From Reykjavík to The Hague, European governments are starting to prepare for a literal sea change that would end life as we know it on the continent.
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Zia Weise
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Senior EU climate reporter at POLITICO. Recovering news editor, former Istanbul correspondent. Brussels-based. She/her. DM for Signal. ✉️ [email protected]
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@swinda.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialGreat piece on the AMOC, with attention for the subpolar gyre. While AMOC collapse would take multiple decades, potential changes in the subpolar gyre could occur over 10-15 years and start as early as 2040. The impact won't be as severe as for AMOC, but this near-future risk warrants attention.
@rahmstorf.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialA well-researched article from Politico on one of the major climate risks: the linked tipping points of the subpolar gyre #SPG and #AMOC in the Atlantic.
"There’s a substantial risk that it can happen within the coming 20 years,” says @swinda.bsky.social from Utrecht Uni about SPG collapse. 🌊 1/4
@ziaweise.bsky.socialThanks so much for speaking with me for this!
@ziaweise.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
politico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
@ziaweise.bsky.socialA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild:
politico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
@ziaweise.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialNEW: The EU's effort to shield itself against multiplying climate disasters is running into a major problem: No one's at the wheel.
Brussels wants to fix that and make sure countries assign responsibility for managing climate risks.
A story about risk ownership: www.politico.eu/article/how-...
@ziaweise.bsky.socialNEW: The EU's effort to shield itself against multiplying climate disasters is running into a major problem: No one's at the wheel.
Brussels wants to fix that and make sure countries assign responsibility for managing climate risks.
A story about risk ownership: www.politico.eu/article/how-...
@politico.comReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialNews outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit
dlvr.itNews outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuitPOLITICO, CNN and MS NOW to seek restraining order to restore reporters’ access.
@ziaweise.bsky.social*taps sign*
@mariannegros.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialVon der Leyen's SOTEU speech made it clear that climate change is accelerating and addressing it is urgent.
But as much as she zeroed in the problems, she avoided offering solutions to their underlying causes.
Read on:
www.politico.eu/article/von-...
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@politico.euReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialEurope’s firefighters don’t want your applause.
@ziaweise.bsky.socialTurkish journalist @tugbatekerek.bsky.social, a fantastic reporter who I was lucky to work with a bunch of times while in Istanbul, has been detained over a 2024 interview with an LGBTQ activist amid a spate of raids targeting the queer community. Madness. Release her now. bianet.org/haber/journa...
@ziaweise.bsky.socialThe trade wars are going electric. The planet could pay the price.
Story w/ @zcolman.bsky.social on how trade barriers are ensnaring electrification efforts: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
@ziaweise.bsky.socialNEW: Read a draft of the European Parliament rapporteur's draft report of the carbon market reform here: pro.politico.eu/news/224157 (€)
@ziaweise.bsky.socialReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialNEW: The EU should force Big Tech to invest in clean energy supply to meet the rising power needs of their data centers, Teresa Ribera told us. www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
@ziaweise.bsky.socialNEW: The EU should force Big Tech to invest in clean energy supply to meet the rising power needs of their data centers, Teresa Ribera told us. www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
@ziaweise.bsky.socialMe and @framiche.bsky.social sat down with @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu for 90 minutes this week:
@ziaweise.bsky.socialAhead of NYC climate week, I once again beg PR firms to look up whether the climate journalist they keep "following up" with about their panel/press release/interview proposals are among the dozens of people in the world not living in America
@politico.euReposted by @ziaweise.bsky.socialThe EU must start considering “audacious” proposals to afford the steep costs of coping with climate change, the European Commission's competition and green transition chief told POLITICO.