Alison Grace

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

This is one of the most heart-breaking & important articles I have ever read - from someone whose voices are so rarely heard, a teenaged girl.

If you want to understand online misogyny in all its devastating impact, please read this shattering piece.

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What is our impact? - ECOS What difference does ECOS make? Read about our impact and successes.

From ecodesign to public procurement, soil to smart devices, biodiversity to carbon accounting. What difference did we make in 2025? ⤵️
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To claim something you need to be able to prove it. So what’s actually behind claims that AI can help solve climate change and what does the evidence actually say? Read the report @ketanjoshi.co: beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/02/17/t...
@stand.earth @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social & more!

A cartoon of two people standing on Europe saying 'You know, if we were smart, we'd be dependent on our own energy'

Renewables are the cornerstone of the energy transition, but 53% of the EU’s electricity mix still comes from non-renewable sources.

Here’s how policymakers can speed up #electrification with renewables 👇

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The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill

As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?

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Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

Hi, have a look at this petition: EU environmental laws have worked for decades but now they're getting dismantled for corporate profit. We need as many signatures as possible to defend people and nature 🤝#HandsOffNature
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Vacancy: Programme Officer – Ecodesign @ ECOS We are seeking a Programme Officer to work on sustainable production, ecodesign, and energy labelling.

🪧 We are #hiring a new Programme Officer to support the development of EU ecodesign and energy labelling policies and #standards.

You will closely collaborate on standardisation, policy developments, and project management related to #ecodesign and energy labelling

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Europe’s supermarket shelves packed with ‘misleading’ claims about recycled plastic packaging Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based

Europe’s supermarket shelves are filled with brands claiming their plastic packaging as sustainable – but these claims tend to be misleading or inaccurate.

How can this happen? ⬇️

📰 Read about @theguardian.com's investigation here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New Legislative Framework and Market Surveillance Regulation: How they can support sustainable products in the EU.

The #EUProductAct will transform Europe's product policy. Two of its key files will outline how Europeans can access sustainable products:

🔸 New Legislative Framework
🔸 Market Surveillance Regulation

They should include:

🔎 Transparency
📄 Harmonised definitions
✅ Compliance

Read more ⤵️

Making electrification work - ECOS What can the EU do to make electrification work? From renewables to efficiency – and everything in-between – discover the six energy transition essentials.

How can the EU make electrification work?

For Europe’s security and sustainability, here are the essentials 👇
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It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

Aramco have acquired a majority stake in chemicals + plastics firm SABIC, + bought into huge Chinese plastics + chemicals projects from Korea to Texas, with the aim that production of plastics 'would drive nearly half of oil-demand growth by mid-century':

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AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream

If a website appeared overnight that gave hundreds of millions of users the opportunity to create CSAM you'd expect governments to shut it down quickly, so the question is why X gets a pass when it's done just that?
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ECOS Work Programme 2026 It will be a challenging year, but full of important steps forward for ambitious environmental protection.

2026 is a big year for us, marking 25 years of advocating for environmental ambition in standards, policies, and laws! 🎉

And we won’t be slowing down.

👀 Learn more about our priorities to ensure competitiveness goes hand-in-hand with sustainability: ecostandard.org/publications...

The office appreciates all your efforts 😂

The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.

The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.

Sure, we're the weak and decaying ones...

Vacancy: Programme Manager – Petrochemicals We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on industry decarbonisation, with a special focus on the petrochemical industry.

Are you a chemistry/physics whiz?
Do you have strong analytical skills?
Do you enjoying translating technical content into accessible information?

We're looking for a Programme Manager on #petrochemicals to join our team! 👩‍🔬

📅 Apply before 4 January 2026: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

UNEA-7: Shaping an ambitious global environmental agenda - ECOS UNEA-7 brings together UN Member States to address common environmental challenges. NGO observers, including ECOS, will join them. What can we expect?

The seventh session of the UN’s Environment Assembly, #UNEA7, kicks off next week in Nairobi to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

What can we expect? Find out from the ECOS team in Brussels and Nairobi 👇
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality

EU Bioeconomy Strategy hides old mistakes in new branding - ECOS The EU Bioeconomy Strategy took some steps to introduce circularity and sustainability, but missed opportunities to do more, environmental organisation ECOS says.

Press release 📢 The EU's revised Bioeconomy Strategy hides old mistakes in new branding

Full reaction here 👇
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Factsheet – Trading raw materials responsibly - ECOS Global trade rules on raw materials are underpinned by standards, and both must be worthy of people and planet. Our factsheet shows how.

Global trade rules on #RawMaterials are underpinned by standards, and they must be worthy of people and planet. Our new factsheet shows how 👇
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Vacancy: Programme Manager – Energy Transition @ ECOS We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the energy transition, including its links with circular economy - apply today!

We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the #energy transition.

The candidate will drive forward our work towards ambitious policies and standards - for example, on #hydrogen, #batteries, #methane, and #AI

Apply before 8 December! 👇
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EU Circular Economy Act. Over 50 organisations are calling for the EU Circular Economy Act to be built on a dual legal basis so that it addresses both market harmonisation and environmental protection.

Over 50 businesses and civil society organisations are calling for the #CircularEconomy Act to be based on both environmental and market objectives – reflecting its true, dual nature – a virtuous cycle that can deliver both environmental and economic benefits.

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Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says 10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström

It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.

“The world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030.

All systems are flashing red.”

It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the retreat in the prioritisation of climate action when this is the context we are facing.

Time to stand up to the chemical industry lobbies!

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

There is a reason "offsetting" does not exist in the vast majority of cases of avoidable harm to human safety: it would be laughed off as physically absurd and outright fraudulent.

Somehow, in the single most catastrophic physical threat facing our species, it became accepted as normal

'Huge cause for concern': Atmospheric CO2 reaches new high after record spike in 2024 Wildfire emissions and reduced CO2 absorption by carbon sinks push atmospheric CO2 to record levels, UN agency reveals

The mounting evidence of natural carbon sinks failing really should be one of the biggest stories in the world right now, demanding a response from governments and boardrooms everywhere. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520467...