Meena Menon
@meenamenon.bsky.social
Mentor, "Climate Change Media Hub, Asian college of journalism, PhD, University of Leeds, journalist, author
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The U.N. is on the verge of “imminent financial collapse,” in large part due to the failure of member states to pay their mandatory dues, its secretary general said.
The United States owes the most: nearly $2.2 billion, according to an official.
The United States owes the most: nearly $2.2 billion, according to an official.
U.N. secretary general says global body is at risk of fiscal collapse
The United States owes nearly $2.2 billion in overdue and current assessments for the regular U.N. operating budget.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The U.N. is on the verge of “imminent financial collapse,” in large part due to the failure of member states to pay their mandatory dues, its secretary general said.
The United States owes the most: nearly $2.2 billion, according to an official.
The United States owes the most: nearly $2.2 billion, according to an official.
Meanwhile other animals are evolving
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www.science.org/content/arti...
No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools
First evidence for tool use in cattle includes a skill previously seen only in humans and chimpanzees
www.science.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Meanwhile other animals are evolving
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Fighting for our existence’: In Maharashtra’s Palghar, huge protests against development plans scroll.in/article/1090...
‘Fighting for our existence’: In Maharashtra’s Palghar, huge protests against development plans
Fisherfolk and farmers fear they will lose their land and livelihoods to plans to build the Vadhvan port and a ‘fourth Mumbai’ in the district.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
‘Fighting for our existence’: In Maharashtra’s Palghar, huge protests against development plans scroll.in/article/1090...
On floods in Pakistan based on the new WWA report and cross border issues
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Rains without borders: How climate change is drowning India and Pakistan - Sapan News
A new study shows how human-induced climate change is making Pakistan’s deluges deadlier. Similar patterns are visible in India. With climate change amplifying risks, joint action is not optional -- i...
sapannews.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On floods in Pakistan based on the new WWA report and cross border issues
sapannews.com/2025/09/18/r...
sapannews.com/2025/09/18/r...
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15/ 🎙️ The legal arguments of the plaintiffs conclude with a brief intervention by Asmania, one of the plaintiffs, directly addressing the judges, stressing again the personal harms she suffers and calling upon them to apply the law.
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
15/ 🎙️ The legal arguments of the plaintiffs conclude with a brief intervention by Asmania, one of the plaintiffs, directly addressing the judges, stressing again the personal harms she suffers and calling upon them to apply the law.
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11/🧑⚖️📑 Article 49 of the Swiss Code of Obligations complements this legal basis, stressing that those whose personality rights have been infringed can claim compensation (incl. through financial compensation).
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
11/🧑⚖️📑 Article 49 of the Swiss Code of Obligations complements this legal basis, stressing that those whose personality rights have been infringed can claim compensation (incl. through financial compensation).
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| Call for Climate Justice |
Lesenswerter Thread von @duycks.bsky.social zur Klimaklage und der Hauptverhandlung morgen in Zug.
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Lesenswerter Thread von @duycks.bsky.social zur Klimaklage und der Hauptverhandlung morgen in Zug.
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⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 upcoming #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Asmania v. Holcim
Crucial hearing upcoming in Switzerland, this could set a precedent for holding climate polluters accountable.
📅 Wed, 3 Sept 2025 – starting at 8:30 am CEST
📍 Cantonal Parliament of Zug🇨🇭
👇 A brief thread🧵
Crucial hearing upcoming in Switzerland, this could set a precedent for holding climate polluters accountable.
📅 Wed, 3 Sept 2025 – starting at 8:30 am CEST
📍 Cantonal Parliament of Zug🇨🇭
👇 A brief thread🧵
September 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
| Call for Climate Justice |
Lesenswerter Thread von @duycks.bsky.social zur Klimaklage und der Hauptverhandlung morgen in Zug.
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Lesenswerter Thread von @duycks.bsky.social zur Klimaklage und der Hauptverhandlung morgen in Zug.
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On the ICJ opinion on climate in Frontline magazine
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https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/icj-climate-justice-ruling-fossil-fuel-accountability-vanuatu/article69869332.ece
t.co
July 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
On the ICJ opinion on climate in Frontline magazine
t.co/OeYagFxDSD
t.co/OeYagFxDSD
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Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
His voice is much needed now may he rest in peace.
