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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 14h

The global shipping industry could create massive demand for crop biofuels and this is... not a good thing.

Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 17h

Soon the IMO will meet to vote on their new Net Zero Framework.

Biofuels cannot be included: they only drive deforestation and land theft.

Join us at 9am on 20th October outside IMO headquarters to call for real climate solutions, including demand reduction.

actionnetwork.org/events/tell-...

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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 14h

Prediction from @transportenvironment.org earlier this year that shipping climate targets which allow biofuels like palm oil could see nearly a third of global shipping running on biofuels by 2030 - fuelling deforestation.

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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 15h

Demand for biofuels has already massive grown - so far mostly for road transport in Europe, the USA and elsewhere. There's nothing remotely sustainable about the global biofuel market. It's long been linked to deforestation, land-grabbing, high carbon emissions.

Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 17h

Soon the IMO will meet to vote on their new Net Zero Framework.

Biofuels cannot be included: they only drive deforestation and land theft.

Join us at 9am on 20th October outside IMO headquarters to call for real climate solutions, including demand reduction.

actionnetwork.org/events/tell-...

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21h

The Chancellor says she 'fixed' a problem caused by “some snails or something”.

Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.

Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Environmental Paper Network @environmentalpaper.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 The World Is Watching: A Global Call to Uphold the EU Deforestation Law

Groups around the world are demanding no further delays or weakening of the #EUDR b/c our forests, communities, and the climate can’t wait.

The latest 👉 environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/the-...

#ClimateAction #EUClimateAction

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Dogwood Alliance @dogwoodalliance.org · 1d

From Plantation to Promise, the #FreedomLand Community #Forest groundbreaking marked the start of a new chapter for this sacred land. Thank you to the #community and partners whose hearts and hands made this moment real.

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 2d

Oh dear, Rachel - what have you said now?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There is a reason why species are protected. To risk the extinction of a species for a few houses is #uncivilised, #ignorant, #AntiScience and shows no respect for life-forms considered more lowly than herself. Who's next?

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Environmental Paper Network @environmentalpaper.bsky.social · 7d

👏 New from World Rainforest Movement: a sharp briefing exposing how the pulp & paper industry manufactures demand to expand monoculture plantations at huge cost to forests & communities. Essential reading! 🌍

📖 www.wrm.org.uy/publications...

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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 8d

We have signed this important letter, too:

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 10d

NEW: 156 organisations call for EU-wide ban on new waste incineration.

Why?
🔥 EU already has 60M tonne overcapacity crisis.
🌍 Higher carbon emissions than many energy sources.
♻️ Blocks circular economy progress.
☠️ Toxic chemicals found in nearby communities.

Joint letter: www.betterthanburning.eu

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 10d

NEW: 156 organisations call for EU-wide ban on new waste incineration.

Why?
🔥 EU already has 60M tonne overcapacity crisis.
🌍 Higher carbon emissions than many energy sources.
♻️ Blocks circular economy progress.
☠️ Toxic chemicals found in nearby communities.

Joint letter: www.betterthanburning.eu

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Real Zero Europe @realzeroeurope.bsky.social · 8d

👉 What risks do these solutions pose, and how do they distract from real climate action?

Join us to dig into the dangers of these false solutions and learn how NGOs and activists can push back.

🗓️ Monday, 13 October
🕒 15–17 CEST

Register here & share widely 👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Real Zero Europe @realzeroeurope.bsky.social · 8d

🤔 Wondering how to recognise a false solution when you see one?

This time in our Pulling Back the Curtain webinar series, we’ll explore some of the most common so-called land-based solutions—like carbon and #biodiversity offsets, #carbonfarming, and #biochar.

👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Environmental Paper Network @environmentalpaper.bsky.social · 10d

FSC has suspended its MoU with Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings (APRIL) after serious allegations of violence, including attacks on community members in #Indonesia. Full statement here: fsc.org/en/newscentr...

