The world needs more than just a plastics recycling treaty — we must reduce the global production of plastic. It’s been reported that fossil fuel companies are already lobbying hard against a cap on production. 2/6
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Check out what we’ve been up to…! Next week we’ll be unveiling this canalside clean energy opus. Thanks to @LondonLegacy, helping us to give much-loved community centre @TheLeasideTrust a bright, affordable future! #communityenergy#cef2023
german energy policy in four pictures: the police force of the sixth biggest historical polluter hitting climate activists with batons so a fossil fuel company can tear down a village to dig up coal it doesn't need
BREAKING: Our first agriculture case is underway. In Italy, fertilisers have made the water in local taps too toxic to drink. We're taking the Italian authorities to court to stop intensive hazelnut farming from poisoning protected nature site Lake Vico. bit.ly/3elYXeb
The rooftop rebellion is underway. The answer to the energy crisis is not in drilling for gas - it's in enabling households to benefit from cleaner, cheaper renewables. @dezeen writes on why energy, climate and global security is rooted in renewable solutions.
Every single ecosystem counts - lagoons are part of the jigsaw that holds our planet together. We need to see places like this protected, respected, and cherished.
As guardian of the Mar Menor – Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon – Spain has a duty to protect it. But Spain is allowing agriculture pollution to destroy this iconic site. Our lawyers and @EcoenAccionRM are urging the @EU_commission to force Spain to act. bit.ly/3DaokGm
More accurate would be “phase-out in 2038 considered in all ways inevitable” - will the German government adjust its roadmap and get a prep scheme together for regions and workers to match the new timeline?
We are working with law firm @HausfeldGlobal on a new air pollution case.
People who have suffered from the harmful impacts of air pollution could go to court to seek compensation and hold the UK Government to account.
Complete the easy form:
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Always wanted to work for @ClientEarth? Quite a few roles up for grabs just now, in the UK and across Europe - saving the planet needs a big team. jobs.clientearth.org/jobs/
Germany's frontrunner for president: "The climate is very important."
Also Germany's frontrunner for president: **Refuses to cancel plans to demolish homes for #coal on his doorstep**
Today, the tireless folk who live in those villages are calling #Laschet out. #homesnotcoal
So after 🇩🇪 got told its #climate law wouldn’t cut the mustard (/enough carbon), it’s now looking at a 2045 ‘climate neutrality’ goal.
#Coal end date still 2038. Gas likely to gap-fill. 🏭
Should we be waiting for another announcement to explain how it’s all going to work?
IEA's #fatihbirol says single most important thing to do this year for the climate is a global exit from coal...
...just as @ReclaimFinance@urgewald reveal UK banks have actually UPPED their ££ to coal since the Paris Agreement.
This is not only wild, it puts capital at risk.
In 2016, there were 324 #coal power plants up and running in Europe. As of yesterday, just 162 are struggling on without a closure commitment.
We are HALFWAY to an EU coal phase-out. And we think this next half'll be out quicker...
Now to make sure gas doesn't creep in next...
Five years on from the #ParisAgreement, Europe is halfway to closing all of its operating and planned coal plants. This is an incredible leap forward for our:
#Health ⚕️
#Economy 📈
#Climate 🌍
#Coal in Europe is officially in its #endgame 🛑 2030 phase out here we come!🥳