David McNair
@davidmcnair.bsky.social
Author | Campaigner | Using Data to Protect People and Planet | Executive Director @ONEcampaign | Council Member @ECFR | Board @AfricaEuropeFdn 🏊♂️🎸👨👩👧
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
🚗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. ✅
✅ 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.
🇮🇪 #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. 🧵👇
📍 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. 👇🧵
The U.S. is on the edge of its first trillion-dollar year of extreme weather. 🌪️🌊
But could the impacts spread beyond immediate damages? 🌍🤔
History shows us that natural disasters can have profound economic and financial consequences
#WEF25
But could the impacts spread beyond immediate damages? 🌍🤔
History shows us that natural disasters can have profound economic and financial consequences
#WEF25
January 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The U.S. is on the edge of its first trillion-dollar year of extreme weather. 🌪️🌊
But could the impacts spread beyond immediate damages? 🌍🤔
History shows us that natural disasters can have profound economic and financial consequences
#WEF25
But could the impacts spread beyond immediate damages? 🌍🤔
History shows us that natural disasters can have profound economic and financial consequences
#WEF25
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 love the FT…
…but of all the 8.2bn of us on this planet you could choose from …
…but of all the 8.2bn of us on this planet you could choose from …
December 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
I love the FT…
…but of all the 8.2bn of us on this planet you could choose from …
…but of all the 8.2bn of us on this planet you could choose from …
Best #geopolitics quote i've heard in a while:
The Frank Sinatra approach to trade and investment - I'll do it my way - is expensive.
Much cheaper to partner, share risk, and collaborate.
The Frank Sinatra approach to trade and investment - I'll do it my way - is expensive.
Much cheaper to partner, share risk, and collaborate.
December 18, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Best #geopolitics quote i've heard in a while:
The Frank Sinatra approach to trade and investment - I'll do it my way - is expensive.
Much cheaper to partner, share risk, and collaborate.
The Frank Sinatra approach to trade and investment - I'll do it my way - is expensive.
Much cheaper to partner, share risk, and collaborate.
The public library in #DunLaoghaire #Dublin is an amazing public space.
It's where I wrote a debt proposal that was adopted by the #G20 this week.
And where I'm working on an idea for using Ireland's Apple Windfall to reframe how we do #development and #climate #foreignpolicy.
It's where I wrote a debt proposal that was adopted by the #G20 this week.
And where I'm working on an idea for using Ireland's Apple Windfall to reframe how we do #development and #climate #foreignpolicy.
December 12, 2024 at 1:24 PM
The public library in #DunLaoghaire #Dublin is an amazing public space.
It's where I wrote a debt proposal that was adopted by the #G20 this week.
And where I'm working on an idea for using Ireland's Apple Windfall to reframe how we do #development and #climate #foreignpolicy.
It's where I wrote a debt proposal that was adopted by the #G20 this week.
And where I'm working on an idea for using Ireland's Apple Windfall to reframe how we do #development and #climate #foreignpolicy.
I'm delighted that the #SouthAfrican G20 Presidency has officially created a 'Cost of Capital Commission.' 🧵
This is rooted in an idea I had at the start of the summer on a trip to beautiful Joberg.
👉 Africa’s debt crisis is not one of too much debt.
This is rooted in an idea I had at the start of the summer on a trip to beautiful Joberg.
👉 Africa’s debt crisis is not one of too much debt.
December 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I'm delighted that the #SouthAfrican G20 Presidency has officially created a 'Cost of Capital Commission.' 🧵
This is rooted in an idea I had at the start of the summer on a trip to beautiful Joberg.
👉 Africa’s debt crisis is not one of too much debt.
This is rooted in an idea I had at the start of the summer on a trip to beautiful Joberg.
👉 Africa’s debt crisis is not one of too much debt.
Look at the red line ...
December 9, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Look at the red line ...
And so much of this debt is really expensive because its owed to private creditors - the rates and skyrocketed and local currencies have devalued against the dollar.
Between January 2022 and March 2023, African currencies lost 8% of their value, increasing their debt by 10% of GDP.
Between January 2022 and March 2023, African currencies lost 8% of their value, increasing their debt by 10% of GDP.
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 PM
And so much of this debt is really expensive because its owed to private creditors - the rates and skyrocketed and local currencies have devalued against the dollar.
Between January 2022 and March 2023, African currencies lost 8% of their value, increasing their debt by 10% of GDP.
Between January 2022 and March 2023, African currencies lost 8% of their value, increasing their debt by 10% of GDP.
I spoke with the @FT about The World Bank's #IDA replenishment.
The World Bank will leverage $23.7bn to $100bn but in doing so could risk what makes IDA such an impactful tool: its concessionality.
You can read more here. 👇
www.ft.com/content/69b2...
