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Natalie Jones

@nataliejones.bsky.social

Energy & climate policy at IISD. Sometimes international lawyer. Working on a just orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels in line with Paris Agreement goals.

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Natalie Jones@nataliejones.bsky.social · last wk.

Germany has dropped its Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and here are my quick thoughts about it. www.bundesumweltministerium.de/en/download/...

Germany's Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels- BMUKN - Download

The roadmap lays out the policy framework and the key strategies Germany will be pursuing in the various sectors in order to achieve its goal of climate neutrality and thus transition away from the us...

bundesumweltministerium.de

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last wk.

I maintain this is fundamentally one of Albanese's worst lies thepoint.com.au/explainers/2... thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

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Natalie Jones@nataliejones.bsky.social · last wk.

Albo says, "Australia’s abundant renewable potential firmed by gas will get us there." "Firmed by gas." It may not be in the gas lobby's interests to say so, but these days there are abundant (and cheaper!) alternatives to gas. Batteries, long duration energy storage -- for example.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last wk.

This is going to be a thread of AI greenwashing getting pumped out at New York Climate Week Here's one from today: Siemens, raking in MOUNTAINS of $$ from selling gas turbines to data centres (not mentioned) says: “we are racing to mitigate this as fast as possible" apnews.com/article/clim...

On the other hand, Eva Riesenhuber, the head of sustainability at the German automation company Siemens, and Evelyn Wang, vice president for energy and climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said AI is too important to humanity and will help tackle climate change. Data centers adding to climate and water problems “is not forever,” according to Wang, who told The Associated Press that data centers are five years away from being water neutral and about a decade away from no longer adding to planet-warming emissions. Acknowledging these concerns, Riesenhuber said “we are racing to mitigate this as fast as possible because we are hooked on the intelligence, and we do need the intelligence to design the future that this planet needs.”a chart showing siemens gas turbine sales will add emissions the equivalent to pakistan
Natalie Jones@nataliejones.bsky.social · last wk.

Seriously good news from the EU. Arctic oil and gas drilling makes no sense from an energy security or a climate/environment perspective. Now the ball is in Norway's court - will they develop Arctic oil and gas regardless? www.reuters.com/business/ene...

EU to keep opposing new Arctic oil drilling, despite pressure from Norway

The European Union will maintain its opposition to new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday, despite Norwegian pressure to drop the EU ban.

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Joe Taylor@climatejoe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hi @andyburnham.bsky.social, are you aware of this paper which is the best attempt to quantify how many tonnes of carbon emissions equate to one premature human death? Using the fossil fuel companies' estimates of Jackdaw and Rosebank's emissions, these facilities would kill around 60,000 people. 🧵

The Mortality Cost of Carbon by R Daniel Bressler from Nature Communications, 29th July 2021
Oil Change International@oilchange.org · 2mo ago

📢 1/ New research released today by Oil Change Intl., ‘Broken Promises, Dirty Deals: Germany’s Fossil Fuel Finance Abroad and its Destructive Consequences’, uncovers how Germany is breaking its promise to stop using public money to fund fossil fuel projects overseas. ➡️ oilchange.org/news/uncover...

Uncovered: German finance backs Amazon gas expansion, defying its own policy - Oil Change International

New research, ‘Broken Promises, Dirty Deals: Germany’s Fossil Fuel Finance Abroad and its Destructive Consequences’ (in Englisgh and German), conducted by Oil

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Guy Edwards@guywhedwards.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Quite an extraordinary interview by Colombia's incoming Minister of Envir., Fabio Arjona. He said the 3 enemies of sustainability are poverty, ignorance & environmental hysteria. Asked if they'd participate in the Santa Marta process to transition away from FFs...🧵 caracol.com.co/2026/07/03/m...

MinAmbiente designado descarta acabar con la ANLA, pero pide que no se use para frenar proyectos

No obstante, Fabio Arjona, designado ministro de Ambiente del Gobierno de Abelardo de la Espriella revisará la contratación en el Ministerio de Ambiente y sus fondos adscritos.

caracol.com.co

Natalie Jones@nataliejones.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’m at the First International Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (it’s the academic chapter today). I wonder if I’m the only New Zealander in attendance? As the NZ government is not coming.

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IISD Energy@energy.iisd.org · 5mo ago

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels is set to begin next week with gov'ts from +50 countries gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia to advance a just, orderly, & equitable transition. But what should credible plans look like? IISD’s @nataliejones.bsky.social explains 👇

Nicolas Fulghum@nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The next tipping point in the energy transition is approaching. Overall, solar has already been cheaper than fossil power for a while, but upfront costs used to be higher. That's no longer the case. Solar is now competitive upfront AND has vastly lower operating costs (no fuel).

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Natalie Jones@nataliejones.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New publication alert! In the wake of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s Climate Change Advisory Opinion in July 2025, many questions have emerged about the implications of the opinion for various aspects of climate policy. www.iisd.org/projects/int...

Unpacking the Implications of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

The ICJ made history with its long-awaited opinion on climate change in 2025. We’re laying out what states need to know about their legal obligations.

iisd.org

Erin Sikorsky@erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A thread -- which world leaders are calling for a shift to clean energy as a security investment in light of Iran War? First up, French President Macron: "...everything we do to more toward the transition is also about reducing our dependence.." (1/x) #cleanenergyisnationalsecurity

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 7mo ago

President Macron making the case for renewables in light of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, "Everything we do to move towards transition is also about reducing our dependence and therefore our exposure to geopolitical risks"