People and organisations around Europe fighting to cut fossil fuels out of politics! Join in Brussels, Europe & beyond. #fossilfreepolitics
Feb 14, 2024 • 24 tweets • 7 min read
LIVE: we're in the @Europarl_EN's Petition Committee for a hearing on fossil fuel companies’ role in the cost-of-living crisis.
We'll be tweeting expert testimonies and our own 🔥 hot takes🔥
#FossilFreePolitics
#PeopleOverPolluters
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Up first, @IsabellaMWeber, zooming in from the US.
She explains how the obscene profits made by the gas industry, due to high energy prices, were used as an excuse for economy-wide price hikes as corporations engaged in price gouging.
#PeopleOverPolluters
#FossilFreePolitics
[LEAK] The latest acknowledgement of the damaging impact of #fossilfuel industry lobbying comes from the #IPCC, which reviews all the scientific literature to provide guidance for the UN and governments.
Want to know what their new leaked draft report says? #THREAD ⬇️⬇️⬇️
According to @KarlMathiesen who has seen the leaked draft, it "blamed think tanks, foundations, trade associations + other 3rd party groups that represent fossil fuel companies for promoting “contrarian” science..." #FossilFreePolitics politico.com/news/2021/07/0…