The 'fact' that matters is whether what is being said is true or false (or both false & a dog whistle, in this case). And what rule is this that bars presenting statements & fact checking them simultaneously?

Growing number of Global South countries & scientists have raised equity concerns about modelled mitigation action in IPCC reports. Burden on poorer countries, no convergence in living standards & lack of transparency & diversity in the modelling community africanarguments.org/2024/04/modell…

The Election Commission is a constitutional body, with a constitutional mandate to conduct democratic elections. It can’t “decline to comment” as if it is the PR arm of some private corporate firm.

1/4 This is a very good development. We have been raising this issue since the scenario details were made public by the IPCC after the publication of the AR6 working group reports. The paper quoted in the article can be found here. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Critically important coverage by Rishika Pardikar on the underlying concerns of #equity in #climate models and mitigation scenarios. Being Global North centric & lacking #transparency , these models disregard historical responsibility & reify injustice.
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More countries expressing concern in the mitigation scenarios assessed by the IPCC.

They are calling for a paradigm shift, which suggests the problem is not fixable by just running the same models slightly differently?

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Bengaluru edition of The Hindu repeats PM's speech yesterday in Rajasthan on page one. Then page ten says Congress accuses Modi of hate speech. With media like this, who needs to know the truth. Just follow both - one saying it's raining, another saying it's not

In parallel, the US also pushed to dilute carbon market rules at UNFCCC much to the EU's ire, as Rishika Pardikar reported

(quoting me and Trishant in this piece)

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Pretty explosive reporting by Financial Times - John Kerry's office lobbied SBTi to reverse its stance on allowing the use of offsets for the purpose of 'creating a demand-side signal at any cost, [even by] destroying the reputation of SBTi'

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It is most unfortunate that a newspaper like The Indian Express published this hate speech full of misleading information as headline.

.The Indian Express decides to amplify the prime minister's hate speech amid glaring advertisements. 'Journalism of Courage' indianexpress.com/elections/pm-m…

While many were celebrating the paltry pennies (relative to rich countries wealth) being dropped into the Loss and Damage, the US was busy creating more loopholes in carbon markets: report by Rishika Pardikar from #COP28

If there are flaws in our modelling approaches for formulating policies and knowledge base related to climate changes in IPCC as pointed out in this recently held meeting of AGNES, this needs to be addressed with all seriousness and proactive manner. Read 👇report from

Just because you're working on climate change does not mean your work is equitable or compatible with human flourishing. You're not exempt from considering histories of racialized and gendered violence because you've dedicated your life to a 'grand challenge' of 'humanity.'

That so many climate/enviro researchers are experts at compartmentalizing their work from broader analyses of power does not bode well for the future. That so many feign righteous anger over science denialism but not genocide or the suppression of free speech is unconscionable.

🚨 New report for African Arguments detailing how modelled climate action in #IPCC reports violate principles of equity by placing a disproportionate burden on poorer countries. Global South scientists & other experts are now calling for 'a paradigm shift'

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This is what challenging climate coloniality consists of, confronting the inequalities, injustices & dispossessions. The African Group is correct: 'Projections that assume the Global North will continue to over-emit help perpetuate inequalities and violate principles of equity'