Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD
@ploya.bsky.social
Former science & mitigation lead in the UN Secretary-General's Climate Action Team | Former #ProductionGap report co-lead | 1.5°C • Fossil fuel phase-out • Just Energy Transition | Science • Advocacy • Policy • Diplomacy | #Grist50 | She/her | Views mine
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Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD
@ploya.bsky.social
· Aug 24
🚨 OUT NOW! Our new @science.org study led by @kohrathefog.bsky.social is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of and inequities in outdoor air pollution exposure across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle: extraction ➡️ transport/storage ➡️ refining/processing ➡️ end-use. 🧵
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The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Unpacking some of the science and nuances behind UN Secretary-General António Guterres' recent remarks on 1.5°C and #overshoot in the lead-up to and at #COP30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Unpacking some of the science and nuances behind UN Secretary-General António Guterres' recent remarks on 1.5°C and #overshoot in the lead-up to and at #COP30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
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UNEP’s latest #EmissionsGap Report shows global temperature rise has only slightly fallen, leaving the world on track for escalating climate risks.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges countries to step up now and cut planet-warming emissions: www.unep.org/resources/em...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges countries to step up now and cut planet-warming emissions: www.unep.org/resources/em...
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
UNEP’s latest #EmissionsGap Report shows global temperature rise has only slightly fallen, leaving the world on track for escalating climate risks.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges countries to step up now and cut planet-warming emissions: www.unep.org/resources/em...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges countries to step up now and cut planet-warming emissions: www.unep.org/resources/em...
How can #COP30 build on the first global stocktake outcome to "transition away from fossil fuels..."? I explore why the Para 28d consensus language was, in fact, historic from scientific and equity perspectives — and what could come next, at COP30 and beyond... www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
Notes from the science-diplomacy field #2: How to interpret & implement the GST-1 Para 28d "Transition away from fossil fuels..."?
Back in 2023, I attended COP28 wearing two different hats. The first, as a scientist from SEI – Stockholm Environment Institute, to share some of the research I had been working on since 2019 that sup...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
How can #COP30 build on the first global stocktake outcome to "transition away from fossil fuels..."? I explore why the Para 28d consensus language was, in fact, historic from scientific and equity perspectives — and what could come next, at COP30 and beyond... www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
A must-read for anyone at #COP30 and beyond thinking about how to rescue 1.5°C and limit #overshoot!
After years of political failure, the world can still rescue 1.5°C – if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition”, starting now.
New report from Climate Analytics and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social shows how it’s possible.
Read more: climateanalytics.org/publications...
New report from Climate Analytics and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social shows how it’s possible.
Read more: climateanalytics.org/publications...
Rescuing 1.5°C: new evidence on the highest possible ambition to…
This study shows that, even after years of insufficient action, the world can still return to well below 1.5°C of warming this century if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition” in climate ac...
climateanalytics.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A must-read for anyone at #COP30 and beyond thinking about how to rescue 1.5°C and limit #overshoot!
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Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working—just not fast enough. Our new report tracks 22 ways it’s changing the world: uniting countries behind 1.5°C and net zero, and cutting projected 2100 warming by ~1°C (≈3.6°C → ≈2.7°C).
climateanalytics.org/publications...
climateanalytics.org/publications...
What has the Paris Agreement done for us?
Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working, but not nearly fast enough. Since 2015 it has become the essential organising framework for global climate action: uniting countries behind the 1.5°C temp...
climateanalytics.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working—just not fast enough. Our new report tracks 22 ways it’s changing the world: uniting countries behind 1.5°C and net zero, and cutting projected 2100 warming by ~1°C (≈3.6°C → ≈2.7°C).
climateanalytics.org/publications...
climateanalytics.org/publications...
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🚨🚨🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨
@climateanalytics.org has a new report out today that I’m really excited about. It’s all about 1.5ºC...
▶️ Is overshooting 1.5ºC inevitable?
▶️ Can we still get temperatures back below 1.5ºC?
▶️ If so, how?
If you’re interested in our findings, buckle up for a mega thread...
@climateanalytics.org has a new report out today that I’m really excited about. It’s all about 1.5ºC...
▶️ Is overshooting 1.5ºC inevitable?
▶️ Can we still get temperatures back below 1.5ºC?
▶️ If so, how?
If you’re interested in our findings, buckle up for a mega thread...
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨🚨🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT 🚨🚨🚨
@climateanalytics.org has a new report out today that I’m really excited about. It’s all about 1.5ºC...
▶️ Is overshooting 1.5ºC inevitable?
▶️ Can we still get temperatures back below 1.5ºC?
▶️ If so, how?
If you’re interested in our findings, buckle up for a mega thread...
@climateanalytics.org has a new report out today that I’m really excited about. It’s all about 1.5ºC...
▶️ Is overshooting 1.5ºC inevitable?
▶️ Can we still get temperatures back below 1.5ºC?
▶️ If so, how?
