⚠️ 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.eu

EU Methane Regulation Article 27: the Case Against a Grace Period

This 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...

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US Secretary of Energy is pretty confident to be immortal

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "I'm pretty confident coal will lead the world in global electricity production when I die"

Secretive 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/20433

European 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...

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"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..."

Impressive report about widespread and partly successful popular resistance against mass deportations by ICE in several US cities.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

There was revolution in the air in New Orleans when the Border Patrol invaded their city - as brave citizens blew whistles, chased convoys, and confronted masked agents of a tyrannical government From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...

1/10 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 ...>

Penalty Regimes for Violations of the EU Methane Regulation in Selected EU Member States

After 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...

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New 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

🚨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

🚨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 👇1/7

Europe's energy security on the path to climate neutrality

The 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...

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This photo just about sums it up

Deeply 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/

How 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?

Please remind news media parroting US government inflation statements that those are just Trump regime fantasy numbers since May.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · last yr.

‘1984’ is upon us

🇷🇴 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

Ecologic Institute@ecologic.eu · last yr.

Methane matters: A practical guide for effective #methane #mitigation in #Romania – tailored to national contexts and public authorities. 👉Jetzt auf #Rumänisch! Now in #Romanian! Acum în #română! 👉https://www.ecologic.eu/20099 piria.bsky.social, @cde-cz.bsky.social edfenergyex.bsky.social

Today 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.social

Implementing the EU Methane Regulation in Czechia

The 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)...

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#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...

Lokaljournalismus unter Druck: BDZV warnt vor wachsender Bedrohung der freien Berichterstattung

Der Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV) ist besorgt: Die freie und unabhängige Berichterstattung steht besonders im Lokaljournalismus unter wachsendem Druck. Eine aktuelle Studi...

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Refreshing 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?...

Students stand in solidarity with teacher told to remove "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster

YouTube video by KTVB

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"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...

West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs

Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”

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Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · last yr.

A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.

The US stock market is behaving as if the country is governed by a six-times bankrupt

A 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.

The 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...

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New 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...

So eine Darstellung, die die großen, aber menschenleeren AfD-Wahlkreise im Osten optisch nicht immer so überrepräsentiert, habe ich schon lange gesucht.

Gregor Aisch@driven-by-data.net · last yr.

For the German election we wanted to use a cartogram of German election districts but didn't find anything good, so we created our own. Here's a little nerd thread how the final algorithm worked 🤓 🧵 #gis #cartogram #election #datavis #cartography

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Welchen Einfluss haben #Hochvermögende und eine zunehmende #Ungleichheit auf unsere #Demokratie? Ein Thread:

In 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...

Tesla 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.

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Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last yr.

NEW: Global EV sales grew 18% year-on-year in Jan 2025 Was this due to the "devastating collapse" of 21% growth in Europe? The "stalling" 12% growth in China? Maybe the "plunging" 22% rise in US/Canada? Or "faltering" 50% rest-of-world growth…? Data: Rho Motion 🤷‍♂️

Our 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

Some 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% ...🧵

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last yr.

Listen I just gotta rant about something, and it's an oft-repeated line that goes something like this: "renewable energy is just adding on top of existing sources" I find it really astonishing that people fail to ask a bunch of really basic questions about this and just repeat it instead.....

2024 wurden 92 Mio. Tonnen Braunkohlen in Deutschland gefördert, so wenig wie zuletzt im Jahr 1916. energy-charts.info/downloads/St...

"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...

Donald Trump is remaking the world. But he really won’t like the result | Nesrine Malik

As 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

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