“Protected must mean protected. Our research shows local authorities in Italy are ignoring legal obligations to protect these ecologically significant sites. That’s simply not good enough. Our legal action is putting them on notice.” Francesco Maletto, ClientEarth lawyer 5/5
🐬📢 We're taking action against destructive bottom trawling in Italy📢🐬
With our partners @Legambiente & the support of @Bluemarinef, we’re urging authorities to take steps to avoid the destruction of MPAs and protect their vitally important marine habitats and species. 1/5
We aim to:
👉 Highlight that authorities in charge of these MPAs are obliged to effectively protect them
👉 Ensure they complete mapping & adopt effective management measures to comply with EU nature laws
👉 Require them to do risk assessments & adopt protective measures 4/5
⛔We're saying NO to new oil and gas projects in the North Sea⛔
And an incredible 30,000 of you are saying it with us, having made your voices heard by signing an open letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Miatta Fahnbulleh.
Thank you ❤️
That’s why we’ve filed complaints with the European Commission. Clean, affordable energy shouldn’t be only for those with the right home or income. The law already exists. Now it needs to work for people.
👉 https://t.co/I6flXbVN96 4/4
You shouldn’t need to own a house or have your own solar panels to benefit from clean, affordable energy. People living in apartment blocks, tenants, local businesses and public services should be able to benefit too 🧵
Yet in some countries, people have to fight through confusing rules to make this happen. Five years after the EU deadline, Poland and Hungary still make energy communities very difficult to set up. 3/4
🏭The IPCC found fossil fuel emissions are the main cause of climate change – we know phasing them out is non-negotiable for avoiding climate catastrophe.
👀We need to see bold and ambitious action rather than just promises from world leaders to turn this into a reality. 5/5
🌎Today is 2026's official #EarthOvershootDay🌎
❓But what does that really mean?
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. 1/5
Because climate change disproportionately affects lower-income people and countries, those who find themselves on the front lines of climate change’s catastrophic effects are often the ones who overshoot much later in the year, or not at all. 4/5
Last month, a government-commissioned study found there was higher-than-expected rates of kidney cancer in the vicinity of a chemicals manufacturing plant just north of Blackpool.
Sign the petition against PFAS in the comments 👇
https://t.co/5IoB3W4jpQ
Protected should mean protected.
Across Europe, Marine Protected Areas are meant to safeguard our important marine ecosystems. Yet destructive bottom trawling continues in many of them.
Learn more about what the The MPA Legal Coalition is doing about it: https://t.co/L19nph39rP
🐝 A win for bees🐝
“The announcement marks a welcome change in the UK government's direction and an important step forward in the protection of vital wildlife from the risk of harm posed by chemicals.” - ClientEarth Head of UK Kyle Lischak.
#pesticides
https://t.co/cQk5nEeFOm