@SOMO

SOMO investigates multinationals. Critical, independent, and factual. RT≠endorsement.

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This is our last post!👋 The value of using X is now outweighed by how it operates. We'll no longer post here. Here's why👉somo.nl/somo-is-leaving-x-fo… Follow us on: #BlueSky → bsky.app/profile/somoamsterd… #LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/somo/ #Mastadon → mastodon.ngo/@SOMO
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❓ Can investment policies truly serve people and the planet? 🌍 The Entebbe Declaration says YES! Civil society unites to demand frameworks that champion human rights, climate justice, and sustainable development—not corporate exploitation. Read the full declaration here: seatiniuganda.org/people-and… @TNInstitute @both_ends @SOMO @CANIntl @mtic_uganda @AIFMarketPlace @UNFCCC @ugandainvest @actionaiduganda @ActionAid_Kenya @tatic2022 @South_Centre @ActionAidGhana @mofpedU @GovUganda @Smart24TVnow @EA_Bunge @eacsof @IISD_AG @IISD_ELP @CGIARclimate @UNHumanRights @FaithLumonya @SKidwingira @TaxJusticeAfric @IST_Uganda @Accu_Ug @TIKenya @AFRODAD2011 @IATI_aid @ElliotOrizaarwa
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In water scarce areas like the Northern Cape, #greenhydrogen projects will only make things worse. They also threaten local fishing grounds. For Walter Steenkamp, who is already trying to stop offshore oil & gas drilling, it is all part of the same fight.
Photo of Walter Steenkamp, a man with a beard in his 50s, carrying his toddler son who is looking behind them, and the following words: “If we allow this now, there will be no more fish in our ocean left for our children”, Walter Steenkamp, fisherman from Port Nolloth At the bottom, the logo of Corporate Europe Observatory and the link www.corporateeurope.org

ALT Photo of Walter Steenkamp, a man with a beard in his 50s, carrying his toddler son who is looking behind them, and the following words: “If we allow this now, there will be no more fish in our ocean left for our children”, Walter Steenkamp, fisherman from Port Nolloth At the bottom, the logo of Corporate Europe Observatory and the link www.corporateeurope.org

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🚨New report: The scramble for hydrogen in South Africa🚨 👉Read it and spread it: corporateeurope.org/en/Scram… 🇪🇺The EU's push for #greenhydrogen will have a devastating impact on communities in South Africa 🤐 Meanwhile their voices are being ignored by EU policy makers 🧵
Photo in orange colours depicting a woman looking at the camera, appearing to be in her 30s, wearing a pink beanie and is quoted as saying “We are scared we are going to lose our land”, Elizabeth Slander, Nama community leader from Richtersveld. At the bottom, the logo of Corporate Europe Observatory and the link www.corporateeurope.org

ALT Photo in orange colours depicting a woman looking at the camera, appearing to be in her 30s, wearing a pink beanie and is quoted as saying “We are scared we are going to lose our land”, Elizabeth Slander, Nama community leader from Richtersveld. At the bottom, the logo of Corporate Europe Observatory and the link www.corporateeurope.org

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🚨The Advocate General has advised the Supreme Court of the #Netherlands to uphold the ruling that the #Netherlands must put an end to the export of F-35 components to Israel. #StopArmingIsraelNOW hogeraad.nl/actueel/nieuwsov…
Advocate General's recommendation to Supreme Court: Court of Appeal's decision that Dutch State must cease exports of F-35 parts to Israel can be upheld

ALT Advocate General's recommendation to Supreme Court: Court of Appeal's decision that Dutch State must cease exports of F-35 parts to Israel can be upheld

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🚨From yesterday’s Court hearing in The Hague for the case of @alhaq_org, @SOMO, @AlMezanCenter, @pchrgaza, @elsclegal, et al. against the government of the Netherlands. More about the case: alhaq.org/advocacy/25219.htm… Credit: @Plant_olijfboom. #GazaGenocide‌ #StopArmingIsrael
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⏳Let's cut Dutch ties with genocide - hearing approaching! This Friday we will be challenging the Dutch state in court for failing to prevent genocide in Gaza, join us online! 📹The hearing will be live-streamed here with English interpretation: rechtspraak.nl/livestreams

Livestreams | Rechtspraak

De Rechtspraak maakt het soms voor geinteresseerden mogelijk om zittingen via een computer of mobiel apparaat te volgen. Dit gebeurt via een livestream.

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🧵1/8 🚨 Court hearing approaching 🚨
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The EU is getting #GreenHydrogen wrong 🇪🇺⚠️ We're calling for a just energy transition – just for *both* the Global North and communities in the Global South 👇 #COP29 #EUH2Week (1/2)
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Read more in our report 'Hyped hydrogen – Hidden harm': somo.nl/the-hidden-harm-of-g… 📓By @ActionAid_NL @macua_sa @SOMO (2/2)

The hidden harm of green hydrogen - SOMO

Green hydrogen may be necessary to address climate change but requires significant inputs such as minerals, land, and water.

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📢 🇺🇳 UN #HumanRights experts raise concerns re: adoption at #COP29 of carbon market standards through a procedural twist, stressing risks for h human rights and #ClimateAction 👀 Read below the joint statement by @AttiyaWaris & @SRclimatechange ⬇️
SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera@SRclimatechange19 Nov 2024
Essential to understand #COP29Baku decision on #carbonmarkets beyond technicalities - in terms of #HumanRights impacts, #evidence & #legitimacy of effective #ClimateAction, and broader context of #disinformation 👉tinyurl.com/yx4u49pa @IEfinanceHRs @SREnvironment @SRtoxics
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Producing green hydrogen in a just way means: 💬 listening to mining-affected communities 📣 prioritising the voices of marginalised groups, like women and youth 👁️ holding companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental damage somo.nl/the-hidden-harm-of-g… #EUH2Week

The hidden harm of green hydrogen - SOMO

Green hydrogen may be necessary to address climate change but requires significant inputs such as minerals, land, and water.

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REDD+ carbon offset projects don't target the real drivers of #deforestation 🌳🌳 Most projects target forest-dependent communities and their traditional agricultural practices as a threat, instead of industrial agriculture or logging. (1/2)
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Our research team shows why #CarbonOffsets are an obstacle to real climate action on the blog 👇 somo.nl/myth-offsets-vital-f… (2/2)

Carbon offsets are an obstacle to real climate solutions - SOMO

Carbon offsets obstruct and delay much-needed governmental regulatory action to address the climate and deforestation crises. Read more.

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Green hydrogen isn't a win-win situation‼️ In South Africa, the communities of Mokopane have faced the harmful impacts of platinum mining for decades. And it's about to get worse 🚨 That's what our new report reveals: somo.nl/the-hidden-harm-of-g… #EUH2Week @ActionAid_NL @macua_sa
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What does #GreenHydrogen mean for the communities of Mokopane, South Africa? Are marginalised communities listened to? Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/38J… @macua_sa @ActionAid_NL
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Episode 5, our Green Hydrogen Podcast on “Radio Macua” titled “Women’s experiences, hopes and fears on Green Hydrogen” will be dropping this coming Wednesday. Follow us and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss it when it drops. Follow us on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7xTkOU… YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… #MACUAWAMUA #RadioMacua #GreenHydrogen @DMRE_ZA
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Especially in the Global South, green hydrogen projects promoted by countries and companies from the Global North risk diverting renewable energy resources from meeting local populations' energy needs in an example of energy (neo)colonialism. 7/8 aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/23…

Hydrogen no break from fossil fuels, energy colonialism: Report

The Corporate Europe Observatory is sounding the alarm on the hydrogen industry at the centre of the EU climate agenda.

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🚨Producing #GreenHydrogen exacerbates: Water scarcity Energy poverty Gender exclusion 😰 We listened to the people who live next to the world's largest open-pit platinum mine in South Africa. Read more in our report: somo.nl/the-hidden-harm-of-g… @ActionAid_NL @macua_sa #EUH2Week
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📣BREAKING: New analysis from #KickBigPollutersOut coalition finds a shocking 1,770+ fossil fuel lobbyists at #COP29. #BigPolluter interference will cost millions of people their homes, livelihoods, and lives. We need to #WeedOutTheSnakes NOW! kickbigpollutersout.org/COP2…
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Carbon markets are false solutions. Governments at #COP29 must focus on real solutions: making polluters pay and reducing emissions in all sectors now. We tell you more >> bit.ly/3Csz6Nf
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