The floods in Bangladesh are continuing to worsen. Please amplify
https://twitter.com/FFFMAPA/status/1539504723094552580?t=mX1TRHBLFI0osrpNrrPQ3Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/FFF_Bangladesh/status/1539512233583345665
https://twitter.com/FFFMAPA/status/1539504723094552580?t=mX1TRHBLFI0osrpNrrPQ3Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/FFF_Bangladesh/status/1539512233583345665
Twitter
The ongoing flood in Bangladesh has so far claimed at least 36 lives in affected areas across the country. Of them,17 people drowned in floodwater while 12 were struck by lightning in the last four days until 20 June, according to health authorities.
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⚡️SAVE THE DATE : Join the Marsh drop EACOP social media action Tuesday June 28 ⚡️
What: The #StopEACOP campaign, Insure Our Future campaign and FFF Uganda are organising a digital action demanding that global insurance broker Marsh drop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
📆 When: Tuesday June 28 (If you can’t participate on June 28th, please join the action until July 1st ideally)
Why now: Pressure is building within Marsh. More than 100 employees of Marsh McLennan, Marsh’s parent company, signed a letter urging the company not to broker insurance for EACOP, saying the project would have “disastrous consequences” for the climate*.
On June 30, Marsh will have an internal leadership event on sustainability, during which employees are prepared to ask about the company’s decision to support EACOP.
Now is a key moment to put international pressure on Marsh to ask them to drop EACOP. There is precedent for Marsh walking away from projects and now is the time for them to walk away from EACOP.
To achieve this, we need to increase public pressure on them and we need you to take action with us.
Background: A recent investigation* revealed that Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker, is responsible for finding insurers for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
All fossil fuel projects such as EACOP need insurance to move forward. Without insurers willing to cover the risks of EACOP, the developers will likely struggle to raise the funds they need from banks and investors. Already, 20 banks have committed not to fund EACOP.
EACOP will need multiple layers of insurance for the construction phase to move forward, but Total/CNOOC, the pipeline constructors, haven’t found insurers willing to cover it yet. Thanks to the #StopEACOP and Insure Our Future campaign efforts, 8 insurers have committed not to support EACOP. As the broker, Marsh will be in charge of approaching insurers and convincing them to underwrite EACOP.
👊How to participate:
✔️Join the action on Tuesday June 28. Take a selfie photo with your sign saying “Marsh, drop EACOP”. On the bottom corner of your sign add in parenthesis the name of the country you are taking action from. Post your solidarity action selfie on social media channels (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) using #MarshdropEACOP. All the details & key messages will be in this toolkit* that you can access on Monday.
✔️Share the invitation to participate in this digital action with your network and friends. The more participation, the bigger the impact.
✔️Send Marsh an email asking them to drop EACOP (the email tool will be in the toolkit).
📆SAVE THE DATE and join us next Tuesday. It takes no more than 15 minutes.
💚Please share this call to action with as many people and networks as you can. Stand in solidarity with people on the frontlines fighting EACOP and demanding climate justice. Join us next week.
*https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-05-19/insurance-giant-marsh-signs-on-for-environmentally-disastrous-pipeline-project?token=pAM1H41nRsrJGvneDuoBvz-_GdKkTQGs
*https://www.ft.com/content/597a2b01-fb54-4fd3-b326-dadf52dc250a
*Toolkit link (accessible on Monday) https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#heading=h.d0rgx1cd3l
What: The #StopEACOP campaign, Insure Our Future campaign and FFF Uganda are organising a digital action demanding that global insurance broker Marsh drop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
📆 When: Tuesday June 28 (If you can’t participate on June 28th, please join the action until July 1st ideally)
Why now: Pressure is building within Marsh. More than 100 employees of Marsh McLennan, Marsh’s parent company, signed a letter urging the company not to broker insurance for EACOP, saying the project would have “disastrous consequences” for the climate*.
On June 30, Marsh will have an internal leadership event on sustainability, during which employees are prepared to ask about the company’s decision to support EACOP.
Now is a key moment to put international pressure on Marsh to ask them to drop EACOP. There is precedent for Marsh walking away from projects and now is the time for them to walk away from EACOP.
