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Just received my copy (with lovely inscription) of “I Negoziati sul Clima”, latest book on climate negotiations for Italian readers and @UNFCCC geeks, by @FedericoClimate. Grateful I’ve got to know Federico personally and professionally over the last few years at @ClimaliaEU 🤩
A recent poll from the Pew Research Center found that a median of 70% of respondents in 14 countries identified climate change as a major threat to their countries, while 69% expressed the same level of worry about the spread of infectious disease https://t.co/T1XQ0V6DWR
According to World Green Building Council, lighting, heating and cooling of buildings is responsible for around 28% of global CO2. A new type of white paint has the potential to cool buildings and reduce the reliance on air conditioning, researchers say https://t.co/oukLUBMzl3
It was a devastating summer for the Arctic, which is on track to lose more ice this century than at any point since the end of the Ice Age. Photos show the dramatic melting... https://t.co/vvaz9FvJIi
Record high temperatures in the Arctic Circle are only one way the region is being kicked out of kilter by human-induced global heating... https://t.co/gpa6qeU68j
The meeting of UNFCCC subsidiary bodies, initially expected in June and tentatively rescheduled in October after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, has been postponed again until 2021 https://t.co/ZIawd51HLx
Key nations have announced US$ 4.8 million in funding for the delivery of early warning systems and services to reduce loss of life from severe weather events in the Pacific region https://t.co/cQAPmYePsn
The need to adapt societies and economies to be more resilient to climate change is clear. Hundreds of millions of people may have to abandon their homes in coastal cities, and global agriculture yields could decreased between 5% to 30% by 2050 https://t.co/w5I8IQT9KI
UK presidency is proposing to host #COP26 in November 2021, to allow sufficient time to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Such decision will have to be confirmed by a UNFCCC Bureau meeting scheduled on 28th May https://t.co/BYtoQNwQSY
According to leading experts, the unprecedented decline in GHG emissions is temporary and will be easily erased if the right policy measures are not put in place to meet the goals of the Paris agreement
https://t.co/g6yG2FOpsS
As countries face crumbling financial markets and skyrocketing unemployment, a group of leading economists warns that the coronavirus pandemic could be our last chance to prevent catastrophic climate change
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Renewables are the only energy source set for a growth in demand in 2020 as coal, oil and gas markets shrink, according to the International Energy Agency https://t.co/CatnbDdWCj
The EU will use its "Green Deal" – a policy package centred around a target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 – to drive the bloc's economic recovery from the pandemic, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said https://t.co/uXxKFixn6Y
#C40 Cities announced the launch of a mayoral-led task force, to be chaired by the Mayor of #Milan, to accelerate sustainable economic recovery from the #COVIDー19 emergency by improving public health, reducing inequality and addressing the #climate crisis https://t.co/1KrZ0f94GI
In response to the #COVIDー19 pandemic, air traffic has slumped in a manner not seen since the aftermath of the 9/11 in 2001. This gives scientists a rare chance to study plane-free skies and pin down how far aviation stokes global warming
https://t.co/cPlxebR5mh
The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (#AR6) is due out next year, and is intended to guide government actions. But the timeline is already under threat due to government lockdowns, travel bans and university closures as a result of measures to contain #COVID19 https://t.co/Z27Qh10blH
All planned #UNFCCC negotiating sessions have been postponed due to COVID-19. #SB52 will take place Oct 4-12, while #COP26 will be pushed until 2021. Postponement may help clarify international climate ambition and diplomacy, including the role of the US
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