Focus

@drustvofocus.bsky.social

Focus is an independent NGO advocating for systemic change to foster equity and sustainability, and promote community-based solutions for the issues of our times. https://focus.si/

🚜 Kakšna bi morala biti živinoreja v Evropi? ✅ podpora manjšim kmetijam ✅ agroekološki pristopi ✅ visoki standardih dobrobiti živali ✅ varovanje naravnih virov ✅ močne lokalne skupnosti 👇 Prisluhnite zgodbam ljudi iz različnih evropskih držav, ki živijo s posledicami industrijske živinoreje.

Friends of the Earth Europe@foeeurope.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐷 The EU’s new strategy for the future of livestock doubles down on industrial animal production when Europe needs a transition to resilient, small-scale farming that works for local communities, animals and nature. The people living with factory farming know why. Their testimonies 👇

🟢 Announcing new speakers for this year's Summer School of Political Ecology! Seven experts will come together under this year's title, 'The Political Ecology of Self-sufficiency', to explore whether self-sufficiency is it a useful tool for fighting the dominant paradigm of globalization...

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💡Taxing extraordinary profits by fossil companies is building momentum! ⚡Money generated can be used to shield households from spiking energy bills & support them in energy transition. ✅It is short-term measure - but it does not have to stop there! We urgently need permanent tax on fossil profits!

Report: Taxing fossil fuel profits, not consumers

Taxing fossil fuel industry profits would provide a structural signal to investors, discouraging continued investment in fossil fuel activities and reallocating capital in the energy transition,…

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#LifeCOMET report identifies shared barriers faced by energy communities across contexts — including grid constraints, administrative complexity, limited access to tailored financing and insufficient institutional recognition. In Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia 👇

REScoop.eu@rescoop.eu · 4mo ago

☑️Short-term support ☑️Mid-term policy integration ☑️Long-term system transformation National community energy coalitions build roadmaps that go beyond individual projects. Learn how the #LifeCOMET project makes this happen 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/resources/na...

Predstavljamo #Plan4Climate in prvo poročilo o nacionalnih regionalnih in partnerskih načrtih: focus.si/mocnejse-sku...

Močnejše skupnosti, uspešne regije - Focus

Ob zasedanju Sveta za splošne zadeve, na katerem bodo evropski ministri razpravljali o načrtovanih nacionalnih in regionalnih partnerskih načrtih (NRPN), Focus s partnerji v projektu Plan4Climate pozi...

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe@caneurope.org · 5mo ago

Meet #Plan4Climate: a new CAN Europe-led project uniting 14 civil society organisations across 13 EU countries to help make national climate plans more ambitious, fair and fit for purpose. The 13 countries = 80%+ of EU emissions. Discover our first big chunk of work: plan4climate.caneurope.org

🔥 865 billion euros are on the line! 🔍 As part of the funding architecture of the next EU budget (2028-2034), Member States will create National and Regional Partnership Plans outlining major national investments. See how these plans can support citizen energy 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/stro...

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Why does the global economy need to end its obsession with GDP growth? 1️⃣ Growth does not equal wellbeing and equity 2️⃣ We are far from decoupling the stock of atmospheric carbon dioxide from economic growth Find more reasons in this insightful overview 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?

Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

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🟢 Globalization as we know it is changing. Amidst the ecological crisis and geopolitical tensions, concepts such as self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and sovereignty are back at the forefront of academic discourse (and political practice). ⬇️

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💡 Join us for an engaging and action‑driven event exploring how gender, energy poverty, and community‑led energy solutions intersect across Europe. ⬇️

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🟢 Globalizacija, kot smo jo poznali, se krha. Med ekološko krizo in geopolitičnimi napetostmi se v ospredje vračajo pojmi, kot so samozadostnost, samooskrba in suverenost. Gre za pot do pravičnega zelenega prehoda in močnih lokalnih skupnosti? Ali pa za orodja izključevanja in avtoritarnosti? ⬇️

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💡Join us for an engaging event exploring how gender, energy poverty, and community‑led energy solutions intersect across Europe. Drawing on insights from #GENDER4POWER and #WISE, we'll bring together citizens, practitioners, and policymakers committed to building fair and inclusive energy futures.

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🚨Let’s be loud & clear: 🪨 EVERY Euro spent on US fossil fuels 🪨 EVERY fossil fuel investment made in the US.. FUELS Trump's authoritarian agenda at home & his imperial ambitions abroad @ Decisionmakers: reject Trump + stand up for Greenland & Venezuela! friendsoftheearth.eu/press-releas...

125 civil society groups demand EU leaders phase out US fossil fuels after Trump's aggression towards Venezuela and Greenland - Friends of the Earth Europe

NGOs urge EU decisionmakers to resist Trump's fossil-fuelled imperialism and stand in solidarity with Venezuela and Greenland.

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Today is International Day of Clean Energy 🧹 Europe, time to do some real cleaning! 🌍 CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are still rising worldwide, fuelling the climate crisis that impacts us all. 🇪🇺 The EU is one of the world’s largest fossil fuel consumers, but this can and is changing. 🧵1/3 👇

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