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Why The Fuck? @whythefuck.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Why the fuck isn't the media challenging the CEOs of big corporations, who claim to be environmentally friendly, on the polluting effects of forcing millions of workers to return to their offices?
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
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Chris Brown @climatisechris.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Great to listen to Emily Hickson on @cop29.bsky.social and the Government's approach to Climate @teamlondonbridge.bsky.social Christmas, Climate & Cake! @southwarklabour.bsky.social
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Dean Rusk International Law Center @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
@universityofga.bsky.social School of Law Professor Adam D. Orford recently participated in the recent 29th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (@cop29.bsky.social) in Baku, Azerbaijan. He served as an observer for the @abaesq.bsky.social. (1/4)
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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I'm glad we got a deal at Cop29 – but western nations stood in the way of a much better one | Mukhtar Babayev
My negotiating team tried in vain to push up support for the global south. Lessons must be learned before the next summit in Brazil, says Mukhtar Babayev, president of Cop29
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CNA - Channel News Asia (Unofficial) @cna-poster.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts - www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainabil…
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US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts
The final agreement requires developed countries to help poorer nations mitigate the impact of climate disasters through financing.
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David Tomkins 🦋 @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
COP29: Nearly all observers believe climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is strongly committed to action but most would also agree that the Albanese government, as a whole, has a distinct lack of commitment. #climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding | Bill Hare
Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
BBC News - Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Five key takeaways from COP29
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... COP29 live: $300bn cash deal for poorer countries rescues UN climate talks from collapse
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COP29 live: $300bn cash deal for poorer countries rescues UN climate talks from collapse
Nearly 200 countries rescue climate deal from jaws of defeat after UN's COP29 summit ran into overtime in Baku.
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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COP29 live: Final deal offers $300bn at UN climate summit as talks run through night
One agreement has been made so far, on carbon markets, but the crucial deal on 'climate cash' for poorer countries is still to come.
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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Testy meeting of rich countries produces $300B take-it-or-leave-it climate offer — and a day of drama
‘We feel as though we are left with nothing,’ a representative of endangered island nations said after countries such as the U.S., China, U.K. and Australia worked overnight to try to break the sta…
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash
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COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash
The UN's COP29 climate talks have overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries.
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Nathan Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The @cop29.bsky.social #COP29 climate summit ran into overtime on Friday after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion in annual #ClimateFinance by 2035 drew criticism from all sides. #COP29Azerbaijan www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
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Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears endgame - The Weather Network
Figuring out what form that funding takes, who pays and how much is the main task of this year's annual U.N. climate talks. With a notional Friday deadline looming, frustration over the lack of progre...
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Several climate scientists see a linear trend…
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 22/11/2024
This should be an easy decision
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Weekend read: We are still hours away from a deal at COP29. So what's it been like in Baku over the past two weeks? I try to give you a sense of the place and the negotiations with this Dispatch for Bloomberg's Weekend edition. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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At a Climate Conference in Oil Country, Progress Remains Elusive
The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan saw earnest negotiations mix with an existential question about the pace and power of diplomacy.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/11/2024
An update! 😂
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Rebecca Wade @rebeccawade.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It's the final day of #COP29 and here at @abertayuni following progress as virtual observers. As an official UN observer organisation we can join proceedings in Baku whilst still based in Scotland. Today is the final day of COP, let's see if the negotiations deliver what our planet needs! 🌎🤞🏼
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Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot @guardian-uk-rss.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know
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Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know
The battle who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questions
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Clare Shakya @clareshakya.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Good to see leadership on fossil fuel phase out at COP29
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COP29 @cop29.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... COP29 live: Poorer nations offered $250bn to help tackle climate change in draft deal - BBC News
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COP29 live: Poorer nations offered $250bn to help tackle climate change in draft deal
Almost 200 countries at COP29 talks in Azerbaijan are arguing over money to help developing countries fight climate change and the move away from fossil fuels.
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achakzaibk.bsky.social @achakzaibk.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
After my thoughts shared with Director General @who.int on maternal &Child @malnutrition.bsky.social Pakistan during @Food&Nutrition Summit UK.He pledged to support through WHO and @BMGF the @UKAid Nov 20th,23 still to pay attention,@climate change and @cop29.bsky.social the latest pledges need,PK
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Navroz K Dubash @ndubash.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
Thanks Danny. Look forward to joining the BlueSky conversation
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/11/2024
A beached whale lies dead on the waterfront in #COP29 host city Baku, against the backdrop of the "Flame Towers" that symbolise Azerbaijan's fossil fuel resources
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Who pays climate finance? It's a big sticking point at COP29 talks, with much talk of making rich, "developing" countries like 🇨🇳🇸🇦 pay. EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said yesterday that a "potential solution" could be to "move into a space of voluntary contributions."
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Cal @aucal.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Really impressive study from @carbonbrief.org fascinating work that gives a great insight into the ways in which climate change can fuel and/or intensify extreme weather events
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 20/11/2024
COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org YanineQuiroz @giulianaviglione.bsky.social w/ comment from @anealencar.bsky.social Claudio Angelo Read here:
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COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge - Carbon Brief
Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as two-thirds by 2035 compared to 2005 levels.
