George Turner

Environmentalist of the future

[IFOAM Organics Europe @OrganicsEurope]

The @EU_Commission recognises the potential of public procurement to transition towards more sustainable food systems across the EU.

"This is a good sign for the future of public canteens in the EU, for farmers & citizens" @EduardoCuoco

👉 @BioEcoActual: https://t.co/8zCpE2ZFpT

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

In Mexico's Congress to present the new #ecocide framework for Latin America!

The Model #EcocideLaw is a ready-made reference text for legislators seeking to criminalise mass environmental harm.

Learn more: https://t.co/yIn33JhDm2

#StopEcocide

[Extreme Temperatures Around The World @extremetemps]

EXCEPTIONAL HEAT IN CHINA
Heyuan,Huaiji and Lianzhou in Guangdong broke the record for the latest 35C in local observation history. With the addition of Shangyou in Jiangxi and Jianning in Fujian, five stations have broken the record for the latest 35C day today.

[Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ @Revkin]

Beautiful Maine autumn vista: wind power and wild-blueberry barrens. Post below.

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

‘ The collapse of civilisation is on the horizon ‘Sir David Attenborough

https://t.co/DVlXvI40Uh

[grist @grist]

Before replacing gas service lines, utilities will need to offer customers a financial incentive to electrify instead, thanks to a new law. (via @CanaryMediaInc) https://t.co/O6NCWrD6af

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

💸 When funding is released early, the impacts multiply.

As El Niño brought drought in 2023–2024, #AnticipatoryAction helped 1.6m people to protect crops, assets, food security. 🌾

The systems exist. The evidence is growing. Now it’s about scale.

➡️ https://t.co/1SyW5A1yUc

[Tim Howles @AimeTim]

And the second part of my new article:

"What do Bees teach us about Nature and Society?" Part 2 of 2: https://t.co/dsXryO0w8D

[We Don't Have Time @WeDontHaveTime]

"Oil & gas capital investment is down 25% from its peak in 2016." 🛢️ Mark Campanale, @CarbonBubble says European oil majors are quietly contracting, paying out dividends and buybacks instead of funding new projects, as EVs eat into future demand.

Watch more on @WeDontHaveTime

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

In all five major mass extinctions on Earth over the past 450 million years, 75% of species became extinct because the environment changed faster than they were able to adapt.

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Contrails are warming the planet
Contrails under the right atmospheric conditions, some linger and spread into thin cirrus clouds that trap heat, subtly but persistently altering the climate below.
Rerouting an even smaller share, just 1.7 percent of flights, by 2,000 feet could cut that warming impact by up to 60 percent.
https://t.co/oDjIYDCNAv

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🇰🇪 In #Kenya, @theGEF-supported @youth_actionke has restored 15+ ha of mangroves, supporting biodiversity, fisheries & livelihoods.
As #COP17Armenia highlights global biodiversity action, youth leadership helps turn commitments into results: https://t.co/Ro3ZRIDhrn #GEFatCBDCOP17

[Bruce Taylor @barrabirder]

Our daily searches for American Pipits among the piles of rotting seaweed on a Vatersay beach haven't so far yielded our target species, but we have had cracking views of Jack Snipe feeding out in the open.

[Global Goals @GlobalGoalsUN]

Ending hunger is within reach. As conflict, economic instability and climate shocks put pressure on agrifood systems, the challenge is how to ensure access to reliable, affordable and nutritious food for people everywhere.
Today is #WorldFoodDay 🥦
https://t.co/q9Z9d383vA

[Hydrogen Fuel News + The Latest in Green Hydrogen @hydrogenfuelnew]

TURN2X’s Power-to-Gas Plant in Miajadas Taps Green Hydrogen for Synthetic Methane with EU Hydrogen Bank Support

https://t.co/arJWwqNiFV

#Hydrogen #H2 #CleanEnergy #GreenHydrogen #HydrogenFuelNews

[Mary-Lou Schagena @radiogirl985]

While the bottled water industry argues total commercial takings represent a small fraction of overall provincial water, a single 1.113-million-litre/day well extracts enough water to supply a small town or thousands of households daily.
https://t.co/WPAJWL3LGp
#ONpoli #water 🚰

[david_mcnair @David_McNair]

At #ONEData we're launching the Development Finance Observatory.

A data analyst in your pocket.

Ask it about aid, debt, domestic finance, inflation, trade, and more.

Get a trusted, verifiable answer. 100,000 indicators. 1,300 places and organisations.

https://t.co/caYeCncpaJ

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.”

— Ray Bradbury

[Global Goals @GlobalGoalsUN]

Affordable, reliable and sustainable energy starts locally. Public-private partnerships can strengthen resilience & accelerate progress. Watch #SDGLive with @MarcRPacheco @ElaineReyesTV @CGTNOfficial @cgtnun: https://t.co/ihuAzarDnG

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

'Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.'
—Lewis Mumford