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/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/3mqtqmytclc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqtljuwcyc22The coming #ELNino is likely the most devastating in human memory fuelled by the #climatecrisis: My @350.org colleague summed up the basics what you need to know and whats happening 👉 https://350.org/el-nino-2026-whats-happening/?r=GB&c=EU17 Jul 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtljuwcyc22https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqqwtdo2tk22🚨 We are wildly unprepared for this years climate fuelled #ElNiño! For context, the gap between the strongest and the fifth strongest El Niño of the past 150 years is only about 0.5C - this one is 0.8C hotter than the record until this day.16 Jul 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqwtdo2tk22https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqjcw4iros2hA new horrific total: #Europe suffered over 10.000 excess deaths during its record-breaking #heatwave. 9,000+ of the 10650 excess deaths (roughly 85%) were among people aged 65+, showing how vulnerable elderly are to extreeme heat. The heatwave would have been impossible without #climatechange. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/europe-recorded-10000-excess-deaths-during-late-june-heatwave-data-show-2026-07-12/13 Jul 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjcw4iros2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mqbuyfihyc2rTake a moment to think of the recent #heatwave in #Europe at 40+ C and then read this: Eurostar just ordered trains that can cope with 55C 😳 "Saudi summers".10 Jul 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbuyfihyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mpji2lpguc23#Electricity bills in #Germany & #France rose by €700 million during record #heatwave These extra costs come on top of elevated #oil & #gas prices due to the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz shipping route. https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/exclusive-electricity-bills-germany-france-104751000.html30 Jun 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpji2lpguc23https://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mpjc2zf5nc2uInteresting development as more countries provide #climate finance - this does not eradicate historic responsibility of rich countries but clearly indicating rising multipolarity (and South South cooperation) https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/non-traditional-climate-finance?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=worldresources&utm_campaign=socialmedia30 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjc2zf5nc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreassieber.bsky.social/post/3mpiudxr67k2mOur new @350.org analysis in @euronews.com: Electricity bills soar 700 million during the #heatwave - these #climate heatwaves are not only dreadful, at times tragic and deadly but also immensely costly for people and businesses already strained by an ongoing #fossilfuel crisis. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/30/exclusive-electricity-bills-in-germany-and-france-rose-by-700-million-during-record-heatwa30 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:l4o7ub4fr34lteggp4jp6ukl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiudxr67k2m