Kierra Box @KierraBox
Env/trade/misc @friends_earth. Board @streetlytesUK, @TradeJusticeMov, @GMFreeze. Always excitable, often cross, likes pie. Views my own... Joined February 2009-
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Today we handed in a petition over 90,000 of you signed telling the government not to scrap the laws that protect our environment 💚🌎 We must protect these laws, and preserve nature and wildlife for generations to come!
🚨 🚨The UK’s environmental protections are under threat. Today, the UK Government’s Retained EU Bill will be debated in the House of Lords. So, we went to the streets of London to ask the public about what they think about this bulldozer bill.
The Gov is currently discussing ripping up our Nature Protection laws. We must #DefendNature @EssexWildlife @WildlifeTrusts @CraigBennett3 @ChrisGPackham @IoloWilliams2 @DrAmirKhanGP @lizbonnin @CarolineLucas @AngelaRayner @mikegalsworthy @DeborahMeaden
Slovenia bans fracking 😊 UK fracking company sues them 😑 We stand with Friends of the Earth Slovenia against the #EnergyCharterTreaty This treaty allows fossil fuel giants to sue countries for millions if environmental protections get in the way of profits! @Focus_drustvo
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 UK oil and gas company Rockhopper has just successfully sued the Italian state for over €190 million plus (substantial) interest — over Italy's decision to protect its environment and its people by banning Rockhoppers' fracking project. 📺Here's how. 1/6
...and another reason why we should think twice about importing food from places with lower environmental or food standards from @PAN_UK @UKSustain pan-uk.org/toxic-trade-in…
The UK government is set to wave through the first new post Brexit trade deal next week without MPs having a chance to debate it. Here are some of the questions we wanted answered @CommonsIntTrade @UKSustain #UKAusFTA 1/
The UK government is set to wave through the first new post Brexit trade deal next week without MPs having a chance to debate it. Here are some of the questions we wanted answered @CommonsIntTrade @UKSustain #UKAusFTA 1/
🚨Watch this live evidence session of the UK Trade and Business Commission on the Government's FTA agenda 👇
🚨Watch this live evidence session of the UK Trade and Business Commission on the Government's FTA agenda 👇
📢Event: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms & climate waivers, are trade deals going green? Thursday 21st at 1pm, register here tinyurl.com/34dprtdt With @ShaunSpiers1 @GalloglySwan Thilo Schaefer of @iw_koeln & @JeromeMayhew of @CommonsEAC
NEW briefing: Human rights defenders under sustained attack in their fight to protect our planet 🌍 We recorded 615 attacks against #HRDs raising concerns about business operations in 2021. 70% of these attacks were against climate, land & environmental rights defenders. 1/
📢UPCOMING WEBINAR: #Trade, #Energy, #FossilFuels and the green recovery Chaired by @CarolineLucas with speakers: @DavenportJuliet, @CarolynDeere and @jeanblaylock ⏰ 24 March at 1pm (GMT) Don't miss it and sign up here 👇👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/trade-energy…
Just finishing a first read through of government proposed targets to improve the environment. First reactions? They're stretching the definition of 'long-term' a bit... what's with all the 2042? gov.uk/government/con…
Useful analysis of the shortfalls of the UK-NZ trade deal from @TradeJusticeMov - including why 'endeavouring' to tackle climate change doesn't go far enough. opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/…
I understand that sometimes things run out... but I feel a bit cheated of my booze here @sainsburys. Not even beer with actual beer in it 😢😢
We need a climate waiver. @friends_earth in good company with @TradeJusticeMov and @GlobalJusticeUK calling on government to stand up for the climate in trade talks. independent.co.uk/climate-change…
Boris Johnson pledged that #COP26 would be about getting real on "coal, cars, cash and trees" As negotiators settle in for a long final day of discussions, we ask: how does trade policy affect coal, cars, cash and trees?
Boris Johnson pledged that #COP26 would be about getting real on "coal, cars, cash and trees" As negotiators settle in for a long final day of discussions, we ask: how does trade policy affect coal, cars, cash and trees?
Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole
51K Followers 3K Following Environmental campaigner & author, The Lie of the Land (William Collins, Sept 2024), The Lost Rainforests of Britain, & Who Owns England? Agent: @JMLockhart2Vicki Hird MSc FRES �.. @vickihird
11K Followers 3K Following Environment/justice/farming/food/bugs Campaigning, research. Wrote 'Rebugging the Planet' & 'Perfectly Safe to Eat?' My own views &RT≠agree also @WildlifeTrustsFriends of the Earth @friends_earth
216K Followers 13K Following From protecting nature to stopping climate chaos, we want to change the 🌎 for good 💚 We're here Mon-Fri 9.30-5 😀Trade Justice Movemen.. @TradeJusticeMov
3K Followers 1K Following TJM is a UK-based coalition of trade unions, NGOs, fair trade and faith groups pushing for trade justice. Newsletter sign up: https://t.co/O0IHs1rHQorobert shrimsley @robertshrimsley
57K Followers 2K Following Chief UK political commentator and executive editor, FT. https://t.co/2QeckhUAYwDavid Lawrence @dc_lawrence
6K Followers 4K Following Trying to build good things faster with @ukdayone and stop bad things with @ai_ctrl. Previously @ChathamHouse @UKParliament @JesusOxfordAndrew Pendleton @AJPendleton
4K Followers 4K Following Policy, campaigns, strategy. @GlobalActPlan + consultancy. Formerly @NEF, @friends_earth and @IPPR. Comp boy in a public school world. Own views. He/himWar on Want @WarOnWant
40K Followers 9K Following War on Want fights the root causes of poverty and human rights violations, as part of the worldwide movement for global justice.Abi Smuts @abismuts
103 Followers 261 Following 24 | all views are my own Media and Stories Officer at @friends_earthEnvironmental Rights .. @ERCScot
2K Followers 1K Following Our vision is of a Scotland where every person's right to live in a healthy environment is fully realised. If you need advice go to https://t.co/vKnuPy1nU1.Project Demeter @DemeterProj
125 Followers 300 Following Everyone can make a difference in the fight against climate change. A new not for profit org to help enable climate action and optimism!Thomas Wills @thomasrhwills
307 Followers 1K Following Trade, human rights, progressive politics and development. Director of @TradeJusticeMov, board member of @LTTtweets.Sonja Petersen @SonjaPe11859739
0 Followers 54 FollowingWeald Action Group @WealdActionGr
908 Followers 481 Following A collaboration of grassroots groups and campaigners against all forms of extreme energy extraction across The Weald & the Southeast.Liz Hind @LizHind3
1K Followers 1K Following Secretary Fabian Womens Network. Co-Chair of the Women in Business policy group. FRSA. Landlady Old Millwrights Arms. Former Labour Parliamentary Candidate.Mary Creagh for Coven.. @MaryCreagh_
41K Followers 5K Following @UKLabour’s MP candidate in Coventry East, trade unionist, CBE. Chair @ethicaltrade board @ltmuseum. Ex MP Minister, Shadow SofS,🗣️ “Cray”. Join my team ⬇️Julie Zalcman @JulieZalcman
401 Followers 1K Following Trade campaigner at @foeeurope • Politique commerciale de l'UEH @HHHH21775254933
212 Followers 690 FollowingLowenna Jones @lowennabjones
530 Followers 1K Following @ECORISC_CDT PhD Candidate @sheffielduni & @granthamcsf Scholar assessing the regulation of env chemical risk at the Science-Policy interface post-Brexit.Hugh Stokes @Hugh_Stokes
500 Followers 2K Following Husband, parent, one-time geographer, retired lawyer, birdwatcher, trustee @Colne_Valley, environment, cricket, #pvfcMel Shutes @melshutes
39 Followers 93 FollowingArabella @arabellalaw.. @Arabella_Law
2K Followers 4K Following Head of Public Law @TheLawSociety Visiting fellow @essexlawschool @essexhrc Previously: @publiclawprojct @HouseofCommons @commonslibraryCatherine Early @Cat_Early76
