Of all mammals on Earth, only 5% are wild. The rest is humans and the mammals we grow. Want more eye-opening findings like this on the economic impact of nature and environment policies (or the lack thereof)? Check the World Bank report: "Reboot Development".
documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
In 2025, the EIB Group provided €1.5 billion to Ukraine in new financing for energy, infrastructure, small businesses and EU integration.
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
Four years into its war in Ukraine, Russia is not winning. By any measure, Moscow’s invasion is a total strategic failure.
Within the Coalition of the Willing, we are clear that the fastest way to end the war is to increase support for Ukraine and intensify pressure on Russia. (1/2)
Just came back inspired, energised and full of ideas from my meetings in Arizona and New Mexico, working towards our 2nd Circular Economy Forum in Phoenix. Warmest thanks to Secretary @jameskenney.bsky.social, Secretary Black, Maren Mahoney & so many other dynamic, smart sustainability professionals
"[T]his research suggests that particulate matter could be contributing directly to some of the millions of new Alzheimer's diagnoses recorded each year."
www.sciencealert.com/the-link-bet...
Ozone pollution kills 75,000 Europeans a year, and costs €80bn. So why is methane being ignored?
This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief #Climate
“Europeans are, slowly but surely, waking up to what they are able to do”. 🇪🇺
Beautiful narwhals rely on echolocation to survive in the Arctic. But increasing shipping noise is jeopardizing their ability to communicate, navigate and hunt.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0202202...
Great to catch up with Edith Cecchini, from the Responsible Business Alliance, @euintheus.bsky.social. We discussed preparations for our 2nd Circular Economy Forum in Phoenix, Arizona. We need to zoom in on quite a few key areas: incentives, barriers, solid standards that work across the pond, etc.
Superb article by @theguardian.com indeed.
Shocking insights about the blind spots of GDP and other tools we use to measure our economic progress.
The EU is financing local and regional authorities to support healthier rivers in Europe. Check out the new UPSTREAM project call below if you want to participate!
upstream-project.eu/open-call-1-...
Honestly, groundhogs are lousy forecasters. But they are cute. And amazing! Their hibernation is under study: aging seems to nearly stop, their heart rate drops from 200 per minute to about nine. Similarly, their active body temperature is 104F (40C) but plummets to 41F (5C).
shorturl.fm/OBYk9
Record wind power generation in Spain in January, showing the benefit of combining wind and solar.
The stormy weather has been terrible for solar, but great for wind: they complement one another.
And it’s why solar only is an awful idea for most mid-to-high latitudes.
Good news. Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Solar panels shade the soil, slowing evaporation, which makes more water available to the plants to grow big and strong.
It works. Let’s do more of it.
grist.org/energy/solar...
A wake up call to anyone supporting democracy, freedoms and civil rights.
No planet, no economy.
@weforum.org new report insists: top 3 risks for the global economy in the next 10 years linked to climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss:
1. Extreme weather events.
2. Biodiversity loss.
3. Critical change to Earth systems.
reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Glo...
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
Oil sands producers are using 12 per cent more fresh water to produce a barrel of oil than they were in 2023, according to data collected by the AER & analyzed by the AWA, Keepers of the Water, and Environmental Defence.
www.albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
@ec.europa.eu publishes an annual strategic foresight report: an analysis highlight strategic elements for better, anticipatory EU policymaking. The 2026 iteration is now being drafted - a call for evidence is open until 22 Jan., hope to hear from relevant stakeholders.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Just finished Berlin, the Jason Lutes graphic novel masterpiece. A detailed, thoughtful journey into the gradual disintegration of the Weimar Republic and the intolerance, the extremism and the mistakes that brought about WWII. Never again.
#Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich #petfood can have a bigger dietary #carbon impact than their owners. Wet, raw & meat-rich products are linked to substantially higher GHG #emissions than dry #dogfood; an increase in #plantbased dog foods is likely to reduce emissions: www.ed.ac.uk/news/climate...
The Arctic as we know is disappearing. Greenland alone lost approximately 129 billion tons of ice in 2025 alone - enough to cover Greater London in a slab of ice more than 80 metres tall.
Worried about productivity? Then you're worried about #climate.
In Brazil, climate change could reduce productivity in agriculture and civil construction as much as 90 percent within this century.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Speechless.
EU has become one of the largest issuers of green bonds in the world, see report below - a total of €78.5 billion worth of EU Green Bonds have been issued to date, which will avoid an estimated 14 million tons of CO₂ per year being released.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Why have we seen such repression of climate activists around the world?
Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
The beauty of Richmond, Virginia. Autumn 2022.
