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Hello and thanks @SriEvent for this opportunity to talk about @Global_Witness and our work. Delighted to be here and looking forward to getting stuck into some great questions! #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
Ready and raring to go! #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
Well I started my career as a journalist, having graduated from @cityjournalism, working for a short time with @Telegraph & @AJEnglish. As much as I enjoyed being on that side of the story I soon felt I could contribute more to the world through campaigning #EndPollutersPower https://t.co/ExuSHB9YNW
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A1 I must admit I was a bit of a latecomer to the climate! It's something of course I was always aware of but had always focused on campaigns that have people at their core – my mistake was not understanding that this is very much true of climate activism #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A1 And that I could help the movement with my background in storytelling and campaigning to try to get more people to look at the #climatecrisis with the same conclusions I had reached. And so here I am! #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
"the fight for our planet is a fight for all"
totally agree 🌍💚#EndPollutersPower https://t.co/uhSfi3UeD3
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
Haha! Lots of great experiences, some not so great, but all of which have taken me to where I am today! #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A2 Despite those companies being responsible for the #climatecrisis, their power & money means Govs continue to listen to them. Even on climate policy! It's like asking tobacco companies for health advice. So our campaign wants to break this toxic relationship #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A2 Obviously completely removing the political power held by these companies is one goal but the ultimate goal is real climate policy that is in the interests of everyone. But we want to make it harder for these lobbying meetings to take place #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
"..the world can't afford it!"
absolutely, science is crystal clear on this point#EndPollutersPower https://t.co/UZ20gFfPs9
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
A2 And you can learn more about why we need a #fossilfreepolitics here https://t.co/jm73GLhBLE #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A3 Big banks and investors are bankrolling global #deforestation. We showed how over 300 global banks & investors backed six of the most harmful agribusinesses linked to the destruction of climate-critical forests to the tune of $44bn between '13 & '19 #EndPollutersPower https://t.co/VHPN2dsx1q
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A3 The biggest issue is how banks have somehow managed to get away with being allowed to self-regulate. They make promises, spend on PR & tout voluntary initiatives, whilst never actually making any substantive changes. #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A3 And these laws must be properly enforced so those who are engaging in deforestation face real consequences. This is how we can protect our forests, indigenous people & communities who rely on them & the planet as a whole #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
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✅ enforcement of those laws!#endpolluterspower— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A4 But there's multiple ways to start to do this. 1) Political parties need to stop accepting funds and donations from #fossilfuels. Nothing comes for free and this is how these companeis build their political power – with an expectation of something in return #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A4 The #fossilfuel divestment movement is absolutely a part of this. Divestment is also to end fossil fuel sponsorship – how these companies operate behind a mask of "respectability". Divestment will help break the hold FF industry has over politics & economy #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
absolutely. Not to mention that many #BigOil companies across the world are State-owned or something#EndPollutersPower https://t.co/wuaM8u8wbR
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
A5 Greenwashing is how companies that know they are negatively impacting the climate, try to hide it by pretending to be doing something good. This is misleading, deflecting and ultimately prevents these companies getting the proper scrutiny over their actions #EndPollutersPower https://t.co/CMhtswxJdy
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A5 But of course these companies spend huge amounts of money #greenwashing. If they spent that amount of time and money making real changes we might actually be in a better place! But it's the status quo these companies want to keep #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A5 This sort of action is one way in which we can help fight #greenwashing. Similarly, in 2019 we successfully forced one company to backtrack on claims that gas is low carbon https://t.co/TX7umnIixy #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
A5 Because this stuff really is important – the link between propaganda and policy is very real and is the social license these companies feed off. We gotta work toegther to #EndPollutersPower !
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
Totally and we can’t ever forget all of those activists fighting for the climate before it was anywhere near a headline story #endpolluterspower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
I've an additional-Q, may I ask you please? @DominicKavakeb#EndPollutersPower
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
Thank you.
additional-Q @DominicKavakeb Have you heard that #Youth4Climate final doc demands rapid and total #phaseout of #fossilfuels? @SriEvent is of course in full support. What's your view? Do you think #COP26 will deliver on this?https://t.co/mhKqMpQfpt#EndPollutersPower
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
AQ It's clear that a rapid #phaseout of #fossilfuels is a vital step to saving us all from the #climatecrisis. And this doesn't mean us all going back to basics – it means striving towards a clean & equal future for all. Great to see many supporting this call #EndPollutersPower https://t.co/QF1lnqmydB
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
In the run up to and during #COP26 @Global_Witness will be doing some great work exposing the role of the #fossilfuel industry, and other big polluters as we fight for real climate action. COP must deliver or it's a huge opportunity missed! #EndPollutersPower
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
Thanks @SriEvent the pleasure was all mine! Thanks for the opportunity and looking forward to working with you to #EndPollutersPower! https://t.co/LJZYL1x3M4
— Dominic Kavakeb (@DominicKavakeb) September 30, 2021
🏁 That's a wrap!
Now ends the #TwitterInterview
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🎙 @DominicKavakeb Senior Comms Advisor @Global_Witness https://t.co/cgr5E6LKXS #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #divestment #banks #forests #greenwashing #humanrights #COP26 #sustainablefinance pic.twitter.com/GAMUoBaTnD— Sri Event (@SriEvent) September 30, 2021
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