🌍✝️ Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean urge world leader to put climate justice at the heart of #COP30 in Brazil. They call for an economy of solidarity & restoration—not profit—because “the urgency of this moment leaves no room for half-measures.” 🔗 buff.ly/DNovnH1

Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.

Survivors of the 1 September 2025 earthquake in Afghanistan have correctly assessed that rainfall-triggered landslides are much more likely in the aftermath of the mainshock. This illustrates how landslides extend the impact of an earthquake in time and space. www.reuters.com/business/env...

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Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...

I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...

Paper on the troubled UN Plastics Treaty, from July "embedding voluntary, industry-led initiatives within and through the contested Treaty process risks entrenching corporate-friendly governance at the expense of more ... systemic transformation" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me:

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.

Finishing a syllabus for a class on environmental and/or climate and/or disaster justice? Check out The Syllabus for resources! We are adding more readings and databases every day! Open and free to everyone! www.just-environments.org/the-syllabus

Years ago, at a workshop we held on changing wildfire risk in western Washington, I was struck by the analogy that preparing communities for megafires in our fuel-rich forests is similar to tsunami: rapid evacuation, because they can't be fought. Nice coverage by @rdzombak.bsky.social. Gift link.

A famine expert told @ichotiner.bsky.social that an increasing number of kids in Gaza are so malnourished "their bodies can’t digest food." "Those kids need to be in intensive care." But there aren't enough ICU beds for them. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Literally millions will die because of the shuttering of USAID (for all of its faults). Millions more will die (versus the policy status quo) if we undermine progress in creating new mRNA vaccines, which could save us during the next pandemic and much more.

7/7. 🤯The Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 needs $44 billion to assist 180 million vulnerable people dealing with emergencies such as floods, droughts and conflicts. But more than halfway through the year, just $5.6 billion – less than 13 per cent – has been received.

6/7. 🗣️Zinta Zommers, OCHA's Scientific Lead on #ClimateChange, highlights that while there is a growing need to “fill” the FRLD, funding for the humanitarian response to the climate crisis must also be urgently bolstered.

1/7. 👏Excellent article from Jaspreet Kindra at @unocha.org on how the International Court of Justice’s ⚖️ advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect to #ClimateChange 🔥(#ICJAO) is “a redefining moment for #LossAndDamage funding”.💰 🔗Read it here: www.unocha.org/news/redefin...

The One Big Beautiful Bill will raise electricity prices and reduce electricity reliability. We need clean energy deployed here on Earth. For that, we need a funded and robust Department of Energy.

Suddenly everyone is all "oops all this climate change is having tangible consequences like my house is on fire and I can't get insurance anymore?" YOUR state legislature can do something about it! @climateaf.bsky.social's @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social brings you: The State Economic Power Project

🚨 NEW POLLING DATA: Americans think about climate change more often than issues like abortion, immigration, or gun violence. But—unlike w/ those other issues—we tend to think of climate change as a matter of personal behavior rather than political action. www.environmentalvoter.org/updates/poll...

Eight Quaker organizations in the U.S. and around the world have issued a joint statement declaring that “the current actions in Gaza perpetrated by the Israeli government, constitute genocide.” afsc.org/newsroom/qua...

Today is the last day to submit a session topic proposal for the 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, which will be held 30 March - 3 April, 2026 in San Diego, CA & Online! Submit now: bit.ly/4lSDuXe #AMS37Hurr

ICJ Vindicates Demands for Reparations The #FillTheFund campaign welcomes The ICJ Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange! The ruling is a powerful boost to our fight for climate #reparations Full Statement: www.fillthefund.org/post/icj-rul... #ICJ #ICJAO #LossAndDamage #ClimateJustice 1/6

Human Rights, Security and National Adaptation Plan Nexus: Holistic Approach to Women and Human Mobility - discussing the tools we need to build just, rights-based adaptation plans inclusive of mobility. On now - join us! lnkd.in/ek3iDuHF @refugeesinternational.org @uni-graz.at @mixedmigration.org

The ruling from the International Court of Justice last week is genuinely a big fucking deal. It makes it a legal obligation for countries to address climate change. Yes, even the ones not signed on to Paris. Yes, even the U.S. More from me & @rishpardikar.bsky.social drilled.media/news/ijc-1

Today, @yaelschacher.bsky.social and experts from immigrant rights organizations briefed the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Trump administration's abuses against migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. 📖 Read their statements: refugeesinternational.org/events-and-t...

