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Only 2.8% of #ClimateFinance supports a #JustTransition; that’s $630M out of $22.7B. It is not good enough.
Our new report sets out how finance can actually protect jobs, livelihoods and communities for a just transition.
🔗 Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/publications...
Only 2.8% of #ClimateFinance supports a #JustTransition; that’s $630M out of $22.7B. It is not good enough.
Our new report sets out how finance can actually protect jobs, livelihoods and communities for a just transition.
🔗 Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/publications...
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Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”
COP30: Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Wealthy Nations Put Burden on “Backs of the Poor”
Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis....
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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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"I have a special level of incandescent outrage at … the rich, developed countries of the Global North... they act like they're the heroes, when, in fact, what they’re doing is shifting the burden of a crisis that they caused onto the backs of the poor.” - @brandoncwu.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"I have a special level of incandescent outrage at … the rich, developed countries of the Global North... they act like they're the heroes, when, in fact, what they’re doing is shifting the burden of a crisis that they caused onto the backs of the poor.” - @brandoncwu.bsky.social
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🌍 #TheCOPWeNeed:
✊ Stop hiding behind consensus
✊ Stand with science and the law
✊Kick Big Polluters Out
✊ Enhance transparency & accountability
✊ Uphold #HumanRights.
Our demands: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
✊ Stop hiding behind consensus
✊ Stand with science and the law
✊Kick Big Polluters Out
✊ Enhance transparency & accountability
✊ Uphold #HumanRights.
Our demands: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
www.ciel.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🌍 #TheCOPWeNeed:
✊ Stop hiding behind consensus
✊ Stand with science and the law
✊Kick Big Polluters Out
✊ Enhance transparency & accountability
✊ Uphold #HumanRights.
Our demands: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
✊ Stop hiding behind consensus
✊ Stand with science and the law
✊Kick Big Polluters Out
✊ Enhance transparency & accountability
✊ Uphold #HumanRights.
Our demands: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
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⚠️ But let’s be clear:
The COP process itself needs reform.
We can’t keep letting the requirement for consensus be used as a shield for delay. The COP president requested best practices to improve this process. The COP must be reformed to ensure progress. #FixTheUNFCCC
www.ciel.org/we-must-rewr...
The COP process itself needs reform.
We can’t keep letting the requirement for consensus be used as a shield for delay. The COP president requested best practices to improve this process. The COP must be reformed to ensure progress. #FixTheUNFCCC
www.ciel.org/we-must-rewr...
Not Another COP-out: We Must Rewrite the Rules of the UN Climate Talks - Center for International Environmental Law
The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver climate action. COP30 must commit to reform the UNFCCC to make it f...
www.ciel.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
⚠️ But let’s be clear:
The COP process itself needs reform.
We can’t keep letting the requirement for consensus be used as a shield for delay. The COP president requested best practices to improve this process. The COP must be reformed to ensure progress. #FixTheUNFCCC
www.ciel.org/we-must-rewr...
The COP process itself needs reform.
We can’t keep letting the requirement for consensus be used as a shield for delay. The COP president requested best practices to improve this process. The COP must be reformed to ensure progress. #FixTheUNFCCC
www.ciel.org/we-must-rewr...
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🔥 States that recognize the legal, moral, scientific & political imperative to #PhaseOutFossilFuels & the need to provide public finance at scale to enable ALL countries to do so, are no longer willing to wait and be constrained by the lowest common denominator.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🔥 States that recognize the legal, moral, scientific & political imperative to #PhaseOutFossilFuels & the need to provide public finance at scale to enable ALL countries to do so, are no longer willing to wait and be constrained by the lowest common denominator.
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👏 This courage matters. And it’s why the initiative led by Colombia + the Netherlands, endorsed by Brazil, to create a complementary track addressing the root cause of the climate emergency - aka #FossilFuels - is so important.
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Colombia and The Netherlands Announce First International Conference for Fossil Fuel Phase Out — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
fossilfueltreaty.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
👏 This courage matters. And it’s why the initiative led by Colombia + the Netherlands, endorsed by Brazil, to create a complementary track addressing the root cause of the climate emergency - aka #FossilFuels - is so important.
fossilfueltreaty.org/first-intern....
fossilfueltreaty.org/first-intern....
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🇨🇴 Colombia showed real leadership.
They refused to be pressured by COP officials who ignored the concerns of vulnerable countries, #IndigenousPeoples, and civil society—while underestimating opposition to meaningful climate action.
