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Ariadna Rodrigo
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Working in the EU bubble on environmental issues. Mother of two.
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politico.eu
In 2016, a freak storm wiped out the entire strawberry crop on Hugues Falys’ farm in Hainaut province, western Belgium. 

Falys now wants those responsible for the climate crisis to pay for the damage — and he’s chosen as his target one of the world’s biggest oil companies: TotalEnergies.
The Belgian farmer suing TotalEnergies over damage caused by climate change
The French oil major denies it is liable for the climate impacts that Hugues Falys has suffered.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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greenpeace.be
Un exemple frappant :
🧳 Même jour, trajet Barcelone–Londres :
✈️ Avion : 15 €
🚆 Train : 389 €

Ce n’est pas la liberté de choix ! 🚨
C’est une injustice fiscale, un non-sens climatique et cela pousse des millions de personnes vers l’option la plus polluante. 🌏🔥
August 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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dpcarrington.bsky.social
Trump administration spending $625m to revive dying coal industry

So dumb ...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration spending $625m to revive dying coal industry
White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining, which has been on rapid decline over past 30 years
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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reclaimfinance.org
📣 Avec plus de 120 organisations, experts, chercheurs et entreprises, nous appelons la Commission européenne à garantir l'exclusion des entreprises développant de nouveaux projets d'énergies fossiles des futures catégories du SFDR afin de lutter efficacement contre le greenwashing.

Lire la lettre ⤵️
There is no room for fossil fuel developers in any sustainable finance categories - Reclaim Finance
The review of the SFDR is coming to an end with the publication of the proposal for a revised regulation by the European Commission announced for Q4 2025.
reclaimfinance.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Reposted by Ariadna Rodrigo
environmentalvoter.bsky.social
"The carbon pollution from ExxonMobil’s fossil fuels, for example, made 51 heatwaves at least 10,000 times more likely than in an unheated world."

— @dpcarrington.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Ariadna Rodrigo
chemtrust.bsky.social
⏰ Only 3 days left to apply to be a Philanthropy Officer at CHEM Trust!

Join our team and help secure the funding we need to protect people and wildlife from harmful chemicals.

📅 Apply by 11pm Sunday 14th September

Find out more below
buff.ly/vNOaQaM

#EnvironmentalJobs #NGOJobs #FundraisingJobs
CHEM Trust is looking for a Philanthropy Officer
CHEM Trust’s overarching aim is to prevent synthetic chemicals from causing long-term damage to wildlife and people by ensuring that chemicals which cause such harm are substituted with safer…
buff.ly
September 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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bellingcat.com
Driving food insecurity and competition for resources, climate change can indirectly intensify conflict risks. Cornelia Scholz explains how we can analyse trends in climate and conflict data, and understand the risks. www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...
The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat
Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. In this guide we will focus on visualising conflict, climate and displacement data.
www.bellingcat.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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maerkelig.bsky.social
#SergioMattarella is getting very close to calling for 🇪🇺 Treaty change ... he is not wrong, whether it is war or #planetarycrisis the present institutional and legal framework is not fit for purpose #letsgo @raphaelweyland.bsky.social @opportunitygreen.org @arirodrigo.bsky.social
EU late on defence, do it urgently says Mattarella - World - Ansa.it
The European Union is late in forging a common defence structure and must do so urgently, President Sergio Mattarella told the 18th COTEC Europe summit in Coimbra, Portugal on Wednesday. (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
May 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Reposted by Ariadna Rodrigo
greenpeace.eu
Protections removed, for human rights and nature.
A deep blue background featuring the word 'Deregulation.' in bold yellow text. To the left of the word, a circle of yellow stars resembling the European Union flag is present. In the bottom right corner, the logo of the European Commission is displayed.
February 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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greenpeace.eu
"This Commission plan only helps Europe’s shareholders to be competitive, at the expense of prosperity, green jobs and a healthy environment for ordinary people." – @arirodrigo.bsky.social

Our comment on the EU Commission's workplan for the next five years
EU Commission competing with Musk and Trump on deregulation - Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels – The European Commission’s work programme for the next 5 years, published yesterday evening, plans to rip up protections for people’s rights and the planet to boost corporate profits,&hellip...
www.greenpeace.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
arirodrigo.bsky.social
Check this article – EU’s #Omnibus proposal rewards corporate interests instead of protecting people
February 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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corporateeurope.org
Our new report shows how EU's proposal to restrict #PFAS is at risk of being hijacked, despite all evidence of its disastrous consequences

