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Only 6 months ago, our agriculture expert withdrew from a Politico 'sustainability' event as they announced at the last minute that the Spanish fossil fuel company Naturgy was a sponsor (responsible for the climate crisis, AND a major importer of liquefied gas from Russia)
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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
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
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
Solar power generation increased 11-fold since 2015
Wind power generation has tripled since 2015, and wind and solar now provide 15% of the world’s electricity
Battery storage prices are down by over 75% since 2015
You can read the whole thing here:
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?
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Greenpeace has withdrawn from Politico Europe’s ‘sustainable future summit’ taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the sponsorship and keynote addresses of Spanish fossil fuel company Naturgy.
The new Danish government plans to lower the level of nitrate in drinking water, which mainly comes from agricultural sources and is linked to colorectal and bowel cancer risk
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
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
In a clear message to corporate bullies everywhere, Greenpeace International initiated the first test of the European Union’s anti-SLAPP Directive by filing a lawsuit in Dutch court against Energy Tra...
"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."
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Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions
Back in 2015, Greenpeace’s visionary Energy [R]evolution scenario was a transformative, nuclear-free blueprint for a 100 % renewable future. Here's where we are 10 years later.
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?
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Dinners, roundtables and conferences have long been a feature of lobbying culture. What is changing is who organises them
