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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I don’t think this will be the future of snacking, unless you are an astronaut. But, if it is, how about we stop producing plastic waste rather than turning plastic waste into food? www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
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Hard to swallow? The future of snacking may be 3D-printed cookies made from upcycled plastic
Nasa-funded project uses yeasts to turn plastics and other waste into edible proteins, fats and flavourings
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Stephen Leahy @stephenleahy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Excellent perspective here "Two days before the collapse, the ground temperature hit its highest point in the last two years, " www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn
Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fossil fuels' best friends, the US, Saudi Arabia etc, to resume attempt to sink measures clean up global #shipping emissions at closed-door IMO talks Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social $ www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/26/b...
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Battle over cleaning up shipping set to resume at London talks
The US and Saudi Arabia want to scrap shipping's Net-Zero Framework and have swung behind a far less ambitious alternative
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Adam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war
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Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war
Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting period
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hormuz crisis speeds up transition to electric cars, IEA data shows - With the oil price soaring amid the Iran war, drivers increasingly chose electric cars over internal combustion engines from April to June this year Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/30/h...
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21/06/2026
Fewer journalists registered for this year’s UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, than any year since the Covid pandemic in 2021, reports @joeloclimate.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com reflecting the trend in less climate reporting across global media. #onthebeat
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Fewer journalists register for Bonn Climate Talks
UN data shows fewer media representatives have registered to attend the negotiations than in any year since the Covid-19 pandemic
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Where culture and climate change meet, and the response to that challenge, is a fascinating story. At the #LCAW2026 together with @awalkerinla.bsky.social and @joeloclimate.bsky.social, we'll discuss how this unfolds in wildfire-recovering LA ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Join the conversation⬇
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Events - London Climate Action Week
Discover climate summits, forums, workshops, and more during London Climate Action Week — a city-wide celebration of climate action and awareness.
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Chris Aylett @chrisaylett.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Why is it so hard to establish a viable European battery industry? The short answer: old economic thinking is lagging new geopolitical realities Change is happening...but slowly Great piece by @joeloclimate.bsky.social www.climatechangenews.com/2026/05/26/a...
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After another bankruptcy, will Europe stay reliant on Chinese batteries?
Norway's Morrow Batteries set out to challenge Chinese producers, but a cash crunch forced it to file for bankruptcy
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A big problem with this initiative has always been the name. “Science-based” implies it’s immune to lobbying
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
India has withdrawn its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in two years time www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/08/i...
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India withdraws bid to host COP33 climate talks
The government gave only a brief explanation for its change of heart on the climate summit, saying it had reviewed its commitments for 2028
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Mark Carney, February 2026: "Let's build a more cooperative, resilient world together. Canada is ready." Mark Carney, also February 2026: "Let's cut 15% of the department responsible for Canada’s environmental policies, including advisors to cooperation programs around the Arctic."
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Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So is Trump going to stop this war because his country doesn’t have enough electric vehicles for him to politically withstand rising gasoline prices?
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Fossil fuel firms win from spreading doubt about European SAF mandates, SAF investors say. The CEOs of Total and Ryanair along those spreading doubt damaging investment case for SAF www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/27/d...
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Doubts over European SAF rules threaten cleaner aviation hopes
Transport officials in Brussels and the UK seek to reassure the sustainable aviation fuel industry that blending mandates at airports are here to stay
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Seven Pacific countries say that they’re not willing to compromise any further to get a green shipping deal. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/27/p...
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Pacific vows to push for more ambition if shipping deal reopens
US President Donald Trump and his allies want to weaken the IMO's Net-Zero Framework, but Pacific island countries say they have compromised enough
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Why did Aberdeen Council let BP convince it this was a good idea? Hydrogen should only be for where electric batteries don’t work eg planes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed?
The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen was meant to be the future of clean public transportation.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 11/02/2026
"Great job by WH/EPA press team that worked this piece" from lunatic climate denier Mandy Gunasekara, one of the architects of the illegal reversal of the greenhouse pollution endangerment finding
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This is an amazing turn by 
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. Great job by WH/EPA  press team that worked this piece. Finally some sanity 👉 “For now, free-market-driven innovation has done more to combat climate change than regulatory power grabs like the “endangerment finding” ever did.”
