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Multilateral development banks have a choice: To invest in energy as a commodity for private profit, or as an enabler of clean, sustainable development which benefits people & the planet. @alisondoig.bsky.social looks at their progress in this blog👉 linkedin.com/pulse/just-t... #SB62 #FfD4 #MDBs

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Explore this insightful fact sheet from @re-course.org by Banking on Renewables🌱, assessing whether the AfDB is truly advancing a just and inclusive energy transition. But is it really aligned with the Paris Agreement📝? Read more here: re-course.org/wp-content/u... #Wattsupafrica #RenewableEnergy

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NEW: Campaigners to issue mass call for reforms to rescue UN climate process Groups want governments to make decisions by voting, not just through consensus, to enable more ambition in negotiations under fire for not delivering enough climate action

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🚨 New data 🚨 ⚠️”Blended finance” plans by rich gov’ts & international institutions that rely heavily on private finance for #JustTransition are attracting 4-7 times LESS investment than promised. More in report: oilchange.org/publications...

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"Many transitions are imposed on our communities, deepening inequalities, leaving countries without the finance, support or policy space to lead the transition on our own terms." Global South countries need finance for the #JustEnergyTransition 💸 📣 Wafa Misrar @canclimateaction.bsky.social #SB62

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🌍 What if the UN Climate Talks @UNFCCC truly worked - for everyone? #TheCOPWeNeed: ✅ Majority decisions ✅ Binding accountability ✅ Open, transparent, inclusive talks ✅ No more #CorporateCapture Today, we stand united. It is time to #FixTheUNFCCC. 🔗 bit.ly/45BAFoK

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#SB62 commentary🧵 At the #JuneClimateMeetings, the private sector has been making a bid to capture the little public climate finance available. It is gas-lighting governments & multilateral development banks, that if we put public money in private hands they will make it multiply...

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This week at the #JuneClimateMeetings in #Bonn ⤵️ 📌 Tuesday 24th, 2pm PRESS CONFERENCE Experts from the Global South unpack how to achieve #JustEnergyTransition in their countries & regions Beyrra Triasdian of Trend Asia will bring insights from her work with communities in Indonesia 🇮🇩

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On ECO today via @canclimateaction.bsky.social: At #SB62 in Bonn, unless rich countries face up to their responsibilities on #climatefinance, the scandalous legacy from Baku will continue to hold up progress on all other negotiation tracks! ➡️ Read full article climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...

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1/ Today at Bonn #SB62, the climate justice movement, youth from around the world, human rights activists, women & gender groups, & members of the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition joined forces to protest outside of the UN climate talks taking place right now.

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Are you in #Bonn for #SB62? Join us for a panel with @gcdcj.bsky.social today! The event will look at false solutions to the climate crisis, and explore how to get more policy and financial support for real solutions, founded in justice and rights. 📌 See you at 3pm in Kaminzimmer

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Aligning financial flows with climate justice isn’t a technical fix: it’s a political choice. Our new briefing with @re-course.org exposes the barriers and sets out what governments must do to make climate finance support a just transition. 🔗 bit.ly/art2-1c #SB62

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Our planet can’t afford a single new fossil fuel project — yet big commercial banks spent over $429 BILLION on fossil fuel expansion in 2024 — in some cases enabled by support from public development banks. We demand that #DefundClimateChaos now. See the report 👉 bankingonclimatechaos.org

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Civil society kicking off historical mobilisation for #justtransition Watch the press conference live! #justtransitionrising unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB62_106476/...

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📣 Today we #Launch #JustTransitionRising — a global campaign uniting workers, grassroots orgs, unions & movements to support those on the frontlines of the shift away from fossil fuels. 🛑 Justice isn’t optional—it’s foundational. Read more bit.ly/4jYj9OF #JustTransitionRising

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Recent analysis of multilateral development banks’ energy investments found cause for concern, including a rise in mega-scale and high risk projects with inadequate safeguards 💸 Read our article ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/just-transition-private-profit-multilateral-development-banks-i6muf/ #SB62

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#FfD4 is a crucial moment that can shape the lives of billions worldwide. But European governments are blocking critical text in the outcome document that would help create a more just global economic system. Read our OpEd in @politico.eu on what's at stake 👉 www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...

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👀The world is watching you – #EU, #UK and other blockers hindering progress towards a #UNDebtConvention. Listen to the global south's demands for #DebtJustice at #FFD4❗ #FfD4People cc. @euatun.bsky.social, @ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu, @consilium.europa.eu

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10 years on from the #ParisAgreement, countries are still not agreed on one of its key aims: how to make financial flows consistent with climate-resilient development 💸 Our new briefing sets out the key issues during the #SB62 #JuneClimateMeetings: bit.ly/art2-1c 🧵 more in thread

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Recourse is at the #SB62 #JuneClimateMeetings, monitoring the multilateral development banks & Article 2.1c negotiations 👉 Follow @alisondoig.bsky.social & @federicosibaja.bsky.social for updates ✊See @canclimateaction.bsky.social & @gcdcj.bsky.social for policy news, protests & people's demands

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🚨 As #SB62 opens in Bonn, civil society says: no more business as usual. 🧭 Our brief sets the expectations—and raises the stakes. 📄 Read now → bit.ly/4kYmhM9 #JustTransition #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction

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‼️ The #WorldBank is making bad economic decisions: U-turning on its #energy policies. ❌ As already stated by the @iea.org ‘no new #oil and #gas fields are needed on the path to net-zero emissions by 2050.’ Press release by the Big Shift Global coalition here: bigshiftglobal.org/WorldBankGasUTurn

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FFA's reflections on the @adb.org's 58th Annual Meeting: CSOs sidelined, people & planet not prioritized, climate ambition hushed, safeguards undermined, accountability evaded. FFA & allies continue to call for stronger policies, inclusive dialogue & genuine accountability. More via: bit.ly/3HNWAPi

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A new "Tropical Forest Forever Facility" is expected to launch at #COP30. But can the #TFFF really protect forests & the rights of those who call them home? 40+ orgs sent these concerns👉 rainforestfoundationuk.org/a-new-multi-billion-dollar-fund-could-be-a-lifeline-for-the-worlds-besieged-forests/

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Demand is rising for #TransitionMinerals in #Asia 💎⛏️ Public financiers like @adb.org have a role to play in ensuring that human rights & justice are at the heart of mineral supply chains so that communities & countries benefit. More in report ➡️ bit.ly/tread23 #ACEF2025

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The Asia Clean Energy Forum is where ADB talks energy—but “clean” doesn’t always mean fair. Let’s make sure communities, not corporations, shape Asia’s future 🌏. ✊ 350asia.org/flip-switch/ #ACEF2025 #FlipTheSwitch #JustTransition

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On #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 & the occasion of #ACEF2025, FFA calls on @ADB_HQ to strengthen gender in the ETM & ESF, embed human & envi rights due diligence in CM2CET, ensure transparency & accountability in energy transition initiatives. More via: lnkd.in/gUa3URbu

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🏁 The “Race Behind 1.5” is on—and ADB is dragging us backwards. At #ACEF2025, climate groups raced through Manila to demand the @adb.org to stop funding gas and other harmful distractions. We need renewable, community-led power—now‼️ 📢 Sign: 350asia.org/flip-switch/

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Technical assistance represents a small share of Asian Development Bank financing, but has a huge influence on economic policies and energy pathways across #Asia. It's time the ADB excluded #FossilGas from its Energy Policy. Read why in this briefing 📑 bit.ly/ADB-TA25 #ACEF2025 @adb.org

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