4K Followers 5K Following Freelance environmental journalist & editor: @Economist_WOI, @the_ecologist, @resurgence_mag, @chinadialogue, @foresightdk, Ethical Corporation.Friends of the Earth .. @FOE_Community
1K Followers 1K Following A space for @friends_earth to share news, celebrate success & work together to create a world where people & planet thrive. Managed by the Activism Teamallycarnwath @allycarnwath
236 Followers 402 Following Head of Public Affairs at Fairtrade Foundation.Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski
33K Followers 11K Following Green Party Deputy Leader of England & Wales. London Assembly Member/ Published & promoted by Danny Keeling for Zack Polanski at PO BOX 78066 SE16 NGQ 🌈Just a Guy🇺🇦�.. @Davideilers67
1K Followers 5K Following Just a guy interested in Health Care, Science, Business, Economics, Skiing, Biking, and Playing Outside.Tom Burke @tomwburke
3K Followers 5K Following Freelance Consultant, https://t.co/OrpQPoNBad | Views my own | He/HimMyNutriWeb @MyNutriWeb
9K Followers 2K Following Award-winning elearning & networking hub on nutrition for professional competence. Sharing knowledge & expertise from science to practice.IEEP UK @IEEP_uk
304 Followers 496 Following The Institute for European Environmental Policy UK is a sustainability think tank advancing evidence-based research for impact-driven policy in the UKMaria Lee @MariaLeeLaw
581 Followers 238 Following Professor of law at UCL, allotmenteer, gardener, walker. Environmental law, tort law.wired💙2849 @p_hAnon_ymous
212 Followers 812 FollowingLiz May @LizMay12
1K Followers 3K Following Senior Researcher at SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue @SOAS_DLD Interested in trade, development, business and human rights. Views my own.Carole Shorney @seeorganic
854 Followers 4K Following Secretary, SE Essex Organic Gardeners, Local Group of Garden Organic; Supporting and working with the Soil Association and Pesticide Action Network UK.Prof. Charlie Burns @CharlieBEU
1K Followers 734 Following Academic, works on Brexit and Environment, EU politics, and decision-making. She/her/hers. RT not endorsement.GlobalFoodSecurity @GlobalFood_Camb
3K Followers 807 Following An Interdisciplinary Research Centre at the University of CambridgeJake Verity @jake_verity
795 Followers 3K Following external affairs manager @bestforbritain. proud bradfordian and former sheffielder. all views here my own, this is my personal account (he/him)Tamara Cincik @TamaraCincik
2K Followers 3K Following Professor Fashion & Sustainability @BathSpaUni * CEO @FashionRoundTab * Founder @Glassceilingnot * Commissioner @UKTradeBusiness * Secretariat @FashionAPPG *UK Trade & Business C.. @UKTradeBusiness
4K Followers 1K Following We are reviewing the UK’s trading & business environment & making recommendations to the UK Govt for a better future for Britain | Secretariat @BestforBritainAFTINET @AFTINET
2K Followers 2K Following The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) campaigns for fair trade based on human rights, labour rights and environmental sustainability.Graham Lanktree @g_lanktree
3K Followers 3K Following Canadian in London. Senior UK Trade Reporter @POLITICOEurope. Member of @ChathamHouse UK Trade Working Group. [email protected]Poppy Flint @Poppy_Flint
425 Followers 800 Following https://t.co/wx81SGvRc4 Artist and Educator • MSc Education for Sustainability • Voluntary Director - This is Rubbish @foodwaste • LEEF Fellow @LondonLEEFAndrew Allen @AndrewAllen74
3K Followers 470 Following Conservation, trees, moths and apples. Policy bod at the Woodland Trust. My views are entirely generic and are the property of the green blob.Angela Francis @angelaisfranc
2K Followers 698 Following Director Policy Solutions at WWF UK, but opinions are my own!Naomi Tilley @N_T1lley
453 Followers 309 Following Campaigning to end Big Oil's damaging impact on UK seas and marine wildlife as part of Oceana's UK team. Views are my own.Human Rights Consorti.. @BillofRightsNI
