Over 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ businesses and NGOs including UKSIF, Nestlé, IKEA, Aviva UK and E.ON Energy UK have written to Rishi Sunak to call for #CredibleClimateLeadership and express concern at plans to water down the UK's #NetZero policies. Read the letter here 👇 e3g.org/news/business-…

"I want to make the right decision for the long-term" says man slowing down urgent climate action in vain attempt to not lose an election

The UK Prime Minister was already looking desperate and weak, but by trying to roll back the climate policies in his Govt's last manifesto, he now looks cruel & stupid. Rishi Sunak is now a backward looking climate vandal & a threat to many of us in the global south. 🧵👇🏿

I was once again explaining to a reporter this week that South Africa's chronic power shortage has nothing to do with lack of power capacity. Rather, it is caused by excess capacity. As China, India, South Africa and many other countries chase the illusion of fixing their

Probably one of my last forays into this turgid sinking ship of a platform, but my, what a privilege to use it to share Lauri Myllyvirta's brilliant analysis/explainer on why adding more coal power generation capacity makes things worse, not better. Read it, it's wonderful.

NEW Staying below 1.5C wld save $12tn & create more jobs than are lost, says International Energy Agency To get on track by 2030 we need… 🌄3x renewables 🏬2x efficiency 🚗"sharply" more EVs & heat pumps 🔥-75% methane emissions 🏭🔥⛽️-25% fossil fuel use 🧵let's dive in iea.org/reports/net-ze…

BREAKING - #Rosebank oilfield just given go-ahead - the greatest act of environmental vandalism in my lifetime, causing emissions equal to 28 lowest income countries, busting #climate targets & doing nothing for energy security since vast majority is for export #climatecriminals

Andrew Bowie ❌ Rosebank is 90% oil, 80% for export 🇬🇧 It won’t give the UK energy security 🤦 It won’t lower consumers’ bills, but it will wreck the climate 🌳 Conservatives - failing the British people, and now the world

"In the battle to sustain our planet, the sanctioning of the Rosebank oil field development stands as a stark emblem of contradiction to the pledges made by the UK government to reduce global emissions." ~ Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe #ClimateActionNow #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy

"If the UK government cares about our #climate and humanity it should revoke the Rosebank license now! The recent IEA Net Zero Roadmap clearly states that there is no room for more #fossil pollution." ~ Lorraine Chiponda #StopRosebank #ClimateActionNow #CleanEnergy

UK going big on climate inaction and inequity this week incl approving new oil and gas (UK is 5th for historical cumulative FF emissions and 8th incl land use see carbonbrief.org/analysis-which…). Compromising climate action and grist to the mill of vested interests in other countries

"A tax break of £3.75 bn was gifted to Equinor, enabling the project to go ahead."🤯 That's nearly 4 times the amount of (new) £££ gov has committed for energy efficiency in the last year. And guess which one would have saved households money.. theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Ahead of #CPC23, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism has a new scorecard on 🇬🇧 gov actions to reduce household exposure to future gas price shocks. Evidence shows poor progress on long-term solutions: ❌No social tariff ❌Sluggish retrofit rates ❌Renewables stuck at red light 🧵 e3g.org/publications/a…

Beyond parody… ‘What’s the point in keeping chickens in coops? In association with foxes’

The term '#unabated coal' has increasingly gained traction, but it can sometimes be more confusing than illuminating. Chris Littlecott Hanna Hakko Leo Roberts clarify the term and explain how it applies to coal-fired power generation. ⤵️ e3g.org/news/explained…

MEGA FACTCHECK EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport CO2, says the IPCC – and sales are rocketing But EVs still face relentless hostile media coverage So, I spent the past few months debunking 21 (!) of the most common EV myths Here it is 🧵 carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-m…

NEW Your absolutely *essential* guide to who wants what at #COP28, covering all the key issues inc… 💵loss and damage fund ⛰️fossil fuel phaseout 🌄tripling renewables 🌊global goal on adaptation …and much, much more carbonbrief.org/interactive-wh…

After what I’ve learned in the past year, here’s my pitch: we’re going about finding new grid capacity for clean energy and electrification all wrong. A thread. (And one caveat) #transmission #cleanenergy

The new International Energy Agency's investment report reflects the irreversable global trend: #cleanenergy investments’ unhalted growth clearly shows the direction of travel for the global economy. There's a long way to go though - we need to invest x2.5 as much by 2030 (4.5bn/yr) to be on track. 1/5

Lim Dem Manifesto is out: It includes ambitious commitments to supercharge the transition to net zero, including free insulation and heat pumps for low-income households. Any party that fails to put climate action at the heart of its pitch to voters risks electoral backlash