Dialogue Earth

@DialogueEarth_

Environmental journalism that lifts up local voices and fosters constructive global conversations. @DialogueEarthES @DialogueEarthBR @third_pole @thirdpolehindi

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 16

A highly anticipated international court opinion on governments’ legal responsibility to tackle climate change affirms the right to a healthy climate, fuelling hope for activists. Read more: loom.ly/xc_vIDo

DialogueEarth_'s tweet image. A highly anticipated international court opinion on governments’ legal responsibility to tackle climate change affirms the right to a healthy climate, fuelling hope for activists.

Read more: loom.ly/xc_vIDo

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 10

Germany’s new government must seize the chance to engage China on climate, argues our latest opinion piece: 💬 “At a time when climate leadership is in short supply, Berlin must step up – not just for Europe, but for the planet.” 🔗 loom.ly/fJXD46E

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. In this moment of geopolitical flux and climate urgency, the new German government can act as a vital broker between Europe and China, write three policy experts

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 3

A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice: farmers are scrambling to defend livelihoods as rising sea levels drive the creeping advance of saltwater. Kebba Jeffang covers what must come next: loom.ly/sosP0LU (Image: Sulayman Ceesay) Supported by @icfj

DialogueEarth_'s tweet image. A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice: farmers are scrambling to defend livelihoods as rising sea levels drive the creeping advance of saltwater. Kebba Jeffang covers what must come next: loom.ly/sosP0LU

(Image: Sulayman Ceesay)
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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 25

Africa’s e-waste problem is growing fast — but with the right policies and investment, the continent could turn a looming threat into an economic opportunity. Read more about the homegrown start-ups hoping to solve Africa’s e-waste crisis: loom.ly/EmfpOgo

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. As Africa’s EV market booms, homegrown innovators are racing to recycle batteries and stop a toxic legacy before it starts

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 24

💬 “Given the jaw-dropping speed of China’s renewable energy growth, the time for its great leap into gas-power generation may have passed before it has arrived.” ✍️ Yu Aiqun and Maggie Zheng from @GlobalEnergyMon argue: loom.ly/HbZrDP0

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. Gas power has grown quickly in the past four years, but geopolitical and economic uncertainties make it a vulnerability

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 23

💰 The proposal by Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, to reform the international financial architecture has made progress on its goals to transform financing to developing and vulnerable nations, but geopolitical obstacles loom. ✍️ @ferminkoop loom.ly/KzUt0p0

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. The Bridgetown Initiative has made progress on its goals to transform financing to developing and vulnerable nations, but geopolitical obstacles loom

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · 3 h

Data centres are springing up across Southeast Asia as China and the US vie for AI supremacy. What does this mean for Southeast Asia's energy transition? Read the full article: loom.ly/VSe8Yj0

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. A wave of AI server farms is turning Malaysia into Southeast Asia’s digital epicentre, but their high energy use could derail the country’s climate goals

Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 18

30 years ago, China was beset by environmental crises. China’s economy grew 10% a year. With this growth came intensive expansion of energy-hungry, polluting industries, and environmental problems. How has China emerged? ✍️ Lin Zi 🔗 Read story on website loom.ly/IcoQbcY

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. Dialogue Earth talks to Ma Tianjie, author of new book In Search of Green China, about economic growth and environmentalism

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 17

2024 was the warmest year on record. As multilateral climate diplomacy seems increasingly defunct, geopolitics, trade, and the power of the state are more crucial than ever. 🖋 Sam Geall (@SamGeall) 🔗 Read story on website loom.ly/WYEnQbs #Climate #Diplomacy

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. Multilateral climate diplomacy looks increasingly defunct. Instead, geopolitics, trade and the power of the state matter more than ever, writes Sam Geall

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 15

What can we learn from China's transformative environmental journey? Join Dialogue Earth and @rwallenberginst this Thursday for a webinar on the importance of nuanced perspectives on China for Global South policymakers: loom.ly/4_cT9-g

DialogueEarth_'s tweet image. What can we learn from China's transformative environmental journey? Join Dialogue Earth and @rwallenberginst this Thursday for a webinar on the importance of nuanced perspectives on China for Global South policymakers: loom.ly/4_cT9-g

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 7

How can we protect the environment while guaranteeing access to resources for Global South communities? Our Q&A with South African environment minister Dion George about G20 tensions, ocean protection, and balancing development with conservation. 🔗: loom.ly/eo71sCo

DialogueEarth_'s tweet image. How can we protect the environment while guaranteeing access to resources for Global South communities?

Our Q&amp;A with South African environment minister Dion George about G20 tensions, ocean protection, and balancing development with conservation.

🔗: loom.ly/eo71sCo

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jul 3

We spoke with Holly Curry from @AntarcticaSouth at the #unoc about what most people don’t realise about the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. Want the latest news about ocean protection? Follow us to stay in the loop. 📷 Regina Lam | Edit: Chaia Dechen

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 26

“The ocean is like your mother.” – @Enric_Sala, Nat Geo Explorer in Residence @NG_PristineSeas At the #UNOC in Nice, he told us what many forget: 🌊 It gives us oxygen 🌍 Regulates climate 🍽️ Feeds billions What’s one thing you think people forget about the ocean?

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 26

🌍 It took 20 years of negotiations for the UN High Seas Treaty to be adopted. What comes next? 🔍 Our latest story examines what happens when it comes into force: loom.ly/ukykSqw (Image: RDW Environmental / Alamy)

DialogueEarth_'s tweet image. 🌍 It took 20 years of negotiations for the UN High Seas Treaty to be adopted. What comes next?

🔍 Our latest story examines what happens when it comes into force: loom.ly/ukykSqw

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 24

🚗🔌 The Chinese electric vehicle giant is bringing affordable prices, cutting-edge technology and an aggressive strategy to Latin American markets. What does the region stand to gain and what are the risks? ✍️ @sallyjabiel loom.ly/m_QRpZ4

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. The Chinese electric vehicle giant is bringing affordable prices, cutting-edge technology and an aggressive strategy to the region’s markets

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 20

🇦🇷 Argentina's first solar panel factory is preparing to start production. Located in San Juan, a province close to the Andes, it will begin operations this year with government investment and technology imported from China. ✍️ @matavramow loom.ly/Y32-AqE

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. The factory in San Juan province is set to fire up this year, with state investment and technology imported from China

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 20

What stood out at the UN Ocean Conference? 🔹 Bottom trawling bans—but are they symbolic? 🔹 Fossil fuels—the “whale in the room” 🔹 Indigenous voices—present, but some say they struggled to be heard Read the full breakdown by @regina_ltc & @DPCressey: 🔗 loom.ly/YwoROgU

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. Presidents and Indigenous leaders, fishers and financiers were all on the Mediterranean coast for the UN’s big ocean meeting. These items were the talk of the town

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Dialogue Earth@DialogueEarth_ · Jun 19

⛈️ In 2024, we travelled through the regions most affected by the massive floods in southern Brazil. On returning almost a year later, we found traumatised farmers, in debt and afraid to invest in their production in the face of climatic extremes. dialogue.earth/en/food/brazil…

DialogueEarth_'s tweet card. In Rio Grande do Sul, as a wave of solidarity recedes, farmers face up to financial obligations, trauma, and preparing for the next extreme weather event