Subhra Bhattacharjee
@subhrab.bsky.social
Development practitioner, economist, sudoku-lover. And believer: that #extremepoverty and #climatecrisis can be tackled in this lifetime.
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Overwhelmed by Climate Change? Here's what U can do
1 Collective action
2 Eat less meat
3 Insulate Homes
4 Solar panels
5 Walk /Cycle
www.theguardian.com/environ...
#ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏
via @guardianeco @adamvaughan_uk
Overwhelmed by Climate Change? Here's what U can do
1 Collective action
2 Eat less meat
3 Insulate Homes
4 Solar panels
5 Walk /Cycle
www.theguardian.com/environ...
#ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏
via @guardianeco @adamvaughan_uk
Overwhelmed by climate change? Here's what you can do
From campaigning to installing insulation and solar panels, some practical steps you can take to help avoid climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Overwhelmed by Climate Change? Here's what U can do
1 Collective action
2 Eat less meat
3 Insulate Homes
4 Solar panels
5 Walk /Cycle
www.theguardian.com/environ...
#ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏
via @guardianeco @adamvaughan_uk
Overwhelmed by Climate Change? Here's what U can do
1 Collective action
2 Eat less meat
3 Insulate Homes
4 Solar panels
5 Walk /Cycle
www.theguardian.com/environ...
#ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏
via @guardianeco @adamvaughan_uk
Today, as any other day, is a good day to reaffirm our shared commitment to the #2030Agenda & the #SDGs marking global solidarity & ambition. Now, more than ever, is the time to stand #United for all nations & peoples.
sdgs.un.org/publications/t…
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March 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today, as any other day, is a good day to reaffirm our shared commitment to the #2030Agenda & the #SDGs marking global solidarity & ambition. Now, more than ever, is the time to stand #United for all nations & peoples.
sdgs.un.org/publications/t…
sdgs.un.org/publications/t…
On behalf of Forest Stewardship Council it is my pleasure to welcome Minnie Degawan as the new MD of @fsc-if.bsky.social. Her leadership will be critical in driving our shared agenda on Indigenous rights & forest stewardship.
Many thanks to Sarah Bandah for her leadership these past 2 years.
Many thanks to Sarah Bandah for her leadership these past 2 years.
📢 We welcome Ms. Minnie Degawan as Managing Director!
“With this role, I can bridge Indigenous and business communities to drive real change,” says Ms. Minnie Degawan🌱
She’ll expand FSC certification, strengthen partnerships & elevate Indigenous leadership in forest sustainability.
#Forestry
“With this role, I can bridge Indigenous and business communities to drive real change,” says Ms. Minnie Degawan🌱
She’ll expand FSC certification, strengthen partnerships & elevate Indigenous leadership in forest sustainability.
#Forestry
March 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
On behalf of Forest Stewardship Council it is my pleasure to welcome Minnie Degawan as the new MD of @fsc-if.bsky.social. Her leadership will be critical in driving our shared agenda on Indigenous rights & forest stewardship.
Many thanks to Sarah Bandah for her leadership these past 2 years.
Many thanks to Sarah Bandah for her leadership these past 2 years.
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A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
November 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Per @WorldBank projections 691 million people (8.6% of global population) were in #ExtremePoverty (living below $2.15/day) in 2023. Yes that is at pre-pandemic levels, still 691 million too many. blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/pov....
Poverty is back to pre-COVID levels globally, but not for low-income countries
The economic setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the largest increase in global extreme poverty in decades. Global poverty has now receded to levels closer to those prior to the pandemic, bu...
blogs.worldbank.org
January 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Per @WorldBank projections 691 million people (8.6% of global population) were in #ExtremePoverty (living below $2.15/day) in 2023. Yes that is at pre-pandemic levels, still 691 million too many. blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/pov....
Today on the first ever International Day of #CleanEnergy we need to explicitly address extreme poverty in our energy transition pathways.
It will decide whether we invest in maintaining consumption patterns of the uber-rich or in bringing millions out of poverty.
www.un.org/en/un-chroni...
It will decide whether we invest in maintaining consumption patterns of the uber-rich or in bringing millions out of poverty.
www.un.org/en/un-chroni...
Navigating the Intersection of Climate Action, Clean Energy and Poverty Eradication | United Nations
Clean energy lies at the intersection of two of the most difficult problems facing humanity—climate change and extreme poverty.
www.un.org
January 26, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Today on the first ever International Day of #CleanEnergy we need to explicitly address extreme poverty in our energy transition pathways.
It will decide whether we invest in maintaining consumption patterns of the uber-rich or in bringing millions out of poverty.
www.un.org/en/un-chroni...
It will decide whether we invest in maintaining consumption patterns of the uber-rich or in bringing millions out of poverty.
www.un.org/en/un-chroni...
Most of my twitter people have not migrated to Bsky. So posting here feels a bit like shouting not so much into a void as into a crowd of strangers most in their own worlds. So I come to browse.
January 22, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Most of my twitter people have not migrated to Bsky. So posting here feels a bit like shouting not so much into a void as into a crowd of strangers most in their own worlds. So I come to browse.
