Karl Mathiesen
Senior Climate Correspondent at POLITICO Europe
Senior climate correspondent, POLITICO Europe. Get in touch at [email protected]. DMs open. Ask for signal, protonmail. From Tasmania.
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1 week ago |
politico.eu | Zia Weise |Karl Mathiesen
BRUSSELS — Germany’s incoming government will throw its weight behind an ambitious EU climate target for 2040, but only if the European Commission allows countries to offset a portion of their planet-warming emissions instead of slashing them. The stance was revealed Wednesday in a coalition agreement between the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), which won February’s snap election, and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD).
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2 weeks ago |
politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen |Charlie Cooper
LONDON — The White House has confirmed it will send officials to a crunch energy summit in the U.K. later this month. U.S. presence at the summit on energy security tees up a clash between European clean power advocates and the fossil-fueled path favored by President Donald Trump. The White House would not say whether Chris Wright, Trump’s energy secretary and a noisy critic of U.K. climate policies, would be traveling with them.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen
The European Commission is delaying the release of the bloc’s 2040 climate target until “before summer” while Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra struggles to find support for the pledge to slash emissions. Speaking to a small group of journalists on Thursday, Hoekstra confirmed POLITICO reporting that he has faced concerns from EU capitals and political groups in the European Parliament and discussed ways to water down the EU’s plan to cut emissions 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2040.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.eu | Karl Mathiesen
The European Commission is delaying the release of its 2040 climate target until “before summer,” Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said today. Speaking to reporters he confirmed POLITICO reporting that he has faced concerns from capitals and political groups in the EU Parliament over the EU’s plan to cut emissions 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2040. The Commission had originally promised to release the proposal in the first quarter of 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Karl Mathiesen
3 hours agoSweden: Swedish Activists Protest Tesla Over Musk’s PoliciesSweden - April 03, 2025 Climate activists from the group Restore Wetlands staged protests at Tesla stores in Sweden, criticizing Elon Musk for what they called "undemocratic behavior" and environmental harm. The activists, known for their environmental advocacy, highlighted Musk’s recent statements and policies, which they claim undermine democratic values.
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My POLITICO colleagues are covering the hell out of Trump's move to burn down the apparatus of state governance, science and industry that was supposed to be the bulwark against his fossil fuel agenda. https://t.co/ojKelcI4Z5 https://t.co/jBl3y5oYr6
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