Jess Beagley

👏 The world's highest court has ruled that states have legal duties to act on climate change and that inaction violates human rights.

A huge victory for the planet, for the future, and led by the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change.

#ClimateICJAO #ClimateJustice

"Who pays the price for climate destruction around the globe?
Not the fossil fuel industry pocketing profits and taxpayer subsidies as their products wreak havoc.
Everyday people suffer, with their lives and livelihoods," says UN SG Antonio Guterres
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careers.unu.edu/o/policy-res... @unu-iigh.bsky.social . Policy Research Associate Programme is geared towards individuals in early part of their career and designed to provide an opportunity for experience in applied policy research and international policy-making, Deadline applications 19 January.

U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace.

A lesson we never seem to learn: you can't cut emissions just by building out renewables. You also have to stop burning fossil fuels. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/c...

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#Botswana submitted its updated 2030 #NDC:

▶️ Kudos 👏 for updating the 2030 climate target! NDCs collectively fall dramatically short for this decade
▶️ The NDC clearly shows the central role of climate #finance and in particular more #energy finance

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"A betrayal"
"A shameful, moral failure"

Just some of the reflections on #COP29.

But how do we move forward? How do we protect public and planetary health?

@jessbeagley.bsky.social, Policy Lead at @gchalliance.bsky.social, explains:

We often conflate “addressing false information” with “arguing with dismissives.”

But as I often say, even an angel from God with brand new stone tablets saying “global warming is real” wouldn’t sway the 10% who are dismissive.

For the other 90%, though, debunking myths is key to unlocking action!

The Lancet Countdown's first assessment of climate change and health in SIDS is now out! Showing the disproportionate impact of climate change in small island states, who have contributed minimally to this crisis.

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Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries.

Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel - BBC News

Nations fail to deliver U.N. treaty on cleaning up plastic pollution Delegates from close to 200 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

Stemming plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions require a plastics treaty that limits plastic production; fossil fuel and other interests were opposed and talks collapsed for now. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.

"The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter."
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‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’ No organ system is spared from the effects of air pollution, and more Indians are getting lung cancer because of it, thoracic surgeon Arvind Kumar tells us in this interview

‘India Could See An Epidemic Of Lung Cancer From Air Pollution’ www.indiaspend.com/indiaspend-i... @gchalliance.bsky.social @jessbeagley.bsky.social

It’s exhausting to hear reporters lazily referencing the “unpopular carbon tax” while giving up on informing us that the reason it’s “unpopular” is the successful conservative misinformation campaign ignoring that it’s better than price neutral for people & is a bare minimum tool for climate action.

Thanks so much for the shout out from your very well established deck @sarahwhitmee.bsky.social, I'm way behind the curve! Much admiration to you always.

First post and three emotions, off the back of COP29: Betrayal at the failure of developed countries to deliver finance for humankind, rage at the influence of the fossil fuel industry in climate decision-making, and determination to continue as part of our movement for people + planet over profit.