Thread by @AukeHoekstra

The UK is en-route to emit less than at the start of the industrial revolution! It's historic and proves beyond a doubt that emitting less carbon while getting wealthier and more populous is possible. We CAN prosper while dealing effectively with climate change.

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The UK is entering the steep slope of the s-curve of emission reduction. Not because of some hard to understand voodoo but simply because of phasing out coal and phasing in renewables. Now oil in cars and gas in home heating need to follow suit and you get pretty close to zero.

There's lot's of caveats and excellent analysis in the thread by @DrSimEvans where these two pictures also came from. For example: there will be a small bounce-back after COVID and many emissions are imported in the form of goods.

https://twitter.com/DrSimEvans/status/1372513219588284417

So yes, there is a lot to do still! But to echo this frontpage of @thetimes (which also has @CarbonBrief's analysis on the frontpage):
We're NOT doomed.

The way I see it: it's serious and a lot of tragedies are already baked in, but we can still avoid the worst and deal smartly with the rest.

Most importantly: we can use this as a wake-up call to build a BETTER tomorrow!

While reducing carbon emissions we can:
- Give cheap everlasting energy to all
- Focus on making ourselves happier instead of consuming more
- Make our cities more joyous places to live
- Regain a balanced relationship with nature

Let's roll