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Burning gas ruined Europe this summer, with heatwaves killing thousands, and will financially ruin Europe as household bills go through the roof this winter Get Europe off dirty and expensive fossil fuels, and onto renewable energy – cut pollution and bring down prices for ordinary people

Everyday, tens of thousands of officials, MEPs, assistants and diplomats in Brussels pass bus shelters and metro walls selling them petrol cars, weekend flights and gas contracts, normalising the ongoing mass-consumption of these products It's time to end fossil fuel advertising

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.

Want to work with Greenpeace to fight for a Europe that protects people and the nature we all rely on? Know someone who would be a great addition to our team? We have two job openings: 🤳✨ EU digital communications (50%) 🌍📈 Foundation fundraiser Deadline for both: Sunday 15 November

"Divert, distract, dehumanise and scapegoat are the oldest tricks in wily politicians’ playbook. The well-worn recipe is simple: take a social crisis, remove its economic content, replace it with a face, a religion, a border. Then offer an enemy, not a solution" Expect more when climate chaos bites

absolutely hate framing like this it's not a blow to "climate campaigners" in the way that a loss by a football team is a blow to their fans it's a blow to everyone who relies on a stable climate, breathable air and drinkable water climate chaos is a physical fact, it's not an issue of opinion

Our friends @eeb.org, @wwf.eu, @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social and @clientearth.bsky.social collected over 1.2 MILLION signatures telling the EU to stop ripping up the laws protecting the nature we all rely on LAST CHANCE to sign before it goes to EU Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu on Friday

The central story is not only the scale of destruction It is also the courage of people who have resisted genocide, occupation, colonisation & political indifference Militarism, fossil-fuel power, colonial extraction, corporate impunity & racism are not separate crises – they reinforce one another

billionaire tech bros will want to acknowledge the "rights" of computers before the the rights of ordinary people to decent pay, healthcare, education and a safe environment

"If fossil fuels keep burning at present rates, we are headed for apocalyptic civilisational collapse" "Because the rich own things, and the poor do not, it is legal for the rich to destroy Earth and illegal for the poor to stop them" 💚Sally Rooney💚

billionaire tech bros will want to acknowledge the "rights" of computers before the the rights of ordinary people to decent pay, healthcare, education and a safe environment

Gas prices are at the highest levels in Europe for years This means electricity prices have been pushed up too Household bills shouldn't be at the mercy of geopolitical turmoil – and our energy bills shouldn't be bankrolling climate destruction, pollution and wars Time to get Europe off gas

Have your energy bills gone up? New analysis from @greenpeace.be shows that compared to five years ago, fossil fuels cost households in Europe an extra €61.5 BILLION between March and August That's an extra bill of €50 per month per household, on average Gas is ruining Europe!

BREAKING: @greenpeace.be climbers are on the roof of the European Parliament in Brussels, protesting the EU's dependence on dirty, expensive fossil fuels Burning gas ruins Europe – it fuels the climate crisis, and financially ruins households with sky-high energy bills

The Hungarian government has just proposed a new wealth tax on the country's super rich The EU and other governments should be looking to follow suit – especially when their leaders meet in Brussels this week to discuss the EU budget #TaxTheSuperRich #EUCO #MFF

Are you an EU citizen? (and old enough to vote in your country?) Signatures have opened today to demand that the EU recognises the rights of nature – and help people to protect the ecosystems our lives and livelihoods depend on Get involved and sign at the link below!

We urgently need to get the influence of oil and gas companies out of politics A company that's heavily invested in gas should not be the sponsor of a climate event with decision-makers there

Great to see stories shared of local resistance to destructive gas infrastructure From the bayou to Shannon estuary, let's stop new fossil fuel development Liquefied gas terminals risk our air, water and people's health – and will keep us locked into expensive and polluting fuels for decades

Fossil-fueled heatwaves killed tens of thousands across Europe this summer, as droughts ruined harvests and wildfires destroyed homes Governments and the EU must stop ripping up environmental protections, and get Europe off the oil and gas that drives this destruction – and high energy bills

"European governments are starting to prepare for a literal sea change that would end life as we know it on the continent" Yet still the EU and national governments prioritise short-term GDP growth and corporate profits over protecting the environment that underpins our very lives

Science is clear about the harms of tobacco – the industry resisted that science for decades, but now tobacco advertising is greatly restricted Science is clear about the harms of fossil fuels – the industry resisted that science for decades, and still uses advertising to boost their dirty business

