Umanotera
@umanotera.bsky.social
Leading NGO in the field of sustainable development in Slovenia. 30 years and 170+ projects. We live what we preach.
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Last week EU finance ministers dodged a catastrophe - but still chose climate cowardice.
Denmark proposed to the EU Governments that a tax on jet fuel would be off the table until 2035. Thankfully it didn't pass.
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Denmark proposed to the EU Governments that a tax on jet fuel would be off the table until 2035. Thankfully it didn't pass.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Last week EU finance ministers dodged a catastrophe - but still chose climate cowardice.
Denmark proposed to the EU Governments that a tax on jet fuel would be off the table until 2035. Thankfully it didn't pass.
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Denmark proposed to the EU Governments that a tax on jet fuel would be off the table until 2035. Thankfully it didn't pass.
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Green flying is lying.
Governments and the aviation industry are selling us a fairytale of green growth, but the sector plans to triple in size by 2050, doubling its fuel use and emissions.
We’re debunking aviation’s greenwashing 👇
stay-grounded.org/greenwashing...
Governments and the aviation industry are selling us a fairytale of green growth, but the sector plans to triple in size by 2050, doubling its fuel use and emissions.
We’re debunking aviation’s greenwashing 👇
stay-grounded.org/greenwashing...
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Green flying is lying.
Governments and the aviation industry are selling us a fairytale of green growth, but the sector plans to triple in size by 2050, doubling its fuel use and emissions.
We’re debunking aviation’s greenwashing 👇
stay-grounded.org/greenwashing...
Governments and the aviation industry are selling us a fairytale of green growth, but the sector plans to triple in size by 2050, doubling its fuel use and emissions.
We’re debunking aviation’s greenwashing 👇
stay-grounded.org/greenwashing...
...slab zrak tudi v Ljubljani, Zagrebu in delih Zahodnega Balkana (pokrito z legendo).
Sunshine and above-average temperatures over #Italy but worsening #airquality.
According to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social (CAMS), high PM₂․₅ levels are expected this afternoon across the #PoValley, with peaks above 75 µg/m³ — about four times higher than the WHO daily limit (15 µg/m³).
According to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social (CAMS), high PM₂․₅ levels are expected this afternoon across the #PoValley, with peaks above 75 µg/m³ — about four times higher than the WHO daily limit (15 µg/m³).
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
...slab zrak tudi v Ljubljani, Zagrebu in delih Zahodnega Balkana (pokrito z legendo).
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NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims.
These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims.
These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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@unep.org #EmissionsGap Report is clear: While new national climate plans have delivered some progress, we are off track to deliver #ParisAgreement goals.
But proven solutions exist. Ambitious #ClimateAction can deliver growth, jobs, energy security, resilience & more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
But proven solutions exist. Ambitious #ClimateAction can deliver growth, jobs, energy security, resilience & more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@unep.org #EmissionsGap Report is clear: While new national climate plans have delivered some progress, we are off track to deliver #ParisAgreement goals.
But proven solutions exist. Ambitious #ClimateAction can deliver growth, jobs, energy security, resilience & more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
But proven solutions exist. Ambitious #ClimateAction can deliver growth, jobs, energy security, resilience & more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Climate change, the gift that keeps on giving.
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Climate change, the gift that keeps on giving.
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For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
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Despite being among the most carbon-intensive modes of transport, aviation and shipping continue to enjoy generous VAT exemptions across Europe.
This is costing governments billions in lost revenue and putting cleaner forms of passenger transport at a competitive disadvantage.
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This is costing governments billions in lost revenue and putting cleaner forms of passenger transport at a competitive disadvantage.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Despite being among the most carbon-intensive modes of transport, aviation and shipping continue to enjoy generous VAT exemptions across Europe.
This is costing governments billions in lost revenue and putting cleaner forms of passenger transport at a competitive disadvantage.
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This is costing governments billions in lost revenue and putting cleaner forms of passenger transport at a competitive disadvantage.
