Food & Water Action Europe

@foodwatereurope.bsky.social

European team of @foodandwater.bsky.social, fighting for the safe food, clean water, and livable climate we all deserve.

Don’t miss the new report from @oilchange.org looking into @TotalEnergies as the largest importer of LNG! Total has imported 3 times as much LNG into Europe as any other company in recent years, and most of that LNG comes from the #US & #Russia. Energy security = #FossilFuelPhaseout

Oil Change International@oilchange.org · 2w ago

NEW REPORT: TotalEnergies’ LNG into Europe risks European security, affordability, and climate goals.

Cover of the report titled "Total Insecurity: How TotalEnergies LNG Trade Puts France and Europe at Risk", showing an LNG tanker

Next week, the EU will move forward a proposal to weaken methane rules 🚨 - under pressure from the US + fossil industry. This would delay & dilute requirements for fossil fuel exporters, easing penalties & locking in more methane pollution. 🛑😡 Read more 👉 www.politico.eu/article/unde...

Under US pressure, EU moves to soften rules for fighting climate superpollutant

The Commission is poised to weaken enforcement of its methane regulation.

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Scandal alert! 🖋️ VDL has officially declined to meet the people. While she’s busy with the industry, she has declined the 270+ groups waiting for her. We’re withholding our ball because we don't talk to empty chairs. Stay tuned: the ton isn't going anywhere, and we have a lot to say about this snub.

📢 EU leaders: preserve the integrity of the #EUMethaneRegulation! Ahead of the Antwerp summit and the informal EU leaders’ retreat, it is essential to remind that strong #methane rules strengthen the EU's energy security, competitiveness, and affordability Check our Joint Civil Society Statement 👇

Joint Statement: Uphold the EU Methane Regulation for a Secure, Competitive and Affordable Europe - CAN Europe

Ahead of the meeting between the European Commission (EC) and Europe’s largest industrial players in Antwerp, and as EU Heads of State prepare for the Informal European Council Meeting (EUCO) on 12 Fe...

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May I once again not-at-all-humbly reiterate what I said back in 2022: the centrist brain-worm that "energy security" comes from crawling from dependence on one fossil fuel supplier to another is absolute bullshit: Europe could and should have been reducing gas reliance faster for the past 3 years


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Also, energy security is served by massive, rapid reductions in fossil fuel use, and worsened by sustained or increased reliance on fossil fuels.
11:19 PM · Jul 11, 2022FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
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Gas, our best weapon against Putin
Australia could help reduce Russia's leverage over Europe - especially if this war drags on for years.
David Crowe
T The war in Ukraine has descended so quickly into crimes so great that the moral case for a powerful response grows stronger by the day. The latest atrocity, the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol, only adds to the urgency about what else can be done to stop the Russian invasion.
The primary hope is to break the Russian economy. Australia has joined global sanctions to impose a crushing financial penalty that might be enough to halt the attacks, impose extreme pressure on Vladimir Putin and convince other autocrats that similar ventures will trigger the same costs.
But the economic assault is yet to stop the Russian President after almost two weeks of radical steps designed to crash his currency and paralyse his central bank. These steps are certain to bring severe financial hardship to millions of ordinary Russians, yet success depends on whether this pain can force Putin to relent, if not retreat.
The reality is Australia has few ways to add to this pressure. It is doing less than in recent conflicts: there are no Australian boots on the ground. This reflects the essential calculation, which is cold but correct, that NATO and its allies must not go into direct combat with Russian forces and risk turning this into a nuclear confrontation.
It is on the economy, then, that Australia can bring some pressure to bear. Any pressure is worth considering
when Australia is a huge energy supplier with the capacity, in theory, to reduce some of Putin's leverage. It has been on federal cabinet's agenda for good reason.
The war is now a test of whether banks stop tanks. The West has launched an experiment to see if economic war can defeat an army of more than 150,000 troops. History shows that stronger economies win wars. Experience shows the victory does not come quickly.
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW@cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Fears grow over Europe’s soaring dependence on US gas imports American LNG was meant to be a safe alternative to Russian gas. That’s no longer a given, with transatlantic relations in crisis

Check out the @caneurope.org blog! 👇 Today we met ahead of the #EnergyCouncil in Brussels to emphasise that real energy security means ENDING fossil fuel dependence, not swapping Russian gas for new long-term reliance on US #LNG!

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe@caneurope.org · 10mo ago

EU energy policy: made in the USA, or to be made in the EU? As the Energy Council takes place in Brussels, CAN Europe and @foodwatereurope.bsky.social are on the ground with one message: Europe’s energy policy must be shaped in Europe, not by foreign fossil fuel vested interests. 1/4 🧵👇

A majority of European companies will be freed from environmental reporting obligations after EU institutions reached a deal on a proposal to cut green rules. The deal is a legislative victory for Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen — but comes at a political cost. 

EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive

Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.

politico.eu

Today 30+ orgs wrote to EU decision-makers demanding #fossilhydrogen projects be excluded from PCI/PMI lists. These lists are full of polluting projects wasting taxpayers’ money & prolonging EU #fossilgas reliance for decades. Solution = prioritize renewables & direct electrification! bit.ly/4qpjMp4

Civil Society Letter: No Fossil Hydrogen in PCI/PMI Projects

Over 100 hydrogen-related projects are being considered for Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) status, giving them fast-track permits and access to billions in pub...

foodandwatereurope.org

🚨New research🚨Rich countries can unlock $6.6 trillion for climate action by ending fossil fuels handouts, making polluters pay, defunding wars, taxing the super rich. There’s no shortage of $$ for action. It’s just in the wrong hands. #FixtheFinance ➡️ Read more: oilchange.org/we-can-pay-for-it/

We Can Pay For It - Oil Change International

We Can Pay for It factsheet shows rich counties can unlock $6.6 trillion for climate action

oilchange.org

Since 2017, the Int'l Energy Agency has told the world the fossil fuel industry can reduce its emissions of toxic, planet-warming methane at little to no cost to itself. But industry keeps failing to clean up its act. Methane emissions are still rising in lockstep with production. bit.ly/47YXaVt

A graph showing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector rising in lockstep with production of these fossil fuels. That suggests the industry is failing to take steps to reduce methane emissions along its supply chain.

Don’t miss Monday’s webinar! 🚨 Find out how EU methane rules are under threat to make way for more #TrumpGas in the form of #LNG — with even greater consequences for people & the planet👇

Andy Gheorghiu@andygheorghiu.bsky.social · last yr.

SAVE-the-DATE: "The #Methane Backdoor - Is the EU undermining its #GreenDeal to appease Trump?" Webinar co-organized with MEP @juttapaulus.bsky.social & @europe-calling.bsky.social! With great speakers: @sharonwilson.bsky.social @justinmikulka.bsky.social! Register here: tinyurl.com/yjv5b8uy 1/2