Thread by @Laurie_Garrett

The #G7HiroshimaSummit seems to be unusually productive, with the leaders agreeing on a very large list of actions. Among them, combined with new bilateral US/Australia pacts, are possibly profound energy & #climate resolutions.

2/I'll quote a few examples from the Joint Declaration.
- accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs ), recognizing that reducing poverty & tackling the #climate and nature crisis go hand in hand;
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- preserve the planet by accelerating the decarbonization of our energy sector & the deployment of renewables, end plastic pollution & protect the oceans;
- deepen cooperation through Just Energy Transition Partnerships, the #Climate Club & new Country Packages for...
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Forest, Nature & #Climate;
- We will work w/our intl partners to achieve a world that is human-centered, inclusive & resilient, leaving no one behind
- We welcome Climate Resilient Debt Clauses to enhance the safety net for borrowers facing the impacts of climate change.
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- We emphasize the importance of a disaster preparedness approach & investment in human capital, goods & infrastructure that contribute not only to “risk transfer” but also to “risk reduction,” resulting in the strengthening of anticipatory actions.
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- We remain committed to holding ourselves accountable, in an open & transparent way, for the promises we have made.
- Our planet is facing unprecedented challenges from the triple global crisis of #climate change, #biodiversity loss and #pollution ...We are steadfast...
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in our commitment to the Paris agreement, keeping a limit of 1.5°C global temperature rise w/in reach through scaled up action in this critical decade, halting & reversing biodiversity loss by 2030, & ensuring energy security, whilst leveraging synergies
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- our goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 at the latest remains unchanged.
- Accordingly, we call on all Parties...to revisit & strengthen the 2030 targets & publish or update their LTSs as soon as possible & well before UNFCCC-#COP28UAE
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- We reaffirm commitment to the Global Methane Pledge & we will step up efforts to collectively reduce global anthropogenic #methane emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030
- reaffirm our strong commitment to supporting developing countries’ energy transitions
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- We reaffirm the important role of high integrity carbon markets & carbon pricing to foster cost-efficient reductions in emission levels, drive innovation & enable a transformation to net zero, through the optimal use of a range of policy levers to price carbon.
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11/ There is much more in the #G7HiroshimaSummit Declaration about energy transformation & #climate change. Sure, summits are bags of words. But leaders' public commitments can be used at home to hold them accountable.
Let's clear: NONE of the above would happen under #Trump .