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So with China aiming for carbon-neutrality by 2060, there’s a number of things to unpack here 1./ euractiv.com/section/energy…
It vindicates EU policy decisions on its own 2050 net-zero pledge. Back in 2018, the Commission was torn between 80%-90% emission cuts and going all in on net-zero euractiv.com/section/climat…
More progressive officials won that battle, arguing that the likes of China, India would be unlikely to be spurred into action by a policy that closely resembled business as usual
China’s 2060 pledge can also be viewed in the same way as the space-race. Climate policies are becoming prestigious and a race to the top is emerging more and more
A lot hinges now on who wins the White House in November. A Biden presidency creates a strong climate bloc that might be able to create a virtuous circle of green policies
Four more years of Trump will likely sour that effort. Another question now is where is Russia in all this? The world’s 4th largest emitter will have to come to the table at some point
Carbon border taxes might force Moscow into action. But it’s too soon to tell euractiv.com/section/econom…
Scrubbing emissions only between 2050-2060 is by most readings not enough to honour the Paris Agreement. Hope then that the rate of tech progress will overtake policy making and lead to early achievement of targets
Because: articles like this? [insert ‘only tip of the iceberg’ pun here] bbc.com/news/science-e…

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Jul 14, 2022
🧀 CHEESE WAR UPDATE:
EU court says Denmark is breaking the law by allowing its cheesemakers to sell products called 'feta'. Feta is a protected foodstuff that can only be made in certain areas of Greece
Denmark had claimed that its 'feta' was only for sale in non-EU countries, so no rules were broken. The court confirms that this is bogus and protected food norms still apply
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If this isn’t a resigning matter I don’t know what is
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🇫🇮 Finland aims to be carbon-neutral by 2035. But nurturing nature (~75% of the country is forest) and exploiting it at the same time is proving to be a difficult or even impossible ask

Latest @BrusselsTimes Behind the Scenes brusselstimes.com/brussels-behin…
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#EUCO but it’s Lord of the Rings
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🌱 THREAD on the cartoon/comic world’s climate change progress.

1. Tintin. Massive carbon footprint. Constantly travelling via inefficient means, just look at that plane tech. Also is potentially in the pocket of petrostate officials
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