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We are the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe's largest network of environmental NGOs. We work for a better future where people and nature thrive together.

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🚨 Good news: the EU’s Arctic drilling ban is staying! ❄️✊

Despite pressure from Norway and fossil fuel interests, the EU Commission says its position on new Arctic oil and gas drilling remains unchanged.

This follows as thousands of people spoke up 💚 #peoplepower

👉 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
September 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
💧 Europe is losing access to clean water. Tomorrow, EU officials discuss plans that could weaken the Nitrates Directive and allow more manure pollution.

Environment & Agriculture Ministers must step in and reject it. Protect our water - no to more pollution! 🚨

Letter to EU Ministers in comments⤵️
September 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
We’re hiring!

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is looking for a Policy Assistant for European Institutions to join our Brussels team for a 6-month full-time CIP internship.

📍 Brussels
💶 €1,300 net/month + benefits
🏠 Up to 4 days/week from home
September 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
“DEMOCRACY: PROTECT WHAT MATTERS.” Draped across the European Commission’s headquarters, these words couldn’t be clearer.

On #InternationalDayOfDemocracy, Europeans are calling for affordable living, clean air and water, good health, and protection from floods, droughts and wildfires🌍

More below⬇️
September 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Heatwaves. Wildfires. Floods. Europe's climate reality is here🚒🌊🔥

30+ organisations urge the EU Commission to make nature Europe's first line of defence as it develops the European Framework for Climate Resilience.

Open letter in comments⬇️

#ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #EuropeWildfires
September 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🦩 After nature protections weakened, developers pushed for a resort in Albania, sparking uproar.

Now the EU is weakening nature and public checks for large “strategic” projects (e.g. giga data centres).

Read why this could become a gift for polluters: substack.com/home/post/p-...

#HandsOffNature
September 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We’re hiring!

The European Environmental Bureau is looking for a part-time Office Coordinator in Brussels.

Join Europe’s largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations and help create a workplace where people can thrive while working for a better future.
September 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
👨‍🌾This year’s heatwaves, droughts and wildfires put farmers in crisis (again). @esabcc.bsky.social scientists made it clear: agriculture can and must contribute to not letting things get worse.

The EU’s Governance Regulation can set the sector on the right path.

Read our ✉️👉
eeb.org/en/library/c...
September 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🌍What are the links between #climatechange and #chemicalpollution?

The chemical industry drives emissions, while rising temperatures can make chemical pollution more persistent and harmful.

They’re deeply connected - discover the links here meta.eeb.org/2026/09/03/t...
September 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
🔥As climate extremes intensify, water protection means resilience to droughts and wildfires.

💧Yet the Commission announced plans to revise EU water protections before even seeing evidence or consulting stakeholders...

⚖️Today, we're among five groups lodging a complaint with the EU watchdog. More ⬇️
September 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Europe: it’s time to #RestoreNature! 🌱

We fought for it. We won it. Now we need to make it happen.

Today, EU countries must submit their National Restoration Plans. It’s time for governments to deliver plans to build resilience to climate change.

See NGOs comment👇
eeb.org/en/restore-n...
September 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Producers should be responsible for the impacts of the electronics they make and sell, from production to disposal

Yet EU schemes to hold them accountable are fragmented, unclear and too weak to support prevention, repair and reuse

Read our recommendations to rewire them👇
eeb.org/en/library/p...
August 28, 2026 at 9:29 AM
30% of EU waste is dumped in landfills whose environmental legacy can last for centuries.

The good news is, a little-known EU technical process can help:
✅cut methane emissions
✅tackle 'forever chemical' PFAS pollution
✅improve the long-term management of landfills

Curious to find out more?🧵👇
August 28, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The EU has rewritten the rulebook on how #vehicles are designed, recycled and taken apart. How did it go?

Our verdict:
🥳 some good news for circularity
🧐 but the #automotive industry lobby got exactly what it wanted on the issues that matter the most.

Read on: meta.eeb.org/2026/08/27/e...
August 27, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🚢Dismantling ships directly on tidal mudflats is forbidden in the EU, and rightly so - but @ec.europa.eu still allows #beaching overseas.

🛑The EU must stop legitimising this polluting and hazardous shipbreaking practice.

✍️ Have your say: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
August 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
WEEE NEED TO TALK! 🤖

Too many electronics that could be repaired or reused are recycled or wasted prematurely

The good news is, @ec.europa.eu will soon rewire its electronic waste rules - a key chance to put e-waste prevention first

Read on: europeanenvironmentalbureau.substack.com/publish/home
August 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
💸 Looking for money to fund Europe’s energy transition?

Have you tried taxing the €7.5 billion in excess profits made by just 8 oil companies in Europe in 2026?

Tax the windfalls. Invest the revenues in making people free from fossil fuels.

Source: www.transportenvironment.org/articles/oil...
August 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Europe’s heatwaves are stress-testing our power system.

🌞 Solar generation was 17% higher during heatwaves, helping meet surging cooling demand.
🔥 Nuclear plants faced constraints from heat and drought.
💸 Gas had to step in as other thermal plants struggled, pushing up power prices.

The lesson? 👇
August 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Climate action is about making life better.

Just look at Latvia’s measures to help low-income households cut energy and transport costs:

🏠 €20k for home renovations
🚆 5 new electric trains
🚗 €15k for electric cars
🚌 On-demand public transport for remote areas
🚲 Free bike-sharing in 97 schools
August 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
It's a wrap: the EU law to curb #packaging waste enters into force today! What changes?

🍟Food packaging exceeding new #ForeverChemicals' #PFAS limits can no longer be placed on the EU market

📦New rules to reduce packaging #waste, boost reuse and refill and improve packaging design requirements
August 12, 2026 at 8:20 AM
𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 📈

On the menu:
🐾implementating the EEB’s fundraising strategy
🐾supporting donor relations
🐾coordinating fundraising efforts across teams

Nature lovers with an entrepreneurial mindset and experience in fundraising, apply here 👉 eeb.org/en/fundraisi...
August 11, 2026 at 9:24 AM
🦄 Unicorns don’t cut emissions.

Carbon capture has had decades and billions to prove itself. Its poor results should set off alarm bells for us all.

We already have cheaper, proven solutions to slash emissions now, even for “hard-to-abate” sectors.

Stop chasing unicorns. Start scaling what works.
August 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
So, what is the biggest threat to competitiveness? 🤑

EU politicians have spent months asking whether the Green Deal costs too much.

Then climate change sent the bill: Heatwaves. Wildfires. Crop losses. Factories, power plants and supply chains disrupted. The economic toll of an infernal summer.
Low water on Germany's Rhine river threatens new blow to economy | Euractiv
The port in Duisburg, in Germany's steel-producing Ruhr region, has reported that vessel loading capacities have dropped to about one-third of their usual levels
www.euractiv.com
August 7, 2026 at 6:12 AM
🌞 Want proof that making polluters pay works?

Malta has just secured EU funding to renovate homes, expand clean transport and help vulnerable households break free from fossil fuels.

That's exactly what the EU ETS2 is designed to do.

✍️ Sign our petition to defend it: life-effect.org/petition/
August 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM
What makes a hotel or a campsite green?

During the European Youth Week, young people made a guess at the criteria tourist accommodations must meet to earn the #EUEcolabel - Europe's official certification for green stays (and much more)

What do you think it takes? Drop your guess in the comments!
August 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM