We have no carbon budget. We cannot make 100,000,000s of electric cars.
2°C by 2030-2050!
New cars means new roads means unsurvivable destruction of nature.
Walking, bikes, sailing ships, EVs for ambulances, etc? Yes.
The key: total social political economic transformation.🧵
2°C by 2030-2050!
New cars means new roads means unsurvivable destruction of nature.
Walking, bikes, sailing ships, EVs for ambulances, etc? Yes.
The key: total social political economic transformation.🧵
1. We're in an extreme climate-extinction predicament and need to rethink and re-organise energy, manufacturing and the whole global economy. A just transition with a focus on well being will require some electric vehicles I'd imagine. But not cars.
Thread:
Thread:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1470159019952295946?s=20
2. The onus is rich nations to step up. We need sustainable public transport.
'Just take the issue of money, for example, there was $100 billion promised by the rich countries... they actually inserted language saying ‘we are very sorry, we can’t do it..' genn.cc/blog/dr-saleem…
'Just take the issue of money, for example, there was $100 billion promised by the rich countries... they actually inserted language saying ‘we are very sorry, we can’t do it..' genn.cc/blog/dr-saleem…
3. Emissions are rising to record levels. We're heading for 1.9C-2C or even more by the 2030s or 2040s. We must focus on providing care and safety for all people. System change may do that. Hundreds of millions of electric cars and unchecked growth won't.
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1469699133296500748?s=20
4. The emissions from and destructive activities necessary for the construction of 100,000,000s of electric cars will not empower and protect those who have done least and face suffering the most.
Please read this thread :
Please read this thread :
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1456013255118401536?s=20
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