Looking forward to speaking at the @journalismfestival.com this year

Join our session on Saturday and let’s meet for chats, walks and drinks 🍷☕️

Today at 15:00 CET, @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social host a webinar on Hungary’s election and the future of media freedom: www.mfrr.eu/media-freedo...

Join journalists and experts to discuss the risks, reform proposals and democratic challenges facing independent media ahead of the 12 April vote.

Zaken doen met uiterst rechts is geen punt meer in politiek Den Haag: tijd om te gaan Politiek: In Den Haag zag Lamyae Aharouay hoe uiterst rechts normaal werd gemaakt door andere partijen. Ze was verbijsterd – maar bleef als journalist gefascineerd. Nu wil ze afstand: niet meer steeds...

Wat een prachtessay van @lamyae.bsky.social — hoewel dingen herkenbaar zijn (ongeloof over normalizatie uiterst-rechts, behoefte aan attend), is de belangrijke boodschap (ervaring met allerdaags racisme) mij natuurlijk onbekend en echt pijnlijk is om te lezen.

Ik ga haar stem in het @nrc.nl missen

⬇️FINAL DAY to apply

@coveringclimatenow.org @soljourno.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @earthjournalism.bsky.social @unbiasthenews.org.web.brid.gy

Imprisoned in Iran, and Under Bombardment

Iranian political prisoners — already jailed for protesting their own government — now huddle under beds as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes blow out their cell windows. They're caught in between. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...

Cross-border newsroom at fossil fuel phase-out conference in Colombia | Clean Energy Wire

in April, the first International Conference for the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will take place in Colombia

CLEW is bringing together a global, cross-border newsroom - providing 5 journalists with travel grants and access to the conference

⏳Deadline to apply: 17 March

Together with @coveringclimatenow.org CLEW is hosting a panel at the @journalismfestival.com, including a pitch clinic

Journalists can enter pitches and the best will be considered for publication by The Guardian

Enter your pitch here (first come, first served): cloud.2050media.eu/apps/forms/s...

🗺️Starting off the week with two opportunities for journalists who cover climate, environmental and energy transition topics

Get your story published by @theguardian.com and join @cleanenergywire.bsky.social in Colombia for the first international conference focused on the fossil fuel phase-out

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Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire islanders over climate adaptation, court rules Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis

This is a major win

The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating

#ClimateJustice

CLEW Webinar: Staying on track? What's next for climate and energy in Germany and Europe in 2026

TOMORROW! (28 Feb)

CLEW Webinar: What's next for #climate & #energy in Germany and Europe in 2026

Sign up and join for a Q&A with @carokyllmann.bsky.social @miloudirkx.bsky.social @samelang.bsky.social @benjwhereman.bsky.social @wettengel.bsky.social

www.cleanenergywire.org/webinar/clew...

⬇️Join our team tomorrow to know what is upcoming for climate and energy in Germany and Europe

Are we fit for 90, what is happening with ETS I and II and what is next for the contested heating law and German state elections with AfD polling high?

Ask all your burning questions or just listen in 🎧

Many Climate Risks Have Been Underestimated By Policymakers, Study Finds The cooling effects of air pollution could mean many policymakers and financial institutions have underestimated climate risks, according to a new analysis.

Many climate risks have been underestimated by policymakers, report finds

Global temperatures accelerating faster than predicted, driven by hidden “sunshine” effect created by air pollution which has offset risk predictions around warming, according to analysis

www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality; we take vows – spiritual vows, marital vows, oaths of office, become accountable for our words when we testify under oath in court or in Congress or just make a verbal commitment. Our words shape reality when we tell someone they're worthless or valuable, beautiful or ugly, beloved or unloveable, which is a bit like chanting "I believe that you will win." Or lose. A friend of mine reminded me that the word encourage literally means to instill courage; we can do that or its opposite with how we speak, with what we say, with how we show up. It's not the only work we can do during this emergency, but it's an important part of it. It's a big part of how we express a spirit of defiance, of resoluteness, how we act with the knowledge that emotions and attitudes are contagious, be they fear or courage, strength or weakness, kindness or cruelty. Which is why it makes my head explode – picture this head as a volcano and these words as lava – when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics. There's a lot of "I believe that we will lose" on social media and in the news. One way it shows up is when journalists report on some of the rubbish spewing from the mouth of the geriatric clown/felon we have to call president as though his every utterance had the weight of law, as though words will become actions, as though the actions will succeed, as though they will not be met with opposition, as though they believe he will win.

Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....

How to understand Merz's visit to India? What does it mean for trade, critical minerals and labour migration?

Journalists can apply for our "India–Germany Climate and Energy Journalism Programme"

With online briefings & a cross-border grant

⏰Deadline: 22-01
www.cleanenergywire.org/grants/india...

PRESS BRIEFING: Venezuela, Oil and Climate Change

📣Webinar: Now that the US has claimed control of Venezuela's oil reserves, what’s next? And what will it mean for the continued urgency of phasing out fossil fuels? Join us 1/8 at 12pm ET for a rapid-response webinar with experts & journalists from the region. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

More climate activists under ED radar after searches at Harjeet Singh’s properties More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh in a funding probe| India News

The silencing of activists continues. India govt is in effect saying opposing fossil fuels going against Indian interests. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...

Before you enter - European Press Prize European Press Prize 2026Read more about Before you enter ›

Enter your work here: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...

🔟more days to enter work for the European Press Prize

Working at the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social was my first job and made me fall in love with the possibilities of journalism

💸Entering is free
🏆 Winners get €10,000 and eternal glory
📅14 December
👤Journalists from 48 countries are eligible

India’s Desert State Reignites Coal-Fired Power Debate The competitive cost of batteries is making clean energy a viable alternative to coal in parts of the country.

The Indian state of Rajasthan produces more solar than any other. It has rejected a 3.2 GW coal power plant, because the bids to build it were more expensive than bundling renewables with batteries.

🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.

Why the time has finally come for geothermal energy

Drawing heat from deep in the Earth used to be practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The rapid approach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold since the Paris Agreement | Copernicus When the Paris Agreement was signed, in December 2015, the world was projected to reach the 1.5°C threshold by March 2045. Today, on the 8th anniversary of its signature, we risk breaching that benchmark by February 2034, according to data extrapolation based on Copernicus Climate Change Service data.

The rapid approach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold since the Paris Agreement

Germany welcomes EU 2040 target deal "success" criticised as "very weak signal" ahead of COP30 by NGOs

Compromise aims for 90% reduction, allows carbon offsetting abroad and delays parts of the EU’s emissions trading system

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...

Parties split on climate as Dutch head to polls The country is not on track to reaching its 2030 climate target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 55 percent, compared to 1990 levels. Based on the current policy trajectory, there is less than a five percent chance that the country will achieve this reduction, according to The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

NL elections: latest polls show tight race between far-right PVV and joint party of Greens/Social Democrats

What does the outcome mean for climate & energy? Check out our election package⬇️

🇳🇱The Netherlands is heading to the polls next week -- again

Since moving to Berlin five years ago I have voted in three Dutch national elections

⬇️ I wrote about how snap elections are hurting climate and energy policy continuation - not just in NL but also in France, Germany and Portugal

Climate talks in the Amazon – Reporting on COP30

🔜Next Tuesday: our webinar on #COP30

Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar

🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social

Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social

Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...

Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36 In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...

💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.

@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social

✨ The European Press Prize 2026 is open for entries!

We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!

🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...

⬇️I spoke with Maria Garriga Zamora about her work at @climatewhistles.bsky.social, protecting insiders who dare to blow the whistle on emissions fraud, greenwashing or systemic negligence

Beyond legal frameworks and policy, she said a narrative shift is needed and protection "truly takes a village"

🌳Want to know more about tile taxis, tree nurseries and floating offices?

My colleague @carokyllmann.bsky.social wrote an important article about urban resilience in Europe - the fastest heating continent where 75% of the population live in cities

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europe-...

Europe’s cities step up efforts to fight heat, drought, floods

The majority of Europe’s population lives in urban areas – where the risks from heatwaves, drought, floods and rising sea levels are growing fast

For my latest deep dive for @cleanenergywire.bsky.social, I looked into what Europe’s cities are doing to increase resilience🧵