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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · 28d

“No, you are the biggest con job ever” says @pelosi.house.gov in response to Trump’s climate comments #climateweeknyc #unga

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · Jul 17

Reform’s clean energy crackdown would cost 60,000 jobs, wipe £92 billion off the economy, and raise bills, says study

Reform’s Clean Energy Crackdown Would Cost 60,000 Jobs and Raise Bills, Says Study

Reform UK’s policies to “scrap net zero” would cost more than 60,000 jobs and wipe £92 billion off the UK economy, according to a new study. Nigel Farage’s party — which took control of 10 councils in...

www.desmog.com

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m at London Climate Action Week this week, drop me a line to connect about nature, the energy transition or other issues we cover #climate #lcaw

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · May 14

🚨Eight oil firms make $29 billion profit in quarterly results. Includes lengthy quotes from fossil fuel CEOs talking excitedly about a "continued ramp-up of projects" and new oilfield discoveries. It's drill, baby, drill across the board.

Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips score $29 billion

Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Eni, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have raked in a combined profit of about $29 billion.

www.offshore-energy.biz

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Apr 16

COP30 accommodation options

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Apr 14

I've been a journalist for 25+ years and I'm not sure I've witnessed as much wilful (and v likely coordinated) disinformation from certain corners of the UK media than over past few days. Sun, Mail and Telegraph have been truly awful - and seemingly shameless

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Apr 16

"We're one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and wildfires every spring at the worst possible time is a burden that wildlife and the environment just can't cope with." - @inccymru.bsky.social

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Apr 4

Want something to read this weekend? Check out Mariejo Ramos's brilliant story from the lush mangroves of the Philippines' Siargao Island for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social www.context.news/nature/filip...

Filipino surfing locale revives mangroves through ecotourism | Context

Sustainable tourism discourages illegal mangrove cutting and fishing in the Philippines' largest contiguous mangrove forest

www.context.news

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Apr 2

I’m at Skoll World Forum today #SkollWF. Always keen to meet and find potential leads and collaborations. Please reach out if you’re here. @contextnewsroom.bsky.social

Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Mar 26

Data shared exclusively with @contextnewsroom.bsky.social by @ids.ac.uk shows where the world's mining disputes have been taking place. Read more in @dbaptistar.bsky.social's explainer: www.context.news/just-transit...

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · Mar 10

At the heart of the Amazon, Brazil's oil frontier faces a clash between environmentalists and oil companies.

As climate change fuels record droughts, should fossil fuel drilling continue?

✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports

🔗 www.context.news/nature/the-a...

The Amazon rainforest's fossil fuel rush | Context

South America's vulnerable Amazon rainforest region is a rising frontier for oil and gas drilling

www.context.news

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Dan Collyns @dancollyns.bsky.social · Feb 24

Is Lula's #Brazil winning the war on dirty gold? My story for Context (Thomson Reuters Foundation) from Munduruku Indigenous Territory:
#bloodgold www.context.news/nature/long-... #bloodgold #garimpo #munduruku

Brazil ramps up its war against illegal gold mining in the Amazon | Context

Lula government gets tough on artisanal gold miners whose lucrative business is hurting Indigenous communities

www.context.news

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Feb 18

What happens to ships when they die?

Md. Tahmid Zami explains for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social after a trip to Sitakunda's shipyards in Bangladesh: www.context.news/just-transit...

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“horseglue” out now @jael.bsky.social · Feb 4

Scoop: The Trump admin has quietly issued stop work orders on projects funded under contracts with the Energy Department that reference community benefit plans, an attempt to target a crucial part of Biden’s environmental justice legacy

cc @heatmap.news

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Trump’s Other Funding Freeze Attacks Environmental Justice

Companies, states, cities, and other entities with Energy Department contracts that had community benefit plans embedded in them have been ordered to stop all work.

heatmap.news

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Jan 6

Sincere apologies

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Jan 6

Nowhere else I'd rather be right now! Knowing Trudeau's form, I could maybe fly over before his announcement...

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Jan 6

Also, seeing that podium outside Rideau Cottage is giving me flashbacks to pandemic announcements in 2020.

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Jan 6

Big day in Canadian politics.

Justin Trudeau's resignation after nine years in power could hardly come at a more significant moment before Trump's inauguration.

Canada's energy future and climate stance will likely change dramatically, with the carbon tax under intense fire.

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Dec 11

In 2024, billions of people endured #heatwaves, storms and #floods; 2025 is set to be worse as climate change wreaks havoc. With graphics from @dbaptistar.bsky.social drawing on research from @climatecentral.bsky.social. With thanks also to @frediotto.bsky.social
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Climate change forged a new reality in 2024: 'This is life now' | Context

In 2024, billions of people endured heatwaves, storms and floods; 2025 is set to be worse as man-made climate change wreaks havoc

www.context.news

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Dec 11

Important new exclusive published today on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social after many months of reporting. This investigative documentary is well worth your time: www.context.news/net-zero/vid...

Fast fashion giant Inditex wants to be sustainable. But is it? | Context

Fashion brands like Zara promised to be more sustainable. But their tactics tell a different story

www.context.news

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · Dec 10

The proportion of SSSIS in favourable condition in England is falling.

The reason? More are in the worst category of unfavourable/declining.

Makes a bit of a mockery of UK govt 30x30 biodiversity target progress

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · Dec 9

President Lula is helping Indigenous communities sell food to the government, but a backlash from Congress puts them at risk of eviction.

✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports

🔗 www.context.news/nature/brazi...

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Dec 5

President Joe Biden made a last-minute dash to Africa this week. On the agenda? Critical minerals. @kimharrisberg.bsky.social reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social from Johannesburg www.context.news/just-transit...

Biden makes last dash to Africa, showing the power of minerals | Context

Biden's visit to Angola highlights a world hungry for Africa's natural resources...and a big fight to come

www.context.news

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Jack Graham @jacktgraham.bsky.social · Dec 2

Enjoyed editing this story on Peru's gold mining battle by @dancollyns.bsky.social. A registry of "impunity" has been protecting illegal miners from the law. Well worth your time: www.context.news/nature/in-pe...

In Peru, a gold mining battle rages over registry of "impunity" | Context

Peru's government wants to regulate an illegal industry destroying nature and trafficking people

www.context.news

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Nov 21

#COP29 plenary

EU "very much concerned" on mitigation text "we need a much stronger language on the concrete follow up to GST"

"[Climate extremes] in Africa, the Americas, our friends in the Caribbean & the Pacific…shows we need to do more, not less, than the UAE consensus on mitigation"

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