Mattea Mrkusic
@matteamrkusic.bsky.social
Senior Policy Lead at Evergreen Action. Climate policy + phasing out fossil fuels. She/her. Views my own.
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Great climate news: the UK’s publicly-backed export credit agency, UKEF, is withdrawing $1.15b in support for a hugely damaging gas project in Mozambique:
www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
UK to withdraw financing for Total’s Mozambique LNG project
Energy chief has warned he is ready to ‘exercise all my contractual rights’ if governments do not stand by contracts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Great climate news: the UK’s publicly-backed export credit agency, UKEF, is withdrawing $1.15b in support for a hugely damaging gas project in Mozambique:
www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
A massive congratulations to the
@evergreenunion.bsky.social team, who ratified their union contract this morning!
@evergreenunion.bsky.social team, who ratified their union contract this morning!
Big news from our small but mighty team: we have officially ratified our first union contract! 💚 @evergreenaction.bsky.social fights for a just, thriving clean energy future alongside labor—and we’re proud to live those values ourselves. A strong labor movement starts at home!
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A massive congratulations to the
@evergreenunion.bsky.social team, who ratified their union contract this morning!
@evergreenunion.bsky.social team, who ratified their union contract this morning!
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Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.
Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:
“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:
“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
Israel seems to be intercepting right now.
All eyes needed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.
Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:
“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:
“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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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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SCOOP from me: Trump's AI action plan released last week makes a specific set of recommendations around loosening Clean Water Act permits for data centers — recommendations mirrored in letters sent to the administration by Big Tech lobbyists earlier this year:
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
SCOOP from me: Trump's AI action plan released last week makes a specific set of recommendations around loosening Clean Water Act permits for data centers — recommendations mirrored in letters sent to the administration by Big Tech lobbyists earlier this year:
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A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
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The ICJ is a legendarily conservative legal body. Drawing on @drnajimagi.bsky.social 's live mega-thread last night hear are a few of the jaw-dropping moments for me in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion.
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
July 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The ICJ is a legendarily conservative legal body. Drawing on @drnajimagi.bsky.social 's live mega-thread last night hear are a few of the jaw-dropping moments for me in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion.
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation
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Legitimately huge from the ICJ just now: “Failure of a state to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG emissions including through fossil fuel production, fossil fuel consumption,...
July 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Legitimately huge from the ICJ just now: “Failure of a state to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG emissions including through fossil fuel production, fossil fuel consumption,...
Severe heat waves are baking multiple continents. But right now, Republicans in Congress are keeping up their delusional rebuke of climate science. The GOP's mega bill could derail America's wind and solar industry and expand oil and gas drilling. Our take in @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sena...
apnews.com/article/sena...
Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say
A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make ste...
apnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Severe heat waves are baking multiple continents. But right now, Republicans in Congress are keeping up their delusional rebuke of climate science. The GOP's mega bill could derail America's wind and solar industry and expand oil and gas drilling. Our take in @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/sena...
apnews.com/article/sena...
Won't mince words here: Senate Republicans just released a dumpster fire of a bill. @evergreenaction.bsky.social analyzed how the GOP's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will torch our planet, poison frontline communities, raise energy bills & kill jobs. Read our latest: evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-...
Analysis: Senate GOP’s Updated Megabill is Still a Disaster for Affordability, Jobs, and Clean Energy
The updated Senate text is a chilling attack on affordable energy bills, jobs, public health, and a liveable climate. Here's what the so-called Big Beautiful Bill consists of, and why it's anything bu...
evergreenaction.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Won't mince words here: Senate Republicans just released a dumpster fire of a bill. @evergreenaction.bsky.social analyzed how the GOP's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will torch our planet, poison frontline communities, raise energy bills & kill jobs. Read our latest: evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-...
Well, buckle up: Senate EPW just released a portion of the disastrous megabill. The upshot? It would raise energy bills & destroy jobs—simply to pad the pockets of billionaires and fossil fuel execs w/ huge tax cuts. Our analysis from @evergreenaction.bsky.social evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-...
Rapid Analysis: Senate GOP’s Clean Energy Repeal and What It Means for Bill Costs, Jobs, and Our Planet
The House bill was an affront to Americans struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Now, the Senate has released its similarly disastrous proposal.
evergreenaction.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Well, buckle up: Senate EPW just released a portion of the disastrous megabill. The upshot? It would raise energy bills & destroy jobs—simply to pad the pockets of billionaires and fossil fuel execs w/ huge tax cuts. Our analysis from @evergreenaction.bsky.social evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-...
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Colorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months without making legally required disclosures, according to a new analysis.
May 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Colorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months without making legally required disclosures, according to a new analysis.
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staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
Trump ambushes South African president in Oval Office with video | CNN
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat in awkward silence as he listened to a video US President Donald Trump played in the Oval Office. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports that Trump was pushing debunked...
