Senior researcher @newclimateinst. UNEP Emissions Gap Reports, @climateactiontr, @netzerotracker. Advisor @sciencetargets. From Japan, seven years in Utrecht.
Nov 15, 2021 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
Many, many experts already discussing the success or failure of #COP26, but on mitigation I must say that the overall progress since mid-2015 has been far beyond my expectations six years ago: bit.ly/CAT_Global2021 (1/n)
First of all, back in 2015 I (either too pessimistic on UNFCCC negotiations or just not a visionary…) didn’t believe that ‘1.5°C’ could at all make it to the #ParisAgreement, which is now even more firmly cemented in the Glasgow Climate Pact (2/n)