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The latest #IPCC report with recommendations on how to deal with #climatechange was released yesterday. Here are some highlights ⬇️ 🧵 1/20

Once again, it is a massive document, with more than 3000 pages. Part 1 was about the facts, part 2 about the impacts, this one is about answers. The main points are 👇 2/20
ipcc.ch/report/sixth-a…

📈 GHG emissions are at an all-time high, but growth has slowed down 3/20

⚖️ Emissions are unevenly distributed—the top 10% of households are responsible for 34-45% of todays emissions. 4/20

🌬️ 🌤️ 🔋 The costs for #renewables (solar, batteries, wind) have fallen dramatically during the last years. We need more. A lot more. 5/20

⚡ Electrification is non-optional. 6/20

💰 🌳 #ClimateFinance increased by 60%, but remains below the target of $100 billion by 2020. 7/20

🧑‍⚖️ Current climate policy measures and pledges are far from sufficient, we need bolder commitments. 8/20

The report contains many, many important details that others will report on today much better than I can. However, there is one area I would like to discuss: The inevitableness of #CarbonRemoval. 9/20

As #emissions continue to rise, the amount of #GHG the world can still release before the planet crosses a very dangerous warming threshold has become alarmingly scarce. Cutting emissions won’t be enough. We need not only to turn off the tap but also empty the pool. 10/20

We need infrastructure, systems, and policies to suck billions of tons of emissions out of the air. Every year. 11/20

The report makes the following four matters clear 👇 12/20

1️⃣ 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘—without significant efforts to eliminate carbon we will find it very difficult to avoid 2 ˚C. 13/20

2️⃣ 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋—We’re talking about 31 billion tons per year by 2030. 14/20

3️⃣ 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒—Nature-based approaches are good for immediate action, but have permanence problems. 15/20

Technology-enabled solutions are just emerging and need to be industrialized immediately to scale. Other variants are untested and need R&D funding. 16/20

4️⃣ 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒—Achieving high levels of carbon removal requires extensive R&D to identify the most effective methods, minimize environmental impacts, and… 17/20

…rapidly put large-scale projects into practice. 18/20

To sum it up: We need to explore and fund a diverse range of solutions with billions of dollars every year. And we need bold regulations and visionary commitments to remove as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as possible. 19/20

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 🌱 20/20

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