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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 4h

🚨Today, EU ambassadors approved the Council’s position on speeding up environmental assessments. Fast-tracking permits for “strategic” projects risks rushed assessments and public consultation. Now it's time for MEPs to stand up for environmental rules that protect people, communities and nature.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 29/09/2026

🏗️ Europe’s clean industrial transition needs a serious push. The Commission’s new public procurement rules put climate and environmental goals more firmly on the agenda. That’s a step forward, but green procurement must be binding and ambitious enough to avoid a race to the bottom.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 21/09/2026

🚨 Good news: the EU’s Arctic drilling ban is staying! ❄️✊ Despite pressure from Norway and fossil fuel interests, the EU Commission says its position on new Arctic oil and gas drilling remains unchanged. This follows as thousands of people spoke up 💚 #peoplepower 👉 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 17/09/2026

💧 Europe is losing access to clean water. Tomorrow, EU officials discuss plans that could weaken the Nitrates Directive and allow more manure pollution. Environment & Agriculture Ministers must step in and reject it. Protect our water - no to more pollution! 🚨 Letter to EU Ministers in comments⤵️

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 17/09/2026

We’re hiring! The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is looking for a Policy Assistant for European Institutions to join our Brussels team for a 6-month full-time CIP internship. 📍 Brussels 💶 €1,300 net/month + benefits 🏠 Up to 4 days/week from home

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 15/09/2026

“DEMOCRACY: PROTECT WHAT MATTERS.” Draped across the European Commission’s headquarters, these words couldn’t be clearer. On #InternationalDayOfDemocracy, Europeans are calling for affordable living, clean air and water, good health, and protection from floods, droughts and wildfires🌍 More below⬇️

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 14/09/2026

Heatwaves. Wildfires. Floods. Europe's climate reality is here🚒🌊🔥 30+ organisations urge the EU Commission to make nature Europe's first line of defence as it develops the European Framework for Climate Resilience. Open letter in comments⬇️ #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #EuropeWildfires

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 10/09/2026

🦩 After nature protections weakened, developers pushed for a resort in Albania, sparking uproar. Now the EU is weakening nature and public checks for large “strategic” projects (e.g. giga data centres). Read why this could become a gift for polluters: substack.com/home/post/p-... #HandsOffNature

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 09/09/2026

We’re hiring! The European Environmental Bureau is looking for a part-time Office Coordinator in Brussels. Join Europe’s largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations and help create a workplace where people can thrive while working for a better future.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 09/09/2026

👨‍🌾This year’s heatwaves, droughts and wildfires put farmers in crisis (again). @esabcc.bsky.social scientists made it clear: agriculture can and must contribute to not letting things get worse. The EU’s Governance Regulation can set the sector on the right path. Read our ✉️👉 eeb.org/en/library/c...

Text: Governance regulation: strengthen climate action in agriculture. Picture: tractor harvesting.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 08/09/2026

🌍What are the links between #climatechange and #chemicalpollution? The chemical industry drives emissions, while rising temperatures can make chemical pollution more persistent and harmful. They’re deeply connected - discover the links here meta.eeb.org/2026/09/03/t...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 08/09/2026

🔥As climate extremes intensify, water protection means resilience to droughts and wildfires. 💧Yet the Commission announced plans to revise EU water protections before even seeing evidence or consulting stakeholders... ⚖️Today, we're among five groups lodging a complaint with the EU watchdog. More ⬇️

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 01/09/2026

Europe: it’s time to #RestoreNature! 🌱 We fought for it. We won it. Now we need to make it happen. Today, EU countries must submit their National Restoration Plans. It’s time for governments to deliver plans to build resilience to climate change. See NGOs comment👇 eeb.org/en/restore-n...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 28/08/2026

Producers should be responsible for the impacts of the electronics they make and sell, from production to disposal Yet EU schemes to hold them accountable are fragmented, unclear and too weak to support prevention, repair and reuse Read our recommendations to rewire them👇 eeb.org/en/library/p...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 28/08/2026

30% of EU waste is dumped in landfills whose environmental legacy can last for centuries. The good news is, a little-known EU technical process can help: ✅cut methane emissions ✅tackle 'forever chemical' PFAS pollution ✅improve the long-term management of landfills Curious to find out more?🧵👇

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 27/08/2026

The EU has rewritten the rulebook on how #vehicles are designed, recycled and taken apart. How did it go? Our verdict: 🥳 some good news for circularity 🧐 but the #automotive industry lobby got exactly what it wanted on the issues that matter the most. Read on: meta.eeb.org/2026/08/27/e...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 24/08/2026

🚢Dismantling ships directly on tidal mudflats is forbidden in the EU, and rightly so - but @ec.europa.eu still allows #beaching overseas. 🛑The EU must stop legitimising this polluting and hazardous shipbreaking practice. ✍️ Have your say: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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European Commission - Have your say

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 24/08/2026

WEEE NEED TO TALK! 🤖 Too many electronics that could be repaired or reused are recycled or wasted prematurely The good news is, @ec.europa.eu will soon rewire its electronic waste rules - a key chance to put e-waste prevention first Read on: europeanenvironmentalbureau.substack.com/publish/home

