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Michael Minter

@micminter.eurosky.social
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Director of CONCITO's Food Division. Here for constructive news and insights on how to thrive on this planet 🌍 📍Malmö/Copenhagen 🔗 concito.dk #foodsystems #climateaction #carbonfootprint #dkgreen #dkfood

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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 18h
Ugens billeder 📸 #fotografi #photography
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Spændt på at se, hvordan regeringen adresserer de forbrugsbaserede udledninger i det årlige klimaprogram. Stærkt behov for nye nationale tiltag, hvis Danmark reelt skal være et grønt foregangsland og kunne inspirere andre lande til klimahandling. #dkgreen #dkpol
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Regeringen er på vej med det årlige klimaprogram. Det er en anledning til at sætte fokus på danskernes forbrug
Den nye regering fremlægger i denne måned det årlige overblik over klimaindsatsen i Danmark
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Håber nødråbet bliver hørt. Forbrugerombudsmandens kontrol og vejledning om grøn markedsføring er en vigtig indsats til gavn for forbrugerne og de dokumenterbart grønneste produkter og ydelser. #dkgreen #dkpol
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Nødråb fra Forbrugerombudsmand: Har ikke kræfter til at håndhæve nye regler
I dag træder nye regler om grøn markedsføring i kraft for at forhindre greenwashing, men efter reduktion af budgettet har Forbrugerombudsmanden ikke kræfter til at fortsætte den hårde linje på området...
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Tester fotodeling her på Bluesky 📸 Her er ugens billeder. Kan det noget? #ugensbilleder #veckansbilder #photosoftheweek #fotografi #photography
Graveltur i NordskåneSnegl på stuganFluesvampFredrik Kronkvist Kvartett hylder John Coltrane på Victoria Teatern i Malmö
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
I got to Copenhagen this morning and have been biking around all day and, y'all, I don't know if you've heard about this, but ... this place has pretty good bike infrastructure. You read about it but it's still just mind-blowing to see. Swarms of bikes, everywhere. Swarms!
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did you know that producing one pound of beef is 25-50x worse for climate change than burning a pound of coal? In fact, it’s one of the most polluting things we can consume. And grass-fed beef is usually *even worse* — thanks to its much higher land use and methane emissions.
Bar chart showing greenhouse gas emissions for different food items. Beef is the worst, by far.
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Plant-rich diets are the food system's electrification. Petrol cars only see 18-25% of their fuel energy get to the wheels; EVs 87-91%. Heat pumps are 2 or 3 times more efficient. Food has its own combustion engine: a chicken turns about 13% of its feed calories into food, worse than a petrol car.
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
I to nye notater dumper CONCITO og Klimarådet en generel momsnedsættelse på fødevarer som dyrt og ineffektivt i forhold til både købekraft og klima. Den generelle momsnedsættelse på fødevarer øger husholdningernes klimaaftryk uden at forholde sig til et fødevaresystem i krise. 🧵
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Siden 2021 har denstoreklimadatabase.dk og thebigclimatedatabase.com oplyst om klimaaftrykket fra mere end 500 almindelige fødevarer i DK, GB, NL, ES, FR. Nu tager 2-0 LCA initiativ til at opdatere og udvide databasen gennem crowdfunding. Hør mere på deres webinar 30/9 #dkgreen #dkfood
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Opdatering af Den Store Klimadatabase - 2-0 LCA
Et projekt, der opdaterer Den Store Klimadatabase med de nyeste data for over 500 fødevarer, og tilføjer resultater for arealanvendelse og biodiversitet.
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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 18/09/2026
Birds 🐦‍⬛ play a vital role in healthy ecosystems, supporting pest control, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling, while also contributing to our well-being. New data show populations have declined. Find out more in our #EEAIndicator on how declines can be reversed. www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The idea that "regenerative" grazing is a climate solution has really taken hold in some quarters. But the science is clear: It doesn't work. Methane and land-use emissions just overwhelm any soil carbon benefits. Here's a great piece by @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/eig...
