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Part of the incredible USCAN team at COP29🥰

The outcome wasn’t what we wanted, but we will continue fighting together.

Part of the incredible USCAN team at COP29🥰

The outcome wasn’t what we wanted, but we will continue fighting together.

How the NCQG (climate finance goal) got adopted

How the NCQG (climate finance goal) got adopted

Some statements from our members on the outcome.

Some statements from our members on the outcome.

🔔 Call to action for those leaving COP29: solidarity with all those unjustly detained

⚖️ ️now that COP29 is over and we will all leave this country, we don’t forget about our brothers and sisters facing repression, violence, and detention for standing up for justice and environmental rights.

✊ Please share this post on social media to show solidarity & demand freedom for all those unjustly detained in Azerbaijan and beyond

🔔 Call to action for those leaving COP29: solidarity with all those unjustly detained

⚖️ ️now that COP29 is over and we will all leave this country, we don’t forget about our brothers and sisters facing repression, violence, and detention for standing up for justice and environmental rights.

✊ Please share this post on social media to show solidarity & demand freedom for all those unjustly detained in Azerbaijan and beyond

Overnight in Baku, civil society organisations have hand-delivered two letters about the latest disgraceful draft text regarding the climate finance goal - one to the developed countries, calling them out, and one to the G77+China, supporting them in rejecting the current text.

https://t.co/CuCmqiBZix

Overnight in Baku, civil society organisations have hand-delivered two letters about the latest disgraceful draft text regarding the climate finance goal - one to the developed countries, calling them out, and one to the G77+China, supporting them in rejecting the current text.

https://t.co/CuCmqiBZix

Response from USCAN member @unionofconcernedscientists - we need to #payup now—anything else, including the paltry amount on the table, is betraying the Paris Agreement🌡️

Response from USCAN member @unionofconcernedscientists - we need to #payup now—anything else, including the paltry amount on the table, is betraying the Paris Agreement🌡️

“This seeming failure is not just a shortfall, it is betrayal.” - Jacob Johns, Akimel o’otham / Hopi

The current climate finance goal set by developing nations is so low it is a BETRAYAL of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

#payup #cop29 #fairshare #ncqg

“This seeming failure is not just a shortfall, it is betrayal.” - Jacob Johns, Akimel o’otham / Hopi

The current climate finance goal set by developing nations is so low it is a BETRAYAL of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

#payup #cop29 #fairshare #ncqg

The new text for the climate finance goal #ncqg just dropped and it’s a JOKE and an INSULT!

Developing nations called for trillions. This is not even the same magnitude.
- $250 billion by 2035 is NOT an improvement on the previous goal of $100 billion given inflation
- $250 billion does NOT require “additional” financing, which means rich countries can just count diverted funds from other development projects as part of it
- $250 billion includes debt-inducing private finance, we want public, GRANTS-BASED finance

Photos/vids from our actions and press conference this morning where we expressed our anger about these negotiations and developed nations avoiding responsibility for causing the climate crisis and climate destruction. #payup #cop29 #fairshare

The new text for the climate finance goal #ncqg just dropped and it’s a JOKE and an INSULT!

Developing nations called for trillions. This is not even the same magnitude.
- $250 billion by 2035 is NOT an improvement on the previous goal of $100 billion given inflation
- $250 billion does NOT require “additional” financing, which means rich countries can just count diverted funds from other development projects as part of it
- $250 billion includes debt-inducing private finance, we want public, GRANTS-BASED finance

Photos/vids from our actions and press conference this morning where we expressed our anger about these negotiations and developed nations avoiding responsibility for causing the climate crisis and climate destruction. #payup #cop29 #fairshare

Fossil of the Day: THE USA

🏆Worlds largest LNG exporter and fossil fuel producer, most historical emissions and still doesn’t wanna #payup or even tell us a NUMBER on what they’re willing to pay‼️

Fossil of the Day: THE USA

🏆Worlds largest LNG exporter and fossil fuel producer, most historical emissions and still doesn’t wanna #payup or even tell us a NUMBER on what they’re willing to pay‼️

“We are not going to be able to respect the Earth unless we respect femininity and recognize how ‘solutions’ of extractive processes and destruction are killing our relatives across the globe.” - @sheelahbearfoot

“We are not going to be able to respect the Earth unless we respect femininity and recognize how ‘solutions’ of extractive processes and destruction are killing our relatives across the globe.” - @sheelahbearfoot

@analyah406 spitting facts. The US cannot say we can’t find the funds for climate finance and then fund fossil fuels and polluting wars instead. It is NOT good enough!

