Some further anslysis on #Chinas new #climate target - it falls short and as Inpointnout to Aljazeera new coal plants keep getting authorized - this must stop. Yet at the same time likely China will overdeliver and sets a path for transformation- but needs to speed up #NDC #COP30 aje.io/1ywmxo

If you want to understand the new #climate target of #China more deeply read this piece by @katelogan.bsky.social and @lishuoclimate.bsky.social unpacking #Chinas new #climate target - aka #NDC asiasociety.org/policy-insti...

"The stakes could not be higher" Some good initial summary of the UN #Climate Summit in NY today. #COP30 www.dw.com/en/ndcs-ahea...

🧵1/5 An initial detailed breakdown of the new #climate target of #China Key new elements in China’s #NDC: 💥 A binding economy-wide net emission reduction target of 7-10% by 2035 from peak levels, “striving to do better”. 💥 Expand national emission trading market to heavily emitting sectors.

Our @350.org response and analysis to #Chinas new #NDC: Underwhelming yet transformative. 350.org/press-releas...

At the UN Climate Summit today, many of Canada's allies will reaffirm & strengthen their commitment to climate action—but PM Carney will be notably absent. Amid increasing uncertainty over this government's climate approach, we need to know: is Canada in, or out? shorturl.at/z5zFz

1/2 Xi Jinping just announced 🇨🇳 #China s new #climate target: Reducing emissions by 7-10% by 2035 from peak levels (aka likely 2025) falls short of what the world need, yet it anchors the world’s largest emitter on a path where clean-tech defines economic leadership.

This is the German version of @theonion.com - headline reads: "Confused Old Man Storms UN Podium, Hurls Insults for an Hour" So much about #Trump s claim the the #USA are more respected than ever now 🤡. #UNGA www.der-postillon.com/2025/09/un-t...

Every country is expected to submit new climate targets before #COP30 in Brazil. ⁠ Previously, most targets were vague on the energy transition or left renewables out. ⁠ That is finally changing. Our new analysis shows a clear shift towards including renewables ✅⁠ 👇 ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4dzakk98

In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong". Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!

the world is grappling with many crises which may tempt many to declare diplomatic and climate cooperation dead. Yet renewables tell a different story ☀️: stubborn progress and hope breaking through the cracks of upheaval. Numbers crunched here 👉 350.org/global-clima...

☀️ Great news! We witness a seismic shift in countries putting forward concrete #renewable targets with their new #climate goals (aka #NDCs) our new analysis at 350.org & Zero Carbon Analytics shows. This matters for accountability, planning and the planet! 350.org/press-releas... #COP30

💥Wow! Colombia will host the first international negotiations conference on the phase out of #fossil fuels next year in April: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co... This is not any conference, this is between government representatives 👀 👏👏👏

#Tunisia seems very eager to highlight the status of their new #climate target aka #NDC elements as an initial draft - by misspelling draft on the first page 😅. But more seriously, some good stuff, emission reduction and sectoral reduction targets in the draft elements 👏

🧵1/3 A bunch of new UN #climate targets just landed, the biggest among them the #NDC of #Nigeria: bunch of new NDCs in, the big one among them Nigeria: unfccc.int/sites/defaul... 2030: 168.2 MtCO₂e reduction → 29.3% below 2018 2035: 184.9 MtCO₂e reduction → 32.2% below 2017

Service Post: Schedule for #UNGA Heads of State Speeches this year #UNGeneralAssembly #NYCW

🧵1/3 💥 Probably the most important table you will see this month: The #ProductionGapReport is out and shows which governments still plan ~120% more #fossilfuel production by 2030 than under a 1.5°C #climate pathway, up from 110% in 2023. productiongap.org/2025report/

After their recent climate-target drama and statement of intent, the #EU now officially partakes in this years #UN #climate summit - understand this is new and only after their statement of tent. www.un.org/sites/un2.un... #NYClimateWeek #NYCW #NDC

"Soon, the only comedian left on TV will be Karoline Leavitt" - Andy Borowitz #Kimmel #JimmyKimmel

Good news the #EU will not come empty handed to the UN General Assembly on #climate - no new climate target yet but a statement of intent on their #NDC with a range of 66-72% reduction. next step is agreeing the upper level but this provides some assurance data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

Here it is: the List of participants in the UNSG #climate summit next Weds (not in speaking order), www.un.org/sites/un2.un... #NDC #COP30

#Australia has finally set its 2035 #climate target (als #NDC): Reduce emissions 62-70% below 2005 levels. A big step up from the previous 2030 target but the wide range is a red flag. A country positioning itself as the likely host of COP31 should not be hedging its bets with a 62% floor.