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One stat says it all: 100% of people are affected by climate change. 🌍
No matter where we live, the impacts are real — and the need for action is universal. 💚
📊 #WorldStatisticsDay
No matter where we live, the impacts are real — and the need for action is universal. 💚
📊 #WorldStatisticsDay
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One stat says it all: 100% of people are affected by climate change. 🌍
No matter where we live, the impacts are real — and the need for action is universal. 💚
📊 #WorldStatisticsDay
No matter where we live, the impacts are real — and the need for action is universal. 💚
📊 #WorldStatisticsDay
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AVIATION: despite agreeing to pursue “carbon neutral growth” from 2020, to set a “long-term aspirational goal of #netzero carbon emissions by 2050,” @icao.int & govts are not taking appropriate action to reduce emissions from international aviation.
bit.ly/CAT_aviation
bit.ly/CAT_aviation
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
AVIATION: despite agreeing to pursue “carbon neutral growth” from 2020, to set a “long-term aspirational goal of #netzero carbon emissions by 2050,” @icao.int & govts are not taking appropriate action to reduce emissions from international aviation.
bit.ly/CAT_aviation
bit.ly/CAT_aviation
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💭 Curious about how aviation links to climate justice & greenwashing?
🔥 Join the Stay Grounded US & International Training on Aviation & Climate Justice!
🗓 Nov 25, Dec 2 & 9 – online
➡️ Info & sign-up: stay-grounded.org/training/
🔥 Join the Stay Grounded US & International Training on Aviation & Climate Justice!
🗓 Nov 25, Dec 2 & 9 – online
➡️ Info & sign-up: stay-grounded.org/training/
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
💭 Curious about how aviation links to climate justice & greenwashing?
🔥 Join the Stay Grounded US & International Training on Aviation & Climate Justice!
🗓 Nov 25, Dec 2 & 9 – online
➡️ Info & sign-up: stay-grounded.org/training/
🔥 Join the Stay Grounded US & International Training on Aviation & Climate Justice!
🗓 Nov 25, Dec 2 & 9 – online
➡️ Info & sign-up: stay-grounded.org/training/
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📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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There is absolutely a path to 100% renewable energy – the technology already exists, and is getting better (and cheaper!) every year
What's missing is the political will from governments and the EU to fully plan an end to fossil fuels, insulate and cut energy waste, and go full-tilt for renewables
What's missing is the political will from governments and the EU to fully plan an end to fossil fuels, insulate and cut energy waste, and go full-tilt for renewables
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
There is absolutely a path to 100% renewable energy – the technology already exists, and is getting better (and cheaper!) every year
What's missing is the political will from governments and the EU to fully plan an end to fossil fuels, insulate and cut energy waste, and go full-tilt for renewables
What's missing is the political will from governments and the EU to fully plan an end to fossil fuels, insulate and cut energy waste, and go full-tilt for renewables
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🤔 Wondering how to recognise a false solution when you see one?
This time in our Pulling Back the Curtain webinar series, we’ll explore some of the most common so-called land-based solutions—like carbon and #biodiversity offsets, #carbonfarming, and #biochar.
👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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This time in our Pulling Back the Curtain webinar series, we’ll explore some of the most common so-called land-based solutions—like carbon and #biodiversity offsets, #carbonfarming, and #biochar.
👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🤔 Wondering how to recognise a false solution when you see one?
This time in our Pulling Back the Curtain webinar series, we’ll explore some of the most common so-called land-based solutions—like carbon and #biodiversity offsets, #carbonfarming, and #biochar.
👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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This time in our Pulling Back the Curtain webinar series, we’ll explore some of the most common so-called land-based solutions—like carbon and #biodiversity offsets, #carbonfarming, and #biochar.
👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.
And you're cutting... the sleeper?
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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Since 1970, international tourism has exploded, from less than 200 million arrivals to almost 1.5 billion today. This was only possible due to the even larger growth of aviation, with billions of passengers carried every year. 1/5
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Since 1970, international tourism has exploded, from less than 200 million arrivals to almost 1.5 billion today. This was only possible due to the even larger growth of aviation, with billions of passengers carried every year. 1/5
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💬 EU citizens want healthier, sustainable food - but Big Meat lobbies block progress.
