Karen
@nana4climate.bsky.social
Concerned about the environment and the future of my grandchildren and for all young people around the world. @XRGrandparents&Elders
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“This [summit] has been a disaster for the developing world. It’s a betrayal of both people and planet, by wealthy countries who claim to take climate change seriously."
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me every single year, being fooled is my career.
#COP29 #COP29Baku
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me every single year, being fooled is my career.
#COP29 #COP29Baku
November 25, 2024 at 5:56 AM
“This [summit] has been a disaster for the developing world. It’s a betrayal of both people and planet, by wealthy countries who claim to take climate change seriously."
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me every single year, being fooled is my career.
#COP29 #COP29Baku
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me every single year, being fooled is my career.
#COP29 #COP29Baku
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COP29 has ended. The leaders of key nations have failed to acknowledge the scale of the climate crisis.
Join our global welcome meeting on Monday at 6pm UTC and be part of a positive vision for our planet and its people.
#ClimateCrisis #Protest
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our global welcome meeting on Monday at 6pm UTC and be part of a positive vision for our planet and its people.
#ClimateCrisis #Protest
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM
COP29 has ended. The leaders of key nations have failed to acknowledge the scale of the climate crisis.
Join our global welcome meeting on Monday at 6pm UTC and be part of a positive vision for our planet and its people.
#ClimateCrisis #Protest
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our global welcome meeting on Monday at 6pm UTC and be part of a positive vision for our planet and its people.
#ClimateCrisis #Protest
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Adani Green execs—and Adani himself—are facing bribery & fraud charges. Will the Science Museum in London continue turning a blind eye?
We've written to the Trustees, demanding action on this latest scandal. #AdaniScandal #Accountability
Read our letter:
www.scientistsforxr.earth/letter-to-th...
We've written to the Trustees, demanding action on this latest scandal. #AdaniScandal #Accountability
Read our letter:
www.scientistsforxr.earth/letter-to-th...
November 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Adani Green execs—and Adani himself—are facing bribery & fraud charges. Will the Science Museum in London continue turning a blind eye?
We've written to the Trustees, demanding action on this latest scandal. #AdaniScandal #Accountability
Read our letter:
www.scientistsforxr.earth/letter-to-th...
We've written to the Trustees, demanding action on this latest scandal. #AdaniScandal #Accountability
Read our letter:
www.scientistsforxr.earth/letter-to-th...
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I've thrown together a Starter Pack for the climate crisis-info crisis overlap. Lots of members from @caadcoalition.bsky.social, so do give them a follow.
It's a work in progress, @ me if you'd like to be included!
🧪 🔌 💡
(@davidrvetter.bsky.social ask and ye shall receive...)
go.bsky.app/J3783tF
It's a work in progress, @ me if you'd like to be included!
🧪 🔌 💡
(@davidrvetter.bsky.social ask and ye shall receive...)
go.bsky.app/J3783tF
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I've thrown together a Starter Pack for the climate crisis-info crisis overlap. Lots of members from @caadcoalition.bsky.social, so do give them a follow.
It's a work in progress, @ me if you'd like to be included!
🧪 🔌 💡
(@davidrvetter.bsky.social ask and ye shall receive...)
go.bsky.app/J3783tF
It's a work in progress, @ me if you'd like to be included!
🧪 🔌 💡
(@davidrvetter.bsky.social ask and ye shall receive...)
go.bsky.app/J3783tF
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Another reminder: offsetting is a con. We need to BOTH care for nature as a carbon store AND stop burning fossil fuels
#COP29 #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP29 #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Countries could use nature to ‘cheat’ on net zero targets, scientists warn
By relying on natural carbon sinks such as forests and peatlands to offset emissions, governments can appear closer to goals than they actually are
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Another reminder: offsetting is a con. We need to BOTH care for nature as a carbon store AND stop burning fossil fuels
#COP29 #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP29 #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If the farmers break the law tomorrow we better see the same response we see to Just Stop Oil.
No two tier justice.
No two tier justice.
November 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM
If the farmers break the law tomorrow we better see the same response we see to Just Stop Oil.
No two tier justice.
No two tier justice.