If you’re interested in our findings, buckle up for a mega thread...
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What are the five things we need to do to rescue the goals of the Paris Agreement? @billhare.bsky.social explains.
October 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
What are the five things we need to do to rescue the goals of the Paris Agreement? @billhare.bsky.social explains.
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NEW – Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/yPWMH59
Read here: buff.ly/yPWMH59
Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit - Carbon Brief
On the sidelines of a conference, Carbon Brief asked a range of experts what they consider to be the key “unknowns” around overshoot.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NEW – Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/yPWMH59
Read here: buff.ly/yPWMH59
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"As an Indigenous man, I know very well the pain of the forest, because its body is an extension of ours." Why don't we all listen to those like Wajã Xipai who are still connected with this incredibly unique #Earth? Thank you @jonathan-watts.bsky.social #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence and an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"As an Indigenous man, I know very well the pain of the forest, because its body is an extension of ours." Why don't we all listen to those like Wajã Xipai who are still connected with this incredibly unique #Earth? Thank you @jonathan-watts.bsky.social #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Indigenous voices ‘indispensable” to avoid climate catastrophe, UN secretary-general tells Sumaúma in world exclusive.
António Guterres says humanity must change course because 1.5C overshoot is now “inevitable”. And with that comes “devastating consequences.”
sumauma.com/en/secretari...
António Guterres says humanity must change course because 1.5C overshoot is now “inevitable”. And with that comes “devastating consequences.”
sumauma.com/en/secretari...
SUMAÚMA - Jornalismo do Centro do Mundo
SUMAÚMA: Jornalismo do centro do mundo. Periodismo del Centro del mundo. Journalism from the centre of the world.
sumauma.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Indigenous voices ‘indispensable” to avoid climate catastrophe, UN secretary-general tells Sumaúma in world exclusive.
António Guterres says humanity must change course because 1.5C overshoot is now “inevitable”. And with that comes “devastating consequences.”
sumauma.com/en/secretari...
António Guterres says humanity must change course because 1.5C overshoot is now “inevitable”. And with that comes “devastating consequences.”
sumauma.com/en/secretari...
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Which new #NDCs are "1.5°C-aligned" and which may simply be "1.5°C-washing"?
Sharing some insights, lessons learned, and challenges encountered from questions I’ve had to grapple with while navigating the nexus of science and diplomacy between COPs 28–30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
Sharing some insights, lessons learned, and challenges encountered from questions I’ve had to grapple with while navigating the nexus of science and diplomacy between COPs 28–30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
Notes from the science-diplomacy field #1: Which new NDCs are "1.5°C-aligned"?
In this three-part series, I reflect on some of the biggest questions I encountered during my time working in the Climate Action Team of the United Nations Secretary-General to figure out how to lever...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Which new #NDCs are "1.5°C-aligned" and which may simply be "1.5°C-washing"?
Sharing some insights, lessons learned, and challenges encountered from questions I’ve had to grapple with while navigating the nexus of science and diplomacy between COPs 28–30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
Sharing some insights, lessons learned, and challenges encountered from questions I’ve had to grapple with while navigating the nexus of science and diplomacy between COPs 28–30...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...
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🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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As a major emerging economy, Indonesia's clean energy transition is key to keeping global climate goals alive.
A new CGS report outlines how Indonesia can achieve 46-49% GHG reductions by 2035 through high-ambition, economy-wide actions: go.umd.edu/Indonesia2035Ambition
A new CGS report outlines how Indonesia can achieve 46-49% GHG reductions by 2035 through high-ambition, economy-wide actions: go.umd.edu/Indonesia2035Ambition
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
As a major emerging economy, Indonesia's clean energy transition is key to keeping global climate goals alive.
A new CGS report outlines how Indonesia can achieve 46-49% GHG reductions by 2035 through high-ambition, economy-wide actions: go.umd.edu/Indonesia2035Ambition
A new CGS report outlines how Indonesia can achieve 46-49% GHG reductions by 2035 through high-ambition, economy-wide actions: go.umd.edu/Indonesia2035Ambition
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Please enjoy this executive at one of America's biggest gas companies openly admitting that expanding supply leads to increased demand for fossil fuels
He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down
www.ft.com/content/5ba8...
He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down
www.ft.com/content/5ba8...
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Please enjoy this executive at one of America's biggest gas companies openly admitting that expanding supply leads to increased demand for fossil fuels
He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down
www.ft.com/content/5ba8...
He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down
www.ft.com/content/5ba8...
The 2025 edition of the #ProductionGapReport by @sei.org et al. is out now! As Christiana Figueres eloquently put in the foreword: The clarity from the #ICJ Advisory Opinion that fossil fuel production and exploration could violate international law must translate into action as we head for #COP30.
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023
Governments around the world are ramping up coal, gas and oil extraction which will put climate goals beyond reach, new data has shown.
Far from reducing reliance on fossil fuels, nations are planning higher levels of fossil fuel production for the coming decades than they did in 2023, the last time comparable data was compiled. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The 2025 edition of the #ProductionGapReport by @sei.org et al. is out now! As Christiana Figueres eloquently put in the foreword: The clarity from the #ICJ Advisory Opinion that fossil fuel production and exploration could violate international law must translate into action as we head for #COP30.
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To make up for lost ground and steer the world toward a Paris Agreement-aligned track, we must rapidly and steeply wind down #FossilFuel production & use to the lowest levels possible.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
To make up for lost ground and steer the world toward a Paris Agreement-aligned track, we must rapidly and steeply wind down #FossilFuel production & use to the lowest levels possible.
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🚨 BREAKING: Governments plan to produce over 2x the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, says the new #ProductionGap Report.
Read the report here: productiongap.org
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youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4
Read the report here: productiongap.org
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youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4
Production Gap Report 2025
The 2025 Production Gap Report assesses governments’ planned and projected production of coal, oil, and gas against global levels consistent with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. Watch our…
productiongap.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Governments plan to produce over 2x the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, says the new #ProductionGap Report.
Read the report here: productiongap.org
🧵
youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4
Read the report here: productiongap.org
🧵
youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4
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📣 NEW: Former Irish President and member of @theelders.bsky.social Mary Robinson will join Monday's launch of the #ProductionGap Report.
Register now to hear her remarks and learn how global #FossilFuel production plans steer us away from the 1.5°C warming limit.
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#ClimateWeekNYC
Register now to hear her remarks and learn how global #FossilFuel production plans steer us away from the 1.5°C warming limit.
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#ClimateWeekNYC
September 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📣 NEW: Former Irish President and member of @theelders.bsky.social Mary Robinson will join Monday's launch of the #ProductionGap Report.
Register now to hear her remarks and learn how global #FossilFuel production plans steer us away from the 1.5°C warming limit.
buff.ly/kXT0r4d
#ClimateWeekNYC
Register now to hear her remarks and learn how global #FossilFuel production plans steer us away from the 1.5°C warming limit.
buff.ly/kXT0r4d
#ClimateWeekNYC
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🗣️ JOIN US: The 2025 Production Gap Report launches 22 Sep!
Register today to be among the first to learn the findings of this year’s report.
🕞 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EDT
📅 22 Sep
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@climateanalytics.org @iisd.org
#ProductionGap
Register today to be among the first to learn the findings of this year’s report.
🕞 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EDT
📅 22 Sep
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@climateanalytics.org @iisd.org
#ProductionGap
September 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🗣️ JOIN US: The 2025 Production Gap Report launches 22 Sep!
Register today to be among the first to learn the findings of this year’s report.
🕞 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EDT
📅 22 Sep
🔗 buff.ly/d5timKP
@climateanalytics.org @iisd.org
#ProductionGap
Register today to be among the first to learn the findings of this year’s report.
🕞 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EDT
📅 22 Sep
🔗 buff.ly/d5timKP
@climateanalytics.org @iisd.org
#ProductionGap
💡 New resource from @e3g.bsky.social -- How are countries' new #NDCs reflecting the GST-1 energy transition outcomes?
23 countries target domestic fossil fuel consumption cuts...
No country has provided a quantified target for winding down oil & gas production.
www.e3g.org/publications...
23 countries target domestic fossil fuel consumption cuts...
No country has provided a quantified target for winding down oil & gas production.
www.e3g.org/publications...
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
💡 New resource from @e3g.bsky.social -- How are countries' new #NDCs reflecting the GST-1 energy transition outcomes?
23 countries target domestic fossil fuel consumption cuts...
No country has provided a quantified target for winding down oil & gas production.
www.e3g.org/publications...
23 countries target domestic fossil fuel consumption cuts...
No country has provided a quantified target for winding down oil & gas production.
www.e3g.org/publications...
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A risk-averse approach is holding back investment in African renewables projects, which need to be well-structured and supported by blended finance and guarantees, energy funders say
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/10/t...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/10/t...
September 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A risk-averse approach is holding back investment in African renewables projects, which need to be well-structured and supported by blended finance and guarantees, energy funders say
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/10/t...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/10/t...
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NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
September 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
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🏭 "Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year", reports @theguardian.com.
Former SEI scientist @ploya.bsky.social, co-authored a study finding that marginalized groups face the greatest exposure to oil and gas-related #AirPollution and its health impacts.
Former SEI scientist @ploya.bsky.social, co-authored a study finding that marginalized groups face the greatest exposure to oil and gas-related #AirPollution and its health impacts.
September 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🏭 "Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year", reports @theguardian.com.
Former SEI scientist @ploya.bsky.social, co-authored a study finding that marginalized groups face the greatest exposure to oil and gas-related #AirPollution and its health impacts.
Former SEI scientist @ploya.bsky.social, co-authored a study finding that marginalized groups face the greatest exposure to oil and gas-related #AirPollution and its health impacts.