Dutch government is planning to pay climate lawsuit penalties using the so called 'climate fund'.

It's an interesting finding by investigative journalists firstly since the climate fund is meant for investments to actually achieve the climate goals. Secondly since the government publicly denies it could face penalties for not achieving the goals, but government employees are actually fearing and preparing for them.

(Dutch)
https://nos.nl/artikel/2587635-overheid-vreest-nieuwe-klimaatzaken-wil-klimaatfonds-aanspreken

#breadcrumb #climatechange #climatecrisis #nl

Very cute pictures accompanied by a sad story: hedgehog rescue centers are overflowing this year in the Netherlands, and hedgehogs are weaker than other years. Not surprising: this year was a very bad year for insects, the main dish for hedgehogs.

Over the last 50 years the Dutch hedgehog population has decreased by 80%, just like the insect population. Putting more endemic species in your garden can help them.

(Dutch)
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/10/23/iedereen-wil-dit-super-charismatische-diertje-redden-maar-de-egels-in-de-opvang-zijn-dit-jaar-opvallend-verzwakt

#biodiversity #breadcrumb #biodiversitycrisis #nl

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115419449882408776

And now the #eu learns that if you don't want to be dependent on party A, and achieve that by becoming fully dependent on party B instead... you succeed in your mission, but you somehow don't improve your overall situation.

#breadcrumb #climatechange #eupol #uspol #climatecrisis #fossilfuels

The orange potato strikes again!

"US helps sink world’s first global carbon tax after threatening sanctions against countries supporting it"

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/17/climate/imo-shipping-carbon-tax-trump

#climatechange #climatecrisis #breadcrumb #usa #uspol #fossilfuels #carbontax

1 in 5 European bee species threatened with extinction, according to new International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report. Likewise butterflies are not doing great with 15% of European species threatening to go extinct.

Main reason: habitat loss due to intensive farming and pesticides.

Researchers warn that if the number of bees and butterflies go down even further, it might impact food production.

(Dutch)
https://www.nu.nl/dieren/6371992/1-op-5-europese-bijensoorten-met-uitsterven-bedreigd-gevolgen-voor-voedsel.html

#biodiversity #breadcrumb #extinction #eu

The Netherlands lowers their goal of using less raw materials. The original idea was to use 50% less resources in 2030 compared to 2016. Now the plan is to use 15% less resources... in 2035.

Still the government thinks to be able to reach a full circular economy by 2050. The PBL, a government organization analyzing governmental plans, does not agree, especially since the plans lack concrete actions.

(Dutch)
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/10/14/nieuw-doel-nederland-moet-15-procent-minder-grondstoffen-gebruiken-maar-pbl-vindt-het-te-weinig

#breadcrumb #circulareconomy #environment #nl

Mix of 37 pesticides detected on Dutch island in nature reserve that is 7km from the shore. Up to 3/4 of the detected pesticides is coming from agriculture and has traveled to the island through evaporation or as droplets.

The finding is worrisome since cocktails of pesticides are linked to the disappearance of species, and this proves that pesticides cannot be contained to the area where they are applied.

(Dutch)
https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6372230/bestrijdingsmiddelen-reiken-zelfs-tot-marker-wadden-7-kilometer-van-vasteland.html

#biodiversity #environment #breadcrumb

To those non-Americans thinking we can continue trade and political relations with the USA without getting caught in the shitstorm that is American politics right now:

The #usa is threatening with sanctions to UN members that will back the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) its plans to reduce ocean shipping's greenhouse gas emissions.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-threatens-visa-restrictions-sanctions-against-un-members-that-back-imo-2025-10-11/

If we cut our losses and cut ties with the USA, we could be sovereign states again... just saying ;)

#climatechange #breadcrumb

German: WCAG - Breadcrumb sollte am Anfang der Seite integriert werden #wcag #breadcrumb #a11y #navigation

https://sprungmarker.de/wcag-position-breadcrumb/

Climate change makes fires in nature 40 times more likely in Spain and Portugal. One of the causes are intense heatwaves. Without climate change those would happen every 2500 years, with the current warming they happen every 13 years.

"If you don't want to make it worse, there's only one option: avoid emitting greenhouse gasses."

(Dutch)
https://nos.nl/artikel/2581099-klimaatverandering-maakte-natuurbranden-spanje-en-portugal-veel-waarschijnlijker

#climatechange #fossilfuels #breadcrumb #greenhousegas #climatecrisis