To achieve this, we need to increase public pressure on them and we need you to take action with us.
Background: A recent investigation* revealed that Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker, is responsible for finding insurers for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
All fossil fuel projects such as EACOP need insurance to move forward. Without insurers willing to cover the risks of EACOP, the developers will likely struggle to raise the funds they need from banks and investors. Already, 20 banks have committed not to fund EACOP.
EACOP will need multiple layers of insurance for the construction phase to move forward, but Total/CNOOC, the pipeline constructors, haven’t found insurers willing to cover it yet. Thanks to the #StopEACOP and Insure Our Future campaign efforts, 8 insurers have committed not to support EACOP. As the broker, Marsh will be in charge of approaching insurers and convincing them to underwrite EACOP.
👊How to participate:
✔️Join the action on Tuesday June 28. Take a selfie photo with your sign saying “Marsh, drop EACOP”. On the bottom corner of your sign add in parenthesis the name of the country you are taking action from. Post your solidarity action selfie on social media channels (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) using #MarshdropEACOP. All the details & key messages will be in this toolkit* that you can access on Monday.
✔️Share the invitation to participate in this digital action with your network and friends. The more participation, the bigger the impact.
✔️Send Marsh an email asking them to drop EACOP (the email tool will be in the toolkit).
📆SAVE THE DATE and join us next Tuesday. It takes no more than 15 minutes.
💚Please share this call to action with as many people and networks as you can. Stand in solidarity with people on the frontlines fighting EACOP and demanding climate justice. Join us next week.
*https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-05-19/insurance-giant-marsh-signs-on-for-environmentally-disastrous-pipeline-project?token=pAM1H41nRsrJGvneDuoBvz-_GdKkTQGs
*https://www.ft.com/content/597a2b01-fb54-4fd3-b326-dadf52dc250a
*Toolkit link (accessible on Monday) https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#heading=h.d0rgx1cd3l
TBIJ
Insurance giant Marsh signs on for environmentally disastrous…
Company defies its employees to broker project that will generate 33 million tons of carbon emissions each year
⚡️SAVE THE DATE : Join the Marsh drop EACOP social media action TODAY June 28 ⚡️
What: The #StopEACOP campaign, Insure Our Future campaign and FFF Uganda are organising a digital action demanding that global insurance broker Marsh drop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
📆 When: TODAY June 28 (If you can’t participate on June 28th, please join the action until July 1st ideally)
Why now: Pressure is building within Marsh. More than 100 employees of Marsh McLennan, Marsh’s parent company, signed a letter urging the company not to broker insurance for EACOP, saying the project would have “disastrous consequences” for the climate*.
On June 30, Marsh will have an internal leadership event on sustainability, during which employees are prepared to ask about the company’s decision to support EACOP.
Now is a key moment to put international pressure on Marsh to ask them to drop EACOP. There is precedent for Marsh walking away from projects and now is the time for them to walk away from EACOP.
To achieve this, we need to increase public pressure on them and we need you to take action with us.
Background: A recent investigation* revealed that Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker, is responsible for finding insurers for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
All fossil fuel projects such as EACOP need insurance to move forward. Without insurers willing to cover the risks of EACOP, the developers will likely struggle to raise the funds they need from banks and investors. Already, 20 banks have committed not to fund EACOP.
EACOP will need multiple layers of insurance for the construction phase to move forward, but Total/CNOOC, the pipeline constructors, haven’t found insurers willing to cover it yet. Thanks to the #StopEACOP and Insure Our Future campaign efforts, 8 insurers have committed not to support EACOP. As the broker, Marsh will be in charge of approaching insurers and convincing them to underwrite EACOP.
👊How to participate:
✔️Join the action on TODAY June 28. Take a selfie photo with your sign saying “Marsh, drop EACOP”. On the bottom corner of your sign add in parenthesis the name of the country you are taking action from. Post your solidarity action selfie on social media channels (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) using #MarshdropEACOP. All the details & key messages will be in this toolkit* that you can access on Monday.
✔️Share the invitation to participate in this digital action with your network and friends. The more participation, the bigger the impact.
✔️Send Marsh an email asking them to drop EACOP (the email tool will be in the toolkit).