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 18/08/2026

💸 Looking for money to fund Europe’s energy transition? Have you tried taxing the €7.5 billion in excess profits made by just 8 oil companies in Europe in 2026? Tax the windfalls. Invest the revenues in making people free from fossil fuels. Source: www.transportenvironment.org/articles/oil...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 14/08/2026

Europe’s heatwaves are stress-testing our power system. 🌞 Solar generation was 17% higher during heatwaves, helping meet surging cooling demand. 🔥 Nuclear plants faced constraints from heat and drought. 💸 Gas had to step in as other thermal plants struggled, pushing up power prices. The lesson? 👇

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 12/08/2026

Climate action is about making life better. Just look at Latvia’s measures to help low-income households cut energy and transport costs: 🏠 €20k for home renovations 🚆 5 new electric trains 🚗 €15k for electric cars 🚌 On-demand public transport for remote areas 🚲 Free bike-sharing in 97 schools

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 12/08/2026

It's a wrap: the EU law to curb #packaging waste enters into force today! What changes? 🍟Food packaging exceeding new #ForeverChemicals' #PFAS limits can no longer be placed on the EU market 📦New rules to reduce packaging #waste, boost reuse and refill and improve packaging design requirements

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 11/08/2026

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 📈 On the menu: 🐾implementating the EEB’s fundraising strategy 🐾supporting donor relations 🐾coordinating fundraising efforts across teams Nature lovers with an entrepreneurial mindset and experience in fundraising, apply here 👉 eeb.org/en/fundraisi...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 10/08/2026

🦄 Unicorns don’t cut emissions. Carbon capture has had decades and billions to prove itself. Its poor results should set off alarm bells for us all. We already have cheaper, proven solutions to slash emissions now, even for “hard-to-abate” sectors. Stop chasing unicorns. Start scaling what works.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/08/2026

So, what is the biggest threat to competitiveness? 🤑 EU politicians have spent months asking whether the Green Deal costs too much. Then climate change sent the bill: Heatwaves. Wildfires. Crop losses. Factories, power plants and supply chains disrupted. The economic toll of an infernal summer.

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Low water on Germany's Rhine river threatens new blow to economy | Euractiv

The port in Duisburg, in Germany's steel-producing Ruhr region, has reported that vessel loading capacities have dropped to about one-third of their usual levels

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 05/08/2026

🌞 Want proof that making polluters pay works? Malta has just secured EU funding to renovate homes, expand clean transport and help vulnerable households break free from fossil fuels. That's exactly what the EU ETS2 is designed to do. ✍️ Sign our petition to defend it: life-effect.org/petition/

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 05/08/2026

What makes a hotel or a campsite green? During the European Youth Week, young people made a guess at the criteria tourist accommodations must meet to earn the #EUEcolabel - Europe's official certification for green stays (and much more) What do you think it takes? Drop your guess in the comments!

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 04/08/2026

Nuclear power VS a 40°C summer is not going great 🌡️ When rivers get too warm or too low, nuclear reactors have to slow down or shut down ⚠️ Romania literally used explosives to redirect the Danube and help cool its reactor ⚠️ Hungary is on the verge of shutting down its only nuclear reactor 🧵

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Romanian navy blows up rock in Danube to redirect water to nuclear plant

YouTube video by Guardian News

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 31/07/2026

🚨Chromium VI is a known carcinogen. Under #REACH, its use is prohibited unless companies obtain authorisation under strict conditions. A proposed restriction could weaken this protection. The @ec.europa.eu should aim to strengthen protection, not weakening it. echa.europa.eu/restrictions...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 30/07/2026

Every summer, Europe becomes a heat trap 🌡 It doesn't have to be this way. This thread explores heat-ready solutions for our homes, schools and cities. Now let's make polluters pay to fund them. Sign our petition: life-effect.org/petition/

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 28/07/2026

⛓️ Fossil fuels are not a choice. They are a trap. Every delay to climate action keeps people trapped in expensive imports and volatile prices. The ETS2 will help people break free from this toxic cycle. It must be defended, not delayed or weakened. ✍️ Sign our petition: life-effect.org/petition/

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 24/07/2026

🎥 "Europe's green rulebook needs defenders." Today in Dublin, Patrick ten Brink delivers a clear message to Europe's environment ministers: defend the Green Deal, stand up for science and evidence, and don't let short-term politics undermine Europe's future.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 24/07/2026

🪚 Europe's competitive edge won't come from deregulation. It will come from boosting clean industry, scaling up cheap renewable electricity, strengthening circularity, restoring ecosystems and breaking free from fossil fuels. Today, we are in Dublin to deliver a clear message to EU ministers 👇👂

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Keeping businesses competitive while balancing climate targets

Faustine Bas- Defossez- policy director, European Environmental Bureau

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 22/07/2026

⏩ The fossil-free home revolution is evolving fast. Are you keeping up? Join our new Policy Meets Innovation webinar academy to discover the market-ready solutions accelerating building electrification 📅 1st Webinar: 21 Oct, 11:00 CET 🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/27f17f...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 20/07/2026