5K Followers 2K Following A civil society coalition working towards a #humanrights based society in #NorthernIreland ~ Sign the petition to #MakeOurFutureFair ~ https://t.co/azHImJgeYQEamonn O'Tierney @EOTierney
2K Followers 5K Following Left wing, disabled, bipolar and Irish 🇮🇪 cyclist. @TrinityHallCamb @Arsenal @UKLabour TheArchers. He/him/his @[email protected]Ab Osh @oshogbo3
70 Followers 587 FollowingMollie Malone @Mollie_Malone1
10K Followers 5K Following Home News Correspondent @skynews Formerly found in WestminsterTaPP Network @tapp_network
834 Followers 791 Following The Trade and Public Policy Network is here to connect you with experts in various areas of UK #trade and #publicpolicy. Co-Directors @EmilyJonesBSG & @gmssngrOrla Delargy @BermondseyLady
462 Followers 1K Following News obsessive, theatre-going teller of tall tales. But this one is true. Former Head of Public Affairs at @UKSustainClaire Louise @Claralou2602
45 Followers 426 Following Paranoid Piscean parent, perfectionist & pedant. Family is like a box of chocs - there's a favourite, a few nutty ones, & some are a required taste! ;-)MESH INJURED SE @InjuredSe
307 Followers 748 Following A voice against PLASTIC. SURGICALLY IMPLANTED IN humans & animals. STOP, LOOK, LISTEN #MHRAuk & #HouseOfCommons take responsibility 4 actions’. STOP #MESHGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole
51K Followers 3K Following Environmental campaigner & author, The Lie of the Land (William Collins, Sept 2024), The Lost Rainforests of Britain, & Who Owns England? Agent: @JMLockhart2Vicki Hird MSc FRES �.. @vickihird
11K Followers 3K Following Environment/justice/farming/food/bugs Campaigning, research. Wrote 'Rebugging the Planet' & 'Perfectly Safe to Eat?' My own views &RT≠agree also @WildlifeTrustsFriends of the Earth @friends_earth
216K Followers 13K Following From protecting nature to stopping climate chaos, we want to change the 🌎 for good 💚 We're here Mon-Fri 9.30-5 😀Trade Justice Movemen.. @TradeJusticeMov
3K Followers 1K Following TJM is a UK-based coalition of trade unions, NGOs, fair trade and faith groups pushing for trade justice. Newsletter sign up: https://t.co/O0IHs1rHQoAmy Mount @ASmallAMount
4K Followers 1K Following Environment policy/politics 🦋 @TNLComFund climate decision panel🤞 @ESRC strategic advisory network 🎓 ECF UK programme manager 🌍 Own views, she/herChris Grey 🇺🇦 @chrisgreybrexit
83K Followers 1K Following Emeritus Prof of Organization Studies @RoyalHolloway, ex-Prof @Cambridge_Uni & @Warwickuni. Mainly analysis of Brexit (& related). @chrisgrey on BSkyWar on Want @WarOnWant
40K Followers 9K Following War on Want fights the root causes of poverty and human rights violations, as part of the worldwide movement for global justice.112 Greece @112Greece
56K Followers 8 Following Επίσ. λογαριασμός Υπηρεσίας Eπικοινωνιών Εκτάκτου Ανάγκης 112 του ΥπΚΚΠΠ | 112 Emergency Communications Service/Ministry for Climate Crisis & Civil ProtectionJonathan Jones @SirJJKC
30K Followers 489 Following Senior Consultant, Linklaters. Visiting Prof, Durham Law School. Senior Fellow, Institute for Government. Lay Canon, Ely Cathedral. Mainly law. And cocktailsGeorge Peretz KC 🇺.. @GeorgePeretzKC
28K Followers 1K Following KC (E&W) BL (Irl). Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers. More active on Substack (https://t.co/aroEPbWAaz) & 🦋https://t.co/JBSSIUp0yCMade 'n' Laid @madenlaid
548 Followers 107 Following Bot account tweets when made Statutory Instruments are laid before @ukparliament. Powered by @commonslibrary librarians. And SPARQL. Sibling of @TweatyTwackerTaPP Network @tapp_network
834 Followers 791 Following The Trade and Public Policy Network is here to connect you with experts in various areas of UK #trade and #publicpolicy. Co-Directors @EmilyJonesBSG & @gmssngrSarah Williams @sarahw243
