folks, i need your help amplifying it. this is our friend and our icon and our inspiration. maksym butkevych is the most prominent human rights defender in ukraine. he is kidnapped by russia. #FreeMaksymButkevych

SAVE THE DATE: Join us for a debate on European populism and the election in Vienna on 13 October at the Bosch Almumni Network - with @diseridora @NinaHoraczek @JaMoEberl @AndreaBrunner2 @emilyrs @riedmueller More details & registration:

100 economists--including some of the most famous on earth--call for dismantling the carbon economy as a crucial step towards rebuilding the planet. Investing in oil and gas is 'fundamentally incompatible with a stable future.' https://t.co/Jv0l7jBS0z

Read AND watch our story on Barcelona's bike lane revolution. With 💙 images by @MContrerasColl

One aspect of climate change that's not widely understood: the choice is global net-zero emissions or perpetually rising temps. We can mobilize & stay at 1.5° or delay & stay at 3-4°, but if we want to stabilize at *any* temp, gotta get to net-zero. Not if, just when.

A #ShowYourStripes based animation depicting how climate around the world has evolved during the last 120 years when presented in the style of @ed_hawkins climate stripes. https://t.co/et65t1Ph3v

Stop what you’re doing & listen to the final 3 minutes of today’s @nprpolitics podcast. A powerful moving end to this painful week. TY @scottdetrow @asmamk & @ayesharascoe for your work. We need to listen to the pain.

The argument is simple: use recovery investment "not to restore the old world but to help create the new one." Will coronavirus halt or accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy?

Well, turns out that Renewable Energy is super resilient

Shutting down the entire global economy will produce about a 5% drop in GHG emissions. To hit the UN target of limiting temp rise to 1.5°C, global emissions would have to fall 7.6%. Every year. For decades.

In coronavirus lockdown, nature bounces back – but for how long? That depends on the political pressure we put on our leaders. So far the biggest environmental change is in our perception of what is possible. https://t.co/WhyS0RTQwA By me.

As the economic slow-down due to the coronavirus pandemic shutters industry, air pollution and carbon emissions are dropping. A lot of people have asked what this means for carbon emissions and climate change. Here is a short explainer. (thread)

An action plan to push industry #emissions down from 33% of global GHGs in 2014 to #netzero by 2070: “We don’t need any fantastical new ideas for things that don’t exist at all today" - @jeffrissman (via @JustinGerdes)

“Holding warming to 2 C can limit the negative impact to one percent of global GDP per capita by 2100. But runaway climate change would crater that GDP figure by seven percent worldwide, and by 10.5 percent in the United States.”

Smart piece by @GernotWagner: as public health and economics are no dichotomy, so does cutting CO₂ emissions protect lives and livelihoods alike.

While COVID-19 is playing out more quickly than the effects of global warming, the principle is the same: if you wait until you can see the impact, it is too late to stop it.

A good summary of #COVID19, the economy, climate, & energy, and some optimistic takes on how we may become stronger out of this crisis, by @MLiebreich https://t.co/5wL5sf8PVO

„Instead of spending it (colossal sums) on the vested interests and their stranded assets, they should look to the future and start rebuilding our economies to be energy efficient and powered by sustainable renewable energy.“

If We’re Bailing Out Corporations, They Should Bail Out the Planet

A common question I'm getting these days is, what does #COVID19 or #coronavirus have to do with climate change? The short answer is, very little; but the long answer is, everything is related. This thread explains ...