At least eight people dead after spate of tornadoes across central US Eighteen tornadoes between Thursday and Saturday resulted in deaths in towns from Michigan to Oklahoma

Communities throughout the central US were cleaning up and trying to recover after an onslaught deadly #tornadoes struck the region over the weekend. At least eight people had been confirmed dead www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #DonaldTrump #oilandgas #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate

Trump threatens not to sign any bills until Congress approves strict voter ID act Save Act would limit voting access in the US and centers on Trump’s unfounded claims of noncitizens stealing elections

Trump vows to not sign any new legislation until SAVE America act is passed
The president has threatened to not sign any new legislation into law until the bill is passed A beautiful idea: no more #DonaldTrump laws. Hope the break will last some month or years www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs

Iran war strengthens case for #renewables - “Wind and solar as, as part of that mix, is a huge benefit from the standpoint of price stability, because once you install it you have more certainty around what that actual cost profile looks like” www.ft.com/content/001a... via @FT #ActOnClimate

Iran war will leave a complex geoeconomic legacy Markets suggest the ramifications are likely to drag on and spread

If the longer-term impact is to push up bond yields, inflation and US deficits and ultimately trigger a big UST sell-off, the US and global economy will suffer mightily. I suspect, sadly, that this war and this market story will be with us for some time. www.ft.com/content/d2b2... #DonaldTrump

Unternehmen kritisieren Energiepolitik von Katherina Reiche scharf Innerhalb eines Tages haben Hunderte Firmen einen Appell gegen die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung unterzeichnet. Besonders in der Kritik: die Reformen von Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche.

1,700 companies criticise Reiches energy policy. Within a single day they signed an appeal against the German government's energy policy. Particular criticism was levelled at the reforms proposed by #KatherinaReiche - #Renewables cheaper than #gas and decentral www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/e... #CDU

Commission invests over €103 million in European strategic environment and climate projects Today, the European Commission is investing more than €103 million in seven strategic projects across Europe with funding under the LIFE programme.

The Commission is investing €103 mio in seven strategic projects across Europe which will contribute to strengthening food systems and environmental ecosystems, while also improving public health and quality of life across the continent. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #ActOnClimate

EU steps up civil protection efforts and brings back 356 citizens home amid developments in the Middle East Two repatriation flights chartered directly by the European Commission have safely landed in Romania. The two flights brought back 356 European citizens who were stranded in the Middle East from Oman ...

EU steps up civil protection efforts and brings back 356 citizens home with two flights amid developments in the Middle East from Oman to Romania. Warlord #DonaldTrump is increasing costs for everyone ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #Republicans #Maga #inflation

Food systems are central to EU’s ambition for a competitive, sustainable, and secure future. Since 2016, we have been committed to advancing hashtag #Food2030EU. As we move towards Food 2040, we invite stakeholders to share their help shape the future R&I food policies ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Collage poster for International Women's Day and Women's Rights. Top: Woman in black top raising fist with pink "Women's Rights" sign amid protest crowd. Pink "International Women's Day" text, EU flag. Bottom: Green background with Justice statue holding scales and pink Venus symbol, large white "EQUALITY" text, "International Day of Women's Rights" caption.

Brilliant European women powered progress, but the credit did not always go to them.

EU to include UK and Japan in ‘Made in Europe’ plans European Commission offers access to bloc’s subsidies for manufacturing in partner countries with trade agreements

EU to include UK and Japan iand dozens of like-minded partners in its “Made in Europe” manufacturing targets, in a bid to shield its strategic sectors from unfair competition from #China www.ft.com/content/bfe7... via @FT #XiJinping #DonaldTrump #tariffs #FutureOfEurope

Trump raises stakes in Iran by weighing deployment of US ground forces Democrats and some Republicans fear deepening involvement in war with no clear exit strategy

Warlord #DonaldTrump raises stakes in Iran by weighing deployment of US ground forces, including special forces to seize Tehran’s enriched uranium, has raised new concerns in Washington about deeper US involvement in the war. www.ft.com/content/8cc1... via @FT #Republicans #Maga #JeffreyEpstein

I am so tired of this classless, clueless embarrassment of a president.

Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg: Grüne laut ersten Prognosen knapp vor CDU In Baden-Württemberg zeichnet sich ein enges Rennen ab: Erste Prognosen sehen die Grünen vor der CDU. Drittstärkste Kraft ist die AfD, die SPD stürzt ab, Linke und FDP verpassen wohl den Einzug in den...

Erste Prognosen sehen die Grünen mit 31.8% vor der CDU mit 29,3%. Drittstärkste Kraft ist die AfD (17,6%) die SPD (5,5%) stürzt ab, Linke und FDP verpassen wohl den Einzug in den Landtag www.spiegel.de/politik/deut... #KatharinaReiche #Heizungsgeesetz #ActOnClimate

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack Iran’s Red Crescent Society tells locals to avoid exposure as capital is engulfed in smoke

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack to avoid potential exposure to acidic rain after Israel attacked major fuel-storage facilities in Iran’s capital www.ft.com/content/d08d... via @FT #BenjaminNetanyahu #WarCriminal #ClimateEmergency #DonaldTrump

Meteorologists bet on ‘swing’ to warming El Niño weather cycle Chance of natural cycle that raises equatorial ocean temperatures put at 59% between August and October

Meteorologists bet on ‘swing’ to warming #ElNiño weather cycle - The World Meteorological Organization said that a warming cycle might “swing” around later this year, with the recent “weak” cooling phenomenon known as #LaNiña expected to fade www.ft.com/content/8cb4... via @FT #ClimateEmergency

China sets cautious climate goals in five-year plan as coal remains core ‘Underwhelming’ target leaves room for increase in energy and industry emissions in years to 2030, experts say

#China sets cautious climate goals in five-year plan as coal remains core. It's economy remains reliant on coal. The “underwhelming” five-year targets left some room for an increase in overall emissions over the next five years to 2030 www.ft.com/content/0d44... via @FT #ClimateEmergency

Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, says Microsoft energy chief Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs

Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, says Microsoft energy chief as it has bolstered the case for investment in #cleanenergy and #batterystorage as nations rushed to secure #oilandgas supplies. #Renewables are decentral and cheap www.ft.com/content/001a... via @FT #KatharinaReiche

‘Most dangerous job on earth’: the life of an Iranian ballistic missile crew Tehran’s missiles are key to its retaliation against Israel and the US. But launching them brings an immediate risk of death

Most dangerous job on earth: the life of an Iranian ballistic missile crew: “This is the most dangerous job on earth right now. We are probably talking about a life expectancy of days, and soon it will be hours. If you destroy the launchers missiles become useless" www.ft.com/content/b2b3... via @FT

Middle East war live: Israel expands attacks to Iranian oil storage facilities Overnight strikes caused large explosions and sent smoke billowing into the sky

Israel has attacked oil facilities in Tehran overnight, causing large explosions, in an expansion of its strikes to energy infrastructure causing a hellfire in times of #ClimateEmergency www.ft.com/content/0b7b... via @FT #BenjaminNetanyahu #WarCriminalsl #DonaldTrump

ICE deports family, including deaf boy who wasn’t given his assistive devices California state superintendent says mother and sons arrested during ICE check-in and deported to Colombia

California’s superintendent is calling for the return of a hearing-impaired six-year-old after he, his mother and his five-year-old sibling were detained on Tuesday while reporting for their check-in at an ICE office in San Francisco and deported to Colombia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Is the nightmare scenario for global energy here? The Iran crisis is unfolding in a world in which oil and gas supplies are more diversified than in previous decades

Is the nightmare scenario for global energy here? In recent years, the CDU, SPD and FDP have mocked the Greens and repeatedly held up the #energytransition and #climateaction. With decentralised solar and wind energy, we would have no problems today giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... #ActOnClimate

(S+) Iran-Krieg: Droht eine neue Fluchtbewegung Richtung Europa? Die EU-Kommission warnt, der Irankrieg könne zu »Migrationsbewegungen wie 2015« führen. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz will das unbedingt verhindern. Nun komme es auch auf die Türkei an, sagen Forscher.

Die EU-Kommission befürchtet, dass der Irankrieg eine massive Fluchtbewegung zur Folge haben könnte. Dauere der Krieg an, könne »eine humanitäre Krise in Iran und den Nachbarländern drohen, Migrationsbewegungen wie 2015« www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

US draws up strict new AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash Draft rules mandate civilian government contracts make models available for ‘any lawful’ use

US draws up new AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash - They would require AI companies to allow “any lawful” use of their models amid a stand-off between the Pentagon and #Anthropic and with #DonaldTrump not respecting #RuleOfLae www.ft.com/content/d8c2... via @FT. #Dictatorship #Republicans

The war of unintended consequences Israel and the US have achieved many military aims in Iran, but the unpredictable fallout poses threats to everyone

The war of unintended consequences - They will largely be in the political, social and economic spheres — and they will be felt for some time. They can be more important than the intended ones www.ft.com/content/0b16... via @FT #DonaldTrump #Repubkicans #JeffreyEpstein

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before. Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling. It accelerates from a rate of less than 0.2C per decade between 1970 and 2015 to about 0.35C per decade www.theguardian.com/environment/... #KatharinaReiche

Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and Budapest

An acrimonious spat between #Hungary and #Ukraine is escalating, as Budapest impounded two Ukrainian armoured bank vehicles carrying millions of euros as well as bars of gold. Ukraine’s foreign minister accused Budapest of “stealing money” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... #ViktorOrban #FarRight

#DonaldTrump

Pope #LeoXIV has issued a sharp condemnation of the Trump administration's bombing of Iran, calling for an immediate return to diplomacy and an end to the violence. In a post on X, the pontiff expressed alarm at the new conflict in the Middle East. #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #Republicans