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Eight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendly
An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits.
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Nicholas D Carter @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The science shows regenerative grazing simply doesn't work And I get it, it's a captivating well funded story ($200M from McD's otw), and it's easier to convince many that small tweaks are all that's needed vs. actual systemic changes away from beef 🧵here's 8+ reasons why this won't make beef eco
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Ola Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
10 klimatbeslut från Tidöregeringen – en påminnelsetråd 🧵 1. Miljödepartementet lades ned Tidöregeringen nedmontering av Sveriges klimat- och miljöpolitik symboliseras kanske tydligast med att det första de gjorde var att stänga Miljödepartementet www.di.se/hallbart-nar...
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Miljödepartementet skrotas – ”förödande konsekvenser”
Ulf Kristerssons nya regering lägger ner miljödepartementet. Istället ska frågorna inordnas under klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet.
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026
Har förtidsröstat grönt 💚🤞
Förtidsröstning på Malmö Stadsbibliotek Röstsedlar till Riksdagsvalet
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
Svenskt klimatförhalning gör det svårare att föra ambitiös klimatpolitik i grannländerna. Hoppas Sverige efter valet kommer tillbaka till klimatomställningens race to the top.
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Nu slår danskarna larm – Sverige bromsar dansk klimatomställning - Altinget Miljö och Energi
Sverige har en stolt historik av att påverka sin omvärld, för bättre demokrati, ökad jämställdhet och minskad klimatpåverkan. Men nu används Sverige som slagträ för att sänka klimatambitionerna. Det s...
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you want 1.5C, 1.8C, 2C, overshoot, no-overshoot, etc, then they all require the same thing: rapid short-term emission reductions reaching net zero CO2 emissions as soon as possible. This has been clear from the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C, which depicts "overshoot" on its cover! 1/
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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The world is set to cross 1.5°C global warming. But it is still possible to bring temperatures down and achieve #ParisAgreement goals. We must double down on #ClimateAction New @unep.org report shows how we can still limit, adapt to & return from higher temperatures: www.unep.org/resources/li...
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Dagbladet Information @information.dk · 31/08/2026
Det er utåleligt, at landbrugets toneangivende stemmer for gud ved hvilken gang forsøger at stikke en kæp i hjulet på den livsvigtige indsats, man selv har været med til at aftale, skriver Jørgen Steen Nielsen.
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Stå fast over for bondeoprøret
Nu skal landbruget betale regningen for årtiers obstruktion af forsøgene på at bremse den kvælstofforurening, som igen i år rammer livet i havet
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 27/08/2026
Go Canada! Highly recommended 🇨🇦 #buycanadian
Beaver's Dram Canadian whisky enjoyed in Malmö, Sweden
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Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Climate – the most important issue ahead of the Swedish elections – is increasingly shaped by misinformation, Johan Rockström writes in Dagens Industri. Rockström addresses five common misconceptions in the Swedish climate debate. Read about them in the Swedish opinion piece: buff.ly/mKQwETu
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"If you see someone without a smile today, give 'em yours." #RIPDollyParton
Photo of Dolly Parton wearing a flowing dress astride a bicycle.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Did you know that thanks to climate change the US is expecting its worst wheat harvest in half a century? We're pushing up against physical limits, and we're pushing hard. billmckibben.substack.com/p/reality-in...
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Reality intrudes
We can’t actually keep on like this
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026
Landbrugets egen klimabelastning gør det sværere at drive landbrug. @jorgensteen.bsky.social har samlet op på, hvordan sommerens hedebølger, tørke og brande rammer landbruget rundt omkring i Europa. #dkgreen #dkfood
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Europas landmænd er blevet indhentet af klimakrisens konsekvenser
Sommerens hedebølger, tørke og brande rammer landbrugsproduktionen i store dele af Europa hårdt. Det går ud over økonomien, forsyningssikkerheden og landmændenes tro på fremtiden
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026
#DenStoraKlimatDemonstrationen Dagens hashtag. Hejar från Skåne 💚
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Ingmar Rentzhog @ingmar.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026
I stayed up many nights this week writing this. Not because I had a deadline. I just couldn’t stop. It’s the most personal thing I’ve written about climate, hope, my children and the lie that we still have more time. Please read or listen: thebiggestlie.wedonthavetime.org #thebiggestlie
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The Biggest Lie Ever Told Is Only Four Words Long
Not carbon dioxide. A lie, spoken calmly in parliaments and boardrooms, only four words long.
