Celine Tan [email protected]
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Professor @Warwick_Law, int economic law, law & development. Co-Director @GlobeWarwick, Member @iel_collective.Tweets in personal capacity, RTs not endorsement.
"Private Investments, Public Goods: Regulating Markets for Sustainable Development" (@CelineCLTan) #openaccess in European Business Organization Law Review @TMCAsser bit.ly/3HWkgLU
The Government aims to spend £6 billion of ODA on international climate finance – covering mitigation, adaptation and nature - over the next three-years with additional investment of £6.7 billion in climate and nature investments.
IEA calls for driving slower and flying less to weather energy crisis ft.trib.al/6wnGnQF
🔵 Credit Rating Agencies shape access to finance and the cost of debt across the Global South. Join our webinar to unpack their real impact—and the alternatives we put forward. 👉 Register here: bit.ly/4rGC1pf 🗣️Spanish, English, French and Arabic translation will be available.
CNN: Breaking news. Cuba's electrical grid has suffered a complete and total collapse. This is according to the country's power operator. It's the first nationwide blackout since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to Cuba
Israel destroys bridge in Lebanon, threatens Gaza-scale destruction reut.rs/4sH67tE reut.rs/4sH67tE
Horrific, tragic blunder: U.S. target list may have mistaken Iranian elementary school as military site - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
First Tony Blair on the Board of Peace and now this demon has returned, it’s the Weapons of Mass Destruction reunion tour
💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities ▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities. ▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation. ▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems. ▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death. The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures. 🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.
I am 100% against Israel's current policies but the recent events have convinced me more strongly than ever to go to a conference in Jerusalem in May (unless all flights are cancelled). Because the only way to maintain contact is to have a conversation. And boycotts, such as the academic boycott of Israel, produce the opposite effect. People who agree with you--or might agree with you--are excluded and left alone, and people who disagree with you feel empowered because they can brand all opponents with a broad brush of "enemies" (or whatever else is a convenient term).
Two delusions: “Just join” — We cannot commit to a war we not only did not plan, but does not appear to have any clear plan. We must stay out of any regime change operation. “Just stay out” — We cannot sit on our hands as our 300,000 citizens and our allies in the Gulf are under attack. We must do everything to protect them. But one very good question: “How do we avoid mission creep?” — That’s why we need an independent, ideal Franco-British defensive operation not under American command to protect civilians in the Middle East.
