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"The International Energy Agency reckons that about 70m tonnes of methane were leaked into the atmosphere in 2020, roughly equivalent to the annual energy-related CO2 emissions of the EU."
Natural gas? Call it what it is: Fossil gas.
#MindTheGap
ft.com/content/6cfa07…
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It's very hopeful to see how far and wide this text has spread! Imagine if we for once actually listened to what scientists say, rather than just repeat phrases like "listen to the science" while still primarily listening to companies and billionaires. Just imagine.
#MindTheGap twitter.com/GretaThunberg/…
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The planetary boundaries have been defined. Decades of negotiations, science and diplomacy led to the ParisAgreement. The compromises have been made.
#MindTheGap twitter.com/FridayForFutur…
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Emitted CO2 (excluding land use) vs captured CO2.
A must read for anyone with even a remote interest in future living conditions.
#MindTheGap between words and action, rhetoric and reality.
@KetanJ0 1/n
medium.com/lobbywatch/car…
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Reality puts the tech discussion into perspective. Of course we can't do this without technology. But, needless to say, it will not be the whole solution. #MindTheGap twitter.com/dwallacewells/…
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"Only about a tenth of the $17tn in bailouts provided by governments since the start of the pandemic was spent on activities that reduced greenhouse gas emissions or restored the natural world."
#MindTheGap between words and action.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
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"China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have grown at their fastest pace in more than a decade, increasing by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021."
#MindTheGap
carbonbrief.org/analysis-china…
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Sorry to rain on the parade, but “according to the IEA, the total land area devoted to bioenergy production would need to increase by 25% to reach 410 million hectares in 2050, an area the size of India and Pakistan combined.”
#MindTheGap
euractiv.com/section/climat…
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"Developers/.../expect to extract 150 million barrels of oil — roughly equivalent to operating 16 coal-fired power stations for a year."
The UK set to approve a new oilfield. The "green industrial revolution" is proving to be a huge success...
#MindTheGap
thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-pre…
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Here's one of the main reasons why we're still not getting anywhere. When leaders...
- Make (insufficient) targets way into the future:
Lots of headlines and oh so hopeful!
- Get caught not even trying to reach those (insufficient) targets:
Silence.
#MindTheGap twitter.com/James_BG/statu…
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"The industry’s plan is to allow the emissions from aircraft not just to rebound after the pandemic but actually to continue growing, peaking in the mid 2030s.”
#MindTheGap
theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…