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Joe Goodman @jjgoodman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
NEW ANIMATION: China’s cumulative emissions have overtaken the EU for the first time… …but under future projections, China’s emissions may *never* eclipse the US (despite having just a fraction of the population) buff.ly/4hQ131z with @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org
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Molly Lempriere @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org · 22/11/2024
We may leave #COP29 without any agreement on the just transition work programme, according to ECO. Not because parties aren't prepared to work on it, but because the presidency is unwilling to open text negotiations
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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We've just published our Climate Cares Centre Impact Report.🌍 Read to discover more about the Centre & its impact since our work first began in 2019. With huge thanks to our collaborators and contributors💙 🔗 www.imperial.ac.uk/climate-care... @granthamicl.bsky.social @emlawrance.bsky.social
Cover of report reads "Climate Cares Centre Impact Report" and has images of the Centre's projects.
Logos: Climate Cares Centre, Imperial IGHI
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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We're looking forward to our session with American Psychological Institute and The George Institute at#COP29 this afternoon (Baku time). If you're there in person, please do join us! ⌚ 21 Nov, 13:15-14:45, Room 2 in the Blue Zone #ClimateChange #MentalHealth
Photo of Dr Emma Lawrance and quote: "Young people are disproportionately burdened by climate change. Their concerns need to be validated, not dismissed, by adults and by policymakers"
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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We're here on Blue Sky to connect with you! We work to understand & support mental health in the climate crisis. This week we are at #COP29 - let us know if you are! #MentalHealth #ClimateChange
Dr Emma Lawrance speaking at the launch of the Climate Cares Centre, standing at a lectern.
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This is one reason I don't get too excited / depressed / angry about COP. It seems to me that most of the real action on the energy transition - including governments revising their plans for the age of cheap solar - is taking place elsewhere.
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
US People Transportation Harder To Decarbonize Than Rest of World | by Michael Barnard | The Future is Electric | Nov, 2024 | Medium medium.com/the-future-i...
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21/11/2024
Cop29 live: tense day predicted as negotiators mull over new draft texts #Climate
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Cop29 live: tense day predicted as negotiators mull over new draft texts
Stakes high as officials discuss summit’s key question of how much rich countries should pay for developing nations to cope with climate crisis and decarbonize their economies
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21/11/2024
'It is a shame': Starmer laments lack of Tory support for climate measures – video #Climate
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'It is a shame': Starmer laments lack of Tory support for climate measures – video
Prime minister, Keir Starmer, says lack of Conservative support for climate targets shows 'just how far the party has fallen'
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21/11/2024
Starmer condemns Badenoch for abandoning cross-party consensus on climate crisis policy – UK politics live #Climate
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Starmer condemns Badenoch for abandoning cross-party consensus on climate crisis policy – UK politics live
Prime minister says Tory leader’s attacks on climate targets diminishes government ability to tackle central issue
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21/11/2024
Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows #Climate
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Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows
Consulting giant had said it engages with clients to help them transition to cleaner energy even as it knew they were in line to exceed climate targets
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 21/11/2024
John Prescott, a ‘critical force’ in climate policy, will be missed at Cop29 #Climate
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John Prescott, a ‘critical force’ in climate policy, will be missed at Cop29
His tenacity in pushing crucial deals over the line in Kyoto and Copenhagen was born of belief in social justice
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/11/2024
How great is this graphic. Such a good illustration of what an obscenely tiny proportion gets cleaned --->>> (Go follow the Unearthed team, they're doing lots of very important stuff)
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The fossil fuel giants behind an "end plastic waste" scheme produced 1,000 times more plastic waste than their scheme removed, a report from Unearthed shows. The fossil fuel industry is on course to treble the amount of plastics being produced.
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plasticsolen @plasticsolen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Denmark 🇩🇰 becomes the first country in the world to put a tax on CO2
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🌿 Tackling biodiversity loss starts at home. Our researchers are working with Oxfordshire communities to map habitats, monitor biodiversity, and support nature recovery. Learn more about our Biodiversity and Society programme: buff.ly/4hS2rkt #COP29 #OxfordToTheWorld
Sunset over Oxfordshire, showing farmlands and a small town separated by a river.
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Almost 120 countries vowed to triple renewables by 2030 – how is it going? | Cop29 | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 21/11/2024
This is what the hive-mind is saying about when COP29 will likely end! The very early hours of Sunday morning, Baku time?!
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OxfordSmithSchool @smithschool.ox.ac.uk · 21/11/2024
On #COP29 Biodiversity day, watch @ymalhi.bsky.social 's reflections during UN #Biodiversity #COP16. It's crucial to align the goals of restoring biodiversity & tackling climate change, & dangers if we focus excessively on carbon sequestration. @naturerecovery.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
COP29: Study warns forest targets missing from national climate action plans | BusinessGreen News www.businessgreen.com/news/4381250...
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Paul Watkinson @pwatkinson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
It is good to see the set of draft negotiating texts produced overnight in Baku that provide a basis for the last rounds of negotiation to reach agreement at #COP29. It is also daunting given how many issues remain to be resolved.
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