Dr. Gerrit Hansen

Researcher & Policy Analyst, working on a just transition to a low carbon, fair and renewable economy. Moving to are my own!

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

Just leaving this here #ipcc
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[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

🌍Young Global South Researchers: apply for #IPCC SR on Climate Change and Cities! 🌆 Chapter Scientist!
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📅 March 2025 – December 2026
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[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

Here's our last parody song about the #USElection2024. It's called "Bohemian Trumpsody" (based on the inimitable @QueenWillRock but with only six voices & no overdubs) & we've self-trolled in it as 'libtards' already, just to save folks time who might be offended 🎶🗳️🤞
👉https://t.co/heCwcVztt3

[Hannah H. @Tweetenti]

Das wird der Orangene nie wieder los. Großartig. 😂 https://t.co/ZJ9atdOa8X

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

Endlich mal eine gute Nachricht

https://t.co/ZjISwKcAsf

[Zukunft KlimaSozial @ZKS_KlimaSozial]

Große Vorfreude 😃: Am 13. Juni starten wir offiziell mit "Zukunft KlimaSozial" @ZKS_KlimaSozial, unserem wissenschaftlichen Thinktank zur Verbindung von #Klima- und #Sozialpolitik. Unsere Vision ist eine #klimaneutrale und sozial gerechte Zukunft. @BrigitteKnopf

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

📣 The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to 12 June.

The IPCC is calling on its member governments and observer organizations to nominate experts to draft the outline of the Working Group contributions to #IPCC's Seventh Assessment Report.

https://t.co/spY0VfL0A7

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

#IPCC's Working Group I, which assesses the physical science of #climatechange, has extended the deadline for a Head of the Science Team to support their high-impact assessment in IPCC's seventh cycle.

Deadline extended 👉 9 June 2024
👉 https://t.co/0oiTkUjb7u

[Harry Jefferies @Jefferies_]

My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

#IPCC concluded its 60th Plenary Session in Istanbul, Türkiye 🇹🇷 early this morning with an agreed structure of work to deliver a set of reports assessing the latest #climatechange science during its seventh assessment cycle.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/7NoTKKxXLA

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

Having a blast

[Met Office @metoffice]

Storm Gerrit will bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow to parts of the UK over the next 24 hours

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

Changing my status to: "Wreaking havoc in Britain"
https://t.co/BDoBjsGqth

[Met Office @metoffice]

Storm Gerrit will bring strong winds, heavy rain and snow to parts of the UK through Wednesday. Travel disruption to ferries and flights is expected and driving conditions will be dangerous to high sided vehicles.

Bringing you this forecast is meteorologist @GregDewhurst

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

@catabreu_ @carobrouillette By, at or around mid-century?

[Romain Ioualalen @Rlalen]

Sitting in tonight's the GST negotiations on fossil fuel phase out #COP28.

Here is what countries are saying, using normal human language, a thread 👇

[AFR100 Initiative @Afr100_Official]

Saddened by the loss of Burkina Faso's eco-hero, Yacouba Sawadougou, 'The Man Who Stopped the Desert.' 🌳 His remarkable use of the Zai pits (half-moon technique) turned a decade-old desert into a thriving forest, boosting crop yield by 500%. A true inspiration for FLR in Africa.

[Pep Canadell @pepcanadell]

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The new Global Carbon Budget is out, with complete data to 2022 & projections for 2023.

Fossil CO2 emissions up
Land use change emissions down
Natural CO2 sinks are maintained
CO2 concentrations continue to increase

https://t.co/kwiSitEaYV

[Damon Matthews @damon_matthews]

Nice statement from ⁦@Oliver_Geden⁩ at ⁦@FutureEarth⁩ 10NICS event:

even abated fossil fuel use produces substantial emissions so fossil fuel phase out must be for all fossil fuels not just unabated

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

As emotions run high @COP28_UAE on (unabated) fossil fuel phase out/down, allow me to point to my recent policy brief for clarification 👇 spoiler: it's not as simple as @guardian makes it look #cop28
https://t.co/DDjo0JuPxz

[Dr. Gerrit Hansen @hansen_gerrit]

Very much agree - but note that even Chinese negotiators are using the "production vs consumption based emissions" (see e.g. their GST submission)

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

It's a very common belief that China's high emissions or rapid emissions growth are mainly due to export industries. Like all misconceptions, this one persists because people want to believe in it.

In reality, trade (exports net of imports) accounts for about 10% of China's emissions, and trade-linked emissions peaked in 2007 when the global financial crisis hit. Peaked in absolute terms that is, not just as a share of emissions.

Start from the fact that China's two highest-emitting sectors are steel and cement. Less than 10% of the steel and none of the cement are exported. China simply uses extremely large amounts of carbon-intensive commodities for domestic demand.

My guess is that the myth of export-driven emissions persists for two reasons. One is people want China's emissions to be about "them", which gives them agency (if only through guilt). The other is people who want climate change to be the fault of "the west" alone, even more than it is in reality. I guess both of these also have to do with not wanting to engage with the complexity of the country, and rather ascribe China's emissions to a factor they (think they) can understand without peeking inside the country.

To be clear, export industries are one important part of China's emissions, and were a very significant part of the growth in emissions during the COVID pandemic. There are ways in which the rest of the world can influence China's emissions trajectory, including through trade, as well as diplomacy, investments, technology etc. but it's important to start with the reality of China's emissions and their drivers.