Anne Perrault
@amperrault.bsky.social
Climate justice. Financial system reform. Human rights in development finance. Public Citizen
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Annual global insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to hit $107 billion in 2025, with 83% in the US alone (LA fires + severe storms) - Swiss Re
"the third‑costliest year after 2023 and 2024, and extending a multi‑year upward trend"
www.reuters.com/business/env...
"the third‑costliest year after 2023 and 2024, and extending a multi‑year upward trend"
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Annual global insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to hit $107 billion in 2025, with 83% in the US alone (LA fires + severe storms) - Swiss Re
"the third‑costliest year after 2023 and 2024, and extending a multi‑year upward trend"
www.reuters.com/business/env...
"the third‑costliest year after 2023 and 2024, and extending a multi‑year upward trend"
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Yes, please
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday announced the state would analyze how much climate change has cost the state — reviving questions about shifting those costs onto fossil fuel companies through a “climate superfund” law...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
Maryland decides to study a ‘climate superfund’ after all
Gov. Wes Moore announced a bid to analyze emissions costs and whether companies should compensate the state for climate impacts.
www.eenews.net
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yes, please
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The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”
Washington residents sue Big Oil for fueling insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
The class action lawsuit is the first case from individuals demanding Big Oil be held accountable for its role in skyrocketing insurance premiums.
climateintegrity.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit aims to hold Big Oil accountable for escalating home insurance costs, which Washington residents argue are being fueled by the industry's “coordinated and deliberate scheme to hide the truth about climate change and the effects of burning fossil fuels.”
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NEW: Fortunately, the U.S. escaped the 2025 hurricane season mostly unscathed.
But a major storm will almost certainly hit in the next few years. When it does, the lethal effects of Trump's FEMA assault will be fully exposed.
Our @kennystancil.bsky.social surveys the damage in @prospect.org. 🧵⬇️
But a major storm will almost certainly hit in the next few years. When it does, the lethal effects of Trump's FEMA assault will be fully exposed.
Our @kennystancil.bsky.social surveys the damage in @prospect.org. 🧵⬇️
Trump’s Katrina Is Coming - The American Prospect
The president’s FEMA sabotage has all but guaranteed us more acute disasters in the future.
prospect.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NEW: Fortunately, the U.S. escaped the 2025 hurricane season mostly unscathed.
But a major storm will almost certainly hit in the next few years. When it does, the lethal effects of Trump's FEMA assault will be fully exposed.
Our @kennystancil.bsky.social surveys the damage in @prospect.org. 🧵⬇️
But a major storm will almost certainly hit in the next few years. When it does, the lethal effects of Trump's FEMA assault will be fully exposed.
Our @kennystancil.bsky.social surveys the damage in @prospect.org. 🧵⬇️
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The peer-reviewed methodology of the International Monetary Fund puts the pollute-for-free subsidy of fossil fuel — in the United States alone — at $700 billion dollars per year. That’s a lot of liability they’re hiding from.
thehill.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The peer-reviewed methodology of the International Monetary Fund puts the pollute-for-free subsidy of fossil fuel — in the United States alone — at $700 billion dollars per year. That’s a lot of liability they’re hiding from.
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My pitch at COP in Belem:
1. Trump doesn't speak for our country on climate; he's the agent of fossil fuel - indeed, the corrupt agent. He speaks for them, his big donors, not for Americans.
1. Trump doesn't speak for our country on climate; he's the agent of fossil fuel - indeed, the corrupt agent. He speaks for them, his big donors, not for Americans.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My pitch at COP in Belem:
1. Trump doesn't speak for our country on climate; he's the agent of fossil fuel - indeed, the corrupt agent. He speaks for them, his big donors, not for Americans.
1. Trump doesn't speak for our country on climate; he's the agent of fossil fuel - indeed, the corrupt agent. He speaks for them, his big donors, not for Americans.
