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owen gaffney

@owengaffney

Optimist @nobelprize and @exponentialroad and @Earth4All_ Author of Earth For All (published 2022) and Breaking Boundaries (2021). Born at 324ppm

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Global Commons Alliance (@globalcommonshq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 NEW DATA: How do G20 citizens feel about the economy during the biggest election year in history? 71% believe that urgent action is needed on climate, according to a new @‌Ipsos survey. 🌎📊 Swipe to see more findings from @‌Earth4All_ and the Global Commons Alliance. 👇

Oxfam EU (@oxfameu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇪🇺 This is true also for the EU. ⚖️ 7 in 10 Europeans agree on taxing the rich to support the poor. 💰 This money could also fund green and social policies!

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⏰71% agree: when it comes to climate action, there's not a moment to lose. New data from Earth4All & Global Commons Alliance shows most citizens across 18 G20 countries believe the world must act immediately to reduce carbon emissions. Get the full story ⏩ earth4all.life/news/tax-the-r…

⏰71% agree: when it comes to climate action, there's not a moment to lose.

New data from Earth4All &amp; <a href="/globalcommonshq/">Global Commons Alliance</a> shows most citizens across 18 G20 countries believe the world must act immediately to reduce carbon emissions.

Get the full story ⏩ earth4all.life/news/tax-the-r…
British Antarctic Survey 🐧 (@bas_news) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This means ice sheets could be more sensitive to a warming ocean than we thought, resulting in more sea level rise. 🗞️ Here's the full story: bas.ac.uk/media-post/new… Here's Alex's paper in Nature Geoscience: 📰 nature.com/articles/s4156…

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In 2022, Bruce Fenton published global policy proposals, eg wealth tax, gender empowerment, stronger workers rights, to create conditions for societies to come together around existential risks. We asked @ipsos to assess support in #g20. We found: majority support.

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“There is overwhelming public support for this idea...10 years ago nobody believed 130 countries would support a minimum tax on multinationals. It was thought of as utopian.” We know over ⅔ of people in major economies support a wealth tax. It's time. theguardian.com/news/article/2…

Global Commons Alliance (@globalcommonshq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗳️ How do UK citizens feel about the economy ahead of this week's elections? A majority believe inequality is a big problem and that immediate action is needed on climate, according to a new survey. Swipe to see Ipsos findings from Earth4All & @GlobalCommonsHQ. 👇 #GE2024

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How optimistic are we about the future? owen gaffney’s latest blog discusses findings from an Ipsos survey on optimism across G20 countries. Emerging economies show higher optimism despite challenges. Read more via Environment Journal 👇 🔗 environmentjournal.online/headlines/reas…

owen gaffney (@owengaffney) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Ipsos survey shows just 37% of Americans trust government to make decisions for the benefit of future generations. Gender is important- while nearly half men (45%) trust gov just 29% of women feel the same. Check out the data. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sunrise Movement 🌅 Vice President Kamala Harris #USElection2024

Stephanie Kelton (@stephaniekelton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Labour’s fiscal rules are a dead end for the party and for society. Being a good steward of public money isn’t about closing “fiscal holes” and “paying it back.” It’s about closing real deficits—health, infrastructure, education, etc—-and paying it forward for future generations.

owen gaffney (@owengaffney) 's Twitter Profile Photo

41% of Americans think "Having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections" is very/fairly good way to govern, according to our Ipsos survey, June Earth4All Global Commons Alliance Democracy needs litigating in the court of public opinion day in day out

Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is wild. European countries import coffee and cocoa from Africa and then re-export at an average 300% mark-up. This tactic was widely used by Europeans during the colonial period and it continues to be used today. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Earth4All (@earth4all_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a week where Donald Trump doubled down on his message to crowds that they "won't have to vote any more," how concerned should we be for the future of democracy? Read owen gaffney's analysis in the light of new data on US attitudes to systems change ⬇️ earth4all.life/views/democrac…

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⏰The vast majority of people we surveyed across G20 and emerging economies agree: major action is needed this decade to tackle #climatechange and protect nature. Here are the 🔝10 advocates for urgent measures. Explore results from your country ⏩ earth4all.life/global-survey-…

⏰The vast majority of people we surveyed across G20 and emerging economies agree: major action is needed this decade to tackle #climatechange and protect nature. 

Here are the 🔝10 advocates for urgent measures.

Explore results from your country ⏩ earth4all.life/global-survey-…
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On train to #NobelPeaceConference reading The New York Times "No education beyond 6th grade. No employment in most places, no publicspace access. No unaccompanied travel. No leaving home uncovered. And now, the sound of a woman’s voice outside the home has been outlawed in Afghanistan."

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Free Narges now! Malala Yousafzai , Maria Ressa , Shirin Ebadi, Nadia Murad , and many other award winners, intellectuals, politicians, and public figures have united to demand freedom for Narges Mohammadi. Join us in the fight for her freedom! Take action: write “Free Narges” on

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The history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available. From my article on humanity's long fight against infectious diseases: ourworldindata.org/microbes-battl…

The history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available.

From my article on humanity's long fight against  infectious diseases: ourworldindata.org/microbes-battl…
Stop Ecocide International (@ecocidelaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Breaking news! 📢 72% of people across 18 of the 20 wealthiest nations believe that #ECOCIDE should be a CRIME! 🌎 This is according to a global poll conducted by Ipsos and commissioned by Earth4All + Global Commons Alliance. FULL STORY➡️: stopecocide.earth/2024/ipsos-sur… #StopEcocide

Breaking news! 📢

72% of people across 18 of the 20 wealthiest nations believe that #ECOCIDE should be a CRIME! 🌎

This is according to a global poll conducted by <a href="/Ipsos/">Ipsos</a> and commissioned by <a href="/Earth4All_/">Earth4All</a> + <a href="/globalcommonshq/">Global Commons Alliance</a>.

FULL STORY➡️: stopecocide.earth/2024/ipsos-sur…

#StopEcocide
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Today we (Earth4All Global Commons Alliance Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll ...) publish our #G20 survey on attitudes to planetary stewardship Ipsos UK. Large support for #ecocide legislation. "Time to criminalize environmental damage", says survey p.dw.com/p/4kJSs?maca=e…

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I am still unsure how much access these LLMs have to actual academic literature - full papers on journal sites. Does anyone have any insights? nature.com/articles/d4158…