David McNair
@davidmcnair.bsky.social
Author | Campaigner | Using Data to Protect People and Planet | Executive Director @ONEcampaign | Council Member @ECFR | Board @AfricaEuropeFdn 🏊♂️🎸👨👩👧
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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
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"By shifting incentives to reward long-term thinking, collective action, and bold risk-taking, individual foundations and the sector as a whole can help build the resilient, just, and hopeful future the world urgently needs."
Read more from @davidmcnair.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ywst3bmj
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Philanthropy Leaders Retreat: A Call for Bravery, Patience and Innovation
By David McNair, Executive Director for Global Policy, ONE Campaign In June, a dedicated two-day retreat brought together leaders from major global philanthropic foundations - outside the usual cycle ...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"By shifting incentives to reward long-term thinking, collective action, and bold risk-taking, individual foundations and the sector as a whole can help build the resilient, just, and hopeful future the world urgently needs."
Read more from @davidmcnair.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ywst3bmj
Read more from @davidmcnair.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ywst3bmj
A colleague shared this image #Canada
As our societal resilience to risks breaks down, we elect leaders that entertain us, distract us from reality, and take us down the road of conflict
That we can find limitless money for weaponry but deal with fundamental threats to our survival is baffling
As our societal resilience to risks breaks down, we elect leaders that entertain us, distract us from reality, and take us down the road of conflict
That we can find limitless money for weaponry but deal with fundamental threats to our survival is baffling
July 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A colleague shared this image #Canada
As our societal resilience to risks breaks down, we elect leaders that entertain us, distract us from reality, and take us down the road of conflict
That we can find limitless money for weaponry but deal with fundamental threats to our survival is baffling
As our societal resilience to risks breaks down, we elect leaders that entertain us, distract us from reality, and take us down the road of conflict
That we can find limitless money for weaponry but deal with fundamental threats to our survival is baffling
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🌍Can we trust current climate finance claims?
🎥At the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, @davidmcnair.bsky.social from @onecampaign.bsky.social breaks down why transparent, harmonised reporting is critical for accountability in climate finance.
#ClimateFinance #DFITransparency #2025Index
🎥At the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, @davidmcnair.bsky.social from @onecampaign.bsky.social breaks down why transparent, harmonised reporting is critical for accountability in climate finance.
#ClimateFinance #DFITransparency #2025Index
July 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌍Can we trust current climate finance claims?
🎥At the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, @davidmcnair.bsky.social from @onecampaign.bsky.social breaks down why transparent, harmonised reporting is critical for accountability in climate finance.
#ClimateFinance #DFITransparency #2025Index
🎥At the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, @davidmcnair.bsky.social from @onecampaign.bsky.social breaks down why transparent, harmonised reporting is critical for accountability in climate finance.
#ClimateFinance #DFITransparency #2025Index
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With much of the Global North turning away from development, it's clear a new vision of global solidarity is needed.
@davidmcnair.bsky.social laid out a template for what that could look like
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
@davidmcnair.bsky.social laid out a template for what that could look like
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
Global aid is about more than money and charity – it helps us all
The world has done extraordinary things when we’ve had a vision to match our resources, writes David McNair
www.independent.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
With much of the Global North turning away from development, it's clear a new vision of global solidarity is needed.
@davidmcnair.bsky.social laid out a template for what that could look like
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
@davidmcnair.bsky.social laid out a template for what that could look like
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
I wrote a piece for @the-independent.com on the future of development policy.
focus on
👉🏿 goals not budgets
👉🏿mutual interest not charity
👉🏿universal values not preaching
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
#ffd4 #acm25
focus on
👉🏿 goals not budgets
👉🏿mutual interest not charity
👉🏿universal values not preaching
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
#ffd4 #acm25
Global aid is about more than money and charity – it helps us all
The world has done extraordinary things when we’ve had a vision to match our resources, writes David McNair
www.independent.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I wrote a piece for @the-independent.com on the future of development policy.
focus on
👉🏿 goals not budgets
👉🏿mutual interest not charity
👉🏿universal values not preaching
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
#ffd4 #acm25
focus on
👉🏿 goals not budgets
👉🏿mutual interest not charity
👉🏿universal values not preaching
www.independent.co.uk/voices/aid-b...
