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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 1d

I love the cover!

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 3d

Markets are doing the work.

Governments need to step in to make sure there's equal access.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

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Eirik Lindebjerg @eiriklindebjerg.bsky.social · 4d

The best way to defend multilateralism is by delivering results. @jenirisallan.bsky.social and Peter Dauvergne points to a practical way forward for countries interested in stopping plastic pollution, in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! It would be great to spur some thinking about alternative models.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 4d

We make a similar argument here: that the UN won't be able to deliver ambitious plastics treaty. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

www.science.org

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 7d

I've built a career trying to help make global governance work.

For plastics, maybe the UN isn't the right place.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

www.science.org

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 7d

I've built a career trying to help make global governance work.

For plastics, maybe the UN isn't the right place.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

www.science.org

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 7d

Canadian here. Lots of organizations working on climate and nature. BC is great, but expensive in vancouver.
Any interest in the Maritimes?

Ontario is urbanized and then very rural. Most provinces are, to be fair

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 9d

POPRC is strengthening ties with the POPs Global Monitoring Programme.

The last global monitoring assessment showed that the Stockholm Convention is working -- ridding the world of the most dangerous chemicals (including forever chemicals). @brsconventions.bsky.social

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 10d

This is great news. The global ban has tightened up over the years.

Each time it became stronger, science was at the center.

Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 10d

POPRC has learned that some major producers have stopped producing and exporting PFOS, a #foreverchemical.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 11d

Only 3 of 30 broke down...
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...

Here's what happens when 'compostable' products become litter | CBC News

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a similar path. Marketplace set out to determine how items would break down if t...

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 13d

I wish that happened.

Or, maybe just let them prep the speeches and give them online.

Or, use the UN NYC climate summits do it.

Summits at the COPs are such a distraction in my experience.

Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 15d

Oh and all the climate related speeches happening at the UN GA this week

Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 15d

I've been to several of these summits. They don't guide negotiators or domestic officials. They just speak platitudes.
Historically, negotiations got along fine without them.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 15d

It's time for the annual headcount of what leaders will go to COP.

They arrive day 1, give a speech day 2, and leave day 3.

None need to go.

Domestic action matters, not generic speeches.

www.ft.com/content/5f8f...

Keir Starmer has no plans to attend COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Final decision has yet to be made amid ‘big fight inside government’ over trip by prime minister

www.ft.com

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 15d

For me, it's fine. Leaders have nothing to do at COP other than give a speech

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 16d

Super interesting. The Chemical Review Committee is meeting now to look at pesticides that could be added to the consent procedure.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 16d

Media often asks me what individuals can do. I think they want home heating advice.

But I always say "talk to people about your worries & hopes, & what you've learned about climate change"

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 16d

The Chemical Review Committee continues its reviews related to pesticides.

It's a long list at this meeting. Each review is the result of a country deciding to ban or restrict the use of a pesticide. @brsconventions.bsky.social

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 18d

Update of perhaps my favorite global climate policy indicator: The production gap report.

In fact, the gap between countries' planned fossil fuel extraction and global climate targets has widened.

Turning the tide on these indicators is essential for climate policy success.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 20d

The head of the UNFCCC won't do that.
The global outcomes are what countries made them. The ultimate responsibility lies with those who pushed the OPEC line and those who accepted it

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 20d

It's his job to be optimistic. If he decried the rollback in key countries, then the legitimacy of the UNFCCC would be at risk.

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 21d

It's technical chemical expert time!

First up - the Chemical Review Committee. It tries to identify hazardous chemicals after countries flag potential problems.
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21st Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-21)

The Chemical Review Committee will continue considering notifications from Mozambique on several pesticides—which were submitted using an unorthodox approach—as well as continuing to review proposals ...

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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 22d

Does the UK have the energy for this? Can the grid handle it (and all the new homes supposedly being built)?

Eeks and all the water?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are

www.bbc.co.uk

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