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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Sep 12

#Militaries cause more #CO2 than civil #aviation & #shipping combined. Still, their GHG footprint is overlooked in climate pledges & reporting. The defense sector remains unaccountable, a blind spot in global climate action. Enjoy yr top transatlantic climate & energy newsletter:

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The Transatlantic Carbon Blind Spot: How the Arms Industry and Militaries Sabotage Climate Action

By Pierre Courtemanche Militaries and the global arms industry account for a greenhouse gas emission larger than civil aviation and shipping combined — yet they remain invisible in climate pledges and...

Villages to Voltage: How Community-Based Training Lights Up India

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Sep 2

What if the #energytransition focused on changing ppl opportunities AND changing technology?

This NL is on #CommunityBasedTrainings for #SustainableDevelopment.

#BarefootCollege #SolarMamas in #Rajasthan transform villages, #empowerwomen, and electrify thousands of homes.

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Jacin Mathew India is recognized as one of the global leaders in renewable energy, and states like Rajasthan pioneering both large-scale solar parks and small-scale community-driven initiatives. Yet, ...

The Machine Age Mindset: Why Germany’s Elite Fails to Grasp Climate Change

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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Germany's industrial strategy stresses #TechnologicalOpenness as key to #prosperity - but what does this mean for the ecological & geopolitical #disruptions of our time? Does evidence justify such optimism?

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#climate #protectionism #freedom

By Thomas Reinsch Germany’s current industrial strategy is built on the belief that technological openness and export competitiveness can safeguard prosperity – but is this an adequate response to tod...

Resilient by Design: Why Supply Chain Risk Management Must Go Product-Level and Converge Across the Atlantic

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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Aug 22

#Supplychains sit at the nexus of #climate, #energy, #sustainability & #trade.

#Transatlantic manufacturers must navigate the complexities of divergent import #regulations and #tariffs

Hope you enjoy this week's #FACET newsletter. Please comment, repost, like. Thank you!

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Pierre Courtemanche Supply chains sit at the nexus of today’s most urgent challenges: climate, energy, sustainability — and increasingly, cross-border trade. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic a...

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 21

Young people are often called leaders of tomorrow. Yet, they should be active partners today. #YouthEngagement helps make inclusive, innovative & effective decisions for #SustainableDevelopment.

Read our latest #SustainableDemocracies NL featuring the #GlobalShapersCommunity of the ‪@weforum.org‬.

Climate Change and National Security | Josh Busby | TEDxSouth Congress

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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · Jun 13

At a time when some are questioning why we should care about this problem, I recently gave a talk for TEDx for why climate change is a national security concern. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ne...

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our latest newsletter focuses on #DK2020 which makes #Denmark the 1st country where all #municipalities draft #LocalClimateActionsPlans to meet the #ParisAgreement

#InnovativeGovernance #Democracy #Climate #LocalGovernment #MunicipalGovernance #Samsø #Aarhus #CAPF

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Denmark’s DK2020: Local Action for Global Climate Goals

Jacin Mathew In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion affirming that all nations have a binding legal duty to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and keep gl...

Paying for Dependency: The Art of the EU-U.S. Trade Deal

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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Aug 7

#UrsulavonderLeyen & #DonaldTrump agreed on a framework for an EU-U.S. #tradedeal. In our weekly FACET newsletter, Max Gruenig discusses why the deal was necessary, and how Europe's negotiation leverage remains heavily constraint due to its security and #energydependence.

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Max Gruenig On July 27, 2025, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and U.S.

Power to the People’s Purse: How Citizens are Shaping Public Budgets

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 6

#ParticipatoryBudgeting allows citizens to directly shape how public money is spent; gives a voice to community priorities, builds trust in government; revitalizes civic engagement, drives bottom-up progress toward the #SDGs.

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By: Sachi Lakhina Participatory budgeting allows citizens to directly shape how public money is spent, giving a real voice to community priorities and building trust in government. By empowering colle...

Europe Must Ditch Russian Gas and Oil and Stop Funding the Russian War

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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Jul 31

It is a #DoubleFailing of Europe to increase #MilitarySpending at home, leading to cuts in other budget categories, including #climate & #development, while still feeding the #RussianWarMachine, argues Max Gruenig in the latest FACET NL.

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#Ukraine #Russia #war #invasion #sanctions

Max Gruenig Europe’s payments to Russia for fossil fuels exceed its support for Ukraine. The EU must finally become serious about its economic might.

From Pilot to Policy (Part 4): Public-Private-Academic Partnerships for Policy Experimentation in Cambodia

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 31

4th part of our miniseries From Pilot to Policy is on #PublicPrivateAcademicPartnerships. We showcase policy experimentation in #Cambodia's ‘Policy and #InnovationHub for #SustainableDevelopment,’ a @undp.org supported laboratory where #publicpolicy could be designed and tested.

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Sachi Lakhina Cambodia’s partnership with UNDP’s ‘Policy and Innovation Hub for Sustainable Development’ created a laboratory where public policy could be designed and tested. From 2019–2022, the Hub ...

Subsidiarity in Action: Denton, Texas, and the Future of Local Climate Leadership

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Volker Quaschning @volkerquaschning.bsky.social · Jul 27

Beim #Zollstreit-Deal zwischen #EU und #USA soll Europa Energie für 750 Mrd.$ kaufen. Das wären ca.25.000TWh Flüssiggas, das mind. 5Mrd.t CO2 verursachen wird. Wird Öl oder Kohle gekauft, ist die CO2-Menge noch größer.
Ein mieser #Deal für unsere Kinder!

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Kerstin Meyer @kersmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 27

5 Mrd t CO2. Wtf. Das sind 100 Jahre Ausstoß der 50 Zementwerke in D ohne irgendeine Dekarbonisierung.

Volker Quaschning @volkerquaschning.bsky.social · Jul 27

Beim #Zollstreit-Deal zwischen #EU und #USA soll Europa Energie für 750 Mrd.$ kaufen. Das wären ca.25.000TWh Flüssiggas, das mind. 5Mrd.t CO2 verursachen wird. Wird Öl oder Kohle gekauft, ist die CO2-Menge noch größer.
Ein mieser #Deal für unsere Kinder!

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Sustainable Democracies @sustaindemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 25

This week's Sustainable Democracies NL features the application of the #SubsidiarityPrinciple: #Denton is the only city in #Texas & 1 one of 6 in all US to operate on 100% #Renewables. It demonstrates how #LocalLeadership can bring about real change.

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By: Alexander Ochs and Sachi Lakhina The subsidiary principle is a governance concept that argues for decisions to be made at the most local level, only involving higher level authorities when necessa...

Transatlantic and Global Searches for the Data Center Fix

FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Jul 24

#TechCompanies ‪#Google #Meta #Microsoft struggle to secure sites with enough electrical capacity & consider remote regions with natural #cooling potential. #Microgrids & #hyperscale facilities running on #renewables emerge to meet rising demand fueled largely by the rapid growth of #AI.

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FACET @thefacet.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our new edition features the pertinent issue of #datacenter #energyconsumption. 8K centers worldwide consume 1–2% of global, 2–4% of US #electricity. Demand tripled over past decade raising concerns about #gridcapacity #resourceavailability & #utilitycosts.

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By Peter Asmus Today, there are more than 8,000 data centers worldwide that consume roughly 1 to 2% of the global energy use. Over half of all data centers in the world have been deployed in the Unite...