And the just transition must have actionable, concrete outcomes - make it happen.

@analyah406 spitting facts. The US cannot say we can’t find the funds for climate finance and then fund fossil fuels and polluting wars instead. It is NOT good enough!

And the just transition must have actionable, concrete outcomes - make it happen.

CAN UK made this fantastic graphic and we are grateful for them and all our CAN partners this holiday season🎀🎁🤩🥰
#payup #cop29 #fairshare

CAN UK made this fantastic graphic and we are grateful for them and all our CAN partners this holiday season🎀🎁🤩🥰
#payup #cop29 #fairshare

Come be in community with us and share what we really want🌎💪

Come be in community with us and share what we really want🌎💪

This press conference will illuminate the critical role that feminist perspectives play in formulating effective solutions to one of the most urgent challenges of our time: climate change. At the heart of feminist movements lies the principle of collective liberation, which posits that the struggles for gender equality, racial justice, and environmental sustainability are intrinsically interconnected. This panel will examine feminist approaches that challenge prevailing structural systems of power, which frequently marginalize women.
This panel will highlight how an equitable distribution of power, and feminist solutions can reconfigure who is in decision-making positions and what values those decisions prioritize. This panel will share the feminist climate solutions that are essential for constructing a just and sustainable future. They will discuss the strategies that incorporate gender equity and social justice into climate action. We need to explore these perspectives to confront environmental challenges while securing all of our human rights.
What: Press conference with feminist leaders
When: Thursday, November 21 at 14:30. local time in Baku, Azerbaijan

Where: Press Conference Room Natavan in Area D.

Who: Speakers will include those named below, with time for reporter questions to follow.
• Dr. Frances Roberts-Gregory
• Analyah Schlaeger dos Santos
• Sheelah Bearfoot, MHS, Justice Program Manager, Wisdom Keepers
• Katherine Quaid

This press conference will illuminate the critical role that feminist perspectives play in formulating effective solutions to one of the most urgent challenges of our time: climate change. At the heart of feminist movements lies the principle of collective liberation, which posits that the struggles for gender equality, racial justice, and environmental sustainability are intrinsically interconnected. This panel will examine feminist approaches that challenge prevailing structural systems of power, which frequently marginalize women.
This panel will highlight how an equitable distribution of power, and feminist solutions can reconfigure who is in decision-making positions and what values those decisions prioritize. This panel will share the feminist climate solutions that are essential for constructing a just and sustainable future. They will discuss the strategies that incorporate gender equity and social justice into climate action. We need to explore these perspectives to confront environmental challenges while securing all of our human rights.
What: Press conference with feminist leaders
When: Thursday, November 21 at 14:30. local time in Baku, Azerbaijan

Where: Press Conference Room Natavan in Area D.

Who: Speakers will include those named below, with time for reporter questions to follow.
• Dr. Frances Roberts-Gregory
• Analyah Schlaeger dos Santos
• Sheelah Bearfoot, MHS, Justice Program Manager, Wisdom Keepers
• Katherine Quaid

“Is it a joke?” - Bolivian negotiator at COP29, in response to the EU’s leaked goal of $200-300 billion per year.

$200 billion per year is no better than the former goal of $100 per year given inflation. We need #trillionsnotbillions in climate finance‼️ #payup #fairshare

Vid + Photo + Stat creds: @climatehomenews CNN Fox BBC Forbes Politico Al Jazeera @africanarguments Wikipedia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-024-00190-6

“Is it a joke?” - Bolivian negotiator at COP29, in response to the EU’s leaked goal of $200-300 billion per year.

$200 billion per year is no better than the former goal of $100 per year given inflation. We need #trillionsnotbillions in climate finance‼️ #payup #fairshare

Vid + Photo + Stat creds: @climatehomenews CNN Fox BBC Forbes Politico Al Jazeera @africanarguments Wikipedia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-024-00190-6

“The money is there, it just needs to be channeled to the right places.” - Sameer Swarup from our friends @canseaclimate and the Maldives + Singapore.

The U.S. and developed nations have to #payup for what we owe the rest of the world🌎 for climate impacts, and STOP🛑 paying the fossil fuel industry instead! #trillionsnotbillions #fairshare #cop29

“The money is there, it just needs to be channeled to the right places.” - Sameer Swarup from our friends @canseaclimate and the Maldives + Singapore.

