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Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'jepostela We should start naming climate disasters after fossil fuel companies & their CEOs.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of plant and text that says 'jopestola Nepal contributed almost nothing to the climate crisis, yet its communities were impacted by the recent glacier collapse that triggered a massive flash flood. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel economy that has driven the climate crisis has generated enormous wealth for corporations, investors, and countries that have benefited most from centuries of extraction in the Global South.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'jepestela This is not a natural disaster. Most importantly, the scale of the destruction of the glacier collapse is political. It is shaped by a warming planet, by where people are forced to live, by unequal access to resources, and by an economic system that continues to prioritize extraction and profit over ecological limits. The profits are concentrated among a few. Yet the consequences are everywhere.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of poster, magazine and text that says 'jepestela ela Isn't it crazy that fossil fuel companies can still extract billions in profit while affected communities are left to evacuate, rebuild, mourn, and start again, only to be told to become more "resilient" to a crisis they barely contributed to creating?'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of garbage and text that says 'jepostela Maybe that's why we should start naming these climate disasters after the companies and executives that continue to profit from destroying the environment. We have spent decades knowing what burning fossil fuels would do, yet we ordinary people were gaslighted to reduce our carbon footprint and throw away our trash in proper bins, but those with the most power to change course have continued to invest in and profit from the system.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'The Global South should not have to pay the price for someone else's accumulation of wealth and power. Climate justice cannot simply mean giving vulnerable countries money to adapt while fossil fuel extraction continues. We should stop the source of the crisis.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of magazine, newspaper and text that says 'The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage exists precisely to help vulnerable developing countries respond to the economic and non-economic losses and damages associated with the climate crisis. But establishing the Fund is not enough. Communities cannot rebuild their homes, livelihoods, and futures on empty promises and voluntary pledges. The Fund needs to be adequately, predictably, and equitably financed, and those who have profited most from the fossil fuel economy must pay.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'This is where upcoming world leaders' meetings matter. UNGA, CBD COP17, and COP31 cannot become another round of conferences where vulnerable countries are asked to sit and wait while fossil-fuel interests continue business as usual, even as communities across the Global South are already suffering the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. These spaces must deliver meaningful progress on biodiversity protection, loss and damage finance, adaptation finance, and the transition away from fossil fuels.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of poster, plant and text that says 'Keep coal, oil, and gas in the ground. Make polluters pay for the climate crisis. Put resources into the communities already on the frontlines. Fill the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage! People and planet over profit!'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of magazine, poster, plant and text that says 'Nepal's disaster is just a glimpse of the carnage the climate crisis could cause. So when the next climate disasters hit, we shouldn't just ask, "What happened?" We should ask, "Who profited from making this possible? And how do we hold them accountable?"'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of poster, body of water and text that says 'Wael Sawan Flood Shell CEO August 2026: Glacier Collapse and Flash Flood in Nepal- Tibet Border rh+. ከታማ りお.ピ.'.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of poster, magazine and text.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of text.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of kayak, raft, bridge and text.

Photo by Jefferson Estela 🇵🇸 on August 31, 2026. May be an image of body of water and text.

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Posted On: August 31st 2026, 02:11 pm

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Nepal’s disaster hits home as someone who survived a climate disaster in 2009 and from a country who is also on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

It gives us a glimpse of the carnage that the climate crisis could cause which is our reality now. And there will be more. So when next climate disasters hit, we shouldn’t just ask, “What happened?” We should ask “Who profited from making this possible? And how do we hold them accountable?”

#ClimateJusticeNow

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Comments (16)

2 months ago

steve_harison

More exact to be named are evil billionaires and greedy corporations, not only in fossil fuels industries but also others

2 months ago

lecklect_

FR!!!

2 months ago

plainly.put

🙌

2 months ago

mothersriseup

💯

2 months ago

parentsforfuture_uk

yes yes yes to this 👏

2 months ago

surajansth

We should also target animal agriculture industry which contributes around 14.5% of global green house gas emission. Every deforestation in the name of animal husbandry, every drop of water used for the animals who were forcefully bred, every consumer who supports this industry by consuming more animal products. All are to blame on top of the people whom you mentioned.