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Kaj Embren
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Senior Advisor in Sustainability with a focus on Climate Policies and Actions. Awarded as the number 1 Social Media Influencer in Europe in 2022 and 2023(Energy, Climate, Sustainability, Food)
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Kaj Embren @kajembren.bsky.social · Jul 1
Coal is slowly exiting the global stage—but not quietly......

#methane #MethaneMatters #climatefinance #vamsolutions #ClimatePolicy #cleantechinvestment #JustTransition #coalminemethane

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Unlocking the Power of Methane: Solutions for Climate Action - Kaj Embren
Meet Richard Mattus, an industrial emissions specialist in methane mitigation, has developed solutions for coal mine emissions, and Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, focuses on mobiliz...
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Why do some cities exclude non-locals from using public bikeshare systems? via @CityLab

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#Mobility #Bike #cleanair #finance #tourism #cities

@thecity.nyc @bikesky.social @seattlebikeblog.com @bikepedantic.bsky.social @climatechangenews.com @climatesocial.bsky.social
Bikeshare Shouldn’t Kick Tourists to the Curb
Barcelona’s bikeshare program excludes non-Spanish visitors. Other cities charge tourists much higher fees to rent two-wheelers. Which policy makes more sense?
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Now it is Time to ACT! ICLEI's Green Finance Training Program will empower local leaders to unlock vital climate #finance.
Read: bit.ly/4oRtIGQ

#GreenFinance #Governance #ImpactInvesting #Education #LeadershipMatters
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November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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🌍 Now is the time to act! At COP30, cities are leading the way, showing that implementation happens locally. With Belém declared the “implementation COP,” it's time for actionable change.

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#COP30 #Cities #Governance #GreenFinance #ImpactInvesting #LeadershipMatters
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Just outside Belém, on the edge of the Amazon, I learned some of the most powerful lessons of my life. Time is Now to take a new step and secure investment that matters for the #tribes and #nature

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November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Buy More Time via We Dont Have Time

#Methane stories that matter in #coalmines and #oilandgas wells - interviews, articles, podcasts and videos via What We Missed About Methane — and Why We Can’t Afford to Anymore

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#Oilfields #ghg #ClimateCrisis #Finance
#LeadershipMatters
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown? via @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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#Methane stories that matter in #coalmines and #oilandgas wells - interviews, articles, podcasts

Visit: lnkd.in/dtpNwhsB

#ClimateCrisis @coveringclimatenow.org
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
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November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown? via @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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#Methane stories that matter in #coalmines and #oilandgas wells - interviews, articles, podcasts

Visit: lnkd.in/dtpNwhsB

#ClimateCrisis @coveringclimatenow.org
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
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November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Six issues that will dominate COP30 via @unep.org

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But here is a topic that can't be missed @cop30brazil.bsky.social

What We Missed About Methane — and Why We Can’t Afford to Anymore

Read and share: bit.ly/3LAPakq

#Methane

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November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Can COP30 close a $9.4bn finance gap for the Brazilian Amazon rainforest?

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#Cop30 #Amazon #Rainforest #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #Finance #LeadershipMatters

@rainforestalliance.bsky.social @rainforesttrust.bsky.social @wedonthavetime.bsky.social @climatechangenews.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Encouraging to see new 2035 climate plans from nations like Ethiopia, Nepal & Vanuatu — ambition is rising 🌱

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But targets don’t cut emissions. Implementation, finance & partnerships do.

#ClimateAction #NDC #Governance #GreenFinance #2035Plans #LeadershipMatters
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Countries Announce Continued Action on 2035 Climate Plans
Nations must build on their NDCs by setting sectoral policies and plans, as well as scaling up investments to realize rapid, deep, equitable, and sustained emissions cuts.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Can COP30 close a $9.4bn finance gap for the Brazilian Amazon rainforest?

