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The fact that the aspect of equity is considered "subjective" at this level tells you a lot about current climate policies... But that's not all. Read this important thread. #COP26 twitter.com/KanitkarT/stat…
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“Civil society voices are critical to the outcome of Cop, but we’ve not been able to do our jobs. If participation and inclusion are the measure of legitimacy, then we’re on very shaky grounds”
#COP26 legitimacy is questioned as civil society is excluded.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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“In total, with their dirty business they have channeled $24 billion into coal, oil and gas companies already since the Paris Agreement.”
Join us in calling out Standard Chartered Bank. Tag @StanChart , use
#RaiseYourStandards & #CleanUpStandardChartered
fridaysforfuture.org/CleanUpStandar…
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"We feel very motivated by the activism. It gives us a meaning in life - and a meaning in life makes you happy."
Interview with @marclamonthill on Al Jazeera UpFront.
#FridaysForFuture #FaceTheClimateEmergency
youtube.com/watch?v=LPE3Vy…
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"Only about a tenth of the $17tn in bailouts provided by governments since the start of the pandemic was spent on activities that reduced greenhouse gas emissions or restored the natural world."
#MindTheGap between words and action.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
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”US power companies are ramping up their coal consumption due to surging natural gas prices.
US coal-fired generation is expected to surge by 22% in 2021”
cnn.com/2021/10/18/bus…
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Yes we need to balance out some emissions that can't be eliminated (agriculture etc). But as it is now I dare to claim that these distant net zero targets aren't about that, rather they're about communication tactics and making it seem like we're acting without having to change.
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Apparently the link was cut off. I hope it wasn’t something I said... :) twitter.com/GretaThunberg/…
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"Care International report highlights ‘deep injustice’ neglected by world’s media, as extreme weather along with Covid wipes out decades of progress"
theguardian.com/global-develop…
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"China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have grown at their fastest pace in more than a decade, increasing by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021."
#MindTheGap
carbonbrief.org/analysis-china…
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While racing for 2d place, he collided with a fishing vessel in the dark undetected by all instruments, 90nm from the finish line.
Still he managed to secure the boat and complete the race in top 5.
A true hero!
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High income nations donating vaccines to low- and middle income nations (once they've vaccinated most of their own populations) might be seen as a nice gesture. But it sure isn't solidarity. #VaccineEquity twitter.com/OurWorldInData…
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The indigenous Sami people have been historically systematically oppressed, and still are so today. Indigenous peoples make up 5% of the world’s population, but take care of 80% of the remaining healthy ecosystems. 6/7
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This thread is a must read ahead of the UN Climate Ambition Summit today - and for anyone interested in a having a somewhat decent future... #FightFor1Point5 twitter.com/PatrikErdes/st…
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We urge everyone to join the International Day of Solidarity with Sudan against military oppression through all peaceful means of protest.
We stand in solidarity with the Sudanese people and send our support to fellow activists at Fridays For Future Sudan.
#FFFSolidarityWithSudan
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Sorry to rain on the parade, but “according to the IEA, the total land area devoted to bioenergy production would need to increase by 25% to reach 410 million hectares in 2050, an area the size of India and Pakistan combined.”
#MindTheGap
euractiv.com/section/climat…
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"Low and middle-income nations received nearly $16bn a year between 2017 and 2019 to fund projects related to gas, a fossil fuel that worsens global heating. This was nearly four times more than international public finance for wind or solar projects."
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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"Det är vansinnigt att ge enorma subventioner till något som förvärrar klimatproblemen."
Rapport efter rapport efter rapport ogiltigförklarar Sverige och EUs miljö- och klimatpolitik i grunden.
Varenda möjlig kolsänka måste maximeras, men vi gör tvärtom.
dn.se/sverige/forska…
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"If a company or individual says to me they are net-zero I know it is complete crap. I wish our climate leaders would say the same. Demonstrate the climate challenge, not the art of the greenwash."
Read this thread about today's so-called "net zero" twitter.com/Peters_Glen/st…
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"Countries that are now vaccinating younger, healthy people at low risk of disease, are doing so at the cost of the lives of health workers, older people and other at-risk groups in other countries."
twitter.com/DrTedros/statu… ->
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Picture of a clear cut forest by Swedish state-owned @sveaskog in Pajala, Sweden on Sápmi reindeer grazing land.
Photographer is Marcus Westberg.
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As the commission failed to withdraw the CAP it's now up to the European Parliament to #VoteThisCAPdown
Otherwise we will lose another 7 years. If this doesn't change, reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement will be impossible. As the politicians responsible are well aware of. twitter.com/G_Schwaderer/s…
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Support activists from Afghanistan! Today marks a year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. As a global community and a movement we must listen to the voices of our activists and support them through: fff-arz.org/donate
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Autistic climate justice activist Born at 375 ppm