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Andreas Sieber @andreassieber.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Some detailed reporting on how #COP31 focuses on waste management by @climatechangenews.com Shared some thoughts with @joeloclimate.bsky.social why the #climate conference ultimately will be junged by how it deals with the energy transition . www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Turkiye prioritises cleaning up garbage emissions for COP31
'Zero Waste' is the personal project of Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan and aims to cut emissions from landfills and waste disposal
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 07/02/2026
Recommended read: Gas flaring has risen in the Niger Delta since oil and gas major Shell sold its assets in the Nigerian “oil hub”, a @climatechangenews.com investigation found. ✍️ @jsandlerclarke.bsky.social Vivian Chime @mcivillini.bsky.social
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Gas flaring soars in Niger Delta post-Shell, afflicting communities
Since the multinational sold its assets in Nigeria’s oil hub, data analysis for Climate Home News shows flaring has risen, harming locals and the climate
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The British minister talks proudly here of the UK’s role in helping flood survivors in Mozambique. What isn’t mentioned is that the U.K. is slashing its aid budget so help like this is getting rarer youtu.be/1dfNpUNp52Y?...
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Mozambique hit by worst flooding in more than 20 years
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Chris Aylett @chrisaylett.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Had a good chat with @joeloclimate.bsky.social from @climatechangenews.com about Europe's dependence on American LNG and big plans for wind power and electricity interconnectors in the North Sea www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/28/q...
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Q&A: After Greenland threats, how can Europe get off US gas?
Researcher Chris Aylett talks to Climate Home News about North Sea wind potential and who has the power in the US-Europe gas relationship
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Saudi Arabia issues vague, last-minute climate plan which doesn't mention previous renewables target #climatecrisis Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
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Saudi Arabia issues vague last-minute climate plan
Saudi Arabia's NDC suggests the baseline for the 2040 target could be revised and meeting it will depend on revenues from continued oil exports
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Megan Rowling @meganrowling.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
At COP30, the first draft of a text intended to form the backbone of a climate deal in Belem has been published - want to know what's in it? Read the @climatechangenews.com daily bulletin (free) www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/18/c...
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COP30 Bulletin Day 8: Draft decision draws battle lines on fossil fuel transition, finance and trade
Countries are working on a “Mutirão” decision that will be at the heart of a Belém political package to drive forward multilateral climate action
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
US, Saudi-led alliance plunges green shipping deal into doubt www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/16/u...
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US, Saudi-led alliance plunges green shipping deal into doubt
A group of mainly oil-reliant nations wants to make it more difficult for the IMO's Net-Zero Framework to be adopted at London talks
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 22/09/2025
The @iea.org says some oil and gas projects must shut early to meet the 1.5 celsius global warming limit agreed by all countries. @joeloclimate.bsky.social reports: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/17/i...
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Interesting article on cigarette filters. Says they don’t protect smokers - all they do is pollute our lands and waters and they should be banned www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
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Nicholas Hopkinson | Compensatory Puffing
The main component of cigarette filters is a plastic, cellulose acetate, and trillions of butts are discarded into the...
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Saudi Arabia’s former climate negotiator Mohammed Al Sabban is still denying humans are causing climate change. Despite the more nuanced rhetoric from the current crop of Saudi negotiators arij.net/investigatio...
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Cyberstorm..'Petroleum accounts' lead disinformation campaign on climate change
A string of hashtags has appeared on social media platforms using disinformation and promoting conspiracy theories about climate change. This analysis of interaction with these hashtags shows that the...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat so far this summer in Phoenix, Arizona, and surrounding county - Temperatures have at least 110F (43C) nearly every day in August #climatecrisis Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Arizona county
August is on track to be hottest on record, with temperatures hitting at least 110F (43C) nearly every day
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Once again, governments have failed to reach agreement on a treaty to reduce plastics pollution. The US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries would not accept a deal that limitied plastic production. Others chose no deal over their bad deal. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/p...
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Plastics treaty talks collapse without a deal after "chaotic" negotiations
UN talks ran into overtime, ending with a standoff over whether a treaty should include curbs on plastic production and the way forward unclear
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
No mention of climate change (or fire service cuts) in this BBC article on a big fire in England. This failure is why all reporters - not just climate reporters - need knowledge of climate change. Journalists need to say why things are happening www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Firefighters put out majority of large heath fire at Holt Heath
Crews are monitoring two areas but not actively firefighting unless they see flare-ups or hotspots.
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This article alongside an advert for the Total oil company 🤦🏻‍♂️ www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/...
