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Record 165 GW of wind power capacity added in 2025, led by China, report says The global wind industry installed a record 165 ‌gigawatts of new capacity last year, up 40% from 2024 and mostly driven by China, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council said, adding this still la...

🍃 Record increase in new global wind energy capacity last year, says Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) – and a big jump on 2024.

Almost three quarters of this added capacity came from China.

@peterstefanovic.bsky.social would you share a link to study? thanks!

TKMS CFO: "The establishment of this facility symbolizes a long-term partnership with Israel’s defense industry, built on trust, commitment, and shared values."

Source: www.elbitsystems.com/news/tkms-is...

German ship-maker TKMS, Israeli Ministry of Defence & Israel's largest arm firm Elbit Systems to begin production of underwater submarine components in northern Israel, a TKMS statement said on Wednesday

Embankment, London | 17th May, 2025
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#Palestine #PalestineProtest

Context: minimum wage in UK is £12.21. This doesn’t apply to people detained in immigration centres, as per law from 2006.

Paid activities (accessible version)

UK Gov't pays people held in immigration centres – detained by the Home Office, typically without judicial review – a standard rate of £1 (one pound!) an hour to work.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Hi, I (sadly) missed the panel. Will a recording be uploaded? 🙏

Hi, is the session in-person or online?

Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!

Full piece: www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho...

For what’s going on in Türkiye rn ⬇️ I’ll link article below

US walkout fails to derail new tax convention as EU stays put A US walkout has failed to derail the start of a new UN convention that will set global tax rules — after an offer by US officials to the EU and other sceptics of the process to join the walkout fell...

A US walkout has failed to derail the start of a new UN convention that will set global tax rules — after an offer by US officials to the EU and other sceptics of the process to join the walkout fell on deaf ears.

Five years ago, Britain left the EU. The divorce was painful: years of bitter negotiations and a series of rejections led to sour feelings on both sides. But half a decade later, time (and geopolitics) is beginning to heal Brexit's wounds.

Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!

“The only way to stop smuggling and small boat crossings is to open up safe routes, which will destroy the business of smuggling”—Dr Lucy Mayblin

Last year, UN’s @iom.int recorded the highest number of deaths in English Chanel since 2014

How can gov’t save future lives?

@eurcorrespond.bsky.social

Some figures from @unocha.org on buildings damaged or destroyed in Gaza:
- >50% of homes
- 80% of commercial facilities
- 87% of schools
- 68% of cropland

Source: www.unocha.org/events/globa...

A dirty relationship comes to an end — The European Correspondent For the first year in more than a century, Britain will produce no coal in 2025.

Britain will produce no coal in 2025 - having phased out the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel last Sept, becoming the first G7 country to do so.

But since 1880s the UK has burned ~4.6bn tonnes of coal, emitting more than most countries have from all energy sources.

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