The U.S. and developed nations have to #payup for what we owe the rest of the world🌎 for climate impacts, and STOP🛑 paying the fossil fuel industry instead! #trillionsnotbillions #fairshare #cop29

Cheers to a powerful partnership between USCAN and @waterkeeperalliance at our COP29 exhibit booth! Together, we’re advocating for clean water and climate justice. Together, we can make a difference! 💪🌎

#COP29 #USCAN #Waterkeepers #ClimateAction #CleanWater #Sustainability #TogetherForOurPlanet

Cheers to a powerful partnership between USCAN and @waterkeeperalliance at our COP29 exhibit booth! Together, we’re advocating for clean water and climate justice. Together, we can make a difference! 💪🌎

#COP29 #USCAN #Waterkeepers #ClimateAction #CleanWater #Sustainability #TogetherForOurPlanet

Event co-sponsored by USCAN member @chisholmlegacy today! #payup #fairshare #cop29

Event co-sponsored by USCAN member @chisholmlegacy today! #payup #fairshare #cop29

“Vulnerability has been created. Our communities do not start off vulnerable, this is part of a very long extractive process.” - Colette Pichon-Battle, Taproot Earth cofounder, at USCAN’s Press Conference this morning🎙️🌎

It is time for the Global North to pay💰 what it owes to the Global South for the harms and vulnerability it created and perpetuates🔁. #payup #fairshare #cop29

“Vulnerability has been created. Our communities do not start off vulnerable, this is part of a very long extractive process.” - Colette Pichon-Battle, Taproot Earth cofounder, at USCAN’s Press Conference this morning🎙️🌎

It is time for the Global North to pay💰 what it owes to the Global South for the harms and vulnerability it created and perpetuates🔁. #payup #fairshare #cop29

First Fossil of the Day award of COP29 presented to G7

The first Fossil of the Day at COP29 in Baku has been collectively awarded to the countries of the Group of Seven: United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The G7 have received the award for spending the past 20 years dodging, skirting, and running away from their fiscal responsibility to pay up for their growing climate finance debt.

Read more here: https://climatenetwork.org/2024/11/15/first-fossil-of-the-day-award-of-cop29-to-be-presented-to-g7/

First Fossil of the Day award of COP29 presented to G7

The first Fossil of the Day at COP29 in Baku has been collectively awarded to the countries of the Group of Seven: United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The G7 have received the award for spending the past 20 years dodging, skirting, and running away from their fiscal responsibility to pay up for their growing climate finance debt.

Read more here: https://climatenetwork.org/2024/11/15/first-fossil-of-the-day-award-of-cop29-to-be-presented-to-g7/

The recent election outcomes mark a deeply sobering moment in the fight against climate change. Despite this setback, the U.S. Climate Action Network and its member organizations will continue to fight hard for the solutions we know are urgent and necessary, in global solidarity with our international partners. President Biden can still be a powerful force for climate action at COP29.

What: Press conference with USCAN members

When: Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Baku, Azerbaijan

Where: https://unfccc.int/event/uscan-a-game-changer-how-the-us-election-results-signal-a-climate-turning-point

Who: Speakers will include those named below, with time for reporter questions to follow.
Rachel Cleetus, policy director of the Climate and Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Kelly Stone, senior policy analyst, ActionAid USA
Ashlee Thomas, Senior Policy and Program Advisor, International Climate Policy, Oxfam America
Kathy Egland, Climate Justice Strategist, Deputy Executive Director, EEECHO;

The recent election outcomes mark a deeply sobering moment in the fight against climate change. Despite this setback, the U.S. Climate Action Network and its member organizations will continue to fight hard for the solutions we know are urgent and necessary, in global solidarity with our international partners. President Biden can still be a powerful force for climate action at COP29.

What: Press conference with USCAN members

When: Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Baku, Azerbaijan

Where: https://unfccc.int/event/uscan-a-game-changer-how-the-us-election-results-signal-a-climate-turning-point

Who: Speakers will include those named below, with time for reporter questions to follow.
Rachel Cleetus, policy director of the Climate and Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Kelly Stone, senior policy analyst, ActionAid USA
Ashlee Thomas, Senior Policy and Program Advisor, International Climate Policy, Oxfam America
Kathy Egland, Climate Justice Strategist, Deputy Executive Director, EEECHO;

US Climate Action Network Reaffirms Commitment to Ambitious Climate Action Following Elections

The US Climate Action Network today issued the following statement in response to the results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. Read the statement here: https://www.usclimatenetwork.org/

US Climate Action Network Reaffirms Commitment to Ambitious Climate Action Following Elections

The US Climate Action Network today issued the following statement in response to the results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. Read the statement here: https://www.usclimatenetwork.org/

🌍 BREAKING: ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR CLIMATE ACTION 🌿

