Gary Cook

Challenging corporations to lead a rapid transition off of fossil fuels to renewabIe energy.
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[Asset Manager Wake Up Call ⏰ @AM_WakeUpCall]

As @Vanguard_Group's largest corporate retirement client, @Google has both the power and the responsibility to demand the asset manager quits fossil fuels.

Urge Google to make good on its climate commitments by demanding a fossil-free retirement plan:
https://t.co/vkiCgMqnYl

[Kaisa Kosonen @kaisakosonen]

Let’s be clear.

What the world needs is a full and fair phase OUT of all fossil fuels.

That’s the goal here at COP28.

"Not reduce.
Not abate.
Phaseout."

As the @UN Secretary General @antonioguterres said.

And therefore...

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https://t.co/dqL2U4ithG

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

Huge legal victory in Montana today, congratulations to the youth and their legal time-sets an important new precedent

[John H Knox @JohnHKnox]

Today, the trial judge decided in favor of the 16 Montana youth who sued Montana based on its constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. This is a big win! Here's a brief description why. 1/8 https://t.co/PFKyvFK4Et

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

New report out today by @standearth showing the impact of last mile delivery on communities & our climate https://t.co/VBUlMmEOW3

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

This is the decade for action on clean air & climate, yet the growth of e-commerce is making the problem worse. We need @amazon to #DeliverChange

[Clean Mobility Collective @mobility_clean]

Today on the eve of @amazon's AGM, we gathered at its Corporate Headquarters in Seattle to demand that it commit to zero emissions deliveries by 2030 - for people, our communities, and our planet. #DeliverChange

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

New report on how hospitals are investing in the biggest threat to public health - fossil fuels https://t.co/ynfoWfWrk5 via @standearth

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

RBC’s corporate colonialism on full display at AGM in Saskatoon https://t.co/MAAc2mTJUi H/T @MayaLillianM

[Stand.earth @standearth]

RBC is refusing entry to Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, Indigenous elders, and sending folks to a secondary room where they won't be able to address @RBC CEO directly.

THIS IS CORPORATE COLONIALISM.

$RY #RBCRevealed

[Stand.earth @standearth]

WATCH: Ahead of @RBC’s shareholder meeting, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks has a clear message for CEO Dave McKay: Defund Coastal GasLink & stop bankrolling climate chaos & Indigenous rights violations.
Call RBC now: https://t.co/w5R7MT8QWq
#RBCrevealed #AllOutForWedzinKwa

[Stand.earth @standearth]

Yesterday the Fashion Pact, a group of major fashion brands working together on sustainability, released an update to their climate program including announcing a new collective renewable energy purchase agreement in Europe. 🧵1/4 https://t.co/Kr2OJR2mUb

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

Vladyslav Vlasiukin the Ukrainian Presidential office said, “Sales of this plastic clothing are indirectly funding Russia’s illegal war. Any fashion company using these firms who buy discounted Russian oil need to change suppliers immediately.” https://t.co/iZkroGQpJd

[Stand.earth @standearth]

HAPPENING NOW: Our own @garyacook is moderating a panel at #COP27 on the fossil footprint of the fashion industry and its connections to Russian oil, ft. Stand campaigner Rachel Kitchin, @ChangingMarkets @ZWAUkraine and more. https://t.co/h639IrCKPu

[Stand.earth @standearth]

.@RBC has invested more than 9.22 billion dollars in fossil fuels since joining the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Net zero means no new fossil fuel investments. 1/ 🧵
https://t.co/w9OrubJoXY

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

@mel_hogan @chr15_eat0n @tamigraph I don’t know much about the fediverse, but if it is decentralized and has relatively high utilization across the server base, might not be so bad! Hang on to your iffy instincts, particularly under the new management

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

More needs to be done, but hopefully a new era of Net Zero claims supported by regulation, transparency, and high impact transition plans will soon follow. One thing is certain, the fossil fuel companies will hate these recommendations

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

the HLEG Net Zero report #COP27 is an important first step in reasserting science and urgency into #NetZero, taking the concept back from greenwashing banks and corporations who continue to fund and drive higher demand for fossil fuels despite "Net Zero" Pledges.

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

By putting the focus on phasing out fossil fuels and scaling renewable energy, requiring near term absolute targets, and significantly restrict the use of offsets, the HLEG recommendations puts corporations on notice that the wild west of Net Zero claims is over

[IEEFA.org @ieefa_institute]

In 2018, an IEEFA report presented the financial case for divestment from fossil fuels. Four years and hundreds of divested funds later, we find the case for #divestment is as strong as ever. Here’s what you’ll find in our new report: https://t.co/chpcGgz5dL🧵 (1/7)

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

We need to slash climate pollution by more than 50% on absolute terms by 2030, yet @lululemon has gone in the opposite direction since @calvinmcdonald became CEO for a very simple reason-its growth is driving demand for more coal & fossil fuels to make its products

[Gary Cook @garyacook]

Two+ years into the "decade of action" on climate, yet the failure of companies like @lululemon to transition away from coal/fossil fuels means emissions are heading the wrong direction, and their customer base are now holding them to account

[Stand.earth @standearth]

Hot off the press: Yoga practitioners around the world are calling out @lululemon for its lack of action to clean up its coal-factories. Read the @guardian article to learn how we're working with yoga teachers and students to push @lululemon to do better. https://t.co/WkLr56wpEI