METI laid out agendas for thermal power for a sub-committee on gas/power policy on May 8. The document retains METI’s current coal “fade-out” policy, implying a gradual reduction of inefficient coal, despite G7 agreement in April to “phase out” coal power. (1/2)

🌍New study in npj Climate Action examines Glasgow climate initiatives launched at COP26 (2021), revealing mixed results. More robust frameworks & participation are crucial for success. Thx Takeshi Kuramochi andrewdeneault Sybrig Smit Natalie Pelekh nature.com/articles/s4416…

Japanese Govt unveiled plan to compile “GX 2040 Vision” at 5/13 GX Implementation Council focusing on; 1. Energy (grid, hydrogen/ammonia, thermal) 2. Industrial location 3. Industrial structure (steel, PV) 4. Mkt development (emissions trading, levies) (1) cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/gx_…

As I informed earlier, the next study assessing the biodiversity implications under afforestation vs BECCS comes out! Our conclusion was afforestation can be worse than BECCS. nature.com/articles/s4324…

政府のエネルギー基本計画改定の検討が15日開始。経産相は「輸出で稼いだ34兆円の国富を化石燃料輸入で全て失っている」と指摘し脱炭素の加速が急務と発言。 1.5℃目標に向けた対策強化が急務な中、2035、2040年の温室効果ガス削減目標や電源構成が脱炭素を実現する意欲的なものになるかが論点。(1/2)

Bicycling is NOT political – at least not in Denmark. Mainly in Copenhagen, supporting bikes and limiting cars is just sound and common reason, across the political spectrum. A 🧵 for those, who can’t read my article in Die ZEIT (paywall, German). zeit.de/2024/23/radver…

Let's meet the next member of our consortium! NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social 👏 👏 👏 NewClimate Institute is a non-profit organisation working in Climate Policy and Global Sustainability. 🎯 Limit temperature increase to 1.5°C. #voluntaryclimateaction #netzeroemissions #horizoneurope 🇪🇺

✅ Supporting the Paris Agreement through international cooperation: potential contributions, institutional robustness, and progress of Glasgow climate initiatives. 📌 Find out more nature.com/articles/s4416… #horizoneurope #VoluntaryClimateAction #NetZero #ACHIEVE #HighIntegrity

Our ACHIEVE High-Integrity Voluntary Climate Action 🌎 consortium joined forces for the first time in person! Together we will work our best to promote #voluntaryclimateaction. A heartfelt thank you to Radboud University & the program's coordinators Birka Wicke and Sander Chan for their guidance and the warm welcome🙏

これには本当に驚いた😳 「何の役に立つかも分からん」のだから研究（特に基礎研究）、なのであって、「意味がある」と信じて学者が研究費を引っ張るのは当たり前のこと。 その高リスクな投資は国にしか出来ないし、その成果が国力に繋がり、その一部が科学的進歩として国民へ還元される。 続

Great event on 'Net Zero Stocktake 2024: Activating Ambition Loops', introduced by Climate High-Level Champions Jen Austin - thanks to Thomas Hale for leading the research into how #RaceToZero is working. And we love the mention of Ambition Loop in the title!!!

2024 Net Zero Tracker stocktake of net zero pledges launched today! Great to be part of an amazing team again. Shout out to ECIU Data-Driven EnviroLab Oxford Net Zero !!