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Wolfgang Blau

@wblau

Global Managing Partner, ESG & Sustainable Business Practice, The Brunswick Group / Co-Founder, Oxford Climate Journalism Network / Advisor UNFCCC.

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Martin Selmayr(@MartinSelmayr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Die Europäische Union🇪🇺 ist eine wundervolle demokratische Kompromissmaschine. Durch engagiertes Verhandeln gelingt es immer wieder, auch bei schwierigen Fragen gemeinsame Lösungen zu finden. Zum Jahresende haben sich die Europäische Union und ihre 27 Mitgliedstaaten gleich auf…

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Martin Selmayr(@MartinSelmayr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Im EU-Rat gelang eine Verständigung auf den „Net-Zero-Industry-Act“, der Genehmigungsverfahren für erneuerbare Energien und CO2-vermeidende Technologien drastisch beschleunigt (künftig maximal 12-18 Monate):
consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…. 5/10

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Heike Specht(@HeikeSpecht) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dafür, dass Wolfgang Schäuble Söder als Kanzlerkandidat verhindert hat, hat er für immer einen Platz in meinem Herzen.

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Wolfgang Blau(@wblau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stefan Zweig hat das “Peter Prinzip” schon 42 Jahre vor Laurence Peter erkannt. („In einer Hierarchie neigt jeder Beschäftigte dazu, bis zu seiner Stufe der Unfähigkeit aufzusteigen.“)
Stefan Zweig über das Versagen von Napoleons befehlshörigem General Grouchy bei Waterloo:

Stefan Zweig hat das “Peter Prinzip” schon 42 Jahre vor Laurence Peter erkannt. („In einer Hierarchie neigt jeder Beschäftigte dazu, bis zu seiner Stufe der Unfähigkeit aufzusteigen.“) Stefan Zweig über das Versagen von Napoleons befehlshörigem General Grouchy bei Waterloo:
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Bloomberg(@business) 's Twitter Profile Photo

London-based bankers are increasingly putting down roots in Europe. Not even riots and strikes can stop Paris' rise to the top trib.al/fgXviiD

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Jan Rosenow(@janrosenow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

REVEALED: Gas utilities in the US pay house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes and even enlist celebrity chefs to entice consumers to use gas.

𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/d…

REVEALED: Gas utilities in the US pay house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes and even enlist celebrity chefs to entice consumers to use gas. @dharnanoor theguardian.com/us-news/2023/d…
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David Wallace-Wells(@dwallacewells) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Here’s something else America is leading the world in: oil production. This year, the US pumped out more oil than any country in history, producing millions more barrels than Russia or Saudi Arabia and accounting for almost a fifth of global production.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Jenny Chase(@solar_chase) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pretty cool chart from my team at BloombergNEF. In 2012, the standard solar module was multicrystalline silicon, 15.4% efficient and costing $1.09/W in 2023 $. In 2023, standard is mono PERC, efficiency 21.3%, price $0.13/W.

Pretty cool chart from my team at BloombergNEF. In 2012, the standard solar module was multicrystalline silicon, 15.4% efficient and costing $1.09/W in 2023 $. In 2023, standard is mono PERC, efficiency 21.3%, price $0.13/W.
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James Murray(@James_BG) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a really big deal. There were legitimate fears the next wave of offshore wind projects was stalling amid inflationary pressures. This is an important vote of confidence.

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Wolfgang Blau(@wblau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Such an important text by POLITICOEurope's Karl Mathiesen.
The energy transition is not all 'win-win'. There will be losers. Not looking after them puts the entire world at risk. 'A warning for 2024: The losers of the green revolution won’t go quietly'
politico.eu/article/climat…

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Wolfgang Blau(@wblau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Powerful sustainability journalism by my friends at Vogue Business: 'Textile waste in the desert: The reality of ‘zero waste’ promises'
voguebusiness.com/story/sustaina…

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AukeHoekstra(@AukeHoekstra) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two things are true about German electricity:

1) They temporarily increased its CO2 intensity by closing nuclear power and keeping brown coal open.

2) They are exponentially replacing coal by wind and solar as this graph shows.
And they dragged the whole world forward this way.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther(@DoctorVive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Media coverage of has largely been positive. But the Decision text is a masterclass in greenwashing. What does that tell us about the language of climate politics?

My latest in The New Republic👇

newrepublic.com/article/177637…

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