From Portland to Chicago to Philadelphia, transit agencies across the U.S. are facing existential peril. If you’re not already engaged in the fight to secure stable, robust, long-term funding for transit in your community then now’s the time to roll up your sleeves.

Israel blockade causing mass starvation in Gaza: WHO www.semafor.com/article/07/2...

Yes the ICJ Advisory Opinion is exciting, but there’s still also lots to say about the exciting IACtHR Advisory Opinion! Specifically, @sarahdorman.bsky.social, Kelsey Jost-Creegan, and I had some things to say about what it means for corporate accountability: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...

📰The #CIJ_ICJ has spoken—fossil fuel production is no longer just bad policy, it’s a violation of international law. Read our NYT op-ed on why this ruling is a legal game-changer for climate justice. nyti.ms/3IKYNvs

1/8. 📢Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a milestone advisory opinion ⚖️ affirming that States have a binding legal duty to prevent climate harm including #LossAndDamage and to protect #HumanRights from the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis. 🥳 @wy4cj.bsky.social

"A coalition of 109 humanitarian and human rights organisations, including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Refugees International, has issued a stark warning..." Read more about the mass starvation crisis in Gaza @aljazeera.com.

Statement on yesterday’s landmark ICJ opinion from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

📣 The world’s highest court has spoken. Our daily brief unpacks the #CIJ_ICJ's landmark opinion on climate—what it means, why it matters, and how it changes the fight for climate justice. Dive in 👉 bit.ly/4mdTKlL

There is, undoubtedly, much to say about the ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. In this post, Julian and I begin by unpacking the Court’s treatment of the sources of international law governing climate change and how those sources interact.

“In a landmark advisory opinion on Wednesday, the United Nations' top court said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations.”

This is a phenomenal livetweet of the #ICJAO for the non-lawyers among us climate and human rights nerds (wonks, etc.)

1/2. “The court notes the aspect of #ClimateChange, including, inter alia, the health and livelihoods of individuals through events such as sea level rise, drought and disasters

1/2. “The court turns to the obligation of states under international #HumanRights law. It knows that the environment is the foundation for human life, upon which the health well being of both present and future generations depend.

This thread is great for those curious about the BIG ICJ Advisory Opinion today on climate change!

"Plastic and the toxic chemicals it contains also damage soils, ecosystems and human health, having pervaded the entire world from the top of Mount Everest to the deepest part of the ocean, from human brains to human breast milk." — @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1/3. 📢STARTING SOON 📢: Join the solidarity march outside of the International Court of Justice (@CIJ_ICJ) ⚖️ led by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (@pisfcc) and the World’s Youth for Climate Justice (@WY4CJ)! 🗓️Today! (23 July) 🔎Find out more: wy4cj.org/events/icj-ao-…\

🚨Get ready #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ: the world’s highest court will define justice in the face of the #ClimateCrisis! 🌎 The #CIJ_ICJ will issue a historic opinion to clarify states’ legal duties to protect people and the planet. #AOLetsGO More in CIEL @duycks.bsky.social's live updates 👇👇

Six months into this Trump admin, it's becoming impossible to track every change. So we didn't. What we did is to put together a special report that evaluates what immigration policy looks like now--and how to understand it going forward. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/mass-...

WATCH NOW: The ICJ delivers its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, a powerful civil society and student-led effort YEARS in the making (UNGA res docs.un.org/en/A/RES/77/...) @lossanddamage.bsky.social @refugeesinternational.org webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

1/5. 🎥Ahead of the delivery of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) much-anticipated advisory opinion (#ICJAO) ⚖️ on the obligations of states in respect to the #ClimateCrisis 🔥 tomorrow, a screening of the film 🎞️ YUMI from Felix Golenko was held in the Hague.

Can’t wait to work with this incredible new cohort!!! Welcome 🎉🎉🎉

Gonna say it ad nauseum - we know what to do for safer, cleaner, healthier, more humane living. What we need is the political will.

NEW: Our study in @theguardian.com shows that the new $1T Pentagon budget in Trump’s bill— paid for by cuts to education, food stamps, disaster management, etc—will raise its carbon emissions higher than the entire country of Ethiopia, and cause 47B in damages. www.theguardian.com/environment/...