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Opportunity Green is tackling climate change with law, policy and economics to achieve equity, justice, and accountability. www.opportunitygreen.org

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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 7h
⚖️🇪🇺 BREAKING: The EU General Court has ruled on our challenge to the EU Taxonomy’s aviation and shipping criteria. The good news: the Court found part of the shipping criteria unlawful. But our core concern remains unresolved. 👇🧵 #ClimateSky #GreenSky #EUTaxonomy
We welcome the Court’s finding that part of the shipping Taxonomy criteria is unlawful, risking letting LNG-powered ships producing significant quantities of the super-pollutant methane be considered ‘green’ investments. This ruling is a crucial confirmation that the European Commission's discretion is not a blank cheque. 

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Legal Director, Opportunity Green
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 09/09/2026
✈️ €10.9bn in free carbon allowances went to European airlines between 2013 and 2025. How much did they spend on decarbonisation? Just €1bn. So where did the rest go? 🧵
€10.9bn in free allowances, straight to airline profits
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 08/09/2026
✈️ Contrails may have caused more than HALF of aviation's climate warming to date. In July, the European Commission proposed the EU's first-ever measure to reduce them. Sounds like a breakthrough, right? Look closer. 🔍👇 🧵1/5 #EUETS #Contrails #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 07/09/2026
💚 Positive Climate Stories from August From falling deforestation in the Amazon and cleaner air helping London children’s lungs grow, to Nepal’s tiger population more than tripling in 17 years, there were plenty of reasons for hope. Read the full article👇 opportunitygreen.org/organisation...
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Positive Climate Stories in August 2026 - Opportunity Green
From falling deforestation in the Amazon to cleaner air helping London children’s lungs grow, discover the top positive climate stories of August 2026.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 18/08/2026
Data centres should be one of the easiest industries to decarbonise. So why aren’t all new centres powered by renewables? Grid constraints, 24/7 demand and cost/speed are key barriers. Europe needs infrastructure and policy to close the gap. Read our latest insight 👇 #ClimateSky #Datacentres
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The barriers to 100% renewable data centres
With AI data centre demand growing, one would expect a push towards 100% renewable data centres. However, this is not the reality.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 11/08/2026
💚Positive Climate News from July Between heatwaves and devastating fires, the impacts of climate change were impossible to ignore. But amid the challenges, there were also reasons for hope – from tighter data centre rules to solar generating a quarter of the EU’s electricity, and more.👇 #GoodNews
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Positive Climate Stories in July 2026 - Opportunity Green
From tighter rules on data centres to solar generating a quarter of the EU's electricity, discover the top positive climate stories of July 2026.
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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Letter: EU carbon pricing rules need to cover all aviation emissions-There is still time for the EU to provide a hint of relief from Europe’s climate-worsened summer of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, but… www.ft.com/content/4868... James Kershaw @opportunitygreen.org
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Letter: EU carbon pricing rules need to cover all aviation emissions
From James Kershaw, Scientific Manager, Opportunity Green, London EC4, UK
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 04/08/2026
London–Dublin is one of Europe's busiest city air routes with 91 flights a day. But a cheaper, greener option already exists – Sail & Rail, from £40/€47. So why doesn't anyone use it? We asked people who do in our latest blog: opportunitygreen.org/shipping/ins... 🧵1/6
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5 simple fixes for Sail & Rail travel across the Irish Sea - Opportunity Green
Five ways that governments and travel operators could help travellers make the switch to rail and sail from London to Dublin.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 03/08/2026
⚖️ France’s public money is fuelling some of the travel industry’s biggest emitters completely unchecked. Through its Export Credit Agency (ECA), the French government provides billions in support for the construction of highly polluting aircraft and mega-cruise ships. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #LawSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 20/07/2026
✈️ After exempting international flights from the ETS for more than a decade, the European Commission released their long-awaited ETS proposal on Friday. So, does this exemption still stand? Partly...🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky #ETS
EU ETS proposal: a partial solution to a major climate challenge
Despite recognising that aviation could account for 90% of EU transport emissions by 2050, the European Commission has proposed only a partial solution.
The proposal:
✅ Expands the EU ETS to more international flights – a welcome step forward.
❌ Still excludes some of the world’s largest aviation markets, such as the US and China, while covering lower-traffic routes like North Africa.

