This week, WePlanet’s Tea Törmänen is in Baden for discussions on Switzerland’s nuclear future as the country heads towards a referendum on whether to allow new nuclear power plants. Tea was also due to debate nuclear energy with the Swiss Green Party — but they pulled out of the discussion. In June, Switzerland's Parliament voted to lift the country’s ban on building new nuclear power plants. More than 125,000 signatures have now been collected to force a referendum — meaning Swiss voters are expected to have the final say in February 2027. The question is whether Switzerland should once again allow new nuclear infrastructure as part of its long-term energy system. In this video, Tea explains some of the many environmental advantages to nuclear energy and why we should embrace the power generation in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss. #WePlanet #NuclearEnergy #Switzerland #CleanEnergy

Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition below. Join George Monbiot and Mark Lynas in an adventure to the south coast of England to go bluefin tuna watching. These magnificent animals, with bullet-shaped bodies and luminescent colours, will chase smaller fish to the ocean surface and leap out of the waters, much like dolphins. In this video, George and Mark discuss how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction in the 1960's — but now, in a wonderful win for nature, the fish are finally making a recovery in British waters. However, what does the UK government do in response to the bluefin tuna bounce back? Instead of implementing measures to support their continued recovery, the government has approved more industrial fishing permits. In fact, the environment ministry has doubled the number of commercial fishing permits this year. This cannot stand. Bluefin tuna must be allowed to fully bounce back. Join WePlanet in calling on the British government to say NO to commercial fishing and instead protect the bluefin tuna. Our communities want bluefin protected, not killed. Sign the petition to protect bluefin tuna here: act.weplanet.org/p/defend-bl…

Ana Rodrigues, a Senior Campaigner with WePlanet, sat down with Foro Nuclear to discuss nuclear energy advocacy in Spain. Ana — "Young climate advocates understand that the problem is not nuclear energy but fossil fuels. The environmental movement itself is also becoming more diverse. Although some organisations remain opposed to nuclear energy, a growing number of scientists, conservationists and climate advocates support a more pragmatic approach that combines renewables, nuclear energy, energy storage and other clean technologies. At WePlanet, we are proud to be part of that evolution. We believe environmentalism should never be tied to an ideology; it must evolve as scientific knowledge evolves." Read the full interview foronuclear.org/en/sector-va… #NuclearEnergy #Advocacy #CleanEnergy

This is the story of how — by using the power of precision fermentation — scientists were able to prevent the slaughter of 7.5 billion pigs a year for the production of insulin, and instead, create the medicine in labs around the world. In our latest video, WePlanet's @Joelscotthalkes explains the power of microorganisms and how precision fermentation can be used for everything — from the medicine we use to the food we eat. Watch ⬇️ #PrecisionFermentation #Insulin #RebootFood

Jonathan Symons — Director of Research and Innovation, School of International Studies at Macquarie University, and a member of @WePlanetAus — co-authored this story about an emerging topic referred to as solar radiation management (SRM). As the @UNEP announced this week that overshooting 1.5 degrees of warming is "inevitable," SRM — also referred to as climate stabilisation — could be our last bet to stop our planet's accelerating heating crisis. The problem is that SRM remains something of a taboo in polite climate circles, so much that the UNEP report completely ignores it. There is emerging evidence that SRM could be the only thing standing between us and planetary tipping points, such as the total loss of Arctic sea ice, the loss of the Amazon rainforest, the collapse of the AMOC current, and widespread coral reef loss. Yet despite this, there are many who are trying to maintain the taboo — even if this prevents us from using a tool that might save the planet from rapid climate collapse. For us at WePlanet, we believe scientific knowledge is always a good thing, and that decisions made in the light of knowledge are better than those made in ignorance. We defend research, and believe we need more research so we can better understand the risks and potential of SRM — urgently. Read the full story here ➡️ shorturl.at/PBVnj #WePlanet #SolarRadiationManagement #ClimateCrisis