Scott Highleyman

VP Conservation for Ocean Conservancy. Three decades working in the North for nature and people who rely on it. Tweets my own.

[Canada in the Arctic @CanadaArctic]

Environment ministers from four Nordic countries signed an agreement to create green corridors for emission-free shipping in the Arctic. @CleanArctic sets out 10 actions to make them a reality:
https://t.co/oFl48Illlk

[Scott Highleyman @sdhighleyman]

via @NYTOpinion https://t.co/RpasHcCnwg

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

Communities need urgent disaster relief now–and well into the future with #ClimateChange heating the Arctic 4x the global average.

Please support local efforts like @akcommnity to serve communities in need: ⤵️

https://t.co/4coUMuDoCv

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

Western Alaska faces the daunting tasks of recovery and rebuilding after being battered by #TyphoonMerbok.

Coastal communities were hit by 50+ foot seas + hurricane-force winds, leaving devastation in its wake.

“We are pretty heartbroken,” said Shaktoolik Mayor Lars Sooki.

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

Ready to get started and #SeatheChange? 🌅

Here's a special #InternationalCoastalCleanup message from @OurOcean CEO, @InVeritas_Jones! 🎤

🌊 https://t.co/ofUnLkFV7b 🌊

[Dr Lucy Gilliam @LucyGilliam]

“We could solve the problem of sulphur pollution by switching to cleaner fuels. But instead we’re just transferring the problem from one place to the other. And that’s really frustrating.” My take in the @guardian on shippings dirty secret - 'scrubbers' https://t.co/8l0rZxWdln

[Scott Highleyman @sdhighleyman]

Congress Members Move to Protect Climate, Ocean, Public Health with Landmark Legislation for Zero-Emissions Ocean Cargo Ships, Ports https://t.co/9FDl1aKzpt via @OurOcean

[Scott Highleyman @sdhighleyman]

via @NYTOpinion
https://t.co/RUSvpVWOEo

[Scott Highleyman @sdhighleyman]

World leaders confront ‘ocean emergency’ at U.N. conference https://t.co/EMBivL0jCb

[Janis Searles Jones @InVeritas_Jones]

A pleasure to speak to @SpecialEnvoy today at #UNOC2022 about climate & plastics. Global plastic production will account for 20% of oil demand by 2050. We can’t tackle the climate crisis without reducing plastic production. #OceanClimateAction

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

The impacts of #oceanplastic and #ghostgear have emerged as prominent themes at #UNOC2022.

Learn more about @OurOcean’s work to address plastic pollution here: ⤵️

https://t.co/kNwE3L0Tbh

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

✔️ Less plastic production
✔️ Fewer plastics on our shelves
✔️ Less plastic pollution in our ocean

California has the opportunity to lead on reducing plastic pollution with SB 54. Learn more about this exciting bill here: https://t.co/VgtpqtUt0p

[Coast Funds @coastfunds]

"Indigenous involvement in ecological affairs must be embraced, not rejected.... The assertion of Indigenous rights is in the collective interests of the environment and all Canadians." https://t.co/w2hlCsT4MS

[US Wind @USWindInc]

“Generating renewable energy from offshore wind has the potential to be the largest ocean-based mitigation solution in both the United States and globally.” @OurOcean
#offshorewind #environment #cleanenergy
https://t.co/60BZbmjBlW

[Louie Porta @louie_porta]

Great news from Greenland! Oceans North Greenland is lucky to be in such good hands. #oceans

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

Today is #GlobalWindDay! 🌬

#OffshoreWind is ESSENTIAL to decarbonize the energy sector. Our report with @PerkinsCoieLLP highlights recommendations for taking U.S. potential from #PolicytoPower with #OceanClimateAction.

Dive in this #NationalOceanMonth:
https://t.co/hcZ6iR9H5d

[Scott Highleyman @sdhighleyman]

New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the #Arctic https://t.co/MRXshjkxr7

[Premier P.J. Akeeagok @j_akeeagok]

#Nunavut is excited about the new changes to our boundaries — this agreement is a benefit to #Inuit & local communities as it calls for continued access to & freedom of movement on the entirety of #Tartupaluk Island for Nunavut Inuit & Kalaallit Nunaat.#Denmark #Canada #Greenland

[Canadian Geographic @CanGeo]

Canada and Denmark have signed a treaty ending their 50-year “Whiskey War” over Hans Island, a small but significant Arctic island in the Nares Strait between Canada and Greenland. @RCGS_SGRC

[Ocean Conservancy @OurOcean]

The small community of St. Paul, AK seeks a new marine sanctuary that would give them “a stronger voice in the management of the ecosystem around the islands + bring a tribal voice to the relationship with the government through a co-management regime.”

https://t.co/kXdw6mEdwO