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Really?? Dozens of green orgs claiming to be for #climatejustice endorsed a #stopfundingfossils report calling out the

for investing in (drumroll) a Bangladesh fertilizer plant that will get 3x more urea out of a quotient of fossil gas than older methods. 1/

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The Big Shift Global

@bigshiftglobal

Oct 6, 2022

The @WorldBank has funnelled

$14.8 BILLION

of taxpayer money into fossil fuel projects since 2015 (& that's not counting all of their indirect investments

) Here's a top

of its dirty energy secrets

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et al on Bangladesh's Ghorasal Polash Urea Fertilizer Project (CAPS are me): "This fertilizer production project is a reminder that the fossil fuel industry is not just an energy industry, but one that uses fossil chemicals to produce agrochemicals, here urea."2/

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Oct 10, 2022

"The project will replace 2 decommissioned facilities and intends to make triple the fertilizer while using the same amount of fossil gas...." AND THIS IS BAD..? 3/

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Oct 10, 2022

"...Bangladesh subsidizes fertilizer use to help it to be able to grow enough food for its 164 million people and to enable small-scale farmers to have adequate livelihoods." AND THIS IS BAD??? 4/

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Oct 10, 2022

"This project also highlights the need for a rapid transition to resilient and regenerative models that enhance food and energy sovereignty and protect human rights." ABSOLUTELY. AS SOON AS "RESILIENT AND REGENERATIVE" FARM POLICY DOESN’T LOOK LIKE SRI LANKA FERTILIZER BANS? 5/

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Oct 10, 2022

I hope these orgs listen to our #sustainwhat chat with

on how Climate Justice Must Include Energy Justice – from #COP27 onward. That means carbon space for an actual #justtransition, folks. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1 6/

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Why Climate Justice Must Include Energy Justice – from COP-27 to the Next Heat Wave

Andrew Revkin

@Revkin

Oct 10, 2022

And hopefully greens will realize that any hope of anything substantial at #COP27 will evaporate without more room for African nations with tiny CO2 contributions to develop their gas (even as Europe scours for as much LNG as it can get). If not... twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1 7/