"European governments are starting to prepare for a literal sea change that would end life as we know it on the continent" Yet still the EU and national governments prioritise short-term GDP growth and corporate profits over protecting the environment that underpins our very lives

Ireland's intact, natural forest is incredibly small Much of what gets counted as "forest" is in fact monoculture plantations of sitka spruce – ecological wastelands Protecting and expanding Ireland's wild nature is essential

Some cities across Europe are making serious progress to move away from fossil-fueled heating – bringing down pollution, and people's bills Others risk getting locked in to dirty, costly gas for decades to come Check out our new ranking here 👇

Some cities across Europe are making serious progress to move away from fossil-fueled heating – bringing down pollution, and people's bills Others risk getting locked in to dirty, costly gas for decades to come Check out our new ranking here 👇

Our friends @greenpeace.nl tested a lot of the most popular beers in the Netherlands, and found lots contain PFAS "forever chemicals"

The European Union once prided itself on leading the world in protecting children Today, policymakers, backed by big polluters, are betraying that promise in the name of “competitiveness”

Excellent news from Austria! Vienna has become the first capital city to sign Greenpeace's pledge to get cities off gas by 2040, and move to 100% renewables Cites can help get Europe off oil and gas, cutting pollution and people's energy bills at the same time

The EU and national governments must tax fossil fuel companies' obscene profits made at the expense of ordinary people and our livable planet Use this money to get us off oil and gas for good – renewables, insulation, public transport, more electrification – and make this the last fuel crisis

In Brussels in October? Some important climate dates for your diary! Sunday 11 October: Climate march – meeting at 2pm, Brussels North station 11-17 October: People vs Gas camp – join for some or all, to resist fossil gas (register at the link below)

🚨DK to temporary halt expansion of conventional pig production The new Danish GOV pulls through on its election promise to create a 'more sustainable pig production with significantly better animal welfare' Fits meat consumption trends & should be copied by other gov's. mgtp.dk/nyheder/2026...

WATCH this powerful short film about a boy who writes to jailed climate activists 🥲 Which is a bigger "public nuisance" - the breakdown of our planet's life support systems, or the call to conscience of climate activism? Protest is NOT a crime #TimeToResist www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11 Greenpeace activists are about to face trial in Spain The prosecution is seeking five years in prison for the activists - who peacefully protested fossil gas in Sagunto in 2021 Activism is not a crime. The world is watching! #TimeToResist #Sagunto11 @greenpeace.es

Excellent news! There should be no new drilling for oil and gas, and especially not in areas as environmentally precious as the Arctic Governments and the EU must get firmly on the path to 100% renewables, and get off imported fossil fuels as soon as possible – for the climate, and people's bills

It was the hottest of summers 🔥 It was the meekest of responses 🏳️ Commission president von der Leyen delivers annual state of the European Union speech Read our initial #SOTEU comment: www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

First one to strike out gets a lifetime supply of jobs and growth 🫡share your card and tag us tomorrow live during #SOTEU @greenpeace.eu

Any direct benefits of mining are likely to be short-lived – but the destruction of Viiankiaapa will be permanent and irreversible This peatland is a jewel of European nature, home to many species and a vital carbon store We risk a dangerous precedent for ignoring nature protections

“The fossil fuel industry wants to hollow out the ban: fewer communications covered, fewer products and services in scope” These companies are responsible for climate-fueled death and destruction – they shouldn't be let advertise to boost their brands or sell more toxic products

The Viiankiaapa peat bog in Finland faces permanent destruction for a short-term mining project. Even more worryingly, this could be a dangerous test case for the interests of mining for minerals overriding the public interest to preserve nature.

"We cannot keep treating every prolonged wet period or drought as an isolated crisis" @ccacireland.bsky.social criticises Dept of Agriculture failures in cutting farm emissions & helping farmers adapt to climate change www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

If companies make their money from selling oil, gas and coal – or energy/cars/flights running on those fuels – then their products are directly fueling the climate crisis The EU and national governments should ban their ads, the same way we do with tobacco products – science tells us the danger

The EU's climate targets clearly put us on track for more catastrophic warming – more fires, droughts, storms and floods While national/international courts increasingly address governments’ climate obligations, EU courts still won't hear the substance of challenges to the EU’s inadequate targets