Silvia Pastorelli
@silviap.bsky.social
activist | EU petrochemicals campaigner at CIEL| healthy feminist | shit stirrer
views, always, my own
views, always, my own
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I want to talk about generative AI because of the defeatist impulses chronicled in this article. While simply expresssing a defiant attitude cannot always change lived-in reality, in certain cases it definitely can. This is in part because, early on, a conflict can exist at a perceptions level. 1/?
September 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I want to talk about generative AI because of the defeatist impulses chronicled in this article. While simply expresssing a defiant attitude cannot always change lived-in reality, in certain cases it definitely can. This is in part because, early on, a conflict can exist at a perceptions level. 1/?
today 👇
August 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
today 👇
“As my professional life keeps me knee-deep in democratic collapse, climate breakdown and other crises, the joy of reading aloud feels less like a luxury and more like a necessity.”
I knew I wasn’t the only one crazy about reading aloud and now as a parent of small child that joy has multiplied
I knew I wasn’t the only one crazy about reading aloud and now as a parent of small child that joy has multiplied
"Reading to my kids is life-saving and intoxicating", writes Sasha Mudd.
Reading aloud isn’t just for children
For my kids, stories are visceral, a chance to inhabit other worlds and other selves. For me it’s a necessity —cathartic, bonding, joyful, and cheaper...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“As my professional life keeps me knee-deep in democratic collapse, climate breakdown and other crises, the joy of reading aloud feels less like a luxury and more like a necessity.”
I knew I wasn’t the only one crazy about reading aloud and now as a parent of small child that joy has multiplied
I knew I wasn’t the only one crazy about reading aloud and now as a parent of small child that joy has multiplied
“Syntax buckles beneath the pressure of empty stomachs. Grammar is no match for despair. I sit before my keyboard and try to summon what once came so naturally, but words scatter midway, like startled birds forgetting how to fly”
from a powerful essay about hunger from Gazan writer Alaa Alqaisi
from a powerful essay about hunger from Gazan writer Alaa Alqaisi
Beneath the Howl of Hunger
“And though the world may have looked away, let this much be remembered: we named the hunger. We bore it. We endured. Let that remain.” – Alaa Alqaisi
arablit.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Syntax buckles beneath the pressure of empty stomachs. Grammar is no match for despair. I sit before my keyboard and try to summon what once came so naturally, but words scatter midway, like startled birds forgetting how to fly”
from a powerful essay about hunger from Gazan writer Alaa Alqaisi
from a powerful essay about hunger from Gazan writer Alaa Alqaisi
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LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
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🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
August 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
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
From Overproduction to Opportunity: EU Leadership in the Plastics Treaty - Center for International Environmental Law
The brief examines steps the EU can take during the Plastics Treaty negotiations and in regional policy to remain competitive in the years to come.
www.ciel.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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
their 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
fossil fuel companies happily support the "industry of industries" narrative as petrochemicals represent a huge lifeline for them, usually hidden from public view
Exxon spending tens of thousands of euro per week to sponsor Politico's 'sustainability' and the widely read (free) 'playbook' newsletters, pushing for more focus on plastic *recycling* instead of reducing plastic production
For oil & gas companies, plastic is a way to keep drilling and polluting
For oil & gas companies, plastic is a way to keep drilling and polluting
July 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
their 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
fossil fuel companies happily support the "industry of industries" narrative as petrochemicals represent a huge lifeline for them, usually hidden from public view
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☠️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.
But the Chemicals #Omnibus would do the exact opposite.
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
☠️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.
But the Chemicals #Omnibus would do the exact opposite.
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🧪“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...
“EU Bends to Chemical Lobby”, CIEL full statement here: www.ciel.org/news/eu-bend...
EU Bends to Chemical Lobby: Consumers, Health, and Environment Left Hanging - Center for International Environmental Law
The ‘European Chemicals Industry Action Plan’ and proposed ‘Chemical Omnibus’ unveiled today by the European Commission reflect a flawed process unduly influenced by industry interests. The proposals ...
www.ciel.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🧪“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...
“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
NEW: For years, the extreme right was content pooh-poohing the EU's climate efforts from the back benches. No longer.
Why the far right ended up in charge of parliamentary talks on the 2040 climate target, what it means and what's next w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social:
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
Why the far right ended up in charge of parliamentary talks on the 2040 climate target, what it means and what's next w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social:
www.politico.eu/article/the-...
The far right’s climate power grab
The Patriots for Europe, a new far-right force in Brussels, has won the right to lead the European Parliament’s 2040 climate target discussions.
www.politico.eu
July 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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
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
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
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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
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
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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
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
June 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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
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
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?👇
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?👇
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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?👇
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?👇
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
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
April 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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
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
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!
April 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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!
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📢 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
🚨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
April 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📢 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
🚨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
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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
Defend EU #methane regulations!
@foodwatereurope.bsky.social @caneurope.org @betterbayou.bsky.social @chispalcv.bsky.social @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
April 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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
Defend EU #methane regulations!
@foodwatereurope.bsky.social @caneurope.org @betterbayou.bsky.social @chispalcv.bsky.social @tadziomueller.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de
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It 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
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It 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
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🚩 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👇🧵
Our reaction👇🧵
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🚩 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👇🧵
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
more gas won’t improve people’s lives or lower their bills, just prolong the stranglehold of a fossil based economy
EU eyes funding foreign LNG projects to lower prices, draft plan reveals
A document seen by POLITICO shows Brussels is exploring whether to back overseas fossil fuel infrastructure amid trade talks with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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
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
it gives me hope to see real experts saying that stopping all new fossil projects it’s not only necessary but also possible
Starting now: a discussion in the EU Parliament on an EU ban on new fossil fuel projects, hosted by @lenaats.bsky.social and @lnbdublin.bsky.social
Livestream here: europarl.webex.com/europarl/j.p...
Livestream here: europarl.webex.com/europarl/j.p...
February 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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
it gives me hope to see real experts saying that stopping all new fossil projects it’s not only necessary but also possible
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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...
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...
February 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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...
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...
if you live in Brussels, you probably know about what I love to call Brussels’s circular economy:
people’s habit to leave in the street stuff they don’t want anymore for others to pick up
it has served me so well during the years that I want to document what gems I’ll collect over the year
people’s habit to leave in the street stuff they don’t want anymore for others to pick up
it has served me so well during the years that I want to document what gems I’ll collect over the year
February 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
if you live in Brussels, you probably know about what I love to call Brussels’s circular economy:
people’s habit to leave in the street stuff they don’t want anymore for others to pick up
it has served me so well during the years that I want to document what gems I’ll collect over the year
people’s habit to leave in the street stuff they don’t want anymore for others to pick up
it has served me so well during the years that I want to document what gems I’ll collect over the year