Europe’s energy transition is well underway but it is far from uniform.
In 25 European countries, non-fossil fuel sources now generate the majority of electricity, a clear sign of how deeply clean power has penetrated the system.
Europe’s energy transition is well underway but it is far from uniform.
In 25 European countries, non-fossil fuel sources now generate the majority of electricity, a clear sign of how deeply clean power has penetrated the system.
So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?
Front cover of Healthy Ageing in a Changing Climate report
This came out a few years ago but if you're interested in our main report from the project, you can read it here:
'Healthy Ageing in a Changing Climate: Creating Inclusive, Age-Friendly, and Climate Resilient Cities and Communities in the UK'
researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Yasheng Huang: "China is building alternative energy sources on par with fossil fuels. In terms of its carbon footprint, the country still emits twice as much CO2 as Europe and the US. I don't think it's a transformation".
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Cover of Statism with Chinese Characteristics, 2nd Edition
"A refreshing perspective on what’s not miraculous about the Chinese economic miracle"- Richard Danzig
Statism with Chinese Characteristics, 2nd edition by @yashenghuang.bsky.social | Coming Soon
#Economics #ChinesePolitics
https://cup.org/4aP5A3l
Have China’s emissions just peaked?
China’s CO2 emissions fell in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline for the full year as a whole, according to new analysis for Carbon Brief by @creacleanair.bsky.social
Full analysis here: buff.ly/wC1nbXO
This week's cover @thelancet.com
26.02.2026 23:48 — 👍 3086 🔁 1442 💬 44 📌 81Poor geology (alluvial soil with high water table), a deep archeological layer (up to 15-20 meters deep), three river crossings, the complex urban context in the inner part (the very heart of medieval and baroque Rome) and a very low tolerance for soil settlement as a result, pushed the tunnels deep
26.02.2026 02:02 — 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Interesting video about sections T1 and T2 of Rome's MC line whose works are starting this week.
For Italian standards, this 7.7 km, 7 stations segments are going to cost a fortune, a little less than €4 bn.
The stations are incredibly deep, between 33 and 48 meters deep.
youtu.be/-BK88S_DWEQ?...
It's interesting that cities develop a preference for specific tools when implementing circulation strategies for pre-car neighborhoods.
Stockholm seems to prefer modal filters and short bus-only streets to contraflow bus lanes and circuitous one-way networks
Södermalm ⤵️
New study of media collision reporting from @patrickrerat.bsky.social
"Cyclists are placed at the center of the narrative, while motorists are either omitted or reduced to their vehicles... Making these biases visible is essential for challenging motonormativity"
findingspress.org/article/1575...
Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.
Hannah Spencer victory speech
youtu.be/Tf7wVpDEvho?...
"We have shown that we don't have to accept being turned against each other. We can demand better without hating each other"
The breakdown of climate and nature is not a crisis - it's an emergency
Crisis describes a situation, but emergency implies a response
In an emergency, you stop what you're doing and take emergency action
A vintage black-and-white photo of a young girl wearing a collared shirt, with a serene expression.
27 February 1930 | Dutch Jewish girl, Marion de Leeuwe, was born in Enschede.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in April 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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📖 Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/4c6n3Fb
'We are seeing increasing evidence that voters are willing to vote for parties other than the conventional, traditional parties of British politics'
Election expert Sir John Curtice speaks to #BBCBreakfast after the Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election
Oh, and geoengineering has definitely NOT met that burden!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yesterday on ATV’s TV poll, Orbán’s fear campaign backfired: a leading question about a supposed “Ukrainian attack” on Hungary’s energy system got a blunt answer—95% said “No.” Hungarians can see the propaganda for what it is. 1/2
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Breaking:
Danish elections March 24, 2026
This is the message from PM Mette Frederiksen to the leader of Danish Parliament. To make an announcement of special nature: calling elections 🗳️
#BorgenMoment for those following 🇩🇰 politics.
April (Hungarian election) can't come fast enough but they are not the only nefarious player out there. Money given to Ukraine vs russia as % of GDP
26.02.2026 11:13 — 👍 34 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
As these benefits are not neglectible, the finding about how proponents underestimate public transport benefits to society really stands out.
Note fx the Norwegian government calculation of the health benefits of increased walking and cycling below...
🚲 ~€2.8/km of cycling
🚶♀️ ~€4.2/km of walking
The article demonstrates a flaw in estimating the benefits of public transport from the proponents, undermining their own storytelling.
In the section about discursive arguments in favour, classic financial arguments dominate. But social, pro-health benefits of walking to busses are absent.
150 minutes of physical activity each week — that is just 20 minutes a day — is your key to good health.
Get moving with today's daily dose. Your timer starts now.
Efforts to deligitimize improvements of public transport networks are common, also in Europe.
Researcher Jakob Allansson devides protests against public transport investments in categories like unfairness, ineffectiveness and inefficiency and norms, identity and ideological positioning. However..1)
Bild på en innergård i Malmö som är grå, blöt och gyttjig.
Äntligen är Malmövintern tillbaka så som den ska vara
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Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. By John Muyskens and Shannon Osaka
Excellent @washingtonpost.com piece on the signs that global warming is accelerating by @shannonosaka.bsky.social and @johnmuyskens.bsky.social, featuring @hausfath.bsky.social @rarohde.bsky.social @cjsmith.eu
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Really do think its under-discussed how much the popular position in Europe and the UK isn't just becoming anti-American but actively pro-China by extension.
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IN NEW ISSUE: What drives populists to accept expert advice? Cross-country study by A Peresman, @thoruplars.bsky.social, @honoratam.bsky.social & @m-b-petersen.bsky.social compares how populists & non-populists evaluate expertise: buff.ly/MY1U8CH
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
The newer research points to something bigger.
It points at this being increasingly a democratic resilience problem.
Not just messages.
Structures. Procedures. Capacity. Coordination.
