Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 07/09/2026New parliament in Sachsen Anhalt, gender balance: AFD: 47M / 2F CDU: 13M / 2F BSW: 3M / 2F SPD: 4M / 4F Greens: 4M / 4F Left: 4M / 4F And, yes it has to do with energy and climate policy, though it's not the worst aspect of yesterday's election. 010
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 10/06/2026⚠️ EU Methane Regulation Art 27: the Case Against a Grace Period - Why the ordinary enforcement regime does not endanger EU energy security ⚠️ There is no basis for a “grace period” for Art27 violations, as proposed in a leaked draft: Downloaded the paper: www.ecologic.eu/20531 @ecologic.euecologic.euEU Methane Regulation Article 27: the Case Against a Grace PeriodThis paper argues that there is no plausible basis for the introduction of a “grace period” in respect of infringements of Article 27 of the EU Methane Emissions Regulation (EUMR), as proposed in a re... 043
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 22/04/2026US Secretary of Energy is pretty confident to be immortal 000
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Secretive US-CEE Gas Supply Security Joint Statement signed on 24Feb by US National Energy Dominance Council with 12 European countries. European #energysecurity or acquiescent subordination to US #energydominance? Read our critical review published today: www.ecologic.eu/20433ecologic.euEuropean Energy Security or Acquiescence?This paper reviews a secretive Joint Statement (JS) on Gas Supply Security to Central and Eastern Europe that was signed in Washington, D.C., on 24 February 2026 on the sidelines of meetings organised... 154
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 16/03/2026"Iran, which is completely defeated, is disrupting the Strait with the navy and missiles we've completely destroyed and that is unacceptable because it is making the oil price go up, which is good actually, and NATO which I do not support needs to come rescue us immediately. Thank you for your a..." 14639179
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Impressive report about widespread and partly successful popular resistance against mass deportations by ICE in several US cities. 000
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 04/12/20251/10 My new report supported by @caneurope.org: 🚡 Overview on EU #Methane Regulation penalty rules 🔍 Debunking “unmanageable liability” myth (see the thread) 📊 State of play of national penalty rules in some MS: good and bad practice ⚖️ How to ensure a level playing field www.ecologic.eu/20270 ...>ecologic.euPenalty Regimes for Violations of the EU Methane Regulation in Selected EU Member StatesAfter giving a concise overview of the penalty provisions in the EU Methane Regulation (EU-MER), this paper counters the scaremongering narrative promoted by fossil energy groups that the EU-MER creat... 142
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaEcologic Institute @ecologic.eu · 04/12/2025New report on the EU Methane Regulation (EU-MER) by @piria.bsky.social. Supported by @caneurope.org, the report outlines the EU-MER penalty provisions, examines concerns about “unmanageable liability” for fossil fuel suppliers, & looks at national penalty rules in selected MS. www.ecologic.eu/20270 021
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaClimate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 04/12/2025🚨Report Launch: Penalty Regimes for Violations of the EU Methane Regulation in selected EU Member States🚨 ✍️ Written by @piria.bsky.social of @ecologic.eu, supported by CAN Europe, it uncovers how clear and robust penalty rules are key for the #EUMethaneRegulation ’s success. 🔗 shorturl.at/odnFA 122
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🚨New Publication 🚨 Europe’s #EnergySecurity on the path to climate neutrality. Devising a resilience strategy for the mid-transition. Policy brief by @agoraew.bsky.social and @ecologic.eu I co-authored with 🙏 @marcogiuli.bsky.social Frauke Thies & Krisztina Zálnoky . www.ecologic.eu/20204 👇1/7ecologic.euEurope's energy security on the path to climate neutralityThe EU must rethink its energy security in light of increasingly renewable, decentralized, and electrified energy systems. Energy security already benefiting from the early start of the energy transit... 1104
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2025This photo just about sums it up 1989191234779
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2025Deeply disturbing rhetoric is spreading from influential MAGA figures (including the President of the United States and the owner of that other website). They have no idea who the shooter is, and many of these same people mocked Democrats when they were victims of political violence in the past. 1/ 56350811723
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025How do any lawyers or legal commentators still say the Supreme Court majority believes “unity executive theory” and rules according to that interpretation? You witnessed years of the same Justices restricting a president only to do the opposite when the White House changed hands. Why help the lie? 261017273
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Please remind news media parroting US government inflation statements that those are just Trump regime fantasy numbers since May. 33811
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 27/06/2025🇷🇴 is 3rd #crudeoil producer in the EU, and EU Member State with most abandoned oil wells. They may continue to emit #methane for decades after the end of extraction. Personal note: 1st time a publication of mine is translated into Romanian @tabeapottiez.bsky.social @jschwartzkopff.bsky.social 031
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Today we published two guides to implement the #EUMethaneRegulation. Cutting #methane emissions crucial to slow down global warming in #Czechia and #Romania CZ www.ecologic.eu/20098 RO www.ecologic.eu/20099 Relevant for other EU countries too. Thanks to our partner @cde-cz.bsky.socialecologic.euImplementing the EU Methane Regulation in CzechiaThe quality of national implementation of the EU Methane Regulation (EU-MER) across Member States is essential for achieving the EU's climate targets and demonstrating global leadership. Methane (CH₄)... 030
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaReporter ohne Grenzen @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de · 07/04/2025#Deutschland: Seit dem Aufstieg extrem rechter Kräfte, die offen medienfeindlich auftreten, sehen sich Lokaljournalist*innen zunehmend bedroht. Das zeigt eine neue Studie des @ecpmf.bsky.social und des Bundesverbands Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV). www.bdzv.de/service/pres...bdzv.deLokaljournalismus unter Druck: BDZV warnt vor wachsender Bedrohung der freien BerichterstattungDer Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV) ist besorgt: Die freie und unabhängige Berichterstattung steht besonders im Lokaljournalismus unter wachsendem Druck. Eine aktuelle Studi... 11610
