@silviap.bsky.social
activist | EU petrochemicals campaigner at CIEL| healthy feminist | shit stirrer views, always, my own
as many are heading to Geneva for the Plastics Treaty negotiations and the EU obsesses over competitiveness, I wrote a briefing about how a pause on plastics production would be a win, not just for the environment (duh) but also economically
01.08.2025 08:17 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0their advertisement also shows the reality that there's really no separation between the fossil fuel industry and the chemical industry
fossil fuel companies happily support the "industry of industries" narrative as petrochemicals represent a huge lifeline for them, usually hidden from public view
a nice wooden chopping board, found on the street, looks homemade
a nice wooden chopping board, found on the street, looks homemade, in this photo from the side
this week, in Brussels’s circular economy: a chopping board was left in my street in a box with other things
sure, it might require a little love, I’ll sand it and oil and then it’ll be ready for the next cheese platter!
☠️The fact that everyday chemical products may contain ingredients that cause cancer is already problematic. The bare minimum would be to have labelling & packaging that clearly states any hazardous substance – so that we can protect ourselves.
But the Chemicals #Omnibus would do the exact opposite.
🧪“This Chemicals Action Plan exposes a troubling truth: EU policymaking is increasingly shaped by industry interests, not public welfare.” - Silvia Pastorelli, CIEL.
“EU Bends to Chemical Lobby”, CIEL full statement here: www.ciel.org/news/eu-bend...
sure the far-right has grown significantly, but more than a win of the far-right, to me this shows how little the main groups cared about the climate target: simply not enough
09.07.2025 08:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
European governments seem to be hyperfocused on business, on making the industry happy, but..who for?
power cuts, deaths, droughts..even if you don't care about people, there's no business case for any of that
if you can't see that, maybe your brain has already melted in the heat
local authorities do what they can:
disseminating advice on how to cope with the heat and setting up climate shelters (had first seen them in Spain in 2019, now they're becoming more common)
but these are patches on a gap that is too big without an action plan that matches the scale
those more at risk are once again the most vulnerable
I'm not just talking about kids and elderly people, as TV and newspapers remind us each summer
it's the people we don't see or don't want to see: those who fix our roads, who work in the fields, who clean our streets
this is not new, no fun in the sun stuff
in 2023, 47.000 people died across Europe alone because of the heat
imagine people dying, every year, with regular warnings about how bad things will get, and still governments move at snail pace, or suggest to maybe discuss the issue a little bit longer
climate chaos, unlike carbon capture tech, is no fantasy, it's very real and very much here, affecting the lives of millions of people
not faraway, not in the future, not "just" your grandchildren, real people, here and now
thousands of people could die in this very heatwave
today
the latest amendment to the EU climate law
the EU Commission is proposing measures that will make a colander of the emissions reduction target
they let polluters off the hook, while we step into the furnace, again
my colleague
@rjkennerley.bsky.social ey.bsky.social is 100% correct 👇
phone weather forecast showing 24 degrees at 8 in the morning in Brussels, with temperatures as high as 35 degrees announced for the rest of the day in Brussels, Belgium
phone weather forecast showing a warning for extreme weather and temperatures 15 degrees above average in Brussels, Belgium
my phone yesterday, 8:20 in the morning
15 degrees above average, Brussels, Northern Europe
now, the fact that I'm Mediterranean and used to high(er) temperatures didn't make me blind to the fact that we were stepping into a furnace
it'll keep happening if we don't start taking serious action NOW
bell tower rising over a domed church, there's a banner with the word BEZOS crossed out in red. blue smoke comes from the tower it's san giorgo in venice
a stone bridge crowded with people, there's a banner on the side reading NO SAPCE FOR BEZOS with a lil rocket ship drawn on it it's ponte di rialto in venice
absolutely love the venetian resistance to bezos's wedding
ordinary people, on the absolute front lines of climate breakdown and having their city gutted by capitalism, pushing back against their home being turned into disneyland for rich jerks
A group of people in front of a colourful banner that says Break Free from Fossil Gas next to a person dressed as the EU chained to a big prisoner’s ball that says fossil gas
read our statement here 👇
oilchange.org/news/break-f...