New report ahead of #COP29 demands rich nations #PayUp #EndFossilFuels! 💰
Key points:
$1 trillion annual climate finance goal
End fossil fuel handouts
Make polluters pay
Grants, not loans, for the Global South
No to voluntary finance proposals or dirty oil money funds
Oil Change International's NEW analysis shows that rich countries have the means to mobilize over $5 trillion every year for climate action and other public goods - but it’s a matter of political will. #COP29 is around the corner and the clock is ticking ⏰. Rich countries, #PayUp #EndFossilFuels NOW!
Read the full report: https://www.oilchange.org/publications/road-to-cop29-shifting-and-unlocking-public-finance-for-a-fair-fossil-fuel-phase-out/
#ClimateFinance #ClimateJustice #COP29 #FossilFuelPhaseOut #EndFossilFuels #StopFundingFossils #PayUp #NoGoalNoWorld

🌍 BREAKING: ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR CLIMATE ACTION 🌿

New report ahead of #COP29 demands rich nations #PayUp #EndFossilFuels! 💰
Key points:
$1 trillion annual climate finance goal
End fossil fuel handouts
Make polluters pay
Grants, not loans, for the Global South
No to voluntary finance proposals or dirty oil money funds
Oil Change International's NEW analysis shows that rich countries have the means to mobilize over $5 trillion every year for climate action and other public goods - but it’s a matter of political will. #COP29 is around the corner and the clock is ticking ⏰. Rich countries, #PayUp #EndFossilFuels NOW!
Read the full report: https://www.oilchange.org/publications/road-to-cop29-shifting-and-unlocking-public-finance-for-a-fair-fossil-fuel-phase-out/
#ClimateFinance #ClimateJustice #COP29 #FossilFuelPhaseOut #EndFossilFuels #StopFundingFossils #PayUp #NoGoalNoWorld

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed the UN General Assembly this morning, calling the state of the world unsustainable – plagued by impunity, inequality and uncertainty. However his also said: "the challenges we face are solvable". We agree - together, in relationship and kindness we can do anything. #ClimateWeekNYC

You can watch all the leaders' speeches at the UN here (today through 30 Sept): General Debate of the 79th Session: https://gadebate.un.org/en

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed the UN General Assembly this morning, calling the state of the world unsustainable – plagued by impunity, inequality and uncertainty. However his also said: "the challenges we face are solvable". We agree - together, in relationship and kindness we can do anything. #ClimateWeekNYC

You can watch all the leaders' speeches at the UN here (today through 30 Sept): General Debate of the 79th Session: https://gadebate.un.org/en

30 years since the UN Climate Convention and almost a decade since the Paris Agreement, the Global North still hasn’t delivered on its responsibility for addressing the climate crisis. The world’s biggest and richest polluters have a moral responsibility, and the means 💵, to fund Global South countries’ climate mitigation efforts. #PayUp for the Global South’s fossil fuel phaseout now! https://payupandphaseout.org

30 years since the UN Climate Convention and almost a decade since the Paris Agreement, the Global North still hasn’t delivered on its responsibility for addressing the climate crisis. The world’s biggest and richest polluters have a moral responsibility, and the means 💵, to fund Global South countries’ climate mitigation efforts. #PayUp for the Global South’s fossil fuel phaseout now! https://payupandphaseout.org

🌍✨ Exciting news! The US Fair Share NDC, unveiled at a press conference today! 🎉 This initiative, backed by Demand Climate Justice US and hosted by @thejusticecouncil The People's Justice Council, aims to drive meaningful climate action.

📝 Check out the report in the links provided in comments and
📢 Catch the press release and the recording of the press conference provided as well. Let’s stand together for climate justice! 🌱 #ClimateAction #FairShareNDC #DemandClimateJustice

🌍✨ Exciting news! The US Fair Share NDC, unveiled at a press conference today! 🎉 This initiative, backed by Demand Climate Justice US and hosted by @thejusticecouncil The People's Justice Council, aims to drive meaningful climate action.