#ffd4 #acm25
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Moore's law, past & future
Technological change over last 50 years was dominated by Moore's law, & resulting exponential increase in computer power.
That period is now drawing to a close, just as the demand for computer power is growing exponentially:
my blogpost
www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p...
Technological change over last 50 years was dominated by Moore's law, & resulting exponential increase in computer power.
That period is now drawing to a close, just as the demand for computer power is growing exponentially:
my blogpost
www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p...
Moore’s Law, past and future – Soft Machines
www.softmachines.org
June 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Moore's law, past & future
Technological change over last 50 years was dominated by Moore's law, & resulting exponential increase in computer power.
That period is now drawing to a close, just as the demand for computer power is growing exponentially:
my blogpost
www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p...
Technological change over last 50 years was dominated by Moore's law, & resulting exponential increase in computer power.
That period is now drawing to a close, just as the demand for computer power is growing exponentially:
my blogpost
www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p...
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@davidmcnair.bsky.social, your LinkedIn post also resonated and I'd love your thoughts: Are we focusing on the right issues, or "trying to go back".
May 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@davidmcnair.bsky.social, your LinkedIn post also resonated and I'd love your thoughts: Are we focusing on the right issues, or "trying to go back".
🚗More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Dominated by China 🇨🇳with European manufacturers in second place. 🇪🇺
The energy transition is happening with or without politics. ✅
Dominated by China 🇨🇳with European manufacturers in second place. 🇪🇺
The energy transition is happening with or without politics. ✅
May 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
🚗More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Dominated by China 🇨🇳with European manufacturers in second place. 🇪🇺
The energy transition is happening with or without politics. ✅
Dominated by China 🇨🇳with European manufacturers in second place. 🇪🇺
The energy transition is happening with or without politics. ✅
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Over the past two decades, we've helped unlock over $1 trillion in financing, trained 5,000+ youth activists, and helped save 50 million lives.
Whether you signed a petition, met with your reps, or shared a post — you helped make it happen.
Here’s to 20 years of action, and many more to come! 💥
Whether you signed a petition, met with your reps, or shared a post — you helped make it happen.
Here’s to 20 years of action, and many more to come! 💥
May 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Over the past two decades, we've helped unlock over $1 trillion in financing, trained 5,000+ youth activists, and helped save 50 million lives.
Whether you signed a petition, met with your reps, or shared a post — you helped make it happen.
Here’s to 20 years of action, and many more to come! 💥
Whether you signed a petition, met with your reps, or shared a post — you helped make it happen.
Here’s to 20 years of action, and many more to come! 💥
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Remittances have long been a lifeline to low-income countries, often exceeding aid and foreign direct investment combined.
After aid cuts, their importance has increased- sometimes markedly.
In a new @cgdev.org blog, @helen-dempster.bsky.social and I explore how their benefits can be maximised.
After aid cuts, their importance has increased- sometimes markedly.
In a new @cgdev.org blog, @helen-dempster.bsky.social and I explore how their benefits can be maximised.
After Aid Cuts, Here’s How to Make the Most Out of Remittances
Explore how remittances could help reduce the impacts of aid cuts and support broader economic development goals.
www.cgdev.org
May 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Remittances have long been a lifeline to low-income countries, often exceeding aid and foreign direct investment combined.
After aid cuts, their importance has increased- sometimes markedly.
In a new @cgdev.org blog, @helen-dempster.bsky.social and I explore how their benefits can be maximised.
After aid cuts, their importance has increased- sometimes markedly.
In a new @cgdev.org blog, @helen-dempster.bsky.social and I explore how their benefits can be maximised.