By prioritising geopolitical considerations over climate impact and economic fairness, the Commission is falling short of the ambition needed.
📢 The Parliament and Council must strengthen the proposal and extend the ETS to all departing flights.
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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Want to legally challenge airport expansion? ⚖️ Our new toolkit with @opportunitygreen.org maps potential routes in the EU on air quality, biodiversity, climate, and noise - plus examples and resources. Another tool for the fight for #RedLinesForAirports 🙌 ➡️ stay-grounded.org/project/tool...
Toolkit: Legal avenues to challenge airport expansionWhat is included?

▶ How measures like caps or other reductions in airport capacity can be introduced under current EU legislation to inform campaigns for such caps.

▶ Potential legal avenues to challenge new airports andairport expansions.

▶ Provides several case studies from the UK to the Netherlands or Belgium.

This toolkit focuses on EU law. drawing out the most promising routes and avenues for legal campaigns and challenges under the framework.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 07/07/2026
💚 Positive Climate Stories news from June From a landmark court ruling on TotalEnergies' indirect emissions to Scotland halving its greenhouse gas emissions since 1990, read the full article below. 👇 opportunitygreen.org/organisation...
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Positive Climate Stories in June 2026 - Opportunity Green
From Scotland halving emissions to a major court ruling on corporate accountability, read the top positive climate stories and insights from June 2026.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 02/07/2026
🚛 Diesel trucks are a legal and financial time bomb hiding in plain sight. They make up just 3% of vehicles on the road, yet cause a death toll that rivals some of the world's worst environmental disasters. Here's why it matters 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 18/06/2026
🌾 Food systems can't keep being the blind spot in climate policy. Agriculture and land use are among the fastest-growing sources of potent greenhouse gases yet remain substantially underfunded. Here's why it matters 👇🧵 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 15/06/2026
⚖️Climate law can't stop at oil and gas. Our Legal Director David Kay explains why Opportunity Green is increasingly focusing on agriculture and heavy-duty vehicles, alongside aviation, shipping and heavy industry. Read more: opportunitygreen.org/climate-law/... #ClimateLaw #ClimateSky
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OG eyes new legal action in agriculture and heavy-duty vehicles - Opportunity Green
Beyond aviation and shipping, Opportunity Green is expanding its legal strategy into agriculture and heavy vehicles to tackle overlooked, high-emission sectors.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 11/06/2026
💚 Our Positive Climate Stories series is back! May brought real progress – from renewables surging and cutting costs to the UK's net-zero economy generating billions in growth and supporting more than a million jobs, and much more. Read this month's 5 climate wins👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Positive Climate Stories in May 2026 - Opportunity Green
From a historic UN resolution backing the world’s highest court to Amsterdam’s landmark advertising ban, read May's positive climate news.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 09/06/2026
Our Senior Manager, Sorcha Tunney, may be our only team member in Ireland, but she’s made huge strides in raising our presence in Irish Parliament. Read Sorcha's highlights from her first year ⤵️
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One year at OG with our Senior Manager, Sorcha - Opportunity Green
Sorcha reflects on a year of driving aviation climate policy into the Irish mainstream ahead of Ireland's critical 2026 EU Presidency.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 28/05/2026
✈️ Lifting Dublin Airport's passenger cap without assessing climate and human rights impacts could expose Ireland to serious legal risk. Our new briefing explains why. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 20/05/2026
✈️ Fourteen years ago, intense industry lobbying stopped the EU from making international aviation pay for its pollution. Now, the EU has a second chance to get it right. youtu.be/nJ-4JDR7ND0 #Aviation #EUETS #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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It’s time to close the aviation loophole
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 26/05/2026
🚜 UK agriculture is the country’s largest source of human-caused methane – yet there’s still no binding regulation to reduce it. Our latest legal briefing examines why this gap is a major weakness in the UK’s climate framework. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky #Agriculture
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 20/05/2026
✈️ Fourteen years ago, intense industry lobbying stopped the EU from making international aviation pay for its pollution. Now, the EU has a second chance to get it right. youtu.be/nJ-4JDR7ND0 #Aviation #EUETS #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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It’s time to close the aviation loophole
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 19/05/2026
✈️🚢 Shipping and aviation get a free pass on climate – but the EU ETS revision could end that, and fund a just transition in the process. 🧵
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 11/05/2026
🇪🇺 Want to influence EU climate policy? Start with your MEP. Our new guide covers how to find them, what to write, and when to reach out for maximum impact. 👉 opportunitygreen.org/climate-justice/insights/how-to-contact-your-mep/ #ClimateAction #EUPolitics
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How to contact your MEP: a guide to getting heard in EU politics
