Steph Jensen Cormier

On Twitter, I track news that interconnects environmental, ecological and social justice.
After 15 years in Asia (8 years in China), now based in Costa Rica.🦋

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

And…then President #COP29 uses his speech to talk about proud history of oil drilling in Azerbaijan & refers to oil & gas as a “gift of the gods”?! And we are at the global climate negotiations in a year that broke records for heat, fires, violent storms & extreme weather…

[Kate Logan @Kate_K_Logan]

In his speech today at #COP29 in Baku, #China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang stated, "Since 2016, China has provided and mobilized project funds of more than 177bn RMB ($24.5bn), strongly supporting other developing countries in addressing #climatechange." 🧵

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[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

Almost all non-domesticated animals on this earth, 73%, have vanished just over the course of my lifetime.

The neoliberal economy is a planetary cancer. It is deeply, deeply sick.

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https://t.co/dzJisHf1Bm

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

“My government does not kill Israelis…Your government killed 42,000 Palestinians.”

Watch Amb. Dr. Riyad Mansour respond to Israeli ambassador at the Security Council.

[Steph Jensen Cormier @cj_steph]

This is tragic.
A one year old Tapanuli orangutan was found dead in the area where a hydropower dam is being built in Batang Toru, Indonesia.
The species is at high risk of extinction. Meanwhile the dam and a mining project are fragmenting their habitat.
https://t.co/A4UPN7N5Ws

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.

No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re

[Christiana Figueres @CFigueres]

Some would say that #CostaRica is the poorest nation in the world because it has none of the riches that were valued before. We have no fossil fuels, no metals, no minerals.

Today we realise that was a blessing because having no fossil fuels, we had no other option but to produce all electricity with clean energies.

And our richness lies in nature, tragically undervalued in so much of the world, but treasured here. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, and despite being one of the smallest countries in Latin America, it has become a leader in sustainability and conservation efforts.

Our high levels of wellbeing have very little to do with money or economic growth.

Learn more in Episode 7 of Dying Earth, directed by @fatimalianes

This new eight-part @AJEnglish documentary series exposes the reality of the climate crisis, exploring what it will take to tackle the emergency. I was pleased to contribute to a few of the episodes, along with the brilliant @kateraworth @jasonhickel and many others.

You can watch on YouTube: https://t.co/ej3kvhc0U8
#dyingearth

[Bloomberg TV @BloombergTV]

China's BYD has unveiled a hybrid car that can drive non-stop for 2,000 kilometers. That's the equivalent of New York to Miami. @AirEVthingTRNSP reports https://t.co/jxvOteeEfu

[Steph Jensen Cormier @cj_steph]

Costa Rica is dependent on hydro for electricity generation. Severe drought triggered by El Niño has meant that water levels in rivers and reservoirs are very low. Therefore, starting Monday, there will be planned outages across the country, these will continue indefinitely.

[United Nations @UN]

UN General Assembly determines that the State of Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as a member to the United Nations.

UNGA further recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter.

https://t.co/xWc4QO8ruV

[BDS movement @BDSmovement]

Approx 1.4 million Palestinians are currently sheltering in Rafah, 600,000 of them are children.

According to UNICEF nearly all of them are either "injured, sick, malnourished, traumatized, or living with disabilities." As genocidal Israel threatens "extreme force" the world must act!

#ICCArrestWarrantsForIsrael
End #GazaGenocide
#CeasefireNOW
#MilitaryEmbargo
#RafahUnderAttack

[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

Eight years ago, Berta Cáceres—land defender & #GoldmanPrize winner—was assassinated. Today, the criminal sentences for those responsible have yet to be ratified. The Prize calls on the Honduran Supreme Court to affirm the sentences so that Honduras can move toward true justice.

[Saman 🍉 🕊️ 🎒 @SamanAhsan]

"Don't move!" @omarsuleiman504
Students & faculty have started a huge movement that is taking over the world.
You have shown that there is light at the end of this long dark tunnel.
You have restored our faith in humanity.
Together we will stay firm and will not move.
We are here to support you & amplify your voices.
We are on the right side of history.
The occupation will be dismantled!
#StudentSolidarity
#StudentsForGaza
#ColumbiaUniversity
#EndOccupation
#EndApartheid
#StoptheGenocide
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[John Cusack @johncusack]

Let’s say we found evidence of any gov executing men ,women and children with hands zip tied behind them - being discovered in mass graves .
Would it matter who they were ? What religion they said excused such atrocities - or what their ideological rationale was ?
Of course not. Any reasonable person would conclude they were war criminals .

[Steph Jensen Cormier @cj_steph]

@aldoprotti Conozco muy bien a este hermoso lugar. Es la Avenida du Mont Royal en Montreal y permanece así para los peatones y ciclistas entre junio y septiembre para que lo pueden disfrutar. El resto del año, esta habilitada para uso de carros, ciclistas y peatones.

[Steph Jensen Cormier @cj_steph]

@astridpuentes That's wonderful news! The role fits you perfectly. Muchas felicidades, Astrid!

[Steph Jensen Cormier @cj_steph]

A moving tribute to an incredible person, the late Right Honorable Prime Minister of Canada #BrianMulroney. He did so much to protect the environment. It is inspiring to hear about people in power doing the right thing and doing it well.

[Elizabeth May @ElizabethMay]

It was an honour to rise in the #HoC and pay tribute to late Right Honourable #BrianMulroney. While I was never a member of his party, and he had more than enough reason to hold it against me that I resigned on principle when his environment minister 1/4 https://t.co/qkR3aB20BN

[Alex Neve @AlexNeve24]

The only commitment? That we "continue to follow the case very closely". There is a significant ruling in the case. Follow that very closely! We no longer get to profess we champion the “international rules-based order”. Today we abdicated that claim. 4/4

[Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg]

I am very happy with this. I am not sure my articles have been translated into Spanish before.
A sign of people of the world uniting behind Palestine.
https://t.co/fakyn0aitx