July 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
His voice is much needed now may he rest in peace.
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85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
July 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.
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32/ The Court concludes that, under the UN Climate Agreemnt, the standard of diligence related to the national mitigation ambition is *stringent*.
July 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
32/ The Court concludes that, under the UN Climate Agreemnt, the standard of diligence related to the national mitigation ambition is *stringent*.
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25/ Through this clear statement, the Court puts to rest - hopefully once and for all - the bad faith legal argument used by polluters to claim that the climate agreements protect them from accountability for climate harms.
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
July 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
25/ Through this clear statement, the Court puts to rest - hopefully once and for all - the bad faith legal argument used by polluters to claim that the climate agreements protect them from accountability for climate harms.
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
🪦R.I.P. Lex Specialis argument in climate justice cases
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23/ The doctrine of "lex specialis" affirms that when two norms of law contradict one another, the most specific prevails...
Polluting States argued before this Court (& other judicial forums) that this implies that the #ParisAgreement creates a regime of exception.
Polluting States argued before this Court (& other judicial forums) that this implies that the #ParisAgreement creates a regime of exception.
July 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
23/ The doctrine of "lex specialis" affirms that when two norms of law contradict one another, the most specific prevails...
Polluting States argued before this Court (& other judicial forums) that this implies that the #ParisAgreement creates a regime of exception.
Polluting States argued before this Court (& other judicial forums) that this implies that the #ParisAgreement creates a regime of exception.
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24/ The Court dismisses this argument unequivocally, noting that there is no contradiction between the UN climate agreements and other norms of international law, on the contrary: other legal frameworks are explicitly cited in the UN climate agreement!
July 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
24/ The Court dismisses this argument unequivocally, noting that there is no contradiction between the UN climate agreements and other norms of international law, on the contrary: other legal frameworks are explicitly cited in the UN climate agreement!
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10/ 🔥Judge Iwasawa Yuji quotes straight from the IPCC: "Warming of 1.5°C is not considered 'safe' for most nations, communities, ecosystems and sectors, and poses significant risks to natural and human systems." - this is a very strong basis for the Court's legal conclusions!
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
10/ 🔥Judge Iwasawa Yuji quotes straight from the IPCC: "Warming of 1.5°C is not considered 'safe' for most nations, communities, ecosystems and sectors, and poses significant risks to natural and human systems." - this is a very strong basis for the Court's legal conclusions!
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⚖️2 days to go before the world’s top court delivers a climate verdict that could change everything.
What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next?
Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ.
By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social
What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next?
Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ.
By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social
A Defining Moment for Climate Justice: What to Watch For in the ICJ Climate Ruling - Center for International Environmental Law
ICJ’s climate ruling could make climate justice a legal mandate—holding polluters accountable and catalyzing global action.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
⚖️2 days to go before the world’s top court delivers a climate verdict that could change everything.
What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next?
Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ.
By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social
What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next?
Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ.
By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social
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🔥 ⚖️ 🌐 At 3pm CEST TODAY, 🇺🇳 ICJ will deliver a history-making ruling on #ClimateJustice!
We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag 🇳🇱.
👀 Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling
#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag 🇳🇱.
👀 Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling
#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
July 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🔥 ⚖️ 🌐 At 3pm CEST TODAY, 🇺🇳 ICJ will deliver a history-making ruling on #ClimateJustice!
We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag 🇳🇱.
👀 Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling
#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
We are setting up in front of the Court in Den Haag 🇳🇱.
👀 Watch this space to follow mobilization outside of the Court & for real-time analysis of the ruling
#AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO
Too sad . What great performances
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
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This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.
apnews.com/article/mich...
Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.
apnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Too sad . What great performances
The fight by Vidarbha farmers against Syngenta
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A Swiss court’s decision on use of a pesticide sends a hopeful message to Indian farmers
A product made by against agrochemical giant Syngenta is claimed to have caused the deaths of more than 20 farmers in Vidarbha in 2017 and 2018.
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July 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The fight by Vidarbha farmers against Syngenta
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