Methane heats the planet equally whether it comes from a cow or a pipeline (and heats it a LOT) Rebranding methane from farmed animals as "natural" just to avoid cutting the massive climate pollution from livestock is wishful thinking This is a scandalous move from the EU Commission

The EU dropped a new livestock strategy yesterday It ignores the fact that scientists are finding links between nitrate pollution (animal 💩) and bowel cancer And it suggests the EU might give Big Ag what it wants and change the way it counts methane emissions www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

Exempt from transparency rules, the EU Commission's new so-called "Reality Checks" consultations are often attended only by lobbyists yet have shaped major deregulation proposals. Now the EU Ombudsman wants answers.

The EU dropped a new livestock strategy yesterday It ignores the fact that scientists are finding links between nitrate pollution (animal 💩) and bowel cancer And it suggests the EU might give Big Ag what it wants and change the way it counts methane emissions www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

The oil-and-gas-powered climate crisis is about to bake Europe again, and could kill thousands more people The companies profiting from polluting the atmosphere share responsibility for these deaths

“In Ukraine, security and energy have become the same thing” To prepare for the next winter, Ukrainians are racing to install heat pumps, solar panels and battery systems Windfarm construction workers sometimes spent up to 30% of their time in bomb shelters – and still delivered on time

"The environmental and human cost of war is accelerating at an alarming pace with the introduction of AI" "There’s a great deal of overlap between our data centre crisis and the destruction that war wreaks on the planet"

Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.

The EU has gleefully ripped up the progress made over the last decade to reduce climate pollution and to restore nature – so the climate crisis accelerates and people are less protected from the impacts The centre-right and far-right wanted a bonfire of green rules, well it's certainly burning now

If companies can't run data centres without polluting our air and water, pushing up energy bills, abusing workers' rights, harming local communities or wrecking the climate – then they shouldn't be allowed to run them A safe climate and healthy environment are necessities – tech bro profits aren't

🚫 No taxpayers’ money for cruel cages. Factory farming fails animals, farmers, and the planet. 📢 ENVI Committee MEPs: vote for a #CAP that supports farmers in a just transition - not one that locks animals in cages and society in a climate doom loop.

This is for a US audience, but also relevant for a European audience who have just come through a major heatwave, and may be about to enter another one next week

It might not be clear from the headline, but the €13 billion cost for Ireland is an *ANNUAL* cost Part of the solution: "invest in home retrofits, public transport, renewable energy, and the electricity grid" How much is the climate crisis going to cost your country?

The EU has gleefully ripped up the progress made over the last decade to reduce climate pollution and to restore nature – so the climate crisis accelerates and people are less protected from the impacts The centre-right and far-right wanted a bonfire of green rules, well it's certainly burning now

As Europe burned under extreme heat, climate denial was partying in Brussels. Trump starts wars, wrecks the global economy, fuels the energy crisis, and uses US gas to hold Europe hostage. It’s time to resist Trump NOW. #TimeToResist #Freedom250Brussels #Freedom250

Death estimates from the last week of heatwave in Europe are still coming in "Germany experienced its hottest-ever day for the third consecutive day after 41.7°C was recorded in the east of the country"

Trump has privatised one of Brussels's parks for a lavish party right beside the EU HQ – Greenpeace was there to say there's nothing to celebrate EU leaders made excuses to dodge this party It’s time they stood up to Trump’s bullying too, to protect people and planet instead of billionaire profits

War – Greed – Energy Crisis – Climate Crisis What's to celebrate? EU politicians are dodging Trump's US independence day party in Brussels, it's time for them to think about the EU's own independence from international bullies More homegrown renewables, less imported oil and gas

Trump has privatised one of Brussels's parks for a lavish party right beside the EU HQ – Greenpeace was there to say there's nothing to celebrate EU leaders made excuses to dodge this party It’s time they stood up to Trump’s bullying too, to protect people and planet instead of billionaire profits

while Europe is baking in this heatwave, it's good to remember the political decisions that that got us here

Climate change is "unequivocally to blame" for extreme heat And equally unequivocal is blame on the corporations who profit from accelerating the climate crisis: 🔥 oil, gas and coal 🐄 factory farms 🪓 destroying forests and other nature 🚗 keeping society hooked on polluting transport

Europe is baking in a record-breaking heatwave – driven by climate change, mostly caused by burning fossil fuels Meanwhile, the US, Qatar, Nigeria and Algeria are lobbying to cut the EU's methane pollution rules so they can selling Europe EVEN MORE FOSSIL GAS and push those temperatures up higher

Climate change is "unequivocally to blame" for extreme heat And equally unequivocal is blame on the corporations who profit from accelerating the climate crisis: 🔥 oil, gas and coal 🐄 factory farms 🪓 destroying forests and other nature 🚗 keeping society hooked on polluting transport

Europe is baking in a record-breaking heatwave – driven by climate change, mostly caused by burning fossil fuels Meanwhile, the US, Qatar, Nigeria and Algeria are lobbying to cut the EU's methane pollution rules so they can selling Europe EVEN MORE FOSSIL GAS and push those temperatures up higher

Looks like a bit if a no-brainer now for everyone sweltering in extreme heat

If other news was reported like climate change:

Heat pumps, solar power and insulation can get us off burning gas for heating – and can help keep us cool in heatwaves too Burning gas drives heatwaves like the one Europe is sweltering in now, pushes up people's energy bills, and keeps us reliant on dodgy suppliers like Putin and Trump

The EU's draft livestock plans consider creative accounting that would close their eyes to the catastrophic amounts of pollution coming from animal farming Accounting tricks do nothing to tackle climate breakdown that is now baking Europe in heatwaves, or the pollution killing our rivers and lakes

The solution is easy: tax the super-rich, and use the money to fund Europe's green and fair future Politicians just have to want to do it

Last night, ahead of today's #EUCO summit of national EU leaders, protesters displayed this projection onto the Europa summit building. They're protesting 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's "simplification" (deregulation) agenda, which they say is implementing a 🇺🇸 wish list.

