Well I can’t spare the time to watch the plenary happening now (the dog demands a walk in the sunshine!) but a short thread on things since my last one at 11am! 1/n
In case you missed it, I think of the most promising things, ok it should have happened along time ago, is the cancelling and closures of coal power plants around the world that is now going to happen -see this excellent analysis from @CREACleanAir 2/n
And via @AssaadRazzouk the astonishing news that solar is now the cheapest electricity in history and now cheaper even cheaper than the last time the @IEA looked 4/n
This article reminds us of something we sometimes forget- that everything is connected to everything else - especially when it comes to natural systems 5/n npr.org/sections/pictu…
Final thread on #COP26#EdinUniCOP26 from me- after hundreds of tweets over the last 2 weeks I’ll share a few more links then, FWIW, give my thoughts 1/n
Well, the texts and overall package were finally agreed, not without last minute drama on the floor of the plenary over wording on phasing out/down coal 2/n
That brought the apology and well reported tears from Alok Sharma ( not the only moment where he was emotional) 3/n ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experienc…
Loss and damage has clearly been a very divisive issue and is intimately linked to the overall lack of fairness and justice that underpins the climate crisis 2/n
Well looks like my thread at 1pm wishing the plenary well was premature! I’ve had time to take the dog for a long walk and get back and the plenary still hasn’t started - although is imminent so another thread #COP26#EdinUniCOP26 1/n