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Nature, environment, climate, food and farming, energy, German/EU politics, interested in lots more, views my own | Thinktanker at E3G, former NGO I EN-DE-NL
Dec 20, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
Yesterdays Energy Council tells a depressing story about the EU and energy.

80% of debate dedicated to a solution every expert says doesn't work: gas price cap

And 20% dedicated to a solution that works and then not agree to it: cutting gas demand

But its not the whole story🧵 Simone here sums up rather well why the gas price cap won't solve Europe's energy problems
Aug 7, 2019 16 tweets 7 min read
1. After the 2018 @IPCC_CH report spelled out the difference between a 2 Degree and 1.5 Degree world, here's a few thoughts on tomorrow's #SRCCL report that will put the spotlight on how the way we use our land will affect our odds of hitting 1.5 degree and what this means for EU 2. Firstup, despite the deeply worrying state of land use, the existence of the report itself, ahead of the @UNClimateSummit this September and two crucial COP's next year on climate and biodiversity is an important step forward