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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The EU doesn't buy any energy and no intention to. Private companies based in EU countries do. So a European Commission promise to buy US energy isn't worth much, is it? But it allows Trump to tell his voters and fossil fuel financial backers that he got the EU to buy US gas.
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Well-connected Brazilian climate campaigners here blaming Lula's chief of staff - Rui Costa - for the government's pro-oil stance. With finance minister Haddad and environment minister Silva on the side of the climate. piaui.folha.uol.com.br/cop30-andre-...
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E agora, André? - revista piauí
“Ninguém disse que era fácil. Ninguém nunca falou que seria tão difícil.” Os versos da canção The Scientist, da banda britânica Coldplay, resumem bem o drama da COP30, a conferência do clima de Belém....
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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 23/07/2025
In a major speech making the case for the “unstoppable” shift from fossil fuels towards renewables, Guterres urged policymakers around the world to supercharge the new “clean energy era” despite geopolitical turmoil.
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New climate plans must supercharge energy transition, says UN's Guterres
UN secretary-general urges governments to send a clear signal in their NDCs about the 'inevitable' shift away from fossil fuels
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This is very sad news👇
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The world’s top court has just opened the door to compensation from countries responsible for climate crisis www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/23/w...
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World's top court opens door to compensation from countries responsible for climate crisis
International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Oil companies end their involvement with the Science-Based Targets Initiative's oil standard as - in Shell's words - it "did not reflect the industry view". I would argue it should reflect the science rather than the industry view! Story from @kenzabryan.ft.com www.ft.com/content/21c8...
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‘Net zero’ emissions standard paused as Shell quits
Energy group experts left after draft guidance on global warming plans ‘did not reflect the industry view’
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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 (Admin@antifa.org) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
"The move has reinvigorated Bolsonaro’s leftwing rivals, given Lula a bounce in the polls and prompted a wave of public anger, largely focused on the Bolsonaro clan who have spent years portraying themselves as flag-loving nationalists." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro
US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
This is an unhinged front page from the UK’s Daily Mirror. Giving the hundreds of deaths and the boost to beach economies equal prominence
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Tais Gadea Lara @taisgadealara.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🌎 Four months before the climate conference in Belém, I interviewed the #COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago for @climatechangenews.com The story, worked with @meganrowling.bsky.social and @joeloclimate.bsky.social: climatechangenews.com/2025/07/09/c... Some highlights 🧵
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Marian Feist @mjfeist.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I remember certain #GCF board members warning of this exact issue – twelve years ago. Good to see it’s being addressed. @joeloclimate.bsky.social #climatefinance
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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Big milestone in Poland, where renewables overtake coal www.ft.com/content/ae92...
Renewable energy reached 44% of Poland's electricity production in June
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/07/2025
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030. Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The BBC pretending Kneecap aren’t playing at 4pm on the West Holts Stage #Glastonbury
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
London Zoo highlighting a huge problem (top) and a completely inadequate solution (bottom). To keep plastic from the ocean, we need to stop making so much of it - not just cleaning up beaches.
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Spoke to many people about finding accomodation for #COP30 and found three ways to get it: 1. Know someone with an aunt in Belem 2. Be a huge Christian NGO with links to the Anglican Church in Belem 3. Be part of the Brazilian government and get the military to let you sleep in their houses
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Spoke to many people about finding accomodation for #COP30 and found three ways to get it: 1. Know someone with an aunt in Belem 2. Be a huge Christian NGO with links to the Anglican Church in Belem 3. Be part of the Brazilian government and get the military to let you sleep in their houses
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The US has been entirely absent from these climate talks in Bonn
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Yesterdays update from the Bonn climate talks: - Turkiye makes pitch for COP31 - What happened to fossil fuel transition? - Saudi Arabia opposes budget increase for UN’s climate arm www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/25/b...
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Joe Lo @joeloclimate.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
How can we get the minerals we need for the energy transition in a way that’s fair to the people mining them and their communities? Find out at this #LCAW event now: www.youtube.com/live/3NjfKqs...
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Breaking with the past: Can mineral production build shared prosperity?
YouTube video by Climate Home News
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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
If extreme weather had a capital, it would be Mumbai. We’ve got it all: floods, sea-level rise, cyclones, heat islands. Mumbaikars are sick of being called resilient and being caught off-guard. But forecasting the monsoon is fraught, more so with climate change. My dispatch for @carbonbrief.org👇🏽
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