📆SAVE THE DATE and join us next Tuesday. It takes no more than 15 minutes.
💚Please share this call to action with as many people and networks as you can. Stand in solidarity with people on the frontlines fighting EACOP and demanding climate justice. Join us next week.
*https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-05-19/insurance-giant-marsh-signs-on-for-environmentally-disastrous-pipeline-project?token=pAM1H41nRsrJGvneDuoBvz-_GdKkTQGs
*https://www.ft.com/content/597a2b01-fb54-4fd3-b326-dadf52dc250a
*Toolkit link (accessible on Monday) https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#heading=h.d0rgx1cd3l
What: The #StopEACOP campaign, Insure Our Future campaign and FFF Uganda are organising a digital action demanding that global insurance broker Marsh drop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
📆 When: TODAY June 28 (If you can’t participate on June 28th, please join the action until July 1st ideally)
Why now: Pressure is building within Marsh. More than 100 employees of Marsh McLennan, Marsh’s parent company, signed a letter urging the company not to broker insurance for EACOP, saying the project would have “disastrous consequences” for the climate*.
On June 30, Marsh will have an internal leadership event on sustainability, during which employees are prepared to ask about the company’s decision to support EACOP.
Now is a key moment to put international pressure on Marsh to ask them to drop EACOP. There is precedent for Marsh walking away from projects and now is the time for them to walk away from EACOP.
To achieve this, we need to increase public pressure on them and we need you to take action with us.
Background: A recent investigation* revealed that Marsh, the world’s biggest insurance broker, is responsible for finding insurers for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.
All fossil fuel projects such as EACOP need insurance to move forward. Without insurers willing to cover the risks of EACOP, the developers will likely struggle to raise the funds they need from banks and investors. Already, 20 banks have committed not to fund EACOP.
EACOP will need multiple layers of insurance for the construction phase to move forward, but Total/CNOOC, the pipeline constructors, haven’t found insurers willing to cover it yet. Thanks to the #StopEACOP and Insure Our Future campaign efforts, 8 insurers have committed not to support EACOP. As the broker, Marsh will be in charge of approaching insurers and convincing them to underwrite EACOP.
👊How to participate:
✔️Join the action on TODAY June 28. Take a selfie photo with your sign saying “Marsh, drop EACOP”. On the bottom corner of your sign add in parenthesis the name of the country you are taking action from. Post your solidarity action selfie on social media channels (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) using #MarshdropEACOP. All the details & key messages will be in this toolkit* that you can access on Monday.
✔️Share the invitation to participate in this digital action with your network and friends. The more participation, the bigger the impact.
✔️Send Marsh an email asking them to drop EACOP (the email tool will be in the toolkit).
📆SAVE THE DATE and join us next Tuesday. It takes no more than 15 minutes.
💚Please share this call to action with as many people and networks as you can. Stand in solidarity with people on the frontlines fighting EACOP and demanding climate justice. Join us next week.
*https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-05-19/insurance-giant-marsh-signs-on-for-environmentally-disastrous-pipeline-project?token=pAM1H41nRsrJGvneDuoBvz-_GdKkTQGs
*https://www.ft.com/content/597a2b01-fb54-4fd3-b326-dadf52dc250a
*Toolkit link (accessible on Monday) https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#heading=h.d0rgx1cd3l
TBIJ
Insurance giant Marsh signs on for environmentally disastrous…
Company defies its employees to broker project that will generate 33 million tons of carbon emissions each year
Guys, let's join the EACOP action today.
Take a picture like this and see on social media with hashtags #MarshDropEACOP #StopEACOP
Let's support each other, join in the action.
Below is the link to the toolkit for draft tweets.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#
Take a picture like this and see on social media with hashtags #MarshDropEACOP #StopEACOP
Let's support each other, join in the action.
