Hannah Blitzer 🌱
@hannahblitzer.bsky.social
Farming, climate and land use policy @thesoilassociation.bsky.social • NED @zero-hour.bsky.social • PhD Environmental Law • Campaigning for a #righttoahealthyenvironment 🌍 🌾
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🌍 @hannahblitzer.bsky.social and @donnaokell.bsky.social at the #BlueEarthSummit: “Protecting our environment requires joined-up thinking and joined-up legislation. That's what the #CANBill delivers: a clear framework for coherent, science-led action for our planet." @blueearthsummit.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🌍 @hannahblitzer.bsky.social and @donnaokell.bsky.social at the #BlueEarthSummit: “Protecting our environment requires joined-up thinking and joined-up legislation. That's what the #CANBill delivers: a clear framework for coherent, science-led action for our planet." @blueearthsummit.bsky.social
It's official - I am joining the Zero Hour team as a Non-Executive Director! Very excited to work with my fellow Board members to tackle the nature and climate emergencies 🌱🌍
🌍 We’d like to welcome our recently appointed Non-Executive Director to the Zero Hour team, @hannahblitzer.bsky.social —Farming and Land Use Policy Officer at @thesoilassociation.bsky.social.
🐝 To see all the new Non-Executive Directors 👉 zerohour.uk/new-non-executive-directors
🐝 To see all the new Non-Executive Directors 👉 zerohour.uk/new-non-executive-directors
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It's official - I am joining the Zero Hour team as a Non-Executive Director! Very excited to work with my fellow Board members to tackle the nature and climate emergencies 🌱🌍
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Fantastic new report from Wildlife Trusts on the environmental footprint of UK pig and poultry farming.
🐔 1/3 of UK wheat is grown for feed
🐷 Annual waste = 4,160 Olympic pools
💧 Some regions face extra pressure on rivers and soils
Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...
🐔 1/3 of UK wheat is grown for feed
🐷 Annual waste = 4,160 Olympic pools
💧 Some regions face extra pressure on rivers and soils
Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...
Huge impacts of UK pig and poultry farming revealed for first time | The Wildlife Trusts
New report shows sector’s pollution harms rivers and wider countryside
wildlifetrusts.org
August 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Fantastic new report from Wildlife Trusts on the environmental footprint of UK pig and poultry farming.
🐔 1/3 of UK wheat is grown for feed
🐷 Annual waste = 4,160 Olympic pools
💧 Some regions face extra pressure on rivers and soils
Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...
🐔 1/3 of UK wheat is grown for feed
🐷 Annual waste = 4,160 Olympic pools
💧 Some regions face extra pressure on rivers and soils
Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...
39/ Addressing the unique situation of the US but without naming it, the Court affirms that States not party to one or more of the UN climate treaty must nevertheless meet equivalent obligations under customary international law.
July 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
Fantastic!
25/ Through this clear statement, the Court puts to rest - hopefully once and for all - the bad faith legal argument used by polluters to claim that the climate agreements protect them from accountability for climate harms.
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
July 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Fantastic!
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The recording for our recent event "Drivers, Investments, Trends & Regulations of Alternative Proteins" is now available!
In the 1st webinar in a 3-part series, we heard from Thomas Vincent / @foodgov.bsky.social, Yadira Tejeda-Saldana / New Harvest, & Helen Breewood of @gfi.org:
buff.ly/99Ug8n8
In the 1st webinar in a 3-part series, we heard from Thomas Vincent / @foodgov.bsky.social, Yadira Tejeda-Saldana / New Harvest, & Helen Breewood of @gfi.org:
buff.ly/99Ug8n8
June 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The recording for our recent event "Drivers, Investments, Trends & Regulations of Alternative Proteins" is now available!
In the 1st webinar in a 3-part series, we heard from Thomas Vincent / @foodgov.bsky.social, Yadira Tejeda-Saldana / New Harvest, & Helen Breewood of @gfi.org:
buff.ly/99Ug8n8
In the 1st webinar in a 3-part series, we heard from Thomas Vincent / @foodgov.bsky.social, Yadira Tejeda-Saldana / New Harvest, & Helen Breewood of @gfi.org:
buff.ly/99Ug8n8
Deeply concerning and... that's not very free market of them!
Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
How the Senate GOP’s New Tax on Renewables Could ‘Kill’ the Industry
As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.
heatmap.news
June 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Deeply concerning and... that's not very free market of them!
