The Europeans | European news, politics and culture A European social network for the WTF era
Jan 29, 2026
Katja Diehl, German mobility activist, author and podcaster who campaigns for less car-centric transport, joins to imagine life beyond cars. She discusses rural and suburban realities, why streets need people-first redesigns, gendered blind spots in planning, and how industry skills could shift toward shared, low-emission mobility. Short, practical, and vividly hopeful.
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Think Beyond Features For Migration
- Expect user migration to hinge on political and philosophical choices, not just audience rebuilding or features.
- Consider the costs of ID verification and trust trade-offs when choosing a platform.
North Sea Grid Ambition
- Ten countries pledged coordinated North Sea offshore wind development aiming for 100GW capacity and shared grid connections.
- They plan interconnectors to move surplus electricity between countries to stabilise supply and reduce costs long-term.
Interconnectors' Market Effects
- Interconnectors let windy regions export cheap electricity to neighbouring countries, smoothing markets and lowering costs overall.
- There is a trade-off: owners can sell to highest bidders, which may sometimes raise local prices despite net benefits.
