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Zia Weise
Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot
Followup: www.politico.eu/article/unac...
The EU must ensure tech companies disclose the ecological footprint of their data centers, the head of the bloc’s environment agency has said.
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Zia Weise
+ a notable abstention from EU member Czechia
Guess at least it's now a convenient protest spot for future climate marches and/or tractor manure-dumping protests.
In climate resilience terms alone, the decision to turn Schuman into yet another concrete circle of hell that has even less greenery than before is baffling. Heats up the area, and unless there's drainage I can't see, a flood risk (as the area has flooded with severe rainfall before).
Brussels must require tech companies to disclose data centers’ energy and water use, Leena Ylä-Mononen says.
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Update: The Polish government yesterday announced defensive nature restoration efforts, including a ban on clear-cutting of border forests, and millions in cash for restoring bogs and other wetlands: www.gov.pl/web/klimat/k...
The Turkish hosts of this year’s COP31 UN climate conference have blocked Cyprus from preparatory briefings and are refusing bilateral meeting requests sent by Nicosia on behalf of the European Union, five diplomats and officials told us.
Story: www.politico.eu/article/turk...
The Iran energy shock is poised to turn this year’s U.N. climate conference into a staging ground for a global electrification push.
Enemies could exploit Europe’s fossil fuel dependence to “choke” the bloc in the event of a war, the EU’s defense and climate chiefs warn.
Climate chief Wopke Hoekstra says Ankara must put national sensitivities aside as it hosts COP31 this year.
Zmiana gospodarki leśnej na terenach przygranicznych, odbudowa ekosystemów i renaturyzacja zasobów wodnych - Polska wykorzystuje naturalny potencjał do tworzenia unikalnej na skalę europejską bariery,...
A tank-trapping, carbon-capturing bog barrier to keep out Putin? Governments in Finland and Poland say they're looking into making this a reality.
My big summer read, w/ @nikamelkozerova.bsky.social and @wojciechkosc.bsky.social, on defensive bog restoration:
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