Karl Mathiesen

United Kingdom

Senior Climate Correspondent at POLITICO Europe

Senior climate correspondent, POLITICO. Get in touch at [email protected]. DMs open. Ask for signal, protonmail. From Tasmania.

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Europe’s center left goes missing

1 month ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen

Presented by Hydrogen Europe By KARL MATHIESEN with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY GRIM NEWS TO WAKE UP TO: Two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington were shot dead in the early hours of this morning, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a social media post.
In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins

1 month ago | politico.eu | Zack Colman |Karl Mathiesen

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump wants to beat China in just about every market — but he’d rather take the loss on clean energy. In his second term, the U.S. president has returned more committed than ever to promoting fossil fuels and crushing clean, renewable power sources that don’t burn the planet. Trump’s view is that China has already won the clean energy race, due in part to practices such as forced labor, massive subsidies and intellectual property theft.
China's head start on clean energy is shaping the debate on the Republicans' megabill

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Colman |Karl Mathiesen

This intra-party rift has become a significant stumbling block for the GOP’s tax and spending bill, which is caught up in demands by hard-line conservatives for a wholesale gutting of hundreds of billions of dollars in Biden-era clean energy tax incentives.
Can Australia pay off Turkey to host COP31? The Brits did.

1 month ago | antinuclear.net | Karl Mathiesen |Zia Weise |Christina MacPherson

Can Australia pay off Turkey to host COP31? The Brits did. A previously unreported package of investment pledges and U.N. support got Turkey to back down last time. May 8, 2025 By Karl Mathiesen and Zia WeiseLONDON — Australia’s bid to host next year’s climate conference depends on convincing Turkey to step aside.
EU warns Britain’s war on newts could violate Brexit deal

1 month ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Jon Stone

LONDON — Britain has it in for its bats and newts — and Brussels is alarmed. A confidential EU report, seen by POLITICO, warned that U.K. plans to strip away nature protections in pursuit of economic growth could put the British government in breach of the Brexit trade deal.
Can Australia pay off Turkey to host COP31? The Brits did.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Zia Weise

LONDON — Australia’s bid to host next year’s climate conference depends on convincing Turkey to step aside. If they need tips, there’s a British playbook — the details of which are previously unreported — that worked before, involving investment wheel-greasing and support for Turkey’s international priorities.
E&E News: Trump efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Karl Mathiesen
Trump’s efforts to split Brussels and Beijing on clean energy fall flat

2 months ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen

LONDON — The Trump administration arrived in the United Kingdom last week with a simple message: China is a malign actor, benefitting from misguided climate policies, and the world is better off copying America's newfound embrace of fossil fuels. It was met with a shrug. The gathering of 60 nations, together in London to debate the future of energy security, had a few warm words for their United States guests.
Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission

2 months ago | politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Sara Schonhardt |Charlie Cooper |Nicolas Camut

LONDON — Trump administration officials are attempting to block the world’s most important energy research agency from producing data that the U.S. government argues favors renewable power over fossil fuels. At recent meetings of the International Energy Agency, U.S. officials pushed the body, which publishes influential energy market forecasts, to cease its work promoting the global shift to clean power and net-zero carbon emissions, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Karl Mathiesen |Sara Schonhardt |Charlie Cooper |Nicolas Camut

10 hours agoTrump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant For China – OpEdThe latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trump’s abrasiveness risks weakening …5 hours agoPost Office paid £600m to continue using HorizonThe Post Office has paid more than £600m of public money to continue using the faulty Horizon IT system despite deciding to ditch it more than a decade ago, the BBC can reveal.