Below is the link to the toolkit for draft tweets.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19UGV4rSbqToryyR7gdI0beedOQfQfziFc4RJNrytr2M/edit#
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URGENT: twitterstorm now against AXA Insurance for investing almost $1bn into Israeli banks directly affiliated with the construction of illegal settlements… and now whitewashing itself by sponsoring the most prestigious art fair in the world! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHiNiX53tK4KYCuy0Qkrf-5Ac7Pbyf0icv-iGsNRWD4/edit
Google Docs
TEFAF/AXA - social media toolkit 30/06
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Climate crisis is here and people are suffering from it's impacts on daily basis. We are still on streets to demand urgent Climate action. Here is the list of Climate strikes today to amplify. We are stronger together✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻✊🏼
For more , check out
#SchoolStrikeForClimate
#FridaysForFuture
https://twitter.com/tulyamuhweza/status/1542744200181055491?t=Pp-IMI1s5JUlZ_lfcOUi2Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/Joshomonukk/status/1542800096739426304?t=ZUdzI0TKCtgHy5jbXc_DlA&s=19
https://twitter.com/SirSaadN/status/1542742303374196736?t=DM8qMjqPGYvmYo4yPB8mXg&s=19
https://twitter.com/hawanatu_brima/status/1542822013152231424?t=5CezQLqWyn8a1Z8Q0n_YGA&s=19
https://twitter.com/HarunanySumaiya/status/1542741630981230595?t=-SS-Mdrpv1WpCrl9Mk30DQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/MissKwaji/status/1542797472162058240?t=HRUzEsI84qUZyRr6sFACuw&s=19
https://twitter.com/auber_fichess/status/1542796662296436736?t=5JtYeHdmk2tb-1Qrlh4DGg&s=19
https://twitter.com/RakshInd/status/1542740859036131328?t=9_dT7lZRoYZDrai4I_oeJA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Thisischero/status/1542763556252405762?t=TeAsTgL5MoJOUm9RUFWzLQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/Guillaume0905Kl/status/1542759676890255364?t=MmqqLv14Kak6cvC9oHtk_g&s=19
https://twitter.com/Zipat_YN/status/1542781945020837888?t=fm3zY37kiM6IRU6M_8l0eQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/Sarahhh_lndian/status/1542744641593696256?t=h-ts8bInJgtEXRfPLbriTw&s=19
https://twitter.com/AtlasSarrafoglu/status/1542800998372151296?t=nMmsx9v322NlLcqavAz8tw&s=19
https://twitter.com/AllanKakumba1/status/1542486597626642433?t=Sc4-3Zevr_CrPA8rs60hBg&s=19
https://twitter.com/NakabuyeHildaF/status/1542773149959323649?t=WfOxLAt9NDyJ2KQvrad3-g&s=19
https://twitter.com/christroi10/status/1542580828961529857?t=Pr7WFlXPG6MolR4gRcSz-Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/stopEACOP/status/1542783368026329093?t=0M9mI8XxOx22HpP1nxpldA&s=19
https://twitter.com/MoElHajji/status/1542784410071842816?t=Cjjix2yVQ8nioO-6QHYxog&s=19
https://twitter.com/joan_kem/status/1542217515257970688?t=Lv0pbvgCQxLJ5byUfKt-SQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/NayonSorkarBD/status/1542754867130707968?t=e60unf-z8-k5cREga1T0cA&s=19
For more , check out
#SchoolStrikeForClimate
#FridaysForFuture
https://twitter.com/tulyamuhweza/status/1542744200181055491?t=Pp-IMI1s5JUlZ_lfcOUi2Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/Joshomonukk/status/1542800096739426304?t=ZUdzI0TKCtgHy5jbXc_DlA&s=19
https://twitter.com/SirSaadN/status/1542742303374196736?t=DM8qMjqPGYvmYo4yPB8mXg&s=19
https://twitter.com/hawanatu_brima/status/1542822013152231424?t=5CezQLqWyn8a1Z8Q0n_YGA&s=19
https://twitter.com/HarunanySumaiya/status/1542741630981230595?t=-SS-Mdrpv1WpCrl9Mk30DQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/MissKwaji/status/1542797472162058240?t=HRUzEsI84qUZyRr6sFACuw&s=19
https://twitter.com/auber_fichess/status/1542796662296436736?t=5JtYeHdmk2tb-1Qrlh4DGg&s=19
https://twitter.com/RakshInd/status/1542740859036131328?t=9_dT7lZRoYZDrai4I_oeJA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Thisischero/status/1542763556252405762?t=TeAsTgL5MoJOUm9RUFWzLQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/Guillaume0905Kl/status/1542759676890255364?t=MmqqLv14Kak6cvC9oHtk_g&s=19
