🔗 Read more in the report: www.recommon.org/en/a-future-...
@recommon.org @oilchange.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @somoamsterdam.bsky.social @ciel.org @bund.net
📍 By combining public data, satellite imagery, and scientific studies, the report "A future that is not at all remote" makes visible what is usually left out of the conversation: the real-life impacts of #FalseSolutions.
👇🧵
🔍 A new analysis by @recommon.org examines planned #CCS infrastructure in Italy, showing how these developments intersect with ecosystems, industrial areas, seismic risks, and regions already exposed to climate extremes.
👉 www.recommon.org/en/a-future-...
👇🧵
🔴 While CCS is often discussed as just a technical fix, its impacts are anything but theoretical.
Its infrastructure reshapes landscapes and creates new environmental risks.
👇🧵
@corporateeurope.org @somoamsterdam.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @recommon.org @fern.org @bund.net @foeeurope.bsky.social @foeint.bsky.social @ciel.org @iatp.bsky.social
The takeaway is clear:
❌ We don’t need to wait for risky, uncertain technologies.
❌ We don’t need to “offset” the problem.
✅ We need to eliminate emissions at the source.
Three letters matter: #NetZero IS NOT zero!
🧵 4/
🔥 Many #NetZero strategies still plan to burn large amounts of fossil fuels while gambling on carbon capture - #CCS - or carbon removals - #CDR - to cancel them out later!
🧵👇
3/
👉 The study’s sector-by-sector deep dive shows something important:
🌱 Real Zero is technically feasible
💸 Real Zero can be affordable — even cheaper than fossil-heavy pathways
⚡ Real Zero relies on proven solutions, not speculative future tech.
🧵👇
2/
🔴 A recent @climateanalytics.org study shows that reaching #RealZero isn’t some far-off ideal - but it’s achievable, cost-effective & urgently needed.
The conclusion is clear: instead of relying on offsetting emissions, we need to phase out fossil fuels👇
climateanalytics.org/publications...
🧵👇
1/
👉 These so-called “climate solutions” have been linked to land grabs, human rights abuses & the displacement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Read the report 👇
friendsoftheearth.eu/publication/...
🧵 4/
@foeeurope.bsky.social @rosaluxeu.bsky.social @foeint.bsky.social
🔍 #CarbonMarkets offer a clear warning.
After 20+ years, carbon credits have largely failed to cut emissions, while producing scandals, ineffective credits, and social harm.
🧵👇
3/
👉 In 2025, the European Commission called on markets to help “save nature.”
But turning ecological collapse into a business opportunity is a dead end.
🧵👇
2/
🔴 A new report by @foeeurope.bsky.social & @rosaluxeu.bsky.social questions the growing push for nature credits in EU policy.
Read the report to understand what’s at stake, who benefits, and which real solutions are being sidelined 👇
friendsoftheearth.eu/publication/...
🧵👇
1/
🎥 Watch the recordings to learn how to challenge dangerous distractions and push for real solutions 👇
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/ca...
#RealZero @somoamsterdam.bsky.social @fern.org @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @greenfinanceobs.bsky.social @ciel.org @oilchange.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
🔍 Not all climate solutions are what they seem.
In our "Pulling Back the Curtain" webinar series, campaigners unpack some of the most common false solutions — from #CarbonOffsets and #CCS to #Geoengineering and #BiodiversityOffsets — and explain why they risk delaying real climate action.
🧵👇
@ciel.org @foeint.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @350europe.bsky.social @fossilfreeculture.bsky.social @powershift.bsky.social @bund.net @recommon.org @oilchange.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social
👉 Carbon Capture & Storage keeps getting sold as a climate solution, but its track record tells a different story: missed targets, high costs & negligible impact at scale.
🔥 More than a fix, #CCS has become a lifeline for #FossilFuels, a way to delay real action while business continues as usual 👇
“CCS is a proven failure. It is a political tool designed to keep fossil fuel extraction going while pretending something meaningful is being done about dangerous climate change,” says Louise Morris in
@thepointau.bsky.social 👇
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
🧵👇
@fern.org @ciel.org @environmentalpaper.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @geoengmon.bsky.social @greenfinanceobs.bsky.social @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @bund.net @gfc-forest.bsky.social @clienteartheur.bsky.social
🌲 #BigTech is betting on #BECCS to clean up its emissions — but the evidence tells a different story.
A @technologyreview.com investigation shows how shaky accounting & risky assumptions are being dressed up as #ClimateAction 👇
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/15/1...
Read more in the slides 👇
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @fern.org @foeeurope.bsky.social @iatp.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @clientearth.bsky.social @eurovia.org
❌ These trends show how #CarbonOffsets risk reinforcing extractive and neo-colonial dynamics under the guise of climate solutions.
True #ClimateAction must protect land rights, centre community voices & prioritise real emissions reductions over #offsetting.
Read more 👇
www.somo.nl/carbon-the-n...
👉 These projects are often framed as a win-win solution.
But the reality on the ground is far more troubling:
🚩 Limited autonomy for farmers over land use
🚩 Higher risks of land conflicts
🚩 Investor interests prioritised over Kenyan communities
🚩 Profits flowing largely to the Global North
2/
🆕 A new @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation shows that land-based carbon offset projects in Kenya now cover over 5.4 million hectares — almost as much as the country’s total arable land!
🧵👇
On 8-9 Dec, the EU Commission hosts its Industrial Carbon Management Forum—promoting #CCS & dominated by fossil lobbyists. Despite decades of CCS failures, €billions still flow in, propping up dirty industries. A big win for fossil lobbyists. #ICMForum
➡️ oilchange.org/publications...
@oilchange.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @fossilfreeeu.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @recommon.org @ieefainstitute.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @foeint.bsky.social @clienteartheur.bsky.social @ftm.eu @ciel.org
Major #FossilFuel companies stand to gain billions:
🛢️ Equinor – 14 projects receiving €2.7B
🔥 Shell – 12 projects receiving ~€5B
While public funds are being funneled to corporations, real climate solutions are sidelined!
Read more in the fact sheet 👇
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...
👉 #CCS allows polluters to keep polluting at massive public cost.
A new analysis from @oilchange.bsky.social & @corporateeurope.org reveals how billions in EU subsidies are propping up fossil companies instead of tackling the climate crisis.
Read more 👇
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...
‼️ Today, the #ICMForum kicks off in Athens, Greece.
Hosted by the EU Commission, decision-makers will hear from fossil lobbyists on scaling up Carbon Capture and Storage ( #CCS ) — a technofix proven to fail!
🧵👇
Public funding for #CCS is accelerating. @oilchange.bsky.social & @corporateeurope.org show
🔸EU #CCS subsidies have more than doubled 2023, totaling over €6.2 bn
🔸Member States added €6.1 bn more
🔸Norway, central to EU CCS plans, has spent €5 bn
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...
⏬
