The warning from the EWE boss is clear: Germany is heading for economic and technological decline. While other countries are boldly investing in #renewableenergies and innovation, the #FriedhelmMerz government is putting the brakes on. www.fr.de/wirtschaft/f... #Renewables are the future! No museum!

2nd Citizen Energy Breakfast webinar Our Citizen Energy Breakfast webinars designed to share practical experiences and lessons from citizen energy initiatives across Europe. The second session welcomes Hemma Bieser, Co-founder and Managing Director of OurPower, a digital platform, offering people the opportunity to share electricity.

What makes a 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 successful?
Second 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 on 5 November at 09.00 - 10.00 to learn from Hemma Bieser from OurPower energy cooperative in Austria
We hope you join us on Wednesday 5 November ☕ 🥐 !

🔗 link.europa.eu/bXc3Tm #ActOnClimate #renewables

Amazon deforestation cut by 83% in places protected by Indigenous communities — new research Although deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have halved, it is still losing more than 5,000 square kilometres every year. That’s an area three tim

#Amazon deforestation cut by 83% in places protected by Indigenous communities. Although #deforestation rates have halved, Brazilian Amazon is still losing more than 5,000 square kilometres every yr, an area 3 times larger than Greater London www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/amaz... #ClimateEmergency

Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income households

Without intervention, the US Department of Agriculture said it planned to suspend the #Snap nutrition programme on Saturday, putting millions of low-income households that rely on the benefits at risk of food insecurity and financial hardship www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #DonaldTrump

Eurostar gets the competition its passengers deserve Government decision over East London depot access heralds end to 30-year cross-Channel train services monopoly

#Eurostar gets the #competition its passengers deserve - The pity is the waiting time: #Virgin’s plans of 20 daily return trips won’t run till 2030. But UK rail passengers are already used to hanging around. on.ft.com/4376eoj via @FT #railways #ActOnClimate

Donald Trump stirs global alarm with pledge to restart nuclear testing US president’s surprise announcement raises fears of global arms race

#DonaldTrump stirs global alarm when he unexpectedly announced that the US would resume #nuclear testing after a 33-year hiatus just minutes before his summit with #XiJinping but has done little to dispel the uncertainty about his intentions or rationale for the move. on.ft.com/4oilUgX via @FT

The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer

"Wir rasen auf ein Klimachaos zu. Die Vitalzeichen des Planeten blinken rot. ... Diese sich abzeichnende Notlage ist auf mangelnde Voraussicht, politische Untätigkeit, nicht nachhaltige Wirtschaftssysteme und Fehlinformationen zurückzuführen."

New Oxfam data shows that the rich account for a huge proportion of total CO2 emissions, with 10% causing half of global warming. Their emissions are even rising. The high costs of the energy transition should also be paid for out of their assets. oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/ha...

Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints

Australian scientists have developed roof coatings that can passively cool surfaces up to 6C below ambient temperature, as well as extract water from the atmosphere, which they say could reduce indoor temperatures during heatwaves. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ActOnClimate #construction

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

#HarrisonFord has said that #DonaldTrump assault upon measures to address the #climatecrisis “scares the shit out of me” and makes the US president among the worst criminals in history. "The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy." www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateEmergency

Liberal-progressive party D66 wins election, Dutch media report Party will take lead in first round of talks to form coalition government after securing most votes

The Dutch liberal-progressive party #D66 won the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, putting #RobJetten, on course to become the youngest prime minister in the #Netherlands. This is the end of the self-described “most rightwing government ever” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #AfD

Imagine if car industry had reacted early enough and was now a leader in #electricvehicles. We had all the prerequisites. Just like with #photovoltaics or #batteries. Now #Porsche plans to delay again. But no one is waiting for our combustion engines anymore. #ElectricCars #Volkswagen #ActOnClimate

Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials Berlin-based Stark failed to hit a single target in four attempts at two exercises with the British and German forces

#Drone start-up backed by #PeterThiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials. “It was a disaster for Stark,” said one person briefed on the German trial, adding: “They have been overselling [their capabilities] and now they are paying the price.” www.ft.com/content/ebdf... #FarRight #fraudster

#Quantum technologies are set to power the next wave of innovation, and the Commission wants Europe to be at the forefront. A call for evidence is open to shape the future #EUQuantumAct scheduled for 2026. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... #ChipsAct #EuroHPC Joint Undertaking #IRIS #QauntumResearch

Changing gears: how EU funding is powering a new future for #mediterranean rural regions. From the mountains of Tuscany to the islands of Majorca, rural communities are reinventing mobility and opportunity — with the #Interreg Euro-MED Programme ec.europa.eu/regional_pol... #FutureOfEurope

State Street withdraws US money manager from global climate group Net Zero Asset Managers alliance drops 2050 net zero goals for signatories

#StateStreet withdraws US money manager from global climate group what was once a leading climate action industry group, in a move symbolic of the retreat by money managers previously leading the charge in America www.ft.com/content/4fb5... via @FT #DonaldTrump #ClimateEmergency #EPP #AfD #FarRight

Helmut Kohl’s grandson backs revolt against Friedrich Merz’s pension plan Germany’s CDU chancellor is under pressure from young conservative MPs threatening to derail the bill

#HelmutKohl grandson backs revolt against #FriedrichMerz #pension plan arguing that the plan places an excessive financial burden on future generations. The faction is large enough to deprive Merz of his 12-seat majority in the 630-seat assembly. www.ft.com/content/648e... via @FT #CDU #EPP

Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo Russian foreign ministry’s maximalist demands for ending Ukraine war led US to scrap planned meeting

Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo which includes no concessions less than a week after #DonaldTrump appeared to have swung in Putin’s favour, including by abandoning the idea of arming Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles www.ft.com/content/d665... via @FT

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy A year on from his re-election, diplomacy is being driven by the personal whims of the president to an extent that is unprecedented in the modern era

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy - To an extent that is genuinely unprecedented in the modern era, US foreign policy is driven by the personal whims of the president www.ft.com/content/28f0... via @FT #KingDonaldTrump #DonaldTrump #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall

New Oxfam data shows that the rich account for a huge proportion of total CO2 emissions, with 10% causing half of global warming. Their emissions are even rising. The high costs of the energy transition should also be paid for out of their assets. oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/ha...

The Paris agreement has helped reduce projections for #globalwarming from the baseline of 4C by 2100. If countries delivered on promised climate plans warming would be limited to 2.6C and we would have 57 hot days less annually than it would have at 4C www.ft.com/content/4186... #ClimateEmergency

US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans Low number represents a dramatic drop after US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution

The #DonaldTrump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the US next year to the token level of just 7,500 – and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans whilst almost all US citizens' anchestors were #refugees www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Toyota's solid-state EV battery dreams might actually come true Toyota is still on track to launch its first solid-state battery-powered vehicle within the next two to three years. An...

#Toyota will launch its #solidstate battery-powered vehicle within the next two to three yrs after securing a partnership with #SumitomoMetalMining to mass-produce the new #battery tech which is promising to nearly triple driving range while cutting charging time in half electrek.co/2025/10/30/t...

In Belgium, an innovative supermarket has installed #algae cultivation systems on its rooftops. These algae are harvested/converted into #biofuel, which powers the store’s freezer units. The result is a clean, #circularenergy loop that reduces refrigeration-related CO2 emissions. #ActOnclimate

How Belgium became top of the class in recycling plastic waste Belgium stands out as one of the EU’s recycling champions, standing head and shoulders above many of its neighbours.

How #Belgium became top of the class in recycling #plasticwaste The country recycled 59.5% of all plastic packaging waste, comfortably ahead of the EU average of 42.1% and far surpassing its 2013 level of 38.2% www.brusselstimes.com/environment/... #plasticpollution #oilandgas #ActOnClimate

Liberal leader poised to become next Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten seeks quick agreement with centrist partners, but rightwing ructions could delay coalition

Liberal leader poised to become next Dutch prime minister - The result showed “it is possible to beat populist and extreme-right movements”, #Jetten said, adding that he was “very eager to work with other parties to start a coalition as soon as possible”. www.ft.com/content/935d... via @FT #AfD

The EU strengthens its humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with €9 million The European Commission is providing an additional €9 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respond to the tragic humanitarian needs in the country. This

The EU is providing €9 mio in humanitarian assistance for #Congo (DRC) to respond to the tragic humanitarian needs in the country. Mass displacement has led to skyrocketing needs for essential supplies, but also increased protection risks for women and children ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #humanity

DiscoverEU celebrates 40 years of Schengen with 40,000 tickets for young travellers The European Commission is offering 40,000 young people a unique opportunity to explore Europe through DiscoverEU, an action of the Erasmus+ programme, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the S...

The European Commission is offering 40,000 young people a unique opportunity to explore Europe through #DiscoverEU, an action of the #Erasmus+ programme, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the #Schengen area ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #FutureOfEurope #NextGeneration #youth

Commission adopts plan to complete Madrid–Lisbon high-speed connection by 2034 The Commission has adopted an implementing decision setting out key milestones and deadlines for completing the high-speed rail connection between Madrid and Lisbon.

#Madrid #Lisbon high-speed connection by 2034 will advance the full integration of Portugal and Spain into the European high-speed rail network. By 2030, passengers will be able to travel wlil be in about five hours, and by 2034, in just three hours transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/... #railways

Booming US gas producers identified as top polluters in environmental report Cheniere Energy and Venture Global among operators of terminals in violation of Clean Air Act

Booming US gas producers identified as top polluters in environmental report. All of the seven US LNG terminals fully have violated the #CleanAirAct. Five also exceeded water pollution permits by dumping illegal levels of bacteria, zinc, copper, oil into waterways. www.ft.com/content/f2e6... via @FT