Oil companies rake in €81.4 million extra daily in the EU as fuel prices soar - Greenpeace European Unit EU governments must urgently tax fossil fuel profits to alleviate energy bills and to speed up investments in cheap, safe and home-grown renewables

An energy crisis is not a crisis for *everyone*

Since the war in Iran started, oil companies in the EU have been getting an EXTRA €81.4 million in profit EVERY DAY as the prices of petrol and diesel go through the roof

Governments and the EU must tax these profits to help ordinary people

“Is the justification of tractors on the street enough to reopen the legal basis of a policy that’s worth a third of the EU budget?” [Sarah Martin] queried. “If that’s all it takes […] for political urgency, we’ll just put tractors on the street whenever we want to reopen environmental legislation”.

Technology can cut plane contrails by two-thirds. Getting airlines to use it isn't so easy Flights that followed an avoidance path cut contrails by almost two-thirds. But getting dispatchers and pilots comfortable with these routes will be crucial.

Without real incentives, airlines choose not to reduce contrails ( = 2% of the world’s effective radiative forcing).

Not exactly a surprising result.

But it highlights the need for urgent contrail regulation: reducing contrails is extremely cheap - airlines just need to face the right incentives.

💫Win for transparency and environmental protection 💫

The Commission refused to give us access to key documents on how they decided, together with Member States reps, to approve a toxic chemical in pesticides.

So we took them to court - and they confirmed that such opacity is unlawful.

Favorite detail of this op-ed I published today:

Honduran currency now depicts Berta Cáceres, their 1st to feature a woman (and an Indigenous one, too)

It marked Int'l Day of Women in Multilateralism, which recognizes women's key roles in promoting #humanrights peace & sustainable development:

At court in The Hague for the hearing of our case against the Dutch govt: they are allowing destructive bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank marine protected area - wreaking havoc on the ecosystem.

We're taking action - because Protected must mean Protected.

Ruling expected in six weeks - stay tuned

How the EU lets plastic be labelled ‘recycled’ at just 2.5% re-used content

"Never forget that a political, economical or religious crisis is enough to cast doubt on women's rights. These rights will never be vested. You have to stay vigilant your whole life."

Simone de Beauvoir, 1949

#WomensDay #IWD2026 #8M

⚠️ @greenpeace.org’s report on plastic-packaged ready meals highlights that chemicals and microplastics can migrate into food when heated.

🔥 Both oven and microwave heating causes chemical leaching, with higher levels released in the microwave.

More in our news story 👉 buff.ly/pzRrFsk

In today's horrible investor-state dispute settlement #ISDS news, an Emirati bauxite mining firm has filed a case against Guinea where the amount is the size of Guinea's GDP

www.iareporter.com/articles/bau...

Environmental Groups Vow to Stop Trump's EPA from Revoking the Endangerment Finding As global heating accelerates, the nation’s environmental watchdog is trying to muzzle its own ability to act

EPA has finalized its repeal of the endangerment finding. Up next - court challenges

@sierraclub.org & its NGO partners plan to sue. Some public health orgs do too

MA & other Dem-led states say they will challenge this

@youthvgov.bsky.social will petition too

www.sierraclub.org/sierra/envir...

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?

Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.

Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu

#HandsOffNature

Brussels accused of undermining democracy in plans to relax lawmaking standards EU executive says global instability is forcing it to weaken long-standing guardrails.

Dozens of civil society and industry groups have warned the European Commission it will undermine democracy if it pushes ahead with a plan to simplify its rulemaking process.

BREAKING: The Hague District Court 🇳🇱 rules that the Dutch government's climate mitigation measures are insufficient & that it has failed to adequately protect residents of Bonaire (an overseas Dutch territory) from climate impacts, violating European #humanrights law

Big #climatelitigation win

Political cartoon showing a chainsaw labeled ‘Simplifier’ cutting through a stack of papers labeled ‘Vital social and environmental protections.’ The chainsaw bears EU symbols and is powered by a red fuel can labeled ‘Corporate lobbying.’ Above, text reads: ‘Commission unveils new tools in so-called “simplification” plans.’ Cartoon by @cartoonRalph

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The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.

We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.

Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!

Why Europe’s night-train renaissance derailed Aging carriages, high costs and reluctant incumbents choked off the night-train revival — even as passengers clamor for more.

