Amazing example of the lightning speed of improvement in renewable energy This wind farm in Ireland is getting an upgrade after 34 years *EACH ONE* of the new wind turbines will produce more electricity than *ALL* of the 21 old turbines combined

A series of European court cases converged on the same conclusion: climate warming emissions from burning fossil fuels *must* be counted as an environmental impact of extraction of those fuels Oil and gas companies can't close their eyes to what happens to fuel once it's sold Legal analysis here:

“Deploying renewables is the fastest way to avoid costly attachment to volatile global fossil markets.” (add energy savings with insulation and other ways to cut energy waste, and it's even more powerful) Bringing down people's bills, cutting pollution and taking leverage away from extortionists

The people suffering the most from climate breakdown are usually the ones who have done the least to cause it, while the super rich most responsible rake in obscene profits – including fossil fuel companies They must be made to pay for the damage they cause

This is absolutely HUGE news – a court in the Hague has ruled that the Dutch government is failing the people of Bonaire, and must set up a climate adaptation plan for them AND raise its climate targets Major victory for #ClimateJustice, and for the people of Bonaire

Nuclear fuel is still flowing between France and Russia, so far avoiding EU sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine Every shipment adds to Putin's warchest, and reliance on autocrats for energy imports gives them leverage over Europe

"new sources of gas" 🙃 Relying on Putin for gas bankrolled his attacks on Ukraine, and tied the EU's hands The EU switched to dependence on US gas... which now gives Trump leverage he uses to extort Europe Third time lucky? Fool me once? It's time for the EU to get off gas and go 100% renewable

Make the companies pay!

Pollution from "forever chemicals" will cost the EU half a trillion euro, according to a new official estimate And yet EU leaders and industry lobbyists will call for MORE deregulation of toxic substances Because that money will come out of your pocket, not theirs www.politico.eu/article/fore...

The CAP should be the basis of a fair, sustainable food system that treats animals, people, & the planet right. Instead, it makes rich agribusinesses richer, despite known cases of misuse of public funds and animal abuse. Check out @greenpeace.eu full report: www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

With over 120 others, we have written to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @president.europarl.europa.eu and @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu calling on them to stand up to the US's fossil-fuel imperialism and threats to other countries

New from @greenpeace.fr – despite the war in Ukraine and bans or restrictions on the import of some Russian fuels into the EU, the EU's trade with Putin's state nuclear company Rosatom is still going strong Even more reasons to go 100% renewable

"new sources of gas" 🙃 Relying on Putin for gas bankrolled his attacks on Ukraine, and tied the EU's hands The EU switched to dependence on US gas... which now gives Trump leverage he uses to extort Europe Third time lucky? Fool me once? It's time for the EU to get off gas and go 100% renewable

This is a major win The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating #ClimateJustice

This is absolutely HUGE news – a court in the Hague has ruled that the Dutch government is failing the people of Bonaire, and must set up a climate adaptation plan for them AND raise its climate targets Major victory for #ClimateJustice, and for the people of Bonaire

graph time 📊 one bad, three good The EU has mainly just replaced Russian gas, instead of burning less – hugely dependent on the US But there's hope! In the EU, in 2025: ☀️ wind & solar produced more power than fossil fuels 🚗 more electric cars were sold than petrol 🔋 battery storage broke records

The @ec.europa.eu's planned abolition of #pesticide protection standards is unlawful. This is shown by a legal opinion published today. www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...

graph time 📊 one bad, three good The EU has mainly just replaced Russian gas, instead of burning less – hugely dependent on the US But there's hope! In the EU, in 2025: ☀️ wind & solar produced more power than fossil fuels 🚗 more electric cars were sold than petrol 🔋 battery storage broke records

We need to have fewer cars – replacing as many car trips as possible with public transport, walking or cycling But the vehicles we have left on the roads should NOT be burning fuel, polluting our air, heating the climate or driving oil imports Clinging to combustion engines is a disaster

"The reality is that relying so heavily on fossil fuels — whether from Russia or elsewhere — can’t give us the energy security and prosperity we need." It would be great if Commissioner Jørgensen could tell this to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, who seems to think "we're not fighting fossil fuels"

You can’t switch from vodka to bourbon and expect to sober up – at some stage you have to stop the booze and start drinking water The EU absolutely must stop buying Russian fuels, but replacing them with fossil fuels from the US is a terrible idea Go for 100% renewable energy, and energy savings

The EU has finalised its ban on Russian gas – but there's a huge risk of just replacing this gas with supplies from the US and elsewhere, continuing pollution and leaving Europe open to extortion It's time for an end to fossil fuels, and a move to 100% renewables and cutting energy waste

"The reality is that relying so heavily on fossil fuels — whether from Russia or elsewhere — can’t give us the energy security and prosperity we need." It would be great if Commissioner Jørgensen could tell this to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, who seems to think "we're not fighting fossil fuels"

The EU has finalised its ban on Russian gas – but there's a huge risk of just replacing this gas with supplies from the US and elsewhere, continuing pollution and leaving Europe open to extortion It's time for an end to fossil fuels, and a move to 100% renewables and cutting energy waste

1/ The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections. We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation. Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!

Renewables and energy savings, with the right investment and political backing, *can* replace fossil fuels This lowers pollution, cuts people's bills and ends Europe's dependency on imports from authoritarians who would extort the EU Replacing Russian fuels with fuels from the US is a disaster

Renewables and energy savings, with the right investment and political backing, *can* replace fossil fuels This lowers pollution, cuts people's bills and ends Europe's dependency on imports from authoritarians who would extort the EU Replacing Russian fuels with fuels from the US is a disaster

Doubling down on an economic system giving corporate bullies and their political enablers free rein at the expense of nature and the vast majority of people will only make Europe weaker and sow the seeds of future conflict Scrap the EU-US trade deal and the agreement to buy $750 billion in US fuel

Doubling down on an economic system giving corporate bullies and their political enablers free rein at the expense of nature and the vast majority of people will only make Europe weaker and sow the seeds of future conflict Scrap the EU-US trade deal and the agreement to buy $750 billion in US fuel

The EU-US trade deal's pledge to buy €700+ billion of oil and gas from the US was a disaster to begin with Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)

FANTASTIC NEWS The European Parliament has voted to send the #EUMercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice for a legal review This dodgy deal must be stopped – it would be highly undemocratic for the EU Commission and national governments to push for ratification #StopEUMercosur

The EU-US trade deal's pledge to buy €700+ billion of oil and gas from the US was a disaster to begin with Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)

It would be scandalous if the Commission pushed forward with unprecedented anti-democratic plans to provisionally apply the #EUMercosur trade deal before the Parliament has given consent #StopEUMercosur

FANTASTIC NEWS The European Parliament has voted to send the #EUMercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice for a legal review This dodgy deal must be stopped – it would be highly undemocratic for the EU Commission and national governments to push for ratification #StopEUMercosur

One week from today, a potentially huge legal result in the fight to hold polluters accountable for the harm that the climate crisis inflicts on ordinary people

"European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensions" We in the climate space have been warning against this for years now. The Adults In The Room all kept insisting we had to switch gas providers for "energy security". Well, look

A 'gotcha' without fail levelled at those of us advocating for rewilding is: "But where will our food come from if a proportion of farmland is given back to nature?" The answer is simple: we move back towards more plant-based diets. Good for our health, nature, and the climate.

To defend Greenland and itself from Trump, the EU and its leaders must stop its deregulation packages. EU omnibus packages serve US and not European interests. It’s a self defeating conduct - I wrote today in the @financialtimes.com

It's time to tax the super rich, and end their disproportionate influence on politics and the media – and their outsized pollution

“It’s pure hypocrisy that the world’s most powerful and super-rich elite discuss global challenges and progress in Davos, while they literally burn the planet with the emissions of their private jets” #Davos #WEF

It's time to tax the super rich, and end their disproportionate influence on politics and the media – and their outsized pollution

"Doom, however accurate, can demobilize. The question is how to move the story from despair to agency. That doesn’t mean softening the truth. It means bringing it down to a size people can grasp, where action feels plausible."

EU #CAP farm subsidies overwhelmingly go to those who are already rich, and not enough support reaches those who really need it Farmers on the brink of bankruptcy, small agroecological farms, and all those who want to transition to more sustainable practices – these need real support

EU #CAP farm subsidies overwhelmingly go to those who are already rich, and not enough support reaches those who really need it Farmers on the brink of bankruptcy, small agroecological farms, and all those who want to transition to more sustainable practices – these need real support

The EU is still funding Putin's war in Ukraine

The #UNFCCC treaty for global cooperation on climate change serves the survival interests of everyone on this planet. Every country in the world has agreed to it. Trump withdrawing the US because it “no longer serves American interests” is not just ‘embarrassing’, it’s dangerous.

Hope is an act of resistance, and holding strong to the belief that together we can - and will - create a a safer, cleaner, kinder world for future generations, is where positive change begins.⁣

“Von der Leyen can attempt to project an air of confidence in Paraguay, but the simple truth is that this unpopular deal is a disaster for the Amazon rainforest and no progressive MEP that is committed to forest protection should ever support it.” — @greenpeace.eu campaigner Lis Cunha #EUMercosur

things as old as the negotiations on the #EUMercosur trade deal started, but which have aged better ( #StopEUMercosur )

EU governments have approved a disastrous #EUMercosur trade deal, despite widespread opposition Commission president von der Leyen is expected to sign it next week in Paraguay, but the EU Parliament still needs to have its say This isn't over yet! #StopEUMercosur