1) Labour is implementing almost all the policy recommendations from Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster. Allowing the Crown Estate to deploy leverage effectively creates a non-trivial NWF. GB Energy etc, will reduce the cost of capital for renewables.
"A (...) policymaker should be thinking, "What can we do to accelerate the transition in countries like (...) India or Brazil?"
Green Impact Funds for Transformation would achieve an efficient, market-based distribution of Global Climate Finance.
@ericlonners@CorinneSawers
What's happened to global aviation over the last 30 years?
➡️Passenger demand quadrupled (until COVID)
➡️No change in carbon intensity of fuel (still using jet fuel)
➡️ Energy intensity halved
➡️ This means emissions approx. doubled
Article here:
https://t.co/I8GgsRKWrj
"Whenever someone says, 'we’ll adapt to climate change,' 100% of the time it’s a rich person. Poor people never say 'we’ll adapt' because they know they can’t afford it. For them, adaptation = suffering."
https://t.co/1SXiXVvo9G
‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action
- Small interventions on electric cars and plant-based meat could unlock rapid emissions cuts, say experts @SYSTEMIQ_Ltd et al
#ClimateAction
Story by me
https://t.co/Oka08bUQWZ
Let's introduce a permanent EU investment fund for climate and energy bringing additional public investment of 1% of EU GDP per year. In a new study, @alichtenberger_ and I argue this would promote the green transition and strengthen the EU economically and politically. Thread🧵
Great review of a number of climate books, including @SuperchargeUs and @BillGates’ How To Avoid A Climate Disaster, Jan Hegenberg’s @DerGraslutscher The Apocalypse Is Cancelled. I hadn’t come across Jan’s book and excited to read. @ericlonners@agendapub
I am sooo relieved to discover a growing pile of books with tangible proposals on how to address the climate crisis. One of the best recommendation engine rabbit holes I ever fell into 💚 Do you know important similar books that I missed? I’m planning a survey blog post
📢 Episode 4 is here 📢
A top guest with a surprising story this week: macro #hedgefund manager Eric Lonergan (@ericlonners) of @MandGInsights -- who doubles as a policy economist and has written something of a manifesto for Extinction Rebellion 👇
https://t.co/WHa9SS9o4g