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he/him | Member of @Europarl_EN | @GreensEFA | Co-chair of @europeangreens | Farmer & Beekeeper | #agriculture #animaltransport #westernbalkan #forest #climate
Sep 28, 2021 7 tweets 5 min read
Today the World Nuclear Industry Status Report will be published! We European Greens have supported this report financially, so that the public is sufficiently informed about the global machinations of the #nuclear industry! Checkout the statistics and go through the #threat: Let's start with the most worrying figure: The average age of the global #reactor fleet has now risen to 31 years. Many of the currently active reactors were built to run for 30 years but were extended. The older the nuclear fleet, the greater the risk of disaster
Mar 17, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Today’s #AnimalTransport inquiry committee has brought forward some very interesting and worrying circumstances. Caroline Rowley from @ethicalfarmIE once again stressed, that unweaned calves are simply not fit for long distance transport and breaches of EU-law are very common 1/5 When confronted with proof of serious infringements of regulation 1/2005 during sea transport by my colleague from the left @anjahazekamp, Dr. Cristina Bungardean, Romanian General Director for Official Controls simply denied any breaches despite the clear evidence 2/5