Leon Martini
@leonmartini.bsky.social
Green and clean transition @ec.europa.eu
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climate policy & politics, industrial policy, political economy
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climate policy & politics, industrial policy, political economy
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Europe's share of global patenting for wind and heat pump technologies is growing, whilst the share for nuclear is constant. For all other clean technologies, Europe's share in the global mix is declining.
Part of an update to the @bruegel.org Clean Tech Tracker which now includes patents 👇
Part of an update to the @bruegel.org Clean Tech Tracker which now includes patents 👇
September 16, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Europe's share of global patenting for wind and heat pump technologies is growing, whilst the share for nuclear is constant. For all other clean technologies, Europe's share in the global mix is declining.
Part of an update to the @bruegel.org Clean Tech Tracker which now includes patents 👇
Part of an update to the @bruegel.org Clean Tech Tracker which now includes patents 👇
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🔥Update: More than 37,000 heat-related deaths in Europe by early September (2026-09-03)
New:
▪️DE: 16,300
▪️ES: 5,258
▪️AT: 646
Country ranking: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/APVIv/
Map/sources: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/
@terliwetter.bsky.social
@sustainable2050.bsky.social
@codendahl.bsky.social
New:
▪️DE: 16,300
▪️ES: 5,258
▪️AT: 646
Country ranking: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/APVIv/
Map/sources: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/
@terliwetter.bsky.social
@sustainable2050.bsky.social
@codendahl.bsky.social
September 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
🔥Update: More than 37,000 heat-related deaths in Europe by early September (2026-09-03)
New:
▪️DE: 16,300
▪️ES: 5,258
▪️AT: 646
Country ranking: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/APVIv/
Map/sources: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/
@terliwetter.bsky.social
@sustainable2050.bsky.social
@codendahl.bsky.social
New:
▪️DE: 16,300
▪️ES: 5,258
▪️AT: 646
Country ranking: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/APVIv/
Map/sources: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/
@terliwetter.bsky.social
@sustainable2050.bsky.social
@codendahl.bsky.social
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Die Radikalisierung schreitet voran. Die WAMS enthält eine Kolumne von Martenstein über die "Invasion", bzw. "Eroberungsmigration" von Ceuta, einen weiteren Kommentar zur "Invasion" von Dirk Schümer, eine Doppelseite gegen die Brandmauer und ein Interview mit AfD Spitzenmann Leif-Erik Holm.
August 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Die Radikalisierung schreitet voran. Die WAMS enthält eine Kolumne von Martenstein über die "Invasion", bzw. "Eroberungsmigration" von Ceuta, einen weiteren Kommentar zur "Invasion" von Dirk Schümer, eine Doppelseite gegen die Brandmauer und ein Interview mit AfD Spitzenmann Leif-Erik Holm.
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Sure there's no transition? Check out global new car and light truck sales by powertrain. ICE vehicles have lost 1/3 of unit sales in the past decade. Dramatic decline, and quite obviously not about to reverse. Source: iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/a096b...
August 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Sure there's no transition? Check out global new car and light truck sales by powertrain. ICE vehicles have lost 1/3 of unit sales in the past decade. Dramatic decline, and quite obviously not about to reverse. Source: iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/a096b...
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🔥Update: More than 25,000 heat-related deaths in Europe by early August (2026-08-05)
New:
▪️Belgium updated to 2000 deaths
▪️Italy with 300 deaths in Central-Southern Italy
👉 Online map with data sources:
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/15/
New:
▪️Belgium updated to 2000 deaths
▪️Italy with 300 deaths in Central-Southern Italy
👉 Online map with data sources:
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/15/
August 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🔥Update: More than 25,000 heat-related deaths in Europe by early August (2026-08-05)
New:
▪️Belgium updated to 2000 deaths
▪️Italy with 300 deaths in Central-Southern Italy
👉 Online map with data sources:
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/15/
New:
▪️Belgium updated to 2000 deaths
▪️Italy with 300 deaths in Central-Southern Italy
👉 Online map with data sources:
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yJcqo/15/
“It is unusual for EU members to turn on each other in public in the way they have on Spain, one of the bloc’s few remaining leftwing governments.”
www.ft.com/content/8faf... Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
www.ft.com/content/8faf... Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
Pedro Sánchez is being unfairly singled out for a liberal immigration policy
www.ft.com
August 3, 2026 at 6:18 AM
“It is unusual for EU members to turn on each other in public in the way they have on Spain, one of the bloc’s few remaining leftwing governments.”
