Today we are sparking innovation to hit net zero as soon as possible—naming 37 opportunities and adding some extra wind in the sails of five priorities to reduce time to commercialization and scale-up! Some fun (related) ideas to think about below ⬇️ (1/7) https://t.co/KxEoEp3b2c
A new @NatureClimate paper, co-authored by @AjayGambhir11, our own Seth Monteith, + others, identifies the physical & transition risks of #ClimateChange.
Read the paper: https://t.co/YmCJjdq5KQ
Download the companion deck & read key takeaways:
https://t.co/nvt8DGyroE
How will businesses adapt to Climate Change? A new report from our partners
@IIMAhmedabad & @UNEPDTU shows how in-depth adaptation data from the private sector is crucial for a robust #GlobalStocktake & a successful #ParisAgreement. Learn more: https://t.co/pb1W5M28FX
Big @ClimateWorks news today! I'm delighted to share that Leo Park has joined the Finance Program as our new Associate Director.
Leo joins after distinguished service in the Green Climate Fund's Private Sector Facility, and other senior appointments in Korean climate policy.
Nigeria now has a climate change law! President M.Buhari has just signed the into law the climate change bill. The law sets a legal framework for Nigeria climate action including the roadmap for a net-zero carbon emission! Thank you Mr President and Congrats Chief Sharon Ikeazor!
"According to the provisional list (pdf) published by the UNFCCC, a total of 39,509 participants registered for COP26. This total makes COP26...provisionally the most well-attended COP in history. It tops both COP21 in Paris (30,372) and COP15 in Copenhagen (27,301)."
With all the promises made @COP26 it’s worth noting that the #ClimateAction metrics, data & analytical community (‘Camda’) has committed to enhancing credibility and progress tracking of non-state and local action in the Climate Action Data 2.0 Declaration https://t.co/xfVmBg5cKB
The #COP26 outcome is a compromise, reflecting the interests, contradictions & state of political will in the world today.
It's an important step, but it's not enough.
It's time to go into emergency mode.
The climate battle is the fight of our lives & that fight must be won.
#COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG's @COP26 team has done a stellar job to push the world as far as was currently possible.
It is not yet enough
It is as far as we got
It doesn't take away the urgency
We need to move
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Today at the #COP26@US_Center in #Glasgow, @guilanpour will kick off a conversation on our Global Stocktake project. In partnership with @EnvDefenseFund, we are helping countries find promising opportunities to accelerate their climate ambition.
https://t.co/ryepTTBerP
Dear #COP26 delegates. We, the account formerly known as @SB2021_Bloopers, hear you have experienced a few problems so far.
Not to worry. We hear your call. We're back.
DMs open - share any and all "bloopers"!
What we're looking for at #COP26:
☁️ A major methane reduction pledge
🚗 A spotlight on road transport
🌲 Indigenous Peoples & local communities’ rights-based climate action
🪙 A focus on climate finance
📜 New/updated NDCs
🗺️ The Global Stocktake launch https://t.co/8phpthUuJe
Why were @COP26#transparency discussions hard to access for observers today?
Our take in @transgov_wur: because of the political implications of ostensibly technical discussions.
It could be a location capacity issue...but transparency in our view is contested political terrain.
To achieve the rapid, far-reaching transformations required to address the climate crisis, public and private climate finance must increase thirteen times faster.
Read the State of Climate Action 2021 report: https://t.co/05HIrshKg5
#COP26#TogetherForOurPlanet
🇨🇳has just summitted new climate targets to the UN climate body – the headline targets are a step up from the 2015 submission but not new – these are the same numbers that President Xi announced during the climate action summit hosted by @AlokSharma_RDG last year.
To move the needle on climate accountability, we’ve been working with @ECIU_UK, @newclimateinst, and @OxfordNetZero to track the quantity and quality of global #NetZero targets. Today, the @NetZeroTracker is live! Visit https://t.co/w7q7iLrvAc to explore the tool and learn more.