💰Oil and gas companies are cashing in. Meanwhile, people struggle to pay their energy bills. 💡The solution? A permanent additional tax on the colossal profits of these companies. ✅Let’s #TaxFossilFuelProfits✍️ Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/tell-eu...

For too long, EU governments have let those responsible for spiking energy prices and cost of living, and the climate and nature crisis, avoid paying for the damage they do The new EU budget is a chance to make polluters and billionaires pay their fair share, relieving pressure on ordinary people

The idea that the EU's too-slow progress on climate should be further sacrificed by burning more gas for the sake of tech bro profits is preposterous Tech companies can't be let pollute our air and water, wreck the climate, blow up energy bills and force ordinary people to pay for their mess

The EU is capitulating to Trump's bullying, and signing its people up to buy more oil and gas from the US The faster Europe gets off fossil fuels completely, the quicker we can fight climate breakdown, lower households' bills and take away something that bullies threaten us with

Even when the European Commission is rushing through decisions to slash environmental laws, it’s encouraging to see Denmark’s rigorous approach to protecting people from polluted water This is the political determination and scientific integrity needed for a healthy environment and a safe climate

The lifestyles of the super-rich maybe have the most conspicuous contribution to the climate crisis – but new research shows that their investments cause even more damage than that The 0.01% richest (the 1% of the 1%) cause nearly $1 trillion in climate damage per year through their investments

It's rare that you get to say "told you so", and rarer still that you get to say it about something positive In 2015, some laughed at Greenpeace projections of how much solar power there would be by 2025 10 years later... Greenpeace: on the money 🎯 International Energy Agency: way, WAY off

The lifestyles of the super-rich maybe have the most conspicuous contribution to the climate crisis – but new research shows that their investments cause even more damage than that The 0.01% richest (the 1% of the 1%) cause nearly $1 trillion in climate damage per year through their investments

It's rare that you get to say "told you so", and rarer still that you get to say it about something positive In 2015, some laughed at Greenpeace projections of how much solar power there would be by 2025 10 years later... Greenpeace: on the money 🎯 International Energy Agency: way, WAY off

Amazing news from Denmark which has become the first in the EU to act on scientific evidence that nitrates are dangerous to human health at levels well below the current EU limit Are the European Commission and other EU governments paying attention? www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

"Ireland has been cited as a “cautionary” tale in a UN report on the environmental impact of runaway artificial intelligence (AI) growth. The report highlights the heavy demand data centres place on Ireland’s energy systems, with 21 per cent of all electricity here used for data processing."

Our friends at @greenpeace.org have had a major first victory in their landmark "anti-SLAPP" lawsuit, countering corporate bullying and legal intimidation by US pipeline company Energy Transfer Corporations try to silence or bankrupt activists who criticise them, tying them up in nonsense lawsuits

Together with the @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social coalition we have for *years* been banging on about the toxic influence of polluting companies on the EU policy debate by sponsoring media events for access Nice to see more attention on this – will media organisations now do anything about it though?

Amazing news from Denmark which has become the first in the EU to act on scientific evidence that nitrates are dangerous to human health at levels well below the current EU limit Are the European Commission and other EU governments paying attention? www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

Reducing the number of cars, and the kilometres travelled by car, is essential Replacing *all* types of car trip by public transport, cycling or walking – or better planning that makes necessary trips shorter and fewer to begin with – brings down pollution and makes cities and towns safer

"extensive deforestation in tandem with climate change will cause the remaining rainforest to lose resilience at global-warming levels of or slightly higher than 1.5 °C — rather than 4 °C — above pre-industrial levels" The Amazon rainforest could be at a major tipping point, we must protect it

Solidarity this Pride Month (and always) with people fighting for their rights to be who they are, and love who they love There's no climate justice without social justice – and that means equality and respect for all, regardless of sexuality or gender identity Trans rights are human rights 💚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚

Pesticide exposure is linked to Parkinson's disease. Nitrate exposure is linked to bowel cancer Both come mainly from industrial agriculture So EU leaders must be working hard to change food systems and maintain the protections that limit our exposure to these harms, right? Right?

Seminar on the EU's Arctic strategy and Norway's role @jpvanypersele.bsky.social – the Arctic is not just a victim of the climate crisis, but is an early-warning system for the rest of the planet A simple message: to stop global heating, you have to stop the co2 concentration increasing

Seminar on the EU's Arctic strategy and Norway's role @jpvanypersele.bsky.social – the Arctic is not just a victim of the climate crisis, but is an early-warning system for the rest of the planet A simple message: to stop global heating, you have to stop the co2 concentration increasing