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
We read the GOP's budget reconciliation bill text.
3 cups of coffee later, we wrote this analysis to explain what this bill means for our pocketbooks, health & planet.
Simply put? The GOP is trying to take money out of everyday people’s pockets to give tax breaks to billionaires.
3 cups of coffee later, we wrote this analysis to explain what this bill means for our pocketbooks, health & planet.
Simply put? The GOP is trying to take money out of everyday people’s pockets to give tax breaks to billionaires.
May 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We read the GOP's budget reconciliation bill text.
3 cups of coffee later, we wrote this analysis to explain what this bill means for our pocketbooks, health & planet.
Simply put? The GOP is trying to take money out of everyday people’s pockets to give tax breaks to billionaires.
3 cups of coffee later, we wrote this analysis to explain what this bill means for our pocketbooks, health & planet.
Simply put? The GOP is trying to take money out of everyday people’s pockets to give tax breaks to billionaires.
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NEW: Oil lobbyists are trying to get Congress and Trump to give them legal immunity against climate lawsuits.
They know they're responsible for billions of dollars in damage and countless lives lost — so they are buy themselves out of liability. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
They know they're responsible for billions of dollars in damage and countless lives lost — so they are buy themselves out of liability. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Exclusive | Oil Companies Seek Trump’s Help to Thwart Climate Lawsuits, Superfund Laws
The fossil-fuel industry wants to avoid the financial penalties that tobacco companies faced and is asking for the president’s protection against climate-related risks and new state laws.
www.wsj.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
NEW: Oil lobbyists are trying to get Congress and Trump to give them legal immunity against climate lawsuits.
They know they're responsible for billions of dollars in damage and countless lives lost — so they are buy themselves out of liability. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
They know they're responsible for billions of dollars in damage and countless lives lost — so they are buy themselves out of liability. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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The Biden admin started leveling the playing field for communities hit hardest by pollution—ensuring they weren’t locked out of investments to clean up our environment. Trump wants to slam the door and throw away the key. apnews.com/article/clim...
In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution
President Trump is reversing his predecessor’s efforts to clean up areas hardest hit by pollution from heavy industry, ports and roadways.
apnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Biden admin started leveling the playing field for communities hit hardest by pollution—ensuring they weren’t locked out of investments to clean up our environment. Trump wants to slam the door and throw away the key. apnews.com/article/clim...
Don't be fooled by Trump's "lowering energy cost" rhetoric in the coming days.
The incoming administration's dangerous plans to double down on more LNG exports will increase consumer costs.
Read about the U.S. Dept of Energy's LNG studies in my latest blog for @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
The incoming administration's dangerous plans to double down on more LNG exports will increase consumer costs.
Read about the U.S. Dept of Energy's LNG studies in my latest blog for @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
DOE Studies Conclude LNG Exports Harm Consumers, Climate, and Communities
DOE just released a long-awaited study showing the devastating harms of America’s LNG exports. We explain the three main harms outlined in the study and what DOE and the Biden administration should do...
evergreenaction.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Don't be fooled by Trump's "lowering energy cost" rhetoric in the coming days.
The incoming administration's dangerous plans to double down on more LNG exports will increase consumer costs.
Read about the U.S. Dept of Energy's LNG studies in my latest blog for @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
The incoming administration's dangerous plans to double down on more LNG exports will increase consumer costs.
Read about the U.S. Dept of Energy's LNG studies in my latest blog for @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
This is the climate crisis. Presented to you by the American Petroleum Institute.
(Politico, Jan. 13, 2025)
(Politico, Jan. 13, 2025)
January 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is the climate crisis. Presented to you by the American Petroleum Institute.
(Politico, Jan. 13, 2025)
(Politico, Jan. 13, 2025)
NEW: Over 120k Americans are calling upon the Department of Energy to deny dangerous LNG export approvals.
They join over a half MILLION who raised their voices in Oct. Our press statement w/ @roishetta.bsky.social, @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social, Fossil Free Media & @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
They join over a half MILLION who raised their voices in Oct. Our press statement w/ @roishetta.bsky.social, @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social, Fossil Free Media & @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
More Than 120,000 Americans Urge President Biden to Deny Dangerous LNG Export Applications
Over 120,000 people nationwide are calling on President Biden to reject these dangerous mega projects, safeguard vulnerable communities, and lock in critical progress for the climate.
www.evergreenaction.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
NEW: Over 120k Americans are calling upon the Department of Energy to deny dangerous LNG export approvals.
They join over a half MILLION who raised their voices in Oct. Our press statement w/ @roishetta.bsky.social, @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social, Fossil Free Media & @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
They join over a half MILLION who raised their voices in Oct. Our press statement w/ @roishetta.bsky.social, @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social, Fossil Free Media & @evergreenaction.bsky.social.