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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I ask environmental & social justice scholars and activists especially from the Global South to not abandon X/Twitter even as many others do. That is where our voice is needed most, because the vast majority of Global South folks are not going to switch to any other platform.
November 15, 2024 at 7:54 AM
I ask environmental & social justice scholars and activists especially from the Global South to not abandon X/Twitter even as many others do. That is where our voice is needed most, because the vast majority of Global South folks are not going to switch to any other platform.
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Fox friction . Thanks to @jamesclarke.photo on Instagram for today's #FoxOfTheDay
November 18, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Fox friction . Thanks to @jamesclarke.photo on Instagram for today's #FoxOfTheDay
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More loud warning about the AMOC weakening, as new data inputs alters models:
"Such a weakening of the overturning circulation would substantially affect the climate and ecosystems."
"Such a weakening of the overturning circulation would substantially affect the climate and ecosystems."
"Incl estimates of subarctic meltwater input for the coming century suggests that this circulation could be 33% weaker than its anthropogenically unperturbed state under 2°C of global warming which could be reached over the coming decade" Via @eliotjacobson.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation driven by subarctic freshening since the mid-twentieth century - Nature Geoscience
Fresh meltwater entering the Labrador and Irminger seas has resulted in a slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since the 1950s, according to a combination of modelling approaches...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 PM
More loud warning about the AMOC weakening, as new data inputs alters models:
"Such a weakening of the overturning circulation would substantially affect the climate and ecosystems."
"Such a weakening of the overturning circulation would substantially affect the climate and ecosystems."
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Australia implements new vehicle to grid (V2G) standards. However, uptake will be slow at first as only 2 CHAdeMO equipped vehicles can currently take advantage. Testing on faster & more widely available plug types will bring this to the masses. 🧪🔌💡💨☀️🔋 thedriven.io/2024/11/09/b...
Batteries on wheels: Australia to allow vehicle to grid installations by end of year
Bowen says that agreement on new standards means that EV owners will be able to use vehicle to grid technology – effectively using their cars as batteries on wheels – by the end of the …
thedriven.io
November 9, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Australia implements new vehicle to grid (V2G) standards. However, uptake will be slow at first as only 2 CHAdeMO equipped vehicles can currently take advantage. Testing on faster & more widely available plug types will bring this to the masses. 🧪🔌💡💨☀️🔋 thedriven.io/2024/11/09/b...
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Environmental activists urge Kamala Harris to go big on climate: ‘She’s got to seize the moment’
Environmental activists urge Kamala Harris to go big on climate: ‘She’s got to seize the moment’
With the largest US fossil fuel lobby group at the Democratic convention, some urge VP to prioritize crisis in her speech
buff.ly
August 22, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Environmental activists urge Kamala Harris to go big on climate: ‘She’s got to seize the moment’
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"Governments should see climate protesters and activists as allies ... The crackdown on peaceful protests is not only a violation of their basic rights, it can also be used by repressive governments as a green light to go after climate, environmental, and human rights defenders in their countries.”
Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study
Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south
Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south
Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study
Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2024 at 3:00 AM
"Governments should see climate protesters and activists as allies ... The crackdown on peaceful protests is not only a violation of their basic rights, it can also be used by repressive governments as a green light to go after climate, environmental, and human rights defenders in their countries.”
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"Records obtained by the Guardian show that lobbyists working for major North American oil and gas companies were key architects of anti-protest laws that increase penalties and could lead to non-violent environmental and climate activists being imprisoned up to 10 years."
Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US
Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2024 at 12:44 PM
"Records obtained by the Guardian show that lobbyists working for major North American oil and gas companies were key architects of anti-protest laws that increase penalties and could lead to non-violent environmental and climate activists being imprisoned up to 10 years."
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Coincidentally (not), a @theguardian-mwr.bsky.social investigation finds that "lobbyists for major American oil & gas companies were key architects of anti-protest laws that increase penalties [for] non-violent environmental & climate activists...up to 10 years."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
September 27, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Coincidentally (not), a @theguardian-mwr.bsky.social investigation finds that "lobbyists for major American oil & gas companies were key architects of anti-protest laws that increase penalties [for] non-violent environmental & climate activists...up to 10 years."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...