We need a lobby firewall to protect PFAS decision-making from corporate lobbying

Read it and sign the petition to #banPFAS👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org and at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky. The word “Report” is highlighted and then followed by the bigger words: “Chemical reaction”, followed by the subtitle, in smaller font: “Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction” At the right of the words is an infinity mathematical sign, an Erlenmeyer flask and the representation of PFAS molecules. The background of the image is green.
January 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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fromtga.bsky.social
How should we respond to a Trumpian transactional world? Read my latest column, drawing on a major new @ecfr @EuropeanMoments opinion poll:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the new Trumpian era, liberal democracies must hold their noses – and engage with difficult partners | Timothy Garton Ash
New polling says much of the world will welcome Trump. Europe will need to be more transactional abroad – but less so at home, writes Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
Here is a rare and fantastic opportunity to come and work with us if you're an outstanding Earth system scientist!
(Pass it on if you know someone who might be interested.)
pik-potsdam.bsky.social PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · Dec 9
#jobsinpotsdam Physicists in Earth system science listen up:
📢applications open for W3 #Professorship in Earth System Dynamics
👩‍🏫Lead research on ocean, atmosphere & cryosphere dynamics
🥈Joint role with PIK & Potsdam University
▶️ www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
December 12, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
“Will pay any amount.”

Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
Keith Wasserman: Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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ecfr.eu
The conclusion is clear, and depressingly familiar. European democracies’ reluctance to pay a high price now means that the world will pay an even higher price later, writes @fromtga.bsky.social 📝
What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025
Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up, and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferation
buff.ly
January 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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chemtrust.bsky.social
🌎#PFAS pollution is found all over the world, from in the blood of EU politicians to the remote Arctic.

‼️It is now threatening the fundamental human right to a clean environment!

More info on the harmful impacts of PFAS & its alternatives here 👉 https://buff.ly/47WOlK1

#banPFAS #humanrights
December 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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somoamsterdam.bsky.social
Shell's ultimate Houdini act 🪄

Shell is selling its problem oil assets in Nigeria, leaving behind a legacy of widespread pollution.

But who will pay for #Shell's toxic mess?

Oil giants like Shell shouldn’t be allowed to exploit and run. ❌

Insightful piece by @bloomberg.com ⬇️
Who Will Clean Up Shell’s Mess in Nigeria?
The energy giant says it remedies spills it’s responsible for. Critics say a proposed sale of a subsidiary could help it avoid paying for countless leaks.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
arirodrigo.bsky.social
Grande @greenpeace.es !
greenpeace.es Greenpeace España @greenpeace.es · Dec 3
🔴MISTERIO EN EL MUSEO🔴
Aparece una extraña pieza en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional.
La obra representaría una antigua práctica conocida como 'agricultura social y familiar', y dataría de la era previa a la extinción provocada por los monstruos del agribusiness.
(SPOILER: sí, es nuestra)
December 4, 2024 at 10:13 AM
arirodrigo.bsky.social
And a massive spreader of cancer causing, hormone disrupting chemicals chemtrust.org/news/bbc-pfa... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #makeup #REACH This is a SCANDAL, especially since safer alternatives are available. More info banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
December 2, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Reposted by Ariadna Rodrigo
chemtrust.bsky.social
🚰 #Drinkingwater protection from #PFAS is a lottery across the EU.
 
📈 The Flemish government has announced a regional #TFA threshold far higher than the Walloon and Dutch values, but different again from the German value.
 
Read more in our latest #ToxicFree4EU 👉 https://buff.ly/3B2LMKl
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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margaridasilva.bsky.social
It's #MakeAmazonPay day and a good day to remember that Amazon isn't just a threat to worker rights.

Amazon has also been exploiting the businesses on its platform, extracting more and more fees from them.

As Amazon's profits grow, sellers get crushed and prices go up. www.somo.nl/amazons-euro...
November 29, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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maerkelig.bsky.social
This is kinda mad: between 2015 through 2023, satellite measurements showed that the average amount of fresh #water stored on land — including liquid surface water like lakes and rivers, plus water in aquifers underground — was 1,200 kms3 lower than the average levels from 2002 through 2014 #climate
Global Freshwater Abruptly Declines
The amount of freshwater stored on land and underground has plummeted in the past decade, which might indicate that Earth’s continents have entered a persistently drier phase.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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greenpeace.eu
It's hard to see what the new EU Commission stands for, other than von der Leyen’s place at the helm

She will oversee a motley crew of commissioners rowing in different directions in a sea of unprecedented perils and uncertainty

www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...
Which way will wind blow as new EU Commission enters troubled waters? - Greenpeace European Unit
The new European Commission endorsed by the European Parliament on Wednesday will face an early test of its political direction as it prepares to navigate choppy seas.
www.greenpeace.org
November 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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taraconnolly.bsky.social
Excellent letter by Greenpeace Spain making the case that fossil fuel companies should pay for the Valencia floods.

The true cost of carbon is not properly reflected by the ETS price. And the EU still spends ~€50bn/year subsidising fossil fuels.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Make oil and gas companies foot the bill for Valencia’s floods | Letters
Letter: Eva Saldaña of Greenpeace Spain says the industry knew about climate change for more than six decades
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2024 at 5:31 AM