Sarah Sax
@sarahlsax.bsky.social
Current researcher @climaterights.bsky.social investigating the human rights impact of climate change. Award-winning journalist and video producer. Past @vice @highcountrynews. Follow me for climate/environment news (and rants). Opinions + typos all mine
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Btw food systems are the #2 driver of climate change, fix food and fix fuel and we are good on multiple fronts
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Btw food systems are the #2 driver of climate change, fix food and fix fuel and we are good on multiple fronts
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It's day 12 of #COP30 and finally we have movement on the text.
In summary, it looks like the small minority of opponents of transitioning away from fossil fuels have been allowed to run roughshod over this text.
But let's dive in...
In summary, it looks like the small minority of opponents of transitioning away from fossil fuels have been allowed to run roughshod over this text.
But let's dive in...
It's day 11 of #COP30 and it's the second dawn without a new text.
Looks to be another fairly quiet day today until we get that draft text.
Looks to be another fairly quiet day today until we get that draft text.
It's day 10 of #COP30 and several media are reporting more than 80 countries support a roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Meanwhile, we're waiting on new text that was promised to drop this morning...
Meanwhile, we're waiting on new text that was promised to drop this morning...
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's day 12 of #COP30 and finally we have movement on the text.
In summary, it looks like the small minority of opponents of transitioning away from fossil fuels have been allowed to run roughshod over this text.
But let's dive in...
In summary, it looks like the small minority of opponents of transitioning away from fossil fuels have been allowed to run roughshod over this text.
But let's dive in...
At a press conference on Wednesday, [EU] climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra was asked three times whether the 27-country bloc was supportive of a nascent plan that would triple adaptation funding for vulnerable countries...Three times, the Dutch politician politely punted. grist.org/cop30/cop30-...
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
In the eyes of many developing country leaders, the success of COP30 hinges on the billions of dollars they need to prepare for climate disasters.
grist.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
At a press conference on Wednesday, [EU] climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra was asked three times whether the 27-country bloc was supportive of a nascent plan that would triple adaptation funding for vulnerable countries...Three times, the Dutch politician politely punted. grist.org/cop30/cop30-...
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I just saw an advertisement for a vehicle that touted it had been tested up to 122°F and if that isn’t a clear statement about how big corporations are responding to climate change, I don’t know what is.
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I just saw an advertisement for a vehicle that touted it had been tested up to 122°F and if that isn’t a clear statement about how big corporations are responding to climate change, I don’t know what is.
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“GDP is for what? Reducing carbon emissions is for what? It has to be for the happiness and wellbeing of your people. ... The urgency to control global warming, to fight climate change, is for us people now and for our future generations.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’
Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing ‘a lot more than our fair share’ on climate and west must step up ‘for the happiness of your people’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“GDP is for what? Reducing carbon emissions is for what? It has to be for the happiness and wellbeing of your people. ... The urgency to control global warming, to fight climate change, is for us people now and for our future generations.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There’s a New Effort on the Runway to Raise Climate Funds
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries
Turkey Beats Australia in Race to Host UN Climate Talks in 2026
Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries
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“‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great new report from @friends-earth.bsky.social details how US pension funds and corporations are implicated in the destruction of the Brazilian Cerrado, the worlds most biodiverse savanna, and with it the often violent displacement of local residents foe.org/news/land-gr...
Financial Speculation Drives Massive Land Grabbing, Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado
New report shows international financial corporations fuel environmental destruction and displacement of communities in biodiverse savannah.
foe.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great new report from @friends-earth.bsky.social details how US pension funds and corporations are implicated in the destruction of the Brazilian Cerrado, the worlds most biodiverse savanna, and with it the often violent displacement of local residents foe.org/news/land-gr...
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"The journey upriver was also a journey into #Brazil’s climate paradox". Researcher @sarahlsax.bsky.social writes for CRI's Substack on her field research in Pará and findings of deforestation, violence & more in community conservation areas: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/brazils-cl...
Brazil’s Climate Test — Protecting the Forest Protectors at COP30
By Sarah Sax
climaterightsinternational.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"The journey upriver was also a journey into #Brazil’s climate paradox". Researcher @sarahlsax.bsky.social writes for CRI's Substack on her field research in Pará and findings of deforestation, violence & more in community conservation areas: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/brazils-cl...
Heartened to see @theguardian.com connecting climate change and colonialism this way. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Heartened to see @theguardian.com connecting climate change and colonialism this way. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
"Wind lashed the tents. Fences tipped. Water flooded into the venue...Pope Leo, possibly sensing this was his moment, issued a statement warning “creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat”. Welcome to Belem. He’s not wrong"😂 climatediplobrief.substack.com/p/climate-di...
Climate Diplomacy Brief - COP30 day 8
As Do Lago cranks up the heat, signs of rebellion within the ranks
climatediplobrief.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Wind lashed the tents. Fences tipped. Water flooded into the venue...Pope Leo, possibly sensing this was his moment, issued a statement warning “creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat”. Welcome to Belem. He’s not wrong"😂 climatediplobrief.substack.com/p/climate-di...
"Residents fleeing climate-fueled disasters tend to be younger, higher-income households who can afford to rebuild elsewhere." Great piece on one of NYC's most flood prone areas nysfocus.com/2025/11/18/n...
‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
nysfocus.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Residents fleeing climate-fueled disasters tend to be younger, higher-income households who can afford to rebuild elsewhere." Great piece on one of NYC's most flood prone areas nysfocus.com/2025/11/18/n...
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Important perspective via @sarahlsax.bsky.social on Bill Gates' latest climate change essay.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Bill Gates Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
The world’s strategy for addressing climate change is not serving those most vulnerable to it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Important perspective via @sarahlsax.bsky.social on Bill Gates' latest climate change essay.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Incredible thread on climate change adaptation —>
Since COP29 is turning into an adaptation COP, I am bringing some of my past threads on adaptation from another place here.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Incredible thread on climate change adaptation —>
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Since COP29 is turning into an adaptation COP, I am bringing some of my past threads on adaptation from another place here.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
November 19, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Since COP29 is turning into an adaptation COP, I am bringing some of my past threads on adaptation from another place here.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
« Sustainable development and combating poverty, hunger, and inequalities are indispensable to adaptation, because social cohesion and strong institutions are the greatest drivers of resilience «
This letter on adaptation at COP30 is coming strong on climate justice, mentioning Mbembe's necropolitics, how wealthy are able to protect themselves & 'inaction on adaptation cascades into instability'...but it must be read by the wider community and not just COP-goers.
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
Eighth Letter from the Presidency
cop30.br
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
« Sustainable development and combating poverty, hunger, and inequalities are indispensable to adaptation, because social cohesion and strong institutions are the greatest drivers of resilience «
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This letter on adaptation at COP30 is coming strong on climate justice, mentioning Mbembe's necropolitics, how wealthy are able to protect themselves & 'inaction on adaptation cascades into instability'...but it must be read by the wider community and not just COP-goers.
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
Eighth Letter from the Presidency
cop30.br
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This letter on adaptation at COP30 is coming strong on climate justice, mentioning Mbembe's necropolitics, how wealthy are able to protect themselves & 'inaction on adaptation cascades into instability'...but it must be read by the wider community and not just COP-goers.
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
cop30.br/en/brazilian...
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Fossil fuels are a dire threat our collective future...duh. Their role as a prime driver of catastrophic #climate breakdown is a subject of great attention if little action.
But PLASTICS! The horror fossil fuels are unleashing through global plastic pollution are equally mind-blowing. #ClimateSky
But PLASTICS! The horror fossil fuels are unleashing through global plastic pollution are equally mind-blowing. #ClimateSky
$1 Trillion: The Social Cost of Plastic in the United States
A new report shows that the true costs of plastic are far more than what you see on the price tag.
www.nrdc.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Fossil fuels are a dire threat our collective future...duh. Their role as a prime driver of catastrophic #climate breakdown is a subject of great attention if little action.
But PLASTICS! The horror fossil fuels are unleashing through global plastic pollution are equally mind-blowing. #ClimateSky
But PLASTICS! The horror fossil fuels are unleashing through global plastic pollution are equally mind-blowing. #ClimateSky
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Climate Action Tracker's update on Canada's climate policies is a grim read.
"Our rating of Canada’s policies and action has worsened to 'Highly Insufficient', with the latest emissions projections now higher than previous updates"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
"Our rating of Canada’s policies and action has worsened to 'Highly Insufficient', with the latest emissions projections now higher than previous updates"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Climate Action Tracker's update on Canada's climate policies is a grim read.
"Our rating of Canada’s policies and action has worsened to 'Highly Insufficient', with the latest emissions projections now higher than previous updates"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
"Our rating of Canada’s policies and action has worsened to 'Highly Insufficient', with the latest emissions projections now higher than previous updates"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
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This is gotta be the press photo of the year 2025
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is gotta be the press photo of the year 2025
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2/2. ⏰ The global #ClimateJustice ⚖️ movement is calling for rich polluting countries and corporations 🏭 to fill 📈 the Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage 💰.
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
2/2. ⏰ The global #ClimateJustice ⚖️ movement is calling for rich polluting countries and corporations 🏭 to fill 📈 the Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage 💰.
« The inequities baked into global finance, agribusiness expansion, and fossil-fuel dependence are not peripheral to the climate crisis; they define it. Without confronting those asymmetries, even human welfare risks becoming another hollow metric. »
By ignoring massive corruption by the fossil fuel industry, and massive wrongful subsidy of fossil fuel by allowing “pollute-for-free” business model, Gates gave aid and comfort to the deniers: “Bill Gates says innovation is going to solve this,” I often heard.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Bill Gates Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
The world’s strategy for addressing climate change is not serving those most vulnerable to it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
« The inequities baked into global finance, agribusiness expansion, and fossil-fuel dependence are not peripheral to the climate crisis; they define it. Without confronting those asymmetries, even human welfare risks becoming another hollow metric. »
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Wading into this belatedly but look: there was a whole LOT Gates got wrong and many reasons to question his motives. But there were some uncomfortable truths I think a lot of people glossed over
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Bill Gates Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
The world’s strategy for addressing climate change is not serving those most vulnerable to it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Wading into this belatedly but look: there was a whole LOT Gates got wrong and many reasons to question his motives. But there were some uncomfortable truths I think a lot of people glossed over
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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Another thing that's happened overnight is we've become fully aware of the number of fossil fuel lobbyists at these talks.
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Another thing that's happened overnight is we've become fully aware of the number of fossil fuel lobbyists at these talks.
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...