Alternative Law Collective

The Alternative Law Collective comprises of lawyers and academics committed to social, economic and environmental justice.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

How the host of the #LossAndDamage Fund has been encouraging #fossil expansion in developing countries: a 🧵on @WorldBank involvement in Pakistan

[Recourse | @re-course.org on Bluesky @RecourseTeam]

The @ADB_HQ financed the #Jamshoro coal plant in Pakistan, despite its no coal policy.
It’s time for the ADB to cancel project debt, retire the plant and repurpose it for renewables.
More in our new briefing in collaboration with @ALCollective_ 🔖 https://t.co/eLLmjCv5GW #ADBNews

[Recourse | @re-course.org on Bluesky @RecourseTeam]

Despite @ADB_HQ's no-coal policy, it still supported the #Jamshoro coal plant, which is a huge burden for Pakistan’s economy, people & ecosystems.

It’s time for the ADB to cancel the debt, retire the Jamshoro plant early, and repurpose it for renewables.

Here's why 👇 🧵

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

Read more about the nature, funding, and logistics of the lab here:

https://t.co/KeJGWFxFqJ

Note that deadline for applications has been extended to the 15th of January.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

At ALC, we’re assembling a cross-disciplinary cohort for The Energy Lab, an experimental space to critically engage and reimagine Pakistan’s energy infrastructure.
Join us: https://t.co/ZbftyqXpgn
Write to us for more information: [email protected]

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

At ALC, we’re assembling a cross-disciplinary cohort for The Energy Lab, an experimental space to critically engage and reimagine Pakistan’s energy infrastructure.
Join us: https://t.co/ZbftyqXpgn
Write to us for more information: [email protected]

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

🛑 Gas isn’t a bridge — it’s a trap.
LNG terminals + gas plants = decades of emissions.
⏳ No time left for false solutions. @ADB_HQ  must back real clean energy now.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

🚫 Gas as a “transition fuel” = debt, danger, dependence.

💸 Renewables are cheaper every year.
@ADB_HQ must end gas financing and fund just, people‑powered clean energy.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

💸 Gas projects aren’t cheap. They saddle countries with long-term debt while renewable energy gets cheaper every year.

@ADB_HQ must stop funding gas and back community‑led clean power.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

❌ CCUS + “green” hydrogen are @ADB_HQ’s false solutions to expand gas in Asia.
🚫 Distractions — not climate action.

🌏 The future is fossil‑free — or there’s no future at all.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

⚡ @ADB_HQ calls gas a “transition fuel,” but science says new gas = more emissions + more climate chaos.

📉 IPCC is clear: no room for new fossil fuels. We need a real transition that phases gas out completely.

[Philippine Movement for Climate Justice @cjmovement_ph]

⚡ @ADB_HQ calls gas a “transition fuel,” but science says new gas = more emissions + more climate chaos.

📉 IPCC is clear: no room for new fossil fuels. We need a real transition that phases gas out completely.

[Recourse | @re-course.org on Bluesky @RecourseTeam]

World Bank Group guarantees — not as "green" as they seem?⚠️

New research shows how @MIGA guarantees are boosting big banks’ ability to invest in fossil fuels, including
🇲🇿 🇨🇦🇻🇳 LNG in Mozambique, Canada, Vietnam
🇦🇷 Oil & gas in Argentina

https://t.co/EAAlIFGVWd #FfD4People

[Eurodad @eurodad]

“#EconomicJustice & development are human rights. They are not divisible. #FfD4 member states are not negotiating abstract ideas but negotiating human rights away when they don’t negotiate in the interests of the global south.” @TaxJusticeAfric

#FfD4People #SystemChangeNow

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

@UNESCAP @pass_blue @RecourseTeam @The_IAP

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

Illegitimate debts and harsh austerity measures are depleting the Global South. We demand a full and unconditional cancellation of unjust debts and austerity.

#CancelTheDebt #DebtJusticeNow #UNDebtConvention #FFD4People

[APMDD @AsianPeoplesMvt]

🥁🥁🥁 Make #FFD4 matter for people and planet - democratize debt governance NOW! 🚩 Break the chains of debt! Join the Global Days of Action, June 27-29, to demand #PayUp #CanceltheDebt #ChangetheSystem! @cs_ffd @debtgwa

Join the Global Days of Action, June 27-29, to demand #PayUp #CanceltheDebt #ChangetheSystem! #UNDebtConvention @cs_ffd @debtgwa

@UNESCAP
@IPCoficial
@pass_blue
@Devex
@Reuters
@FT
@EconTimes
@AlJazeera
@CGDev
@IPSnews
@IPS_Europe
@IPSNewsUNBureau
@ThomsonReuters
@AP

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

The current system thrives on making us bleed. We call for a massive transformation of the international financial system. The injustices inherent in this process can no longer continue and the Global South deserves reparations for the harms done to it.

#FfD4People #PayUp

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

We demand an end to the destruction caused by fossil fuels. Fund our future by eliminating fossil fuel finance and supporting community-led renewables!

#EndFossilsNow #FundTheEnergyTransition #DefundDirtyEnergy #SystemChangeNow #FFD4People

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

Climate Reparations Now!

The Global North owes a massive climate debt to the Global South. They must #PayUp and deliver non-debt-creating climate finance for communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis.

#ClimateFinanceNow #ReparationsNow #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

Principles of inter-provincial equity must ground consensus building when it comes to provincial actions and targets.

The process must be historically informed and attentive to the inequities in climate impacts and resources between the provinces.

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

One of the Paris Agreement’s highest objectives was to limit global temp rise to an avg of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels

Deemed essential to global survival, this goal fails to capture the intensity of existential challenges faced by climate vulnerable nations such as 🇵🇰
🧵

[Alternative Law Collective @ALCollective_]

Emissions & vulnerability profiles of different federating units in 🇵🇰 are also not uniform or homogenous.

Similarly, their socio-ecological dynamics & population density are also distinct, requiring a customised approach towards their role in the materialisation of NDC targets.