Thread by @GreenSolitaire

#IPCC Synthesis report is out - what does it mean for climate messages and behavior change?

1 - Of course, there are no surprises, this is a synthesis of all the reports already published. Policy makers will comb through the fine print but for comms worth noting...

2 - The news isn’t good, obvs. But IPCC go into great depth on how much each tiny increment of warming matters. That’s to lower the obsession on ‘1.5 or bust’ messages will reinforce doomism if/when 1.5 is missed. Note the highlighted passage. IPCC v firm that we CAN slow this!

3- The highlighted line below is one I expect to be seen repeated. IPCC reinforces that this is happening on our watch, that our choices matter today. This will be used to draw everyones attention back from 2050 targets and to immediate action in next 7 years.

4 - The highlighted line below is the only reference to behaviour etc in headline text. But proves people are still on the agenda! Honestly, this is as much as I expected. Socio-cultural and behaviour change was only significant in one chapter of WGIII

5a -Subsection of C.5. Important that of everything they could have drawn out – the responsibility of wealthy citizens is highlighted below. I’d be interested to know how controversial that was in negotiations!

5b (still on snippet above). The second highlighted text re-enforces the importance of always talking about personal change in the frame of wider political and infrastructure change. What we do matters - as consumers AND as citizens!

Overall, good that of everything which had to be condensed into a 36-page report – personal action made the cut!
I do wish the narrative aspect that was in Chap 5 of AR6 WGIII had got even a glancing mention but I guess this is ALL about narrative, isn't it?