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.
This interview is v. clear explanation of the importance of correctly accounting for biogenic methane in climate policy https://t.co/jUquvvXKYu How new GWP* metric can influence national mitigation strategies is well explained for Irish case https://t.co/717tBWGNY2 @HannahEDaly
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) December 12, 2020
The 1970s was a decade of serious anxiety about food supplies. Norman Tebbit, of all people, urged the government to consider rationing basic foodstuffs. That played a significant role in the decision to join the EEC, and raises some important questions today. [THREAD] pic.twitter.com/KygU5wehlh
— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) December 11, 2020
Garden centres will be handed hefty fines for failing to stop using peat compost under Government plans to crackdown on use https://t.co/nDL9lWwy00
— Monty Don (@TheMontyDon) December 13, 2020
Yet another shocking report from EPA scientists with latest data on Ireland's water pollution crisis. Water bodies are increasingly saturated with pollutants such as nitrogen & phosphorous, esp in south & southeast Ireland. https://t.co/QEhObRKMdwhttps://t.co/8Ys8x0icMX pic.twitter.com/aOWhYFJCqh
— Ella McSweeney (@ellamcsweeney) December 15, 2020
I'm thrilled that our new digital dossier on #biodiversity🐞 decline in #agriculture🚜 is now available in English! We focus on Germany but a lot of this applies all over Europe.
Why biodiversity loss is happening and what can be done to stop it ➡️ https://t.co/If332SsnDO pic.twitter.com/GgHxEE55yD
— Johannes Mengel (@mengeljo) December 16, 2020
The magic of growing plants from seed you’ve collected https://t.co/jw3l7bpQWb
— Jason Horner (@leenorganics) December 13, 2020
EU decision-makers need to step up agriculture reforms! Join the footprint photo action and demand with your footstep that your government steps up action on agricultural reforms! It’s simple! More instructions on https://t.co/fQxNuFExmv 👇👩🌾 pic.twitter.com/7vBAfr5apq
— GoodFoodGoodFarming (@GFGFActionDays) December 14, 2020
Esta semana hay #AGRIFISH , con conclusiones sobre bienestar animal, conferencia #AgriOutlook con sesión sobre #Farmers2040 y negociación de la futura PAC en trílogo con @EU2020
No se me ocurre mejor momento para ver estos vídeos de @GFGFActionDays @GanaderasenRed @PorOtraPAC https://t.co/mENh8qhLbg— Inés Jordana (@IJordana_) December 14, 2020
EU leaders declared that they "look forward to" stepping up international efforts to protect biodiversity👍
Time to turn pretty words into action, right now, right here ‼️
Urgent #EUBiodiversity action is needed – for nature's and our health 👇
https://t.co/pxZH50VedP— EEB (@Green_Europe) December 11, 2020
Today MEPs vote on:
📝the transition rules for the next 2y of EU Farm Subsidies
📝the €8bn #RecoveryFund for agricultureSpoiler alert: the former is business as usual, the latter greenwashing 😰
A big missed chance to make farming green & resilient⛔️https://t.co/yX7QHe5b5m— EEB (@Green_Europe) December 15, 2020
Transition is a process. Research (policy) must:
➰consider loops & lock-ins
🧩represent the complexity of systemic transformation
🌱identify game changers (events, processes, facts) that can shape the future
👥co-design solutions that are flexible enough to be adapted at scale pic.twitter.com/fUOY0rfwXE— Maria Gernert (@MariaGernert) December 15, 2020
My @CivilEats deep dive into the research on organic farming’s climate impacts + how organic fits into the many different approaches to climate-friendly ag now being proposed: https://t.co/BVHr7BZ36I
— Lisa Elaine Held (@lisaelaineh) December 15, 2020
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN): Water pollution crisis fuelled by reckless intensification of agriculture. Read our full statement responding to today's @EPAIreland water quality report 👇https://t.co/0iJDRVWjHy pic.twitter.com/f8SD0AjS8E
— SWAN (@swanireland) December 15, 2020
Missed today's #EPlenary debate on 2021-2022 transitional #CAP rules & €8bn in #NextGenerationEU recovery aid to farmers, food producers & rural areas? Watch it all again here: https://t.co/RGU0RHiVUW
— AGRI Committee Press (@EP_Agriculture) December 15, 2020
“We need a much fairer CAP, one that helps family farms […]”, Laura Martinez, Shepherd. The new CAP has to stop the loss of millions of small-scale farms and guarantee decent livelihoods for farmers & farm workers! This is green recovery. #EUAgriOutlook #WithdrawtheCAP 👩🌾✊👇 pic.twitter.com/7GJdsjBVut
— GoodFoodGoodFarming (@GFGFActionDays) December 15, 2020
The implications for the required reduction in fossil fuel and agricultural emissions in 2030 of changing the EU's 2030 target from a gross to a net accounting figure – a clarification https://t.co/3xxOsCNirx
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) December 15, 2020
Really good explanation of what the massive amazing farmers’ protests in India are about from @svargese @IATP https://t.co/mjd3HryCYy
— Jean Blaylock (@jeanblaylock) December 15, 2020
Tonight at Kirkby Stephen mart a farmer put up a sheep for sale for charity for the hospital that treated him for cancer a few years ago.
The buyer then put it back up for sale for the charity, and it was in turn bought and given back for resale by all the buyers round the ring
— James Rebanks (@herdyshepherd1) December 16, 2020
Negotiations on the #FutureofCAP are picking up speed with EU decision makers discussing crucial aspects of the green architecture today🇪🇺
We have prepared 10 tests for a #EUGreenDeal-compatible CAP, will they pass?🧐
If not, they must #WithdrawTheCAP
First 4 tests👇 pic.twitter.com/CV0axpgWCw
— EEB (@Green_Europe) December 1, 2020
How can fisheries managers make sure fish are caught sustainably?
— Pew Environment (@pewenvironment) October 29, 2020
Why is the EU's farm policy, the CAP, so stuck in the past and hard to change?
Probably because powerful and vested interests are at play in shaping the #FutureofCAP
Here's a few reminders on why it’s time to #WithdrawTheCAP ⬇️ (a thread) pic.twitter.com/PgV3hvHfEc
— Greenpeace EU (@GreenpeaceEU) December 16, 2020
Happening right now: last trilogue on #FutureOfCAP (SPR) under the 🇩🇪 Presidency @EU2020DE
Negotiators are discussing crucial aspects, which will determine our success or failure at addressing #Biodiversity and #ClimateEmergency in the next decade…
👇— Celia Nyssens (@CeliaNysss) December 17, 2020
About 385 million cases of acute #pesticide #poisonings occur each year worldwide, causing around 11,000 deaths, a new study reveals. @pesticideaction @PANAsiaPacific @ByondPesticides @PAN_UK #HHPs @ToxicsFree #Agroecology https://t.co/kMx4orIv7e
— globalagriculture (@IAASTD) December 17, 2020