Thread by @Tzeporah

Historic. And insufficient. That is the dilemma of climate era. We are so stuck in our current systems & so heavily influenced by incumbents who stand to benefit from status quo that even the qualified acknowledgement in text of #COP26 of one fossil fuel, coal feels historic. 🧵

Yet 86% emissions trapped in our atmosphere come from three products coal, oil & gas. Ten years ago 80% of global energy consumption came from those fossil fuels & today? 80%. That’s not because of lack of cheap renewables at scale. It’s because lack of political courage #cop26

#boga is also historic. 11 countries & sub nationals committing to atop expansion of oil and gas and wind down. But in reflection after last two weeks it just seems so sad & absurd that countries announcing they will try & do what science tells us we have to do. #COP26

25 countries committing to stop overseas financing of oil, gas and coal is also historic. But those same wealthy countries continuing to fund and approve new projects at home?! Not only insufficient it’s hypocritical. #COP26

Mention of fossil fuels in the text?! Sadly historic. But again adding the weasel work “inefficient” to subsidies is insufficient. It’s these words & arguments on definitions that have held us back despite a decade of G20 promises. IMF tells us now 11M a minute globally?! #COP26

That’s ordinary peoples money. Over a trillion taxpayer dollars going to big oil and gas and coal companies from our governments to help them stay “competitive” while we simultaneously say “code red for humanity” and every ton of carbon we don’t emit will save lives!? #COP26

As I leave #cop26 I want to remind world leaders & negotiators to remind themselves everyday that every ton of carbon they stop from going into the atmosphere will save lives. And that it’s NOT a transition if they continue to grow the problem. #COP26

Perhaps because of the failure of our governments to include commitment to follow the science by stoping expansion of coal AND oil and gas and the need for a wind down that is managed for equity & Justice the support for @fossiltreaty exploded at #cop26

Feel so lucky to be working with @fossiltreaty growing network & team & to be working on something commensurate with scale of the problem. So inspired by all the youth leaders & MP’s I met who are now working on @fossiltreaty cnn.com/2021/11/11/wor…

Th work of @fossiltreaty is informed by persistence, courage & vision of indigenous leaders from North & South. So honoured @coicaorg @gregoriomirabal @IENearth @tomgoldtooth @Indigenous_ca @ErielTD have joined @fossiltreaty #COP26

Also historic this week was 150 parliamentarians from 31 countries endorsing stopping all expansion of fossil fuels and principles of @fossiltreaty. Led by MPs from global south this initiative is growing everyday. It gives me hope. #COP26

https://twitter.com/fossiltreaty/status/1458440548268838916

Will end this thread with a foundational announcement at #COP26 that is a game changer. @CarbonBubble @GlobalEnergyMon previewing the first ever Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Production & Reserves with @UNEP at a briefing. This will bring accountability & transparency to #COP27

https://twitter.com/fossiltreaty/status/1458852441680756740