This year is now almost certain to become Earth’s warmest on record after a hot July and August saw global temperatures reach the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
EU politics
Vila Web: Spain’s judicial crackdown on Catalonia’s pro-independence protests: over 600 new indictments in six months
Alerta Solidària reports stepped-up repression in the wake of the protests that followed the announcement of the verdict against the leaders of the 2017 independence bid Read here
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The micro incompetence of UK austerity
It is good to read a piece by an economist, which puts politics back into austerity. Read here
EU-Institutions
Netherland Times: 10 cities call for EU support against Airbnb
Cities say short-term holiday lettings market is contributing to soaring long-term rents. The notoriously neo-liberal European Court is trying to stop cities from regulating companies such as Airbnb. Read here
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