They refused to be pressured by COP officials who ignored the concerns of vulnerable countries, #IndigenousPeoples, and civil society—while underestimating opposition to meaningful climate action.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🇨🇴 Colombia showed real leadership.
They refused to be pressured by COP officials who ignored the concerns of vulnerable countries, #IndigenousPeoples, and civil society—while underestimating opposition to meaningful climate action.
They refused to be pressured by COP officials who ignored the concerns of vulnerable countries, #IndigenousPeoples, and civil society—while underestimating opposition to meaningful climate action.
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🤝 The tensions show a deeper truth: forcing “consensus” behind closed doors in a process dominated by a powerful fossil lobby — still undermining science and the #ParisAgreement — puts climate ambition at risk.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🤝 The tensions show a deeper truth: forcing “consensus” behind closed doors in a process dominated by a powerful fossil lobby — still undermining science and the #ParisAgreement — puts climate ambition at risk.
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🚨 At #COP30’s closing plenary, Colombia refused to approve the decision on the mitigation work programme unless fossil fuel language was included.
Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🚨 At #COP30’s closing plenary, Colombia refused to approve the decision on the mitigation work programme unless fossil fuel language was included.
Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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Several climate-vulnerable states demanded more ambition & public finance for climate adaptation.
🔔This is a wake-up call🔔
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📣 Big step at #COP30: A global Just Transition Mechanism has been agreed❗👏 This is a win for workers, women, and communities 💪
But the work isn’t done. Time to ensure it works, is funded, and is inclusive
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/cop30-g...
#ClimateJustice #JustTransition
But the work isn’t done. Time to ensure it works, is funded, and is inclusive
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/cop30-g...
#ClimateJustice #JustTransition
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
📣 Big step at #COP30: A global Just Transition Mechanism has been agreed❗👏 This is a win for workers, women, and communities 💪
But the work isn’t done. Time to ensure it works, is funded, and is inclusive
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/cop30-g...
#ClimateJustice #JustTransition
But the work isn’t done. Time to ensure it works, is funded, and is inclusive
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/cop30-g...
#ClimateJustice #JustTransition
"The wealthy countries... are themselves not anywhere close to being on track to phase out fossil fuels.”
In his op-ed for Climate Home News, our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social shares why justice, finance, and equity are the real keys to ending #FossilFuels 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/j...
In his op-ed for Climate Home News, our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social shares why justice, finance, and equity are the real keys to ending #FossilFuels 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/j...
Just transition, finance and equity - that's how we get COP30 to act on fossil fuels
If there is no support from developed to developing countries, not only will energy transitions in the Global South not be just - in many cases they will not happen at all
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November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"The wealthy countries... are themselves not anywhere close to being on track to phase out fossil fuels.”
In his op-ed for Climate Home News, our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social shares why justice, finance, and equity are the real keys to ending #FossilFuels 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/j...
In his op-ed for Climate Home News, our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social shares why justice, finance, and equity are the real keys to ending #FossilFuels 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/j...
"Rich countries are working overtime to evade their responsibility to provide the money developing countries need for #ClimateAction."
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy of rich nations at #COP30 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/rich-na...
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy of rich nations at #COP30 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/rich-na...
Rich nations working overtime to evade their climate action responsibility, warns ActionAid - ActionAid USA News
Brandon Wu, Director of Policy & Campaigns at ActionAid USA, said: “Rich countries are working overtime to evade their responsibility to provide the
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Rich countries are working overtime to evade their responsibility to provide the money developing countries need for #ClimateAction."
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy of rich nations at #COP30 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/rich-na...
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social calls out the hypocrisy of rich nations at #COP30 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/rich-na...
The latest #COP30 text is striking, but not in a good way. @ActionAid's @1teresaanderson.bsky.social calls it “empty” and accuses negotiators of simply pointing fingers.
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-latest-cop-text-is-empty-its-just-finger-pointing-says-actionaid/
#ClimateJustice
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-latest-cop-text-is-empty-its-just-finger-pointing-says-actionaid/
#ClimateJustice
The latest COP text is empty; it's just finger pointing, says ActionAid - ActionAid USA News
Responding to the latest COP30 text released this morning, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid, said: “The current text is
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The latest #COP30 text is striking, but not in a good way. @ActionAid's @1teresaanderson.bsky.social calls it “empty” and accuses negotiators of simply pointing fingers.
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-latest-cop-text-is-empty-its-just-finger-pointing-says-actionaid/
#ClimateJustice
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-latest-cop-text-is-empty-its-just-finger-pointing-says-actionaid/
#ClimateJustice
“It means there is a lot to do with very little time. There were already huge gulfs to bridge & this won’t help.” - @1teresaanderson.bsky.social, on the delay to #COP30 talks after a fire outbreak 👉 https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-un-cop30-belem-brazil-d11bb47760b94b3f5bdba1f1cb4623dd
Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final days
Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“It means there is a lot to do with very little time. There were already huge gulfs to bridge & this won’t help.” - @1teresaanderson.bsky.social, on the delay to #COP30 talks after a fire outbreak 👉 https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-un-cop30-belem-brazil-d11bb47760b94b3f5bdba1f1cb4623dd
#ClimateAction that leaves people behind isn’t #ClimateJustice. At #COP30, activists are demanding a #JustTransition Mechanism that protects workers, communities & women, not just polluters’ balance sheets ✊
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/activists-call-for-cop30-to-deliver/
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/activists-call-for-cop30-to-deliver/
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#ClimateAction that leaves people behind isn’t #ClimateJustice. At #COP30, activists are demanding a #JustTransition Mechanism that protects workers, communities & women, not just polluters’ balance sheets ✊
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/activists-call-for-cop30-to-deliver/
More 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/activists-call-for-cop30-to-deliver/
The global system is at risk at #COP30; not because of a lack of will in the Global South, but because wealthy countries are still backing out of their responsibilities.
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social weighs in 👉 https://bit.ly/43DnH87
#ClimateAction #ClimateFinance
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social weighs in 👉 https://bit.ly/43DnH87
#ClimateAction #ClimateFinance
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The global system is at risk at #COP30; not because of a lack of will in the Global South, but because wealthy countries are still backing out of their responsibilities.
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social weighs in 👉 https://bit.ly/43DnH87
#ClimateAction #ClimateFinance
Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social weighs in 👉 https://bit.ly/43DnH87
#ClimateAction #ClimateFinance
Big Ag lobbyists are flooding #COP30 & it’s turning forest talks into empty rhetoric.
We can’t protect the Amazon while letting the industries driving deforestation steer the agenda. 🌳
Read more 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-elephant-in-the-room/
We can’t protect the Amazon while letting the industries driving deforestation steer the agenda. 🌳
Read more 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-elephant-in-the-room/
'The elephant in the room' - the presence of Big Ag lobbyists makes COP30 Forest talk empty rhetoric - ActionAid USA News
Reacting to the finding by Kick Big Polluters Out that there are hundreds of agribusiness lobbyists at COP30, Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global Lead on
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November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Big Ag lobbyists are flooding #COP30 & it’s turning forest talks into empty rhetoric.
We can’t protect the Amazon while letting the industries driving deforestation steer the agenda. 🌳
Read more 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-elephant-in-the-room/
We can’t protect the Amazon while letting the industries driving deforestation steer the agenda. 🌳
Read more 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/the-elephant-in-the-room/
"It’s progress, but fragile. Without a mechanism to make sure that people really are included and supported, it’s all just words." - @1teresaanderson.bsky.social weighs in on the draft #justtransition text at #COP30.
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Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/actiona...
ActionAid warns progress is fragile on new Just Transition text - ActionAid USA News
Reacting to the new text on Just Transition, which came out on Tuesday morning after negotiations that went until after 1 am last night, Teresa
www.actionaidusa.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"It’s progress, but fragile. Without a mechanism to make sure that people really are included and supported, it’s all just words." - @1teresaanderson.bsky.social weighs in on the draft #justtransition text at #COP30.
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/actiona...
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/actiona...
"If we do climate action, without considering the impact of jobs and communities, we are failing the planet." — @1teresaanderson.bsky.social
With agriculture STILL missing from the just transition text, this puts farmers, workers & frontline communities at risk. #COP30 must fix it.
With agriculture STILL missing from the just transition text, this puts farmers, workers & frontline communities at risk. #COP30 must fix it.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"If we do climate action, without considering the impact of jobs and communities, we are failing the planet." — @1teresaanderson.bsky.social
With agriculture STILL missing from the just transition text, this puts farmers, workers & frontline communities at risk. #COP30 must fix it.
With agriculture STILL missing from the just transition text, this puts farmers, workers & frontline communities at risk. #COP30 must fix it.
Without #ClimateFinance, global commitments are nothing but empty promises.
At #COP30, governments must put people first and deliver funding that drives real, just transitions and resilience across the Global South.