952 Followers 565 Following Head of strategic partnerships @GreenAllianceUK. Previously ran @GreenerUK_. Tweeting mostly about politics, climate change and the environment.Leader of the House o.. @CommonsLeader
27K Followers 487 Following Official page for the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. Follow for confirmation of government oral statements and future Commons business.Reclaim The Power @reclaimthepower
14K Followers 2K Following We're a UK based direct action network fighting for social, environmental and economic justice.Emma Gatten @emmagatten
4K Followers 3K Following environment editor at The Telegraph [email protected]Ruth Bergan @RuthBergan
937 Followers 2K Following Head of Policy & Advocacy @transformtrade_. Tweeting about trade policy, climate, social justice.Hatti Owens @hatti_owens
362 Followers 795 Following environment lawyer 🌿 views are all mine; tweeting in a personal capacityKathleen Christie FRS.. @kathchristie3
2K Followers 2K Following Head of Programmes @smkcampaigners. Previously convened civil society response to #PolicingBill w/ @libertyhq @friends_earth @bondngo & others. ❤ BristolAlice Fuller @AliceFuller
2K Followers 3K Following Head of campaigns & organising at @SaveChildrenUK. @WeAreCarers cheerleader. Wild about people power, podcasts and post-its. Views here are my own.Chloe Alexander @Chlexander
296 Followers 608 Following Campaigner @CHEMTrust. Environment, chemicals and also arts/culture. Views my ownLiz Truss @trussliz
668K Followers 2K Following Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. MP for South West Norfolk. Promoted by Liz Truss of Shirley House, 23 London Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7DD.Emily Miles @EmilyHMiles
3K Followers 3K Following CEO of the Food Standards Agency. Interested in how government can make a difference. Or put another way, in Care, Truth & Trust.RS Archer @archer_rs
122K Followers 10K Following I now only occasionally post. I have no other social media profiles. EU citizenKath Dalmeny 💙🇺.. @Kath_Dalmeny
3K Followers 829 Following Healthy and sustainable food; fish; fairtrade; cities; better food traders; Brexit - all of this and so much more... CEO of @UKSustain but my views are my ownJo Maugham @JolyonMaugham
437K Followers 2K Following Director @GoodLawProject. Barrister. Live your values. Fight the power. Keep the receipts. He/him.dag @d_a_t_green
222K Followers 2K Following Now usually at Mastodon and Substack. This account now mainly used for linking to my stuff elsewhere. Account previously named @davidallengreen.Carolyn Deere Birkbec.. @CarolynDeere
2K Followers 2K Following Director, Forum on Trade, Environment & SDGs @TESSForum, a partnership of Geneva Graduate Institute & UNEP. Board Chair @healthpolicywNick Gutteridge @nickgutteridge
21K Followers 1K Following Chief Political Correspondent @Telegraph | [email protected]Laura Taylor @1LauraTaylor
1K Followers 1K Following Director @RAMPproject. Formerly @Christian_Aid and @Tearfund Live in Epsom. Tweeting mainly about #refugees #asylum and #migration. Purely personal, of course.Michael Warhurst: mas.. @mwarhurst
3K Followers 2K Following Tweets on #EU & #EnvironmentPolicy, #chemicals, #Brexit etc. Exec Dir, @CHEMTrust. #Scientist. Personal account. Also: https://t.co/oDxqJN1xWVKay Polley @Kay_Polley
685 Followers 2K Following Co-head of movement building & campaigns @TheFinanceLab | Chair @RECLAIMproject | Consultant @TheForeUK. Welsh learner, occasional climber.Heidi Chow @hidschow
2K Followers 1K Following Executive director at @DebtJustice (formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign) Personal tweets #CancelTheDebtLara Stanley @laramstanley
