Climate impacts fall hardest on minorities and women; climate justice begins with recognising that. When 92 countries at COP30 reaffirm their commitment to human rights and gender-responsive climate policy, they reinforce the foundation of effective climate action. (1/4)

Breaking: Canada just got its first fossil of the day in over a decade at #COP30 for backtracking on climate policy and announcing new fossil fuel projects in the midst of the climate talks. The world is noticing Canada’s retreat from climate ambition.

Classic Canada to announce a new fossil fuel project in the midst of the UN climate talks while “affirming” that it’s still “committed” to climate targets it’s not going to meet because of said fossil projects.Gotta laugh to keep from crying at this point

The question of where #COP31 is hosted is secondary to what it delivers. What matters most is real progress on climate ambition, finance & implementation - especially for the energy transition. 1/3

Türkiye and Australia are battling to host next year's climate talks here at #COP30, but their plans for accelerating action are MIA from their pitches! In @ClimateHome, I argue climate credentials should be the basis for deciding who hosts #COP31 https://t.co/yhr52Q7SV7

Oil and gas proponents are celebrating this misleading @globeandmail headline. That tells me all I need to know about about its implications for Canadian climate policy. Here's what the @ClimateInstit’s latest report is actually about. #cdnpoli https://t.co/0FPXzphiuo

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@antonioguterres That’s a wrap! I leave you with this from @antonioguterres “The fossil fuel age is failing. We are in a new energy era where cheap,clean,abundant energy powers a world rich in economic opportunity. But it won’t happen on its own. Not fast enough. Not fair enough. It is up to us.”

@antonioguterres 6. Unleash the full force of finance & drive investment to where it’s needed. This is a big one! Reform the global financial architecture, address debt, enhance equity financing A more than fivefold increase in annual clean energy investment needed in emerging economies by 2030

@antonioguterres 5. Use trade & investments to supercharge the transition. -cut tariffs on clean energy -unlock investment with South-South cooperatio -modernize investment treaties, starting with Investor-State Dispute provisions, which fossil fuel interests weaponize to delay the transition

@antonioguterres 4. Invest in just transitions. Equity, social protection, education & training for workers. Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, women, young people. These are the principles that must lead the transition. It’s a big year for just transition! Learn more:

3. Satisfy growing demand with clean energy. More communities are getting access to the energy. But it’s the data centres that are generating a lot of demand growth Today, @antonioguterres called on every major tech firm to power all data centres with 100% renewables by 2030.

2. Build the energy systems of the 21st century. For every dollar spent on renewables, just 60 cents goes to grids and storage. These investments need to be on par to build the infrastructure of the future.

1. Use national climate plans to go all out on energy transition. Countries new climate plans under the Paris climate treaty are due this year. These plans need to build roadmaps for countries to accelerate their transition from fossil fuels to renewable.

So here’s the Secretary-General’s six point plan for the movers and shakers in this audience to double down on clean energy and make the transition faster and fairer:

Meanwhile, 80% of this good good renewable energy growth has happened in OECD countries + China, 10% in Brazil & India, leaving only 10% for the rest Africa has some of the best RE potential and the greatest energy access needs in the world yet has only seen 1.5% of this growth.

Fossil fuels are being subsidized by more and more public money while investments shift to renewables and fossil elites convince governments to throw good money after bad. Consumption subsidies for coal, oil & gas have a 9 to 1 advantage over subsidies to affordable clean energy.

BUT. There’s a big but. Well, a couple. The transition away from fossil fuels to renewables isn’t fast enough, and it isn’t fair enough. Fossil fuel elites are buying politicians to maintain business as usual (he said it more tactfully), and RE isn’t reaching all who need it.

Some countries are saving a bunch of money with clean energy. Why? Because it reduces their reliance on expensive volatile fossil fuel markets. Gas prices increased 5x in the UK in 2022 alone!

Some countries are making a bunch of money from clean energy. GDP growth from renewables in 2023: 🇮🇳 India - 5%! 🇺🇸US - 6%!! 🇨🇳China - 20%!!! 🇪🇺EU - 33%!!!! (Side note: so depressing not to see 🇨🇦Canada on this list given our wealth of renewables resources) #cdnpoli