Heather Grabbe
Political economy of climate and nature at Bruegel. Visiting Professor at University College London. Brussels geek.
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeThe EU’s agendas for economic security, strategic autonomy and competitiveness would benefit from stronger circularity, most notably through eco-design, improved recovery of materials for secondary use and innovation, writes @heathergrabbe.bsky.social. Read here www.intereconomics.eu/contents/yea...
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe⚠️ #Venezuela: the upending of values and another warning to Europe 🌎 If the events of this weekend were a warning, will Europe heed it? 🗨️ Read the First Glance by @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social: buff.ly/1pXFxpv #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe▶️ Live now! Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso ⏱️ 13:00-14:00 CET A fireside chat with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social on investment, reform, support for Ukraine and candidate countries for EU enlargement 🎥
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe@heathergrabbe.bsky.social @bruegel.org noted vdL excelled at crisis response in her 1st term, (largely) maintaining unity on 🇺🇦. But it’s unclear this will last for broader strategy on security or budget. Her leadership style & the Commission’s structure may not suit long-term policymaking.
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🎙️ Climate, data and complacency 🌍 @rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses the cost of climate change with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social, highlighting the ways in which it will affect insurance, housing and GDP. #EconSky 👂 Listen to the podcast:
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeOur third panel at #TheBodrumRT with @edamorg.bsky.social looked at “The green transition with a perspective from the Global South” with Ignacio García Bercero @bruegel.org, @dorameredith.bsky.social, @mohancraja.bsky.social and Dinna Prapto Raharja, chaired by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌍 Climate, data and complacency: Why economists need to take the costs of climate change more seriously @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social in conversation w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social 🎙️ Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/MbfbRul
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🇪🇺 Today, the EU Enlargement Summit convenes in Brussels 🇪🇺 To dissect the details of it all, join @anandmenon.bsky.social, @sebastienmaillard.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @jobmaynooth.bsky.social 💻 Online 📆 Tues 18 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🔴 LIVE NOW: The 21st century economic consensus: rethinking policy and strategy ⌚ 11:15-12:30 CET How can Europe renew its economic and political vision in a fragmented global order? w/ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Sara Hagemann, Andrés Velasco & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social 🎥 buff.ly/QIQggd5
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe❓A bigger Single Market before enlargement: how to integrate the Western Balkans ahead of accession 🗓️3 December 2025 13:00-14:00 W/ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Gert Jan Koopman, Slavo Radošević & Nina Vujanović Funded by the Open Society Foundations-Western Balkans 🔗Sign up: buff.ly/M8PgcKl
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌐 The 21st century #economic consensus: rethinking policy and strategy 🔗 buff.ly/QIQggd5 🎤 w/ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Sara Hagemann, Andrés Velasco & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🤔 Curious about the prospects for EU enlargement? Join Anand Menon, @sebastienmaillard.bsky.social, Heather Grabbe & Prof John O Brennan as they discuss the 2025 enlargment package 💻 Online 📆 Tues 18 Nov, 1pm GMT ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice-lunch-…
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe❓A bigger Single Market before enlargement: how to integrate the Western Balkans ahead of accession 🗓️3 December 2025 13:00-14:00 W/ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Gert Jan Koopman, Slavo Radošević & Nina Vujanović Funded by the Open Society Foundations-Western Balkans 🔗Sign up: buff.ly/M8PgcKl
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌳 The European Parliament votes for a second delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation ⚠️ But what are the costs to the EU of dragging its feet on #deforestation? 💡 Read @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 's piece for a breakdown: 🔗 www.bruegel.org/first-glance... #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe➕ A bigger Single Market before enlargement: how to integrate the Western Balkans ahead of accession W/ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Slavo Radošević, Valentina Superti & Nina Vujanović 🔗 buff.ly/eslh1cP
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeOn both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeThanks to @api-ipa.bsky.social & @unbrussels.bsky.social for the opportunity to brief journalists today on the pressing topic of climate migration. Our Susanne Melde joined @heathergrabbe.bsky.social to talk about the importance of a solution-focused approach to preparedness, adaptation & resilience
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe👥 And a Panel debate “Investing in Europe’s climate transition – do we have what it takes?” with William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social and Bertrand Magné @eib.org 👇 More informations about the event www.i4ce.org/en/evenement...
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🔬 ‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros add their voices to the call for European institutions to coordinate on attracting top talent from the US. 💭 Time for Project Einstein? 🔗 First Glance here: buff.ly/n8swPwV #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeWATCH LIVE: "Green, digital and resilient growth" with @suomenpankki.fi with @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, @ollirehn.suomenpankki.fi, Leena Mörttinen, @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social ➡️ www.bruegel.org/event/green-...
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeOur #EuropeDay continues with a superb panel dialogue about economic resilience. @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @kristiraik.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social and Leena Mörttinen discuss how to best handle the current multi-crisis. @suomenpankki.fi @bruegel.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe💭 The Commission's Choose Europe Initiative is a welcome start, but will it go far enough? 💡 A more ambitious agenda might be needed. Read @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Daniel Gros' 'Project Einstein' proposal. 🔗 buff.ly/1PPBIVn
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🤝 The EU-UK reset: a first, big step in the right direction For Ignacio Garcia Bercero and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social the EU-UK summit offered progress in areas of mutual benefit. 💭 Can the EU and UK revive the habit of working together? 🔗 buff.ly/nRvgrw1 #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🎙️ EU-UK trade and the Trump effect @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks with Ignacio Garcia Bercero & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social about the shift in post-Brexit ties between the two trading partners, what needs to be negotiated next, and how this relates to contentious transatlantic trade relations.
