flee
Massive wildfires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 200,000 people. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the mil...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026
Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Update: the EU natural gas price just hit €62, surpassing the high mark reached in the first month of Trump's war.
Price graph for past 6 months: €30 begin-March, spiking to €60 shortly after, falling to around €40, and now up to €62
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Johannes Högl @johoegl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
where is Hans Blix though?
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
BREAKING: Electrification Action Plan dropped. The EU just committed to doubling electrification: 46% of final energy consumption by 2040, up from 23% today, where it has sat for a decade. My rapid response analysis of the Electrification Action Plan: open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
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Nine times faster: the EU wants to double electrification by 2040
The Commission has launched its Electrification Action Plan. A 46% target and some serious policy measures.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Very good article in the NYT about the global trend toward EV’s, while the US goes in the opposite direction, primarily because of Trump’s actions. For example, in Norway, 98% of new car purchases are EV’s. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...
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The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It? (Gift Article)
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
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Dietmar Pichler @dietmarpichler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The EU and Austria now officially attribute the 2020 cyberattack against the Austrian MFA to Russia. The goal of the operation was to gather information related in particular to Ukraine and Russia. The Russian embassy in Vienna denies the allegations, just as it did in 2020.
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 14/07/2026
The Houthis’ entry into the war renews the threat to another vital shipping lane: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, at the entrance to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
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The Houthis Have Joined the Chat
Iran’s break-the-glass plan to strangle another key waterway may now be active.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/07/2026
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers.
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New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Marco Rubio: "Using all the tools at our government’s disposal, working beside every ally with whom we can make common cause, we will dismantle the ICC — brick by brick, if necessary."
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Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
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Andreas Wiedenhoff @andreaswiedenhoff.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Geschenklink www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/t...
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An Insider’s Guide to 6 of Vienna’s Splendid Public Pools (Gift Article)
Whether you’re looking to do laps in the pool or lounge in the shade beneath towering lindens, these swimming spots are a perfect way to beat the summer heat.
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The Economist @economist.com · 11/07/2026
Football is now a global sport. Its governing body, FIFA, has more members than the United Nations. Where is its current home? Explore our charts and maps to find out bit.ly/4aK3Szr
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 10/07/2026
“If we want to think in any kind of consequential way about the present and the future, we have no choice but to take Musk seriously—if not as a man, then as a manifestation of a cultural-political malaise.” —@mrkocnnll.bsky.social
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Space Oddity | Mark O’Connell
Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism examines how Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, by selling a vision of the future that very few people would want to inhabit.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 09/07/2026
Until the middle of the 20th century, few countries had political leaders that were women. These were monarchs, who rose to their positions because of their royal lineage.
Line chart of the share of current countries that have had a woman as chief executive from 1789 to 2025, showing two series: any woman chief executive and democratically-elected woman chief executive. Both series are near zero until the mid-20th century, rise modestly from about 1960 to 1990, then accelerate sharply after 1990, with any-woman exceeding 40% and democratically-elected reaching about 30% by 2025. Source: Coppedge et al. (V-Dem) 2026. License: CC BY (author Bastian Herre).
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MFA Austria @bmeia.gv.at · 09/07/2026
Congratulations to Tonga (@TongaMfa) – the 100th state to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons #TPNW, and on joining the Test Ban Treaty #CTBT the same day.
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Johannes Högl @johoegl.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Danke Doron!
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
British politics has reached the silly season.
Election leaflet from Count Binface against Nigel Farage
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Excess deaths in the June heat wave in Germany: about 7.000 in one week. www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Ge...
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The most talked-about member of Syria’s new parliament may be actress Rouzaina Lazkani. But her appointment is also a window into a deeper story: how Syria’s emerging political system is being built through overlapping patronage, business and social networks.
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Syria’s New Parliament of Networks
The biographies of those sitting in the People’s Assembly show that it is neither monolithic nor strictly factional, but simply the revolution's memory, given a political afterlife
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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The latest cases of Russian disinformation targeting German parties except the far right. Each individual attack could be dismissed as insignificant, but the combined and cumulative effects of this continuous political warfare on Western democracy should not be underestimated.
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland isn’t just a footballer anymore. He’s become an internet character perpetuated by fans and AI. www.wired.com/story/erling...
