Aesha Datta

Climate journalist | Fulbright | @columbiaclimate | Ex @ETprime_com @businessline Fellow @WWFINDIA | Crazy plant lady. Mostly green. Rationalist |Views personal

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

I was probably 5 or 6 years old when I first came across the reality of death. My aunt (mother’s elder sister) came to visit for the first time in my memory. Married to struggling artists the sisters, thick as thieves in their childhood, hardly met now #livingwithcancer #Cancer

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

#NowHiring

Artificial Intelligence Support Officer 📍The Netherlands

IPCC’s WG II, focusing on #climatechange impacts, adaptation & vulnerability, is looking to hire an AI expert w/ experience applying AI in academic settings.

Closes 15 Sept '24
👉 https://t.co/A8jqpab6Xv

[SANJAY HEGDE @sanjayuvacha]

Woh Jo tujh se pehle ek shaks yahan takht nasheen tha,
Usko bhi apne khuda hone Ka utna hi yaqeen tha

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

@shireenazam Hopefully when that happens those around them can fact-check them. So many people let their masks of human decency and value-driven secularity drop that I don’t even know if it’s possible for that cat to go back into the bag

[Climate Action Network South Asia @CANSouthAsia]

Sanjay Vashist, Director, Climate Action Network South Asia on the disappointing outcome of COP28: "...if this is what a 'historical outcome' looks like, then it is on the wrong side of history."

[Brandon Wu @brandoncwu]

Very difficult to stomach developed countries talking self-congratulatorily about "climate justice" when they're the perpetuators of massive injustice by failing to reduce emissions, deliver finance, support adaptation and L&D, & enable a real fossil fuel phaseout globally #COP28

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

There's lots of announcements and news coming out of #COP28. I'm here to rank them for you from a climate scientist's perspective, using 🌴 for the wins and 🤦‍♀️ for the facepalms.

Did I miss something? Let me know and I'll add it to this list! #ClimateAction #COP28FromHome 🧵

[Harjeet Singh @harjeet11]

My reaction to the Opening of Pre-COP at Abu Dhabi, UAE

"We must move past mere recognition of fossil fuel phase-out demands. COP28 must not only promise this in writing but also present a tangible roadmap for a global Just Transition.

"COP28 President Designate emphasises the urgent need for nations to address climate finance, bolster support for adaptation, and confront loss and damage in developing regions.

"The onus remains on affluent countries, whose unmet past commitments have created a significant resource gap. Only by acknowledging their historical actions and responding commensurately can we harbour hope of combating the climate crisis."

- Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy, @CANIntl

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

Dr Haq was a leader in the space of loss and damage, and climate justice. This is such a devastating loss. The little interaction I’d had with him was always so inspiring and motivating. Such a deep feeling of loss.

[ICCCAD @ICCCAD]

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you about the passing away of our director, Prof. Saleemul Huq, on 29 October, 2023.

His unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come.

[ICCCAD @ICCCAD]

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you about the passing away of our director, Prof. Saleemul Huq, on 29 October, 2023.

His unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come.

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

@harjeet11 No! This is such a sad anddisturbing news! He was truly a giant in the climate justice space.

[John McEvoy @jmcevoy_2]

BBC Verify asked three "experts" about the bombing of the Al-Ahli hospital.

The "experts" concluded that the blast was "not consistent" with a "typical Israeli airstrike".

But who were these "experts"? Thread:

[Ariel Gold אריאל ✡️☮️🕊🍉 @ArielElyseGold]

We know, as Jews, the consequences of dehumanization, ghettoization, denial of food & medicine, the warning signs of fascism. We know what it is like to have the world, the US, ignore our cries to live. We know as Jews what it is like to be penned in & systemically slaughtered.🧵

[Ariel Gold אריאל ✡️☮️🕊🍉 @ArielElyseGold]

We know, as Jews, the lie that if we accept transport, if we evacuate, our lives will be spared. We know what it is like to have entire family lines wiped out. We know genocide when we see it. We are seeing it now in Gaza. Never Again means for anyone. NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

Unfortunately this is a repercussion of parachuting journalists into stories and places where they fail to recognize even the existence of alternative realities and politics. This piece by @nytimes May have irreversibly hurt Indian journalism which was already gasping for air

[Amitav Ghosh @GhoshAmitav]

Really shocking how much damage a single scaremongering article by the @nytimes has done to journalism in India. And they were warned that this would happen.

https://t.co/AcG7JXH9Kw

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

"Extreme inequality and wealth concentration undermine humanity’s ability to stop climate breakdown."

#ClimateCrisis #TaxTheRich #BanPrivateJets

https://t.co/WBw7ECCGbt https://t.co/gMhykDSBSK

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

@rwclimate @Greenpeace @ECOWARRIORSS @SaleemulHuq @harjeet11 If the shoe was on the other foot I bet the inequality and inequity would be the primary concern. The Eurocentric debate on climate has caused irreparable damage

[Nitin Sethi @nit_set]

NYT, my friend on Tuesday. Part of foreign conspiracy against India on all other days.

[Harjeet Singh @harjeet11]

UNPRECEDENTED - No political leader said it as is! 🔥

"This #ClimateCrisis is a #FossilFuel crisis!"
@GavinNewsom @CAgovernor

"It's the burning of oil, it's the burning of gas, it's the burning of coal, and we need to call that out!"

#ClimateAmbitionSummit
#UNGA #UNGA78

[Aesha Datta @aeshadatta]

@harjeet11 @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor @CANIntl @fossiltreaty @gcdcj That is nearly unbelievable!! 👏🏾 👏🏾