<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[WePlanet]]></title><description><![CDATA[WePlanet]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/written</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:20:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.weplanet.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Don't shut them out: why we sent all EU agriculture ministers a sandbox]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, agriculture ministers across the European Union received an unusual delivery. It wasn't a briefing, nor a glossy report destined for the bottom of a pile. We sent them a sandbox, an actual one, filled by children with sand and with crayon drawings of the dinners, farms and food-science jobs they hope to grow up around. 27 boxes filled with sand going through the EU mailing system right now. There's a reason for the literalism. The word sandbox is doing serious work in the EU...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/don-t-shut-them-out-why-we-sent-all-eu-ag-ministers-a-sandbox</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4b7b1e734a469143f100f6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:06:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/VfiUxjcRtHw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>oliviaboyd41</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember the vegiburger debate? It's -still- not over!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why we wrote to Manfred Weber. Today the NoConfusion coalition, led by EVU and WePlanet, put two things into the world on the same morning: an open letter to Manfred Weber, President of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, and a satirical video about where the words "burger," "sausage," "nugget" and "steak" actually come from. One is addressed to the most powerful person in the debate right now. The other is addressed to everyone who has ever bought a veggie burger and understood,...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/remember-the-vegiburger-debate-it-s-still-not-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4752cf58a63f48b075a98e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:14:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/BX6evQN8MSA?si=0sIC-37Ff_grumNW" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rob De Schutter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response from the EU Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[We sent a citizens' letter to European Commission Vice President Stéphane Séjourné, signed by 4,114 individuals, calling for novel foods to be included in the Biotech Act. Read their response:]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/response-from-the-eu-commission</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a468fdfcf7a7df09d17f5b5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:25:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9120f_1661d084117c46e5998258d788e2a308~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>oliviaboyd41</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Approve NGTs, Don’t Regulate Them Out of Existence]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of debate, Europe is finally close to approving New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). Yet the biggest threat to their adoption may no longer be an outright ban, but a growing web of bureaucracy.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/approve-ngts-don-t-regulate-them-out-of-existence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1d3a3c026cfbbfc03a7232</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:04:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caaac_663ad6a30d074930b2efec5d881f7315~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Tick, Red Flags: Filmmakers and Scientists Warn Against Krill Fishery Recertification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildlife filmmakers behind some of the world’s most iconic nature documentaries are urging the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) not to recertify the Antarctic krill fishery operated by Aker QRILL.In a statement released today, filmmakers who have worked on landmark productions with Sir David Attenborough warn that granting the industry the MSC’s well-known “blue tick” sustainability label risks misleading the public about the ecological reality unfolding in the Antarctic Ocean.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/blue-tick-red-flags-filmmakers-and-scientists-warn-against-krill-fishery-recertification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b134478d8bebb92401777d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9120f_27c786f71b164e9ebe2bd606bde51f25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WePlanet appeals against permit for demolition of Tihange 1 and 2 cooling towers]]></title><description><![CDATA[WePlanet has lodged an appeal against the permit granted by the municipality of Huy to Engie/Electrabel for the demolition of the cooling towers of the Tihange 1 and Tihange 2 nuclear reactors.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/weplanet-appeals-against-permit-for-demolition-of-tihange-1-and-2-cooling-towers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6972fd6daa29322cefca9e81</guid><category><![CDATA[WePlanet News]]></category><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Exclusive]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:01:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caaac_a5c50af526964102acf126f9be515f9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our message to the UK government: Don't bury our future]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the UK government figures out what to do with the UK's nuclear waste, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ran a public consultation...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/our-message-to-the-uk-government-don-t-bury-our-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e8ce55f99b368a71da6881</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:44:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9120f_7252461a61fa47e097a105a44f558cad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and‘plant-based sausage]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/european-parliament-votes-to-ban-use-of-veggie-burger-and-plant-based-sausage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e65825a062988b0374ed0d</guid><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Exclusive]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:46:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caaac_195d885938ff4815b77786d5bcc05096~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What A Waste: Powering the UK for the next 2,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nuclear waste is not a problem -- it's a myth. As the UK government decides what to do with its used nuclear fuel, WePlanet sets out the...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/what-a-waste-powering-the-uk-for-the-next-2-000-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d438766c6ddbbecd2270d1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:44:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9120f_bbcdb16c8ca24594b28c3a63a40de31e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Court Rules Nuclear Energy is Clean Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/eu-court-rules-nuclear-energy-is-clean-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c3d0241532656afe57994d</guid><category><![CDATA[WePlanet News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:12:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caaac_7a93e55d745a4c13a57e7cf2c6f3fb8a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: No fossil fuels? With green colonialism, progressives are keeping Africa down]]></title><description><![CDATA[As long as there is still a single coal or gas power plant in Europe, we should keep quiet about fossil fuel investments in poor countries. And we certainly shouldn't stop them, because they are (still) essential for their development.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/opinion-no-fossil-fuels-with-green-colonialism-progressives-are-keeping-africa-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68787857036729d520b1f18f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFWREEdF6c8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa Cannot Just Stop Cooking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today at 13:00 in Kampala, Uganda we launched a campaign that should not need to exist. But here we are. It’s called Just Stop Cooking ....]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/africa-cannot-just-stop-cooking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685a83ef1fc4e9a7f8d25c15</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:10:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dccfdc_c16ddcba2b974a838b10ef42d8108097~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Nanteza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong support (with limits) for climate technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technologies that can help stop climate change are caught in a vicious cycle. Climate solutions enjoy popular support but their detractors are using doubts about performance, scale, and cost, to suppress political will. ]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/strong-support-with-limits-for-climate-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684e799f355e04d34971b8dc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 08:14:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caaac_cb34dbd3e400440e9bf845cbbc09762d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_787,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Glynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Smarter: A fair pathway for sharing agricultural innovation across the EU.]]></title><description><![CDATA[WePlanet sees the potential of new breeding technologies and supports a quick EU agreement towards a practical use of NGT plants in Europe. Read our policy paper for how the EU can navigate patents, breeders’ rights, and equity in agricultural innovation in Europe]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/growing-smarter-a-fair-pathway-for-sharing-agricultural-innovation-across-the-eu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683ea36eda05b0dd5512e512</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:33:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dccfdc_a943a7978c0744f190fd5a988488e353~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Martin Reich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Smarter – Navigating Patents, Breeders’ Rights, and Equity in Agricultural Innovation in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[WePlanet sees the potential of new breeding technologies and supports a quick EU agreement towards a practical use of NGT plants in Europe. Read our policy paper for how the EU can navigate patents, breeders’ rights, and equity in agricultural innovation in Europe]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/growing-smarter-navigating-patents-breeders-rights-and-equity-in-agricultural-innovation-in-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683d60db11ec739a96a4b17a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:56:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dccfdc_a943a7978c0744f190fd5a988488e353~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Martin Reich</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview: From Anti-Nuclear to Eco-Pragmatism]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the anniversary of the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) accident — nuclear power’s best-known but least understood tragedy — we speak with Serhii Kurykin, a former anti-nuclear leader and now the founder of WePlanet Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/interview-from-anti-nuclear-to-eco-pragmatism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6810851c7302aaa8bd91014e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:01:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c57254fd2aec49c3ab0ff6ecf19f2703~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Time For EU Nuclear Power Targets. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As WePlanet aims to take an active role in shaping EU policies, we are providing the European Commission with our recommended policy...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/policy-paper-time-for-eu-nuclear-power-targets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c6e2b2704201787db6144a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:30:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dccfdc_9ef8688779ab4ce2a4dc2d9df7c10e38~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_945,h_708,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey results: The world you want]]></title><description><![CDATA[WePlanet is all about data-driven action. So at the end of last year we set out to find out more about you, and what you want to see us...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/survey-results-the-world-you-want</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67937b27372f861c225426fd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9120f_5c2df206c23140f9981b26abf2318e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW BOOK OUT: The Power of Nuclear]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘The suspicion of nuclear power is deeply rooted’ A conversation with environmental journalist Marco Visscher on his new book, The Power...]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/new-book-out-the-power-of-nuclear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676046b511e3c1c34dc1573e</guid><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Exclusive]]></category><category><![CDATA[WePlanet News]]></category><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dccfdc_57d76213910a455ea9d647c52ccb103d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_858,h_704,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Greenpeace: One year on and we can’t wait anymore! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we mark the one-year anniversary of the “Dear Greenpeace” campaign—a rallying cry from young people demanding an honest, science-base]]></description><link>https://www.weplanet.org/post/dear-greenpeace-one-year-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66cfcbb859dc8c57dfa719da</guid><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[WePlanet News]]></category><category><![CDATA[WePlanet Exclusive]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/683016_faf8904ce8aa4385be52508ef86ce7ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WePlanet</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>