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.
Geopolitics
ABC News: Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
Another NATO Wunderwaffe bites the dust. Read HERE
EU politics
Reuters: ECB mulls shelving rules tackling euro zone’s bad loans pile
With regard to austerity for the people, the EU wields an iron fist. When it comes to banks it will bend over backward to be obliging and generous. Read here
Energy
Bloomberg: A Green Battery Vision in Norway Is Under Attack
Norway became one of the richest countries in the world thanks to its vast reservoirs of oil and natural gas. As green energy takes root, utilities and grid companies want to replicate some of that […]
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