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Romain Ioualalen
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Grumpy Parisian campaigning to end the fossil fuel era with Oil Change International.
www.priceofoil.org
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As the world faces a widening gap between climate commitments and Global North countries driving oil and gas expansion, Tasneem and Shady unpack how the Global South can chart a path beyond fossil fuels.

Tune in and subscribe for weekly episodes 🎧 oilchange.org/blogs/burned...
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In the debut episode of Burned: The Price Of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of the Climate Action Network, to explore what it means to fight for justice in the era of the climate crisis. oilchange.org/blogs/burned...
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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oilchange.bsky.social
Tune in 🎧 Our new limited podcast series, Burned: The Price Of Oil, pulls back the curtain on the true cost of fossil fuels & the villains blocking climate action - and how people-powered movements are forging the path for a just & equitable transition. oilchange.org/burned/
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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mickacorreia.bsky.social
Alors que le fossé entre ambitions climatiques des pays et surchauffe planétaire est énorme, qu'attendre de la COP30 au Brésil lancée aujourd'hui par les chefs d'Etat ?

Si son issue est incertaine, elle sera éminemment politique.

Mes explications sur @mediapart.fr
www.mediapart.fr/journal/ecol...
Au Brésil, un sommet climat incertain dans un monde qui brûle
Après un sommet des dirigeants mondiaux qui débute le 6 novembre, la trentième COP se déroulera du 10 au 21 novembre à Belém, au Brésil. Les États auront pour défi de combler le fossé entre leurs min…
www.mediapart.fr
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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rishpardikar.bsky.social
Something inherently weak about reporting & accountability mechanisms under Paris Agreement (i.e. NDCs) that allow countries like Australia & Norway to draft ambitious-sounding plans like ~70% emission reductions without stating cuts to production & exports that comprise a majority of emissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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ecowarriorss.bsky.social
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti on Wednesday
Wealthiest 0.1% of US who burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of world’s poorest 10% are fueling the climate crisis causing death and destruction
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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albinwagener.bsky.social
L'idéologie républicaine, une usine à favoriser les discriminations sous couvert d'universalisme : une thèse qui n'est pas nouvelle en soi, mais confirmée ici par une analyse linguistique des discours politiques récents. C'est dans The Conversation, tiré d'une étude publiée par ailleurs.
Le républicanisme, une idéologie qui favorise les discriminations et le racisme ?
Que représente réellement le « modèle républicain à la française » qui sous-tend certains discours sur l’identité nationale et la laïcité ?
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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liberation.fr
Une enquête révèle que 2 300 projets d’extraction ont été lancés depuis 2021, année à partir de laquelle l’Agence internationale de l’énergie a pourtant appelé à ne plus approuver aucune exploitation supplémentaire

➡️ bit.ly/3LaiDS3
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc
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October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I'm going on maternity leave in Jan 🤰 and I am looking for a cover!

If you want to join @oilchange.bsky.social to help end fossil fuel finance & increase support for a just transition, do apply! Climate litigation experience is a plus.

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Senior Adviser - Global Public Finance (January - June 2026)
Job Opening: Senior Adviser - Global Public Finance (January - June 2026) at Oil Change International in Oil Change International.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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BREAKING: President Emmanuel Macron tells the UN General Assembly, “Today, I declare that we recognise the State of Palestine,” calling for peace and to “preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.”

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f50v9t
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Today's announcement by Colombia to host an international conference on phasing out fossil fuels could not be more timely. Following the #ICJAO, it's clear that international cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels is necessary.

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Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Colombia has announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The landmark conference will provide a global platform for countries to coop...
fossilfueltreaty.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:

🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026

Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference

#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Colombia proudly announces its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The ...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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A million civilians are fleeing for their lives from the violent devastating Israeli invasion of Gaza.

Not a peep from our leaders, not even ‘urgings from afar’.

After the UN determines this a genicide, our leaders shrug and say nothing 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🤬🇮🇱
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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The head of an independent United Nations commission that concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza argues that countries supplying weapons to Israel, like the United States, are also complicit.
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a UN inquiry finds
The head of an independent United Nations commission that concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza argues that countries supplying weapons to Israel, like the United States, are also complicit.
n.pr
September 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The Groyper Wars
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
rlalen.bsky.social
They’re talking about bigotry, right?
thefp.com The Free Press @thefp.com · Sep 12
Charlie Kirk was murdered while practicing the very act that gave birth to this nation—and the only thing that will ensure its survival.
Je Suis Charlie
Charlie Kirk was murdered while practicing the very act that gave birth to this nation—and the only thing that will ensure its survival.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
rlalen.bsky.social
Je rappelle quand même que dans ce merveilleux pays qu’est la France, il existe une large consensus dans la classe politique, y compris à gauche, pour affirmer que l’islamophobie n’existe pas.
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Indignation après la découverte de neuf têtes de cochon devant des mosquées en Ile-de-France
Emmanuel Macron a exprimé, mardi, son « soutien » à la communauté musulmane, a rapporté l’entourage du président de la République auprès de l’AFP.
www.lemonde.fr
September 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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humanityandplanet.com
Gov’t can’t have it both ways: Either it supports people or it supports oil companies. Those are mutually exclusive categories.

Great explainer by @dharna.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com on @oilchange.bsky.social’s report on fossil fuel subsidies. #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds
Figure calculated by Oil Change International has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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canclimateaction.bsky.social
Shady Khalil @oilchange.bsky.social‬ at UN #JustTransition +Energy Dialogue in Addis:

“At COP28 we set the direction. Now the task is to make the transition just & equitable - with tech transfer, grant-based finance, debt cancellation & real energy access. COP30 must deliver.”
September 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
rlalen.bsky.social
Just donated to this campaign to support a family survive in Gaza - please contribute if you can.

A Mother’s Plea from Gaza💔 Help Feed and Protect My 5 Children chuffed.org/project/hala...
A Mother’s Plea from Gaza💔 Help Feed and Protect My 5 Children
My name is Hala, I am a 30-year-old mother from Gaza. I am trying to protect and care for my five beautiful children — Yahya (12), Hala (9), Aline (7), Haneen (7), and Ayla (5 months).
chuffed.org
August 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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mondoweiss.net
U.S. and global politics surrounding Israel are shifting rapidly as the world recoils in horror at Israel’s starvation of Gaza. Here are several lessons the left should take note of.
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Israel’s international isolation has begun
U.S. and global politics surrounding Israel are shifting rapidly as the world recoils in horror at Israel’s starvation of Gaza. Here are several lessons the left should take note of.
mondoweiss.net
August 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Europe is selling its soul to Trump. What ostensibly "pragmatic" leaders are getting terribly wrong. on.ft.com/4lQ9BpT
Europe is selling its soul to Trump
[FREE TO READ] What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism
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August 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Excessive heat in homes, offices and public buildings has prompted a debate in France this summer about the excessive use of glass in building design, which is being increasingly seen as impractical as global warming drives up summer temperatures.
My story:
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
France regrets rise of ‘oven’ glass buildings
Once-admired building designs are increasingly seen as impractical as global warming drives up temperatures
www.irishtimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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cultmtl.com
“Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Pierre Poilievre — none of these men became household names on merit, they simply cried the loudest. The entire conservative movement is composed of insufferable cry babies aided and abetted by spineless corporate media.” @taylornoakes.com
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM