Good morning! Started my day at 5am this morning to speak at a nuclear energy stakeholder webinar for Thailand. Thailand is looking into small modular reactors to complement renewables for clean electricty production, as currently the electricity production is dominated by gas. #weplanet #nuclear

📝 New article on Our World in Data: Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades. The largest driver of deforestation globally is the expansion of agricultural land.

Who's afraid of the veggie burger? Many EU politicans seem to be. We formed the NoConfusion Coalition to fight this madness. We succesfully got words such as "burger" out of the trialogue proposal, but now some politicians want them back in. www.europesays.com/europe/124560/ #noconfusion

The 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident is approaching. The founder of WePlanet Ukraine, Serhii Kurykin remembers the accident well. I highly recommend reading about his journey from anti-nuclear activist to a supporter of nuclear energy. www.weplanet.org/post/intervi... #weplanet

As we face the second global energy crisis in five years, remember: the clean energy transition is also an energy security transition. Nuclear, wind, solar and hydro make us less exposed to authoritarian regimes and global shocks. Electrification makes us more resilient.

The EU's proposed ban on "meaty" terms could be a "Kodak moment" for food tech innovation. WePlanet's Joel Scott-Halkes writes, "Do we want to be as reliant on China for imported protein as we are for solar panels? If the CMO file passes, that future may be closer than we think."

China is the real winner from Europe’s war on food innovation | Euractiv

Europe’s imminent ban on lab grown products using “meaty” terms could undermine a major growth industry and leave us importing much of our protein

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Morgen sollen die Kühltürme des AKW Gundremmingen gesprengt werden. Bereits heute veröffentlichen wir gemeinsam mit unseren Partnern vom Anthropocene Institute unseren neuen Bericht zu den Folgen des Atomausstiegs: #Kernkraft #Atomausstieg #Klima #Klimapolitik

Järjestämme elokuun lopussa paljon tapahtumia juhliaksemme järjestömme kymmenenvuotista taivalta! Tule mukaan! - Lauantaina 30.8. järjestämme Nuuksion luontokeskus Haltiassa seminaarin (biossa linkki), jonka teemana ovat uudet proteiinit ja solumaatalous Suomen ja pohjoismaiden näkökulmasta.

Join us at our Reboot Food Festival and discover how we can reboot our food system! And help us celebrate our movement that started 10yrs ago in Finland with one goal: defend science and rethink environmentalism. 30 Aug 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Espoo, Finland RSVP: www.weplanet.org/event-detail...

🌎 Fermentation is reshaping the global protein landscape—and GFI’s 2024 State of the Industry: Fermentation webinar highlights just how far the field has come, and what’s still needed to scale its impact. ⤵️

While the Global North expands fossil fuels for its citizens, it pressures development banks to block financing for LPG, a fossil fuel that could provide clean cooking for millions of the world’s poorest people who lack electricity. This is an injustice! youtu.be/mq87IM2pib0

"Carbon Colonialism" EXPOSED: The Global North’s Dirty Secret

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This week @marklynas.bsky.social speaks with @weplanetafrica.org lead Patricia Nanteza to expose one of the most dangerous & overlooked injustices in climate policy today: the effective ban on clean cooking solutions in sub-Saharan Africa. Watch or listen now. weplanet.org/podcast

Join us at our Reboot Food Festival and discover how we can reboot our food system! And help us celebrate our movement that started 10yrs ago in Finland with one goal: defend science and rethink environmentalism. 30 Aug 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Espoo, Finland RSVP: www.weplanet.org/event-detail...

“Cooking is not optional, it is survival. Our people deserve to cook, not in smoke and sorrow, but in safety and dignity," Says @weplanetafrica.org's Patricia Nanteza in Kampala at the launch of #JustStopCooking campaign. @weplanetint #AfricaMustCook

We wish this was a joke, but it's deadly serious! 700,000 people die annually across sub-Saharan Africa due to indoor air pollution. Watch this satirical short film critiquing the injustice of what we're calling "carbon colonialism"

The other environmental NGOs don't want you to see this video

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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋

Yesterday, @ausconservation.bsky.social claimed to speak for all women in rejecting nuclear energy. This narrative erases the voices of countless amazing women who support nuclear energy. /1

Yesterday we made #plantbased tortillas. I always use greek- style soy yoghurt instead of sour cream and put a lot of spices in it. My oldest daughter and her friend loved it and and the sauce ran out before we had finished eating. Instead of ground beef we use pullet oats, a Finnish invention.

