Alison Grace
@alijgrace.bsky.social
Climate, energy & sustainability comms/press at ECOS (international environmental NGO) for work. Cycling for mobility, freedom & soul. #CouchPeloton for fun #WatchTheFemmes. 🌈
🦋 @ecos.ngo
🔗 www.ecostandard.org
📧 alison.grace[at]ecostandard.org
📍 Brussels
🦋 @ecos.ngo
🔗 www.ecostandard.org
📧 alison.grace[at]ecostandard.org
📍 Brussels
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Press release 📢 The EU's revised Bioeconomy Strategy hides old mistakes in new branding
Full reaction here 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
Full reaction here 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
EU Bioeconomy Strategy hides old mistakes in new branding - ECOS
The EU Bioeconomy Strategy took some steps to introduce circularity and sustainability, but missed opportunities to do more, environmental organisation ECOS says.
ecostandard.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Press release 📢 The EU's revised Bioeconomy Strategy hides old mistakes in new branding
Full reaction here 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
Full reaction here 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
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Global trade rules on #RawMaterials are underpinned by standards, and they must be worthy of people and planet. Our new factsheet shows how 👇
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
Factsheet – Trading raw materials responsibly - ECOS
Global trade rules on raw materials are underpinned by standards, and both must be worthy of people and planet. Our factsheet shows how.
ecostandard.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Global trade rules on #RawMaterials are underpinned by standards, and they must be worthy of people and planet. Our new factsheet shows how 👇
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
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We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the #energy transition.
The candidate will drive forward our work towards ambitious policies and standards - for example, on #hydrogen, #batteries, #methane, and #AI
Apply before 8 December! 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
The candidate will drive forward our work towards ambitious policies and standards - for example, on #hydrogen, #batteries, #methane, and #AI
Apply before 8 December! 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
Vacancy: Programme Manager – Energy Transition @ ECOS
We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the energy transition, including its links with circular economy - apply today!
ecostandard.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the #energy transition.
The candidate will drive forward our work towards ambitious policies and standards - for example, on #hydrogen, #batteries, #methane, and #AI
Apply before 8 December! 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
The candidate will drive forward our work towards ambitious policies and standards - for example, on #hydrogen, #batteries, #methane, and #AI
Apply before 8 December! 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...
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Over 50 businesses and civil society organisations are calling for the #CircularEconomy Act to be based on both environmental and market objectives – reflecting its true, dual nature – a virtuous cycle that can deliver both environmental and economic benefits.
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Over 50 businesses and civil society organisations are calling for the #CircularEconomy Act to be based on both environmental and market objectives – reflecting its true, dual nature – a virtuous cycle that can deliver both environmental and economic benefits.
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
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It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.
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“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
RELEASE: No Sector on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals, State of Climate Action 2025 Finds
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2025) – A major new assessment finds that the world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
www.wri.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
All systems are flashing red.”
It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.
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Time to stand up to the chemical industry lobbies!
The EU Commission justified its refusal to share the documents by admitting it is worried that it will not be able to withstand the “unnecessary pressure from stakeholders” ‒ in other words, the lobbying ‒ that could result from the documents’ release.
Why is the EU operating a politics of secrecy on chemical safety?
The EU Commission justified its refusal to share the documents by admitting it is worried that it will not be able to withstand the “unnecessary pressure from stakeholders” ‒ in other words, the lobbying ‒ that could result from the documents’ release.
euobserver.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Time to stand up to the chemical industry lobbies!
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There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent.
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent.
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal
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The mounting evidence of natural carbon sinks failing really should be one of the biggest stories in the world right now, demanding a response from governments and boardrooms everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520467...
'Huge cause for concern': Atmospheric CO2 reaches new high after record spike in 2024
Wildfire emissions and reduced CO2 absorption by carbon sinks push atmospheric CO2 to record levels, UN agency reveals
www.businessgreen.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The mounting evidence of natural carbon sinks failing really should be one of the biggest stories in the world right now, demanding a response from governments and boardrooms everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520467...
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Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
Europe is planning to at least triple its data center capacity as part of a push to become a world-class AI hub.
cnb.cx
October 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
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The end of Windows 10 support is going to be an environmental and security disaster, an egregious example of planned obsolescence that doesn't have to be this way:
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
The End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the Making
In an example of egregious planned obsolescence, as many as 400 million computers will soon hit the waste stream.
www.404media.co
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The end of Windows 10 support is going to be an environmental and security disaster, an egregious example of planned obsolescence that doesn't have to be this way:
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...
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Campaigners gathered at @microsoft.com's Brussels offices to protest the end of #Windows10, urging them to reconsider and the @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops and other energy-related products, so that this cannot happen again 💻🗑
youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...
youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...
Can we stop Microsoft's e-waste mountain?
YouTube video by Right to Repair Europe
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Campaigners gathered at @microsoft.com's Brussels offices to protest the end of #Windows10, urging them to reconsider and the @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops and other energy-related products, so that this cannot happen again 💻🗑
youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...
youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...
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It's #WorldStandardsDay! Today we celebrate the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop #standards.
A lack of #representation of diverse and relevant expertise from civil society organisations risks the adoption of #standards which may not be fit for purpose.
A lack of #representation of diverse and relevant expertise from civil society organisations risks the adoption of #standards which may not be fit for purpose.
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's #WorldStandardsDay! Today we celebrate the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop #standards.
A lack of #representation of diverse and relevant expertise from civil society organisations risks the adoption of #standards which may not be fit for purpose.
A lack of #representation of diverse and relevant expertise from civil society organisations risks the adoption of #standards which may not be fit for purpose.
