New post on my blog

🇧🇷 Brazil is showing the way toward a more independent, inclusive, and resilient economy.
🇪🇺 Will the EU follow?

#Pix #Brazil #Finance

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/breaking-the-visamastercard-duopoly?r=5casef&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

COP30 gave us vague promises. No timelines. No real fossil fuel phase-out.

In Santa Marta, a different conversation is emerging: the problem is not technology—it’s power.

Who didn’t show up says everything.

I wrote a short analysis on what this means for the energy transition and global climate politics.

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/beyond-cop30-the-political-struggle?r=5casef&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ClimateCrisis #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels #PoliticalEcology #COP30

🔋 New article on green hydrogen and Europe's energy transition.

The gap between ambition and implementation is stark — only 7% of announced projects get built, investment needs are in the trillions, and public awareness remains low in key countries.

What will it take to close the gap?

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/only-7-of-green-hydrogen-projects?r=5casef&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#GreenHydrogen #climate #europeanunion

I analysed 4 key EU Parliament votes (EUDR, Omnibus 1, Climate Law 2040, Deforestation Regulation) using official roll-call records. The EPP sides with the far right. S&D is splitting. No stable pro-climate majority exists.

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/who-actually-protects-environmental?r=5casef&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ClimatePolicy #EUPolitics #OpenData

Every Middle East war is an energy war. Until Europe breaks free from oil and gas dependency, it will remain hostage to the regimes and conflicts that come with it.

👉 Check out my new post on Substack
#renewableenergy #energyindependece #energysecurity #iran

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/why-europes-energy-dependence-makes?r=5casef&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Argentina’s Reforma Laboral is not just a local story.
12-hour workdays. Sick pay slashed to 50-75%. Union meetings requiring employer approval. Severance managed by private insurers taking a 2% cut. Trial periods extended to one year.

Read the full article 👉

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-argentinas?r=5casef&utm_medium=ios

#ReformaLaboral #WorkersRights #Argentina #Milei #Neoliberalism #LaborRights

Capitalism is failing on natural resources and human rights. The Commons Economy show another way: community ownership and democratic control of essentials.

New piece on Substack 🤟🏻

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/why-the-commons-economy-matters-a?r=5casef&utm_medium=ios

#CommonsEconomy #Commoning #PostCapitalism #MutualCredit

Check out my new post after this long break! Starting from the last speech of the Union I give you my midly annoying opinion about the EU and our future. 🇪🇺

#europe

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/the-eu-is-cooked?r=5casef&utm_medium=ios

Hi fellas, help me find an #internship

#publicpolicy
#sustainability
#climatecrisis
#politicalecology

New post on my blog 😏

Fifteen minutes cuties are not enough, they are the chaotich-neutral version of the smart cities but what if there’s an alternative?

#smartcities #15minutescities #decentralize #blockchain #commons

https://open.substack.com/pub/albertomengo/p/downsizing-decentralize-governance?r=5casef&utm_medium=ios