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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 14m

Russia’s coal miners buckle under sanctions, weak prices and war - While cracks are starting to show in many parts of Russia’s wartime economy, the coal industry’s struggles are particularly acute on.ft.com/46ZjRH3 via @FT #VladimirPutin #coal #DonaldTrump #ClimateEmergency

Russia’s coal miners buckle under sanctions, weak prices and war

Sector’s worst crisis in 30 years underscores how some industries risk lasting damage from Ukraine invasion

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2h

Military in cities - #JDVance “The president’s looking at all of his options,” he said, adding that “we are talking about this because crime has gotten out of control in our cities” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DonaldTrump #Hate #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall

Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says

Vice-president calls crime ‘out of control’ in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2h

On energy, #Badenoch betrays long-standing Conservative pragmatism - #China has understood the economic case: more investment in #renewables than the rest of the world; dominating the market for solar panels; and increasingly becoming the world’s leader in #electriccars on.ft.com/48seBOD via @FT

On energy, Badenoch betrays long-standing Conservative pragmatism

Repealing the UK’s climate act would throw away 17 years of achievement

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2h

Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help - The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken #VladimirPutin ’s economy and force him to the negotiating table on.ft.com/4h7zHUD via @FT

US intel guided Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy sites

Trump administration has supported Kyiv’s operations since summer in co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 3h

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Top Corporations On Track to Buy 3.9 GW of Renewable Power by 2030, 7.7 GW by 2040

There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.

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Top Corporations On Track to Buy 3.9 GW of Renewable Power by 2030, 7.7 GW by 2040

Private power consumers in Canada have tacitly committed to buying 3.9 gigawatts of renewable electricity this decade and 7.7 GW by 2040, and virtual power purchase agreements (vPPAs)—which allow companies to procure renewable energy without installi

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 16h

The #DonaldTrump administration has killed a huge proposed #solarpower project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all #renewableenergy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #oilandgas #MakeAmericaSmall

Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have produced enough energy to power 2m homes

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 16h

A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by #Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #MarkZuckerberg #FakeNews #DonaldTrump

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 19h

#DeltaAirLines is teaming up with Dutch aviation startup #MaeveAerospace to produce a hybrid-electric aircraft powertrain from the drawing board and into regional commercial service. It could reduce fuel consumption by up to 40%. A small step, but in the right direction electrek.co/2025/10/12/c...

Clear skies ahead – Delta partners with Maeve on M80 hybrid regional aircraft

Delta Air Lines is teaming up with Dutch aviation startup Maeve Aerospace to deploy its fuel-sipping hybrid-electric aircraft.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 21h

The Commission is requesting #Snapchat #YouTube #Apple and #Google to provide information on their age verification systems, as well as on how they prevent minors from accessing illegal products, including drugs or vapes, or content promoting eating disorders. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DSA

Daily News 10 \/ 10 \/ 2025

Commission scrutinises safeguards for minors on Snapchat, YouTube, Apple App Store and Google Play under the Digital Services Act\nToday, the European Commission initiated the first investigative acti...

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 21h

The US has for months been helping #Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken #VladimirPutin ’s economy and force him to the negotiating table as Trumps frustration with Russia has grown. on.ft.com/4h7zHUD #WarCrimes

alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 21h

#Poland tries to restore #RuleOfLaw in the face of a hostile president. Newly elected President #KarolNawrocki, aligned with PiS,is vowing to resist any changes to the system set up by the previous government. But the #DonaldTusk will try a new attempt www.politico.eu/article/pola... #FutureOfEurope

Poland tries to restore rule of law in the face of a hostile president

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is vowing to scuttle any effort to change the legal system set up by the previous Law and Justice party government.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

#DonaldTrump claimed that he had found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he had instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #RuleOfLaw #Constitution #Republicans

Trump says military members will be paid despite government shutdown

President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 October

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

US moves to cancel one of the world’s largest solar farms. The crackdown on #renewables comes as the US faces soaring power demand due to the proliferation of data centres and #DonaldTrump undermins confidence of investors on.ft.com/3W3j8Qa via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #oilandgas #ClimateEmergency

US moves to cancel one of the world’s largest solar farms

Trump administration scraps approval for 6.2 gigawatt Nevada project

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

#Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip - It has set up checkpoints, engaged in gun battles with rivals and meted out violent beatings to Palestinians it suspects of having collaborated with Israel just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire on.ft.com/42Xtmph via @FT #Dictators

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip

Militant group battles rivals and punishes suspected collaborators hours after agreeing ceasefire

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

China’s aggressive embrace of #cleanenergy technologies, at a faster pace than even its own government expected or planned, has left it with an unquenchable thirst for electricity but made a Greentech champion whilst #DonaldTrump makes US small with #oilandgas www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...

How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of all #bird species are in decline with #deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. On the eve of #biodiversity summit in the UAE, scientists are warning about the health of bird populations www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

September 2025 was the third hottest September on record globally and the fifth hottest in Europe. The global average temperature for September 2025 was 16.11°C, 0.66°C higher than the September average for the 1991-2020 period and 1.47°C for period before www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1785...

September 2025 was third warmest on record

The global average temperature for September 2025 rose by 0.66°C compared to the average between 1991-2020.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden and Belgium have the highest proportion of #electriccars in Europe. France and Austria still ahead of Germany, which has a mediocre acceptance rate. #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimate #FarRight #CDU #FriedhelmMerz

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

Unusual weather that started with warm temperatures in February, causing fruit trees to flower too early. Cold and frost which followed in March and April damaged many crops, especially almonds, apples, apricots,cherries, peaches. €50 mio aid to farmers ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #ClimateEmergency

Commission mobilises €50 million in emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania

The Commission today adopted a proposal to provide nearly €50 million from the agricultural reserve to support fruit, nuts and vegetable farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Rom...

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

One of China’s largest turbine makers plans to invest £1.5bn in a new factory in #Scotland to serve #offshorewind projects in the UK, Europe and some other markets, with its preferred location being Ardersier Port near #Inverness while #DonaldTrump promotes #oiland gas #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

Governments and retailers are grappling with a flood of duty-free parcels from China, with Europe fearing a fresh influx after #DonaldTrump in August scrapped a US “de minimis” tariff waiver that had applied to items worth less than $800. on.ft.com/46JcAMK #TradeWars #Republicans #Temu #Alibaba

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

After #DonaldTrump killed #IRA, #GM has scrapped plans to build $55 million #hydrogen #fuelcell factory in Detroit, but GM isn’t scaling back its hydrogen efforts as it continues its Fuel Cell System Manufacturing joint-venture with Honda in Brownstown electrek.co/2025/10/11/g... #ActOnClimate

GM hydrogen: the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

GM has scrapped plans to build $55 million hydrogen fuel cell factory in Detroit, but it's far from the end of its hydrogen journey.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

#vonderLeyen “ #Africa has everything it needs to become a global leader in #cleanenergy — vision, talent and abundant natural resources. With this €618 million Team Europe package, we are joining with our African partners to power a clean energy future.” ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #ActOnClimate

President von der Leyen announces €618 million package to scale up renewables in Africa at Global Gateway Forum

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today a €618 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa\'s clean energy transition.

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