https://twitter.com/Zipat_YN/status/1542781945020837888?t=fm3zY37kiM6IRU6M_8l0eQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/Sarahhh_lndian/status/1542744641593696256?t=h-ts8bInJgtEXRfPLbriTw&s=19
https://twitter.com/AtlasSarrafoglu/status/1542800998372151296?t=nMmsx9v322NlLcqavAz8tw&s=19
https://twitter.com/AllanKakumba1/status/1542486597626642433?t=Sc4-3Zevr_CrPA8rs60hBg&s=19
https://twitter.com/NakabuyeHildaF/status/1542773149959323649?t=WfOxLAt9NDyJ2KQvrad3-g&s=19
https://twitter.com/christroi10/status/1542580828961529857?t=Pr7WFlXPG6MolR4gRcSz-Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/stopEACOP/status/1542783368026329093?t=0M9mI8XxOx22HpP1nxpldA&s=19
https://twitter.com/MoElHajji/status/1542784410071842816?t=Cjjix2yVQ8nioO-6QHYxog&s=19
https://twitter.com/joan_kem/status/1542217515257970688?t=Lv0pbvgCQxLJ5byUfKt-SQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/NayonSorkarBD/status/1542754867130707968?t=e60unf-z8-k5cREga1T0cA&s=19
Twitter
CLIMATE FINANCE NOW 🌍🌍😌 #G7 #COP27 #PeoplevsFossilFuels @Riseupmovt @FFFMAPA
Rural households led by women are spending to reduce risks from flooding, storms; average for all households is up to 15% of their total expenditure
https://www.iied.org/climate-change-costing-rural-women-bangladesh-30-their-outgoings
https://www.iied.org/climate-change-costing-rural-women-bangladesh-30-their-outgoings
International Institute for Environment and Development
Climate change costing rural women in Bangladesh up to 30% of their
Rural households led by women are spending to reduce risks from flooding, storms; average for all households is up to 15% of their total expenditure
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#MAPArecommends
Listen to this 4 part BBC radio documentary Tracing shell's role in Nigeria. It talks about the relationship between Niger delta communities and shell and why we should kick out big oil from our lands.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/w27vqh77
Listen to this 4 part BBC radio documentary Tracing shell's role in Nigeria. It talks about the relationship between Niger delta communities and shell and why we should kick out big oil from our lands.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/w27vqh77
BBC
BBC Sounds - The Compass - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Compass on BBC Sounds
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/venezuela-indigenous-leader-defended-amazon-shot-dead?
the Guardian
Indigenous leader who defended the Amazon shot dead in Venezuela
Virgilio Trujillo Arana, a 38-year-old indigenous Uwottuja man, was shot in the head three times in the city of Puerto Ayacucho
https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2015/11/26/escaping-carbon-slavery-the-view-from-nigeria/
This article was published in 2015 but still relevant to this day.
This article was published in 2015 but still relevant to this day.
New Internationalist
Escaping carbon slavery: the view from Nigeria
The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero takes us on a historical journey, and suggests some ways to shift the international process onto a path toward climate justice.
https://twitter.com/FFF_Indonesia/status/1544201812248473600?t=_jJVboXpvfxhFYpTSISXNA&s=19
Hello everyone! Today in Indonesia, we do strike to one of state owned bank named BNI (National Bank of Indonesia). We demand BNI to stop funding coal companies and follow the other state owned bank to start funding renewable energy companies in Indonesia. If you can sign this petition
https://www.change.org/p/thetimeisnow-bni-president-director-royke-tumilaar-stop-funding-coal-the-cause-of-climate-crisis
It would be very helpful! Thank you!
Hello everyone! Today in Indonesia, we do strike to one of state owned bank named BNI (National Bank of Indonesia). We demand BNI to stop funding coal companies and follow the other state owned bank to start funding renewable energy companies in Indonesia. If you can sign this petition
https://www.change.org/p/thetimeisnow-bni-president-director-royke-tumilaar-stop-funding-coal-the-cause-of-climate-crisis
It would be very helpful! Thank you!
