Thanks alicemhancock for coverage of our legal challenge to the EU Commission in the Financial Times newsletter. Read it here 👇👇

"The taxonomy misleads investors, incentivises fossil-fuel funding and fails to promote investment in truly green solutions - namely green hydrogen." Read our CEO @aooleary's letter to the Financial Times on our legal challenge to the EU Taxonomy!👇👇 ft.com/content/3d47fa…

"If aviation wants to go green, it can start with fairer taxes." Read our Project Assistant Sabrina Khan-Dighe's opinion piece on the need for fairer aviation taxes in BusinessGreen ⤵️ buff.ly/3v1bADv

So excited to be recruiting for this new role on the Comms team here at Opportunity Green. Check it out if video and graphics are your thing!

I can't believe I've been at Opportunity Green for a whole year! Here are a few reflections on my amazing time here so far...

📰 Read our Director @aooleary's latest op-ed in Euractiv ahead of the EU elections starting tomorrow, on why and how the next cohort of MEPs should make #GreenHydrogen a priority from the get go.🟢 euractiv.com/section/altern…

📢NEW BLOG! 🚄🚢5 reasons why we need to make it easier to “Sail & Rail” Our CEO @aooleary explains why OG and 4 other NGOs are calling on the train & ferry companies to restore the Sail & Rail service to its former glory. Read it here 👇👇 opportunitygreen.org/blog/sail-and-…

📢New blog! 📢 Last month, the OG team took a day away from screens to think about the big picture for our 2024 Strategy Day. "I came away from it energised and full of new ideas and I think the whole team did too!" says our CEO @aooleary. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/45GyMVw

📽️ Watch our Legal Officer @IKeuschnigg in action in this webinar with Cornerstone Barristers on the key legal findings from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea advisory opinion. Find out how this landmark opinion will affect #climatechange and the #maritime sector and impact small island states. ⤵️

📣 📣 TODAY: We're taking the European Commission to court!   ⚖️ We’re proud to join a coalition of NGOs taking legal action against the EU Commission for its decision to include polluting planes and ships in the EU Taxonomy. opportunitygreen.org/press-release-… 🧵1/6

📺 New Video! 📺 The EU Taxonomy threatens to divert funds dedicated to green investment towards highly polluting ships and planes. We say these criteria are unlawful and the European Commission needs to be held to account. Watch our latest video to find out more. 👇

🤔 We know it can be difficult to find a job in the climate sector. That's why the amazing OG staff have come together to share their career experiences and top tips for getting a job fighting climate change. Find all our advice in our latest blog! 💚 opportunitygreen.org/blog/jobs-in-c…💚

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Why is it so crucial for the new government to drive H2-powered zero emission flights? 🤔 📺 Watch our video from the The Labour Party Party conference, where we spoke to SASHSA members Scott Pendry Scott Pendry from Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and ZeroAvia's Dominic Weeks to hear what they think!👇

🌞 It's that time of the month again: our Positive Climate Stories round up for September is out now! In this edition: 🗞 Anti-greenwashing laws in The Hague. 🌺 The end of coal in the UK. 🌳 Climate action in Colombia. Read the full blogpost now 👇  opportunitygreen.org/blog/positive-…

⏰ One week left to apply to be our new Comms Assistant! This is a unique role for someone with an eye for social media and website strategy. 💸 Salary: £30,000 📍Location: 2 days in London office per week 📅 Deadline: 9:00am, Mon 14/10 Apply here:  opportunitygreen.org/communications…

🎉 Last week we celebrated our 3rd birthday at London's beautiful Somerset House. Thank you so much to all our friends and supporters who joined us for such a fabulous evening. Watch back our panel discussion on taxing int'l aviation and shipping: 📺 youtu.be/33AH1NfGzDE?si… 📺

🚨New report! 🚨 The EU must decarbonise shipping and aviation – but at what cost to biodiversity? On #COP29 biodiversity day, our latest research shows that using biofuel production puts biodiversity at serious risk. Only #GreenHydrogen e-fuels limit damage to nature. 🧵1/4

🚨 Greenwashing win! 🚨 ⚖️ After nine months of investigation by ASA, MSC Cruises UK agrees to withdraw ads suggesting that fossil LNG is a ‘green’ fuel, and commits to being clear with consumers in future environmental claims. Full PR 👉 opportunitygreen.org/press-release-…  🧵1/3

Find our CEO Aoife O'Leary quoted in *two* The Guardian reports on #AirportExpansion by Toby Helm! ✈️ “Producing biofuels takes up huge amounts of land, endangering food security and biodiversity.” TLDR: expansion does 0 for growth and bad for climate. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…