ALMOST TIME! This weekend, people in 90+ countries will take to the streets to #DrawTheLine against injustice, fossil fuels, & the billionaires that fund them. 💪 With 500+ events & counting, odds are good that you can find an action near you if you haven't already: drawtheline.world

#Europa pisa el freno en la lucha #climática y pone en riesgo su liderazgo internacional Los 27 no llegan a tiempo a presentar a la ONU la semana próxima su nuevo plan de recorte de emisiones para 2035. #COP30 #NDC elpais.com/clima-y-medi...

#Canada s Mark Carneys recent #climate statement is just so dump - dont believe in goals but results sounds tough but makes no sense if you think about it. What's next? 🤡 We don’t believe in recipes, we believe in cake. We dont believe in roads, but in arrival. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Official UN finding: #Israel has committed #genocide in the #Gaza Strip www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

🧵1/X 🌍Overdramatic headline but very good news: Former Chinese #climate envoy meeting #EU leaders to ensure #climate collaboration. Here is why. Thread. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Powerful piece by my @350.org colleague Sisil The #Indonesia government cant pursue an ambitious climate agenda while neglecting #humanrights. „We are a nation of survivors, having faced the brutality of a military dictatorship that lasted three decades & killed 500,000 to one million civilians“

#Electricity Generation in the #USA and #China over the past 25 years. There is no doubt for the driver of this massive outpacing you see here in recent years: #renewables

📢 It's time to rise up to #DrawTheLine against the unjust systems at the root of the climate crisis! It's time for #JustTransitionRising! ⚡️ Join us for the Draw the Line Kickoff Rally: it's not to be missed! ➡️ bit.ly/DrawtheLineO... ✊ The people united will never be defeated!

Our brilliant Strategic Advisor Harjeet Singh @harjeet11.bsky.social has given a TED talk 🔥 His full talk covers equitable climate finance, a Fossil Fuel Treaty, and more. The full talk will drop at 11 am EST tomorrow the 11th of September at 🔗 www.go.ted.com/harjeetsingh. Don't miss it!

#Brazil s #Bolsonaro officially guilty for plotting a military coup. Sentence expected for Friday www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Wow, #Ethiopia launches its new #climate target (aka #NDC) ➡️ conditional 70.3% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 compared to business-as-usual (BAU), up from 68.8% in the previous update ➡️ alongside an unconditional 30.7% reduction. #COP30 africaclimatesummit2.et/news-detail/...

Linking of oil giants to major heatwaves marks ‘leap forward’ for legal liability cases - Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and might have to pay compensation #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Macron and rightwing anti-Europeans like Orbán and Meloni are playing a reckless political game with the EU climate target. The delays contradict the urgency of climate action and the pursuit of security and prosperity." 🗣 Andreas Sieber, @350.org

Today's mood:

1/2 Leaked documents seen by the @theguardian.com show #EU states still fighting over crucial #climate targets in run-up to #Cop30 In the piece I emphasise that ambitious #climate action is not a burden but a catalyst for competitiveness & energy security www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Greta Thunberg: "This genocide is being enabled and fuelled by our governments, our institutions, our companies, our elected officials who are supposed to represent us. End your complicity!"

Spending more on defence will be pointless unless western governments also tackle the #climate crisis in poor countries, the UN’s departing chief of international development warned 👀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So #COP32 in Addis or Lagos? Now also #Ethiopia besides Nigeria has thrown their hat in the ring to host the next big UN #climate conference in #Africa in 2027 👀 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

#UK tories seem keen to stand out as the most foreseeable large scale #stranded assets project in recent memory 🤦‍♂️ seriously, bad for the planet, for people and for the economy. Very misguided. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Concerning, unhelpful and in fact shameful delaying tactics by #France on the new #EU #climate target (aka #NDC) There is a process to decide this, suggesting a new one is not helping, but derailing. This is not what stewardship of the #ParisAgreement looks like. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Fantastic news & great win from @350.org partner @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social: the 11th largest pension fund divesting from #Blackrock and #fossilfuels is a real win ☀️

Some big new on #energy: #Brazil made a formal request to join the International Energy Agency #IEA www.iea.org/news/brazil-...

The small island nation of #Barbados, led by #climate champion PM Mia Mottley, unveiled its new 2035 #climate target (aka #NDC) yesterday, raising ambition and providing greater detail than in previous pledges. Barbados aims to become #fossil free “around 2040” 👏 www.linkedin.com/pulse/mia-mo...

MIGA guarantees: De-risking disaster⚠️ World Bank Group guarantees free up funds for private firms to invest elsewhere — too often in fossil fuels Read our briefing to understand how guarantees work and why they're putting a #LivablePlanet at risk: bit.ly/MIGA25 #WorldBank #FossilFuels #FossilGas

#Barbados new 2035 #climate target is out aka #NDC ahead of #COP30 ☀️ unfccc.int/sites/defaul...

Let’s check on who’s most responsible for climate change.

Deforestation is deadly and kills more than just the forests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Solar energy in #Africa is going through the roof, hitting record after record - below some great analysis by @ember-energy.org #renewables