Damien Meadows

Heavy rains hamper recovery as death toll from floods in Asia exceeds 1,750 Hundreds more people are still missing as intensive rains pose new dangers in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

The death toll from climate-fuelled floods in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand is now more than 1,750 with heavy rains continuing

My latest for @aljazeera.com

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💡If we want to stay competitive globally, we must deepen the market and let energy and cleantech drive Europe’s next wave of growth.
The cost of not acting is much higher than the effort to complete the job. 💪 2/2

Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into Death Valley

At least 465 people were killed, according to disaster officials, with another 366 missing, after slips of soil flattened everything in their paths.
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El Aneto agoniza: el mayor glaciar de España queda partido en tres y acelera su desaparición Los últimos datos desvelan un año aciago para las últimas masas de hielo de los Pirineos, con pérdidas generalizadas de más de un metro de espesor

Los últimos #glaciares de España, situados todos en los #Pirineos, acaban de sufrir uno de los peores años de retroceso desde que hay registros.
El Aneto agoniza y acelera su desaparición.

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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine — The Wall Street Journal The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

WSJ on Trump's attempt to sell out Ukraine's territorial integrity to make money with Russians, as part of Kremlin plan "to bypass the traditional U.S. national security apparatus and convince the administration to view Russia not as a military threat but as a land of bountiful opportunity."

Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications

The Guardian reports that large parts of southern Europe are drying up. And just in case you are not sufficiently worried: Their definition of southern Europe includes Germany and the South of the UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Columbia Business School Global Immersion: Green Industrial Policy in… Spring 2026 A-term course

³ Mine takes 30 MBAs to Frankfurt, Köln/Düsseldorf/Duisburg, Lixhe, Brussels, and Amsterdam to explore Green Industrial Policy in Europe gwagner.com/cbs-gip

Europe must be a rulemaker, not a rule-taker [FREE TO READ] Outsourcing EU environmental and economic strategy would be an act of self-harm

Europe must be a rulemaker, not a rule-taker, writes EU competition and climate chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu for @financialtimes.com, warning that outsourcing EU environmental and economic strategy would be an act of economic and social self-harm

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As the link says, ‘We can drastically cut aviation's climate impact’. And the #EUETS specifically offers financial support for aviation to reduce these climate impacts. It’s low hanging fruit, for in-sector reductions.

Today, we adopted the 2026 #EuropeanSemester Autumn Package.

A recommendation on human capital calls on EU countries to:

💻 Reverse the negative trend in basic skills
🔬 Provide stronger science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes
& more

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On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The Climate Is Changing, Cows Are Stressed and Italy’s Cheesemakers Are Worried Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.

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How much cow's milk production can drop due to climate-exacerbated heat and humidity stress.
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Under no circumstances are we going to accept this text. Nothing that is remotely close to what is now on the table.

Yes, we do have a few more hours left.

You can count on us to do our absolute utmost to deliver #COP30

See my remarks this morning 👉🏻 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

A woman and a young girl of African ethnicity holding hands and walking through a field at sunset. In the background, there are wind turbines and a clear sky. The image includes ‘Global Citizen’ and ‘Scaling up renewables in Africa’ logos and the text says: €15.5 billion for clean energy in Africa’. The is an EU logo in the bottom right corner.

60% of the world’s best solar resources are in Africa. Sadly, 600 million Africans still live without electricity.💡

Today in Johannesburg, President von der Leyen announced mobilising €15.5 billion for clean energy in Africa.

Together, we’ll unlock a sustainable future.

🔗 link.europa.eu/4drdcc

Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset

NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇

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My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.

The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.

Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit after Australia concedes bid Australia's PM says it reaches agreement to host pre-meetings with Pacific nations while Turkiye will host main summit.

Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit after Australia concedes bid

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Settling with MAGA plaintiffs in frivolous cases for crazy amounts of money is quite the grift.

Tonight I had a good call with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which we discussed progress made and reiterated our commitment to our renewed agenda.

We have agreed to start negotiations on both the SPS and ETS agreements next week.

EU Parliament backs new 2040 climate target The European Parliament on Thursday approved the EU's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and outsource 5% of that target to countries outside the bloc via carbon credits, paving the way for it to be passed into EU law.

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Climate Tech Pivots to Europe With policy chaos and disappearing subsidies in the U.S., suddenly the continent is looking like a great place to build.

as U.S. climate tech founders and funders face dwindling capital and policy whiplash, many are looking to europe, with its ambitious yet stable climate policies, as an attractive beachhead market

Electrification is the key to energy efficiency Productivity gains could cut final energy demand by nearly a quarter over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles

"electrification is also the key to a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency, potentially reducing global final energy demand by 24% over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles"

A truly stunning point.

This is why I write about energy efficiency so much!

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Electrotech is making its way around the world, as China’s clean technology exports hit a RECORD $20bn in August ⚡

This new high was due to rapid growth in:
🚗 EVs
🔋 Batteries

And over HALF of this growth occurred in countries outside of the OECD #COP30

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The Danish Presidency can be proud of this step, as a major maritime nation. I would consider that countries taking responsibility for their fair share of emissions should be differentiated from the issue of how to encourage third countries to have economy-wide action. www.eui.eu/events?id=56...

Delivering a Climate Neutral Europe | Jos Delbeke | Taylor & Francis e Delivering a Climate Neutral Europe summarises the achievements of 25 years of EU Climate Policy, with the emphasis on what has been achieved under

A good question… the NDC is adopted by unanimity and is important in terms of international law. It’s also been claimed by some actors that it’s not possible for States to take responsibility for these emissions (for more on this, see www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi..., Chapter 5)

Opportunity Green X Cornerstone Barristers Climate Webinar: Addressing the NDC gap: International aviation and shipping emissions | Cornerstone Barristers This event will be chaired by Estelle Dehon KC, who will guide discussions between our panel of legal and policy experts to address the legal […]

For more on this, @estelledehon.bsky.social has looked extensively into the topic

It may make sense for scopes to match but this isn’t necessarily the case - under the 2023 NDC, there’s some inclusion of international maritime emissions (i.e. it isn’t new to take such responsibility): unfccc.int/sites/defaul...