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There is a huge untapped market for plant-based meat —about 70% of U.S. adults! — but to drive adoption, products need to deliver the taste & texture consumers want. In this new piece, we explore the results of a recent taste test as well as the path to taste parity. Dig in: bit.ly/3Vc8Q09

Umar is a member of our network based in Nigeria. He is raising funds for off-grid solar systems to help communities in Northern Nigeria suffering from the collapse of local grid infrastructure. Please consider making a donation. donate-ng.com/campaign/off...

The humble potato is a staple in diets across the globe but it's under threat. Can New Genomic Techniques help us save the potato and reduce our need for synthetic inputs? Catch up on our recent webinar. youtu.be/Af6fm5Q8z0s

Can we save the potato, or is this culinary staple destined to vanish?

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Great evidence from our friends from Mothers for Nuclear and Canadians for nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and provides great jobs while helping us end the use of fossil fuels and address climate change. Watch their full testimony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms0s...

Australia’s Nuclear Ban Under Fire: Activists Call for Progress

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Hallo Bluesky 👋 Vanaf nu zijn we ook hier te vinden! Op naar een ecomodernistische wereld waarin we technologie ⚛️🐮 gebruiken voor het welzijn van alle mensen 👩🏼 👧🏾👱🏽‍♂️ en het floreren van wilde natuur 🌳🦋

Seems that a lot of people are now joining Bluesky that's great! I've been just retweeting stuff on X for a while as I lost all motivation to post anything there. I'm using Threads as well but mainly in Finnish, so perhaps I'll keep things a little more international over here.

Venäjän hyökkäys on aiheuttanut suurta vahinkoa Ukrainan energiajärjestelmälle. WePlanet käynnisti #LightUpUkraine -kampanjan, jolla kerätään varoja energiatehokkaisiin LED-lampuihin. Iso erä lamppuja on jo toimitettu perille Ukrainaan, mutta mukaan ehtii vielä: www.weplanet.org/light-up-ukr...

Hallituksen luonto- ja ilmastopolitiikkaa voi arvioida tutkimustiedon valossa: Surkeaa on. Mutta surkeaa se on myös ihan pääministeripuolueen itsensä asettamien periaatteiden valossa. Puheeni eilen eduskunnassa 👇 atteharjanne.fi/2024/06/06/k...

Kokoomus on hylännyt periaatteensa

(Puheenvuoro eduskunnan täysistunnossa 5.6.2024, käsittelyssä vihreiden, SDP:n ja vasemmiston välikysymys luonto- ja ilmastopolitiikasta.) Arvoisa puhemies, Lueskelin hiljattain erään kovasti arvos…

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EU elections are just weeks away, and they will define the future of Europe for the next five years and beyond! Vote for nature restoration 🌲- Restoring nature is not optional. Nature is more than just outstanding beauty, it provides vital services for humanity.

EU elections are just weeks away, and they will define the future of Europe for the next five years and beyond! Vote 4 land sparing agriculture - Using the best plant science & agricultural practices we can increase crop yields allowing us to spare land to restore to nature. Your vote matters 🗳️

Elections are just weeks away, and they will define the future of Europe for the next five years & beyond! Your vote matters - EU agricultural policy is vital to ensuring food security and positive environmental outcomes. Vote to #FundFutureFood

Next month citizens of the EU get to cast their vote to elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). MEPs vote on important issues like European energy, agriculture and nature restoration policy. What issues are influencing your vote this election? #euelections2024

We welcome the European Commission's Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. Biotechnology has demonstrated its huge potential to deliver a sustainable path forward across challenges relating to food security, health, nutrition, social and economic development.