Lots of confusion in debate on 1.5C with & without overshoot (OS)
➡️IPCC defines OS as exceeding and returning (to 1.5C)
➡️Almost all IPCC scenarios achieving 1.5C by 2100 show OS
➡️Achieving 1.5 without OS = net-zero C02 by 2030/2035
See also 🧵below
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Wowed by the work that went into this study -- more than 100,000 volunteers categorizing almost 2 million pieces of plastic.

The result: 56 companies responsible for more than 50 percent of all branded plastic waste. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo leading...

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Was thrilled to appear on The Climate Pod this week, chatting with Brock Benefiel about the scary diversity of microplastics, our slumping insurance system, and why (some) people are afraid to say we are going to hit 1.5C.

Give it a listen!

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Remember how big the interconnection queue for new generators was last year? Guess what – it’s 30% bigger now! It is now TWICE the capacity of currently operating power plants.

See the annual “Queued Up” report from Berkeley Lab at emp.lbl.gov/queues. Thread!

Electric cars already have more than 4 times the efficiency of gas cars -- thanks to a lack of waste heat. But a new report from NRDC 🌎🏡 and EPRI argues that they could someday reach 200 MPGe -- massively cutting pressure on the grid.

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Always, always read John Phipps. (And this reminds me a lot of the stories of women who have been prescribed GnRH analogues for endometriosis.)

More than 2 years after the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was signed, the NEVI program has installed just 7 charging stations.

Experts say that states are learning to install charging stations for the first time -- and permitting remains a challenge.

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'Two years after crossing the tipping point, the US continues to lag the countries that came before it. Fully electric cars accounted for 8.1% of US auto sales last quarter, far short of the 18.1% average.'

from Tom Randall

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Grid operators when you ask to interconnect a new project