Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD

UN Secretary-General's Climate Action Team | UNEP #ProductionGap report co-lead | Former fossil fuel phase-out @SEIresearch | #Grist50 | She/her | Views mine

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

Just in time for next week's UN Climate Ambition Summit & #NYCW, our new @NatureComms paper takes a deep-dive into what the #IPCC #AR6 scenario ensemble says about reducing fossil fuel production in line with a net-zero future. Some key takeaways 🧵 https://t.co/msNzEO1VZr

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The age of fossil fuel is coming to an end.

The rise of renewable energy is irreversible.

On Tuesday, I will outline the key action areas required to turbocharge a renewables revolution that can deliver clean & affordable energy for all.

Join me here: https://t.co/tSM0qgp33h

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

I won't be using X anymore. You can find me on BlueSky at https://t.co/n7sb4OJPct

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

My appeal to negotiators & ministers at the #COP29 climate conference:

Soften hard lines.

Navigate a path through your differences.

Keep your eyes on the bigger picture.

Never forget that the future of humanity is at stake.

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

After travelling for 27 hours from the #G20 Summit in Rio, the UNSG is back in Baku, ready to do whatever he can to ensure #COP29 "delivers an ambitious & balanced package on all pending issues, with a new finance goal at its heart." We cannot fail. #NCQG https://t.co/hzebgnMNEt

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am asking #G20 leaders to instruct their ministers & negotiators to agree on a new ambitious climate finance goal at #COP29.

This climate conference must not fail.

We must succeed, build trust & incentivise the preparation of high ambition national climate plans next year.

https://t.co/qPxEWeUfoH

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Coordinated disinformation campaigns are impeding global progress on climate change.

At the #G20 Summit, Brazil, the @UN and @UNESCO launched the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change to strengthen research and support for urgent #ClimateAction.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

We must speed-up the necessary just transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

Renewables deliver clean air, energy security & good jobs. And they are the cheapest source of electricity.

The end of the fossil fuel age is inevitable. Let’s make sure it does not come too late.

[Joeri Rogelj @JoeriRogelj]

The 2024 @UNEP #Emissionsgap Report launched with a clear message:
No more hot air … please!
With a massive gap between rhetoric and reality countries draft new climate commitments. /1

[UN Spokesperson @UN_Spokesperson]

Secretary-General @antonioguterres condemns the continuing and widespread loss of life in #Gaza. From the noon briefing today:

[Karn Vohra, PhD @kohra_thefog]

📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!

In our @EnvSciTech article (https://t.co/ZsAGGsjHCa), we elucidate the complex effects of oil and gas end-use activity emissions on #AirQuality in #EasternUS where intensive use of #oilandgas products and large emissions of biogenic #isoprene co-occur (1/2)

[Mohamed Adow @mohadow]

I'm deeply concerned about the recent push by 18 African nations to seek $5 billion for a new fossil fuel project lender.

This is a critical moment for our continent. We are at the centre of the ongoing climate crisis. Africa cannot continue to be a platform where fossil fuel interests are advanced, while African communities suffer

🧵👇🏿

https://t.co/vVXCBcoGxs

[Joeri Rogelj @JoeriRogelj]

If we cant keep warming to 1.5C, we can simply 'overshoot'. 🌍🔥🌡️🏹
The idea goes as follows: we temporarily exceed 1.5C before returning below it at a later stage.
In a new paper @Nature we show how overconfidence in our discussions hides the deep risks of such strategy. /1

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

The crucial paper from @howarth_cornell explaining why exporting LNG is at least as bad as exporting coal came out officially today
https://t.co/kEBiHaFBTL

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation.

This must stop.

We absolutely need a ceasefire.

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

These findings were highlighted by Secretary-General @antonioguterres in his #UNGA79 opening speech to world leaders, along with a call to stop rewarding fossil fuel polluters to wreck our planet. #PollutersMustPay https://t.co/RhsIZ8Zh6u

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

The @IEA released one of the most important and consequential reports for 2024–25 during #NYCW, clearly demonstrating the risks & pitfalls of interpreting the #COP28 #Para28 energy transition goals as a pick-and-mix menu rather than their full implementation to keep 1.5°C alive.

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency – goals set at COP28 – would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 billion tones by 2030 versus the current path

This would get the world 2/3 of the way to an energy system aligned with the Paris Agreement → https://t.co/QWCKDFDptN

[Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD @climateploy]

The report also spells out the 2035 emissions reduction targets different countries could consider in their new #NDCs due next year. Aligning national energy strategies — incl. fossil fuel production & consumption targets — with climate goal will be crucial for policy coherence.

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency – goals set at COP28 – would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 billion tones by 2030 versus the current path

This would get the world 2/3 of the way to an energy system aligned with the Paris Agreement → https://t.co/QWCKDFDptN

[Laura Cozzi @Laura_Cozzi_]

How do we achieve the #COP28 goals of tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency by 2030, and what does this mean for the next round of NDCs?

This is addressed in the @IEA's new report released at our 3rd High-Level Dialogue with @COP29_AZ: https://t.co/pkQgPlDW9e

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