The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the city, Barcelona City Council has declared the Climate Emergency, with an action plan and a budget of 563 million euros to implement a hundred different measures. The goal is to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 in comparison to levels recorded in 1992, and to cut CO2 emissions by two million tonnes.
EU politics
euronews: Croatia’s anti NATO and EU incumbent president set for victory in first round presidential election
Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanović has a sweeping lead in Sunday’s election and could win the five-year presidency in the first round, according to an exit poll released immediately after the voting. Read HERE
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Cheap Wind and Solar Should Prompt ‘Rethink’ on Role of CCS
Oil and gas companies should be asking themselves whether they are investing in “the right kind of CCS”, its lead author said. Read here A carbon capture and storage facility launched by Canadian electric utility […]
Economics
Shaun Richards: The ECB and Christine Lagarde now want to enforce real wage cuts for Euro area workers
Inflation made workers even worse off as real wages fell. Now the ECB is determined to stop wages exceeding inflation for any form of catch-up let alone growth. Read Here
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