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6 reasons why nuclear energy Is not the way to a green and peaceful world
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/52758/reasons-why-nuclear-energy-not-way-green-and-peaceful-world/
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/52758/reasons-why-nuclear-energy-not-way-green-and-peaceful-world/
Greenpeace International
6 reasons why nuclear energy is not the way to a green and peaceful world - Greenpeace International
With the costs and efficiency of renewable energy solutions improving year on year, and the effects of our rapidly changing climate accelerating across the globe, we need to take an honest look at some of the myths being perpetuated by the nuclear industry…
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Hello everyone! We still need your support to stop BNI (National Bank of Indonesia) from funding coal companies and dropping out Indonesia from the 3rd largest coal exporteur in the world.
Here's the link again!
https://www.change.org/p/thetimeisnow-bni-president-director-royke-tumilaar-stop-funding-coal-the-cause-of-climate-crisis
Thank you for signing! And please do share this to your folks!
Here's the link again!
https://www.change.org/p/thetimeisnow-bni-president-director-royke-tumilaar-stop-funding-coal-the-cause-of-climate-crisis
Thank you for signing! And please do share this to your folks!
Yesterday's decision by the European union to that considered Fossil Gas as ''Green'' sent shock waves across the globe because it happened at a time when countries within the EU are moving to global south countries to extract gas.
Germany's Olaf Scholz for instance is already in discussions with Senegal's Marky sall to sign gas extraction deals.
In Kenya (British Oil company Tullow Oil is set to begin extraction in the next few years)
Huge questions like what does this mean for the communities where this gas will be mined and the transportation lines will pass through?
what does this mean for Africa's ability to shift to renewable energy?
As we reflect on the next steps forward - read this piece by Kenya's Mohammed Adow
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-italy-misguided-investment-in-african-fossil-fuels-by-mohamed-adow-2022-07
Germany's Olaf Scholz for instance is already in discussions with Senegal's Marky sall to sign gas extraction deals.
In Kenya (British Oil company Tullow Oil is set to begin extraction in the next few years)
Huge questions like what does this mean for the communities where this gas will be mined and the transportation lines will pass through?
what does this mean for Africa's ability to shift to renewable energy?
As we reflect on the next steps forward - read this piece by Kenya's Mohammed Adow
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-italy-misguided-investment-in-african-fossil-fuels-by-mohamed-adow-2022-07
Project Syndicate
Africa Is Not Europe’s Gas Station | by Mohamed Adow - Project Syndicate
Mohamed Adow condemns German and Italian efforts to expand fossil-fuel exploration and extraction on the continent.
A piece on pragmatism and realism
People march in the streets demanding the end of fossil fuel energy so that we might head off another mass extinction. The wise, realistic leaders explain that this sort of fairy tale goal is not reasonable. The outcome will be another mass extinction.
People march in the streets demanding stricter gun control, so that they are not shot when they go to school. Moderates in the Senate explain that such bills are not viable, but perhaps there is a small, symbolic compromise to be had somewhere. The outcome will be that more kids are shot in schools.
People march in the streets to ask that some of the money we spend on police be spent instead on social services, so that people in crisis might have someone to call on other than men with guns who take them to jail. Political consultants explain that such ideas poll poorly, and must be rejected with great force. The outcome will be the continuation of the failed attempt to deal with all social problems at gunpoint.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/radical-is-rational
People march in the streets demanding the end of fossil fuel energy so that we might head off another mass extinction. The wise, realistic leaders explain that this sort of fairy tale goal is not reasonable. The outcome will be another mass extinction.
People march in the streets demanding stricter gun control, so that they are not shot when they go to school. Moderates in the Senate explain that such bills are not viable, but perhaps there is a small, symbolic compromise to be had somewhere. The outcome will be that more kids are shot in schools.
People march in the streets to ask that some of the money we spend on police be spent instead on social services, so that people in crisis might have someone to call on other than men with guns who take them to jail. Political consultants explain that such ideas poll poorly, and must be rejected with great force. The outcome will be the continuation of the failed attempt to deal with all social problems at gunpoint.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/radical-is-rational
In These Times
Radical Is Now Rational
When reality changes, only fools don't change with it.