Mohamed Adow Power Shift Africa "OPEC's plea is a desperate cry from an industry addicted to a one-track expansion business model that has no place in a 1.5C-aligned world." — Katrin at urgewald

Desperation of emission producers

In case negotiators forgot, COP does NOT mean Coal Oil Petroleum #COP28

The decision at #COP28 to finally recognize that the climate crisis is, at its heart, a fossil fuel crisis is an important milestone. But it is also the bare minimum we need and is long overdue. The influence of petrostates is still evident in the half measures and loopholes

So lemme get this straight: Other countries come to Africa, exploit our resources, drill our forests, pollute our air, soil and water, but what do we get in return? No electricity? No food? Cyclones? Droughts? Heavy Rains? Landslides? I feel scammed!

Sport has the power to unite, inspire and empower. Sport plays a pivotal role in fostering inclusion & protection for both refugees & host communities. I'm proud of the commitment from the sport sector in supporting refugees globally, emphasized today at the #RefugeeForum.

👀 António Guterres: 'The era of global warming has ended the era of Global Boiling has arrived' 🔥 Welcome to the #Pyrocene #wass

Have you seen this today...???? At least 170 dead, thousands displaced as floods sweep Kenya. The ravages of a planet in collapse are all to apparent........ While we continue to burn fossil fuels, we will continue to see scenes like this..........

The health cost of burning wood to warm homes: “Wood burning is not a solution for reaching net zero or avoiding high bills for individuals. It is not cheaper, not truly renewable, but it constitutes a major health risk.” #WoodSmokePollution #AirPollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

Prof Michael E. Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here's why. livescience.com/planet-earth/c…

🗓️ Good news wasn’t concentrated to a few events. They happened all year. Here are 52 optimistic news from every week in 2023 January 🌍 Ozone layer to be healed ❌ Guinea worm disease is almost gone 🗳️ New study: No evidence of democratic decline 💊 New skin cancer treatment

People are swallowing hundreds of thousands of microscopic pieces of plastic each time they drink a liter of bottled water, scientists have shown — a revelation that could have profound implications for human health. wapo.st/48LBwBu

Timor-Leste faces an imminent and severe drought due to El Niño. Tom Fletcher has allocated $2.08M from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to kick-start the response, scale up #anticipatoryaction before the drought and to help people already in need. #InvestInHumanity

Forests are unsung #ClimateAction heroes. 🌳 Up to 13 billion tonnes of carbon is stored in their trees and soil.

By request, here is an alternative coloring of the Earth Albedo graph showing the rapid decline of our planet's reflectivity. As the planet gets less reflective, more incoming solar radiation is absorbed and radiated back as longwave heat, which is then trapped by rising GHGs.

A massive amount of energy has been wasted on trying to convince politicians, who didn't want to be convinced. The present economic model, is wholly predicated on the burning of fossil fuels, and the unsustainable use of natural resources. 18/

Central #Africa is on fire. The map shows that most of Central Africa has experienced #fires of some sort or another in the past 3 weeks. Central Africa, after the #Amazon, is one of the planet's largest carbon stores - & one of its lungs. Data - NASA FIRMS

You thought 2023 was hot? 2024 looks BROILING hot. The forecast for the next 3 months looks like it'll be the hottest spring ever recorded. The limits of human survivability will once again be pushed in many regions around the globe. 1.5 is dead. #Mitigation is urgent. #climate

Looking forward to work Together!

The Dutch team who took Shell to court and WON have just published a public "Climate Case Tool" so that we can all learn from their strategy and success, and replicate it as far as possible. climatecase.milieudefensie.nl Thanks to Milieudefensie Donald Pols 🇺🇦 @donaldpols.bsky.social & the whole team. 👏👏👏👏