Energy & Climate Geopolitics Head of Political Strategy @350.org Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub. Views = my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mxcln2qems2v🚨BREAKING: Pacific nations announce a regional #roadmap to transition away from #fossilfuels at #PreCOP31 - adding another 18 Nations who develop such a roadmap. Strong leadership from the #Pacific 💪 Ministers reaffirmed their vision of 100% renewable energy and a fossil fuel-free Pacific.07 Oct 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcln2qems2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mw6i7l4gvs2vWhat if the next #UnitedNations Secretary General cozies up to #climate deniers? I reflected for @theguardian.com on a gender gap with the women UNSG candidates bringing a credible climate platfrom while the male candidates energy policies are of the past. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/fears-mount-that-next-un-chief-will-downgrade-climate-action23 Sep 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6i7l4gvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mw4ilqb3ys2qImagine you are Chris Bowen, Co-president of this years climate summit #COP31, its #ClimateWeek, but you travel to #SaudiArabia to make #oil deals. This goes beyond bad optics. Link to Ministerial Statement: https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/media-releases/visit-india-and-kingdom-saudi-arabia-bolster-energy-security22 Sep 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4ilqb3ys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mvp6ds6t3c2zNEW STUDY: #Climatechange likely contributed to the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating floods in #Nepal: There was "absolutely no doubt that human-induced climate change played a role here in the preconditioning of the disaster". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmlyrzve5pwzo17 Sep 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp6ds6t3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mvadxzrpck2k#Nepal needs $5bn to rebuild from the #floods. Oil giants Exxon, Chevron & Shell made $36.5bn profit in the past quarter alone. The #LossandDamage Fund can provide only up to $20 million in emergency support. Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social on why this is a test for #climatejustice. https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/nepal-floods-climate-loss-and-damage-fund-b3047922.html11 Sep 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvadxzrpck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mur5e75v6c2v#Australia, co-host of the #climate summit #COP31 just approved a new #coal mine: The Saraji mine which would keep digging until 2055. Nothing less than a betrayal of the Pacific neighbours of Australia. Its also the 37th ‼️ fossil fuel expansion project greenlighted under this government. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/saraji-qld-bhp-bma-coal-project-approved-2055-angering-climate-groups?CMP=aus_bsky05 Sep 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur5e75v6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mun2kqellk2dDespite what #Trump tells #fossilfuels don’t create #jobs. Fascinating new analysis from the Financial Times showing that 🇺🇸 US #oil and #gas production grew significantly while #jobs in that sector decreased. More oil, fewer jobs, higher prices. 1/3 🧵03 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2kqellk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mujtcfdh4s24🚨Breaking: #UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces to attend #climate summit #COP31. The big question will be if he arrives as a PM who reopend the North Sea for #oil and #gas drilling or stood strong on #fossilfuels. Source: https://youtu.be/td-HIFg8zkY?si=8y2_Ejhz_uPSa-Wy&t=185 - from around minute 3. 🧵 1/302 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujtcfdh4s24https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3muevoizkgk24#Thailand shifts from #LNG to #renewables - the change in strategy was explicitly linked to the vulnerability and insecurity of #fossilfuel following the Hormuz blockade. The new 60% clean energy target expected by October. Source: Bloomberg; more here: https://www.energyconnects.com/news/gas-lng/2026/august/thailand-to-shift-from-lng-toward-renewables-in-wake-of-iran-war/31 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muevoizkgk24https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mtypqnsw5c2iHigher bills due to the #fossilfuel crisis really are landing on peoples kitchen tables.26 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypqnsw5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mttkn4vyt22wExtreme #heat killed at least 25,000 people in Western Europe alone this summer, according to a Bloomberg analysis. That's just this year. Over the past four years, extreme heat has killed more than 200,000 Europeans. #climatechange kills.24 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttkn4vyt22whttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mtlimgyxsk2i👀 Hard to overstate these news: #China might host the most important #climate summit of the decade. In tough times for multilateralism they would elevate the conference to a new level and are potentially the only host who can form a credible response to either outcome of the #US elections in 2028 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/china-said-to-weigh-potential-bid-to-host-2028-un-climate-summit21 Aug 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlimgyxsk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mszuvfeix22lHoly shit! While I complain about 37C of #climate induced heat at my desk in the Netherlands, in #SouthKorea potatos “boil“ under ground 😳 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/13/asia-heatwave-south-korea-potatoes-boil-ground-record-heat-hong-kong-japan14 Aug 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszuvfeix22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mstc4orbs22z💰 The #wildfires in Europe now have a price tag: $18.000.000.000 - $22.000.000.000 Half a million hectares burned in devastating fires. Economic damage is estimated to be around $20 billion. Clearly, #climate change induced heat dried out European soil prior to these large fires.11 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstc4orbs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3ms6ihaa3422v🔥The CEO of #oil giant TotalEnergies offers free fuel to fight #EuropeanWildfires - feels like Malboro offering chemotherapy vouchers with cigarettes.03 Aug 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ihaa3422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mrutvkxmt225The #fossilfuel Industry makes record profits while Europe burns. These fires came after record breaking #climate change induced heat. Who should pay for the damage?30 Jul 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrutvkxmt225https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mruo5xnpgs2tThe horrific #EuropeanWildfires come after a period of extraordinary high temperatures. #Climatechange did not strike the match but loaded the landscape with tinder.30 Jul 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruo5xnpgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mrpdd7pp2c2sI spoke with @cnbc.com, Indias largest business channel how the #fossilfuel industry laid the tinder for the horrific #EuropeanWildfires.28 Jul 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpdd7pp2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mrna2d3s4s2p#EuropeanWildfires are horrific - but not a disaster without culprits. #Climate-induced heat created the conditions for the scale of devastation - details in the link. The #fossilfuel industry didn't strike the match, but spread the tinder. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fossil-fuel-industry-didnt-strike-match-laid-tinder-andreas-sieber-zxwde?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via27 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrna2d3s4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mrciwb2qh22i#Trump wants FIFA boss #Infantino as the next United Nations Secretary-General 🤪. Now that I have your attention, Carbon Brief reviewed the actual candidates and their stand on #climate + #energy - which I ll link instead. https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-where-do-the-un-secretary-general-candidates-stand-on-climate-change23 Jul 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrciwb2qh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mr2tgbd6qs2rDont be distracted by the #WorldCOP - #Canada is burning and the #oil price is back at above $90 following attacks on tankers in the Strait of #Hormuz.20 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2tgbd6qs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqvtnqwypk2nNo #WorldCup was so affected by #climatechange with dangerous temperatures, hydration breaks and now this - of course, these horrible climate change fueled #wildfires have much worse consequences. https://grist.org/extreme-weather/wildfire-smoke-threatens-the-world-cup-final-fifa-still-doesnt-have-a-plan/18 Jul 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvtnqwypk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqtqmytclc2k#European businesses demand #electrification and a transition from #fossilfuels to #renewables in the Financial Times today: "Sunlight travels 93 million miles to the Earth, none of them through the Strait of Hormuz."17 Jul 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtqmytclc2k