My statement from yesterday's press conference at #SB58: @GretaThunberg and I talked about the urgent need for a fossil fuel phaseout whilst immediately and massively scaling up renewables in a just and equitable manner in line with the 1.5 Goal.

“My country is being hit by severely hit by the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis. I demand #Reparations…The New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) must not only make up for lost time but also for #LossAndDamage.” @EricDNjuguna at #COP29 for ENGO (@gcdcj).

🧵1. HOME members Heinrich Boell Stiftung's Linda Schneider and @ETC_Group's Silvia Ribeiro share how #COP29 could undermine the the precaution on geoengineering called by the @UNbiodiversity Convention on Biological Diversity #COP16. 📑➡️boell.de/en/2024/11/07/…

COP29 kicked off with sidelining the authority of the COP to the Paris Agreement by asking Parties to consider & adopt first decision on Art. 6.4 sustainable development mechanism (SDM) during Opening Plenary. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS UNCONSCIONABLE ACT TO BYPASS PROCESSES! 🧵

COP29 is kicking off and the biggest issue on the agenda is climate finance. Nearly 200 states must agree on a new goal to help developing nations tackle climate change. They disagree on nearly every issue I've outlined key disputes & dividing lines ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-is-…

As #COP29 approaches, how do we advance on the Dubai deal to transition away from fossil fuels? One part of the answer: Countries should agree at COP29 to no new oil and gas licensing. Read the full blog post here: iisd.org/articles/expla…

Not only this, but a lot of people—not only or even especially on the left—have become convinced that responding to disagreement with shaming, cruelty, and condescension—even to allies—is a mark of principle and virtue. It usually isn’t, actually!

begging more leftists to learn basic conflict resolution and social skills. if you really want to mobilize large groups of people, you need to learn how to work with people. political theory is important but so is how you treat people.

“You’re just creating a voluntary fund that promotes biopiracy”. While many celebrate #COP16's outcome, Nithin Ramakrishnan is more critical. The Multilateral Mechanism on DSI should have created binding & fair obligations on benefit-sharing. vox.com/down-to-earth/…

The Role of Neurodivergent Individuals in Ancient Africa 🧵 For the past three years, I’ve been speaking with Fula, Mandinka, and Yoruba griots within my family and researching the role of autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence in West Africa; beyond Western labels. #Neurodiversity…

Corporations like BayerMonsanto are privatising #biodiversity This is #biopiracy on an unprecedented scale ! 👉no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/soybean #NoPatentsOnSeeds #FoodSovereigntyNOW #PeasantsRightsNOW @NoPatentsOnSeed @via_campesina @drvandanashiva @TNInstitute @corporateeurope @ECVC1

🌍 Big Win as @UNBiodiversity COP16 Reaffirms Geoengineering is a Risk 🌍 🌱 This decision is a call to stop geoengineering experiments and prioritize real climate solutions that center communities, biodiversity, and peoples and communities over quick technofixes #COP16Colombia

I interviewed workers in the military industry to understand the potential of a transition from arms production to green manufacturing. My report for @Cmmonwealth argues that industrial strategy in the 2020s should build on the Lucas Plan. common-wealth.org/publications/a…

The green hydrogen expansion is in full swing. Wait, isn’t such a megaproject somehow related to socioecological injustice and green extractivism? Look no further & check our open access piece with evidence from 28 exporting countries in the Global South. tinyurl.com/erssgreenhydro

Let’s get something straight about fossil fuel phase-out: renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use today bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around! We only need to replace the useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🫨🧵

When I say I am an abolitionist, I mean I am invested in building systems of robust & imaginative mental healthcare, education, living wages, housing, rent control, affordable food—a society so dynamic in care that renders prisons & police obsolete.

Yesterday I tried to take my sign that said "There is no disability justice without a Free Palestine - this is the biggest cohort of child amputees in history" to the children's wing of the State Library Victoria, named after donors who support Netanyahu & Israel's genocide. 🧵

I'm deeply concerned about the recent push by 18 African nations to seek $5 billion for a new fossil fuel project lender. This is a critical moment for our continent. We are at the centre of the ongoing climate crisis. Africa cannot continue to be a platform where fossil fuel…

Good thread with some more details on the ‘debt for nature’ swap in Gabon. *Shockingly*, it looks likely this deal will provide neither debt relief nor ‘nature’.

Following the publication of their recent book 'Settler Ecologies', @brocksaglio and GDI's @Charisenns write for Current Conservation magazine about settler colonialism. Featuring some beautiful artwork, you can read the article for free here: currentconservation.org/issues/18-3/