New report by Changing Markets shows how disinformation stalls action. We’ve called for a meeting with the Commissioner. Time to choose: public health or industry profits? ⬇️
changingmarkets.org/report/meat-...
New report by Changing Markets shows how disinformation stalls action. We’ve called for a meeting with the Commissioner. Time to choose: public health or industry profits? ⬇️
changingmarkets.org/report/meat-...
Meat vs EAT-Lancet: The dynamics of an industry-orchestrated online backlash • Changing Markets
The EAT-Lancet Commission publish EAT-Lancet 2.0: an update to the planetary health diet 2019. One of the most influential academic studies ever released, it also faced significant online backlash – o...
changingmarkets.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
💬 EU citizens want healthier, sustainable food - but Big Meat lobbies block progress.
New report by Changing Markets shows how disinformation stalls action. We’ve called for a meeting with the Commissioner. Time to choose: public health or industry profits? ⬇️
changingmarkets.org/report/meat-...
New report by Changing Markets shows how disinformation stalls action. We’ve called for a meeting with the Commissioner. Time to choose: public health or industry profits? ⬇️
changingmarkets.org/report/meat-...
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Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry: Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says The UN aviation organisation has been captured by the industry, a report has concluded, leading to the urgent action...
Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry
Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry: Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says The UN aviation organisation has been captured by the industry, a report has concluded, leading to the urgent action...
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry: Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says The UN aviation organisation has been captured by the industry, a report has concluded, leading to the urgent action...
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Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity - Friends of the Earth International
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation can only be achieved by challenging the systems that allow elites to profit from destruction, and by securing real solutions that centre people, not corporat...
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Climate justice and Palestinian liberation: Mapping the complicity
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
The corporate climate criminals fueling the climate crisis are complicit in the genocide in Palestine. Climate justice and Palestinian liberation go hand in hand
See the FoEI x PENGON/FoE Palestine joint publication👇
bit.ly/3IrvIWa
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The super-rich are getting richer, whilst the rest of us suffer.
Despite contributing the least to the climate crisis, people living in poverty are impacted most. Meanwhile, the richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Learn more: PollutingElite.earth
Despite contributing the least to the climate crisis, people living in poverty are impacted most. Meanwhile, the richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Learn more: PollutingElite.earth
September 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The super-rich are getting richer, whilst the rest of us suffer.
Despite contributing the least to the climate crisis, people living in poverty are impacted most. Meanwhile, the richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Learn more: PollutingElite.earth
Despite contributing the least to the climate crisis, people living in poverty are impacted most. Meanwhile, the richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Learn more: PollutingElite.earth
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Night flights = climate bombs & noise machines ✈️💣
💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.
📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4
💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.
📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4
September 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Night flights = climate bombs & noise machines ✈️💣
💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.
📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4
💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.
📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4
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Through plans like ReArm Europe and the Defence Omnibus, the EU is fuelling extractivism and arms profiteering in the name of “security”.
✊ Our latest #NewLeaf article exposes how militarised policy is threatening peace, justice, and the planet.
Read more👇 meta.eeb.org/2025/09/17/b...
✊ Our latest #NewLeaf article exposes how militarised policy is threatening peace, justice, and the planet.
Read more👇 meta.eeb.org/2025/09/17/b...
How Europe's Militarised Green Transition is Digging Us Deeper
Faced with geopolitical instability, ecological collapse, and energy insecurity, European leaders are turning to militarisation.
meta.eeb.org
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Through plans like ReArm Europe and the Defence Omnibus, the EU is fuelling extractivism and arms profiteering in the name of “security”.
✊ Our latest #NewLeaf article exposes how militarised policy is threatening peace, justice, and the planet.
Read more👇 meta.eeb.org/2025/09/17/b...
✊ Our latest #NewLeaf article exposes how militarised policy is threatening peace, justice, and the planet.
Read more👇 meta.eeb.org/2025/09/17/b...