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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · 17d

🚨BIG NEWS! Colombia will host the 1st Int'l Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026!

🌐Building on the success of previous diplomatic summits, it aims to facilitate a planned, just, and sustainable phase-out of #fossilfuels.

More to come at #COP30!

@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social

What leaders do between now and 2030 will shape our collective future. The Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative offers a clear, coordinated plan to transition away from fossil fuels, addressing the world’s dangerous dependence on them while ensuring a just phaseout.

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Rebecca Thissen @rebeccathissen.bsky.social · 18d

🚴This weekend we rise for a global #JustTransition and we #DrawTheLine against fascism, racism, genocide and inequalities across the globe ✊

May #COP30 be the summit where justice and equity are the headline, not the footnote

@canclimateaction.bsky.social

#JustTransitionRising #DrawTheLine

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Sep 2

📬 Responding to the latest #COP30 Presidency letters, @rebeccathissen.bsky.social (CAN International) ‬is clear:

A true “Implementation COP” & “People’s COP” needs adequate public finance - not just private promises.

Without it, there’s no #JustTransition. ✊

www.linkedin.com/posts/climat...

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Lien Vandamme @lienvandamme.bsky.social · Jul 9

#ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ ⚖️

📢 23 July, the International Court of Justice delivers its historic climate advisory opinion, paving the way for justice & climate reparations long overdue.

Follow @ciel.org's @joiec.bsky.social @nikkireisch.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social
🔗 www.ciel.org/news/world-c...

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Jon Sward @jonsward.bsky.social · Jul 1

Financing is a key issue in the lead-up to #COP30, with many Global North Cs seeking to abandon their historical responsibility to provide finance, says @rebeccathissen.bsky.social

‘If we are relying on private finance, we won’t meet any of the goals of the Paris Agreement’

#FfD4People

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jul 1

“One thing is clear: ignoring the urgent need for high-quality, grant-based public finance is naive at best — willfully blind at worst. With #COP30 ahead, developed countries must bring concrete plans to scale up climate finance.” @rebeccathissen.bsky.social
#FfD4People #DebtJustice #ClimateJustice

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European Network on Debt and Development - Eurodad @eurodadnews.bsky.social · Jul 1

“It is our job to bring life, colour, democracy and legitimacy to this process.”
@toveryding.bsky.social speaking truth to power on the lack of space for Civil Society participation at the #FfD4 Conference 🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪
#FfD4People #SystemChangeNow #EraOfJustice

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌍 As climate breakdown accelerates, Global North governments cut aid and boost military spending—while multilateralism declines.

TAX JUSTICE: THE MISSING ELEMENT ON THE ROAD TO BELEM? - Climate Action Network

COP30 Ambassador do Lago delivers keynote at Climate Action Network International 2025 Annual Strategy Meeting

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 27

41 countries, 149 cities are joining the global days of action on June 27th-28th. Are you joining the movement?
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#JustTransitionRising #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 25

📌 “Justice must not be a footnote or an annex - it must be the enabling condition for climate action.”

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌡️ “Without public finance from rich countries and real accountability, we won’t close the ambition gap—or stay below 1.5°C.” @rebeccathissen.bsky.social
#ClimateJustice #JustTransition #PayUp #SystemChange

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 25

Missed the CAN Press Conference?

Catch up now for key insights on where #SB62 negotiations stand as Bonn wraps up.

🎥 Watch the full briefing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoY...

@rebeccathissen.bsky.social @carobrouillette.bsky.social @1teresaanderson.bsky.social

Press conference 25 June - Climate Talks SB62 so far

YouTube video by Climate Action Network International

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 19

@rebeccathissen.bsky.social on the Global North playbook we're seeing unfolding across various spaces. There is enough money to address climate and development challenges, it is a matter of political will.

Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwe8...

#PayUp #ClimateFinance #ClimateDebt #JustTransition

Rebecca Thissen CANi on the Global North Playbook

YouTube video by Climate Action Network International

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 19

"Global North continue feeding the narrative that there is not public funding available - when trillions are subsidising fossil fuels industry, this is hypocrisy!" @rebeccathissen.bsky.social

#ClimateFinance #JuneClimateMeetings #PayUp #ClimateDebt

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 19

STARTING SHORTLY: CAN Press Conference exposing how developed countries are derailing climate justice at Bonn SB62.

📍 WHEN: 11:30 AM, Wednesday, June 19
📍 WHERE: Press Conference Room, Nairobi 4 – Main Building, Entrance Level
🎥 LIVESTREAM: unfccc.int/sb62/schedul...

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · Jun 3

💸 Curious how global finance shapes climate justice?
Subscribe to Money for the Many—a monthly LinkedIn newsletter on public finance, debt & just transitions.
🌍 No jargon, just justice. @rebeccathissen.bsky.social
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#MoneyForTheMany #JustTransition #ClimateJustice

Money for the Many: June’s Fight for People-First Finance

Each month we cut through jargon to discuss how public money, debt policy and global economic rules can drive - or derail - a global just transition. Whether you’re a climate justice campaigner, polic...

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · May 30

Read the oped by @rebeccathissen.bsky.social @canclimateaction.bsky.social , Mariana Paoli @christianaiduk.bsky.social and @oilchange.bsky.social's @laurievdburg.bsky.social on ClimateHome:

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/07/w...

Without debt relief, climate action will fail

Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change - governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral

www.climatechangenews.com

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European Network on Debt and Development - Eurodad @eurodadnews.bsky.social · May 20

We welcome the @europarl.europa.eu #Development Committee's support for a #UNDebtConvention in today's historical #FfD4 vote.
The UN is the only 🌍 institution with equal representation & can guarantee that creditors' interests aren't prioritised over the needs of millions of people!
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3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest than on health or education

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Rebecca Thissen @rebeccathissen.bsky.social · May 7

🔄The debt crisis is sabotaging climate action.

Global South countries spend 5x more on debt than on climate solutions.

📢 FfD4 must back a UN Sovereign Debt Convention now.

🧵 Read more: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/07/w...
#DebtJustice #ClimateFinance #FFD4People

Without debt relief, climate action will fail

Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change - governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral

www.climatechangenews.com

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ClimateActionNetwork @canclimateaction.bsky.social · May 7

Without debt relief, climate action will fail

Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change – governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/07/w...

Without debt relief, climate action will fail

Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change - governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral

www.climatechangenews.com

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Kate Abnett @kateabnett.bsky.social · May 5

Exclusive: The U.S. is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with the impacts of climate change and other issues, an internal UN document showed👇

Story with Simon Jessop on the UN development finance negotiations #FfD4

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: US seeks to weaken global development finance efforts, UN document shows

The United States is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with the impacts of climate change and other issues, an internal United Nations document seen by Reuters showed.

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Rebecca Thissen @rebeccathissen.bsky.social · Jan 28

In Barcelona for a few days at the Eurodad - the European Network on Debt and Development international conference to discuss the Road to Sevilla and our expectations for #FFD4 ☀️

#EurodadIC25

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