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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Historic agreement between @Shell & @ActOnClimate100

churchofengland.org/news-and-media…

Welcome steps forward, but as they say, the devil is in the details...
@Shell @ActOnClimate100 There’s this:

@Shell @ActOnClimate100 And this:

@Shell @ActOnClimate100 As this agreement will likely be perceived as setting precedent, it will be important to dig down into the weeds to discern if this is actually the case.

Perhaps @ActOnClimate100 should consult with the twittersphere before agreeing to its negotiated terms...

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Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

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Abstract: We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action.
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As original instigator & member of SBTI Technical Advisory Group since the get-go, this isn’t actually accurate. SBTI made methodology decisions on their own, without “approval” by the TAG. In fact, SBTI consistently disregarded substantive input by the TAG.
It’s already part of the public record that SBTI’s Sectoral Decarbonization Approach is structurally impeded from aligning with the 1.5C target — a fact that was solidified by the @IEA opting against disclosing data on its NZE2050 (1.5C) scenario late last year. Image
There’s another scientific study coming out in a peer-reviewed journal in the near future that will shed more light on this conundrum...
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Dasgupta economics of biodiversity report:

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“Truly sustainable economic growth and development means recognizing that our long-term prosperity relies on re-balancing our demand of nature’s goods and services with its capacity to supply them.”
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See here for links to full and abridged report, headline messages, reactions, etc

gov.uk/government/pub…
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In a presentation on @UNRISD thresholds- and transformation-based sustainability indicators I just gave, I point out that thresholds / limits could be viewed as leverage point 12 on Dana’s list ("Constants, parameters, numbers” — or #2: "mindset of paradigm".
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@UNRISD [S]ustainability indicators should be related to carrying capacity or to threshold of danger…

Tons of nutrient per year released into waterways
means nothing to people.

Amount released relative to [what they] can absorb w/out becoming toxic/clogged begins to carry a message Image
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9 Jul 20
.@GRI_Secretariat released its Oil & Gas Sector Standard Exposure draft yesterday.

globalreporting.org/standards/medi…

How did it handle Sustainability Context? you may ask.

Well, let me tell you.
@GRI_Secretariat "Sections 2 & 3 include contextual information for the sector, including highlighting authoritative measures of sustainable development, referencing broader sustainable development conditions and goals set out in recognized sector-specific or global instruments…"
@GRI_Secretariat "This will assist an organization to report on its impacts in the wider context of sustainable development.”

OK, on to Sections 2 & 3.
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