Notices by Simon Evans (drsimevans@mastodon.energy)

A beached whale lies dead on the waterfront in #COP29 host city Baku, against the backdrop of the "Flame Towers" that symbolise Azerbaijan's fossil fuel resources

NEW: We've just fired up our #COP29 text tracker, which should be an *ESSENTIAL* part of your survival kit for the next fortnight

⏱️live updates for new draft texts
📋notes on the key details
🔗easy-to-find links for each iteration

https://www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-tracking-negotiating-texts-at-the-cop29-climate-summit/
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A lot of smart people are talking about this chart, but missing the single most important factor behind the UK's position: Gas

It's a very perplexing omission: Let me explain why
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If this chart says to you "the climate/1.5C was screwed either way", then you've missed a fundamental truth about global warming:

–every fraction of a degree matters
–every tonne of CO2 counts
–every delay makes escalating climate impacts on people + planet harder to avoid

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump-election-win-could-add-4bn-tonnes-to-us-emissions-by-2030/

Incredible stat:

A single container ship of solar panels can provide as much electricity as more than 50 large LNG tankers of gas – or 100 large coal ships

There's many more insights in IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 – here's a selection 🧵

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