Another thread on developments at COP with the usual caveat it’s my impressions of what is a vast, complex gathering #COP26 #EdinUniCOP26 - and starting with the music of protest! 1/n
https://twitter.com/libby_brooks/status/1458036080473747463
We need music faced with this hugely sobering report on the impacts on people of just two degrees of warming - and a Tuvalu Minister makes a dramatic gesture reflecting the desperation of small island states 2/n theguardian.com/environment/20… and theguardian.com/world/video/20…
Today was both gender and innovation day so it was good to see money announcing support for gender, adaptation and climate action- millions of girls face a loss of education as the climate changes 3/n businessgreen.com/news/4039974/c… and e3g.org/news/adaptatio… and socialnews.xyz/2021/11/09/12-…
This excellent thread from @sindra_sharma explains ‘ loss and damage’ 4/n
https://twitter.com/sindra_sharma/status/1457644913437331456
Similar this excellent thread from @_richardblack explains what’s going on to manage headlines and what we need to be aware of 5/n
https://twitter.com/_richardblack/status/1457666553307095047
A few things I spotted including Paul McCartney and others launching a campaign to eat less meat and the US meat industry (!) pledging to go net zero 6/n meatfreemondays.com and thehill.com/policy/energy-…
Tesco made a pledge their pension scheme would go net zero and Germany pledged to stop funding fossil fuels overseas 7/n businessgreen.com/news/4039952/t… and
https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnMurton/status/1458081024320188429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1458081024320188429%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitelabel-test-123.scribblelive.com%2FEvent%2FCOP26_Live_Blog_Tuesday_-_Science_Innovation_and_Gender_Day_at_COP26
New satellites to help track emissions, deforestation etc and the U.K. health services pledge to go net zero 8/n businessgreen.com/news/4039978/e… and gov.uk/government/new…
Worrying signs for the hoped for deal on cars ( tomorrow’s theme is transport) - perhaps that’s why Greenpeace is suing Volkswagen 9/n ft.com/content/8c4a18… and reuters.com/business/cop/g…
Lots of new ‘mission innovation’ sectors announced as part of innovation day 10/n businessgreen.com/news/4039947/m…
Two articles on food and farming that caught my eye 11/n theguardian.com/environment/20… and fao.org/newsroom/detai…
Then comes the complicated topic of how near- or far!- we are from the 1.5 degree and 2 degree targets, following suggestions last week we might be on track for 1.8. I’ll share some links then give my view 12/n
Firstly UNEP ran an excellent, if technical event, on its updated report on emissions gaps…13/n unep.org/resources/emis… and wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/hand…
The message from UNEP seems to be progress has been made, but not enough to get us below two degrees with any confidence and only with heroic assumptions do we get to 2.1 degrees, with action critical over the next decade 14/n
An excellent thread from @ClimateRsrc comes to a similar view and see also briefing paper 15/n climate-resource.com/tools/ndcs
https://twitter.com/climatersrc/status/1458038247309803522
The @climateactiontr report paints a sobering view as well, generating headlines like this theguardian.com/environment/20… and see here for the massive bank of resources 16/n climateactiontracker.org/climate-target… and
https://mobile.twitter.com/adamvaughan_uk/status/1458072402475290628
See also businessgreen.com/news/4040010/c… and climateactiontracker.org/publications/g… and climateactiontracker.org/publications/ 17/n
So, that seems clear right? COP is a failure and we are still facing dangerous climate change. I’d say yes and no - see for example data.climateresource.com.au/ndc/20211103-C… and bloomberg.com/news/articles/… and data.climateresource.com.au/ndc/HowItStart… 18/n
I think it’s clear we are right to be cautious about pledges for dates far away and that we’re unlikely to get a full strong deal limiting warming to 1.5 by Friday when COP26 is due to close 19/n
Also seems clear that the rank injustice of climate change, and the structural injustices of the world economy won’t be solved by COP- nor will enough money be made available for adaptation, loss and damage or protection of ecosystems 20/n
Also seems clear that current NDCs and 2030 pledges are utterly inadequate at the moment- we’re getting there with long-term pledges but as someone said, they only tell you that you are committing to stopping eating cake, not when and how much cake you will eat… 21/n
But I’d agree with others above and with @AkshatRathi that progress *is* being made, but I think we’re in a race - it’s the area under the emissions curve that matters ultimately 22/n
https://twitter.com/akshatrathi/status/1458077935487832067
That race is to shut down coal ( and gas), decarbonise transport, help developing countries make the clean energy transition, get the finance system to fund climate friendly not destructive activities and end international funding of fossil fuel developments 23/n
We’re in a race to bring the nature crisis and climate crisis together, to develop breakthrough innovations in hydrogen, aviation, shipping, steel, concrete, farming and the food system 24/n
Finally, I like to end on hope so check out these hopeful examples from @ECIU_UK or the brilliant speeches of mobile.twitter.com/Brianna_Fruean… eciu.net/analysis/repor…
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