John Ainger (@johnainger) 's Twitter Profile
John Ainger

@johnainger

Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering @climate, energy (crises) for @business. Advisory board member @MundusJourn. Opinions own etc. He/him. #COP29

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In her first interview since becoming the EU's new antitrust chief, Teresa Ribera told us that a split of Google’s business is still under consideration She also pledged to build bridges with Donald J. Trump Read more 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/Samuel Stolton Oliver Crook

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The European Union should guard against Chinese attempts to dominate the bloc’s clean-tech market and make sure its exports aren’t destroying local rivals, the bloc’s new competition chief Teresa Ribera warned. w/ John Ainger bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Hungary thought it had done enough for a 'fragile compromise' on a divisive overhaul of the EU's energy taxation framework. A debate on the file appeared to prove otherwise news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-repo…

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Germany adding its own €350 million incentive to the EU's hydrogen bank package of subsidies was widely lauded earlier this year, but it's now been abandoned. Why? The terms on offer are too strict and German firms can't compete bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/Petra Sorge

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Slovakia aims to have a deal by the end of the year that will allow natural gas to continue to flow from Russia through Ukraine. They say there's 15bcm of demand: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Absolutely wonderful that Ixelles spent years and €millions refurbishing its communal swimming pool - which closes at 5pm on most weekdays so it’s useless for anyone with a job.

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.Teresa Ribera's first major escalation of an EU merger case confirmed today, as the European Commission launches a full-scale investigation into Formula 1 owner Liberty Media’s $3.8 billion buyout of MotoGP, citing concerns over competition for broadcasting rights.

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President-elect Donald Trump has threatened the EU with tariffs if its member countries don’t buy more American oil and gas bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

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The EU purchased a record amount of Russian LNG this year against the backdrop of deepening tensions over pipeline supplies bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Elena_Mazneva

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The EU must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps taken by Donald Trump when he returns to the White House later this month, the bloc’s industry chief said bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

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The European Union must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps taken by Donald Trump, the bloc's industry chief Stephane Sejourne tells Bloomberg TV bloom.bg/3Wckj0d

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The EU is prepared to make sure carmakers are ready to meet its strict climate targets, the bloc’s climate chief Wopke Hoekstra told us, despite stiff competition from China and the threat of fines. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/Ewa Krukowska Oliver Crook

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A group of European countries that hold the biggest gas reserves in the region have held early and informal talks about softening refilling targets after 2025 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via John Ainger Priscila Azevedo Rocha Alberto Brambilla

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would grant carmakers a three-year window in which to hit carbon dioxide emissions targets that were originally set for this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green

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Today's feature: Belgium is charting a path for the EU’s EV transition by tweaking taxes on company cars, a change that has turned the former laggard into a leader bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Green

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I had the pleasure of attending the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, the first in a roadshow leading up to #COP30. And the first without the US. Delegates assured one another of staying the course, but in the halls not everyone was convinced: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

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It's wild that Brussels, a city of 1.2 million people, has no outdoor swimming space, in a continent that's predicted to warm twice as fast as the global average. The city, without a government for nearly a year, is proving itself unable to adapt. brusselstimes.com/1544947/brusse…