www.ft.com/content/8faf... Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
www.ft.com/content/8faf... Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
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I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
August 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
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You can point to forecasts that this will magically change — in 2026, when clean energy is a fraction of the cost, and after the biggest-ever disruption of LNG markets — but then consider some former forecasts:
June 18, 2026 at 10:41 AM
You can point to forecasts that this will magically change — in 2026, when clean energy is a fraction of the cost, and after the biggest-ever disruption of LNG markets — but then consider some former forecasts:
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Die Behauptung, dass die Systemkosten der Stromversorgung durch die Energiewende steigen, wird im neuen Energiemonitor von EY und BDEW eindrucksvoll widerlegt: Zwar steigen die Gesamtkosten der Erzeugung bis 2036 an, doch weil gleichzeitig die Strommenge steigt, sinken die Kosten pro kWh deutlich:
June 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Die Behauptung, dass die Systemkosten der Stromversorgung durch die Energiewende steigen, wird im neuen Energiemonitor von EY und BDEW eindrucksvoll widerlegt: Zwar steigen die Gesamtkosten der Erzeugung bis 2036 an, doch weil gleichzeitig die Strommenge steigt, sinken die Kosten pro kWh deutlich:
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Das Ziel, dass Deutschland im Jahr 2045 klimneutral sein soll, hat Katherina Reiche inzwischen offenbar ganz offiziell aufgegeben.
May 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Das Ziel, dass Deutschland im Jahr 2045 klimneutral sein soll, hat Katherina Reiche inzwischen offenbar ganz offiziell aufgegeben.
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A world without gas infrastructure? If we aggressively electrify the economy, green methanol could cover most of the remaining non-electric demand - without needing large-scale hydrogen or methane networks.
New paper in Joule: "A Minimal Methanol Backstop for High Electrification Scenarios"
New paper in Joule: "A Minimal Methanol Backstop for High Electrification Scenarios"
May 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A world without gas infrastructure? If we aggressively electrify the economy, green methanol could cover most of the remaining non-electric demand - without needing large-scale hydrogen or methane networks.
New paper in Joule: "A Minimal Methanol Backstop for High Electrification Scenarios"
New paper in Joule: "A Minimal Methanol Backstop for High Electrification Scenarios"
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Auch das ist inzwischen offiziell bestätigt: Die Ausgaben im KTF steigen in den nächsten vier Jahren insgesamt um 20,5 Milliarden Euro. Zusätzliche Mittel dafür gibt es nicht, so dass die Mehrausgaben zulasten anderer geplanter Ausgaben des KTF gehen müssen. (Tabelle leider zweigeteilt.)
April 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Auch das ist inzwischen offiziell bestätigt: Die Ausgaben im KTF steigen in den nächsten vier Jahren insgesamt um 20,5 Milliarden Euro. Zusätzliche Mittel dafür gibt es nicht, so dass die Mehrausgaben zulasten anderer geplanter Ausgaben des KTF gehen müssen. (Tabelle leider zweigeteilt.)
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A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
April 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM
A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
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🌐 NEW | Analysis: Global fossil power generation fell in March after Hormuz closure due to solar & wind growth
⚠️ Fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar & wind power, not coal
w/CREA's @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
⚠️ Fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar & wind power, not coal
w/CREA's @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
April 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
🌐 NEW | Analysis: Global fossil power generation fell in March after Hormuz closure due to solar & wind growth
⚠️ Fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar & wind power, not coal
w/CREA's @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
⚠️ Fall in gas-fired generation offset by large increases in solar & wind power, not coal
w/CREA's @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
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Wann der Bundesregierung Technologieoffenheit wichtig ist und wann nicht #Tankrabatt
April 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Wann der Bundesregierung Technologieoffenheit wichtig ist und wann nicht #Tankrabatt
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The war in Iran is giving me pre-Covid shut down vibes. It's like February 2020. Life is proceeding fairly normally, we're joking about using hand sanitizer. Everyone assumes this will just be a blip. It's really just a few pandemic-nerds that are freaking out because they know what's coming.
March 19, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The war in Iran is giving me pre-Covid shut down vibes. It's like February 2020. Life is proceeding fairly normally, we're joking about using hand sanitizer. Everyone assumes this will just be a blip. It's really just a few pandemic-nerds that are freaking out because they know what's coming.
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Random thought - maybe re-prioritising the allocation of public space isn’t increasing “division” of society, but it’s just making pre-existing division between privileged vs. non-privileged groups more obvious - and the previously privileged don’t like it?
A decade of greening leaves the capital less congested but more divided
In Paris’s mayoral race, it’s drivers against cyclists
A decade of greening leaves the capital less congested but more divided
econ.st
March 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Random thought - maybe re-prioritising the allocation of public space isn’t increasing “division” of society, but it’s just making pre-existing division between privileged vs. non-privileged groups more obvious - and the previously privileged don’t like it?
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In some of Europe's sunniest countries 1 MWh of average solar generation is still worth more than 60 € (HR, BG, RO, HU, GR) and in IT it is worth more than 90€/MWh. (In 2026 it will likely be more.)
This compares to maybe 40-50 €/MWh of average cost of utility solar
www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-r...
This compares to maybe 40-50 €/MWh of average cost of utility solar
www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-r...
March 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
In some of Europe's sunniest countries 1 MWh of average solar generation is still worth more than 60 € (HR, BG, RO, HU, GR) and in IT it is worth more than 90€/MWh. (In 2026 it will likely be more.)
This compares to maybe 40-50 €/MWh of average cost of utility solar
www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-r...
This compares to maybe 40-50 €/MWh of average cost of utility solar
www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-r...
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ItaliaMeteo is the only extreme weather monitoring agency in Italy, HQ’ed in Bologna. It was created a few years ago—after about 20 years of debate—to coordinate all Italian meteorological infrastructures and local agencies ahead of weather warnings in Italy.
Today the 🇮🇹 govt broke some news.
1/2
Today the 🇮🇹 govt broke some news.
1/2
March 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
ItaliaMeteo is the only extreme weather monitoring agency in Italy, HQ’ed in Bologna. It was created a few years ago—after about 20 years of debate—to coordinate all Italian meteorological infrastructures and local agencies ahead of weather warnings in Italy.
Today the 🇮🇹 govt broke some news.
1/2
Today the 🇮🇹 govt broke some news.
1/2
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In 2023 BNEF estimated that 2 and 3 wheel electrics were denting demand by 1 million barrels per day so we can conservatively say electrification of transport is reducing oil by 2.5m b/d currently.
For context, the EU consumes about 14m b/d.
For context, the EU consumes about 14m b/d.
Are electric vehicles denting oil demand? Yes.
By how much? 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, according to EV Curve Futurist.
Caveat: These estimates are hard, but the numbers are certainly adding up.
By how much? 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, according to EV Curve Futurist.
Caveat: These estimates are hard, but the numbers are certainly adding up.
March 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
In 2023 BNEF estimated that 2 and 3 wheel electrics were denting demand by 1 million barrels per day so we can conservatively say electrification of transport is reducing oil by 2.5m b/d currently.
For context, the EU consumes about 14m b/d.
For context, the EU consumes about 14m b/d.
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Meanwhile, Spain's massive investment in renewables is paying dividends now: with prices for Spanish industry and consumers low and stable compared with other European economies.
www.ft.com/content/ac77...
www.ft.com/content/ac77...
March 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Meanwhile, Spain's massive investment in renewables is paying dividends now: with prices for Spanish industry and consumers low and stable compared with other European economies.
www.ft.com/content/ac77...
www.ft.com/content/ac77...
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As EU lawmakers are looking to soften the continent's CO2 price, it's worth remembering that policy makers can overcome political constraints by complementing CO2 pricing with subsidies without sacrificing much economic efficiency, as I and @knittelmit.bsky.social show here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
March 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
As EU lawmakers are looking to soften the continent's CO2 price, it's worth remembering that policy makers can overcome political constraints by complementing CO2 pricing with subsidies without sacrificing much economic efficiency, as I and @knittelmit.bsky.social show here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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An influential industry petition criticizing the European Union’s core climate policy implied its demands were supported by some 1,350 companies and associations.
Now some firms deny they signed up.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Now some firms deny they signed up.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Big EU lobby groups exaggerated industry support for attack on carbon price
A letter to EU leaders was issued ‘on behalf of’ 1,300 signatories. Some firms deny they supported the demands.
www.politico.eu
March 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
An influential industry petition criticizing the European Union’s core climate policy implied its demands were supported by some 1,350 companies and associations.
Now some firms deny they signed up.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Now some firms deny they signed up.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
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Heizung und Motor sind jetzt wieder Privatsache - aber für billigen Kraftstoff soll natürlich der Staat sorgen…
March 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Heizung und Motor sind jetzt wieder Privatsache - aber für billigen Kraftstoff soll natürlich der Staat sorgen…
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Just last week the German government gutted the heating law which was supposed to drive a transition away from gas.
The timing could not have been worse: Gas prices are up 50% today and this crisis could worsen significantly. This will happen again and again and the consumer pays the price.
The timing could not have been worse: Gas prices are up 50% today and this crisis could worsen significantly. This will happen again and again and the consumer pays the price.
“A catastrophic watering down” – Tagesschau made my quote the headline of its coverage of the German Building Modernisation Act. That highlights how central the question is of whether we will finally act consistently and based on evidence in the buildings sector.
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima...
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima...
Forschende sehen "katastrophale Verwässerung"
Kaum ein Vorhaben der Ampelkoalition war so umstritten wie das Gebäudeenergiegesetz. Jetzt haben Union und SPD Änderungen verabredet. Forschende und Klimaschützer sehen Deutschlands Klimaziele in Gefa...
www.tagesschau.de
March 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Just last week the German government gutted the heating law which was supposed to drive a transition away from gas.
The timing could not have been worse: Gas prices are up 50% today and this crisis could worsen significantly. This will happen again and again and the consumer pays the price.
The timing could not have been worse: Gas prices are up 50% today and this crisis could worsen significantly. This will happen again and again and the consumer pays the price.