Zsolt Lengyel
@climatius.bsky.social
Real-Zer(r)o - climate action dinosaur with a fresh-mind & multiple hats: Institute for European Energy & Climate Policy (IEECP) * Verico SCE * Nordur Power Grid Association * Green Value Chain Investments LLC
if anyone still believed that climate diplomacy is a smooth, orderly ritual, #COP30 delivered a sharp reality check.The final plenary was suspended because one delegation - a courageous and razor-sharp Colombian negotiator -refused to let the “Truth COP” end with a procedural sweep-under-the-carpet
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
if anyone still believed that climate diplomacy is a smooth, orderly ritual, #COP30 delivered a sharp reality check.The final plenary was suspended because one delegation - a courageous and razor-sharp Colombian negotiator -refused to let the “Truth COP” end with a procedural sweep-under-the-carpet
A message to #COP30 negotiators as 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟔-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐎𝟐 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 - while you negotiate at #COP30 Brazil, the atmosphere has delivered an unambiguous verdict: a new record for the fastest 36-month rate of CO2 growth ever measured in the last 66 years.
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🇷🇺🤖 Russia proudly unveiled its first AI humanoid robot this week and within seconds, it collapsed on stage. You couldn’t script a better metaphor if you tried. It was perfectly Putin-esque: rigid posture, inflated self-importance, and then --- boom --- straight to the floor.
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🇷🇺🤖 Russia proudly unveiled its first AI humanoid robot this week and within seconds, it collapsed on stage. You couldn’t script a better metaphor if you tried. It was perfectly Putin-esque: rigid posture, inflated self-importance, and then --- boom --- straight to the floor.
𝐔𝐍 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? I read the Financial Times’ latest take - “𝐔𝐍 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝” - on Article 6 with equal parts disbelief and déjà vu. It somehow manages to misdiagnose nearly every root cause of the mechanism’s slow rollout
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
𝐔𝐍 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? I read the Financial Times’ latest take - “𝐔𝐍 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝” - on Article 6 with equal parts disbelief and déjà vu. It somehow manages to misdiagnose nearly every root cause of the mechanism’s slow rollout
🌍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: look closer 👀 of the European Union’s proposed* 2040 climate target of −90% net (vs. 1990 levels) . You will find that its treatment of land-based carbon sinks is deeply troubling.
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
🌍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: look closer 👀 of the European Union’s proposed* 2040 climate target of −90% net (vs. 1990 levels) . You will find that its treatment of land-based carbon sinks is deeply troubling.
As climate-change-supercharged #HurricaneMelissa slams into Jamaica, Bill Gates publishes a controversial essay & immediately sparks debate.
“There is no greater threat to developing nations than the climate crisis,” said @michaelemann.bsky.social
“He’s got this all backwards.” When billionaires
“There is no greater threat to developing nations than the climate crisis,” said @michaelemann.bsky.social
“He’s got this all backwards.” When billionaires
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As climate-change-supercharged #HurricaneMelissa slams into Jamaica, Bill Gates publishes a controversial essay & immediately sparks debate.
“There is no greater threat to developing nations than the climate crisis,” said @michaelemann.bsky.social
“He’s got this all backwards.” When billionaires
“There is no greater threat to developing nations than the climate crisis,” said @michaelemann.bsky.social
“He’s got this all backwards.” When billionaires
So this is what passes for ‘innovation’ now: 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝. When data centres can’t get grid access for years, instead of fixing the infrastructure or accelerating renewables, we strap Boeing 747 engines to concrete pads and call it progress.
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So this is what passes for ‘innovation’ now: 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝. When data centres can’t get grid access for years, instead of fixing the infrastructure or accelerating renewables, we strap Boeing 747 engines to concrete pads and call it progress.
A floating iceberg , neither the scale nor the colour can be captured though…
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A floating iceberg , neither the scale nor the colour can be captured though…
Standing at the edge of a collapsing ice front in Greenland a few days ago ( see below) drives home one truth: we cannot afford techno-fantasies, we must address the inconvenient truth with scaling and spending up (climate) action. We need to move from the incremental to the transformative!!!
September 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Standing at the edge of a collapsing ice front in Greenland a few days ago ( see below) drives home one truth: we cannot afford techno-fantasies, we must address the inconvenient truth with scaling and spending up (climate) action. We need to move from the incremental to the transformative!!!
