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Pascoe Sabido
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Exposing the power of corporate lobbying in the EU for Corporate Europe Observatory @corporateeurope.bsky.social, esp around climate, but all diatribes my own.
Europe's push for green hydrogen in Africa is taking away wind and solar that could be used for clean energy access and local development, says @globalenergymon.bsky.social

Welcome to the EU's new approach to development - EU business interests come first.

globalenergymonitor.org/report/europ...
Europe’s push for hydrogen diverts solar and wind potential from Africa
Key points Africa has the vast potential to develop wind and solar energy, but much of its future capacity is not intended for domestic consumption, but rather export to Europe in the form of “green” ...
globalenergymonitor.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Susanna Reid: "Most Brits, three in five, think the cost of living crisis is not just bad but will never end"

As Kevin Maguire says, since 2008 workers have had the longest sustained squeeze on wages #GMB
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations

Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning

keadbynextgen.com

Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#TheFarmerCase: hearings continue this Wednesday in a legal action in our #SeeYouInCourt project!

The solution to the climate crisis requires multinational companies to immediately stop new GHG emissions.

We hope the court will establish this responsibility.
www.thefarmercase.be/en/the-court...
In 2016, a freak storm wiped out the entire strawberry crop on Hugues Falys’ farm in Hainaut province, western Belgium. 

Falys now wants those responsible for the climate crisis to pay for the damage — and he’s chosen as his target one of the world’s biggest oil companies: TotalEnergies.
The Belgian farmer suing TotalEnergies over damage caused by climate change
The French oil major denies it is liable for the climate impacts that Hugues Falys has suffered.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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💣“They say ‘Just Transition, leaves no one behind’. But when you look at the reality, everyone is left behind.” - Zethu Hlatshwayo, South African climate justice activist featured in CEO’s documentary.

Join us for the premiere in Brussels on 27th Nov at 7pm

🎬 Watch our new trailer 👇
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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BREAKING: EU Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu says “We are not fighting fossil fuels, we are fighting the emissions from fossil fuels”

She is parroting oil&gas industry lines, pushing unproven costly technologies like CCS + CO2 removals to keep using fossil fuels.
#FossilFreePolitics
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ALT: a close up of a person petting a red parrot with the words headlikeanorange below it
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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EU commission president von der Leyen said today the EU isn't fighting fossil fuels, only the *emissions* from fossil fuels

total nonsense, we can't separate fossil fuels from carbon emissions

even IF we could, they're a disaster for health, nature & human rights even before you burn them

#COP30
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Truth hard to hear above the chorus of fossil fuel voices at COP
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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🪚 The digital omnibus proposed by the Commission today is an unprecedented rollback of digital rights.

In secretive meetings, the Commission has given privileged access to tech lobbyists to shape its proposals.

👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/p...
Preparing a roll-back of digital rights: Commission's secretive meetings with industry | Corporate Europe Observatory
The European Commission is undertaking an unprecedented roll-back of digital rights. In secretive meetings, the Commission has given privileged access to tech lobbyists to shape its proposals, in viol...
corporateeurope.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Over 70 legal scholars and practitioners have signed an open letter opposing the governments proposed
"cumulative impact" measure, as an unwarranted attack on the right to protest - if you wish to add your name to the letter you can do so here: forms.gle/VXhwMtwhZhof...
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the budget is next week – and the decisions you make will impact the lives of millions. You must act for working people – not the super-rich.

#WealthTax now.

secure.waronwant.org/page/172837/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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📣 BREAKING

At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.

Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...

A 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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We need stronger rules at all levels:

🇺🇳 UN level: an Accountability Framework to address conflicts of interest

🇪🇺 EU level: turn good behaviour into a concrete conflict of interest policy

🇫🇷🇮🇹🇸🇪: Member State level: firewalls to protect policy making from fossil fuel influence

#FossilFreePolitics
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The worst offenders were France, Sweden and Italy

🇫🇷 22 - with five from TotalEnergies, including its CEO
🇸🇪 18 - including senior execs from E.ON
🇮🇹 12 - including Edison, who's importing US LNG

But others include 🇩🇰 (11), 🇵🇹 (8), 🇧🇪 (8), 🇫🇮 (2), 🇳🇱 (2), 🇬🇷 (1)
@recommon.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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And now the not-so-good news...

🇪🇺 EU Member States brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists into #COP30 on their official government delegations (via "part overflow" badges).

#FossilFreePolitics
#KickBigPollutersOut
fossilfreepolitics.org/news/eu-brin...
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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In 🇩🇪 Germany and 🇦🇹 Austria, the governments also told @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social national groups that they wouldn't bring any fossil fuel lobbyists to #COP30 - and kept their word.
Chapeau
#FossilFreePolitics
#KickBigPollutersOut
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social @global2000.bsky.social
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media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Shall we start with the good news?

Thanks to sustained pressure from @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social, the EU brought ZERO fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30! For a second year in a row. Huge success 🔥

Now the EU needs to make this an official policy, and push others.

fossilfreepolitics.org/news/cop30-l...
More than 100 organisations tell Hoekstra not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP30! - Fossil Free Politics
As COP30 approaches, we're now calling on the EU's climate chief, Commissioner Wopka Hoekstra, to not bring fossil fuel lobbyists to the UN climate talks again this year, and to push member states to ...
fossilfreepolitics.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We've all seen the top-line figure of 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists at #COP30 - or one in every 25 participants.

But how many were brought by European governments?

@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social did some follow-up research with #KickBigPollutersOut 🧵

fossilfreepolitics.org/news/eu-brin...
EU Commission keeps oil and gas lobbyists away from COP30, but France and Italy roll out red carpet - Fossil Free Politics
According to new research by Fossil Free Politics in collaboration with the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition, nine EU governments brought 84 fossil fuel lobbyists into COP30 on their official governme...
fossilfreepolitics.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Even though COP30 in Belém has a smaller number of participants vs either Baku or Dubai... It has a higher concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists than both!

...And higher than Sharm El Sheik

...And than Glasgow

Here's our take from researcher & campaigner @pascoesabido.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees walking around the #COP30 climate talks is a fossil fuel lobbyist.

New research from #KickBigPollutersOut reveals there are more than 1,600 in the UN negotiations in Brazil.

Here's a thread with the top findings 🧵

kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🚨 NEW: More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists on the ground in Brazil for U.N. climate talks.

The Philippines is facing devastating typhoons. Jamaica is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa. But it’s #BigPolluters that have direct access to #COP30.

kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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🚨 DOCU SCREENING ALERT!
The EU's "green" hydrogen dream is a nightmare for communities in the Global South. CEO’s powerful new docu reveals the truth.

🎬 Watch the trailer and catch the premiere of the Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa!
🧵 👇
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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PREMIERE DETAILS:
🗓️: Thurs, 27 Nov
⏰: 7-9 pm CET
📍: Cinema Vendôme, Brussels
🔗: corporateeurope.org/en/event/4

With @botengam.bsky.social @pascoesabido.bsky.social
Co-hosted by @lavamediabe.bsky.social
Don't miss it.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Are you heading to Belém for #COP30 🇧🇷? If so, keep an eye out for fossil fuel lobbyists - and message me with any evidence!

The #KickBigPollutersOut campaign will be there in force, so look out for them too.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM