“It turns out actually that the pandemic is not gender-neutral.” - @CarenGrown, @WorldBank's Global Director for Gender
Learn about the risks women face during #COVID19, like: https://t.co/UsckLgKr2d
⬆️ Exposure on the front lines
⬆️ Livelihood impacts
⬆️ Domestic violence
An incredible milestone! With 144 parties now signed, the Doha amendment enters into force. This is fantastic news for our process @UNFCCC towards #ClimateAction. Many thanks Nigeria 🇳🇬 @MBuhari for your ratification!
Policy actions to address the economic fallout of #COVID19 can also support public investments in green infrastructure, which will deliver jobs in the short-term and climate dividends in the long-term. https://t.co/iRE6vC5nnl #InvestInPeople#InvestInPlanet
Great news! 🙌🏽 US renewable generation is higher than coal for the 40th day. Now let’s continue to innovate on storage solutions for a #GreenRecovery post COVID https://t.co/6frQxgqJJW
So proud to see @MichaelEMann being recognized by NAS. Thank you for your dedication to helping us understand climate change impacts and much more. Eternally grateful and look forward to many more discoveries. So proud of my Alma Mater and @PSUEMS! 💙We ARE PSU
Congrats to @MichaelEMann, who has just been elected to the @theNASciences. Mann's election brings Penn State's representation to 16 members. https://t.co/MuU76Nl62M @psumeteo
#GreenRecovery is possible after #COVID19
As we put fiscal stimulus in place, we must:
✅ Support green investments
✅ Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies & price carbon right
✅ Make investments that lead to green jobs and a more sustainable future.
#PCD11
We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall. https://t.co/K8Ucu7iVDK
In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvořák – "Going Home”
Stay safe.
Check out what a multifaceted bottoms up sancocho planting style approach to forest conservation can do to tackle emissions and support the local economy in #DominicanRepublic. Great story! @WBG_Climate
When Enelsito Ramos started planting his 125-hectare forest nestled in the municipality of Restauración in the #DominicanRepublic, he says most people thought he had no idea what he was doing. Learn what happened next: https://t.co/PRisSdXccc 🌳 #AdaptOurWorld#BetterWithForests
Even if the world zeroed out carbon emissions today, the carbon already in the atmosphere will continue to raise global temps.
This 🆕 #ClimateBiz episode 🎧 highlights how carbon removal technology can address this problem: https://t.co/ZEX2in99NS #IFCClimate
95% of food waste in Seoul is now recycled rather than dumped.
Up from 2% in 1995. Wow!
We can learn a lot from South Korea 🇰🇷 on tackling food waste. Truly innovative policies!
On #BiodiversityDay it's important to remember that #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange are environmental, development, economic, security, social and equity issues that must be addressed together to achieve a sustainable future, for people and for nature.
#IDB2019