If you want to influence EU decisions, contacting your MEP is a good place to start. This guide explains how to do it, what to write, and how to have the most impact.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 07/05/2026
🎉 This week we’re welcoming two new Legal Officers to our team – Lucía Saborío Pérez & Laurent Sammouri! Lucía’s work will be focussed on building legal strategies in the shipping sector, and Laurent's role will cut across a range of legal approaches and industries. A huge OG welcome to you both!
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 06/05/2026
✈️ Every transport sector pays for its pollution. Except one. Cars. Trains. Trucks. All are subject to fuel taxes, VAT and carbon pricing. Aviation? Still mostly exempt. 📲 Share this post if you think aviation should pay its fair share.
How does aviation's tax treatment compare to other sectors?
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 29/04/2026
🚼 Two weeks’ paternity leave is still the UK norm – that’s a problem. At Opportunity Green, all parents get 6 months’ full pay + up to 12 months’ leave with pension contributions throughout. Equal leave doesn’t just support families, it helps close the gender gap. Read more👇
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Equal parenting at Opportunity Green
Opportunity Green’s founders and staff share their "gold standard" equal family leave policy, exploring how gender-neutral parenting support climate justice and workplace equity.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 21/04/2026
✈️ Aviation’s climate impact goes beyond CO₂ – and it’s time to fix it. Flights departing Europe emitted 140 million tonnes of CO2 in 2023 – roughly equivalent to the entire annual emissions of the Netherlands. But CO2 is only one part of the story. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 20/04/2026
✈️€26 billion. That’s what the EU has lost because international flights aren't charged for their pollution. Now the EU must decide whether to close that gap. We break down what the ETS is, why international aviation has been left out and what's at stake. Watch our ETS 101 video below👇 #ClimateSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 13/04/2026
🚢 Mega profits, micro taxes: is global shipping paying its fair share?  From 2019–2023, the world’s largest shipping companies made $300bn in profits. Our latest update shows that in 2024 alone, they made $42.9bn – nearly double the previous year. So where did all that money go? 🤔🧵 #ClimateSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 09/04/2026
✈️ A short flight in Europe? You pay for the emissions. A long-haul flight to New York or Dubai? You don’t. That’s the gap left by the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). 1.1bn tonnes of CO₂ unpriced. €26bn missed. The EU is now deciding whether to fix it. Our FAQ explains what's at stake👇
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Aviation and the EU ETS: key questions answered
Discover how extending the EU Emissions Trading System to international flights could reduce aviation emissions, generate billions for climate action and boost EU competitiveness and leadership.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 02/03/2026
✈️ Can airlines be competitive and meet climate goals? YES. By extending the EU ETS to international flights – a polluter pays approach that funds climate action. Since 2012, it could have raised €26 bn. With the ETS under revision this year, there’s a real opportunity. Read more 👇 #ClimateSky
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How airlines can be competitive and reach climate goals
Extending the EU ETS to international flights could boost Europe’s long-term competitiveness, generate billions for climate action, and accelerate truly sustainable aviation – without creating new com...
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 26/02/2026
This week we stood before the Court of Justice of the EU for our Taxonomy case. The Commission labels LNG ships and fossil-fuel planes as “sustainable.” We asked the Court to ensure aviation and shipping criteria are truly green. 🎥 Watch our team’s reactions from the hearing. #ClimateSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 23/02/2026
⚖️🇪🇺 Tomorrow, we face the European Commission in court. The issue? The Commission’s decision to label fossil fuel-powered planes and ships as “sustainable investments” under the EU Taxonomy. 
Read why this matters 👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky #EU
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Fossielvrij NL @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
⌛️ One week left! Can the EU label airplanes and cruise ships as green? On 24 February, our climate case starts at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Learn more about our climate case in this blog 👇 Together with CLAW Protect our winters, @opportunitygreen.org and Dryade
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Onze Europese klimaatzaak over greenwashing begint
Vliegtuigen en (cruise)schepen een duurzame investering? Natuurlijk niet! Maar de Europese Commissie vindt van wel. Op 24 februari start eindelijk onze rechtszaak hierover bij het Europees Hof van Jus...
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BankTrack @banktrack.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New report: Financing False Solutions in Steel Decarbonisation Account for 11% of global CO2 emissions, the steel sector must transition, but not all steel decarbonisation solutions are equal. www.banktrack.org/article/bank...
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Banks risk burning forests & fossil fuels for “green” steel
Read our new report here New analysis from BankTrack reveals that banks are at risk of delaying the global steel transition by allowing ‘green’ finance to flow to environmentally…
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 04/02/2026