Listen to @michaelemann.bsky.social on EPA’s attempt to revoking the very foundation of U.S. climate policy, the CO2 endangerment finding: “Reaching this absurd point at which they are literally trying to deny that human caused climate change uh represents a danger when we can all see
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Listen to @michaelemann.bsky.social on EPA’s attempt to revoking the very foundation of U.S. climate policy, the CO2 endangerment finding: “Reaching this absurd point at which they are literally trying to deny that human caused climate change uh represents a danger when we can all see
Our latest 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 dives into the unmistakable reality of climate change - Earth’s energy imbalance doubling, Arctic ice on the brink, and regional warming outpacing predictions. We’re talking systemic risks, policy gridlock, & an insurance industry sounding the alarm🧵
July 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Our latest 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 dives into the unmistakable reality of climate change - Earth’s energy imbalance doubling, Arctic ice on the brink, and regional warming outpacing predictions. We’re talking systemic risks, policy gridlock, & an insurance industry sounding the alarm🧵
🚨 Weekend Must-Read: Mad Machines & Mad Men 🚨 As the planet burns and democracy limps, the richest man builds cars that hallucinate stop signs and accelerate toward pedestrians - and the most powerful man threatening global chaos on a whim. 🧵
July 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 Weekend Must-Read: Mad Machines & Mad Men 🚨 As the planet burns and democracy limps, the richest man builds cars that hallucinate stop signs and accelerate toward pedestrians - and the most powerful man threatening global chaos on a whim. 🧵
Our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 lnkd.in/ev2xtSkz is on a spectacular journey that would make Kim Kardashian & Trump , with hundreds of million followers, weep with envy. Beating the Algorithm with 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞: turns out the real clickbait is good stuff, smart framing 🧵
May 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 lnkd.in/ev2xtSkz is on a spectacular journey that would make Kim Kardashian & Trump , with hundreds of million followers, weep with envy. Beating the Algorithm with 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞: turns out the real clickbait is good stuff, smart framing 🧵
In the tsunami of 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, including on engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR) hyped by venture capitalists and some philanthropists, it is essential to remind ourselves that'The Future Won’t Be Won by Better Technology Alone. It Will Be Lost Without Bold Policy' 🧵
May 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
In the tsunami of 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, including on engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR) hyped by venture capitalists and some philanthropists, it is essential to remind ourselves that'The Future Won’t Be Won by Better Technology Alone. It Will Be Lost Without Bold Policy' 🧵
Germany - 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥-𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞: Economy & Energy Minister Katherina Reiche's new energy strategy*, window-dressed in 'pragmatism/realism', veers dangerously off course. 🧵
May 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Germany - 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥-𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞: Economy & Energy Minister Katherina Reiche's new energy strategy*, window-dressed in 'pragmatism/realism', veers dangerously off course. 🧵
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, brings inspiring leadership to the Catholic Church’s climate mission. A passionate advocate for climate action, he champions the urgent shift from words to meaningful action, fully embracing the spirit of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, brings inspiring leadership to the Catholic Church’s climate mission. A passionate advocate for climate action, he champions the urgent shift from words to meaningful action, fully embracing the spirit of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. 🧵
Oh, the sheer irony: Amazon, unceremoniously booted from the @sciencebasedtargets.org (SBTi) in August 2023 for the offense of failing to submit a "credible" carbon emissions reduction target on time decides to unveil a new carbon credit service for "qualified companies." 🧵
March 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Oh, the sheer irony: Amazon, unceremoniously booted from the @sciencebasedtargets.org (SBTi) in August 2023 for the offense of failing to submit a "credible" carbon emissions reduction target on time decides to unveil a new carbon credit service for "qualified companies." 🧵
O Canada....the climate action world watched Canada’s carbon fee as an inspiring example, a proof that climate action could live within democracy, not against it. And now? With the fee gone from Mark Carney’s vision, the global carbon pricing architecture continues wobbling on brittle scaffolding🧵
March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
O Canada....the climate action world watched Canada’s carbon fee as an inspiring example, a proof that climate action could live within democracy, not against it. And now? With the fee gone from Mark Carney’s vision, the global carbon pricing architecture continues wobbling on brittle scaffolding🧵
Another tragic sign of the anti-science, anti-institution & climate change denialist purge unfolding in the US. Dr Katherine Calvin was fired from her job as NASA’s chief scientist last week by the Trump administration.
