Emilie Sandbye
@ebsandbye.bsky.social
Climate change comms specialist, covering all things climate and green finance out of Copenhagen
This week, Poland's largest coal region Katowice joins the global push for coal phase-out, Powering Past Coal Alliance. Katowice hopes to show that gradual departure from heavy industry ≠ high social costs -- the unemployment rate today is 1%, one of the lowest in 🇵🇱
January 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This week, Poland's largest coal region Katowice joins the global push for coal phase-out, Powering Past Coal Alliance. Katowice hopes to show that gradual departure from heavy industry ≠ high social costs -- the unemployment rate today is 1%, one of the lowest in 🇵🇱
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I keep thinking about this (of course). The post poses a question - not the one asked explicitly, but: at what point might climate change make those with power care enough to do something about it?
January 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I keep thinking about this (of course). The post poses a question - not the one asked explicitly, but: at what point might climate change make those with power care enough to do something about it?
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Canada published its 2035 climate target with an underwhelming 45-50% GHG reduction compared to 2005 (~23-30% compared to 1990)
This is a missed opportunity to put Canada on the modernisation and innovation path that could transform the economy away from #FossilFuels
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is a missed opportunity to put Canada on the modernisation and innovation path that could transform the economy away from #FossilFuels
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Canada sets new 45–50% emissions reduction goal for 2035
Canada will aim to cut emissions by 45–50% below 2005 levels by 2035, the environment ministry announced on Thursday, setting a new transitory target before the Paris Agreement's 2050 goal of net-zero emissions.
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Canada published its 2035 climate target with an underwhelming 45-50% GHG reduction compared to 2005 (~23-30% compared to 1990)
This is a missed opportunity to put Canada on the modernisation and innovation path that could transform the economy away from #FossilFuels
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is a missed opportunity to put Canada on the modernisation and innovation path that could transform the economy away from #FossilFuels
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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The gov't of Denmark has reached a landmark agreement among parties that will dramatically reduce the use of nitrogen in fertilizer, take a bunch of land out of agricultural production, & plant 250K hectares of new forest. Transformational.
cphpost.dk/2024-11-18/n...
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Danish government strikes major green deal - The Copenhagen Post
The political agreement is the legislative consequence of the agreement on a green tripartite, which the government entered in June with several organizations, including Denmark’s Nature Conservation ...
cphpost.dk
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
The gov't of Denmark has reached a landmark agreement among parties that will dramatically reduce the use of nitrogen in fertilizer, take a bunch of land out of agricultural production, & plant 250K hectares of new forest. Transformational.
cphpost.dk/2024-11-18/n...
cphpost.dk/2024-11-18/n...
Denmark approves the world's first emissions tax on agriculture: Seven political parties have reached an agreement that allocates app. 43 billion DKK to carry out a comprehensive restructuring of Denmark's land use. DK on track to reach the 2030 target of 70% reduction. Why this is significant:
November 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Denmark approves the world's first emissions tax on agriculture: Seven political parties have reached an agreement that allocates app. 43 billion DKK to carry out a comprehensive restructuring of Denmark's land use. DK on track to reach the 2030 target of 70% reduction. Why this is significant: