Even without all the problems identified here, recycling plastic or burning it for fuel doesn’t take any of the emissions from making plastic out of the atmosphere. At least carbon offsets make sense in theory!

'Whether it’s debt, debt service, or liquidity, it’s a crisis. Yet, at the #SpringMeetings , the crisis response still lacked urgency.' Rachel Kyte
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As #PlasticsTreaty talks continue, a reminder that the US State Department and plastics industry lobbyists have the kind of relationship where they 'check in' with each other

Ilham Aliyev tells #Petersberg2024 'Having oil and gas deposits is not our fault. It is a gift of the gods. We must be judged not by that. We must be judged by how we use these reserves for the development of the country, for reduction of poverty, unemployment' and on green plans

To keep below 1.5°C, with a 50-50 chance, would require global CO2 emissions to be zero in ~2038 (orange line).

The other scenarios (blue) overshoot to ~1.6°C before going back <1.5°C in 2100 (& they start with a global carbon price in 2020).

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As part of Climate Home News's series on clean energy supply chains, Hannah Chanatry answers the most pressing questions on supply chains' vulnerabilities, clean tech life-cycle emissions, and what's in a battery.

One to bookmark. Or read it here now

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Momentum for taxing the super-rich and making them contribute to finance public goods is building. Watch this space as Brazil, which put the idea on the table, will pass the G20 presidency baton to South Africa next year.

Following the #PlasticsTreaty this week has pushed me to look for ESE espresso pods which don’t come individually wrapped in non-recyclable plastic. Struggling to find online. Any suggestions?

Muito feliz de colaborar com o Climate Home News para essa pauta sobre os desafios para a COP30 em Belém! 🌎