David Tong
@davidxvx.bsky.social
Global industry campaign manager at Oil Change International | Chair of Greenpeace International | Likes bikes, just transitions & renewable energy | he/him || Views my own
Today @ECCHR filed a criminal complaint in France against the Mozambique LNG project sponsor TotalEnergies, for complicity in war crimes and torture. www.bbc.com/news/article...
French energy giant Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre
TotalEnergies denies responsibility for the actions of local security forces involved in dozens of killings.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today @ECCHR filed a criminal complaint in France against the Mozambique LNG project sponsor TotalEnergies, for complicity in war crimes and torture. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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IEA, with very conservative scenarios show:
1. The transition is structural (ie unstoppable)
2. The cheapest for consumers.
= the faster govt’s invest in the future, the better for their economy.
Great listen,feat NZ’s own @davidxvx.bsky.social making huge sense:
youtu.be/1n9JJvw0vo8?...
1. The transition is structural (ie unstoppable)
2. The cheapest for consumers.
= the faster govt’s invest in the future, the better for their economy.
Great listen,feat NZ’s own @davidxvx.bsky.social making huge sense:
youtu.be/1n9JJvw0vo8?...
Peak fossil Dissecting the IEA's World Energy Outlook
YouTube video by Ember
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
IEA, with very conservative scenarios show:
1. The transition is structural (ie unstoppable)
2. The cheapest for consumers.
= the faster govt’s invest in the future, the better for their economy.
Great listen,feat NZ’s own @davidxvx.bsky.social making huge sense:
youtu.be/1n9JJvw0vo8?...
1. The transition is structural (ie unstoppable)
2. The cheapest for consumers.
= the faster govt’s invest in the future, the better for their economy.
Great listen,feat NZ’s own @davidxvx.bsky.social making huge sense:
youtu.be/1n9JJvw0vo8?...
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🚨NEW @PriceofOil report launched at #COP30: Behind the Barrel: An Update on the Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply. Between Nov 2023–Oct 2025, 25 countries shipped 21.2M tonnes of oil + fuel to Israel, including military jet fuel. 🔗 behindthebarrel.org
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🚨NEW @PriceofOil report launched at #COP30: Behind the Barrel: An Update on the Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply. Between Nov 2023–Oct 2025, 25 countries shipped 21.2M tonnes of oil + fuel to Israel, including military jet fuel. 🔗 behindthebarrel.org
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
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"If you read The Guardian today and the Financial Times, it's like the headlines are covering totally different reports. One focuses on steps. One focuses on CPS"
"If you were diagnosed with a chronic illness. Would you choose to take up smoking? That's what CPS is"
@davidxvx.bsky.social
"If you were diagnosed with a chronic illness. Would you choose to take up smoking? That's what CPS is"
@davidxvx.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"If you read The Guardian today and the Financial Times, it's like the headlines are covering totally different reports. One focuses on steps. One focuses on CPS"
"If you were diagnosed with a chronic illness. Would you choose to take up smoking? That's what CPS is"
@davidxvx.bsky.social
"If you were diagnosed with a chronic illness. Would you choose to take up smoking? That's what CPS is"
@davidxvx.bsky.social
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The World Energy Outlook presents a stark & simple choice between radically different futures – and only one keeps the 1.5ºC survival limit alive. The WEO is @iea.org’s flagship report, guiding energy policy decisions.
Here’s what the fossil fuel industry wants to ignore 🧵
#WEO2025
Here’s what the fossil fuel industry wants to ignore 🧵
#WEO2025
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
This is very useful, timely analysis built on Global Energy Monitor data, confirming that fossil fuel companies are not meaningfully investing in the energy transition. These companies are responsible for a tiny 0.1% of global renewable energy production.
grist.org/accountabili...
grist.org/accountabili...
Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.
A new study shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.
grist.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is very useful, timely analysis built on Global Energy Monitor data, confirming that fossil fuel companies are not meaningfully investing in the energy transition. These companies are responsible for a tiny 0.1% of global renewable energy production.
grist.org/accountabili...
grist.org/accountabili...
