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(1/17) We've been talking a lot about #carbonmarkets — which has felt like a shift for some of our trad #commodities, #metals, #privacy and #tech listeners. We wanted to share how we see #smartermarkets as the thread stringing them together, in this 🧵:
(3/17) Globally, we've had since the 1800s to understand commodity #markets. #CarbonTrading didn't start until 1997 when 180 countries signed the #KyotoProtocol. With it — 4 types of #carboncredits were created: AAU, RMU, ERU and CER.
This is going to be a thread about the #COVIDRecovery #BuildBackBetter #RecoveryPlan and how it's been a total failure through the lens of #emissions #climatechange and #adaptation. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #EconomicRecovery 🧵 1/x
I started following this in December 2020, when this paper was released:
"If fiscal packages are invested in carbon-intensive technologies and traditional fossil fuel-based infrastructure, this will bring huge lock-in effects on emissions."
nature.com/articles/s4155… 2/x
"If fiscal packages are invested in carbon-intensive technologies and traditional fossil fuel-based infrastructure, this will bring huge lock-in effects on emissions."
nature.com/articles/s4155… 2/x
"Five-year emissions will increase by 15.6% (22.0 Gt) versus decreases of 4.7% (6.6 Gt), if the fiscal packages were invested in clean energy and advanced technologies (scenario SDS)." 3/x
Starting in 10 minutes: Climate Action Task Force Plenary with @KevinClimate: Laggards or Leaders? Academia and its responsibility in delivering on the Paris commitments. Join here: bit.ly/2R8x7D1 #AAGVirtual #climate
As this public session begins, .@ProfessorJepson introduces @KevinClimate with co-organizers and co-chairs of the Climate Action Task Force @jonevins1 and Patricia Martin of Université de Montréal Join here: bit.ly/2R8x7D1
.@ProfessorJepson discussing the Task Force's depth of commitment to transform AAG annual meeting to be less carbon-intensive. This year threw us a significant challenge with #COVID19 and tapped our collective thinking: "So here we are. The planned experiment has been scaled up.