⚡ Europe is finally getting serious about electrification The EU Electrification Action Plan is a major step towards replacing fossil fuels in homes, transport & industry Key wins: ✅ 2040 electrification target ✅ fairer energy taxation ✅ Heating & Cooling Strategy ✅ integrated solutions for homes

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 15/07/2026

✅ Good news for Europe's waters! The Commission's report on the Nitrates Directive gives it a clean bill of health! The law works, and the benefits outweigh costs 3-7 times over 💪 The challenge now isn't new rules, it's implementation. 💧🌍 #WaterResilience #NitratesDirective #PolluterPays

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 13/07/2026

🚨 Another giveaway to industrial factory farms EU governments today approved new pollution rules for the largest pig & poultry farms - but with exemptions and delays that preserve a toxic status quo. | Citizens pay the price through polluted water, dirty air and worsening climate impacts🌍🐷🐔 More👇

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 09/07/2026

The Critical Chemicals Alliance should support a genuinely sustainable transition for Europe's chemicals sector - not reinforce the status quo. @eeb.org joined 30 other civil society organisations calling for fundamental reform of the Alliance. Read more 👇 eeb.org/en/library/l...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 09/07/2026

Can cement go climate-neutral? 🧱 Yes. A new generation of innovators across Europe is already producing near-zero-carbon cement and concrete. The technology exists. Now policy and markets need to scale it. Join us and meet the frontrunners on Monday: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c10446...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 08/07/2026

Industry lobbyists aren't speaking for Europeans 🔇 New EU polling shows 72% say the biggest polluters should pay more! What citizens want: 🫵 A fair carbon price, not more freebies for climate-wrecking industries 💸 Carbon revenues invested in the clean transition, not more unconditional handouts

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EU citizens challenge calls to weaken the EU Emissions Trading System | Euractiv

A new YouGov poll across six European countries finds that 72% of citizens believe the biggest polluters and climate laggards should pay more, challenging industry calls to weaken the EU Emissions Tra...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 08/07/2026

🌿 Cement is no longer a "hard-to-abate" industry. European pioneers are already delivering low-carbon cement and concrete through innovative binders, circular solutions and cleaner production. Now it's time for policy to catch up. 🔗 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c10446...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/07/2026

New study published in the Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org reveals that it is physically impossible to remediate #PFAS pollution at scale www.rsc.org/news/pfas-re... #ToxicFreeFuture #BanPFAS #STOPPFAS

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 06/07/2026

🔥 Why are some steelmakers trying to weaken the EU ETS? Let's start with the "some". Not all steelmakers want a weaker carbon price. Just those investing billions to keep coal-fired steel alive. 🧵

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 06/07/2026

🚨 Who’s in the driving seat of the Critical Chemicals Alliance? New report by @corporateeurope.org & @eeb.org reveals how the @ec.europa.eu Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA) is being shaped - and by whom. eeb.org/en/library/c...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 30/06/2026

🚨 One year after the deadline, most countries still haven’t submitted their Social Climate Plans. That means €85 billion in EU funding meant for people is still not reaching them 😡 🏠 Renovations, clean heating, affordable transport still waiting Time to deliver: life-effect.org/2026/06/30/e...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 29/06/2026

Denmark is acting on #NitratePollution to protect health and the public purse. The rest of Europe deserves the same ⚖️ That’s why we joined farmers, environmental and civil organisations in urging the EU Commission to uphold and strengthen vital protections, not weaken them eeb.org/en/library/j...

Denmark to tackle nitrate pollution, the rest of Europe should follow

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 25/06/2026

💧 EU ministers are pushing back against plans to reopen the Water Framework Directive. Spain, Hungary, France and Denmark say the current law is already flexible enough for large projects, including mining. Water authorities agree. Is Commissioner Jessika Roswall listening? #HandsOffNature

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 22/06/2026

⚡️Not all heroes wear capes. These little machines are Europe's most powerful energy security tool. 💸 🏠 Across Europe, 29 million heat pumps now provide as much heat as more than 200 LNG tankers. Last year alone, they saved Europeans €9.7 billion in gas imports.

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Heat pumps are saving Europe billions by lowering gas imports

A new analysis says that heat pumps avoided a staggering €9.7 billion in import costs alone last year.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 22/06/2026

Where there’s a #heatwave there’s… smog?!😷🥵 As temperatures soar, dangerous levels of ground-level #ozone are surging, creating an invisible toxic photochemical smog #Methane is one of the biggest culprits behind its formation. But little is being done to tackle emissions 👉 eeb.org/en/heatwaves...

Heatwaves fuel dangerous smog across Europe as civil society calls for methane cuts

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 18/06/2026

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Europe reshapes car rules 🚘 The European Parliament has just greenlighted new rules to reduce the environmental impact of cars across their full lifecycle. Read our assessment with @umwelthilfe.bsky.social: eeb.org/en/new-eu-la...

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