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❌ Simplification should not mean deregulation.
✅ The time has come to adopt a multilateral approach regarding EU environmental policies. It is a matter of global leadership 🌎
Read more in our briefing by @pierreleturcq.bsky.social 👇
✅ The time has come to adopt a multilateral approach regarding EU environmental policies. It is a matter of global leadership 🌎
Read more in our briefing by @pierreleturcq.bsky.social 👇
Addressing the spillovers of the EU Green Deal: A matter of global leadership - IEEP AISBL
This brief addresses the spillovers of the EU Green Deal, with a focus on the African continent.
ieep.eu
June 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
❌ Simplification should not mean deregulation.
✅ The time has come to adopt a multilateral approach regarding EU environmental policies. It is a matter of global leadership 🌎
Read more in our briefing by @pierreleturcq.bsky.social 👇
✅ The time has come to adopt a multilateral approach regarding EU environmental policies. It is a matter of global leadership 🌎
Read more in our briefing by @pierreleturcq.bsky.social 👇
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🧵 The latest stocktake from our Legislation and Governance Unit takes a snapshot of UK and EU financial sustainability reporting regulations since Brexit.
While both have introduced anti-greenwashing measures, companies operating across borders face slow reform and duplication.
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While both have introduced anti-greenwashing measures, companies operating across borders face slow reform and duplication.
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UK-EU divergence in financial sustainability reporting
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment
green-alliance.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🧵 The latest stocktake from our Legislation and Governance Unit takes a snapshot of UK and EU financial sustainability reporting regulations since Brexit.
While both have introduced anti-greenwashing measures, companies operating across borders face slow reform and duplication.
1/5
While both have introduced anti-greenwashing measures, companies operating across borders face slow reform and duplication.
1/5
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A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source.
In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.
@ember-energy.org
In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.
@ember-energy.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source.
In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.
@ember-energy.org
In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.
@ember-energy.org
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Thank you, Aurora Floridia, for your support for the legal protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll at the @coe.int!
@pace.coe.int members are once again showing leadership on this crucial issue.
Ministers must do the same at their May meeting - time to act NOW & recognise the right!
@pace.coe.int members are once again showing leadership on this crucial issue.
Ministers must do the same at their May meeting - time to act NOW & recognise the right!
April 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Thank you, Aurora Floridia, for your support for the legal protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll at the @coe.int!
@pace.coe.int members are once again showing leadership on this crucial issue.
Ministers must do the same at their May meeting - time to act NOW & recognise the right!
@pace.coe.int members are once again showing leadership on this crucial issue.
Ministers must do the same at their May meeting - time to act NOW & recognise the right!
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Very welcome move by Defra to extend the ban on burning on peatlands.
We’ll be responding to the consultation as we want to see default ban extended even further to ALL burning on peatlands.
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We’ll be responding to the consultation as we want to see default ban extended even further to ALL burning on peatlands.
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New proposals to ban heather burning on peatland to protect air, water and wildlife
Extension to ban of burning on deep peat proposed by Government, so that an extra 146,000 hectares are protected
www.gov.uk
March 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Very welcome move by Defra to extend the ban on burning on peatlands.
We’ll be responding to the consultation as we want to see default ban extended even further to ALL burning on peatlands.
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We’ll be responding to the consultation as we want to see default ban extended even further to ALL burning on peatlands.
@campaign4parks.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Nature & farming groups are united in calling for Government to not cut the nature-friendly farming budget🧑🌾
Budget cuts would hit farming families, scupper climate action & cause further damage to rivers, landscapes & wildlife🥀
Budget cuts would hit farming families, scupper climate action & cause further damage to rivers, landscapes & wildlife🥀
Environmentalists and farmers unite to urge Government to avoid hammer blow to nature and food security
www.wcl.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nature & farming groups are united in calling for Government to not cut the nature-friendly farming budget🧑🌾
Budget cuts would hit farming families, scupper climate action & cause further damage to rivers, landscapes & wildlife🥀
Budget cuts would hit farming families, scupper climate action & cause further damage to rivers, landscapes & wildlife🥀
The UK published its National Action Plan on sustainable use of pesticides today:
✅Sets the UK's first pesticide reduction target
✅Encourages uptake of Integrated Pest Management
Yet, the NAP is mysteriously silent on a productive farming system that has long thrived w/o artificial pesticides 1/
✅Sets the UK's first pesticide reduction target
✅Encourages uptake of Integrated Pest Management
Yet, the NAP is mysteriously silent on a productive farming system that has long thrived w/o artificial pesticides 1/
March 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The UK published its National Action Plan on sustainable use of pesticides today:
✅Sets the UK's first pesticide reduction target
✅Encourages uptake of Integrated Pest Management
Yet, the NAP is mysteriously silent on a productive farming system that has long thrived w/o artificial pesticides 1/
✅Sets the UK's first pesticide reduction target
✅Encourages uptake of Integrated Pest Management
Yet, the NAP is mysteriously silent on a productive farming system that has long thrived w/o artificial pesticides 1/
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Demand for organic soars just as Defra cuts support for sustainable farming
More shoppers than ever are seeking out organic according to @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Organic Market Report, but UK farmers loosing out.