A genuine question for an article I'm working on:
Is anyone in progressive movements / working on multilateral reform calling for *less* multilateralism?
I mean focus on problems only international cooperation can solve and leave the rest to national and local?
Recommendations v welcome!
Is anyone in progressive movements / working on multilateral reform calling for *less* multilateralism?
I mean focus on problems only international cooperation can solve and leave the rest to national and local?
Recommendations v welcome!
May 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A genuine question for an article I'm working on:
Is anyone in progressive movements / working on multilateral reform calling for *less* multilateralism?
I mean focus on problems only international cooperation can solve and leave the rest to national and local?
Recommendations v welcome!
Is anyone in progressive movements / working on multilateral reform calling for *less* multilateralism?
I mean focus on problems only international cooperation can solve and leave the rest to national and local?
Recommendations v welcome!
As the #Conclave to select the next #Pope begins this article is a good overview of the front runners.⛪️
I’ve only met one of the candidates and don’t really feel qualified to comment
But moral leadership is thin on the ground & this is a vote that matters.🗳️
www.nytimes.com/article/next...
I’ve only met one of the candidates and don’t really feel qualified to comment
But moral leadership is thin on the ground & this is a vote that matters.🗳️
www.nytimes.com/article/next...
Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
As the #Conclave to select the next #Pope begins this article is a good overview of the front runners.⛪️
I’ve only met one of the candidates and don’t really feel qualified to comment
But moral leadership is thin on the ground & this is a vote that matters.🗳️
www.nytimes.com/article/next...
I’ve only met one of the candidates and don’t really feel qualified to comment
But moral leadership is thin on the ground & this is a vote that matters.🗳️
www.nytimes.com/article/next...
✅ Ireland should launch a ‘People & Planet Fund’ 🌍💶:
Using part of the 14bn Apple windfall to create a global investment vehicle for:
♻️ Renewable energy
🌱 Climate resilience
🚀 A Win-Win Approach: Could boost Ireland’s global influence, create new markets, while building a fairer, greener world.
Using part of the 14bn Apple windfall to create a global investment vehicle for:
♻️ Renewable energy
🌱 Climate resilience
🚀 A Win-Win Approach: Could boost Ireland’s global influence, create new markets, while building a fairer, greener world.
May 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
✅ Ireland should launch a ‘People & Planet Fund’ 🌍💶:
Using part of the 14bn Apple windfall to create a global investment vehicle for:
♻️ Renewable energy
🌱 Climate resilience
🚀 A Win-Win Approach: Could boost Ireland’s global influence, create new markets, while building a fairer, greener world.
Using part of the 14bn Apple windfall to create a global investment vehicle for:
♻️ Renewable energy
🌱 Climate resilience
🚀 A Win-Win Approach: Could boost Ireland’s global influence, create new markets, while building a fairer, greener world.
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🎙️ I spoke with @africanews about Emerging Market Debt in 2025 . 🌍📉
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
What is at stake for African sovereign debt in 2025? [Business Africa] | Africanews
Over 20 African countries will spend more on debt service than on healthcare or education in 2025. The picture gets even more complicated given interest rates are not expected to fall sharply. Over ha...
africanews.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🎙️ I spoke with @africanews about Emerging Market Debt in 2025 . 🌍📉
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
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🌍✨ Next week, I’ll be in #Davos for the World Economic Forum.
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
January 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🌍✨ Next week, I’ll be in #Davos for the World Economic Forum.
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
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But overall it does feel like Ireland is one of the few European countries which can make a case for doing this kind of partnership independently rather than joining into something EU branded. Although then equally I would like to see Ireland getting EU action more effective and partnershippy.
February 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
But overall it does feel like Ireland is one of the few European countries which can make a case for doing this kind of partnership independently rather than joining into something EU branded. Although then equally I would like to see Ireland getting EU action more effective and partnershippy.
🇮🇪 #Ireland Should Lead with a Bold New Vision for Global Aid 🌍
Thank you to The Irish Times for publishing an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. 🧵👇
Thank you to The Irish Times for publishing an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. 🧵👇
February 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🇮🇪 #Ireland Should Lead with a Bold New Vision for Global Aid 🌍
Thank you to The Irish Times for publishing an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. 🧵👇
Thank you to The Irish Times for publishing an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. 🧵👇
This week I spent my energy on two things
1. Trying to figure out what I can do to defend the liberal order.
2. Trying to get permission from IT to create new google docs.
I failed on the latter.
#modernlife
1. Trying to figure out what I can do to defend the liberal order.
2. Trying to get permission from IT to create new google docs.
I failed on the latter.
#modernlife
February 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This week I spent my energy on two things
1. Trying to figure out what I can do to defend the liberal order.
2. Trying to get permission from IT to create new google docs.
I failed on the latter.
#modernlife
1. Trying to figure out what I can do to defend the liberal order.
2. Trying to get permission from IT to create new google docs.
I failed on the latter.
#modernlife
📍 Today’s thinking spot: #DunLaoghaire Library, #Dublin
Reflecting on the latest chapter in the US, Europe, and the G7’s retreat from the world… and what it means for global #development and international cooperation.
Some early thoughts—keen to hear yours. 👇🧵
Reflecting on the latest chapter in the US, Europe, and the G7’s retreat from the world… and what it means for global #development and international cooperation.
Some early thoughts—keen to hear yours. 👇🧵
February 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📍 Today’s thinking spot: #DunLaoghaire Library, #Dublin
Reflecting on the latest chapter in the US, Europe, and the G7’s retreat from the world… and what it means for global #development and international cooperation.
Some early thoughts—keen to hear yours. 👇🧵
Reflecting on the latest chapter in the US, Europe, and the G7’s retreat from the world… and what it means for global #development and international cooperation.
Some early thoughts—keen to hear yours. 👇🧵
Could wildfires spark the next financial crisis? 🔥💸
The scenes in LA are devastating, with so many people losing their homes and livelihoods. 🏚️💔
Wildfires have already caused an estimated $250-$275 billion in damages and economic losses. 💵📉
#WEF25
The scenes in LA are devastating, with so many people losing their homes and livelihoods. 🏚️💔
Wildfires have already caused an estimated $250-$275 billion in damages and economic losses. 💵📉
#WEF25
January 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Could wildfires spark the next financial crisis? 🔥💸
The scenes in LA are devastating, with so many people losing their homes and livelihoods. 🏚️💔
Wildfires have already caused an estimated $250-$275 billion in damages and economic losses. 💵📉
#WEF25
The scenes in LA are devastating, with so many people losing their homes and livelihoods. 🏚️💔
Wildfires have already caused an estimated $250-$275 billion in damages and economic losses. 💵📉
#WEF25
🌍✨ Next week, I’ll be in #Davos for the World Economic Forum.
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
January 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🌍✨ Next week, I’ll be in #Davos for the World Economic Forum.
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
There's so much public data out there that can improve policy making.
But the friction involved in accessing it is too high.
We’ll be showcasing how we’re removing those barriers 📊🔍.
If you want to catch up, let me know. 🌟
🎙️ I spoke with @africanews about Emerging Market Debt in 2025 . 🌍📉
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
What is at stake for African sovereign debt in 2025? [Business Africa] | Africanews
Over 20 African countries will spend more on debt service than on healthcare or education in 2025. The picture gets even more complicated given interest rates are not expected to fall sharply. Over ha...
africanews.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🎙️ I spoke with @africanews about Emerging Market Debt in 2025 . 🌍📉
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...
📊 African countries will pay $88bn in debt service.
💰 Half to private creditors at expensive rates.
🌟 The G20 could help bring these costs down by reducing risk ratings.
africanews.com/2025/01/09/w...