“The future of finance is green finance. …If we don’t change now we will be blamed by our kids.” HE Muhammad Bin Mubarak Bin Daina, Minister of Environment and Oil, Bahrain
January 9, 2024 at 6:31 AM
“The future of finance is green finance. …If we don’t change now we will be blamed by our kids.” HE Muhammad Bin Mubarak Bin Daina, Minister of Environment and Oil, Bahrain
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Carbon removal gets regularly compared to waste collection, but the industry is rapidly becoming something more like plastic recycling: companies that produce a huge, unchecked and worsening waste stream sprinkle it on top off their public engagement to fend off regulation + pretend to do something
December 20, 2023 at 9:31 AM
Carbon removal gets regularly compared to waste collection, but the industry is rapidly becoming something more like plastic recycling: companies that produce a huge, unchecked and worsening waste stream sprinkle it on top off their public engagement to fend off regulation + pretend to do something
CO2 capture and removal is not a solution now, and won’t be one in time to avert the climate catastrophe. You cannot drain an ocean with a teaspoon. Or even a thousand teaspoons.
My biggest fear about CO₂ removal (CDR) isn't that someone will try to deploy it at scale now (who will pay trillions of dollars for that?) but that voters and decision-makers will think we have magical solutions and don't need to decarbonize ASAP.
December 20, 2023 at 1:54 PM
CO2 capture and removal is not a solution now, and won’t be one in time to avert the climate catastrophe. You cannot drain an ocean with a teaspoon. Or even a thousand teaspoons.
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On COP28 sidelines, philanthropies invest $450 million to help tackle methane
On COP28 sidelines, philanthropies invest $450 million to help tackle methane
Nearly a dozen deep-pocketed philanthropies announced on Saturday they will invest $450 million over the next three years to help countries launch national actions to tackle methane, the second-most prominent greenhouse gas, which has become a new focus of global climate negotiations.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2023 at 5:40 AM
On COP28 sidelines, philanthropies invest $450 million to help tackle methane
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Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
The UN climate conference opens in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and phase out fossil fuels, amid intense scrutiny of oil-rich hosts UAE.
phys.org
November 30, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
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Friends, please RT this one! If you would like to be added to the Greensky list so your COP28 posts show up, please fill out this form in the next couple of days and I'll load you all up :)
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November 28, 2023 at 10:38 AM
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@TheEconomist: Many small islands have no room for manoeuvre at COP28. Simply put, their goal is staving off annihilation https://t.co/SCMPjwX8k9 👇
November 27, 2023 at 3:10 PM
@TheEconomist: Many small islands have no room for manoeuvre at COP28. Simply put, their goal is staving off annihilation https://t.co/SCMPjwX8k9 👇
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check out my glossary guide to some of the most polarizing debates of climate change (and a central focus in Dubai COP28 the next two weeks) www.vox.com/climate/2023...
The future of the planet hinges on understanding these 5 key phrases
The controversial concepts shaping climate action, defined.
www.vox.com
November 27, 2023 at 3:10 PM
check out my glossary guide to some of the most polarizing debates of climate change (and a central focus in Dubai COP28 the next two weeks) www.vox.com/climate/2023...
For the next 3 weeks I will amplify as much as possible youth & activist messaging for #COP28. Please consider doing the same. Youth are our best shot at averting the #ClimateCrisis. We need their voices heard at #COP28
I don't know which key youth groups are on bsky. Please tag if you do.
I don't know which key youth groups are on bsky. Please tag if you do.
November 26, 2023 at 7:50 PM
For the next 3 weeks I will amplify as much as possible youth & activist messaging for #COP28. Please consider doing the same. Youth are our best shot at averting the #ClimateCrisis. We need their voices heard at #COP28
I don't know which key youth groups are on bsky. Please tag if you do.
I don't know which key youth groups are on bsky. Please tag if you do.
Imagine a world where no one questions the fact that emissions have to fall sharply, and the most vulnerable populations have to be protected...and the fiercest debates are on whose mitigation plan is the best and whose adaptation plan the most wide-ranging. #COP28
November 26, 2023 at 10:25 AM
Imagine a world where no one questions the fact that emissions have to fall sharply, and the most vulnerable populations have to be protected...and the fiercest debates are on whose mitigation plan is the best and whose adaptation plan the most wide-ranging. #COP28
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Great piece by Ajit here featuring my buddy @glenpeters.bsky.social about the wild success of heat pumps in Norway. By my own rough calcs they have avoided substantially more cumulative emissions than EVs purchased so far!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘You can walk around in a T-shirt’: how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold
Device installed in two-thirds of households of country whose experience suggests switching to greener heating can be done
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Great piece by Ajit here featuring my buddy @glenpeters.bsky.social about the wild success of heat pumps in Norway. By my own rough calcs they have avoided substantially more cumulative emissions than EVs purchased so far!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP28 will start in a week & many that are affected by the #ClimateCrisis will not be there physically. What will it take for online voices to be heard? We explore using data from Twitter during COP26.
unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
Who Speaks and Who Listens Online?
An analysis of competing narratives about climate action on Twitter - and how climate activists can engage more strategically at COP28.
unu.edu
November 23, 2023 at 5:58 PM
#COP28 will start in a week & many that are affected by the #ClimateCrisis will not be there physically. What will it take for online voices to be heard? We explore using data from Twitter during COP26.
unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
"Even with aggressive energy-efficiency improvements, we’ll need an unprecedented solar and wind building spree to replace all the coal, oil and fossil natural gas boiling the planet and spewing toxic fumes responsible for millions of deaths each year."
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Column: Solving climate change will have side effects. Get over it
We need as much renewable energy as we can get, as fast as we can get it. Even if that's painful.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2023 at 6:16 AM
"Even with aggressive energy-efficiency improvements, we’ll need an unprecedented solar and wind building spree to replace all the coal, oil and fossil natural gas boiling the planet and spewing toxic fumes responsible for millions of deaths each year."
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...