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
Kun 51% af danskerne spiser grøntsager hver dag, viser ny undersøgelse fra @spisekammeret.bsky.social. Manglende inspiration er den største udfordring, lyder det. Undersøgelsen forholder sig ikke til den massive promovering af kød, som givetvis også er en del af forklaringen. #dkgreen #dkfood
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Danskerne vil gerne spise mere grønt, men forbruget falder
I anledning af National Grøntuge 2026 har L&F undersøgt danskernes grøntsagsvaner, barrierer samt betydningen af pris, smag, inspiration og dansk oprindelse.
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
Sommeren 2026 er endnu en påmindelse om at klimahandling er afgørende for et bæredygtigt landbrug, forsyningssikkerhed og overkommelige fødevarepriser i Europa. #dkgreen #dkfood
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European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves
Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought
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Kasper Junge Wester @veterandrusianer.dk · 14/08/2026
Mig meget snart, når min vaskemaskine igen lyver om, hvornår den er færdig.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Maybe this will finally get politicians to care about climate change: “The brutally hot summer is set to cost the EU economy €180 billion this year — that’s equivalent to roughly 1 percent of GDP, which is all the growth the bloc was expected to generate in 2026, according to new analysis.”
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Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.
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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 11/08/2026
“Plant-based meat is ultraprocessed, so it must be unhealthy… right?” It’s a bit more complicated than that. Find out more below from Amy Williams, Nutrition Lead at GFI Europe 👇 Read our in-depth guide on how plant-based meat fits within the UPF discourse: gfieurope.org/is-plant-bas...
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Henrik Hindby Koszyczarek @henrikhindby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mens BT og @ing.dk gør deres for at nedtone klimaforandringernes sammenhæng med skovbrandene i Sydeuropa - bl.a. ved at bruge Bjørn Lomborg som klimaekspert/-forsker (han er politolog) - skulle vi så ikke se på, hvad forskerne ved World Weather Attribution siger om brandene? ->
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026
En dansk supermarkedskæde med hovedsæde i Albertslund fortæller os nu igen igen, at vi skal have spaghetti med kødsovs til aftensmad. Det er pænt fantasiløst og bidrager desværre til at opretholde et overforbrug af en af de mest klimabelastende fødevarer. #dkgreen #dkfood 1/2
Endnu en reklame for billigt oksekød fra dansk supermarkedskæde (identitet sløret for ikke at forstærke kampagnen unødigt 😉)
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Videnskab.dk @videnskab.dk · 14/07/2026
Vi spiser mere kød trods kampagner og høje priser: Her er 3 forklaringer - og tiltag til at ændre madvanerne #dkvid #dkforsk
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Vi spiser mere kød trods kampagner og høje priser: Her er 3 forklaringer - og tiltag til at ændre madvanerne
Kald det ‘en toscansk bondesuppe med soltørrede tomater’ frem for ‘en vegetarsuppe’, lyder et forslag.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Highly informative article about the recent record-breaking heat and wildfires in Europe. It dives into the science about the causes, quoting several experts. Worth reading! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Europe pays the price in a summer where heat went off the charts
Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to fight.
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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 02/08/2026
Global heating made hot, dry and windy weather at least 20 times more likely in Spain and twice as likely in France, according to the World Weather Attribution consortium. Blame on the heating caused by the burning of oil, gas and coal. Climate change threats. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026
Sommerferiens højdepunkt. 1300 meter over havet i Trollheimen ⛰️🥾 #vandring #hiking #trollheimen #norway
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Tore Keller @torekeller.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I den røde zone
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Ola Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Yes! Vi vann EM i klimatförstöring! www.dn.se/ekonomi/har-...
