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9 Aug, 5 tweets, 1 min read
According to the new IPCC report, the carbon budget that gives us the best odds of staying below 1,5°C runs out in less than 5 and a half years at our current emissions rate. Maybe someone should ask the people in power how they plan to “solve” that?
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9 Jul
School strike week 151. This Friday we are in a tree plantation in Sápmi, Northern Europe. This used to be a forest, but after it was cut down forest companies have planted an invasive tree species that grows faster than the local ones. 1/7
Cutting down forests - at a time when we need to maximise every possible carbon sink - isn’t only disastrous for the climate, but also for biodiversity. Not to mention the local indigenous Sami reindeer herders who have lived here and cared for the land for thousands of years.2/7
When humans change the landscape, they also completely alter living conditions for the local wildlife and for the reindeer and people living there. It’s not just forests and carbon sinks that are eliminated, but also the history, future and traditions of the Sami people. 3/7
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9 Apr
Of course I would love to attend the Glasgow #COP26
But not unless everyone can take part on the same terms. Right now many countries are vaccinating healthy young people, often at the expense of risk groups and front line workers (mainly from global south, as usual...).
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Inequality and climate injustice is already the heart of the climate crisis. If people can’t be vaccinated and travel to be represented equally that’s undemocratic and would worsen the problem.
Vaccine nationalism won’t solve the pandemic. Global problems need global solutions.->
But if current trends continue and the #cop26 has to be delayed that doesn’t mean we have to delay the urgent action required.
We don’t have to wait for conferences nor anyone or anything else to dramatically start reducing our emissions. Solidarity and action can start today.
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2 Apr
Today is #AutismAwarenessDay. At the age of 12 I was diagnosed with Asperger, a form of autism. At that time I had no idea what it meant. When I and my parents told people I was autistic, they always reacted with shock since I didn’t fit into the stereotype of autistic people.1/7
Today, so many (especially girls) remain undiagnosed. The reasons for that are often lack of awareness, prejudices and the fact that many still see autism as a “disease” or something that has to hold you back. 2/7
That more people are diagnosed with autism etc isn’t because there is an “inflation” in diagnoses but since awareness is increasing and many highly sensitive people experience stress related problems in modern society which gives them reason to suspect they’re on the spectrum.3/7
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19 Mar
What a day! Today we striked (online or physically in small numbers) in 1068 places in 68 countries!
Soon we’ll be back on the streets again.

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Pakistan @FFFbalochistan
Antarctica @AWIs4Future
Germany @FridayForFuture
Sierra Leone @FFF_SierraLeone
Italy @fffitalia
Japan @FridaysJapan
Mexico @fffmex
Turkey @FridaysTurkey
Uganda @Fridays4FutureU
Philippines @YACAPhilippines
Lebanon @fridays4leb
Russia @FFFRussia
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17 Jul 20
School strike week 100!
100 weeks ago I never would have believed that I’d still be doing this today...

Since then, a lot has happened. Many millions have taken to the streets to continue the decades-long and never-ending fight for climate- and environmental justice. 1/4 ImageImageImageImage
But since then, the world has also emitted over 80Gt of CO2.
We have lost yet another 2 crucial years to inaction, and the climate- and ecological crisis has still never once been treated as a crisis. The changes and level of awareness needed are still nowhere in sight. 2/4
These are historical times, what we do or don’t do right now will define the rest of our lives as well as the lives of our children and grandchildren. So spend your time wisely. 3/4
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27 May 20
On Saturday @uniper_energy and Finnish state owned @Fortum will open a brand new coal power plant #Datteln4 in Germany.
Those in power clearly lied when they said they cared about their children’s future.
If you needed proof that their words and promises were empty, this is it.
”Uniper is threatening to sue the Dutch government over a plan to phase out coal power by 2030”.

The honourable quest of Uniper and their owner Fortum continues...
climatechangenews.com/2020/05/21/uni…
In Sweden @FortumSverige is running a huge “green” campaign saying that “The future is already here”, and that they ”have decided to take care of the future”.

This takes #greenwashing to a whole new dimension.
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