Sam Barratt

Personal ramblings of UN Environment's Chief of Education, Youth & Advocacy.

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Momentous: The UK, home to the world’s first coal power station in 1882, will stop using coal to generate electricity this month, the 1st G7 country to do so

Coal supplied 80% of UK electricity in 1990. Remember: they said it couldn't be done

https://t.co/JwhwInY99N #climate

[Playing for the Planet Alliance @P4PAlliance]

We're honored to accept this @developconf Star Award on behalf of the studios who worked on 2023's Green Game Jam, and our partners @milkywire, @ioelephants and @google

And congratulations to our fellow nominees - sustainability is about collaboration not competition, always

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Absolutely loved our day out at Le Tour in Italy today, Cav thankfully clung on, a great win for 🇫🇷 and & @vismaleaseabike being in the same hotel too.

Didn’t bump into @nedboulting which would have rounded it off.

Thank you Rimini. Bologna tomorrow…

#TDF2024

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Good climate news this week
1 Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023
2 China’s renewables surge points to carbon peak years before its 2030 goal
3 EU gives green light to nature preservation law
4 UK Supreme Court ruling threatens all new fossil fuel projects
5 Canada oil sands group removes fake green claims because of new anti-greenwashing rules
6 UK Labour to ease planning restrictions on onshore wind
7 Private firms driving revolution in solar in Africa
8 Rail firm must pay Native American tribe $400m for illegal crude oil trains
9 Activists in South Africa renew fight with Shell over sea floor blasting
10 Just Stop Oil keeps climate on front pages

[Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk]

Some of Europe’s most common tree species will likely become unsuitable for growing this century because of climate change, a new study has suggested. Here's a quick 🧵

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Wow, what a first day of the #GreenGameSummit in Nairobi hosted Usiku Games games.

Read here for the five take-aways from yesterday's programme and for a link to the stream for today...

https://t.co/UZFeiviAXE

@P4PAlliance #GreenGameSummit

[Playing for the Planet Alliance @P4PAlliance]

Since 2019, Green Game Jam participants have:

🌲 Planted 2.5 million+ trees

🌎 Raised $1.5 million for environmental causes

🎮 Integrated climate content into 120 games

Register now to join a movement of games making a positive impact for the planet.

https://t.co/bHFCsUyY93

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Good to see justice for the "Grave Yard 9" has been served.

Goat Simulator in real life? @AntonWestbergh @GoatSimulator

https://t.co/DFNa1bnYEa

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Great to see…

[Inger Andersen @andersen_inger]

Something a bit different at #COP28!

At @UNEP pavilion @PlayStation have set up their virtual reality experience that visualises #ClimateChange over time as well as how we can turn this around.

A powerful experience. Do come & try it!

#PlayingForThePlanet

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

👇🏻

[Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie]

The biggest problem seems to be a *shortage* of skills for building and installing low-carbon technology.

There are large opportunities here.

In the report, IEA says vocational training > university training is needed.

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[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Great to meet King Charles with the #TideTurners in Kenya today.

He was impressed, saying that we need to do more to get youth involved in our growing climate challenge.

Big thanks to @KenyaScouts & @KenyaGirlGuides who were with us…

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

@maddyjorr @LboroSportBiz @SportEcoGroup @UNEP @GRIDArendal @uk_protect Well done!

[Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie]

We have made a surprising amount of progress on climate change, despite being up against vested interests, and expensive solutions.

We haven't had a proper go at tackling it.

Think what we can do now that many of the solutions are affordable, and getting better every year.

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

@Zoe_Flood How long are you here?

[Playing for the Planet Alliance @P4PAlliance]

And the winner is…

@Xbox!

Congrats on winning Green Studio of the Year at #ONL23 with @XboxP3 collecting the award @gamescom tonight.

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

@LewisPugh Go well Lewis.

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

Not sure having this @FT pod sponsored by @aramco made a lot of sense to me.

@robertshrimsley @PickardJE

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

"The meat industry said the analysis overstated the impact of eating meat."

Similar too: "Turkey's disputed the need for Christmas to be celebrated each year."

https://t.co/68g4yIz4vU

[Sam Barratt @samdbarratt]

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@P4PAlliance team in action today

Thanks to @G4C for having us in a great session today @UN.

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Our climate has gone haywire: so many of Earth’s vital signs are blinking red

But we're also in the midst of an unstoppable transformation of how we power everything: Renewables take over before 2030.

Nothing is more important than running faster: Speed is justice

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