Aging carriages, high costs and reluctant incumbents have choked off the night-train revival — even as passengers clamor for more.

Europe’s simplification mess frustrates businesses Some companies say the simplification agenda is turning Europe into an unpredictable business partner.

Brussels says it is answering the wishes of businesses for less paperwork and fewer legislative constraints.

But for many of them, the frequent introduction, pausing and rewriting of EU rules is just making life more complicated.

Bar chart titled “Who’s Really Blocking California Development?” showing the share of CEQA lawsuits by plaintiff type. HOAs and NIMBY groups account for the majority at 54%. Business and commercial plaintiffs file 20% of cases, government entities 13%, environmental groups 8%, tribal or cultural groups 4%, and labor unions 2%. The chart notes the analysis is based on 1,234 CEQA court opinions from 1973–2025 using CourtListener data, with HOAs/NIMBYs defined as homeowner associations, neighborhood groups, and ad hoc project-opposition groups.

The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.

Huge payout to Dutch pig giant highlights cost of farming policy flip-flop The Dutch government is spending billions of euros to buy out livestock farmers and cut nitrogen emissions. The owner of the Netherlands’ biggest pigsty, who once received subsidies to build his mega-...

Europe’s green farming paradox: who really benefits? 🐷🌿

The Netherlands spends billions to cut livestock pollution, yet its biggest pig farmer is paid millions to shut a mega farm once backed as “green”. Our investigation shows EU farm policies still favour the largest players.

Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies | Journal paper Using representative surveys in the UK and US with over 5,000 participants, a new study by CUSP fellow Dario Krpan and colleagues Fred Basso, Jason Hickel, ...

Assessing public support for degrowth // New study by CUSP fellow @krpd.bsky.social and colleagues finds that—contrary to common political and media claims—the majority of respondents support #degrowth when presented with the full proposal, regardless of the label. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/...

#BehindTheScenes

#AarhusPRTRsMoPs delegates greet Ella Behlyarova, UNECE #AarhusConvention Secretary, as she celebrates her birthday.

Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

Australia to introduce power cuts... no, wait, free power for 3 hours a day, as the solar boom has reached its, what's the new word?, abundance phase.

HT @volts.wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Scores of MEPs hold side jobs in sectors where they steer EU laws [FREE TO READ] FT analysis identifies paid work that has not been declared as a potential conflict of interest

Great work by @lauramdubois.ft.com breaking out just how much European MEPs earn in their side jobs — side jobs that often overlap with policy areas they work on in parliament.

on.ft.com/4okX8MT

Watchdog report points to major failures in EU environment policy Despite cuts in emissions and cleaner air, the EU is on track to meet only two of 22 environmental targets by 2030, Europe's environment agency has warned

Watchdog report points to major failures in EU environment policy

Deleting texts to save space, Ursula? ‘It’s not the 1990s.’ Tech experts debunk the European Commission’s policy of deleting its president’s phone messages to “save space.”

My comment on @politico.eu. The European Commission's explanation for Ursula von der Leyen deleting messages on instant messengers “due to lack of space” sounds bizarre in 2025. Security is important. But so is public transparency for officials. www.politico.eu/article/dele...

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

📢We’re suing the French government for inaction on the Dieselgate scandal📢

10 years after the Dieselgate scandal broke, the French govt has failed to hold carmakers accountable. Evidence shows millions of vehicles likely have emissions-cheating devices: www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

Animals that spread seeds are critical for climate solutions When a toucan plucks fruit from a tree in the Amazon Rainforest, it’s doing more than just finding lunch. Moving to a new location and depositing seeds via its droppings could be crucial in…

New research analyzing more than 3,000 tropical forest sites reveals that areas with fewer seed-dispersing animals store up to four times less carbon than forests with healthy wildlife populations.

The study found that 81% of tropical trees rely on animals to disperse their seeds.

If you live in BXL, you know the struggle: the never-ending traffic jams at rush hour, the badly-insulated flats, and your weather app's air quality index always looming on "Moderate".

This win means that the long-overdue clean-up of Brussels’ air can continue, protecting the health of everyone.

Portugal broke international law in the licensing process of Europe’s largest lithium mine without transparency. Now a UN ruling confirms what the locals said all along.

The Barroso mine still threatens water, biodiversity, and heritage. This fight isn’t just about lithium - it’s about democracy.