One of my favourite current graphs (from Climate Change Committee). Once you’ve displaced coal power generation, the second best thing you can do with a MWh of renewable electricity is powering EVs. The third is powering heat pumps.

#WEO2021 is out! Before a crucial #COP26, it shows that while climate ambitions have never been higher, energy transitions have a long way to go Governments must give the signal that they will drive a wave of investment in a #NetZero future Our report: iea.li/3iXLxnx

We didn’t have a plan before, now we do. We’ve got lots of work planned to assess the new Net Zero strategy, but pause and reflect that the government has published a document, with a foreword from the Prime Minister, including this table, largely mirroring Climate Change Committee advice.

With Russia, Turkey & now Saudi Arabia joining the club, more than three-quarters of global CO2 emissions are covered by net-zero pledges: 81% of coal use 86% of solar 84% of global GDP 77% of CO2 78% of all energy use 74% of oil 47% of population 73% of gas

Taking an effective, evidence-based approach to policy seems to make it pretty straightforward to answer interview questions. A masterclass of clear communication from The Hon. Matt Kean

Thread: How the world got to $755 billion in energy transition investment in a single year. BloombergNEF did the math. 1/ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🚨 The IPCC report on how to tackle climate change is finally out, covering nearly 3,000 pages Look out tomorrow for Carbon Brief in-depth summary Here are some highlights 1/ Global GHG emissions are at highest ever level, but growth has slowed ipcc.ch/report/sixth-a…

Speed to action is critical, said Dr Will Rayward-Smith from Deloitte. It is indeed needed to make Australia 🇦🇺 to be the market leader in hydrogen export. #hysupply @AusAmbEnviro @AusGov_OSALET Holger Loesch BDI acatech Natasha Smith

We launched BNEF’s 2022 EV Outlook today! There's lots of information in the publicly available exec summary, which you can find here: about.bnef.com/electric-vehic… A few interesting highlights in this thread

NEW Today's IEA world energy investment report shows a record $1.4tn investment in clean energy in 2022 – and warns against turning to fossil fuels THREAD (with my pick of the best charts in the report) 1/n iea.org/reports/world-…

Developed through deep industry collaboration with over 1,500 stakeholders, AEMO today published its 2022 Integrated System Plan outlining a 30-year roadmap of investments for the National Electricity Market. bit.ly/3ucEFIN

How can we get the Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) ecosystem right and maximise economic and development opportunities? It was a pleasure to provide opening remarks at the Australian REZ Conference and reflect on this important subject. Abridged version: www2.deloitte.com/au/en/blog/ene…

Statement by President Biden on Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act:

This is excellent by Fatih Birol "When people misleadingly blame clean energy and climate policies for today’s energy crisis they are, intentionally or not, moving the spotlight away from the real culprits — the gas supply crunch and Russia." ft.com/content/2c1338…

Decarbonization, as investment layers. 1. Renewable energy: ~$400bn a year, flat 2. Energy transition (+electric transport, storage): $200+ billion, growing 3. Net zero (+heat, chemicals, materials): <$100bn, just getting started

Factcheck: Is solar power a ‘threat’ to UK farmland? | Josh Gabbatiss Freya Graham Robert McSweeney Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD w/ comment from Jordan Macknick Seeta Sistla M. Ryyan Khan Solar Energy UK Read here: bit.ly/3SQiXo8

NEW My customary deep dive on International Energy Agency #WEO22 ⏩Energy transition "turbo charged" by Russia's war ⛰️Fossil fuels to peak by 2027 ❤️‍🔥Peak gas: "Golden age of gas" is over 🌄Solar outlook +20% vs last yr; wind +15% 🌡️Warming 2.5C (1.7C if pledges met) 1/ carbonbrief.org/in-depth-russi…

👇 Interesting fact. Even if a heat pump runs on electricity generated by gas, it uses less gas to heat a home than a gas boiler.