Another episode of @eurasianclimate.bsky.social is out. We’ve been talking Central Asian glaciers with Katja Doose. Tune in!

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(1/2) Melting #glaciers are often regarded as icons of climate change. But how were they viewed in the early days of glaciology and, more specifically, climate change research? When and how did scientific research of the Central Asian glaciers begin? And why is this still relevant for us today?

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The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast focusing on climate news in the region stretching from Eastern Europe, Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia. It aims to give a voice to the best experts...

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(1/2) The Bishkek trolleybus saga is like a red thread bringing together post-soviet neoliberal urbanism, opaque political decision-making, international funding streams and a 'green' transition reinforcing local inequalities. That our podcast episode from September 2025 remains topical to this...

Of trolleybuses and mountains: struggling for clean air in Kyrgyzstan and community empowerment in Tajikistan - The Eurasian Climate Brief

Today, we are introducing you to two people at the forefront of activism and resistance to very concrete environmental issues in their home countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Boris talks to Bermet B...

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The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(1/2) Nine months ago we published our episode with Bermet Borubaeva, but the topic has lost none of its relevance. Her initiative #BishkekSmog keeps fighting for the city's @ebrd.bsky.social-funded and now-dismantled #trolleybus system. Today, Bermet is at the EBRD Annual Meeting in #Riga, where...

Put yourself in shoes of someone in a oil & gas importing country Its triage: which hospitals get fuel, which industries shut, which crops get fertilizers? Those who don't have deep pockets in a bidding war pay in hunger, lost wages & shrinking economies #theydidthis tinyurl.com/PolycrisisWesleyan

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've thought of trying to get an online army to just tag all these pieces of bad news #theydidthis and this is a big one. When the catastrophes, the hunger, the breakdowns happen, please trace it all back to #theydidthis.

Two late Easter eggs for journalists: our webinars on the 2026 #hungaryelection - a key vote with implications for all of Europe and beyond. On 8 and 9 April at 4pm CEST with Ada Ámon, István Bart, Orsolya Fülöp, Eszter Kováts, Péter Magyari & Vilmos Weiler. Sign up links in comments.

Two late Easter eggs for journalists: our webinars on the 2026 #hungaryelection - a key vote with implications for all of Europe and beyond. On 8 and 9 April at 4pm CEST with Ada Ámon, István Bart, Orsolya Fülöp, Eszter Kováts, Péter Magyari & Vilmos Weiler. Sign up links in comments.

⬇️ What's happening with the #climate agenda post #COP30? Next week in Berlin. Come join us! With @boris101.bsky.social, Heloísa Traiano and Angelina Davydova and yours truly, co-hosted by @n-ost.bsky.social and @cleanenergywire.bsky.social. Looking forward!

Boris Schneider@boris101.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Looking forward to speaking at next week's kitchen talk alongside Angelina Davydova, Heloísa Traiano and @alexandraendres.bsky.social. Co-hosted by @n-ost.bsky.social and @cleanenergywire.bsky.social. Wed, 14 Jan at 6 pm in Berlin. Make sure to sign up if you're town! lnkd.in/dmdwm5ZR #COP30 #COP31

Looking forward to speaking at next week's kitchen talk alongside Angelina Davydova, Heloísa Traiano and @alexandraendres.bsky.social. Co-hosted by @n-ost.bsky.social and @cleanenergywire.bsky.social. Wed, 14 Jan at 6 pm in Berlin. Make sure to sign up if you're town! lnkd.in/dmdwm5ZR #COP30 #COP31

Habe das angebliche Bekennerschreiben zum Stromausfall gründlich gelesen. Als jemand, der seit vielen Jahren mit Sprache arbeitet & seit Jahren mit Übersetzungstools, bin ich mir bei einigen Formulierungen ziemlich sicher, dass sie NICHT originär im Deutschen verfasst wurden. knack.news/14715

Our last episode for 2025 is out! Thanks to Aigerim Kapar for this deep conversation on the ecological price of colonialism and extraction – and on a how to resist through art and community.

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 8mo ago

(1/2) Lake #Balkhash is the 14th largest lake in the world and one of the largest in Asia. Its ecological importance is matched by the number of threats it has been facing for decades: copper mining, hydropower, agricultural development – and now a nuclear power plant.

Der Aufstieg des Rechtsradikalismus in der Gegenwart beruht auf dem Austroturfing von Superreichen.

Armin Wolf@arminwolf.at · 8mo ago

Auch interessant! Die Agitprop-Schleuder „Nius“ liegt - trotz eines riesigen Budgets und großer Redaktion - nicht mal unter den Top 100 der deutschen Online-Plattformen: kress.de/news/beitrag...

i know the BBC is fully in crisis mode right now but this reads to me more like telegraph wish fulfillment but with tice, coutinho and x.com smelling blood, they might be able to will it into existence www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...