📨 Dear EU Commission, When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players. Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different. 🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play: eeb.org/en/library/j...
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 28/01/2026
📣 Breaking! Opportunity Green files greenwashing complaint against Scottish Gas Networks In our submission to the CMA, we argue that many of SGN's claims: ℹ️ Are factually incorrect. 💹 Ignore scientific evidence 🏠 Put homeowners at risk Read more 👇 www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
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Greenwashing complaint against SGN's home heating trials — Opportunity Green
Opportunity Gren files a greenwashing complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority against Scottish Gas Networks for home heating trial that risks misleading consumers.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 22/01/2026
📣 Opportunity Green is hiring a Digital and SEO Manager! If you have a real passion for using your digital skills and SEO knowledge to tackle climate change, this role is your chance to do exactly that. Find out more and apply: www.opportunitygreen.org/vacancies-di... #digitaljobs
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 21/01/2026
Today, @shareaction.bsky.social launches a new investor briefing highlighting how air pollution remains a critical blind spot in investment decision-making – and how this is translating into material financial exposure as regulation tightens, litigation grows and operational disruption increases👇
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 19/01/2026
⚡🏭 The UK government can’t keep ignoring the environmental impact of data centres. Data centre energy demand is rapidly rising, putting growing pressure on electricity grids and undermining the UK’s decarbonisation plans. Here’s why this matters 👇
🧵 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 13/01/2026
Ireland is missing its climate targets – just as it prepares to take over the EU Presidency. 🇮🇪 With record tax revenues and soaring emissions from data centres & aviation, can Ireland step up as Europe’s Climate President? 3 concrete actions in our blog 👇 www.opportunitygreen.org/blog/irish-g...
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Will Ireland step up and become the EU's climate President? — Opportunity Green
Ireland has announced it will only achieve half its target of a 51% emissions reduction by 2030. As it heads towards its EU Presidency, Ireland has an opportunity to step up as the climate president o...
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 07/01/2026
🌱 Trying to fight off the January blues? We’ve got something to lift your spirits! Here are 12 positive climate stories from 2025 that made us feel hopeful about the future. 📖 Read:
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Our top Positive Climate Stories of 2025 — Opportunity Green
Read 12 positive climate stories that made us feel hopeful in 2025.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 22/12/2025
🎄 Looking for a meaningful last-minute Christmas gift? Donate to your favourite NGO! We’re honoured that Opportunity Green was recognised by @vox.com and @washingtonpost.com as one of eight “high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based” climate organisations. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 16/12/2025
✈️ Aviation’s climate impact could be higher than you think it is. Most conversations about flying focus on CO₂. That’s only half the story. 🧵👇 #ClimateSky #GreenSky
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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌊 Cruise growth must not come at the cost of clean air and healthy communities. The UK Government’s cruise growth plan, launched in September, aims to boost coastal economies -touted as worth £5.8 billion a year and supporting 60,000 jobs.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 09/12/2025
⚖️ BREAKING: We're launching Europe's first climate-related complaint in the steel sector. We've filed a complaint calling on ArcelorMittal to publish a revised climate strategy that addresses its massive climate impact. Here's why this matters 🧵 #ClimateSky #LawSky
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 04/12/2025
❄️ This week, the OG team had our winter day out at Kew’s festive light trail!  After a delicious lunch at The Botanist, we walked it off around a trail of giant illuminated lilies, a magical carpet of mushrooms and Kew’s famous tunnel of light.  We’re now feeling well and truly festive! 🎄
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 27/11/2025
📣 This month's edition of Positive Climate Stories is out - and it's a COP30 special! Despite geopolitical tension, #COP30 proved that multilateralism remains alive - with smaller groups of determined countries driving ambition. 💪 Here are our top stories from this year's climate summit ⤵️
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Possible @wearepossible.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW | Our latest research exposes just how lightly private jet users are taxed — and how much the UK is losing because of it. It’s time the biggest polluters paid their share.
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Opportunity Green @opportunitygreen.org · 26/11/2025
✈️ Can the EU legally regulate emissions from international flights under an expanded ETS? Our new briefing says yes. Our key findings: it’s lawful, double regulation isn’t prohibited and the ETS already has tools to manage it. Read more👇 www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
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Legal powers to regulate international aviation under the EU ETS — Opportunity Green
In this legal briefing, we look at some key legal questions around the expansion of the EU's Emissions Trading System. The research proves that the expansion is aligned with and permissible under inte...
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