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If you continue to hold on to your X account..
If you continue to drive a Tesla...
If you continue using Starlink...
Remember who and what you’re supporting.
Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson’s legal costs.
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
If you continue to drive a Tesla...
If you continue using Starlink...
Remember who and what you’re supporting.
Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson’s legal costs.
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel Tunnel
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you continue to hold on to your X account..
If you continue to drive a Tesla...
If you continue using Starlink...
Remember who and what you’re supporting.
Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson’s legal costs.
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
If you continue to drive a Tesla...
If you continue using Starlink...
Remember who and what you’re supporting.
Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson’s legal costs.
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
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OpenAI *really* isn't hiding its intention to power the AI boom with fossil fuels.
New from me @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
New from me @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
OpenAI’s New Energy Chief Is a Trump Administration Natural Gas Evangelist
The ChatGPT creator hired John McCarrick, a gas-loving former Trump energy official, to guide how the company will source huge quantities of power for its colossal supercomputers.
www.desmog.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
OpenAI *really* isn't hiding its intention to power the AI boom with fossil fuels.
New from me @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
New from me @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
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❤️🔥 Europe has the power to reclaim its heat.
It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.
The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.
Here’s how 👇
It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.
The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.
Here’s how 👇
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
❤️🔥 Europe has the power to reclaim its heat.
It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.
The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.
Here’s how 👇
It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.
The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.
Here’s how 👇
I think Microsoft misunderstood the assignment #InternationalEwasteDay 🙃
It's #InternationalEwasteDay & @microsoft.com is making up to 400 million computers obsolete.
From today👇
💻 No more #Windows10 automatic support for all PCs
🗑️ #ewaste could jump by 700 million kg
We need laws that make companies provide software & support for the full lifetime of their products.
From today👇
💻 No more #Windows10 automatic support for all PCs
🗑️ #ewaste could jump by 700 million kg
We need laws that make companies provide software & support for the full lifetime of their products.
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I think Microsoft misunderstood the assignment #InternationalEwasteDay 🙃
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The EU wants to reduce its tech reliance on US and China via a new Apply AI strategy, seen by the Financial Times, which promotes digital sovereignty.
The bloc warns AI can otherwise be “weaponised” by rivals.
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/3WkfSjs
The bloc warns AI can otherwise be “weaponised” by rivals.
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/3WkfSjs
EU pushes new AI strategy to reduce tech reliance on US and China
[FREE TO READ] Brussels to unveil plan targeting digital sovereignty as it warns technology can be ‘weaponised’ by geopolitical rivals
on.ft.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The EU wants to reduce its tech reliance on US and China via a new Apply AI strategy, seen by the Financial Times, which promotes digital sovereignty.
The bloc warns AI can otherwise be “weaponised” by rivals.
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/3WkfSjs
The bloc warns AI can otherwise be “weaponised” by rivals.
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/3WkfSjs
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Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
Crazy idea: Maybe the bigger problem is *car drivers running over people on scooters* and not a 5km/h reduction in scooter speed? Could it also be that calling riders 'wasps' in your newsletter contributes to drivers not thinking of them as fellow people?
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1769...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1769...
Higher speed means greater impact: e-scooter speed limits under scrutiny after another death
As another person died following an accident with an e-scooter in Brussels last weekend, calls are rising to reduce the maximum speed to 20 km/h.
www.brusselstimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Crazy idea: Maybe the bigger problem is *car drivers running over people on scooters* and not a 5km/h reduction in scooter speed? Could it also be that calling riders 'wasps' in your newsletter contributes to drivers not thinking of them as fellow people?
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1769...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1769...
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Over 40 concerned industry and civil society organisations have sent a letter to EU leaders, urging them to commit to chemical transparency and traceability.
Responsible companies need this commitment to continue operating competitively and sustainably in the EU.
ecostandard.org/publications...
Responsible companies need this commitment to continue operating competitively and sustainably in the EU.
ecostandard.org/publications...
Tracking harmful substances is vital for a competitive and sustainable economy
A stable policy commitment to chemical transparency and traceability will help to ensure a transparent, competitive, and sustainable economy.
ecostandard.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Over 40 concerned industry and civil society organisations have sent a letter to EU leaders, urging them to commit to chemical transparency and traceability.
Responsible companies need this commitment to continue operating competitively and sustainably in the EU.
ecostandard.org/publications...
Responsible companies need this commitment to continue operating competitively and sustainably in the EU.
ecostandard.org/publications...
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There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"?
This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’
It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"?
This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Read the report 👇
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals - ECOS
From innovation to overshoot: How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals, and how to fix it. Read the report.
ecostandard.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Read the report 👇
ecostandard.org/publications...
ecostandard.org/publications...
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💡 Environmental stakeholders must be included for #standardisation to be effective.
🤝 Smooth collaboration between industry and civil society is the key to delivering #standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the #SingleMarket. Here’s how.
📖 ecostandard.org/news_events/...
🤝 Smooth collaboration between industry and civil society is the key to delivering #standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the #SingleMarket. Here’s how.
📖 ecostandard.org/news_events/...
Standards need to work for everyone – here’s how we do it
Bringing the environmental perspective into standards can make production more sustainable and responsive to societal needs.
ecostandard.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
💡 Environmental stakeholders must be included for #standardisation to be effective.
🤝 Smooth collaboration between industry and civil society is the key to delivering #standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the #SingleMarket. Here’s how.
📖 ecostandard.org/news_events/...
🤝 Smooth collaboration between industry and civil society is the key to delivering #standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the #SingleMarket. Here’s how.
📖 ecostandard.org/news_events/...
Reposted by Alison Grace
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com