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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · May 6

Not many, if any, people are.

2030hub @2030hub.bsky.social · May 6

Are we ready?

We've launched #ClimateImpactWeek to focus climate & nature conversations + build community locally for global action.

1 week where all stakeholders support each other for a common cause and future.

#SDGs #climate #nature

@local2030.bsky.social

the2030hub.com/climate-impa...

Climate Impact Week launches

Climate change is a social problem. 2030hub announces the launch of Climate Impact Week this June (2nd to 8th) to include an innovative series of interconnecting events exploring climate and nature…

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Mar 14

The event set out the economic case for a transition to a sustainable future, showcase the trillions invested by the private sector over the past five years and
outline increased ambition for 2030 and beyond.

In a world of volatility and despair this was a sorely needed re-energising community.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Mar 14

What a head-spinning week! Two huge days at the invitation of the Sustainable Markets Initiative / #TerraCarta roundtables and exhibition at Hampton Court Palace.

It's not often you get to meet world leaders, CEOs, astronauts and King Charles!

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Jan 10

The curse of our times absolutely nailed here. Adolescent like, commercial hubristic opportunism by wannabe kings. Well done Ian Hislop.

LBC @lbc.co.uk · Jan 9

Ian Hislop offers his unvarnished opinion of Elon Musk. Watch the whole thing:

Ian Hislop’s unfiltered take on Elon Musk | LBC

YouTube video by LBC

www.youtube.com

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Dec 5

Tried it once, but Popeye got jealous.

Apols. Couldnt't help myself 🤐

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Dec 3

Just wow! @2030hub.bsky.social has jumped to 1.4k followers whilst I wasn't looking!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Nov 22

Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology

a cartoon with two panels

panel one is a stick figure saying "oh! a fossil fuel!!" standing above a crudely drawn black lump under a brown ground

Panel two is them walking away and saying "I'll just leave it there"

The head of the person is not a drawn circle but the letter O, because the random software I used to draw it did that for unexplained reasons

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · Nov 21

@paulpolman.bsky.social Thanks for the follow back. Our books Thriving & Net Positive go well together. I'm adding you to 3 Starter Packs, incl: 1) Regenerative Business, Innovation & Technology, 2) Sust. & Resp. Bus. & Leadership, 3) Authors. The other 2 in the thread below 🌻 go.bsky.app/Q2XBwux

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Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · Nov 21

"Water firms stopped from using customer money for bonuses"

About bloomin time too 👍🏼💙
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ofwat rules out customers paying £195,000 Thames Water boss bonus

The regulator uses new powers to prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills.

www.bbc.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Nov 20

"The Brazilian government, the United Nations and UNESCO are joining forces to strengthen research and measures to address disinformation campaigns that are delaying and derailing climate action."
www.un.org/en/climatech...
#COP29

G20 Leaders’ Summit: Brazil, UN and UNESCO launch Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change | United Nations

www.un.org

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

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2030hub @2030hub.bsky.social · Nov 19

🗣️ Stephen Sykes, Co-Founder and Director of
2030hub, took the stage in today’s panel discussion at #COP29.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

Here's 500m Euros to start with from Triodos for nature-based solutions...

www.edie.net/triodos-bank...

Triodos Bank's €500m Commitment to Nature-Based Solutions

Discover Triodos Bank's €500m investment in NbS by 2030, aiming to restore biodiversity and fight climate change through innovative ecosystem projects.

www.edie.net

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

Groups of businesses at a time need to be supported, and as close to their operational timing needs as possible, if they are to be competitive as individual companies or as together as regions, cities and towns.
The opportunities (and demands) are there for green growth, and so is the finance.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

@2030hub.bsky.social always does what we can with individual businesses that ask for help, and will always signpost to whatever support is around wherever they may operate from, but the real answer needs scale.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

There is precious little or ineffective practical support for pragmatic sustainability reporting, or net zero for that matter in many regions, cities and towns, especially if you are not in a targeted / high-growth sector.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

Many SMEs are struggling to survive in a world of constant uncertainty and huge energy bills. There needs to be significant new business support from national and local governments - which also helps their own net zero targets.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 19

Great report via Sage and International Chamber of Commerce, but to access the specific sustainability finance SMEs need they need far greater support in sustainability reporting and avoiding the overwhelming nature of its complexity.

www.edie.net/report-smes-...

Report: SMEs need support to unlock $789bn green growth opportunity - edie

Going further and faster on environmental sustainability could help small and medium-sized businesses unlock trillions of dollars in financing and sales – but less than 4% of SMEs are applying for sus...

www.edie.net

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Nov 18

How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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2030hub @2030hub.bsky.social · Nov 18

One more speaking session on multi-stakeholder collaboration on climate at #COP29 for Stephen tomorrow, and then a well-earned break for both him and @thedavidconnor.bsky.social after speaking at #WUF12 recently

Global Goals need local actions!

#SDGs #Local2030

local2030.org/event/view/626

Local 2030 - Localizing the SDGs

local2030.org

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Nov 18

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

🎨 Kerry Cleaver, Tom Pearson @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Read here: https://buff.ly/4eFnQus

Studies of almost 750 events and trends reveal the impact of climate change on extreme weather.

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Tom Raftery @tomraftery.com · Nov 17

I created two Starter Packs for folks looking to find their tribes here.

The first is Climate podcasters - bsky.app/starter-pack...

And the second is Supply Chain - bsky.app/starter-pack...

In both cases if you feel I have missed someone, let me know and I'll add them

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 18

Spending way too much time seeing who is / not here. Fun though.

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 18

#COP29 won't be what we need it to be, but we still need to use it.

2030hub speaking now and flying the flag for more SME support.

#Local2030

www.linkedin.com/posts/corpor...

www.linkedin.com

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David Connor @thedavidconnor.bsky.social · Nov 16

Won't be by golf cart

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John Friedman @johntfriedman.bsky.social · Nov 16

While trust in #business to address #environmental & #social issues has eroded, governments are still seen as lacking the both ethics or ability to do so.

#sustainability #esg

www.edelman.com/trust/2024/t...

2024 Edelman Trust Barometer

The future is not in good hands, according to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer: Innovation in Peril.

www.edelman.com

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