Our analysis 🔽
More shoppers than ever are seeking out organic according to @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Organic Market Report, but UK farmers loosing out.
Our analysis 🔽
Demand for organic soars just as Defra cuts support for sustainable farming | Sustain
More shoppers than ever are seeking out organic, but the market boom is lost to imports as growth in UK organic farmland remains static and Defra halts crucial sustainable farming support for farmers.
www.sustainweb.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Demand for organic soars just as Defra cuts support for sustainable farming
More shoppers than ever are seeking out organic according to @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Organic Market Report, but UK farmers loosing out.
Our analysis 🔽
More shoppers than ever are seeking out organic according to @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Organic Market Report, but UK farmers loosing out.
Our analysis 🔽
The Government's abrupt announcement to halt the SFI will ultimately harm nature-friendly farmers who are producing sustainable food for our society.
Smaller, family farms and organic producers risk facing disproportionate impacts with this short-sighted, and entirely avoidable decision.
Smaller, family farms and organic producers risk facing disproportionate impacts with this short-sighted, and entirely avoidable decision.
Alarming decision to halt Sustainable Farming Incentives - we’re worried for all farmers & wildlife
"This damaging move by government seriously risks the viability of the organic sector & threatens the supply of sustainable British food” says our CEO Helen Browning
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fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
"This damaging move by government seriously risks the viability of the organic sector & threatens the supply of sustainable British food” says our CEO Helen Browning
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fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
Environmental groups react to suspension of SFI scheme - Farmers Weekly
Farmers and environmental organisations are reeling after the Labour government’s decision to stop accepting new applications for the Sustainable Farming
fwi.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The Government's abrupt announcement to halt the SFI will ultimately harm nature-friendly farmers who are producing sustainable food for our society.
Smaller, family farms and organic producers risk facing disproportionate impacts with this short-sighted, and entirely avoidable decision.
Smaller, family farms and organic producers risk facing disproportionate impacts with this short-sighted, and entirely avoidable decision.
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A good part of my job is to read extremely concerning studies in order to compose cross-sectional view of What's At Stake and work out ways to engage stakeholders
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows
www.scientificamerican.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A good part of my job is to read extremely concerning studies in order to compose cross-sectional view of What's At Stake and work out ways to engage stakeholders
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
🚨Breaking news! Yesterday the High Court issued a HUGE win for the River Wye
🐔Industrial poultry farming is a major source of agricultural pollution of our soils, waterways & air
👉The Court held that farming manure *is* waste: a step forward for reducing pollution & boosting the circular economy!
🐔Industrial poultry farming is a major source of agricultural pollution of our soils, waterways & air
👉The Court held that farming manure *is* waste: a step forward for reducing pollution & boosting the circular economy!
High Court ruling declares farming manure as ‘waste’ in major victory for River Action in its fight against industrial-scale poultry production in Wye Valley - River Action UK
Landmark court ruling declares farming manure as ‘waste’ in major victory for River Action in...
riveractionuk.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨Breaking news! Yesterday the High Court issued a HUGE win for the River Wye
🐔Industrial poultry farming is a major source of agricultural pollution of our soils, waterways & air
👉The Court held that farming manure *is* waste: a step forward for reducing pollution & boosting the circular economy!
🐔Industrial poultry farming is a major source of agricultural pollution of our soils, waterways & air
👉The Court held that farming manure *is* waste: a step forward for reducing pollution & boosting the circular economy!
SHOW THE LOVE: Turn your love for people, climate, and nature into action.
🌳 We all have a place worth protecting. Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚
🌳 We all have a place worth protecting. Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚
thepeoplespicture.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
SHOW THE LOVE: Turn your love for people, climate, and nature into action.
