Savannah CW

PhD student @DukeU. Environmental lawyer, author. Energy transitions, energy access, critical minerals, climate justice. Alum @lunduniversity @ceu @UWCSEA

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Exciting to see US invest in win-win-win strategy on critical minerals - they just invested in projects that will recycle CMs from coal mine waste. Win 1 - get more CMs, 2 - without new mines, 3 - clean up coal mines in the process.

https://t.co/QwUjMIXRR8

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Remaining Q’s - says companies are key actors for expanding responsible practices, but doesn’t unpack difference between what privately owned & state-owned companies can do on ESG.

Would love to see this explored more in future.

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[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Finally got down to reading IEA’s new Dec report looking at ESG impacts of critical mineral mining.

Hits – solid overview of some of the ESG impacts and risks they create for both mining & clean energy transition (100 pages long!).

https://t.co/J1N4sjavqd

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[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Big step forward! Now BC high school students have to to take a mandatory Indigenous focused course before graduating

In Y1 of law school I remember professor asking us who had learned about Canada's history with Indigenous peoples in their HS - almost 0
https://t.co/YLoi65zgD7

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

Our labor of love @tieh_podcast has scored a half-century!

Thrilled to share our 50th episode with @GhoshArunabha on how India is navigating the G20 presidency, & what the key challenges/opportunities are for building a global consensus on climate policy

https://t.co/RGYPMICNEj

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

@Sandeeppaii @Rwitwika Congratulations!! 👏👏👏 Excited to see all that you do

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

@KadyanSanjana @subhrendukp @DukeSanford @DukeU @DukeAlumni @Gen_Pov @ferran__vega @marcelo_soligon Congratulations, look forward to seeing you in August!

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Not much so far. The treaty has some requirements for environmental impact assessments of activities, but deep-sea mining is exempt. It's a concerning gap - if & when the world starts deep-sea mining, its exactly the kind of activity that needs these protections

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

As of last weekend, world has a "High Seas Treaty" about how to manage the earth's biggest remaining "wild west" - the open ocean beyond national boundaries 🙌. What does this mean for deep-sea critical mineral mining? (1/2)

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

What is the UN High Seas Treaty and why is it needed? https://t.co/zxhFgEcC3t

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

ICYMI. Weekend Listen

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

@tessaseager Testing how tired parent reader is 😂

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

In case you missed it and want to get an in-depth understanding of wind sector in India.

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Illustrates the scale of the immense amount of new minerals required to meet global climate goals, linked to much more mining/production, but seems manageable. Lot to unpack here - thanks for this excellent analysis!

[Seaver Wang @wang_seaver]

How many tons of minerals might new clean power generation require over the next 30 yrs? In producing those minerals, how much CO2 may be emitted?

Our new @Joule_CP paper is out today! [THREAD]

https://t.co/XIgDWhFeMZ

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Many of us recycle. But do you ever wonder what the impact of this is compared to other things you could do to be sustainable? Here's a 2017 study out of Lund University showing what really counts, like flying less

https://t.co/a0Sy2Mqkh4

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Great episode

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

🎙️ Thrilled to launch a special @tieh_podcast series on the "Future of Coal & Just Transition in India"🎙️

What is the future of coal in India? How do we create a just transition? Part 1 of the series with Dr. Anil Jain, Former Coal Secretary is now live!

https://t.co/QexllVeeSq

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Positive to see loss & damage fund created, but would have loved to see more progress on mitigation commitments
https://t.co/q6vkqXxVCk

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

G7 countries & India are negotiating a Just Energy Transition Partnership to help India's energy transition

For this to work for climate/workers, India needs a national action plan that will form the basis of negotiations. Otherwise.. 1/n

My latest piece https://t.co/tmBrYk5jid

[Savannah CW @Scarrwilson]

Happy to take a break from parental leave to speak about Indigenous governance in Canada on the US Indigenous Perspectives podcast📻:

https://t.co/lnezgU6MmU

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

Extremely honoured to be profiled (along with 18 other earth & space scientists) by the American Geophysical Union's @AGU_Eos magazine for my contribution to the #JustTransition field

Do check out other profiles - inspiring!
https://t.co/dYWja1iNRm

[Sandeep Pai (sandeeppai.bsky.social) @Sandeeppaii]

New @tieh_podcast episode

I interviewed two terrific scholars .@HarryWinkler & .@NavrozDubash on the latest IPCC Working Group III report, climate finance, making institutions climate ready, global climate cooperation, role of scientists beyond publishing & more

Check it out!