Alberto Mengo

@albertomengo
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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

Breaking the Visa–Mastercard Duopoly: What Brazil’s Pix Teaches About Financial Sovereignty

A public payment system, 175 million users, and a direct challenge to U.S. financial power—while Europe hesitates

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Beyond COP30: The Political Struggle to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Starts in Santa Marta

Who is blocking the transition—and how a new global coalition is trying to reshape energy, finance, and power.

Mildly Annoying Opinions

🔋 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

Only 7% of Green Hydrogen Projects Get Built: What's Blocking Europe's Energy Transition?

Costs, policy gaps, and public skepticism are the three barriers standing between ambition and reality

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Who actually protects environmental legislation in the European Parliament?

An analysis of voting records on 4 key environmental dossiers.

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Why Europe's Energy Dependence Makes Every Middle East War Europe's Problem

From Iran to the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict exposes a structural vulnerability that only renewable energy can fix.

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Why You Should Pay Attention to Argentina's "Reforma Laboral" — And Hope It Never Reaches Your Country

12-hour workdays, halved sick pay, and union restrictions: Argentina's Reforma Laboral is the neoliberal experiment the financial elite hopes you won't notice.

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Why the Commons Economy Matters: A Real Alternative to Capitalism and State Control

How Elinor Ostrom’s principles and global commons projects offer a sustainable, democratic way to manage essential resources

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

The EU is cooked.

The European Union is dying, and Ursula Von Der Leyen is hammering nails into its coffin.

Mildly Annoying Opinions

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

Downsizing, decentralize governance and commons.

Fifteen minutes cities are not enough, they are the chaotich-neutral version of the smart cities.

Mildly Annoying Opinions