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The oil company's statements around being a major player in the energy transition & aspiring to reach net zero emissions by 2050 (while it plans to expand hydrocarbon production) were unlawful, a court ruled
#climatelitigation #greenwashing
www.climateinthecourts.com/totalenergie...
#climatelitigation #greenwashing
www.climateinthecourts.com/totalenergie...
TotalEnergies Misled Consumers, Court Rules In Historic Greenwashing Judgment
A French court has handed down a landmark ruling finding that the French oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers regarding its climate commitments. The company’s public-facing statements claiming to ...
www.climateinthecourts.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The oil company's statements around being a major player in the energy transition & aspiring to reach net zero emissions by 2050 (while it plans to expand hydrocarbon production) were unlawful, a court ruled
#climatelitigation #greenwashing
www.climateinthecourts.com/totalenergie...
#climatelitigation #greenwashing
www.climateinthecourts.com/totalenergie...
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New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Politics #Oil #FossilFuel #Politics #Report #News
grist.org/accountabili...
#Politics #Oil #FossilFuel #Politics #Report #News
New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
grist.org
October 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Politics #Oil #FossilFuel #Politics #Report #News
grist.org/accountabili...
#Politics #Oil #FossilFuel #Politics #Report #News
New Zealand’s far right, ass backwards government has unsurprisingly bowed to big agriculture industry lobbyists and slashed the country’s 2050 methane target. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes
The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move welcomed by the industry but opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
New Zealand’s far right, ass backwards government has unsurprisingly bowed to big agriculture industry lobbyists and slashed the country’s 2050 methane target. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Vanuatu’s Climate Minister @rregenvanu.bsky.social says the fossil fuel industry is the greatest obstacle to tackling the climate crisis and implementing the International Court of Justice opinion that international law requires all states to protect the climate:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil fuel industry influence
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation said the step was on ‘behalf of everybody’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Vanuatu’s Climate Minister @rregenvanu.bsky.social says the fossil fuel industry is the greatest obstacle to tackling the climate crisis and implementing the International Court of Justice opinion that international law requires all states to protect the climate:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
I’m not sure Apple’s new “sleep score” is all that smart. I went to bed at almost 1am after hours of late Zoom calls.
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’m not sure Apple’s new “sleep score” is all that smart. I went to bed at almost 1am after hours of late Zoom calls.
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It's worth asking why every elite institution is issuing statements like this rather than pointing out the obvious fact that the institutional right commits and glorifies violence far more than the left. Is there a reason you feel you can't say that out loud?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It's worth asking why every elite institution is issuing statements like this rather than pointing out the obvious fact that the institutional right commits and glorifies violence far more than the left. Is there a reason you feel you can't say that out loud?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
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52/🚨The Court then delivers a powerful statement: failure of a state to take appropriate action to regulate fossil fuel consumption, the granting of fossil fuel licences, fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act which is attributable to that state
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
52/🚨The Court then delivers a powerful statement: failure of a state to take appropriate action to regulate fossil fuel consumption, the granting of fossil fuel licences, fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act which is attributable to that state
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🌍 BREAKING: Climate impunity ends today - by order of the world’s highest court.
The International Court of Justice has spoken:
✅ States are legally obliged to act
✅ Inaction = human rights violation
✅ Polluters must be held accountable
This is a legal revolution for our planet.
The International Court of Justice has spoken:
✅ States are legally obliged to act
✅ Inaction = human rights violation
✅ Polluters must be held accountable
This is a legal revolution for our planet.
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🌍 BREAKING: Climate impunity ends today - by order of the world’s highest court.
The International Court of Justice has spoken:
✅ States are legally obliged to act
✅ Inaction = human rights violation
✅ Polluters must be held accountable
This is a legal revolution for our planet.
The International Court of Justice has spoken:
✅ States are legally obliged to act
✅ Inaction = human rights violation
✅ Polluters must be held accountable
This is a legal revolution for our planet.
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🚨BREAKING: World’s Highest Court Tells Countries to Halt Emissions Faster and Protect the Climate
Press Release: oilchange.org/news/worlds-...
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
Press Release: oilchange.org/news/worlds-...
