Today I am launching the campaign #DearGreenpeace with @letsreplanet which asks @Greenpeace to drop their opposition to nuclear energy & support young people in securing their future. Sign my petition deargreenpeace.org Why nuclear gives me hope for a better future.🧵

Germany just committed another act of national self harm by demolishing the cooling towers at the Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Station which was forced to shutdown under the Atomausstieg (Nuclear Phase-out) policy. A new report by WePlanet and the Anthropocene Institute found that this policy has cost Germany 57 billion euros – around 1,390 euros per German household. And has led to worse environmental outcomes thanks to the continued reliance on fossil fuels, primarily Russian Gas and dirty Lignite Coal. 🌡️Climate impact: additional CO2 emissions of 730 million tonnes – more than Germany's total emissions in 2024 🤒 Health impacts: 19,200 premature deaths and 177,000 serious illnesses ☣️Toxic pollutants: 4 tonnes of mercury, 2.5 tonnes of cadmium and 20 tonnes of lead WePlanet joined Nuklearia to demonstrate against this act of national sabotage and to argue that there is still time to restart shutdown reactors and to recommit to nuclear power alongside other forms of clean energy. The action included two giant papier-mâché heads of Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and SPD party leader Lars Klingbeil. Friedrich Merz stands in front wearing a "Nuclear power? Yes, please!‘ sticker on top of his suit to signal that he has spoken out in favour of nuclear power and campaigned for it. He is ’tied up" with a rope because, in the coalition with the SPD, he has no way of campaigning for nuclear power without destroying the coalition. Klingbeil presses Merz's hand down on the box of explosives, symbolising precisely this pressure. It's time for Germany to end the Atomausstieg and stop harming itself, Europe and our shared climate.

The EU Parliament will vote tomorrow on whether it should be illegal to call this plant-based burger a 'burger.' This is madness. Everyone can tell the difference between a plant-based burger and a meat one. Sign the petition now: weplanet.yourmovement.org/p/…

I get it, as young people politics can feel distant & fake. Here’s the thing: if we don’t show up, the same people stay in charge. The same ones ignoring us, making decisions without us, acting like we don’t matter. Let's use our vote to stop letting others decide our future.

It was unions and electricity that helped build the modern welfare state. It will be unions and electricity that keep it strong. Solidarity with the workers defending their jobs and their nuclear power station from the government’s ideologically driven forced closure.

The Swedish government’s proposed budget isn’t perfect. But it includes a crucial investment: expanding Sweden’s nuclear energy capacity. That’s a smart move. It’s helps protect the foundations of Sweden’s modern welfare state, while moving us beyond fossil fuels!

So I still need your help to continue to show people the benefits nuclear energy offers for people and our environment. Join the movement today or donate so we can fight for the best possible future. weplanet.org/deargreenpeace

Meanwhile, the climate crisis gets worse. Global emissions are not falling fast enough. Billions of people still lack access to clean, reliable electricity. And we are forced to spend time defending proven solutions instead of scaling them. /6

Let that sink in. The highest court in the EU just reaffirmed that nuclear energy meets the scientific and environmental standards to be included in sustainable finance, and Greenpeace still refuses to budge. /5

But instead of learning from this, Greenpeace is doubling down. Martin Kaiser, Executive Director of Greenpeace Germany, called the court decision “a dark day for the climate”. /4

That ruling doesn’t just uphold nuclear energy’s place in EU green finance rules. It also signals a near-certain defeat for the ongoing Greenpeace case – the very lawsuit that inspired me to launch Dear Greenpeace in the first place. /3

The highest court in the EU just reaffirmed that nuclear energy meets the scientific and environmental standards to be included in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. 💚⚛️🥳 /2

Two years ago I launched Dear Greenpeace with my fellow youth climate activists alongside WePlanet, with this video. We had a simple message: Dear Greenpeace, please drop your opposition to nuclear energy! They haven’t... 🧵

The highest court in the EU just reaffirmed that nuclear energy meets the scientific and environmental standards to be included in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. 💚⚛️🥳 Read my latest post on this topic. weplanet.org/post/eu-court-r…

The highest court in the EU just reaffirmed that nuclear energy meets the scientific and environmental standards to be included in sustainable finance, and Greenpeace still refuses to budge.

In 2023 Austria sued the EU Commission for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the Green Taxonomy. At the time they were supported by a bulwark of EU countries & environmental NGOs that opposed nuclear energy. But today, that whole landscape has changed. weplanet.org/post/eu-court-r…

Democracy & the institutions that provide the guardrails for a fair & thriving society, are all coming under attack. Protecting them is something we must do together. We can't address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, cost of living, or global security without them.

Let’s stand with people and protect our planet by using the power of the atom to build fair, sustainable societies for generations to come.

Olkilouto could power roughly a quarter of Swedish households. The two oldest reactors have been producing clean energy for over 40 years. This shows the immense value nuclear plants offer once built - decades of clean energy.

Do you remember, sisters, do you remember, comrades? When the left in Sweden was still talking about steel, about the industry & about electricity. Do you remember when the focus was on raising material prosperity, not tearing it down? More from me: flamman.se/utan-palitlig-ene…

This week we are wrapping up season one of our 'Saving the World from Bad Ideas' podcast. @mark_lynas is joined by producer @Rob_DeSchutter to explore the concept of bad ideas: are we only challenging others' bad ideas, or also our own? This seasons episodes🧵