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The Biden administration issues strong report showing that LNG exports are a bad idea--and in the process the Democrats come clean for the first time about the dangers of natural gas.
A big deal, even though Trump looms.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
A big deal, even though Trump looms.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
The Democrats finally come clean on gas
It's a decade late, but far better than never
open.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM
The Biden administration issues strong report showing that LNG exports are a bad idea--and in the process the Democrats come clean for the first time about the dangers of natural gas.
A big deal, even though Trump looms.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
A big deal, even though Trump looms.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
A searing fact from DOE's new LNG studies:
If U.S. LNG exports grow beyond the current authorized levels, the direct climate pollution would be 1.5 gigatons of CO2 equivalent annually. That's just over 25% of U.S. annual greenhouse gas emissions today.
One QUARTER. Ooft.
If U.S. LNG exports grow beyond the current authorized levels, the direct climate pollution would be 1.5 gigatons of CO2 equivalent annually. That's just over 25% of U.S. annual greenhouse gas emissions today.
One QUARTER. Ooft.
The Department of Energy finally dropped its highly-anticipated LNG study.
Here are the five key findings:
Here are the five key findings:
The Long-Awaited LNG Study Is Out
“Today’s publication reinforces that a business-as-usual approach is neither sustainable nor advisable,” according to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
A searing fact from DOE's new LNG studies:
If U.S. LNG exports grow beyond the current authorized levels, the direct climate pollution would be 1.5 gigatons of CO2 equivalent annually. That's just over 25% of U.S. annual greenhouse gas emissions today.
One QUARTER. Ooft.
If U.S. LNG exports grow beyond the current authorized levels, the direct climate pollution would be 1.5 gigatons of CO2 equivalent annually. That's just over 25% of U.S. annual greenhouse gas emissions today.
One QUARTER. Ooft.
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I'm not here—I'm on vacation!—but I must pop in to say: the DOE letter calling increased methane gas exports “neither sustainable nor advisable" is a VERY, VERY BIG DEAL.
This is the first time a Dem administration has come out against expanding a fossil fuel!
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...
This is the first time a Dem administration has come out against expanding a fossil fuel!
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...
‘Unfettered’ Gas Exports Would Harm U.S. Economy, Energy Secretary Warns
Jennifer Granholm said a new analysis showed that the continued pace of exports was “neither sustainable nor advisable.”
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I'm not here—I'm on vacation!—but I must pop in to say: the DOE letter calling increased methane gas exports “neither sustainable nor advisable" is a VERY, VERY BIG DEAL.
This is the first time a Dem administration has come out against expanding a fossil fuel!
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...
This is the first time a Dem administration has come out against expanding a fossil fuel!
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...
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On climate change: "in every scenario, increases in LNG exports would lead to increases in global net emissions"
December 17, 2024 at 8:07 PM
On climate change: "in every scenario, increases in LNG exports would lead to increases in global net emissions"
This is huge. The U.S. Department of Energy has published studies showing what we've long known: More LNG exports will harm frontline communities, raise energy costs for American households, and ⬆️ global net climate pollution.
Read my press statement for @evergreenaction.bsky.social
Read my press statement for @evergreenaction.bsky.social
Evergreen: New DOE Analysis Confirms LNG Exports Come At An Unacceptable Cost
The Department of Energy’s analysis makes it clear that President Biden should reject all pending LNG export authorizations.
www.evergreenaction.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
This is huge. The U.S. Department of Energy has published studies showing what we've long known: More LNG exports will harm frontline communities, raise energy costs for American households, and ⬆️ global net climate pollution.
Read my press statement for @evergreenaction.bsky.social
Read my press statement for @evergreenaction.bsky.social
Powerful: @rephuffman.bsky.social and @marietouss1.bsky.social urge Biden to stop LNG expansion.
"Biden has a final, urgent responsibility to take bold action to preserve climate progress. LNG export [expansion] is not only economically reckless but scientifically indefensible."
"Biden has a final, urgent responsibility to take bold action to preserve climate progress. LNG export [expansion] is not only economically reckless but scientifically indefensible."
Mr. President, the Planet Can't Afford Expanded LNG Exports | Opinion
When future generations look back on President Joe Biden's leadership, it will be his commitment to tackling the climate crisis that defines his legacy.
www.newsweek.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Powerful: @rephuffman.bsky.social and @marietouss1.bsky.social urge Biden to stop LNG expansion.
"Biden has a final, urgent responsibility to take bold action to preserve climate progress. LNG export [expansion] is not only economically reckless but scientifically indefensible."
"Biden has a final, urgent responsibility to take bold action to preserve climate progress. LNG export [expansion] is not only economically reckless but scientifically indefensible."