827 Followers 1K Following Public Affairs for @CitizensAdvice. Tweeting in personal capacity (mainly dogs, politics and funny videos)Lia Bergs @aurelia_angry
83 Followers 321 Following Camerawoman | Motion Graphics | Socialism | Views mine 🌹Simon Markall @Simonmarkall
958 Followers 1K Following Public Affairs and Comms in the UK #energy industry. Loves #swimming long distances outdoors. @BritTri GBR Age Group athlete. Tweets my own.⚡️🏊🏻 (he/him)Priyanka Patel @Priyanka_210
1K Followers 2K Following Public Affairs Manager @MacmillanCancer | Formerly @CitizensAdvice & @YLvsCancer | Exec Committee @WomenInPA | @pocimpact | Always trying new hobbies | She/herAnand Menon @anandMenon1
64K Followers 5K Following Director @ukandeu Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFCSarah Adkins @S_CAdkins
2K Followers 3K Following Solicitor: infrastructure planning, environment & #Brexit, transatlantic law firm; parent, school governor, charity trustee, evidence based decision-makerSjoukje van Oosterhou.. @AnnaSjoukjevO
3K Followers 3K Following Lead researcher Climate Case Shell @milieudefensie #klimaatzaakShell / Friends of the Earth Netherlands (she/her)Sweary Bercow @BercowSweary
47K Followers 0 Following Former Speaker of the House of Fucking Commons. Parody, obvs.Unchecked UK @Unchecked_UK
1K Followers 2K Following Unchecked UK makes the case for common-sense protections that improve people’s lives and enable UK businesses to thrive.New Economy Organiser.. @NEON_UK
20K Followers 12K Following Neon supports, strengthens, and helps social justice movements win. We do it through programmes, resources, support and networks.Jean Blaylock @jeanblaylock
711 Followers 2K Following Global economic justice - unfair trade rules, broken food systems. Also archeology and plants.Green💚🌻Molly @GreenPartyMolly
60K Followers 2K Following Molly Scott Cato 👋 Green Party Speaker on Economy and Finance 💚 Former South West MEP 🇪🇺 Professor of Green Economics 👩🏻🎓 @[email protected]Brigid Fowler @Brigid_Fowler
9K Followers 7K Following Formerly @HansardSociety @UKandEU @StrongerIn @oxfordanalytica @TheEIU_Europe @CommonsForeign Likes=bookmarks🦁 Ben Matthews @benrmatthews
8K Followers 5K Following Co-founder at @empowerdigi, a strategic digital comms agency for causes. Focussed on #ClimateAction #TechForGood #MentalHealth. #BlackLivesMatter. He/Him.John Hilary @jhilary
6K Followers 2K Following Writer, researcher, Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, former Executive Director of War on WantIana Dreyer @ianadrey.. @IanaDreyer
5K Followers 4K Following Founder of https://t.co/G97X2qYrhI leading European trade policy news outlet. Here only personal views. Rant too much about the state of Europe, France, UK. ♥️🇺🇦Borderlex @BorderlexEditor
5K Followers 2K Following Unrivalled coverage of international trade and investment policy in Europe. Also @borderlex.bsky.socialCraig Bennett @CraigBennett3
29K Followers 8K Following CEO @WildlifeTrusts, previously CEO @friends_earth; Hon Prof @AllianceMBS, Assoc Fellow @HomertonCollege, Senior Assoc @cisl_cambridge, Judge @wainwrightprizeMalene Bratlie @malenebratlie
58 Followers 153 Following Learning & Comms at @londonfunders. Views my ownThere've been thousands of tweets full of hate, cruelty & attempts at ridicule directed at me this week. But it's #Pride weekend, queers are & always will be queers, and you can't erase us. Here's me & my kid having fun watching @AidaHDeeDrag story time at #Pride yesterday.
Today a member of TUC staff, Mika Minio-Paluello, is being subjected to anti-trans abuse online, because she is a mother. This is unacceptable. Everyone should be safe and respected at work.
Today we handed in a petition over 90,000 of you signed telling the government not to scrap the laws that protect our environment 💚🌎 We must protect these laws, and preserve nature and wildlife for generations to come!
I’ve had to sit and read through so many misconceptions - most not even worth my time. But the idea that I’m not a man because I’m proud to have a vagina? That enables so much self-loathing amongst younger TM. Fuck that. You don’t have to hate every part of yourself to be Trans
The Gov is currently discussing ripping up our Nature Protection laws. We must #DefendNature @EssexWildlife @WildlifeTrusts @CraigBennett3 @ChrisGPackham @IoloWilliams2 @DrAmirKhanGP @lizbonnin @CarolineLucas @AngelaRayner @mikegalsworthy @DeborahMeaden
Very pleased to have been part of the team producing this report on #UKIndia #FTA. We met that #Diwali deadline. Just saying. tinyurl.com/59nemjyw
"Trade negotiations can’t be dealt with as though they exist in a separate silo to #HumanRights . Who we choose to do deals with sends a strong signal internationally about the importance we give to these issues." @RuthBergan #UKIndiaFTA
Slovenia bans fracking 😊 UK fracking company sues them 😑 We stand with Friends of the Earth Slovenia against the #EnergyCharterTreaty This treaty allows fossil fuel giants to sue countries for millions if environmental protections get in the way of profits! @Focus_drustvo
Over a million people across Europe have asked their governments to withdraw from the #EnergyCharterTreaty and 6 counties including Germany, France and Spain already have 🎉
But the UK have given no indication that they’ll follow suit even though our government could be liable for £12 billion on the path to net zero. It’s time for the UK to join the party @grantshapps 📢
Sign our petition if you want the UK to see sense and leave this toxic treaty #exitECT action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/deman…
"watering down regulations to secure a new trade deal would “create serious public health risks at home whilst also making our farmers less competitive abroad”. “Pesticide regulations aren’t bargaining chips, they are there to protect people’s health,” telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
📢@TradeJusticeMov are running a series of seminars on UK trade 1 year on from Brexit. Our 1st session on 10th Feb will review the past year & consider what's at stake in 2022. With @e_casalicchio @AngusMacNeilSNP @UNCTADTrade @3rdworldnetwork & @WhichUK More info: (1/2)
We've just written to @annietrev & @AlokSharma_RDG urging them to ensure trade rules don't undermine climate goals at #WTO #MC12. A climate waiver to stop countries challenging climate policy would be a good start. More here tinyurl.com/k8fbbczk
The sad thing is that I’m not surprised at the ableist abuse I’ve received tonight regarding my appearance on Question Time. It’s indicative of the country we live in right now. I will keep on speaking up, in my wonderful voice, for what I believe in.
@devisridhar Thank you Devi for the enormous time, skill, effort and sincerity you have put into trying to educate and inform. I am staggered by the hostility & misogyny directed towards you (particularly when from fellow scientists & academics, whose sneering & bullying diminish academia).
The first vote is in! Peers agree to amend the #EnvironmentBill to recognise the nature and climate emergency. Result 209 - 179. The debate now moves on to @natalieben amendment on whether soil heath should be explicitly addressed in the bill's target setting framework.
Everything you need to know about the potential environmental impact of the UK-Aus trade deal in one handy place. #AustraliaTradeDeal #DontTradeOurPlanet
It's been nearly 3 months since the UK and Australia agreed in principle on a new trade deal... But so far, we don't have many details on what it might mean for people or the environment. Here's my best guess: policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/opinion/why-ha…
@RNLI was going to stop my membership of 40years due to income issues but don't want to A) give an impression that I did not fully support the Charity in everything it does B) endanger the Charity response to all lifesaving Therefore, will forgo something else to continue membership
We're proud of the lifesaving work our volunteers do in the Channel – we make no apology for it. Those we rescue are vulnerable people in danger & distress. Each of them is someone’s father, mother, son or daughter - every life is precious. This is why we launch:
🧑⚖️The *interim* Office for Environmental Protection starts its work on a non-statutory footing today - providing oversight of the 'govt's environmental progress' before the full OEP can be established 🧑⚖️ Our reaction from @ruthmchambers 👇