Man kann es nicht oft genug sagen: Wenn es um realen Islamismus (Taliban) geht statt um Phantasmen (Geflüchtete), ist die Haltung des deutschen Staats eher so "möchten Sie noch einen Kaffee?"

Taliban übernehmen Generalkonsulat in Bonn

Offiziell erkennt die deutsche Regierung die in Afghanistan regierenden Taliban nicht an. Allerdings führte sie bereits Gespräche mit den radikalen Islamisten. Nun geht Berlin noch einen Schritt weite...

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Just in time for the first #COP30 week: our new episode ⬇️

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 9mo ago

(1/3) Central Asia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change. Already today, #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Tajikistan, #Turkmenistan and #Uzbekistan are facing various climate consequences: from #droughts to #landslides, from #glacier melts to flash #floods. At the same time, ...

🔜Next Tuesday: our webinar on #COP30 Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar 🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social Speakers: 🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti 🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov 🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...

Climate talks in the Amazon – Reporting on COP30

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We've just published a new episode of @eurasianclimate.bsky.social. Let's explore the renewable journey of Central Asia:

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 10mo ago

(1/4) #CentralAsia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to #climatechange. And while some countries are heavily reliant on #fossilfuels, there is potential for #renewables across this entire part of the world. Let's take a closer look...

Well done, Academy alumni @frnzskschwrz.bsky.social, @meriemm.bsky.social, @simonguichard.bsky.social & Carlotta Indiano!

Clean Energy Wire Network@clewnetwork.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The 2024 CLEW Summer Academy planted seeds for big stories Read about alumni collaborations into food systems & carbon capture: 🍽️ www.journalismfund.eu/feeding-euro... 🏭 www.journalismfund.eu/carbon-captu... & more to come! If you want to make a new Summer Academy possible, get in touch or donate!

Really grateful for the conversation with Bermet Borubaeva about Bishkek's disappeared trolleybuses. A very specific case, yet so illustrative of many post-transition realities. #BishkekSmog

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · 11mo ago

(1/3) Electrified public transport is an essential contribution to clean urban air. Although the Kyrgyz capital #Bishkek had a functioning, @ebrd.bsky.social-financed #trolleybus system, the city administration chose to dismantle it, promising a transition to electric buses...

Will come as a suprise to many: "The results show a clear picture: Individuals with economically left-wing and culturally conservative attitudes tend to score highest on conspiracy thinking. People at this ideological location seem to long for both economic and cultural protection and bemoan a...

The Syllabus@the-syllabus.bsky.social · last yr.

Forget left/right binaries for conspiracy theorists. Our article of the week finds a "national-authoritarian solidarity" among conspiracy believers that binds left-wing economics to right-wing cultural conservatism. By Florian Buchmayr, André Krouwel in @ispp-pops.bsky.social buff.ly/GBPNYZg

Check out or latest episode for the full interview. Link in comments.

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The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

An excerpt from our interview with @adoolotkeldieva.bsky.social. Link to the full episode in first comment.

Who else is in Perugia for @journalismfestival.com? Let’s meet up before Sunday night!

How will Trump’s trade war affect global CO2 emissions and energy? Initial thoughts.

It had been long in the making: the new @eurasianclimate.bsky.social episode on critical raw materials in Central Asia. One of our most substantial segments so far, featuring 3 very different interviewees versed in extractivism, environmental impact assessment and mining standards. Tune in & share!

The Eurasian Climate Brief@eurasianclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

(1/3) What is the role of #criticalrawmaterials for the energy transition and why are the EU and other global actors so keen on getting them from Central Asian countries such as #Kazakhstan? Is this an economic opportunity? Or can we observe a new, "green" type of #extractivism?

Teaching the political economy of the green transition this term, I used, and learned from, some amazing 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. A 🧵 on some of the best. Further suggestions are very welcome, I'll add them below.

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lying is bad folks

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Having eye-opening discussions with @alicjaptak.bsky.social in @ec.europa.eu.

Just arrived in #Brussels to co-host the latest @cleanenergywire.bsky.social research tour. Drop me a messages if you want to meet up before Thursday afternoon!

What does the European far-right mean when it talks about ecology? What begins with natalism and the desire for closed borders, will ultimately morph into a defense of farmers and support for European industrialists over Chinese imports.

The Rise of the Degrowther Right

A new conservative environmentalism that blends anti-modernism with nationalism and austerity is spreading across Europe.

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