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Erling Haaland Is Everywhere at the World Cup. Most of It Is AI
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland isn’t just a footballer anymore. He’s become an internet character perpetuated by fans and AI.
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Jeremy White @jeremywired.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
CHILD’S PLAY: I found the perfect way to make an iPhone child-friendly, one that completely blocks web browsing but allows tracking and navigation. It’s not a paid-for 3rd party app, it’s completely free. Why is Apple not highlighting this great feature more? @wired.com www.wired.com/story/this-b...
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This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone
Apple built a tool for people with cognitive disabilities, but I accidentally discovered it’s also the best kids’ phone setup no one is talking about—not even Apple.
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
They were actually serious with this picture, weren’t they? It said: England, we are coming for you.
Norway players posing as vikings, dramatic Norwegian fjord in the background.
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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
‘Ukraine is striking Russian energy infrastructure at an unprecedented rate, according to an FT data analysis showing that Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate
Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades
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Jeff Neiburg @jeff-neiburg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The front page of today’s Philadelphia Inquirer:
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Johannes Högl @johoegl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Deuter Aviant Carry on 28 (kein Trinkflaschenhalter aber sonst Top)
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Johannes Högl @johoegl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🇲🇨 Monaco as well
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I honour of @erlinghaaland let me reshare this reminder that the Norwegian flag is the Swiss Army knife of flags: It contains six other flags!
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Latest in @theatlantic.com . Ukrainians are striking sites around Moscow. They are having strategic and economic impact, but their real target might be Putin. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ukraine’s Plan to Unnerve Putin
Recent drone attacks in the Moscow area reveal a multifaceted strategy.
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Vélib La France: Paris Now Has Its Own Bike Share Racing Scene. momentummag.com/velib-racing...
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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"Crazy Beautiful!" 5,234 images from 2 time-lapse sequences photographed by Sophie Adenot & Jessica Meir on ISS Expedition 74 are repaired, remastered & retimed to create this video of aurora australis with music by Andreas Vollenweider. 11m19s 4K youtu.be/22mTjdmpG1M
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Cleanthinking.de - Sauber in die Zukunft @cleanthinking.wsocial.eu · 27/06/2026
(1/3) CATL bringt mit dem Tener Sodium einen Natrium-Großspeicher, der auf einen Cent je Kilowattstunde zusteuert. Der Rohstoff: Kochsalz, praktisch unbegrenzt verfügbar. So fällt der Speicherpreis genau dann, wenn die Energiewende ihn am dringendsten braucht.
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CATL Tener Sodium: Was der Natrium-Speicher verrät
Mit dem Tener Sodium bringt CATL einen Natrium-Großspeicher für rund einen Cent je Kilowattstunde. Das verschiebt den Markt.
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Oliver Grimm @grimmse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Das heutige #BrüsselBriefing @diepressecom.bsky.social widmet sich zwei neuen sehr guten und aufrüttelnden Studien von @bruegel.org und der Allianz zur Frage, wie Europa die steigenden Kosten der Schäden durch Extremwetter bezahlen können soll. www.diepresse.com/32718106/eur...
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Europa hat kein Geld für die kommenden Klimadesaster
Zwei neue Studien weisen auf das Problem hin, dass die steigende Zahl extremer Wetterereignisse die Staatshaushalte vieler EU-Staaten überstrapazieren werden, falls sich nicht ein radikaler...
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 25/06/2026
Fulfilling the purpose for which it was built almost 2000 years ago, football fans packed the Roman Theatre of Amman to watch the Jordan v Algeria World Cup match. What a sight. [kottke.org]
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2000-Year-Old Roman Amphitheatre Hosts World Cup Watch Party
Fulfilling the purpose for which it was built almost 2000 years ago, football fans packed the Roman Theatre of Amman to watch the Jordan v Algeria World Cup match. I don’t know whether Roman rulers, builders, and archite
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Deke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Norway fans at WC 2026 a 🧵 An aerial view of Norway’s incredible “Viking Row”
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A fifth of Leave voters have died.
Graph showing the movement of Leave and Remain voters since 2016
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Johannes Högl @johoegl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
ich beim Argentinienspiel: aber hallo, der schaut ja aus wie ein Österreicher! - ah, das ist der Messi?
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