@ciel.org @caneurope.org @foodwatereurope.bsky.social @greenpeace.be @greenpeace.eu @oilchange.bsky.social @razomwestand.bsky.social
A group of people in front of a colourful banner that says Break Free from Fossil Gas next to a person dressed as the EU chained to a big prisoner’s ball that says fossil gas
A group of people in front of a colourful banner that says Break Free from Fossil Gas pulling a person dressed as the EU chained to a big prisoner’s ball that says fossil gas
buying more gas only harms frontline communities and chains us further to energy insecurity, while propping up polluting industries
we ask @consilium.europa.eu to not backtrack on the action we desperately need to fight the climate crisis and stand up for communities everywhere
while these rules "only" apply to energy, importantly they cover fossil fuel imports.. which then fuel other high polluting, energy intensive sectors like petrochemicals
where they are an essential ingredient in the chemical recipe that brings you plastics, pesticides, synthetic fertilizers etc
what does the regulation do?
it sets out rules for the energy sector to:
✔️monitor & report methane pollution from fossil fuels, in the EU & along its global supply chains
✔️act on methane leaks
these are important steps on the way to phase-out all gas and not just swap one dependency for another
a number of countries want to re-open or "simplify" the new rules on methane they approved only a year ago (!) to get more fossil gas in the EU, bowing to political and industry pressure
the EU seems very keen on easing its rules as a concession to the US to buy more liquefied fossil gas..
Partial shot of a black prisoners ball in from the of the EU Council building
Close up shot of parts of a big chain
Good morning ☀️
if you’re wondering what we’re doing with a giant prisoner’s ball in front of the EU Council this morning..
it’s because next Monday European ministers will discuss changes to EU legislation that could chain us even more to fossil gas under the excuse of energy security
WHY?👇
Partigiani in Venice celebrate in the city, finally liberated from nazi/ fascists
partigiane in trench coats carrying rifles in the streets of Milan in 1945
partigiane resting, chatting and smoking between the fighting, with their rifles next to them
a group of partigiane and partigiani listening attentively
their words were "Resist, Defend, Rebuild"
my heart goes in particular to the partigiane, the women, who fought just as hard, even for their right to fight alongside men and carry guns, and are too often forgotten
buona liberazione a tutti
Two cute coffee saucers decorated with wheat spikes on the front, the back shows they were made in former Yugoslavia
Brussels’s circular economy strikes again, this time providing me with two coffee saucers made in former Yugoslavia: time to put the coffee pot on!
22.04.2025 10:17 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
📢 Communities in the US are paying the price for Europe’s fossil gas addiction.
🚨The EU replaced Putin’s gas with U.S. LNG, mostly produced through fracking. This is the reality for communities on the frontlines 🧵👇
@foodwatereurope.bsky.social @uscannetwork.bsky.social @andygheorghiu.bsky.social
Listen to the impacted US community members @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @marossefcovic.bsky.social!
Defend EU #methane regulations!
@foodwatereurope.bsky.social @caneurope.org @betterbayou.bsky.social @chispalcv.bsky.social @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
terracotta plants pots and saucers found on the street
a classic of the Brussels circular economy from last night: found in Forest three plant pots and two saucers!
13.04.2025 12:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It is actually so fucking annoying when people tell me “it’s too late to solve climate change” as if a) all 8 billion people on this planet are about to drop dead and b) if we oriented the economy around need instead of profit we wouldn’t be able to get things under a reasonable level of control
05.03.2025 15:19 — 👍 1364 🔁 188 💬 37 📌 8
🚩 Red flag: Today, the @esabcc.bsky.social released a report on scaling up carbon dioxide removal with recommendations that, while well-intentioned, risk legitimizing dangerous technologies and distracting European Union policymakers from much-needed real climate solutions.
Our reaction👇🧵
while I keep writing briefings that start with last January was the hottest on record, EU Commission plans to buy more gas, this time with the excuse of making energy more affordable
more gas won’t improve people’s lives or lower their bills, just prolong the stranglehold of a fossil based economy
really impressive legal analysis (for both the lawyers and the non-initiated) on a possible ban on all new fossil fuel projects in the EU
it gives me hope to see real experts saying that stopping all new fossil projects it’s not only necessary but also possible
Italy’s security bill threatens fundamental rights
It criminalizes peaceful protest, with harsh penalties for activists, detainees, and migrants
Human rights bodies warn of serious risks - the Senate should listen
❌Repression is not security❌
hrw.org/news/2025/02...
