⏰📢☠️CEO’s new report is out today! We analysed the lobby arguments used by the chemical and pesticides industry to derail the ban on the export of chemicals and pesticides forbidden in the European Union. 🧵Read it here: corporateeurope.org/en/2024/05/dea…

BREAKING: Despite claiming to be part of the solution, Big Oil and Gas companies are failing to align with the new international climate agreement to phase out fossil fuels. They need a #BigOilRealityCheck oilchange.org/borc

💡 Dutch Parliament has received government proposal to #ExitECT on 15 May. This goes through silent approval, which is obtained 30 days after submission of the proposal, unless silence is broken by quorum of members of either Chamber.🤫

🇳🇱 exit can be effective 15 June 2025 🤞

Israeli policy in the West Bank has therefore been described as one of “apartheid” by Palestinians and human rights defenders around the world aje.io/4jsbvi

Spain🇪🇸 has officially notified its withdrawal from the #EnergyCharterTreaty . Congrats to all the Spanish campaigners who have gone through a rollercoaster ride to make this happen! #ExitECT #StopISDS

🆕 Transition Minerals Tracker: 2024 update

Bauxite, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel & zinc are in high demand for #renewable tech & #EVs . But their extraction and supply also comes with risks to human rights. Key findings 🧵1/
business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/bri… #JustTransition

The EU's Critical Mineral Crusade.

How the EU is using its trade policy to secure and control access to critical minerals for its green transition, and the implications for mineral resource governance in the Global South.

#Trade #CRMs #JustTransition

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Small and medium-scale farmers are the backbone of our #FoodSystems

@ipesfood calls for a new deal for farmers and rural communities, prioritizing #AccessToLand , #FairPrices , #SocialSecurity & #Agroecology incentives

#LandSqueeze
Report EN/ES/FR/PT :
👉 ipes-food.org/report/land-sq…

👀All eyes on #CSDDD & EU Council today!

👉Will the Council honour the European Parliament's vote and citizens' demand? Say YES to #HoldBizAccountable !

LAND remains at the heart of global power. This new report is incredibly important.

Former top UN officials are right to sound the alarm on the threat of dangerous investment treaties.

There allow fossil fuel corporations to sue governments for climate action.

theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🚨Last stretch of #CSDDD is here! The 🇪🇺 corporate sustainability law approved by European Parliament is up for final ✍️ by member states.

⏰Time for EU Council to listen to the people - and endorse it tomorrow! ✊ #HoldBizAccountable

This #EUElections2024 could change the course of history for decades.

From climate denial to attacking equal rights, the far-right’s agenda is clear. Let’s defend our future! ✊
Don't let far-right win: make sure everyone votes around you 🤝 #UseYourVote
Every vote counts! 🗳️🇪🇺

The 9 countries who voted against expanding Palestine's rights at the United Nations & the 25 who abstained:

Italy's tame treatment of Israel during its attack on Gaza could be linked to gas reserves off Gaza's coast, with Italian oil giant Eni a major beneficiary.

Ilham Rawoot 🇵🇸 uncovers the relationship between Eni, Italy and Israel. Find out more below ⬇️
newarab.com/features/italy…

💰 The EU’s five richest billionaires increased their wealth by 76% since 2020.

‼️ At the same time, 99% of the EU’s population has become poorer.

🖋️ Sign to #TaxTheRichEU ! 👇
eci.ec.europa.eu/038/public/#/s…

I convincingly joined other UN Independent Experts in condemning the flagrant intimidation tactics deployed by certain US Congresspersons against the Int'l Criminal Court. 👇

When elected representatives resort to open threats, which may themselves amount to offenses, it compels us to

UN experts decry threats against Int'l Criminal Court by US/Israeli officials: 'Distressing to see threats against ICC for pursuing justice when the world should be uniting to end bloodshed in Gaza & seek justice for the killed, injured or taken hostage'.

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Israel fully intends to destroy Rafah, the last habitable place in Gaza, which shelters more than a million displaced Palestinians, against overwhelming international condemnation. Just obscene levels of depravity with total impunity provided by Western politicians and media.

Israeli tanks seal off Gaza's Rafah from the south and complete the encirclement of the 'red zone,' where its military has ordered forcibly displaced Palestinians to evacuate, amid continuous Israeli attacks across the Strip.

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