Tim McPhie @TimMcPhieEU@respublicae.eu

RT Energy4Europe 🇪🇺
The Commission organises a workshop on 19 September on how legislation can help mobilise investments in #EnergyRenovation 🏗️🏢👷🏽.
The event is fully virtual - register by 10/9 to participate 👉🏽 https://europa.eu/!h4BJm8
#EPBD #energyefficiency #REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Energy4Europe/status/1697510011243548864

RT Wopke Hoekstra
I have just tendered my resignation to the King of the Netherlands. It has been an exceptional honour to serve the country as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/WBHoekstra/status/1697518838240235703

RT EU Climate Action
The first auction for the production of European renewable hydrogen 🫧 is coming up.
Financed by the 🇪🇺 #InnovationFund , the auction will award up to €800 million to successful producers in the European Economic Area.
Check out the Terms & Conditions we published this week ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1697525093138563361

RT Dana Spinant
On the agenda of President @vonderleyen
Today
🔸 COREPER working lunch
🔸Receives Prime Minister of Romania @CiolacuMarcel
05/09
🔸 in Nairobi for the @AfClimateSummit
9-10/09
🔸 in New Delhi for the G20 Summit @g20org

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DanaSpinant/status/1697559075209314727

RT Reuters: The health risks of extreme heat http://reut.rs/46UUhCf https://t.co/AIRg2TWnHw

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Reuters/status/1681303335125815298

How cities can tackle deadly heat https://p.dw.com/p/4ReTg?maca=en-Twitter-sharing

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1681224400081649664

Re @schnublinski It’s definitely part of it!
🐝🐞🦋🪰

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1681232141466697731

Re @AdrianHiel @FT Good point, it indeed also implies stability, which is far from what we can expect 😔

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1681191403924205569

This newsletter headline from the @FT has been on my mind for a couple of days.
They can write whatever they want, that's not my point, but it makes me ask myself the question:
Is it ok to describe current extreme weather events as 'normal'?
🧵 https://t.co/XeXrMQqZpm

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967126822055938

Re Maybe this is subjective, I'd love to know what others think, but doesn't the word 'normal' make you think of something that doesn't require your attention? That doesn't need to be challenged or fixed or confronted? Something you can ignore?

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967130018136065

Re So I ask myself what is a better word? What conveys the fact that climate change is already here, and is scary, but that we can still do something to slow it down, and also to adapt to it?
Would I be less bothered by the word 'reality'? Is 'reality' visible, but not ok?

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967132048240643

Re I would be curious to know what other people think, and what are the best ways you have found to confront this issue.
Because I think the next big obstacle, as we try to change policies and fix this mess, will be the shift from climate denial, to climate change normalisation.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967134476750848

Re And, in my opinion, this is not 'normal'
https://www.barrons.com/news/one-more-dead-in-torrential-japan-rains-72780a01

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967136762642434

Re And this is not 'normal'
https://www.barrons.com/news/record-heatwaves-sweep-the-world-from-us-to-europe-and-asia-28c87648

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967139304304642

Re And this is not 'normal'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/south-korea-floods-flooding-death-toll-cheongju-road-tunnel-search

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967141435101185

Re And this is not 'normal'
https://www.ft.com/content/fa7c0541-7062-40b3-9650-4b147fbe67a6

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967143972642816

Re And this is not 'normal'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66218679

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Re Like I said at the start, this is not about an @FT headline. They are producing great eye-opening content on the climate crisis.
This was just the trigger to articulate several conversations I've had with others climate comms people recently.
Grateful for ideas and comments! 🙏

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680967149173592065

RT Tara Connolly (Tara@climatejustice.social): If you're not worried, you're not paying attention.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TaraConnollyEU/status/1680663136527872000

Women's World Cup Players Launch Biggest Climate Campaign in Soccer History
https://www.ecowatch.com/world-cup-soccer-women-climate-campaign.html

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1680868815595339776