#PeopleNotProfit
At #COP30, governments must put people first and deliver funding that drives real, just transitions and resilience across the Global South.
#PeopleNotProfit
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Without #ClimateFinance, global commitments are nothing but empty promises.
At #COP30, governments must put people first and deliver funding that drives real, just transitions and resilience across the Global South.
#PeopleNotProfit
At #COP30, governments must put people first and deliver funding that drives real, just transitions and resilience across the Global South.
#PeopleNotProfit
Week 1 of #COP30 showed signs of momentum—but also why justice still matters. Rich nations must stop framing climate action as a capacity issue and start sharing power and resources fairly.
Read the full statement 👉 http://actionaidusa.org/news/actionaids-statement-on-week-1-of-cop30/
Read the full statement 👉 http://actionaidusa.org/news/actionaids-statement-on-week-1-of-cop30/
ActionAid's statement on Week 1 of COP30 - ActionAid USA News
At the halfway point of COP30, Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global Lead on climate justice, says: “Negotiations on just transition have moved
actionaidusa.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Week 1 of #COP30 showed signs of momentum—but also why justice still matters. Rich nations must stop framing climate action as a capacity issue and start sharing power and resources fairly.
Read the full statement 👉 http://actionaidusa.org/news/actionaids-statement-on-week-1-of-cop30/
Read the full statement 👉 http://actionaidusa.org/news/actionaids-statement-on-week-1-of-cop30/
At #COP30, rich countries aren’t unable to pay their climate debt; they just won’t.
@brandoncwu.bsky.social notes the #LossAndDamage Fund opened with $250M, while the U.S. spends $200B on immigrant detention & gave only $17.5M to #ClimateAction.
More here 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/no-shor...
@brandoncwu.bsky.social notes the #LossAndDamage Fund opened with $250M, while the U.S. spends $200B on immigrant detention & gave only $17.5M to #ClimateAction.
More here 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/no-shor...
No shortage of money, only political will: ActionAid calls out rich countries climate finance hypocrisy at COP30 - ActionAid USA News
As COP30 enters its second week, negotiations are stalled across multiple tracks because wealthy countries are refusing to put real financing for
www.actionaidusa.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
At #COP30, rich countries aren’t unable to pay their climate debt; they just won’t.
@brandoncwu.bsky.social notes the #LossAndDamage Fund opened with $250M, while the U.S. spends $200B on immigrant detention & gave only $17.5M to #ClimateAction.
More here 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/no-shor...
@brandoncwu.bsky.social notes the #LossAndDamage Fund opened with $250M, while the U.S. spends $200B on immigrant detention & gave only $17.5M to #ClimateAction.
More here 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/no-shor...
Trump may skip #COP30, but U.S. #ClimateJustice isn’t going anywhere. At @uscannetwork.bsky.social's briefing in Belém, frontline leaders criticized the #FossilFuel agenda & demanded a #JustTransition based on equity, rights & real finance 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Trump may skip #COP30, but U.S. #ClimateJustice isn’t going anywhere. At @uscannetwork.bsky.social's briefing in Belém, frontline leaders criticized the #FossilFuel agenda & demanded a #JustTransition based on equity, rights & real finance 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
Excited to share this timely COP30 press briefing happening now!
A powerhouse lineup from U.S. civil society will dig into whether #COP30 is truly bending the arc toward justice, and what still needs to happen.
Tune in 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
A powerhouse lineup from U.S. civil society will dig into whether #COP30 is truly bending the arc toward justice, and what still needs to happen.
Tune in 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Excited to share this timely COP30 press briefing happening now!
A powerhouse lineup from U.S. civil society will dig into whether #COP30 is truly bending the arc toward justice, and what still needs to happen.
Tune in 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
A powerhouse lineup from U.S. civil society will dig into whether #COP30 is truly bending the arc toward justice, and what still needs to happen.
Tune in 👉 https://unfccc.int/event/us-climate-action-network-5
Farmers feed the world & they must be heard. 🚜 At #COP30, climate activists are pushing for a #JustTransition in #Agriculture that gives smallholders, Indigenous communities & women a true seat at the table.
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/climate...
#ClimateJustice
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#ClimateJustice
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Farmers feed the world & they must be heard. 🚜 At #COP30, climate activists are pushing for a #JustTransition in #Agriculture that gives smallholders, Indigenous communities & women a true seat at the table.
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/climate...
#ClimateJustice
Read more 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/climate...
#ClimateJustice