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Silvia Pastorelli
@silviap.bsky.social
activist | EU petrochemicals campaigner at CIEL| healthy feminist | shit stirrer
views, always, my own
you should get me one!
September 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
agree

depressing to think that one of the few effective ways to leave the land alone is the literal threat of being blown up though
August 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
this week, in Brussels’s circular economy: a chopping board was left in my street in a box with other things

sure, it might require a little love, I’ll sand it and oil and then it’ll be ready for the next cheese platter!
July 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Reposted by Silvia Pastorelli
🧪“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: 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
European governments seem to be hyperfocused on business, on making the industry happy, but..who for?

power cuts, deaths, droughts..even if you don't care about people, there's no business case for any of that

if you can't see that, maybe your brain has already melted in the heat
Three die in Spain as extreme temperatures grip Europe – live updates
Two people killed in Catalan wildfires and a child reportedly succumbs to heatstroke in a car in the region
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
local authorities do what they can:

disseminating advice on how to cope with the heat and setting up climate shelters (had first seen them in Spain in 2019, now they're becoming more common)

but these are patches on a gap that is too big without an action plan that matches the scale
Cosa sono i “rifugi climatici” per proteggersi dal caldo - Il Post
Per la prima volta anche le città italiane stanno pubblicando liste di spazi pubblici gratuiti in cui andare a ripararsi
www.ilpost.it
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
those more at risk are once again the most vulnerable

I'm not just talking about kids and elderly people, as TV and newspapers remind us each summer

it's the people we don't see or don't want to see: those who fix our roads, who work in the fields, who clean our streets
“Que paren de trabajar”: crece la indignación por la muerte de una limpiadora en plena ola de calor
Los sindicatos exigen revisar los protocolos y adecuarlos a temperaturas cada vez más extremas
elpais.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
this is not new, no fun in the sun stuff

in 2023, 47.000 people died across Europe alone because of the heat

imagine people dying, every year, with regular warnings about how bad things will get, and still governments move at snail pace, or suggest to maybe discuss the issue a little bit longer
Morire di caldo: in Europa 47 mila decessi nell'estate 2023
Decessi in calo rispetto al 2022. Italia tra le nazioni più colpite. Politiche e comportamenti personali cominciano ad avere effetti positivi
www.fondazioneveronesi.it
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
climate chaos, unlike carbon capture tech, is no fantasy, it's very real and very much here, affecting the lives of millions of people

not faraway, not in the future, not "just" your grandchildren, real people, here and now

thousands of people could die in this very heatwave
Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality
Some 4,500 people could die in the next three days due to soaring temperatures, an expert said.
www.politico.eu
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
today

the latest amendment to the EU climate law

the EU Commission is proposing measures that will make a colander of the emissions reduction target

they let polluters off the hook, while we step into the furnace, again

my colleague
@rjkennerley.bsky.social ey.bsky.social is 100% correct 👇
New EU Climate Law Being Built on Loopholes and Hollow Promises - Center for International Environmental Law
Amid record-breaking heat across the continent, the European Commission today unveiled a dangerous new proposal that backslides on climate ambition, embraces loopholes like carbon offsetting, and comp...
www.ciel.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
buying more gas only harms frontline communities and chains us further to energy insecurity, while propping up polluting industries

we ask @consilium.europa.eu‬ to not backtrack on the action we desperately need to fight the climate crisis and stand up for communities everywhere
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM