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David Tong
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Global industry campaign manager at Oil Change International | Chair of Greenpeace International | Likes bikes, just transitions & renewable energy | he/him || Views my own
I’m not sure Apple’s new “sleep score” is all that smart. I went to bed at almost 1am after hours of late Zoom calls.
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
On June 16, EU ministers discuss Europe’s energy security. More #LNG means locking us into climate chaos & insecurity. #TrumpGas, #PutinGas, or any gas = harm to health, planet & frontline communities. It’s time for a just transition—no to fossil fuel traps. #PhaseOutGas
June 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Google's AI trying to tell my partner @racheldobric about me because um what
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Why humming? Because unlike at previous @UNFCCC #climate conferences, UN security would not allow people to shout, chant, or sing outside the plenary. So people chose to hum the rhythm of the protest chants they would have used.
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
A tiny sample of the wonderful people and their messages during yesterday's humming rally after the #PeoplesPlenary at #COP29.

Stop fuelling genocide.
Pay up.
End fossil fuels.
Pay up.
Stop carbon markets.
Pay up.
Phase out.
Pay up.

#climate #climatejustice #payupforclimate
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Today.
November 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Forbidden from protesting, forbidden from singing, in the halls of #COP29 the people hum not sing the songs of angry, uh, humans
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
The people’s voice. #cop29
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
The ‘Gas Exporting Countries Forum’ pavilion at #COP29 is basically the same as having a “cigarette exporting countries club” stand at a conference on lung cancer.

And their posters are just as dishonest as you’d expect.
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Yesterday. Activists at #COP29:

Stop.
Fuelling.
Genocide.
November 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM
“We are not drowning. We are fighting.”
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
“We need to make big polluters like @bp_plc pay for loss and damage … BP has always been an instrument of loss and damage. We must shut it down.”
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
“The fossil fuel companies fuelling the #climate crisis are the same companies fuelling the genocide.” #COP29
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Defund genocide. Kick big polluters out. Those same companies that are fuelling Israel’s genocide In Palestine are fuelling the #climate crisis. And they’re here at #cop29, lobbying and cutting dirty deals.
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
“I am here. I arrived from Palestine today. I am here to speak. To tell you what is happening.”
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
With world leaders done, #COP29 has slightly relaxed the restrictions on civil society actions – and #climate justice organisations have kicked off day four with a powerful demand for trillions in climate finance.
November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM
This is remarkably, bizarrely wrong. Twitter-prominent right-wing conveyancing lawyer takes a break from helping people sell houses to redefine New Zealand's constitutional law.

There's no distinction in law between a "political" and "legal" constitution. Our constitution may...
November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Powerful solidarity action for Palestine today at #COP29.

Stop.
Fueling.
Genocide.
November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM
New Zealand's inexperienced #climate minister @SimonWattsMP says New Zealand won't be criticised for reopening offshore oil and gas at #COP29, and says it's consistent with our @beyondoilgas commitments.

It's not. You can read them yourself.
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
On Tuesday, the @UNFCCC secretariat emailed all observers strictly confirming that selling accreditation to the #climate negotiations is prohibited.

3 day later, @BBC reported the #COP29 presidency tried to sell a fake fossil fuel company 5 passes....
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Nothing motivates employees' creative thinking like, uh, making huge numbers of their colleagues redundant and leaving them overstretched and overworked
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
This website is full of truly legitimate advertisers and zero bots.
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Truly a clownshow.

The UK government plans to end new offshore exploration.

New EU energy & housing commissioner-designate, Dan Jørgensen, once convened @beyondoilgas.

Not only is @mangonui08 ignoring MFAT advice, he's clueless about trading...
November 30, 2024 at 1:29 AM
With all respect to @MichaelGerrard, I don't think it's quite right to say only misleading advertising cases have "broken through".

The Shell case is the clearest example, but there've also been several smaller wins on permitting etc.

Perhaps he's referring to damages claims?
November 30, 2024 at 11:21 AM
And, going from the American Petroleum Institute's response here, Big Oil doesn't like being sued very much. Which feels like a great reason to sue them more.

Importantly, Meyers alleges that these lawsuits are a "coordinated campaign" – but provides no evidence of coordination.
November 30, 2024 at 4:12 AM