1/ Energy, industry, and sovereignty are inseparable. If Europe wants to be a truly independent pole in an emerging multipolar world, it must reindustrialize—not deindustrialize. That starts with reversing nuclear phaseouts. 🧵

TRUMP, degrowth genie.

Good, now restart Doel-1 you cowards

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I really loved e’thing about Rutger Bregman's new book, but the bit that’s really sticking with me is this: Wonder how you would have behaved during any of history’s greatest moral scourges? Easy: However you’re behaving now. There’s plenty happening right now that future generations

BREAKING: Germany drops its decade-old anti-nuclear stance. In a statement to the Financial Times, German and French officials confirm Germany will no longer oppose nuclear in EU energy policy. A historic shift! Long live Germany’s anti-nuclear stance… you will not be missed

Willen progressieven verkiezingen gaan winnen, dan moet ze een nieuw duurzaamheidsverhaal aanhangen. Van schaarste naar overvloed

Just checking in on the meltdown and tantrums 🍿

This is what happens when climate absolutism trumps everything else: Hundreds of thousands die each year from indoor air pollution caused by wood and charcoal. Meanwhile, rich countries block access to clean-burning LPG. Powerful campaign by WePlanet -->

ArcelorMittal considers shutting down the Steelanol plant in Ghent The plant, which converts CO₂ from blast furnace gases into ethanol, is struggling under unsupportive EU regulations, which have made its continued operation financially unsustainable. belganewsagency.eu/europe-puts-fl…

I love that Mark Lynas named his pod Saving the World From Bad Ideas. We took a stab at it; you might not like all we had to say but hear us out!

Aan beide kanten van het gepolariseerde debat duiken verwijzingen op naar WOII. Niet vreemd: Joden zijn opnieuw betrokken partij en het trauma van de Holocaust is nog sterk aanwezig in het collectieve geheugen. Maar helpt die vergelijking ons echt vooruit? /1

I’m eating lab grown meat the second it’s mass market ready. It’s biologically identical to animal meat and will reduce suffering more than any technology in the history of our planet as long as enough people switch over from factory farmed meats.

CartierFamily I’ve already eaten lab meat, will eat it exclusively as my meat protein as soon as it is widely available and I - as a 41 year old woman - can currently do more pull ups than the average American man so 😘

The Agricultural Revolution worked out great for us, but it sucked for people at the time, who had to work much harder than their nomadic ancestors, with more diseases. The Industrial Revolution worked out great for us, but it sucked for people at the time, who worked grueling

Nee, Mieke. demorgen.be/politiek/elke-…

De EU -na plastic rietjes en losse flesdoppen- wil nu iets anders micromanagen: ik ben namelijk te dom om te zien dat dit geen vlees is, dus dat woordje chicken (dat mij verteld dat ik dit in een Ceasar salade kan steken) moet VERBODEN worden... 🤦‍♀️

Tihange 1 nuclear power plant will shutdown for the last time at midnight tonight after 50 years of service. The Belgian government, despite reversing their disastrous nuclear phase-out law, is still allowing ENGIE to shutdown this vital piece of clean energy

Aujourd’hui, à nouveau… Tinne Van der Straeten se frotte les mains… en sachant qu’un peu plus loin à l’Est, elle a un allier !

⚠️Ya es oficial⚠️ Las propietarias acaban de solicitar oficialmente la extensión para operar la central nuclear de Almaraz hasta 2030. "Hasta que no lo pidan las eléctricas, no podemos hacer nada" ha sido la excusa del Gobierno hasta ahora. Ya no les sirve.