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vivir sabroso
Jun 13, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
Update: After the previous meeting, the facilitators produced this draft decision: unfccc.int/sites/default/…

We came back together yesterday afternoon, and it was NOT pretty or encouraging. Apparently the concept of a Just Transition is objectionable to some Parties at #SB58 The US, UK, Australia, and Japan all took the floor in quick succession to brashly insist on a few points which are inaccurate (e.g. that the mandate of the work programme is severely restricted, when in fact it is to discuss pathways for achieving the goals of Paris)
Feb 7, 2023 15 tweets 5 min read
🔥 As more people realise that the climate crisis is worse than predicted, some will turn to tech to save us. "Carbon Dioxide Removals" (CDR) in particular are being pushed as a solution. Here's why that would be a catastrophic mistake for #ClimateJustice atmos.earth/carbon-dioxide… 💸 In reality, CDR is a providing lifeline for the fossil fuel industry. Pollute now, clean up later! Which is also how the US justifies increasing fossil fuel production - they are simultaneously investing billions in CDR. corporateeurope.org/en/DeadlyClima…
Nov 18, 2022 16 tweets 8 min read
Endgame time at #COP27 when all the dirty tricks come out. An omen: conference logistics have been extended through Sunday night. And the major expected deliverable, #LossAndDamageFinance, is going to blow the whole thing up… 🧵

cnbc.com/2022/11/04/cop… The response from the global north has been to try and fob off the united global south demand for loss & damage finance, with some bullshit called the "Global Shield"
Nov 15, 2022 23 tweets 12 min read
If the circus of #COP27 has you feeling🤯, you're not alone: it's a total information and sensory overload. And if you do make it past the World Climate Fair into the negotiating rooms, complete gibberish. So what's going on? Abro 🧵... #COP27 is supposed to be an “implementation COP” moving from pledges (COP26 was a “COP by press release”) to concrete action on key topics:
💰a new global goal for finance
💸 funding for "loss & damage"
💶 doubling finance for adaptation
📉 reducing emissions