Thread by @wang_seaver

This piece in @ForeignPolicy by @adam_tooze is useful perspective, placing China's recent net-zero commitment in the context of where the world's major economies are on climate, how rising economies impact the climate picture, and where we go next. (1)

foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/17/gre…

Lots of good perspective here, most importantly the emphasis that a Western-focused framing for tackling climate change is increasingly inadequate and outdated. This is an ever more global issue, which will require leadership from all corners of the world. (2)

As this global picture becomes clearer, so too does the realization that effective climate mitigation hinges upon managing emissions from non-Western corporations and state-owned enterprises just as much as it does upon private Western companies. (3)

Emissions from advanced economies are falling in relevance. Degrowthers are frankly looking for emissions growth in the wrong places.

Growth + development is the right of low + middle-income countries. The focus should be (and must, for global equity) be on green growth. (4)

I would however express much more hesitation than Prof. Tooze does re: carbon border taxes. Such policies could economically penalize low/middle income nations + frankly are a bad look for western advanced economies to pursue. (5)

From @aravindpawan1:

https://twitter.com/arvindpawan1/status/1287742738625167360?s=20

Overall, I this piece helps highlight that a sole focus on climate in the Anglo-speaking + European context is increasingly inadequate given the rapidly changing picture of the climate challenge.

If you're in the climate space, start studying another region or two too. (END)