Sommer Yesenofski

Climate communicator with EDF. Opinions=mine. Amplifying stories + science for climate justice. Dog mom to a sassy border collie.

[Sommer Yesenofski @sommski]

Last Friday’s @ycstrikeLA Climate Strike with @GretaThunberg. It was such an awesome experience to work with these young organizers & activists to support their truth and their message for @GavinNewsom: which side are you on? Our future or fossil fuels? #CAYouthVsBigOil

[EDF @EnvDefenseFund]

Insurance is supposed to be a safety net. But some households are falling through its holes. And as the world warms, it’ll only get worse. We need a better, more resilient system. Policy changes and new approaches like parametric insurance are needed.
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[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I have come back to #COP28, because we are on the brink of climate disaster & this conference must mark a turning point.

I am here to renew my urgent appeal to leaders:

Recommit to the 1.5°C warming limit.

End the fossil fuel age.

Deliver climate justice.

Make #COP28 count.

[Megan Rowling @meganrowling]

At #COP28 in Dubai, activists held a march calling for #climatejustice, a phase-out of fossil fuels, nature protection, human rights and more climate finance. Many also demanded a ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s what it looked like!

[Indigenous Environmental Network @IENearth]

Happening now inside Expo City at #COP28UAE

CEASEFIRE NOW! #FreePalestine: an authorized cross-movement action in solidarity with Palestinian relatives!

END ENVIRONMENTAL APARTHEID❗️
END GENOCIDE❗️

We demand a human rights be protected!

#Demilitarize #Detoxify #Decriminalize

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

I am calling for a ceasefire—a cessation of hostilities by both sides. To endure, the ceasefire and the following negotiations must accomplish other essential objectives, including the release of all hostages and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. https://t.co/aaUdEKhfgM

[Annie Leonard @AnnieMLeonard]

Thank you for your leadership @SenJeffMerkley. This is the kind of moral clarity and courage that we need in leaders today. I am grateful for you on this, on climate, on the filibuster. Thank you!

[Wendy Miranda Arevalo @wmiranda96]

Some thoughts on @Planning4LA's plan to phase oil drilling out of LA:

20 years is too long to wait for clean air. LA needs to move faster to phase out drilling, clean up these sites, and rezone the land to new uses that support public health & community-driven economic dev.

[The Climate Center @climatecampaign]

California is still one of the largest oil and gas-producing states in the nation, and our phaseout timeline of 2045 is far slower than what the #IPCCReport just called for (again).

In order for California to lead, we first need to catch up with what the latest science demands.

[Alexandria Villaseñor @AlexandriaV2005]

Today's IPCC report is like a 17 chapter indictment of how incrementalism won't save us.

[Sommer Yesenofski @sommski]

Rising seas, intensified storms & other climate impacts could cost the shipping industry billions.

As COVID-19 still disrupts the #SupplyChain, international shipping should brace itself for climate crisis—by taking action to reduce its emissions.
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[Joshua D. Rhodes @joshdr83]

Driving an EV is now about 5 times cheaper per mile than driving a gasoline car.

[Mary Anne Hitt @maryannehitt]

I've been heartbroken over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and also thinking a lot about what it means for our work to confront the climate crisis and move beyond fossil fuels, especially here in the US. Some thoughts & helpful articles I've read recently:🧵

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

"Climate change touches every aspect of modern life — as does the urgent need to stop polluting. Wildfire, war, energy, drought, heat, floods, migration, pandemics, asthma, wildlife, housing, coastlines..." #mustread by @Sammy_Roth: https://t.co/NRagnTGvqY

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

.@POTUS is exactly right. This is a moment of national solidarity — not an excuse for giant corporations to price gouge at the gas pump.

[Suzi Kerr @KerrSuzi]

Many of us know sustainability is important — but few of us know what it means to achieve "sustainability" effectively and fairly.

Proud to join the @GlobalLandP to publish a new paper in @PNASNews today that explores & simplifies the complexity of how we use land sustainably.

[STAND-LA @STAND_LA]

.@MayorOfLA made it official! With his signing of the motion passed by the LA City Council last week, LA can now start drafting an ordinance to get oil drilling out of our neighborhoods for good!

[Rev Yearwood ✊🏾 @RevYearwood]

Love the store front ⁦⁦⁦@PatagoniaSM⁩ ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾 #StandLA ⁦@STAND_LA⁩ ⁦@HipHopCaucus⁩ ⁦@patagonia⁩

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

Los Angeles & Long Beach officials "are showing no urgency to protect people’s lungs from the pollution. We can’t keep waiting. Air quality regulators should forge ahead with rules to force the ports to act," @latimes editorial board writes: https://t.co/GHZgnPRqqX

[Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews]

Gas stoves leak climate-warming methane even when they're off, a new study shows. My @npr story: https://t.co/RjpBqbgew9

[Kyla Mandel @kylamandel]

Something I've always wondered about as I stand over my stove cooking each night, and now scientists have an answer: yes, gas stoves are leaking surprising amounts of pollutants harmful to the climate and your health—even when not in use. https://t.co/CS4PPXtTcO