📝 Check out the report in the links provided in comments and
📢 Catch the press release and the recording of the press conference provided as well. Let’s stand together for climate justice! 🌱 #ClimateAction #FairShareNDC #DemandClimateJustice

Today is #FalseSolutions Day for the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future! Global North governments must stop making empty promises and pandering to corporations to perpetuate fossil fuels. #ClimateJusticeNow #EndFossilFuels

Today is #FalseSolutions Day for the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future! Global North governments must stop making empty promises and pandering to corporations to perpetuate fossil fuels. #ClimateJusticeNow #EndFossilFuels

Today, September 13, a group of climate activists marked the start of a week of protests by dropping a giant banner reading “#EndFossilFuels – Fast, fair, forever” on Westminster Bridge. The week of protest is billed as a ‘global week of action for climate finance and a fossil free future’.
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/09/activists-kick-off-week-of-climate-protests-with-banner-drop-on-westminster-bridge/

Today, September 13, a group of climate activists marked the start of a week of protests by dropping a giant banner reading “#EndFossilFuels – Fast, fair, forever” on Westminster Bridge. The week of protest is billed as a ‘global week of action for climate finance and a fossil free future’.
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/09/activists-kick-off-week-of-climate-protests-with-banner-drop-on-westminster-bridge/

4 DAYS TO GO‼️ From September 13 to 20, millions of people around the world will take to the streets and online to demand climate justice. #EndFossilFuels #PayUp

Join us in demanding the phaseout of fossil fuels and the payment of climate reparations: http://payupandphaseout.org ✊🏽

4 DAYS TO GO‼️ From September 13 to 20, millions of people around the world will take to the streets and online to demand climate justice. #EndFossilFuels #PayUp

Join us in demanding the phaseout of fossil fuels and the payment of climate reparations: http://payupandphaseout.org ✊🏽

Join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network @wecan_intl on September 12 for the powerful launch of the report, "The Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions (Fourth Edition).”

🗓 September 12
⏰1:00 PM ET
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/3x5zc8t7

During the online event, we will hear from frontline women leaders, health experts, and advocates who are demanding accountability from financial institutions to take action for the health of our communities, ecosystems, and the climate.

From rising cancer rates to escalating violence, the report details the numerous disproportionate health and safety risks and impacts women in all their diversity are experiencing due to fossil fuel extraction, which is also perpetuating Indigenous and human rights violations. The report highlights case studies from Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities in North America, as well as the corresponding financial institutions that are contributing to these egregious harms. The report outlines recommendations for banks to move toward accountability and a just transition.

Featured speakers include:
✴️ Roishetta Sibley Ozane M.S., Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator, Louisiana
✴️ Rene Ann Goodrich (Bad River Ojibwe), Native Lives Matter Coalition and Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force Member, Wisconsin
✴️ Sharon Lavigne, Founder of RISE St. James, and 2021 Goldman Prize Winner, Louisiana
✴️ Patricia Garcia-Nelson (Oraricha Tribes of Mexico and the Chichimeca), Colorado Fossil Fuel Just Transition Advocate for Green Latinos, Northern Colorado
✴️ Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Environmental Ambassador for the Ponca Nation, and Board Member and Project Coordinator for WECAN, Oklahoma
✴️ Antonia Juhasz, Investigative Journalist, former Senior Researcher on Fossil Fuels, Human Rights Watch
✴️ Dr. Nneoma Nwachuku Ojiaku, MD, MPH Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Climate Health Now
✴️ Osprey Orielle Lake, Report Co-author, and Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

Join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network @wecan_intl on September 12 for the powerful launch of the report, "The Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions (Fourth Edition).”

🗓 September 12
⏰1:00 PM ET
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/3x5zc8t7

During the online event, we will hear from frontline women leaders, health experts, and advocates who are demanding accountability from financial institutions to take action for the health of our communities, ecosystems, and the climate.

From rising cancer rates to escalating violence, the report details the numerous disproportionate health and safety risks and impacts women in all their diversity are experiencing due to fossil fuel extraction, which is also perpetuating Indigenous and human rights violations. The report highlights case studies from Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities in North America, as well as the corresponding financial institutions that are contributing to these egregious harms. The report outlines recommendations for banks to move toward accountability and a just transition.

Featured speakers include:
✴️ Roishetta Sibley Ozane M.S., Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator, Louisiana
✴️ Rene Ann Goodrich (Bad River Ojibwe), Native Lives Matter Coalition and Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force Member, Wisconsin
✴️ Sharon Lavigne, Founder of RISE St. James, and 2021 Goldman Prize Winner, Louisiana
✴️ Patricia Garcia-Nelson (Oraricha Tribes of Mexico and the Chichimeca), Colorado Fossil Fuel Just Transition Advocate for Green Latinos, Northern Colorado
✴️ Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Environmental Ambassador for the Ponca Nation, and Board Member and Project Coordinator for WECAN, Oklahoma
✴️ Antonia Juhasz, Investigative Journalist, former Senior Researcher on Fossil Fuels, Human Rights Watch
✴️ Dr. Nneoma Nwachuku Ojiaku, MD, MPH Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Climate Health Now
✴️ Osprey Orielle Lake, Report Co-author, and Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

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