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
July 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨BREAKING: World’s Highest Court Tells Countries to Halt Emissions Faster and Protect the Climate
Press Release: oilchange.org/news/worlds-...
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
Press Release: oilchange.org/news/worlds-...
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
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In a landmark global victory, the International Court of Justice has ruled that governments must step up and protect our right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In a landmark global victory, the International Court of Justice has ruled that governments must step up and protect our right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
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20/ The Court notes in particular the relevance of customary norms related to:
🔹duty to prevent significant harm to the environment
🔸duty to cooperate internationally!
👉 These norms are going to be critical to the responses of the Court to the questions before it.
🔹duty to prevent significant harm to the environment
🔸duty to cooperate internationally!
👉 These norms are going to be critical to the responses of the Court to the questions before it.
July 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
20/ The Court notes in particular the relevance of customary norms related to:
🔹duty to prevent significant harm to the environment
🔸duty to cooperate internationally!
👉 These norms are going to be critical to the responses of the Court to the questions before it.
🔹duty to prevent significant harm to the environment
🔸duty to cooperate internationally!
👉 These norms are going to be critical to the responses of the Court to the questions before it.
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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🧵Historic milestone coming up, following the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights:
On July 23, the International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court – will deliver its much-anticipated ruling on States’ obligations to address #ClimateChange & uphold #HumanRights.
On July 23, the International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court – will deliver its much-anticipated ruling on States’ obligations to address #ClimateChange & uphold #HumanRights.
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🧵Historic milestone coming up, following the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights:
On July 23, the International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court – will deliver its much-anticipated ruling on States’ obligations to address #ClimateChange & uphold #HumanRights.
On July 23, the International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court – will deliver its much-anticipated ruling on States’ obligations to address #ClimateChange & uphold #HumanRights.
There is a lot to agree with in this Andrea Vance column.
But she misdiagnoses the problem and engages in unjustifiable both-sides-ism. MMP is not the problem. The populist far right is the problem.
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
But she misdiagnoses the problem and engages in unjustifiable both-sides-ism. MMP is not the problem. The populist far right is the problem.
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
There are no rules any more. The political pendulum is now a wrecking ball
OPINION: Compromise is out, consensus is dead, and the country is being governed by tantrum and teardown.
www.thepress.co.nz
July 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
There is a lot to agree with in this Andrea Vance column.
But she misdiagnoses the problem and engages in unjustifiable both-sides-ism. MMP is not the problem. The populist far right is the problem.
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
But she misdiagnoses the problem and engages in unjustifiable both-sides-ism. MMP is not the problem. The populist far right is the problem.
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
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At the United Nations #JuneClimateTalks, leaders are expressing deep outrage about Israel’s brutal campaign of bombing, massacres, and starvation against Palestinians.
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
At the United Nations #JuneClimateTalks, leaders are expressing deep outrage about Israel’s brutal campaign of bombing, massacres, and starvation against Palestinians.
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Great coverage of our 🆕report on funding the #JustTransition away from fossil fuels in the @FT today.
Say it with us: “Public money is a non-negotiable part of the green transition." 💸 www.ft.com/content/8e5f...
Say it with us: “Public money is a non-negotiable part of the green transition." 💸 www.ft.com/content/8e5f...
June 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Great coverage of our 🆕report on funding the #JustTransition away from fossil fuels in the @FT today.
Say it with us: “Public money is a non-negotiable part of the green transition." 💸 www.ft.com/content/8e5f...
Say it with us: “Public money is a non-negotiable part of the green transition." 💸 www.ft.com/content/8e5f...
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“By injecting a staggering $869bn into fossil fuel financing in 2024 alone, the world’s largest banks fund the climate chaos... Governments must step in & take urgent action to hold financial institutions accountable for their role in the #climatecrisis” - @davidxvx.bsky.social
World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds
Two-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“By injecting a staggering $869bn into fossil fuel financing in 2024 alone, the world’s largest banks fund the climate chaos... Governments must step in & take urgent action to hold financial institutions accountable for their role in the #climatecrisis” - @davidxvx.bsky.social