@rakraemer
Founder @ecologic.eu; Chairman (Aufsichtsrat), Agora Think Tanks; Advisor, Board of Directors, Oceano Azul Foundation; ll; Faculty, Competent Boards; Investment Committee, Ökovision; Scientific Advisory Board, VITO; Angel to Sea4Us
"Donde impera la corrupción, nadie puede alzarse para proteger los bienes públicos, incluyendo la integridad del medio ambiente y los intereses de las generaciones futuras" @rakraemer.bsky.social explora el vínculo entre corrupción y crisis climática en el #AnuarioCIDOB2026
In the Age of Egopolitics, what links corruption and global overheating? I explored this in my contribution to the CIDOB Yearbook 2026. It is now available in Catalan and Spanish. Thanks to the editors for allowing me to connect dots in unusual ways.
#AnuarioCIDOB2026
@cidobbarcelona.bsky.social
New additions:
🌊🐳 @rakraemer.bsky.social from @oceanoazul.bsky.social
⚓🚢 @lr-foundation.bsky.social
🏃🏼♀️to 💶 ➡️ go.bsky.app/QPepXsG #OceanOptimism
Brief but well-focused exchange on Ocean conservation and international cooperation with Mercelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
@oceanoazul.bsky.social @ecologic.eu
Food for thought for upcoming #BerlinOceanDinner on security policy and ocean conservation. @fsaalmann.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social @rakraemer.bsky.social @schacht4seas.bsky.social ...
Ursula von der Leyen weist in ihrer State of the European Union Rede die dreisten Lobbyangriffe der deutschen Autokonzerne zurück und stellt klar: „the Future of Cars will be electric“. Jetzt muss sich die Branche dranmachen und anständige, bezahlbare E-Autos bauen.
China’s Green Tech Firms Pour Billions Into Overseas Factories
Solar, battery and EV companies have sharply increased foreign investment plans, pledging more than $210 billion since 2022
🇩🇪 Spahn 💯 im Showkampf:
Fordert Abschaffung der Position des Meeresbeauftragen. Fakten:
🌊 Hat keine Extra Kosten (wird zusätzlich von UAL im @bmuv.de gemacht - derzeit @oceanunger.bsky.social ).
🌊 Kostenersparung durch Koordinierung
🌊 bessere Vertretung von 🇩🇪 Interessen nach draussen
ogy.de/uhyn
#BerlinOceanDinner 2.0? Looking forward to tonight's "Tides & Talks" on Ocean Diplomacy with @oceanunger.bsky.social, @diplo.de, Oceans5, @rakraemer.bsky.social, @saschamk.bsky.social etc. Kindly hosted by @umwelthilfe.bsky.social
How to improve the EU Innovation, Business & Investment System and boost the transition? Colleagues at Ecologic Institute have put analysis, deep thinking & suggestions for policy & practice in this report. They focus on climate, but their findings are relevant well beyond.
www.ecologic.eu/19908
" #Democracy is under attack around the world. #SocialMedia platforms are contributing to this problem. We need something like a human right to reliable #information."
IDOS Director Anna-Katharina Hornidge on the need for trustworthy information in D&C: www.dandc.eu/en/article/v...
Road being paved for the Unbrexit. Good omen for 2025 in Ahaus, Germany?
My favourite underwater encounter 2024: octopus 🐙 riding a crab 🦀, camouflaged. Buddy Raphael took the photo. Crabs often put things on themselves. That won’t fool an octopus, of course. The two moved intentionally in tandem, supporting one another in moving. Dive site Baleeira dentro, Sesimbra 🇵🇹
🆕 Two new deep-sea coral symbionts were discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.
While their role in coral health remains uncertain, their genomic traits suggest a long evolutionary relationship with their host. @www.helmholtz.de
scitechdaily.com/highly-unusu...
🗳️ Have you voted for the NEW Deep Sea Guardians? You only have until the 19th December!
Can’t decide? Meet the candidates!🐟
Which of these incredible deep-sea dwellers will become our next Guardian?
The EU EPS can guide policymakers in making informed decisions to meet Europe's climate goals. 🌍💡
Read the commentary to find out more ⬇️
www.agora-energiewende.org/news-events/...
In between, I start posting here a bit on role of ocean 🌊governance in the upcoming 🇩🇪 election. While traditionally characterised by stronger cross-party cooperation, there are certainly important differences. Conservatives published today their election programme👇(1/2)
Demokratie bedeutet Kontrolle von Macht und Herrschaft. Wer kontrolliert die kumulierte wirtschaftliche, publizistische und politische Macht des Multimilliardärs Elon Musk?
Too many argue that the energy transition is impossible instead of looking at how far we have already come.
Huge challenges remain & we are not on track to meet targets.
Defeatism won’t help us solve the puzzle.
That’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/blog/wh...
Germany on course for 54 percent renewable power production share in 2024 - national environment agency
Wind power is biggest renewable source while solar PV boasts highest growth rate
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...
Illustration: Cover des “Wasseratlas 2025”. Eine Weltkarte in einem Tropfen, Regenwolke darüber. Logos der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und BUND unten.
Wasser - die Grundlage allen Lebens. Aber gehen wir mit dieser Ressource gerecht um? Und wie schützen wir uns davor, wenn der Klimawandel es über die Ufer treibt? Alles über Wasser findet ihr ab dem 8. Januar 2025 in unserem Wasseratlas. Jetzt vorbestellen! boell.de/wasseratlas
A satellite-mounted instrument has in just one year produced higher-resolution imagery of the global seafloor than that from comparable systems over the past 30 years. 'Sea' for yourself and learn more about the new study led by Scripps Oceanography postdoctoral scholar Yao Yu. ⬇️
“Atlanticity is our common essence” Fábio Albergaria Queiroz speaking from a cross-Atlantic biography and identity bridging Brazil 🇧🇷 and Africa in Morocco 🇲🇦. #AtlanticDialogues #ADEL #PCNS #UPM6
The Atlantic Dialogues in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦, is about to begin with a review and discussion of general trends in the wider Atlantic region, South and North.
Gut für #Ostsee & #Nordsee - wichtige 🇪🇺 Sanktionen gegen russische Schrotttanker.
@kellyparsons.bsky.social @green-alliance.org.uk @ieep.bsky.social @foodfoundation.bsky.social @andrcatt.bsky.social @rakraemer.bsky.social @suepritch.bsky.social @susfoodtrust.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @ciwf.org.uk @angelaisfranc.bsky.social @arielbrunner.bsky.social