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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@markgongloff.bsky.social captures our key ideas from yesterday's Climate Cabinet report, highlighting the exciting opportunities in the states to lead on clean energy finance & climate risk mitigation, and, in the process, to make electric utility and property insurance bills more affordable.
How to Fill the Climate Void Left by the White House
Regardless of your party affiliation, it was hard to feel too jazzed about California Governor Gavin Newsom representing the US at the COP30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil. Democrats will grouse that ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@markgongloff.bsky.social captures our key ideas from yesterday's Climate Cabinet report, highlighting the exciting opportunities in the states to lead on clean energy finance & climate risk mitigation, and, in the process, to make electric utility and property insurance bills more affordable.
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Nevada just let property insurers exclude wildfire coverage. Homeowners won’t realize until it’s too late that fire isn't covered. Expect shock, underinsurance, and scrambling for expensive new policies. Plus: pressure for a federal wildfire safety net. open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
What happens if property insurers are allowed to exclude wildfires from coverage?
“Are we just going to turn everybody loose and let the fires burn our houses down?” Nevada just did — and others may follow.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Nevada just let property insurers exclude wildfire coverage. Homeowners won’t realize until it’s too late that fire isn't covered. Expect shock, underinsurance, and scrambling for expensive new policies. Plus: pressure for a federal wildfire safety net. open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
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When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
If you squint, you might be able to see how much energy generated by Big Oil comes from renewables.
For BP and Shell, it's less than half a percent.
For Exxon and Chevron? ZERO, according to a new study.
If you squint, you might be able to see how much energy generated by Big Oil comes from renewables.
For BP and Shell, it's less than half a percent.
For Exxon and Chevron? ZERO, according to a new study.
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
If you squint, you might be able to see how much energy generated by Big Oil comes from renewables.
For BP and Shell, it's less than half a percent.
For Exxon and Chevron? ZERO, according to a new study.
If you squint, you might be able to see how much energy generated by Big Oil comes from renewables.
For BP and Shell, it's less than half a percent.
For Exxon and Chevron? ZERO, according to a new study.
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The next time your elected representative preaches about "all of the above" energy policy, maybe ask if they know how many more heat deaths that means. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer
A new study tracked the effects of higher temperatures in hundreds of European cities.
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The next time your elected representative preaches about "all of the above" energy policy, maybe ask if they know how many more heat deaths that means. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Nicely done, America
brazil’s president lula says he will respond to “tariff blackmail” by pursuing closer ties with brics countries who have become “victims of unjustified and illegal trade practices.”
September 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Nicely done, America
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For the first time ever China will sell more electric cars than the US sells of gas and electric cars combined 🤯
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For the first time ever China will sell more electric cars than the US sells of gas and electric cars combined 🤯
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The world’s largest battery is being built at a former coal plant in the worlds first advanced economy to transition entirely off coal
Kind of tells you all you need to know about which way the wind is blowing 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kind of tells you all you need to know about which way the wind is blowing 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
World’s Biggest Battery Secures Financing for UK Construction
The world’s biggest battery project secured about £750 million ($1 billion) in public and private financing, and will begin construction immediately in northern England, marking a significant step for...
www.bloomberg.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The world’s largest battery is being built at a former coal plant in the worlds first advanced economy to transition entirely off coal
Kind of tells you all you need to know about which way the wind is blowing 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kind of tells you all you need to know about which way the wind is blowing 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I hate it when someone writes a super creepy letter from me and forges my signature in a birthday gift to a close friend of mine.
September 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I hate it when someone writes a super creepy letter from me and forges my signature in a birthday gift to a close friend of mine.
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I for damned sure want people to know how we got to this dangerous climate precipice, and who is to blame.
I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.
I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.
September 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I for damned sure want people to know how we got to this dangerous climate precipice, and who is to blame.
I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.
I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.