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#Cop30 #Amazon #Rainforest #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #Finance #LeadershipMatters

@rainforestalliance.bsky.social @rainforesttrust.bsky.social @wedonthavetime.bsky.social @climatechangenews.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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10 Years Ago I went to Paris.... The roadmap is still there with ups and downs. Time is NOW to show Leadership as Mike Bloomberg

#COP30 #methane #greenfinance #cities #amazonrainforestt
#LeadershipMatters @fionaharvey.bsky.social @elizkolbert.bsky.social @edienet.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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10 Years Ago I went to Paris.... The roadmap is still there with ups and downs. Time is NOW to show Leadership as Mike Bloomberg

#COP30 #methane #greenfinance #cities #amazonrainforestt
#LeadershipMatters @fionaharvey.bsky.social @elizkolbert.bsky.social @edienet.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Six issues that will dominate COP30 via @unep.org

bit.ly/3Xo96JS

But here is a topic that can't be missed @cop30brazil.bsky.social

What We Missed About Methane — and Why We Can’t Afford to Anymore

Read and share: bit.ly/3LAPakq

#Methane

@ember-energy.org @iea.org @eib.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
via Fiona Harvey @theguardian.com

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#cop30 #Belem #Brazil #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #LeadershipMatters

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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
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November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
via Fiona Harvey @theguardian.com

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#cop30 #Belem #Brazil #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #LeadershipMatters

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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
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November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say via @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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#ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow #Science #GHG #COP30 #LeadershipMatters

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Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
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November 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Carbon markets can turn cleanup into an opportunity. “Retiring wells. Verified methane reductions can earn tradable credits, cut liabilities, and boost #ESG

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October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Cocoa-free chocolate and tiny data centres: The best green innovations of October 2025 via @edie

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#innovation #nature #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Cocoa #Coffee
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Cocoa-free chocolate and tiny data centres: The best green innovations of October 2025 - edie
As October comes to a close, edie and our innovation partner Springwise shine a spotlight on six of the month’s most exciting cleantech stories, including a safer way to extract valuable gold from use...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Carbon markets can turn cleanup into an opportunity. “Retiring wells. Verified methane reductions can earn tradable credits, cut liabilities, and boost #ESG

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@climatechangenews.com @climatechangepost.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Turning #Methane Into Opportunity: How Coal Mines Could Help Clean Up the Climate.

Methane is 82× more potent than CO₂ — but new RTO technology is proving it can be destroyed, even turned into energy. It’s already working in Australia and China; now Europe needs to catch up.

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Turning Methane Into Opportunity: How RTO Technology is Helping Clean Up Coal Mines - Kaj Embren
Richard Mattus is a Swedish industrial emissions expert with over 40 years of global experience, specializing in low-concentration methane mitigation. He led the 2025 UNECE Best Practice Guidance on V...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Turning #Methane Into Opportunity: How Coal Mines Could Help Clean Up the Climate.

Methane is 82× more potent than CO₂ — but new RTO technology is proving it can be destroyed, even turned into energy. It’s already working in Australia and China; now Europe needs to catch up.

bit.ly/4qBv9dK
Turning Methane Into Opportunity: How RTO Technology is Helping Clean Up Coal Mines - Kaj Embren
Richard Mattus is a Swedish industrial emissions expert with over 40 years of global experience, specializing in low-concentration methane mitigation. He led the 2025 UNECE Best Practice Guidance on V...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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$101 billion in climate losses — and the data almost disappeared.
The U.S. just had its costliest first half-year on record for storms and fires.
But after the Trump administration abandoned the federal disaster database in May, it took a nonprofit to bring it back bit.ly/3JodchM
#WeatheringTomorrow
The US Saw a Record $101 Billion in Weather Losses Through June
Fires in Los Angeles and severe spring storms were the main drivers, according to a new analysis.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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$101 billion in climate losses — and the data almost disappeared.
The U.S. just had its costliest first half-year on record for storms and fires.
But after the Trump administration abandoned the federal disaster database in May, it took a nonprofit to bring it back bit.ly/3JodchM
#WeatheringTomorrow
The US Saw a Record $101 Billion in Weather Losses Through June
Fires in Los Angeles and severe spring storms were the main drivers, according to a new analysis.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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South Australia's remarkable energy transition has seen it advance from 0% renewables in 2007 to 73% in 2025.

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#EnergyTransition #Australia #renewables #solar 🌞 #LeadershiMatters

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#energy #renewables #energytransition | Gavin Mooney | 99 comments
South Australia's remarkable energy transition has seen it advance from 0% renewables in 2007 to 73% in 2025. And without any hydro it's doubly impressive. The trend is clear. Wind and solar look se...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM