Dr. Stephanie Roe

Global Climate Lead Scientist @WWF || Moved to Blue Sky

[Dr. Stephanie Roe @stephanieroe]

The 'climate generations' figure from @IPCC_CH SYR is one of the most compelling dataviz examples I have come across. To emphasize how climate change affects generations across ALL species on the planet, we adapted the figure by adding long & shorter lived plants & animals

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

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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[Joeri Rogelj @JoeriRogelj]

Another year, another climate gap. 🌍🔥🌡️

It's the 15th time I joined the lead author team of the @UNEP #Emissionsgap report.

How high are global emissions?
What have countries pledged?
And is this all aligned with the Paris Agreement?

Let’s dig in with a 🧵/1

[WWF Science @WWFscience]

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024 is out, and it highlights the urgency for countries to raise their 2030 climate targets and act swiftly.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZP7GRLdY5O

[Nathan J Bennett @NathanJBennett]

New Paper: The land, rivers and oceans are linked. Food production on land, and in lakes and rivers, affects the "blue foods" we get from the sea. So, to keep our food systems healthy and sustainable, we must manage them as one interconnected whole.

https://t.co/llAzLdVN1U

[Dr. Stephanie Roe @stephanieroe]

Haha, this is spot on. We need to move away from this type of academic writing style, especially in the sciences that need to inform policy, practice and the public.

[Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio]

The opacity of academic prose arises from the epistemological imperative to operationalize disciplinary jargon, facilitating intra-specialized discourse while obfuscating heterogenous interpretive accessibility and perpetuating a recursive dialectic of erudition and exclusion.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

This is super wonky, but interesting:

Demand-side climate policies (e.g. EV incentives, clean energy tax credits) primarily drive domestic emissions reductions.

Supply-side policies (e.g. reduced oil and gas leasing) primarily drive emissions reductions in other countries.

[ForestPaths Project @forestpaths_eu]

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If you're a forest expert, you can help in selecting the best Essential Forest Mitigation Indicators for assessing #forest decarbonization potential 👇

[Pep Canadell @pepcanadell]

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@gcarbonproject has just published the most comprehensive Global Nitrous Oxide Budget to date.

Global N2O emissions continue to grow largely driven by the increase in the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers and the production of animal manure.

https://t.co/psrNFwYrqB

[Dr. Stephanie Roe @stephanieroe]

Mexico's first female president is also a climate scientist🙌🫶🙌

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

#IPCC congratulates former IPCC author Claudia Sheinbaum on being elected as Mexico’s first female president.

Ms Sheinbaum was a contributing author & lead author to the Working Group III contributions to IPCC’s Fourth & Fifth Assessment Reports.

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Clear air turbulence is increasing due to climate change

From @Multilingualtri & @DrPaulDWilliams last year…

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

Dangerous climate change is here. It's a question of how bad we're willing to let it get.

[Professor Mark Maslin 👋 𝕏 @ProfMarkMaslin]

#ClimateChange 🌡️ is exceptional and caused by human greenhouse gas emissions 🏭

We’re causing #globalwarming 100 times faster than past natural changes

We are taking Earth’s 🌎 climate beyond natural limits with carbon dioxide & temperatures levels not seen for 3 million years

[Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts]

Our forecast of the atmospheric CO2 rise for 2024 is out 🧵

To limit global warming to 1.5°C, the build-up of CO2 in the air would need to stop very soon

But with a rise of 2.84 ± 0.54 ppm expected this year, there's no sign that the CO2 rise is slowing

https://t.co/ITIkWU4nXb

[Wilson Ricks @wilson_ricks]

Well folks, it's been a year. But after a long contentious deliberative process, I'm happy to confirm that the US Treasury has endorsed the 'Three Pillars' standards for subsidized clean hydrogen production: https://t.co/MWlAP2qrBn

It's almost as if they read our paper :)

[Adil Najam  @AdilNajam]

#COP28 is done.
The work is not done. Not yet. Not by far!

Here’s why🔻

[Laurence Tubiana @LaurenceTubiana]

The end of the fossil fuel era is in motion.

We knew #COP28 was going to be tough, but at least the elephant in the room – fossil fuel phase out – was finally addressed.

Clear progress since Paris.
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[Dr. Stephanie Roe @stephanieroe]

#COP28 formally concludes! After 28 years, we have the first mention of fossil fuels and our needed transition away from them in text. The adopted UAE consensus also outlines 1.5C milestones of: peaking ghgs by 2025, 43% reductions by 2030, 60% by 2035 and net zero CO2 by 2050.

[Manuel Pulgar Vidal @manupulgarvidal]

Towards @cop28 many people asked me on the role of the Presidency and Sultan Al Jaber in his closing mentioned it: listen, convene, lead and build consensus, with courage to get a good decision and for the first time ever we got a mention to “transition away of fossil fuels…

[Alaa Al Khourdajie 🇪🇺 @DrAlaaClimate]

The final #COP28 text, 'The UAE Consensus', is out

https://t.co/Mvgidx0mPo

Comparing it with the latest IPCC reports:

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[Jim Skea @JimSkeaIPCC]

Good exchange with @WWF_DG Kirsten Schuijt & @climateWWF science team: @StephenJCornelius & @StephanieRoe, & Alex Came. We had an informative discussion on the climate crisis & biodiversity, and how climate policies could integrate efforts to protect & restore biodiversity.

[WWF Science @WWFscience]

A new report by @WWF and @BCG compares a rapid transition to renewable energy to our current approach dominated by fossil fuels across key areas. The results clearly show that a renewable future is better for humans and nature. #Cop28

Read more: https://t.co/TxJh6crB8A