🔥 865 billion euros are on the line! 🔍 As part of the funding architecture of the next EU budget (2028-2034), Member States will create National and Regional Partnership Plans outlining major national investments. See how these plans can support citizen energy 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/stro...

Read our letter here 👇 carbonmarketwatch.org/publications...

75+ partners representing civil society and business associations are calling on EU policymakers to ensure an ambitious implementation of the Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) and no more delay

Why does the global economy need to end its obsession with GDP growth? 1️⃣ Growth does not equal wellbeing and equity 2️⃣ We are far from decoupling the stock of atmospheric carbon dioxide from economic growth Find more reasons in this insightful overview 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🟢 Globalization as we know it is changing. Amidst the ecological crisis and geopolitical tensions, concepts such as self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and sovereignty are back at the forefront of academic discourse (and political practice). ⬇️

💡 Join us for an engaging and action‑driven event exploring how gender, energy poverty, and community‑led energy solutions intersect across Europe. ⬇️

🟢 Globalizacija, kot smo jo poznali, se krha. Med ekološko krizo in geopolitičnimi napetostmi se v ospredje vračajo pojmi, kot so samozadostnost, samooskrba in suverenost. Gre za pot do pravičnega zelenega prehoda in močnih lokalnih skupnosti? Ali pa za orodja izključevanja in avtoritarnosti? ⬇️

💡Join us for an engaging event exploring how gender, energy poverty, and community‑led energy solutions intersect across Europe. Drawing on insights from #GENDER4POWER and #WISE, we'll bring together citizens, practitioners, and policymakers committed to building fair and inclusive energy futures.

See you in Latvia this May! 🌞 #LifeCOMET

🚨Let’s be loud & clear: 🪨 EVERY Euro spent on US fossil fuels 🪨 EVERY fossil fuel investment made in the US.. FUELS Trump's authoritarian agenda at home & his imperial ambitions abroad @ Decisionmakers: reject Trump + stand up for Greenland & Venezuela! friendsoftheearth.eu/press-releas...

Today is International Day of Clean Energy 🧹 Europe, time to do some real cleaning! 🌍 CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are still rising worldwide, fuelling the climate crisis that impacts us all. 🇪🇺 The EU is one of the world’s largest fossil fuel consumers, but this can and is changing. 🧵1/3 👇

🎯 How do you build effective collaborations & campaigns? Join the #LifeCOMET webinar and get inspired by successful energy communities from Greece and Croatia. They will share useful tips on strategy, policy, and engagement. 📅29 January | 10:00-11:30 CET 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/webinar...

👩‍💻Join us for the new #LifeCOMET webinar! Learn from practitioners from energy communities in Greece & Croatia how to turn community practice into action through alliances, campaigns, and action-based storytelling. 📅29 January - 10:00-11:30 CET Register here 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/webinar...

#Energypoverty of #tenants can be prevented. Many countries are taking action, but not Slovenia. Therefore we have analyzed measures implemented across Europe to support the renovation of the #rentalhousing stock. 📃Good Practices for Tackling Energy Poverty in Rental Housing➡️ bit.ly/3LAHaQN #EPAH

Community engagement is essential for strong, citizen-led energy projects. The final Life COMET Toolkit blog post looks at key resources for: 🤝 Stakeholder mobilisation 📢 Communication & awareness Read more: lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/upgradi... #LifeCOMET

Looking forward! ☀️ #LifeCOMET

It's 2026 - and our fight for climate justice continues stronger than ever! Through our 200+ wide network of climate & social justice organisations across Europe, we will keep doing our utmost to stop the backtracking of climate laws, push for energy transition & make polluters pay their fair share

Ever heard of cheesing?* 🧀 It's the perfect way to describe the game that's played by decisionmakers to destroy environmental & human rights protections: 1. Cheap tricks 2. Unfair 3. Overly easy Watch & let us know who you nominate for BIGGEST cheese⁉️ #Deregulator youtu.be/IyWvUzR5y2M?...

🚨Omnibus I Political agreement Early this morning, EU institutions reached a political agreement that marks a turning point: 👉 The first rollback of an adopted due diligence law in history 👉 The first major file pushed through via an EPP–far right alliance www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...

The EU banned many pesticides because they're toxic, yet European corporations keeps exporting them. 🌍 From Brazil to India, Bangladesh to Uganda, people are sending them back to Brussels 🎞️👇 #ReturnToSender #BanToxicExports

🚨 The EU Ombudswoman confirms it: the Commission committed maladministration on #Omnibus I. Rushed, opaque, corporate-driven lawmaking is not acceptable. With more Omnibus packages coming, the message is clear: the EU cannot dismantle rights behind closed doors corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...

BAM 💥 Here's #COP30 outcome! 🏆We got Belém Action Mechanism for Global Just Transition - a big victory! But: ❌No justice package ❌No roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels ❌Weak adaptation finance ❌No credible response to NDC ambition gap ❌‘Shuttle diplomacy’ & lack of transparent updates

🚨 NEW: More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists on the ground in Brazil for U.N. climate talks. The Philippines is facing devastating typhoons. Jamaica is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa. But it’s #BigPolluters that have direct access to #COP30. kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...

Not again!? 84 fossil fuel lobbyists were brought by EU countries to #COP30 😤 See the detailed results of the research done 👇 fossilfreepolitics.org/news/eu-brin... It is time to free politics from the influence of the fossil fuel industry 🔥 #FossilFreePolitics #FossilFreeEU #KickBigPollutersOut

How can policies, legal frameworks, and strategic planning better support energy communities? That's theme 1️⃣ of the Community Energy Upgrading Toolkit by #LifeCOMET partners. Learn more in our 1️⃣st blog post.⤵️

✊ 🇵🇸 No peace without justice The occupation and violence in Palestine must end. We are demanding an end to the atrocities in Palestine, and insist on a concrete, actionable plan to achieve Palestinian justice, sovereignty and liberation. www.foei.org/no-peace-wit...

Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.

Want to upgrade your energy community? 🌱🌳 The #LifeCOMET Toolkit brings together practical paths and tools to support policy, business models and engagement of citizen-led initiatives. 🔗 Find out more: lifecomet.rescoop.eu/resources/pa...

🔧 Projekt #RENOVERTY smo zaključili z objavo posodobljenih Kažipotov za energetske prenove domovanj na podeželju, namenjenih ranljivim gospodinjstvom, ki želijo zmanjšati stroške energije in izboljšati svoje udobje z obnovo domov. ⬇️

Dostojno bivanje je človekova pravica, ne privilegij ‼️ focus.si/dostojno-biv... #FundingFairerFutures #BuildBetterLives

EU leaders promised action on the housing crisis. Let’s make sure they deliver. Our right to housing is not for sale. 📝Read our demands👉 caneurope.org/press-releas... #FairHousingNow #PeopleOverProfit #FundingFairerFutures

💡 Zapišite si v koledar! V novembru z družbo Borzen ter z Mestna občina Celje organiziramo strokovno konferenco z naslovom 'Energetske skupnosti - prebivalci v središču energetskega prehoda'. ⬇️

V praksi priključni hibridi povzročajo skoraj toliko emisij kot običajna vozila.🚫 Če želimo doseči podnebne cilje in pravi prehod na brezogljično mobilnost, je nujno, da politike temeljijo na dejanskih podatkih, ne na obljubah industrije.‼️ Povzetek analize v slovenščini: focus.si/wp-content/u...

🟢 Več kot teden je minil od obiska Elena Stancu in Cosmin Bumbuța, raziskovalne novinarke in fotografa, ki sta nas obiskala iz Romunije, a njune besede in podobe, ki sta jih prinesla s seboj, so še v živem spominu. ⬇️

If science shows us the urgency for climate action, then ethics must show us the way to rebuild momentum, writes @WWF's @manupulgarvidal.bsky.social, in a new discussion paper on the Ethical Stocktake prepared for #COP30. Read more here: ow.ly/gP9y50WZSaw

Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇 bit.ly/3IrvIWa

🆕 stories show how old investment treaties still roll out the red carpet for investors to sue EU countries over sanctions against aggressive regimes, national security, climate laws, tax policies … This secretive #ISDS system puts profits above democracy. Read more 👉 10isdsstories.org #StopISDS

🤔 Je pravica za vse enaka?

🤔🔎Skupaj z @drustvofocus.bsky.social bomo razkrili nevidne sestavine hrane, ki jih deklaracije ne vključujejo in razbili nekaj razširjenih mitov. 🗓️Kdaj? V sredo, 24. 9. ob 17.00 na Tržaški cesti 2 v Ljubljani. Vabljeni! Obvezna je predhodna prijava. 👇

Europe’s 2040 climate target: what is it and what’s at stake

S A V E 📢 T H E 📢 D A T E Human & environmental rights should never be placed at the whim of corporations. But that is what the EU is doing by revising and watering down sustainability laws! We can't let that happen. Join #BackToTheFuture ➕ sign up for updates ⬇️ www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Slovenia’s green transition funding lacks a clear plan and focus on fairness. We call for: taxing the polluting elite, climate dividends, better public transport, social housing, and no funds for companies ignoring climate goals. Full analysis 👉 bit.ly/46StUiV #JustTransition #TogetherFor1Point5

Occupation through renewables See how an Israeli energy company ‼️ with projects all over Europe ‼️is responsible for exploiting natural resources and production in the occupied Palestinian and Syrian territories. 🧾: friendsoftheearth.eu/news/occupat... @amigasdelatierra.bsky.social

💲 Vsak € £ ¥ $ ฿ vložen v fosilna goriva je preveč. 📉 Letošnje poročilo 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 razkriva, da je največjih 𝟲𝟱 bank na svetu je lani industrijo fosilnih goriv podprlo z 𝟴𝟲𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗶 ameriških dolarjev. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdzefuym #BankingOnClimateChaos #DefundClimateChaos #BOCC

💶 Today, the European Commission released its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework, which will run from 2028. 📣 As the European federation of energy communities, we call for dedicated, earmarked funding for energy communities in the next EU budget. 🔗 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Za obnovljive vire v rokah ljudi!⚡️ Mreža za energetske skupnosti (MzES) povezuje slovenske energetske skupnosti in podporne organizacije v neformalno koalicijo, ki si bo prizadevala za izboljšanje zakonodaje, finančnih mehanizmov ter povečanje ozaveščenosti. #LifeCOMET #communityenergy

🚃 How can we ensure no one is left behind in the mobility transition? Join the EUKI Academy Web Seminar tomorrow 10:00–11:30 CEST 📅 👉 www.euki.de/en/events/eu... #EUKI #TransportPoverty #JustTransition #InclusiveMobility

Talking ecosocialism, the climate crisis, and the role of the social sciences on Slovenian national radio.

NEW: Car bonnets are becoming a half-centimetre higher every year, driving road safety fears. This #carspreading trend where supersized SUVs crowd out space in towns and cities is also leading to cars that are more dangerous in a crash. 🧵

💶 Europe’s climate plans risk triggering social unrest if citizens are left behind. 🤔 So how are EU countries planning to help vulnerable households in the transition to renewables? 🚦A new tool evaluates the ambition of Social Climate Funds: revolve.media/opinions/can...