4/5 #MDB technical assistance for #fossilgas has severe consequences for global energy transition, slowing the pace of emissions reductions

COP28 UAE #MDB s must close the #technicalassistance loophole, & foster a just & equitable #energytransition bit.ly/3uxSggO

3/5 Despite its smaller financial scale compared to other #loans and #grants , #publicfinance for #technicalassistance for #fossilgas provides guidance that has a disproportionate & negative impact on a country’s energy policy. bit.ly/3uxSggO

#StopFundingFossils

2/5 World Bank allocated almost $200m in #technicalassistance for #fossilgas since the Paris Agreement for extraction, supply, decision-making & governance

Asian Development Bank committed nearly $11m for the gas-related sector from 2016 to 2021 bit.ly/3uxSggO

#StopFundingFossils

1/5 As COP28 UAE President addresses the Multilateral Development Banks next week, will he demand that they close loopholes for #fossilgas ?

World Bank & Asian Development Bank #technicalassistance for
gas-related projects is entrenching carbon intensive development. bit.ly/3uxSggO

Meet 2023 #HeinzAward winner, ColettePichonBattle.

A climate justice organizer and human rights lawyer, she is committed to empowering communities on the frontlines of extreme weather brought on by climate change. bit.ly/3ZAqOui

'The US accounts for more than a third of the expansion of global oil and gas production planned by mid-century, despite its claims of climate leadership. Canada and Russia have the next biggest expansion plans, followed by Iran, China and Brazil.' (1/2) theguardian.com/environment/20…

⚡ Just Launched ⚡ @PriceOfOil’s new report reveals that 20 countries are responsible for nearly 90% of CO2 pollution threatened by new oil & gas extraction projects between 2023 and 2050. These countries are planet wreckers: priceofoil.org/planet-wreckers #EndFossilFuels

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We lead with JOY. This is how we move, organize, and sustain. Maya Wiley Project South

The climate crisis allows for the rising authoritarianism to go faster. It has been incubated in the South. But the history of the South is also resistance. ColettePichonBattle Taproot Earth 22nd Century Initiative #SouthernPeoplesPower

Laura, Steph, Maya, Colette. We know why we’re in #minneapolis for the #22centuryinitiative ⁦Maya Wiley⁩ ⁦ColettePichonBattle⁩ ⁦@theLFshow⁩

Tune in now to hear from the wisdom and brilliance of this incredible panel:

Colette Pichon Battle (ColettePichonBattle)
Melanie Campbell (@NCBCP)
Congresswoman Cori Bush (@CoriBush)
Willie Jones (@1WillieJones)
Boma Brown-West (@BBrown_West)

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ColettePichonBattle NCBCP Cori Bush Willie Jones BBW 'They said my hair wasn't professional, my skin was too dark, my hips were too big. I said I was going to be me. A politivist—a politician and activist.'

'I can't do this work without working with activists. We have to do the work with people on the ground.'

— Cori Bush

ColettePichonBattle NCBCP Cori Bush Willie Jones BBW 'With COVID came a revolution around labor and work. And employers all over this country have been shaking in their boots.'

'We deserve economic security and a high quality of life.'

— Willie Jones

ColettePichonBattle NCBCP Cori Bush Willie Jones BBW 'We're here to talk about thriving—our families thriving, our children thriving, our lives thriving.'

'Unfortunately, we're bombarded by toxic chemicals where we live, where we work, and the products we use everyday.'

— BBW

ColettePichonBattle NCBCP Cori Bush Willie Jones BBW 'As Black women, we have double the amount of methylparaben in our bodies when compared to white women.'

'Products marketed to women of color tend to have more toxic chemicals in their ingredients. This is not a coincidence.'

— BBW

Incredible wisdom shared on the climate crisis by ColettePichonBattle with Taproot Earth, and on the significance of voting and civic participation by Melanie Campbell with NCBCP.

.ESSENCE Festival is almost here, and I'm looking forward to sharing space with these sistas!
NCBCP Cori Bush Willie Jones BBW Alexis Anderson-Reed

THIS FRIDAY: We are back at @EssenceFest with our fight, our JOY, + our call to action on how we get FREE + save the planet. Join us & friends MS Black Women's Roundtable. eventbrite.com/e/power-policy…

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