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Refreshing to see many students in deep-red Idaho publicly defending their teacher's decision to hang in the dchool a sign ‘Everyone is welcome here’. But so disturbing that public officers did work to forbid it. youtu.be/Jsn3INWTDGw?...youtu.beStudents stand in solidarity with teacher told to remove "Everyone is Welcome Here" posterYouTube video by KTVB 000
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 15/03/2025"The district did not explain how a sign reading “Everyone is welcome here” would be in violation of that law." - The abyss the US is falling into is deeper than many here in Europe are prepared to acknowledge. Read more at: www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...idahostatesman.comWest Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signsSarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.” 011
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaBorys Kormych @kormych.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The US stock market is behaving as if the country is governed by a six-times bankrupt 1337
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaJonathan Haidt @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025A stunning essay in the @financialtimes.com on the international decline in the ability to read, reason, focus, and learn new things. It began or accelerated in the early 2010s. It's hitting teens AND adults. Self-report and objective scores. 87634
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The Atlanta US Fed's GDPNow estimate for Q1 25 GDP is MINUS 1.5% on Feb28, down from PLUS 2.3% on Feb19. I wonder what catastrophes ever made it collapse by 3 8% within weeks. Investors fleeing wannabe-kingdom? Thanks to @stargazer5000.bsky.social for this. www.atlantafed.org/cqer/researc...atlantafed.orgGDPNowProvides a 010
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 01/03/2025New power generation installation forecasted by the US Energy Information Administration for 2025: Solar: 52% Battery storage: 29% Wind: 12% Gas: 7% Nuclear: 0% Coal: 0% Investors don't align with the "king". Who knows how long EIA will be allowed to publish the truth? www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...eia.govSolar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 101
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaMalte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025So eine Darstellung, die die großen, aber menschenleeren AfD-Wahlkreise im Osten optisch nicht immer so überrepräsentiert, habe ich schon lange gesucht. 221010338
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaDemocracyLover #BlueCrew-FBR-FBPE-NAFO 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @martie38.bsky.social · 24/02/2025If only ! 28723185
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaMarcel Fratzscher @mfratzscher.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Welchen Einfluss haben #Hochvermögende und eine zunehmende #Ungleichheit auf unsere #Demokratie? Ein Thread: 5350155
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 12/02/2025In this growing market, Tesla sold half as many cars in Europe through January 2025 compared to the previous year, with market See: www.autoblog.com/news/tesla-s...autoblog.comTesla sales plummet across Europe - is Musk costing Tesla money?The nearly 20-year CEO of Tesla has made the EV manufacturer literally billions of dollars across the world, but Europeans appear to be over it. 000
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Our new report discusses why #hydrogen #emissions matter, when they will become significant, and how the EU can tackle them. While #H2emissions make up a negligible fraction of today's #GHG emissions, they are set to become more significant in the 2030s and 2040s …🧵 Read more: www.ecologic.eu/19988 110
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Some facts on the EU, which started its energy transition earlier and is thus ahead of other regions, reinforce Ketan's point: 2019-23 the EU's coal consumption dropped by 27%, gas by 18%, oil by 7%, while the population grew by 0.6% and the GDP by 4% ...🧵 110
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaLeonhard Gandhi @energy-charts.bsky.social · 12/02/20252024 wurden 92 Mio. Tonnen Braunkohlen in Deutschland gefördert, so wenig wie zuletzt im Jahr 1916. energy-charts.info/downloads/St... 10343109
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 10/02/2025"The irony is that as Trump casts a large, dark shade, more and more of the world is coming out of the US’s shadow." Good analysis by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social on The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDonald Trump is remaking the world. But he really won’t like the result | Nesrine MalikAs an erratic president imposes his international doctrine, countries are forging more stable alliances. His US will be weaker, not stronger, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 010
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Einen Giga-Dank Prof. Burger und seinem Team für >10 Jahre minutiöser, hochwertiger Arbeit, die dies ermöglicht! Hut ab den hervorragenden Profis von ARD Plusminus, die zeigen, wie faktenbasierte Berichterstattung auch zu sehr komplexen Themen geht! Nur ein Argument fehlte... 🧵 110
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The EU set very ambitious targets for reducing fossil gas consumption. So far, the EU is on track for meeting the REPowerEU targets. Data from @bruegel.bsky.social 414527
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 28/01/2025ChatGPT 4o answer to my question on January 6, today. Let's periodically check on the answer now OpenAI CEO is getting close with Trump. 0415
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵 9947692483
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 25/01/2025100,000 people demonstrate in Berlin for democracy, human rights and against fascism. 020
Raffaele Piria @piria.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Ember's European Electricity Review 2025 is out with great highlights 🧵 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...ember-energy.orgEuropean Electricity Review 2025 | EmberThe EU’s electricity transition continued at pace in 2024, as solar overtook coal for the first time and gas declined for the fifth year in a row. 110
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 22/01/2025This Cybertruck did not crash. It made a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture that, in the moment, might have been misinterpreted as a crash, but we should not rush to judgement. 622288945205
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Whatsapp, like Facebook, is owned by Zuckerberg's Meta. Signal is owned by the Signal Foundation. And it's more secure. We have a choice. 24470217
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 15/12/2024JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever. 11045161181
Reposted by Raffaele PiriaMark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 02/01/2025A new visualization showing the Keeling Curve alongside the Antarctic ice core CO2 data. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447 20376190