🌳 We all have a place worth protecting. Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚
🌳 We all have a place worth protecting. Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚
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"In the face of the current wave of environmental backlash and net zero scaremongering, rejecting Rosebank is a golden opportunity for the UK to draw a line in the sand against the myths and misinformation" writes @carolinelucas.bsky.social in our latest blog.
Read it now👉
Read it now👉
The evidence is clear, the Rosebank oilfield would do nothing for the UK
This post is by Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion 2010-2024, former leader and co-leader of The Green Party, and co-president of European Movement. Last week, it was leaked from the top of g…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"In the face of the current wave of environmental backlash and net zero scaremongering, rejecting Rosebank is a golden opportunity for the UK to draw a line in the sand against the myths and misinformation" writes @carolinelucas.bsky.social in our latest blog.
Read it now👉
Read it now👉
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A healthy environment is a prerequisite for the realization of all #HumanRights.
That is why it's critical that @coe.int Member States explicitly protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll within the European Convention of Human Rights.
A mini 🧵👇
That is why it's critical that @coe.int Member States explicitly protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll within the European Convention of Human Rights.
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Human rights & the environment are on the agenda of @coe.int this week.
As explained by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social, political leaders are under growing pressure to recognize the
right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in law across Europe.
www.endseurope.com/article/1905...
As explained by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social, political leaders are under growing pressure to recognize the
right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in law across Europe.
www.endseurope.com/article/1905...
Why momentum is building to recognise the right to a healthy environment
Political leaders are under growing pressure to recognise the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in law across Europe. But the process is far from straightforward.
www.endseurope.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A healthy environment is a prerequisite for the realization of all #HumanRights.
That is why it's critical that @coe.int Member States explicitly protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll within the European Convention of Human Rights.
A mini 🧵👇
That is why it's critical that @coe.int Member States explicitly protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll within the European Convention of Human Rights.
A mini 🧵👇
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The great strength of the Climate and Nature Bill is that it was developed from the very beginning with climate and biodiversity scientists (including me as it happens)
It's not based on what politicians think will be expedient, but on what the evidence says is necessary
It's not based on what politicians think will be expedient, but on what the evidence says is necessary
🌎 @rozsavagemp.bsky.social's opening speech for The Climate and Nature Bill:
“We need to do not what’s politically possible, but what is scientifically necessary. Let us be the generation to save the natural world—not let it die. In saving climate and nature, we save ourselves.”
🐝 #CANBill
“We need to do not what’s politically possible, but what is scientifically necessary. Let us be the generation to save the natural world—not let it die. In saving climate and nature, we save ourselves.”
🐝 #CANBill
🌿 The Climate and Nature Bill's Second Reading—Dr Roz Savage MP Opening speech
YouTube video by Zero Hour: Climate and Nature Bill
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The great strength of the Climate and Nature Bill is that it was developed from the very beginning with climate and biodiversity scientists (including me as it happens)
It's not based on what politicians think will be expedient, but on what the evidence says is necessary
It's not based on what politicians think will be expedient, but on what the evidence says is necessary
This + recent 'news and bats' rhetoric coming from Reeves is a betrayal of the British public.
People want to protect nature and mitigate climate change.
Why is this Government intent on repeating the mistakes of its predecessor by pitting economic growth against transformative change?
People want to protect nature and mitigate climate change.
Why is this Government intent on repeating the mistakes of its predecessor by pitting economic growth against transformative change?
UK Government forces Climate and Nature Bill to be shelved - edie
Labour MPs were reportedly instructed to support a motion to adjourn debate on a new Bill which would compel the UK Government to set stronger targets to cut emissions and protect nature.
www.edie.net
January 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This + recent 'news and bats' rhetoric coming from Reeves is a betrayal of the British public.
People want to protect nature and mitigate climate change.
Why is this Government intent on repeating the mistakes of its predecessor by pitting economic growth against transformative change?
People want to protect nature and mitigate climate change.
Why is this Government intent on repeating the mistakes of its predecessor by pitting economic growth against transformative change?
Excellent deep dive on the manure/biogas issue in the US
Big Oil and Big Ag are teaming up to turn cow poop into energy — and profits. The math doesn’t add up.
US climate policy has led to a surge in manure-based “biogas.” Critics say it’s propping up factory farming.
www.vox.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Excellent deep dive on the manure/biogas issue in the US