Clare Shakya
@clareshakya.bsky.social
GMD, Tackle Climate at TNC
Tackling the finance and delivery challenges for action on climate, nature & people. Innovation & compelling stories to drive climate ambition. Ex IIED. Ex DFID. Mum, wife & hiker of wilderness.
Tackling the finance and delivery challenges for action on climate, nature & people. Innovation & compelling stories to drive climate ambition. Ex IIED. Ex DFID. Mum, wife & hiker of wilderness.
Today we unveiled a tool that changes the game. You can now find exactly what level of investment is needed in blue carbon projects, where the most impactful locations are and the expected financial returns. Don’t take our word for it. See for yourself: nature.org/en-us/newsro...
The Price Isn’t Right: Financing Our Blue Carbon Future
The Nature Conservancy launches first-of-its-kind blue carbon cost tool, realizing a new era of effective market investment.
nature.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today we unveiled a tool that changes the game. You can now find exactly what level of investment is needed in blue carbon projects, where the most impactful locations are and the expected financial returns. Don’t take our word for it. See for yourself: nature.org/en-us/newsro...
This ICJ ruling is one of those magic moments when i am reminded there are still sane grown ups around. @theelders.bsky.social response confirms it.
"The big emitters are on notice". They are liable to litigation if they are not investing in the transition.
"The big emitters are on notice". They are liable to litigation if they are not investing in the transition.
Today, the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, puts big emitters on notice.
Countries are bound by international law to protect people from the impacts of climate change, and governments must ramp up their efforts to transition away from fossil fuels.
Countries are bound by international law to protect people from the impacts of climate change, and governments must ramp up their efforts to transition away from fossil fuels.
July 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This ICJ ruling is one of those magic moments when i am reminded there are still sane grown ups around. @theelders.bsky.social response confirms it.
"The big emitters are on notice". They are liable to litigation if they are not investing in the transition.
"The big emitters are on notice". They are liable to litigation if they are not investing in the transition.
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New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands - IOPscience
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands, Burdun, Iuliia, Myllymäki, Mari, Artz, Rebekka R.E., Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, Jarašius, Leonas, Kull, Ain, Lilleskov, Erik A., McCullough, Kevin, Pakalne, Mara, Pu, Jiabin, Sendzikaite, Jurate, Strazdina, Liga, Rautiainen, Miina
iopscience.iop.org
June 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
New study of where forest restoration delivers greatest climate benefits w few trade-offs
⬇️92% than other estimates, but positive 4 people & nature
🌱 A tool for smart, strategic climate action
🧭 Prioritizes resources for biggest impact
🤝 Considers people, land rights & livelihoods
lnkd.in/eGhcB_Wq
⬇️92% than other estimates, but positive 4 people & nature
🌱 A tool for smart, strategic climate action
🧭 Prioritizes resources for biggest impact
🤝 Considers people, land rights & livelihoods
lnkd.in/eGhcB_Wq
lnkd.in
June 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New study of where forest restoration delivers greatest climate benefits w few trade-offs
⬇️92% than other estimates, but positive 4 people & nature
🌱 A tool for smart, strategic climate action
🧭 Prioritizes resources for biggest impact
🤝 Considers people, land rights & livelihoods
lnkd.in/eGhcB_Wq
⬇️92% than other estimates, but positive 4 people & nature
🌱 A tool for smart, strategic climate action
🧭 Prioritizes resources for biggest impact
🤝 Considers people, land rights & livelihoods
lnkd.in/eGhcB_Wq
A valuable "how to" guide to investors for adaptation in agricultural value chains
The growing investment opportunity in agriculture www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-growing-...
The growing investment opportunity in agriculture www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-growing-...
The growing investment opportunity in agriculture - Climate and Capital Media
Why a financing model for climate adaptation offers meaningful gains
www.climateandcapitalmedia.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A valuable "how to" guide to investors for adaptation in agricultural value chains
The growing investment opportunity in agriculture www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-growing-...
The growing investment opportunity in agriculture www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-growing-...
The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical forest on our planet—yet this critical ecosystem is at risk, and its stewards are often left out of equitable funding models. Communities protecting the Amazon need innovative, equitable funding #AmazonWeek #TFFF www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...
Valuing Standing Forests and Rewarding Nature Stewards in the Amazon
Despite the immense global importance of forests and those who inhabit them, the amount of funding channelled to these areas is limited.
www.nature.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical forest on our planet—yet this critical ecosystem is at risk, and its stewards are often left out of equitable funding models. Communities protecting the Amazon need innovative, equitable funding #AmazonWeek #TFFF www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...
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Europe and North Africa need to prepare for a scorching summer and extreme weather.
The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.
The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.
May 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Europe and North Africa need to prepare for a scorching summer and extreme weather.
The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.
The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.
If political parties act on climate they could attract more young women to vote for them…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
If political parties act on climate they could attract more young women to vote for them…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Exciting innovation underway to tackle the market failure of reducing methane from cattle that the ranchers do not benefit from but we do.
Part of a wider push on tackling methane emissions by TNC with our partners
marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/the-pro...
Part of a wider push on tackling methane emissions by TNC with our partners
marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/the-pro...
The Promise of an Advance Market Commitment to Tackle Methane from Livestock - Market Shaping Accelerator at UChicago
Grazing livestock—especially cattle—are responsible for about 5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, measured by their warming effect over 100 years. Methane may only linger in the atmosphere f...
marketshaping.uchicago.edu
May 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Exciting innovation underway to tackle the market failure of reducing methane from cattle that the ranchers do not benefit from but we do.
Part of a wider push on tackling methane emissions by TNC with our partners
marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/the-pro...
Part of a wider push on tackling methane emissions by TNC with our partners
marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/the-pro...
Good news Friday - China’s emissions declined over more than a year. Is this them passing peak emissions?
Exciting stuff @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Exciting stuff @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions fell ~1.6% in the first quarter and have now been flat or down for more than a year. This is the first time on record that emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand.
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
May 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Good news Friday - China’s emissions declined over more than a year. Is this them passing peak emissions?
Exciting stuff @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Exciting stuff @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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The EV Benefit on Road Trips You Really Can't Talk About - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/05/13/t...
The EV Benefit on Road Trips You Really Can't Talk About - CleanTechnica
Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! When I wrote about the #...
cleantechnica.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The EV Benefit on Road Trips You Really Can't Talk About - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/05/13/t...
Polluters pay for climate action? Just imagine if this bill in the uk could get the support it needs!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MP to launch bill to target superyachts, private jets and fossil fuel producers
Bill would force major polluters to pay into fund for flood defences and home insulation – but has little chance of becoming law
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Polluters pay for climate action? Just imagine if this bill in the uk could get the support it needs!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Pity the poor oil and gas industry. They bet big on electing Trump, and now they are being crushed by his tariffs, his moves to strong- arm OPEC to lower prices, and the chaos. Did someone say something about leopards and faces? 1/
@washingtonpost.com @evanhalper.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com @evanhalper.bsky.social
Trump promised U.S. dominance. Instead, energy companies are faltering.
Oil and gas firms are reeling, and major renewables projects are getting shelved as Trump’s policies rattle energy investors and executives.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Pity the poor oil and gas industry. They bet big on electing Trump, and now they are being crushed by his tariffs, his moves to strong- arm OPEC to lower prices, and the chaos. Did someone say something about leopards and faces? 1/
@washingtonpost.com @evanhalper.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com @evanhalper.bsky.social
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Spoiler: It is mainly natural gas that drives up electricity prices.
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/10/t...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/10/t...
The real driver of Maine’s rising electricity rates | Letter
Natural gas, not renewable energy, is the true culprit.
www.pressherald.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Spoiler: It is mainly natural gas that drives up electricity prices.
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/10/t...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/10/t...
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3. In the absence of human intervention, much of the high ground on Dartmoor would likely be covered by temperate rainforest, to judge by hygrothermal mapping, conducted here by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social’s excellent initiative, The Lost Rainforests of Britain.
map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org
map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org
May 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
3. In the absence of human intervention, much of the high ground on Dartmoor would likely be covered by temperate rainforest, to judge by hygrothermal mapping, conducted here by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social’s excellent initiative, The Lost Rainforests of Britain.
map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org
map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org
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Marginal wells make up only 5% of US oil & gas output but <60% of methane leaks. And yet the government subsidizes them with tax credits, so 1 in 10 Americans live in a county with 1,000+ marginal wells. @sejorg.bsky.social @rockymtninst.bsky.social rmi.org/marginal-wel...
Marginal Wells 101: What are they, where are they, and why do we need to assess them? - RMI
Low-producing oil and gas wells need targeted measurement, greater transparency, and stricter oversight.
rmi.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Marginal wells make up only 5% of US oil & gas output but <60% of methane leaks. And yet the government subsidizes them with tax credits, so 1 in 10 Americans live in a county with 1,000+ marginal wells. @sejorg.bsky.social @rockymtninst.bsky.social rmi.org/marginal-wel...
Any laws - or interpretation of laws - that lead society to require genital police for bathrooms or anywhere else does seem weird.
Good point well made.
Good point well made.
April 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Any laws - or interpretation of laws - that lead society to require genital police for bathrooms or anywhere else does seem weird.
Good point well made.
Good point well made.
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"The possible elimination of the lab, called GFDL, in concert with potential cuts to other NOAA operations, threatens irreparable harm not only to global understanding of climate change and long-range scenarios for the planet but to the country’s safety, competitiveness and national security."
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"The possible elimination of the lab, called GFDL, in concert with potential cuts to other NOAA operations, threatens irreparable harm not only to global understanding of climate change and long-range scenarios for the planet but to the country’s safety, competitiveness and national security."
Silver linings - UK & EUR remain committed to RE as a route to energy security
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain will accelerate push to net zero, Starmer tells energy summit
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Silver linings - UK & EUR remain committed to RE as a route to energy security
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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and in Texas it is becoming very costly to insure your home bc of climate change
'Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore.'
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
'Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore.'
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
April 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
and in Texas it is becoming very costly to insure your home bc of climate change
'Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore.'
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
'Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore.'
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change
buff.ly
April 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority
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Preparing a talk + I'm struck again by this adaptation strategies by Voelz et al., 2024.
I think as ice sheet scientists we are sometimes too caught up in processes. Smart engineers + social scientists FTW
#SeaLevelRise @h2020protect.bsky.social
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
I think as ice sheet scientists we are sometimes too caught up in processes. Smart engineers + social scientists FTW
#SeaLevelRise @h2020protect.bsky.social
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
April 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Preparing a talk + I'm struck again by this adaptation strategies by Voelz et al., 2024.
I think as ice sheet scientists we are sometimes too caught up in processes. Smart engineers + social scientists FTW
#SeaLevelRise @h2020protect.bsky.social
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
I think as ice sheet scientists we are sometimes too caught up in processes. Smart engineers + social scientists FTW
#SeaLevelRise @h2020protect.bsky.social
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...