'The document recommends [BP] fund white papers from Princeton University ... which spotlight the 'role of gas as a friend to renewables'.' 😮 😔

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Wow: internal documents show that the oil industry has known *all along* that methane leaks make 'natural' gas a climate disaster, but instead of slowing production, they funded skewed research and PR efforts to pitch it as a climate solution. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Air pollution is a significant concern in the contemporary world, serving as a primary contributor to premature deaths and severe health conditions. It poses substantial risks to both public health and the natural environment.⁦nature⁩ ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ nature.com/articles/s4159…

36/39. “The [ #LossAndDamage ] needs amounts to hundreds of billions, and the policies must be designed with the clarity that the #LossAndDamage Fund will need to channel such a scale of money.” Harjeet Singh of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.

🚨BREAKING: Big Oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, Senate report finds, ahead of tomorrow's hearing.

“This is the most important thing that Congress is doing right now on climate change,” CCI's Richard Wiles told 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗.
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

'This new evidence of Big Oil’s climate lies will likely be used to hold these companies accountable in court — and it should generate renewed calls for U.S. Department of Justice to finally open its own investigation into the fossil fuel industry.'

Our statement🔽
climateintegrity.org/news/new-evide…

Read this before tomorrow's Senate hearing on the fossil fuel industry's climate disinformation campaigns:

'Wir bräuchten keinen Park in der Stadt, die Stadt muss ein Park sein.

[...]

Und das Argument, dass alles immer so teuer ist, ist keins. Denn das teuerste, was wir jetzt machen können, ist nichts.'
#Hitzeschutz zdf.de/nachrichten/he…

📢The Group of Seven (G7) countries announced at a ministerial meeting that they will shut down coal-fired #powerplants by 2030-2035, or on a timeline consistent with the 1.5 C degree temperature limit🏭🌏

Jennifer Layke, Global Director, Energy, WRI says, “Stamping an end date

Berlins Verkehrssenatorin #Schreiner hat heute ihren #Rücktritt angekündigt, nachdem die Uni Rostock ihr den #Doktortitel entzogen hat.
Hier unsere Einordnung: ⬇️
changing-cities.org/nach-dem-ausbr…

1/2. “The Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund should decide here that observer groups are invited to provide input on drafting core policies and procedures.” Liane Schalatek speaking for Women & Gender Constituency at the first meeting of the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund.

📣 Calls for Conflict of Interest Policies 📣

Calls for UN Environment Programme & INC Secretariat to move towards a conflict of interest policy are mounting. Center for International Environmental Law found 197+ fossil fuel & chemical industry lobbyists registered for #INC4 .
#KickPollutersOut
bit.ly/49RRkCI

Ohne Finanzierung keine #Klimagerechtigkeit ! Gastbeitrag Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima

Die #Klimakrise aufzuhalten wird nur funktionieren, wenn staatliche & private Investitionen klimagerecht getätigt werden. Die Haushaltskürzungen von Lindner gefährden dies aber...:
background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-klima/…

*Very* interesting looking new study on the German situation finding that carbon intensive subsidies in the transport sector such as tax rebates for commutes, diesel vehicles and company vehicles correspond to a *negative CO2 price* that far outweighs the existing CO2 price 😮

Jaguar und Katzen waren heute morgen schon kreativ in der #Schulstraße Stephan-Lochner-Schule.

kidicalmasskoeln.org/fahrradbus-koe…
#Fahrradbus #bicibus #bicibus colonia #selbstundsicher #strassenfüralle

Angenommen, ihr solltet einem/r guten Freund/in mit sehr wenig Zeit EIN Buch zur #Klimakrise empfehlen - welches würdet ihr auswählen?

Ich lege mal vor:
Meine Wahl wäre eindeutig #MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen von @ChrisStoecker !

Just started: the 1st meeting of the Board of the new #LossAndDamage Fund.

Established at #COP27 to bring long-awaited justice for those harmed by the #ClimateCrisis , it still has a long way to go to live up to this expectation.

What's at stake & what are CSO expectations? 🧵

It is something but needs to be sooner.

G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

reuters.com/business/energ…

'I realised it wasn’t just the climate I was working on, but his climate.'

Nic Seton's son was three during Australia’s horrific 2019 – 2020 bushfire season.

Read how this experience compelled him to join Parents for Climate where he is now CEO.

bit.ly/4bkfkzL

Nic Seton will be talking about Parents for Climate vital work in Australia alongside Alicia Hall from Parents for Climate Aotearoa 🌏 in our community call on Tues April 30th - 6 pm EDT/10 pm UTC, which is Wed May 1st 2024 - 8 am AEST/10am NZST. Email [email protected] for joining details.