Ruth Bergan

No longer on X find me on @ruthbergan.bsky.social
Head of Policy & Advocacy @transformtrade_.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

These countries absorb more carbon than they emit.

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ItCanBeDone

#ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #renewables #rewilding #nature

[Jonathan Bonnitcha @JBonnitcha]

Do investment treaties promote good governance? Do they encourage government officials to act reasonably and proportionately, and to follow norms of due process? After years of empirical work, our answer is: No https://t.co/LVjsmfvMrS @ZoePhillipsW 1/

[Global Justice Now @GlobalJusticeUK]

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LISTEN now where you get your podcasts >> https://t.co/eo6HQf5fzN

[Global Justice Now @GlobalJusticeUK]

The UK Gov recently declared it is leaving the Energy Charter Treaty, citing the risks it posed to penalising green policy.

So why is it ignoring that the Pacific trade deal contains the very same ISDS provisions which makes the ECT so dangerous?

@lloyd_rm speaking earlier ⤵️

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

Good news, but much better if it comes with enforceability, and I assume that's tricky on the high seas...

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

A historic breakthrough for people and the planet. After years of negotiations,
@UN member states finally agreed to the 1st treaty to protect the #HighSeas.

A good day for people and the planet. Let's keep it going.

#ActOnClimate #climate #OceanTreaty #biodiversity

[Peter Walker @peterwalker99]

Exclusive: review of LTNs ordered by Rishi Sunak last year in a seeming attempt to block new ones has actually concluded they are generally popular and effective - so officials discussed burying it.

https://t.co/bvOceQz9f9

[SOMO @SOMO]

🎉EU ministers agreed today to leave the #ECT. Next stop: the @Europarl_EN who needs to approve the EC proposal.
Following months of deadlock, the 🇧🇪 Presidency brokered a deal on an EU exit from this fossil treaty. #ExitECT #NoECT

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

Some of this is connected to climate change: not enough water in the Panama canal, & remember that many major ports are vulnerable to climate change too

[IMF @IMFNews]

In the first two months of 2024, Suez Canal trade dropped by 50% from a year earlier, while trade through the Panama Canal fell by 32%. Learn more in our latest blog: https://t.co/1GOa7pWSJu

[SOMO @SOMO]

🧵Klesch accuses the EU of using the invasion of Ukraine as a pretext for its “discriminatory” tax, constraining #fossilfuel industry competitiveness and disrupting energy markets.

Through these cases, Klesch seeks compensation of at least €95 million‼️https://t.co/GYlaFyxOfN

[Damian Carrington @dpcarrington]

London is most exposed city in world to air pollution from aviation, study finds

- Six airports put UK capital ahead of Tokyo and Dubai, with Heathrow second-worst global airport for climate impact

@transenv
Story by @damiengayle
https://t.co/Cnfv0l2e5V

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

This is terrible news, civil society has always had a place at WTO ministerials. The increasing trend to choose 'acceptable' CSOs & squash peaceful process is really worrying

[Liz May @LizMay12]

This is amazing news and testament to the focus and persistence of so many campaigners. Well done @RuthBergan @jeanblaylock @nickdearden75 Leo @ TJM!

[Transform Trade @transformtrade_]

📣HUGE BREAKING NEWS📣

The UK is OUT of the ECT!

This is huge news for climate and trade justice and a blow for fossil fuel giants - If you sent an email, shared the campaign or told friends and family - thank you!

Read more on our blog: https://t.co/ZBejOCPu28

#ExitECT ✅

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

Really positive things coming out of Pakistan. @transformtrade_ are calling for a #fashionwatchdog so UK purchasing practices don't undermine these moves

[Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes]

🇵🇰 Network news from Pakistan
In New Karachi, the Textile Garment Workers' Convention was organised by the National Trade Union Federation Pakistan and the Home Based Women Workers Federation

[Lotte Leicht @lotteleicht.bsky.social @LotteLeicht1]

URGENT‼️

Over 260 business & human rights practitioners, lawyers & academics join call to support #EU #CSDDD ⁦

#Germany’s credibility w/ EU partners is being undermined.

Will @Bundeskanzler Scholz finally put his foot down & reject ⁦@fdp stonewalling?
https://t.co/2CNNJKbCIq

[Trade Justice Movement @TradeJusticeMov]

Our political advisor Leo gave evidence to @CommonsBTC on the UK's #CPTPP membership and the dangers of the investor-state dispute settlement system.

"As it stands, there is a risk for the right to regulate in the public interest in the UK from those provisions."

👇

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

@nicolabeech You're my cllr and in charge of flooding, assume less trees is not what you want? And less low cost food for your constituents? Less biodiversity from ponds and trees? What are you doing to oppose this?

[Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan]

Really useful summary of @BristolCouncil crazy plans for squeezing cash out of allotments. @samirashackle @fionaharvey reminiscent of Sheffield tree cutting scandal. Mature trees on allotments to be cut, no ponds, 100% increase in fees. From the city that was EU Green Capital...

[Bristol24/7 @bristol247]

Edible Bristol founder Sara Venn says that allotments "may have, in places, become the playgrounds of the middle classes, but their history is rooted in the struggles of the working classes"
https://t.co/KVYcuflpiW

[Bristol24/7 @bristol247]

Edible Bristol founder Sara Venn says that allotments "may have, in places, become the playgrounds of the middle classes, but their history is rooted in the struggles of the working classes"
https://t.co/KVYcuflpiW