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Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
August 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
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“We will still keep fighting and speaking up to do everything we can to stop these projects, because our community doesn't want these projects,” said Bekah Hinojosa. “I mean, for us, it’s about continuing to exist here.” bit.ly/3HGtMc4
Trump-fueled LNG boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge
Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production accelerates here, feeding demand from Europe and Asia
floodlightnews.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“We will still keep fighting and speaking up to do everything we can to stop these projects, because our community doesn't want these projects,” said Bekah Hinojosa. “I mean, for us, it’s about continuing to exist here.” bit.ly/3HGtMc4
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Climate change is a hoax. Right.
Is summer getting longer where you live? See how temperatures changed.
The hottest stretch of the year is expanding beyond any calendar definition of summer. See what regions are experiencing the biggest change.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Climate change is a hoax. Right.
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Tell me the president doesn’t understand the economy without telling me the president doesn’t understand the economy.
Your occasional reminder -- as arrivals on student visas decrease 28% -- that tuition from foreign students counts as an export, which means that every rejected student visa is going to contribute to the US trade deficit.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Student Arrivals to US Continue to Plummet, With Asia Hit Especially Hard
Visitors to the US arriving on student visas plunged in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month.
www.bloomberg.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tell me the president doesn’t understand the economy without telling me the president doesn’t understand the economy.
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Antarctica is in extreme peril.
"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
grist.org/climate/anta...
#Antarctica #Climate #Heat #Sea #Ocean #Ice
"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
grist.org/climate/anta...
#Antarctica #Climate #Heat #Sea #Ocean #Ice
Antarctica is in extreme peril
New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.
grist.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Antarctica is in extreme peril.
"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
grist.org/climate/anta...
#Antarctica #Climate #Heat #Sea #Ocean #Ice
"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
grist.org/climate/anta...
#Antarctica #Climate #Heat #Sea #Ocean #Ice
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THIS is why communities across the country are suing Big Oil.
We can't afford more billion-dollar disasters.
Big Oil has known for decades that burning fossil fuels could lead to "catastrophic" climate change — but instead of warning us, they lied to delay climate action and protect their $$.
We can't afford more billion-dollar disasters.
Big Oil has known for decades that burning fossil fuels could lead to "catastrophic" climate change — but instead of warning us, they lied to delay climate action and protect their $$.
August 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
THIS is why communities across the country are suing Big Oil.
We can't afford more billion-dollar disasters.
Big Oil has known for decades that burning fossil fuels could lead to "catastrophic" climate change — but instead of warning us, they lied to delay climate action and protect their $$.
We can't afford more billion-dollar disasters.
Big Oil has known for decades that burning fossil fuels could lead to "catastrophic" climate change — but instead of warning us, they lied to delay climate action and protect their $$.
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Rather than grapple with the research demonstrating that climate change will diminish labor productivity, drag down economic growth, and reshape the geographic distribution of the U.S. labor force, the Fed is neglecting the impacts of climate change and the needed policy response.
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Rather than grapple with the research demonstrating that climate change will diminish labor productivity, drag down economic growth, and reshape the geographic distribution of the U.S. labor force, the Fed is neglecting the impacts of climate change and the needed policy response.
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The Federal Reserve has once again left climate change off the agenda at Jackson Hole, ignoring the impacts of climate change on this year's theme: Labor Markets in Transition.
www.citizen.org/news/reporte...
www.citizen.org/news/reporte...
Reporters Note: The Federal Reserve’s climate change neglect continues at Jackson Hole - Public Citizen
Climate change will have destabilizing effects on insurance and housing markets, state and local governments, and contribute to a variety of adverse economic outcomes,
www.citizen.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Federal Reserve has once again left climate change off the agenda at Jackson Hole, ignoring the impacts of climate change on this year's theme: Labor Markets in Transition.
www.citizen.org/news/reporte...
www.citizen.org/news/reporte...
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The U.S. has enjoyed a decades-long economic advantage thanks to its reputation as the safest place in the world for investors to put their money and for entrepreneurs to build their businesses.
President Trump may be chipping away at that advantage.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/b... #EconSky
President Trump may be chipping away at that advantage.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/b... #EconSky
Trump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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