Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
Swiss voters narrowly reject new law intended to help the country meet its goal for cutting carbon emissions https://t.co/SXw9vpaNNc
— TRF Climate (@TRF_Climate) June 13, 2021
"100 companies are responsible for 71% of emissions" has become a rallying cry for why efforts to reduce one's personal emissions don't matter. But…that premise and the conclusion are both untrue. pic.twitter.com/hsGa0J990R
— Matthew Hayek (@matthewhayek) June 14, 2021
"Life or death": NZ report recommends drastic methane emissions cuts to meet climate goals https://t.co/HhvMKuPTG6
— Cara Augustenborg (@CAugustenborg) June 15, 2021
Interested in local food systems? Join the annual #FeedingOurselves gathering of regen farmers, seed savers, #CSA, & community food advocates.https://t.co/3kIUSYs6MX@NatOrgSkill@MannaOrgncStore @BirdWatchIE@IrishEnvNet @IrishSeedSavers @DublinFoodCoop @UCCCoopStudies pic.twitter.com/IYtwdoeE3a
— Davie Philip (@comresie) June 15, 2021
Following jumbo trilogue 25-28 May, the Council has released the latest four-column document indicating the state of play on the Strategic Plans Regulation dated 11 June. Paragraphs with green borders are agreed, paragraphs with orange borders remain open https://t.co/p078a0NYUo
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 16, 2021
The guest list of this week's informal #CAP talks sparked complaints after 🇵🇹 agri minister @MariaCeuAntunes exclusively invited EU farmers association @COPACOGECA, excluding others e.g. @ECVC1, something @Green_Europe's @CeliaNysss called "indefensible"
https://t.co/1NdazsTHCy— Natasha Foote (@NatashaFoote) June 16, 2021
Researchers at @WUR look at the cost of implementing enhanced conditionality on Dutch farms, asking if there is a risk that costs are so high that some farmers decide to opt out of direct payments. Report in Dutch with EN summary https://t.co/j2S2FH3GS3 @PetraBerkhout1
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 3, 2021
German state secretary for environment contradicts @JuliaKloeckner and praises European Commission's role in #futureofCAP negotiations. https://t.co/U44MUY607g
— Eddy Wax (@EddyWax) June 17, 2021
"Small and medium-scale farming has been severely penalised by the CAP, and this trend looks set to continue, with the course of the CAP negotiations suggesting more difficulties for peasant farming and more money for large-scale industry actors." @ECVC1 https://t.co/drV0bevbxi
— La Via Campesina (@via_campesina) June 15, 2021