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe"I think it's really good that we had positive news coming from the EU-UK summit; that the two sides see each other as a close strategic partnership." #EconSky 🗣️ Ignacio Garcia Bercero w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/Lj4Vp8s
- Reposted by Heather GrabbePanel debate Investing in Europe’s #ClimateTransition: do we have what it takes?" 👥w/ William Todts #T&E; @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @bruegel.bsky.social; Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social & Bertrand Magné @eib.org 👤moderated by @alicemhancock.bsky.social @financialtimes.com 👇See the live
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe♻️EU Green Week 2025 Theme: how to put circularity at the centre of Europe's economic transition. 💭 What intersections will be critical to developing a just and competitive transition? 🔗 buff.ly/JgVsALZ 🖊️ Edited by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeTrade Britannia? www.piie.com/events/2025/... With @davidheniguk.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeJoin us on Wednesday with @davidheniguk.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌲 Nature markets: how can credits and shares provide durable, additional finance? 💭 Can the Commission succeed in making #nature credits a genuine driver of positive change, and not another avenue for greenwashing? 🖋️ By Anna Fiore and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/n1g9rWX #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌳 LIVE NOW: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets? 📅 13:00-14:00 CET On the EU Nature Restoration Law and national budgets. Joining us: @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker. 🔗 buff.ly/Z2pRyC2
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🎥 ICYMI: EU Nature Restoration Law: How can EU countries restore ecosystems while balancing budgets? Rewatch the event on EU Nature Restoration Law with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, Friederike Erxleben, Camille Mehlbaum & Dirk Schoenmaker. 🔗https://buff.ly/Z2pRyC2
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌎️Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order 📅3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET 🗣️ @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & André Sapir will cross-interview Pascal Lamy @parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/FIURkeu
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌐 Bruegel Annual Meetings: Multilateralism, nationalism and the future of international order 📆 3 September | 14:00-15:00 CET 🗣️ heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir (Bruegel), Pascal Lamy parispeaceforum.bsky.social & Gérard Roland ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/sMtqB2e
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe"The existing national standards are projected to reduce overall national energy consumption by 10% between 2025 and 2035." theconversation.com/appliance-ef...
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I wasn't aware @timothysnyder.bsky.social is leaving/has left Yale for Toronto. @jasonstanley.bsky.social, too. munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot... - Beertopia Europe. What’s not to like?
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeInsurers warn that mass firings at NASA, the US Geological Survey and other science agencies could threaten the public weather and geospatial data they use to manage natural disaster risks — and could raise prices for consumers: on.ft.com/3DI4Q1K
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeThe EU and the UK should aim to conclude a security and #defence partnership by the time of their planned summit in May. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🆕 @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief by @lscazzieri.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/w68A47x
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeLots of terrible & misinformed takes on Poland tonight, proving once again how shallow the coverage of Poland by most international media is: this time based on an out of context misreading of Tusk’s remark on nuclear & a misunderstanding of his comments on military training. 🫠
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🎙️ "On the military side, defending the continent will be not only much cheaper, but also much more effective if we do it collectively." @guntramwolff.bsky.social discusses with @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on how Europe should step up its own defence game. buff.ly/1PuvTWm
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeJoin @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & me for the launch of our @bruegel.bsky.social report at a hybrid event on 25Feb using @dpart.bsky.social research (conducted with @neeleeilers.bsky.social) asking whether publics really stopped caring about climate change. Sign up👇 www.bruegel.org/event/public...
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeEn route to Brussels pondering the #btw25. Climate was less salient in the campaign and as top issue, but people haven't stopped caring! I look forward to discussing what that means tomorrow when launching @heathergrabbe.bsky.social's and my @bruegel.bsky.social report with @dpart.bsky.social data
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🌍 Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver 🤔 This Policy brief by @eichhornjan.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social shows: 1️⃣ Europeans support climate action 2️⃣ But do not trust governments to deliver a just transition. 🔗 buff.ly/4gSaPPa #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeI'm very excited to be launching the policy brief on Europeans' views on the climate crisis and a deep dive into Germany after the #btw25 by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and I at @bruegel.bsky.social with data from our @dpart.bsky.social report on changing climate perceptions published today.
- 🌍 Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver 🤔 This Policy brief by @eichhornjan.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social shows: 1️⃣ Europeans support climate action 2️⃣ But do not trust governments to deliver a just transition. 🔗 buff.ly/4gSaPPa #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeMissed this week’s event on public support for climate action? 🌍 Watch the full discussion with experts @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @eichhornjan.bsky.social , Michaela Holl and Kurt Vandenberghe on how governments can meet citizens' climate expectations. 🎬 Watch here: buff.ly/3Qp1fZa
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeThis event launched the new Bruegel Policy Brief: "Europeans still want climate action, but don't trust governments to deliver" by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @eichhornjan.bsky.social 🌿 🧷 Read the Policy Brief here: buff.ly/4gSaPPa
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe🎙️ @rebeccawire.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social examine the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape in Europe, driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine, shifting alliances, and the changing role of the United States in NATO. Listen now! #EconSky
- Reposted by Heather Grabbe“Stability requires that people trust institutions, and institutions become more likely to fail when people think they are failing.” Compulsory reading for Europeans, too www.ft.com/content/4e3f...
- Reposted by Heather GrabbeETS 2 – carbon pricing for transport and buildings – is critical for EU climate policy, but it must be carefully managed to protect vulnerable citizens and maintain support for the transition. Glad to be quoted in Correctiv's reporting on this important issue: correctiv.org/en/europe/20...
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