@SarahOBrien
 Brussels, Belgium
Joined September 2008
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Jan Rosenow@janrosenow8 Jul 2023
Pretty shocking: Fossil fuel consumption subsidies rose to a record of over $1 trillion in 2022 amid the global energy crisis says @IEA. iea.org/commentaries/the-glo…
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UNHCR is urging countries in the region to immediately rescue and safely disembark a group of #Rohingya refugees in distress, reported to be drifting in a non-seaworthy vessel in the Andaman Sea for weeks. unhcr.org/asia/news/press/20…
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The EU needs to jointly commit to reducing gas demand to overcome the #energycrisis and agree on proper financing to support it. There is a lot at stake. It’s time to move from managing the problem to fixing it. 🧵 #EUCO 1/10
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Gas is not a transition fuel. Something to think about before tomorrow's #taxonomy vote. #NotMyTaxonomy
Claudia Kemfert
@CKemfert4 Jul 2022
Our new @NatureEnergyJnl publication just came out. The expansion of natural gas infrastructure puts energy transitions at risk; expansion of #NaturalGas infrastructure hinders energy transition towards a renewable energy future @HannaBrauers @braunger_i nature.com/articles/s41560-0…

The expansion of natural gas infrastructure puts energy transitions at risk

Nature Energy - Often presented as a bridge technology to a future zero-carbon energy system, natural gas infrastructure expansion remains hotly debated. Here Kemfert et al. discuss recent research...

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Well done to all those who worked hard to achieve this @WWFEU @transenv @beuc @ECOS_Standard @GreenpeaceEU @Fridays4future #NotMyTaxonomy @BirdLifeEurope
Greenpeace EU@GreenpeaceEU14 Jun 2022
BREAKING: Two key EU Parliament committees voted to block the EU Commission's plan to label fossil gas and nuclear as 'sustainable' investments, which would funnel billions in funding to the polluting technologies -- and to Putin's war machine #EUTaxonomy greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issue…

Taxonomy: Putin and polluters lose key vote in EU Parliament - Greenpeace European Unit

Two key European Parliament committees have voted to cut off a vital flow of cash for Putin’s war machine by rejecting the European Commission’s controversial plan to give fossil gas

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📢For all EU geeks: List of rapporteurs & shadows on the #Fitfor55 Package in ENVI & ITRE Committees👇 → RT if interested to get a PDF version📩 (1/2)
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New @GlobalEnergyMon estimate of the emissions avoided by China's decision to end financing new overseas coal plants - around 200 megatonnes of CO2-e, if it actually gets implemented well. And importantly: if countries choose zero emissions instead of gas usnews.com/news/top-news/art…

China's Overseas Coal Power Retreat Could Wipe Out $50 Billion of Investment

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Actually, there is something we can do #IPCC #ClimateReport
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#IPCC: There is still hope in acting rapidly enough. “If emissions are reduced rapidly and if at the global scale they reach #NetZero around 2050, then the temperature rise would be very close to 1.5°C and would decline by the end of the century.” @valmasdel from the @IPCC
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SarahOBrien retweeted
MSF Access@MSF_access7 Jul 2021
Dear @Roche, Excessive prices & your monopoly on the #COVID19 treatment tocilizumab will keep it out of the hands of those who need it most. Drop the price and share the recipe for this lifesaving treatment! msfaccess.org/tocilizumab-se…

Tocilizumab, second drug ever recommended by WHO for COVID-19, will remain unaffordable and...

Swiss pharmaceutical corporation Roche must urgently share know-how and technology with broad range of manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries to scale up production and access.

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SarahOBrien retweeted
Unearthed@UE30 Jun 2021
REVEALED: How Exxon held back climate action for decades, and is still doing it today. We went undercover with Exxon’s lobbyists to expose the truth. Watch and share.
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This is not normal.
Climate Signals@ClimateSignals28 Jun 2021
Jacobabad's mixture of heat and humidity has made it one of only two places to have officially passed a threshold hotter than the human body can withstand. Researchers say that at a wet bulb reading of 35C, the body can no longer cool itself by sweating. bit.ly/2TdAgFW

Hotter than the human body can handle: Pakistan city broils in world’s highest temperatures

Experts fear Jacobabad's extreme heat and humidity may worsen with climate change – and that other cities may join the club

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Scott Duncan@ScottDuncanWX27 Jun 2021
All-time heat records getting smashed before noon. Hotter tomorrow. Hotter the day after... I can't believe what I am seeing. The US Pacific Northwest and BC Canada is at the epicentre of one of the most outrageous heatwaves in history.
All-time heat records getting smashed before noon. Hotter tomorrow. Hotter the day after... I can't believe what I am seeing. The US Pacific Northwest and BC Canada is at the epicentre of one of the most outrageous heatwaves in history.
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So: Facebook's nuclear-option has really badly distracted from something really serious and significant. Google has entered into an agreement to *pay cash* to spread Infowars-grade misinformation about climate and energy. My post -> reneweconomy.com.au/googles-… And a quick 🧵...

Google's Sky News Australia team-up will make it a climate misinformation powerhouse

It's been the busiest week for renewable energy misinformers in recent years. Google's new partnership with Sky News is going to supercharge the problem.

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The report that has been my life for months now finally came out today, and it has heaps of useful info. I've been working in the space for years, and even I was shocked some the things I found. I'm going to step through some bits I think will help others in threads.👇
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This kind of madness shouldn’t be surprising given Australia has literally no climate plan for the transport sector, but wow... thedriven.io/2020/11/21/sham…
And cue the pardoning frenzy...
Molly O'Toole@mollymotoole6 Nov 2020
“The President has survived one impeachment, twenty-six accusations of sexual misconduct, and an estimated four thousand lawsuits. That run of good luck may well end, perhaps brutally, if Joe Biden wins.” Trump Can’t Afford to Lose bit.ly/3l4FAEh @JaneMayerNYer of course
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Pretty hard to overlook the significance of the recently announced Chineses, Japanese and South Korean net zero targets. These are three of the biggest importers of Australian fossil fuels. Check out the numbers, though! 👇
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