John Ainger

Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering @climate, energy (crises) for @business. Advisory board member @MundusJourn. Opinions own etc. He/him. #COP29

[Bloomberg @business]

A wind project billed as the largest clean energy installation in the US is due to come online next month https://t.co/vHAJR0TdGO

[Bloomberg @business]

Data centers are driving a surge in carbon prices in the US Northeast, helping push CO2 costs in the region past California and raising the prospect of higher energy prices for consumers. https://t.co/4JQkPWjIpT

[Jennifer A. Dlouhy @jendlouhyhc]

A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan to address security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding & other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in the city of Belém

https://t.co/bBYQD1xDP3 w Fabiano Maisonnave & @johnainger

[John Ainger @johnainger]

The EU's climate chief @WBHoekstra told us he expects some of the bloc’s biggest pension funds to help modernize the region's power grids, a key enabler he says will build support from member states for a 90% emissions cut by 2040

https://t.co/VaMEIgtcjv

[John Ainger @johnainger]

It's wild that Brussels, a city of 1.2 million people, has no outdoor swimming space, in a continent that's predicted to warm twice as fast as the global average.

The city, without a government for nearly a year, is proving itself unable to adapt.

https://t.co/glSHY4tP0Y

[John Ainger @johnainger]

I had the pleasure of attending the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, the first in a roadshow leading up to #COP30. And the first without the US.

Delegates assured one another of staying the course, but in the halls not everyone was convinced:

https://t.co/q0O81Dt0bm

[John Ainger @johnainger]

Today's feature: Belgium is charting a path for the EU’s EV transition by tweaking taxes on company cars, a change that has turned the former laggard into a leader https://t.co/f3bXKNmprn via @climate

[John Ainger @johnainger]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would grant carmakers a three-year window in which to hit carbon dioxide emissions targets that were originally set for this year https://t.co/IvRTyPxQKu via @climate

[Rachel Morison @rachelmorison]

A group of European countries that hold the biggest gas reserves in the region have held early and informal talks about softening refilling targets after 2025 https://t.co/qUTXOPNc2B via @johnainger @priazrocha @Al_Brambilla

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

EU to look at ‘flexibilities’ for carmakers over emission fines https://t.co/lBbjRMg4Fc via @johnainger

[John Ainger @johnainger]

The EU is prepared to make sure carmakers are ready to meet its strict climate targets, the bloc’s climate chief
@WBHoekstra told us, despite stiff competition from China and the threat of fines.

https://t.co/gCEpxknHSI w/@E_Krukowska @ocrook

[Bloomberg @business]

The European Union must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps taken by Donald Trump, the bloc's industry chief Stephane Sejourne tells @BloombergTV https://t.co/Sn5Xoizen9

[Kevin Whitelaw @KevinWhitelaw1]

The EU must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps taken by Donald Trump when he returns to the White House later this month, the bloc’s industry chief said https://t.co/SJQR7maJLC via @bpolitics

[Rachel Morison @rachelmorison]

The EU purchased a record amount of Russian LNG this year against the backdrop of deepening tensions over pipeline supplies https://t.co/QywU61a1mZ via @Elena_Mazneva

[Kevin Whitelaw @KevinWhitelaw1]

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened the EU with tariffs if its member countries don’t buy more American oil and gas https://t.co/figwurUyOl via @bpolitics

[Samuel Stolton @SamuelStolton]

.@Teresaribera's first major escalation of an EU merger case confirmed today, as the European Commission launches a full-scale investigation into Formula 1 owner Liberty Media’s $3.8 billion buyout of MotoGP, citing concerns over competition for broadcasting rights.

[Eddy Wax ✍️ @EddyWax]

Absolutely wonderful that Ixelles spent years and €millions refurbishing its communal swimming pool - which closes at 5pm on most weekdays so it’s useless for anyone with a job.

[John Ainger @johnainger]

Slovakia aims to have a deal by the end of the year that will allow natural gas to continue to flow from Russia through Ukraine.

They say there's 15bcm of demand:

https://t.co/EsMsdZnWme

[John Ainger @johnainger]

Germany adding its own €350 million incentive to the EU's hydrogen bank package of subsidies was widely lauded earlier this year, but it's now been abandoned.

Why? The terms on offer are too strict and German firms can't compete

https://t.co/pRG06XJum4 w/@petrasorge

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Macron’s woes add to Lagarde’s economic headache https://t.co/F25kYIS6gZ via @johnainger