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Anna Merrifield
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Director for Climate and Environmental Diplomacy at Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Here as a human being interested in a number of issues beyond my day job. On other platforms as ()AnnaTheFinn
May 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Hesari kirjoittaa, miten Suomi varautuu kevään lintuinfluenssaan. Toissa vuonna lintuinfluenssa lähti leviämään turkistarhoilla.

Turkistarhojen aiheuttamalle pandemiariskille ei siis kerta kaikkiaan ole vaihtoehtoa, sen kanssa pitää vain elää…? 🤷‍♀️🙄
March 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Enää ei tarvitse miettiä, onko koko vientiteollisuus + Energiateollisuus Suomen kunnianhimoisen hiilineutraalisuustavoitteen 2035 takana. Tässä julistuksessa se sanotaan selvällä suomen kielellä.
March 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Teknologiateollisuuden toimitusjohtaja Minna Helle tiivistää toimialan kannan ilmastolakiin:
”Suomen kunnianhimoinen hiilineutraaliustavoite on vientiyrityksillemme erinomainen käyntikortti.”
#ilmasto
March 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
”Actuaries aren’t speculating—they’re issuing a final warning. Their 50% GDP collapse projection is based on the accelerating severity of extreme events, the risk of compounding tipping points, and the systemic fragility of the global economy.”
50% GDP Collapse Ahead? Actuaries Sound The Alarm—Who’s Listening?
A 50% GDP collapse? Actuaries warn of economic devastation if we fail to act on climate risk. Entire industries could crumble—Why are we ignoring the warning?
www.forbes.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Macron to TV reporters last night: “If there is one person, whose nuclear threats we have all heard, who is playing at world war three, don’t look for him in Kyiv; look rather in Moscow”

www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
«Il faut respecter ceux qui depuis le début se battent» : Macron réagit à l’affrontement verbal entre Trump et Zelensky
Donald Trump a accusé vendredi Volodymyr Zelensky de ne «pas être prêt pour la paix» avec la Russie tant que les États-Unis étaient impliqués, lui reprochant également d’avoir «manqué de respect» à so...
www.lefigaro.fr
March 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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European countries joined Arab nations today in rebuking a shock announcement by United States President Donald Trump that he wants to take control over Gaza and forcibly displace its inhabitants to neighboring countries including Jordan and Egypt.
Global fury builds over Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into the Middle East ‘Riviera’
U.S. president faces outrage from Arab countries and key European capitals over his “dangerous” proposal that Palestinians should be removed from the coastal enclave.
www.politico.eu
February 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
”We’re Russian. We know what happens when Big Tech coddles dictators.”
Opinion | We’re Russian. We know what happens when Big Tech coddles dictators.
Tech companies are complying with dictators’ laws, compromising human rights and freedom of speech.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Middle East becomes fastest-growing renewables market outside China

https://www.ft.com/content/f3c69a7d-0db1-4882-8d35-02ec4c57ea53
Middle East becomes fastest-growing renewables market outside China
UAE’s Masdar and Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power lead build out of huge solar farms
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
”Miten pimeitä ovatkaan ihmiset, jotka löytävät valon, toivon ja ystävällisyyden juhlasta syyn aggressioon ja vihaan.” 🕯️Voimia Owusulle ja hänen läheisilleen!
Pääkirjoitus | Rasismista on tullut Suomessa julma huvi
Synkän rasismikeskustelun vuoden huipensivat Lucia-neidon saamat vihaviestit.
www.hs.fi
December 17, 2024 at 7:37 AM
”Asked why Assad had not helped in the transition of power, Lavrov said: “No one’s perfect.” He made no reference to the 17 times Russia had vetoed UN security council resolutions in order to protect Assad”

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Fall of Damascus sidelines Russia and brings Turkey to the fore
As Moscow’s top diplomat reeled in Doha, his Turkish counterpart appeared to know he had the upper hand
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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Analysis: China’s emissions have now caused more global warming than EU | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/3OgNUkQ
November 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.

Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
November 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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Second week at #COP29 has begun. EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has arrived, as many other EU ministers to take over technical negotiations. #TeamEU strong presence. First press conference with Climate Commissioner Hoekstra at 3pm (Baku), noon (BXL): unfccc.int/COP29/schedu...
unfccc.int
November 18, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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The 2024 Lancet Countdown report warns that climate change is posing "record-breaking threats" to people's health and could be the cause of over 3 million deaths annually by 2100. Today is Health Day at #COP29- the #climate crisis is a #health crisis, and our world leaders must address it as such.
Five ways that climate change threatens human health
Everyone working in health needs to prepare for and be equipped to respond to the health consequences of the climate crisis.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:56 AM