The World Bank will leverage $23.7bn to $100bn but in doing so could risk what makes IDA such an impactful tool: its concessionality.
You can read more here. 👇
www.ft.com/content/69b2...
December 9, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I spoke with the @FT about The World Bank's #IDA replenishment.
The World Bank will leverage $23.7bn to $100bn but in doing so could risk what makes IDA such an impactful tool: its concessionality.
You can read more here. 👇
www.ft.com/content/69b2...
The World Bank will leverage $23.7bn to $100bn but in doing so could risk what makes IDA such an impactful tool: its concessionality.
You can read more here. 👇
www.ft.com/content/69b2...
February 15, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Europe has a deindustrialisation problem.
A cost of energy problem
Driven by Germany's decision to close nuclear plants & overdependence on Russian gas.
In #Davos I met someone building solar plants in Algeria and shipping the energy to Germany.
#EuropeNeedsAfrica
mailchi.mp/thecurrency/...
A cost of energy problem
Driven by Germany's decision to close nuclear plants & overdependence on Russian gas.
In #Davos I met someone building solar plants in Algeria and shipping the energy to Germany.
#EuropeNeedsAfrica
mailchi.mp/thecurrency/...
February 14, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Europe has a deindustrialisation problem.
A cost of energy problem
Driven by Germany's decision to close nuclear plants & overdependence on Russian gas.
In #Davos I met someone building solar plants in Algeria and shipping the energy to Germany.
#EuropeNeedsAfrica
mailchi.mp/thecurrency/...
A cost of energy problem
Driven by Germany's decision to close nuclear plants & overdependence on Russian gas.
In #Davos I met someone building solar plants in Algeria and shipping the energy to Germany.
#EuropeNeedsAfrica
mailchi.mp/thecurrency/...
But people systematically underestimate the willingness of their fellow citizens to act.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
But people systematically underestimate the willingness of their fellow citizens to act.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
86% endorse pro-climate social norms
89% demand intensified political action
The more vulnerable the country to climate change, the more willing people are to act.
89% demand intensified political action
The more vulnerable the country to climate change, the more willing people are to act.
February 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
86% endorse pro-climate social norms
89% demand intensified political action
The more vulnerable the country to climate change, the more willing people are to act.
89% demand intensified political action
The more vulnerable the country to climate change, the more willing people are to act.
THE SECOND FALLACY PEOPLE DON’T SUPPORT CLIMATE SPENDING
A new survey of 130,000 people across 125 countries published in @Nature reveals something remarkable.
69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income to climate action.
A new survey of 130,000 people across 125 countries published in @Nature reveals something remarkable.
69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income to climate action.
February 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
THE SECOND FALLACY PEOPLE DON’T SUPPORT CLIMATE SPENDING
A new survey of 130,000 people across 125 countries published in @Nature reveals something remarkable.
69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income to climate action.
A new survey of 130,000 people across 125 countries published in @Nature reveals something remarkable.
69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income to climate action.
February 13, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The costs of investing are higher for the poorest countries - but that’s another thread.
For governments, the money currently going to fossil fuel subsidies could be rechannelled.
That’s $7 trillion or 7.1% of GDP in 2022 according to the IMF.
For governments, the money currently going to fossil fuel subsidies could be rechannelled.
That’s $7 trillion or 7.1% of GDP in 2022 according to the IMF.
February 13, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The costs of investing are higher for the poorest countries - but that’s another thread.
For governments, the money currently going to fossil fuel subsidies could be rechannelled.
That’s $7 trillion or 7.1% of GDP in 2022 according to the IMF.
For governments, the money currently going to fossil fuel subsidies could be rechannelled.
That’s $7 trillion or 7.1% of GDP in 2022 according to the IMF.
Harnessing the potential of clean energy could transform dependence on autocratic states for oil and other fossil fuels.
And could free up massive amounts of expenditure.
For the consumer, solar PV and onshore wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives in many parts of the world.
And could free up massive amounts of expenditure.
For the consumer, solar PV and onshore wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives in many parts of the world.
February 13, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Harnessing the potential of clean energy could transform dependence on autocratic states for oil and other fossil fuels.
And could free up massive amounts of expenditure.
For the consumer, solar PV and onshore wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives in many parts of the world.
And could free up massive amounts of expenditure.
For the consumer, solar PV and onshore wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives in many parts of the world.
But the investment opportunities are huge.
Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated USD 1.8 trillion in 2023.
Investors get that this is smart money.
Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated USD 1.8 trillion in 2023.
Investors get that this is smart money.
February 13, 2024 at 11:58 AM
But the investment opportunities are huge.
Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated USD 1.8 trillion in 2023.
Investors get that this is smart money.
Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated USD 1.8 trillion in 2023.
Investors get that this is smart money.