FSC Suspends Memorandum of Understanding with APRIL Following Reports of Alleged Violence

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ROBIN WOOD e.V. @robinwood.bsky.social · 19d

Jetzt mit uns Deutschlands größtes #Holzkraftwerk stoppen - in unter einer Minute!
In Stade werden #Umweltbelastung und #Emissionen als grüne Energie verkauft. Nicht #cool? Dann unterschreibe jetzt unseren #Protest: www.robinwood.de/holzkraftwer...

Text: Mit uns Deutschlands größtes Holzkraftwerk stoppen! Was in Stade als grüne Energie verkauft wird, bringt massive Umweltbelastungen und gesundheitsschädliche Emissionen mit sich! Holzverbrennung ist ein Rückschritt auf Kosten von Mensch und Natur. Jetzt Protest unterschreiben.

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 11d

This is utterly horrific. Literally blocking the ability of people to object to nature being trashed and destroyed. What a lovely govt we have!!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

www.theguardian.com

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Campaign for Freedom of Information @campaignfoi.bsky.social · 12d

📢FOI in the News!

The government is considering leaving the Aarhus Convention, which allows groups to judicially review environmentally damaging proposals without massive costs if they lose.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#Aarhus #EIR #informationrights #transparency

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

www.theguardian.com

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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 12d

Awful. It's also about access to environmental information, btw., such as getting information about levels of local pollution. Right now, with the UK being in the convention, challenges can only be brought if there's a credible argument of legal flaws in a decision. Now, even that right is at risk.

Tim Altmann @timaltmann.bsky.social · 12d

Leaving the Aarhus convention is being discussed. An international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, protecting the right to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects inc waste plants, nuclear power stations & motorways
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

www.theguardian.com

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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 12d

Shocking to read that the government is considering the option of withdrawing from the Aarhus Convention, with grants basic rights to environmental information and justice and which has been ratified by almost all European and Central Asian countries.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion Keir Starmer has tasked a Conservative peer with writing a new planning bill to remove the ability for environmental groups to delay projects such as Heathrow’s third runway with judicial reviews. The Guardian understands that leaving the Aarhus convention is being discussed as an option. This is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations and motorways. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 13d

An insatiable thirst for cheap, ready-to-build furniture has been linked to illegal logging of protected areas and assassinations of forest defenders.

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Bounties, Mafias, and the Climate Cost of IKEA’s Fast Furniture | Atmos

An insatiable thirst for cheap, ready-to-build furniture has been linked to illegal logging and assassinations of forest defenders.

atmos.earth

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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social · 13d

Coming up on 10/02 in Berkeley! Catch this screening of CHASING CHIMERAS, which exposes the fossil fuel industry's push for false climate "solutions" while endangering communities & delaying real climate action @foodandwater.bsky.social @biofuelwatch.bsky.social www.mobilize.us/fww/event/82...

Berkeley, CA: Chasing Chimeras Film Screening · Food & Water Watch

Join Food & Water Watch for the screening of a new documentary by Barbara Bernstein. _**Chasing Chimeras: The Lure of Deceptive Climate Solutions**_ exposes the fossil fuel industry's push for false ...

www.mobilize.us

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 15d

A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing

The web of life is unravelling fast

Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’

Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise

www.theguardian.com

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Rajan Naidu 📎 Ⓥ @rajannaidu.bsky.social · 14d

Activists cleared of locking on charges at Drax power station - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Activists cleared of locking on charges at Drax power station

Fifteen people are cleared of planning to lock themselves to objects during climate protest.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 14d

#AxeDrax banner at the #MakePollutersPay march last weekend!

Photo showing demonstrators in a London street in front of a large plastic barrel saying "Make Polluters Pay" and, in front of it, a banner saying "Drax the destroyer".

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Environmental Paper Network @environmentalpaper.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Attack on North Sumatra's indigenous community linked to pulp & paper giant APRIL

❌ We must not admit these communities to be terrorised and assaulted by these companies private security forces.

👉 Read the entire story here: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/indi...

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