You may (still) access her profile at NASA 🧵
You may (still) access her profile at NASA 🧵
March 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Another tragic sign of the anti-science, anti-institution & climate change denialist purge unfolding in the US. Dr Katherine Calvin was fired from her job as NASA’s chief scientist last week by the Trump administration.
You may (still) access her profile at NASA 🧵
You may (still) access her profile at NASA 🧵
Do not miss @michaelemann.bsky.social
& Raymond Pierrehumbert 's 'The UK’s gamble on 🅢🅞🅛🅐🅡 🅖🅔🅞🅔🅝🅖🅘🅝🅔🅔🅡🅘🅝🅖 is like using aspirin for cancer' . They convincingly explain that "injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, 🧵
& Raymond Pierrehumbert 's 'The UK’s gamble on 🅢🅞🅛🅐🅡 🅖🅔🅞🅔🅝🅖🅘🅝🅔🅔🅡🅘🅝🅖 is like using aspirin for cancer' . They convincingly explain that "injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, 🧵
March 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Do not miss @michaelemann.bsky.social
& Raymond Pierrehumbert 's 'The UK’s gamble on 🅢🅞🅛🅐🅡 🅖🅔🅞🅔🅝🅖🅘🅝🅔🅔🅡🅘🅝🅖 is like using aspirin for cancer' . They convincingly explain that "injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, 🧵
& Raymond Pierrehumbert 's 'The UK’s gamble on 🅢🅞🅛🅐🅡 🅖🅔🅞🅔🅝🅖🅘🅝🅔🅔🅡🅘🅝🅖 is like using aspirin for cancer' . They convincingly explain that "injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, 🧵
#InternationalWomensDay / #IWD2025: 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲*, deserving far more than a sonnet:
'They said to bow, to walk the trodden way,
Yet fearless souls defied the silent chain.
Like Amelia, who soared through skies of gray,
Unbound by fear, she danced beyond the plain. 🧵
'They said to bow, to walk the trodden way,
Yet fearless souls defied the silent chain.
Like Amelia, who soared through skies of gray,
Unbound by fear, she danced beyond the plain. 🧵
March 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#InternationalWomensDay / #IWD2025: 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲*, deserving far more than a sonnet:
'They said to bow, to walk the trodden way,
Yet fearless souls defied the silent chain.
Like Amelia, who soared through skies of gray,
Unbound by fear, she danced beyond the plain. 🧵
'They said to bow, to walk the trodden way,
Yet fearless souls defied the silent chain.
Like Amelia, who soared through skies of gray,
Unbound by fear, she danced beyond the plain. 🧵
"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot." according to Charlie Chaplin. In this spirit, a we face of so much “Big Picture” bad news, we’ve added a “Humor” section that might distract you for a few minutes. Then we move on to the “Science and Impacts,” 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot." according to Charlie Chaplin. In this spirit, a we face of so much “Big Picture” bad news, we’ve added a “Humor” section that might distract you for a few minutes. Then we move on to the “Science and Impacts,” 🧵
Basil: "Right, so the world’s on fire - literally and metaphorically. Wars raging, tariff war tantrums flaring up, and extreme weather events now come with their own VIP sections. And yet, some people still think 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 ‘𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞’ 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 ‘𝐝𝐨-𝐨𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧’!" 🧵
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Basil: "Right, so the world’s on fire - literally and metaphorically. Wars raging, tariff war tantrums flaring up, and extreme weather events now come with their own VIP sections. And yet, some people still think 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 ‘𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞’ 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 ‘𝐝𝐨-𝐨𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧’!" 🧵
𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 - 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 & history is on your side! History, as it often does, has a way of repeating itself - though, perhaps, not always to the benefit of those who fail to heed its lessons. In 1890, the United States, under the guise of economic self-interest, imposed 🧵
March 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 - 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 & history is on your side! History, as it often does, has a way of repeating itself - though, perhaps, not always to the benefit of those who fail to heed its lessons. In 1890, the United States, under the guise of economic self-interest, imposed 🧵