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Finland's Social Democratic Party (SDP) is now supporting the criminalisation of .

In a resolution adopted at its 2026 party congress, Finland’s largest party committed to supporting national, regional and international frameworks to criminalise mass environmental destruction, known as ecocide.

The party’s resolution highlights how large-scale destruction of nature can have profound consequences for human health, livelihoods, natural resources, and future food production.

Get the full story: https://www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/finlands-largest-party-backs-ecocide-law

Mikko Pyhälä, Ambassador Emeritus of Finland and member of Stop Ecocide International's Advisory Group, noted that upcoming Finnish parliamentary elections in 2027 could see the SDP provide the Prime Minister for the next national government.

He further added that the party’s position on the international criminalisation of ecocide has put “greater political weight behind Finland's presidency of the ICC's Assembly of States Parties, which runs until the end of 2026”.

Finland’s SDP joins a host of other political parties, legislators and governments worldwide committed to advancing ecocide laws. New domestic legislative proposals are appearing around the world, major regional progress is advancing, and a number of forward-thinking states are backing the proposal to make ecocide an international crime.

You guessed it, no new tax on Australian gas exports and at least 7 times more spent on damaging climate and nature than protecting it in this year’s Federal budget 😮‍💨🫠

This is our Federal government making a clear choice and that’s using our public money for fossil fuel subsidies to line the pockets of coal, oil and gas giants.

While there are some modest measures for climate and nature protection, like $7.2bn to continue the Cheaper Home Batteries program and $500m for the Active Transport Fund we can all go to bed knowing Big Coal and Big Gas executives will sleep easier than the rest of us because big subsidies like the $46.2bn Fuel Tax credit scheme and $1.9bn for the Middle Arm gas precinct will continue.

And on that note, goodnight. (We will have more analysis out tomorrow)

Spain has just delivered one of the most compelling real‑world proofs that a fully renewable electricity system is not a distant vision but is already happening.

On a recent weekday, wind, solar, and hydropower together supplied 100 percent of the electricity demand on the Spanish mainland for several hours — with no coal, no gas, and no interruption to everyday life.

Schools, businesses, transportation systems, and homes all continued operating normally while renewables met total demand in real time, demonstrating that clean energy can support modern society’s needs on a large scale.

This milestone comes after years of expanding solar parks, wind corridors, pumped hydro, and growing grid and storage capacity, pushing renewables into the mainstream and reducing emissions while strengthening energy independence.

Images are generated by AI and for demonstration purposes only.

Sources: Reports from Red Eléctrica de España & energy system data 2025; energy generation analysis summaries 2025