EU citizens demanded a strong law to protect forests.
The EPP:
Led negotiations,
Voted for it,
Celebrated it.
Two years later, right before the law kicks in, EPP:
Wants to delay it,
Wants to create loopholes,
Makes a huge mess,
Calls criticism "fake news."
#DeforestationLaw
Emmy est morte à 11 ans d’un cancer après avoir été exposée in utero aux pesticides dans les fleurs manipulées par sa maman fleuriste. Aucune limite dans les fleurs, aucune réglementation pour protéger les fleuristes - via @lemondefr ⤵️ https://t.co/09OReLPPUF
Today is the day the UK becomes the first G7 country to completely phase out coal power
Since opening "Jumbo", the world's first coal power plant in 1882, the UK's coal plants have burned through a whopping 4.6bn tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4GtCO2 – which is more than most countries have ever released
Here's the story of how that all came to an end:
https://t.co/jOMqWjo4Vs
More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows
- Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchers
Story by @karenmcveigh1
https://t.co/TSkj7tjWuO
The #Olympics kicks off today and it promised to be the greenest ever. But its sponsor is @CocaCola, the biggest plastic polluter in the world, churning out millions of tonnes of plastic each year. It's time to crack down on #greenwashing.
#TasteTheWaste
https://t.co/0IY7DYuew2
🌟UPDATE🌟What have we achieved in the first half of 2024, thanks to your support?
We launched 13 legal actions holding governments & companies accountable. And we’re researching 45 more actions to protect people & planet.
Your support helps us create the change needed.
#BreakingNews: A majority of EU member states have now given the final green light to the Nature Restoration Law
🥳🥳🥳 What fantastic news to start the week with!
#RestoreNature
@FFLose Do you know this account @MattRobertsTTP? La Fédération française de la lose. The Rinderknech downfall is just perfect material for this account.
La diplomática @LauraClarkeCE
lidera el 'ejército verde' de 150 abogados de @ClientEarth. Hablamos con ella de ecopostureo, litigios climáticos, petroleras y las responsabilidades pasadas y futuras de los directivos de las compañías contaminantes https://t.co/z3N94l2WYo
EXCLUSIVE: 8 months of work, and my story exposing how the small town of Bentham in North Yorkshire became the most PFAS polluted place in the country is now live
Read the news story in the @guardian and the full two-part investigation in @TheENDSReport
https://t.co/VmSHRyB2Ev
BREAKING: in our latest case win, Italy's top court told authorities to immediately reverse the destruction of a protected lake polluted by hazelnut monocultures. Fertilisers seep into the area, create toxic conditions for nature and pollute drinking water.https://t.co/Yc89SWvgDC
Lutter contre les produits toxiques, c'est d'abord protéger la santé des travailleurs, et des travailleuses !
600 000 salarié.e.s de la propreté utilisent des produits chimiques parfois très agressifs
Ne recommettons pas l'erreur de l'amiante. Agissons.
https://t.co/560lCGvfHQ
At 5:59 am yesterday, Leo Schofield walked out of prison after serving 36 years for a crime he did not commit.
We accompanied him to a halfway house. Stay tuned for a special bonus episode of #BoneValley
Throughout the #INC4 for a #PlasticsTreaty in Ottawa 🇨🇦 negotiators have inserted nearly 2000 brackets in the treaty text, leaving the committee with a bewildering total of 3686 brackets to resolve before treaty adoption in Busan
The microplastics ban is in danger - and glitter has something to do with it.
@EU_Commission adopted the ban in October. Now it's backtracking under industry pressure.
With @RethinkPlastic we explain why the only way forward is to stick to the agreement https://t.co/cZdBYKZcIq
Big case win at @clientearth: KLM’s #greenwashing in its advertising has been found illegal. This is a huge victory against polluters pretending to be tackling the climate crisis while wrecking the planet. Congrats to partners @FossielvrijNL & @FVReclame. https://t.co/vURBaUgwJW
💥Big case win💥 KLM’s #greenwashing has been found illegal.
This is a huge victory against polluters pretending to be tackling the climate crisis while actually wrecking the planet. Congrats to our partners @FossielvrijNL & @FVReclame. https://t.co/NIyhWOgwXb