Stapeldiagram över bensinpriser i EU-länder. Sverige billigast av alla på 14.80 kr/liter. Danmark dyrast på 24.84 kr/liter
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Søren Have @sorenhave.dk · 30/06/2026
And today SAS, owned 25% by the Danish state, announced a record investment of $10bn in new longhaul aircraft, citing an expected growth of +60% towards 2030. For me this is lose-lose: Either the climate loses or I do (as a taxpayer), as climate action -> higher costs -> lower demand. #dkpol #dktrp
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SAS Announces Largest Investment in Company History - SAS
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026
Indsatsen for at løfte Danmarks globale klimaansvar skal tilbage på sporet, og det kræver en opgradering af Global afrapportering. CONCITO opfordrer regeringen til at styrke fokus på handlemuligheder som grønne indkøb og sikre transparens om Danmarks globale forbrugsudledninger 🌍🌡️ #dkgreen #dkpol
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Regeringen bør prioritere Danmarks globale klimaansvar
Det er positivt, at regeringsgrundlaget for firkløverregeringen indeholder ambitioner om at kigge forbruget efter i sømmene. Det bør selvfølgelig bruges til at sætte nye rammer for initiativer der red...
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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 22/06/2026
🫘 Broadening Europe's protein supply could cut emissions, reduce pollution and ease dependence on imported feed — without replacing livestock farming. New EEA report out now: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says. OK then: climate goals, please. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says
Tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.
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Jonathan Koomey @jgkoomey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I really liked Jeff's thread, but as one of the early originators of the carbon footprint concept, I want to address this misconception because I've heard it often.
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Katherine Richardson is a Professor in Biological Oceanography. She leads the Queen Margrethe and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir´s Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ocean, Climate, and Society and is an architect of the Planetary Boundaries Framework. #WeAreAmerica250
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Yellow Dot Studios @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Our croplands produce enough calories to feed 14.5 billion people! BUT 40% of the calories go to livestock — who produce just 5% of our calories, while making 15% of all planet-heating pollution. drawdown.org/insights/we-... Precision fermentation lets us change the math, and feed more people.
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Magnus Bredsdorff @mbredsdorff.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Hockeystaven er knækket. Chancen for at nå klimamålet i 2030 er nu minimal, fordi tidligere regeringers satsning på ny teknologi ikke leverer som forudsat. Men hvem kunne også have set det komme? 🙈 #dkpol #dkgreen
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 11/06/2026
Hej Folkemødet 👋 Lægger ud med debat om vigtigheden af åbne transparente data for cirkulær økonomi med GS1 på ESG-scenen kl. 12. Og debat om sprøjteforbud og arealomlægning med Friluftsrådet på grøn scene kl. 18. #dkgreen #fmdk
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026
Om et par dage går turen til Folkemødet på Bornholm 🌞💬 Jeg er med på CONCITO-holdet igen i år, og ser frem til at deltage i debatter om arealomlægning, fødevarer og forbrugsudledninger. Ræk ud, hvis der er noget vi skal vende i folkemylderet 👋 #dkgreen #dkfood #fmdk
Folkemøde i Allinge
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Michael Minter @micminter.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026
🍀regeringsgrundlaget rummer stærke grønne ambitioner og en national fødevarestrategi. Håber strategien også får globalt og innovativt perspektiv samt flere indsatser, der kan bidrage til, at fødevareindustri og madvaner udvikles i takt med den grønne omstilling af landbruget #dkgreen #dkfood #dkpol
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Sådan kan bedre griseliv forenes med bedre klima og forsyningssikkerhed
Bedre forhold for danske grise er noget de fleste danskere bakker op om, og det vil være godt i sig selv. Men det kan også forenes med fremme af folkesundhed, klima, miljø og forsyningssikkerhed, hvis...
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