"What about China, are they even doing anything about climate change?" Why yes, they're building 2/3 of the new wind and solar globally, more than 8x the project pipeline of the US. reuters.com/sustainability…

NZT co-founder Richard Black's new book, 'The Future of Energy’ has landed. Richard's book provides a short / readable account of the seismic changes happening in #energy, including the exponential growth of #renewables, and inertia of #fossilfuel firms🧵tinyurl.com/bdetnpwa

Climate journalists, the #NetZeroStocktake2024 - our annual snapshot of the intent and integrity of global climate commitments, launches a week today. An online embargoed pre-briefing takes place this Weds 18.09 @ 1300 BST. Please DM us if you would like to attend.

On Monday, the Net Zero Tracker will launch its fourth annual global Stocktake report. Shedding light on the global state of play on net zero, our latest analysis will provide essential analysis on commitments set by cities, states and regions. Watch this space.

BREAKING: This year's #NetZeroStocktake shows companies, cities, and regions with #netzero targets increased, up 23%, 8% and 28%, respectively, since June 2023. Yet, 40%> of non-state and subnational actors still have no emissions reduction targets. zerotracker.net/analysis/net-z…

Listen back to Net Zero Tracker Project Lead @johnlangab present some of our #NetZeroStocktake findings on LBC News with John Stratford, discussing the need for stronger net zero targets that meet the criteria of integrity.

The Darwin award goes to... Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn - equiv. to 2.5% of global GDP (more than the $2.4tn which Songwe and Stern calculate is needed globally each year to deliver on the #ParisAgreement). tinyurl.com/ye23hhj3

"Top 5 fossil fuel funders 2018-2022 were the Islamic Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and International Finance Corporation". Just leaving this here theguardian.com/environment/20…

Are you interested in the global state of play on net zero? Look no further than BusinessGreen Net Zero Festival, where Nick Hay, Comms & Stakeholder lead at the NZT will discuss the latest insights from the #NetZeroStocktake. Details below: buff.ly/3BRo8jU

.Mayor Kate Gallego of City of Phoenix, AZ calls for citizens to vote for #climate at the ballot box on Nov 5th. NZT data used in the article show that city & state-level #netzero targets could make U.S. #climateaction more durable than in 2016. tinyurl.com/4bvtzz4z C40 Cities

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday November 13, 18:30-20:00 AZT, COP29 LOCATION: Side event 6, Blue Zone, COP29, Azerbaijan Are you interested in the current global landscape on net zero, and how cities and regions can exceed national targets? buff.ly/4fcjZGf

Attending #COP29? Join our event co-hosted with #Under2 Climate Group - we'll discuss the implications of the U.S. election for global #climate policy and how #subnational govts — from states like #Washington to cities like #Arizona— can continue to lead on climate. Thomas Hale

FYI: #COP29 delegates can tune into our side event, with Climate Group starting now on the COP virtual platform: unfccc.int/cop29/platform

Catherine McKenna Takeshi Kuramochi The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Oxford Martin School Thomas Hale Secretary Yana Garcia Up next, Volvo Group’s Karin Svensson talks another example of practical implementation of high integrity net zero approach, adapting to deliver electric trucks.

.Secretary Yana Garcia on U.S. climate action: "At the end of the day, there's so many actors moving with us, especially in private sector. One of our most important lessons, with legislative partners, is that biz want certainty, they appreciate that #climaterisk is financial risk."

.Takeshi Kuramochi: "We need countries to set their next #NDCs based on the vision of the economy that they wish to pursue. Often, we've seen targets using conventional energy models, assuming BAU continues for the next 50-70 yrs, that's not the case." NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social Climate Group

🧵1/4 BREAKING: 'living' Net Zero Good Practice Guide lands @ #COP29, showing 'what good #netzero' looks like - helping policymakers to put net zero on the road to regulation: zerotracker.net/net-zero-good-… NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social Frederic Hans

BREAKING: Analysis from ECIU with NZT finds that #UK export markets are ‘dominated’ by #netzero commitments. 🎯 94% of UK exports, worth £796bn are sold to countries with net zero targets, creating growing #export opportunities for low-carbon goods. tinyurl.com/ys3tuekt

🚨BREAKING: The #NetZero Conveyor Belt launches today. This #opensource model shows how voluntary efforts by cities, business, investors etc pave the way for #climate standards & impactful regulation 📢 Share widely to help turn the concept into action. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bddnebmp

As Africa’s 3rd largest economy + the world’s 12th largest Co2 emitter #SouthAfrica is key to global #netzero. A clear plan to decarbonise SA can act as a roadmap for the developing world. New analysis is a wake up call for leaders to ensure that equity is central to plans.