sebamichelotti

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Activist a bit bohemian on a mission

☀Climate policy | Energy | Ecological&Just transition
🇪🇺European Parliament
Accredited Parliamentary Assistant - Greens/EFA 💚

✍️Follow for #insides and #analysis

Thank goodness #renewables were supposed to be the "intermittent" sources.

#FossilFuels got us two energy crises in three years, with devastating effects over both the general economy cycle and the climate

Europe's "competitiveness" debate is missing the biggest cost: €180 billion per year lost from not implementing environmental laws already on the books.

Every year we delay, we pay twice: in damage, and in public money to manage the consequences.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sebamichelotti/p/what-if-europe-is-currently-wasting?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7k0m0

What if Europe is currently wasting €180 billion per year as cost of not implementing its own environmental law. The “competitiveness” debate we should actually have

The Commission's study finds that failing to fully implement EU environmental law costs Europeans €180 billion every year. The real competitiveness killer is letting environmental damage accumulate

Sebastiano’s Substack
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout

Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi Arabia

The Guardian

No more ban on gas boilers.

🚨 Ring the alarm: a new attack to the #GreenDeal is on the way.

The #EPBD targets are stile there, but the ban is key to streamline the investments in the right direction: the transitioning away from fossil fuels.

https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/brussels-reverses-ban-on-gas-boilers-AIcYpj

Gas boilers, the EU reconsiders and withdraws the ban from 2029

Consultation on the draft revision of the Ecodesign regulation: no marketing ban on boilers from 2029

Il Sole 24 ORE

It was nice, but it didn’t last long 😵

Global leaders really need to deliver the fossil fuels phase-down…

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-draft-deal-drops-effort-new-fossil-fuel-transition-agreement-2025-11-21/

Career goal: today was my first time coordinating by myself a technical #negotiation in the #EuropeanParliament to find an agreement on 32 compromises and 210 amendments.

We haven't struck a deal yet but we are getting there!

The Nature of Capitalism

The ruling class will never give up fossil fuel, because it's key to their power over workers.

The defense sector is with high technological content, but requires few workers. In addition, 70% of weapons purchases are carried out outside the European market, which disperses the multiples effect
https://altreconomia.it/investire-in-difesa-non-crea-nuova-occupazione-i-casi-di-leonardo-e-rheinmetall/
Investire in Difesa non crea nuova occupazione. I casi di Leonardo e Rheinmetall

Il piano di riarmo europeo è stato presentato come un volano per l’economia europea e una irripetibile occasione per sopperire alla crisi del settore dell’automotive. L'andamento in Borsa e gli stessi dati di bilancio dei colossi del settore, però, smentiscono la vulgata. Il 5 e 6 settembre appuntamento al forum “Addio alle armi” promosso da Sbilanciamoci! e Rete pace e disarmo a Cernobbio

Altreconomia

«Climate goals ARE NOT responsible for the lack of competitiveness in the EU»

Let's enjoy these (less than) 6 months of Danish presidency👀