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 → iea.li/47U4bVF

I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation. This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire.

The crucial paper from @howarth_cornell explaining why exporting LNG is at least as bad as exporting coal came out officially today scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/es…

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

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

📢 PUBLICATION ALERT! In our Environmental Science & Technology Journals article (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…), 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)

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

Yesterday 44 of the world’s leading climate scientists wrote an open letter about collapse of the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation (AMOC) When I interviewed one of them about the consequences of AMOC reaching a tipping point he could barely keep it together. 🧵

The 2024 UN Environment Programme #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

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.

Coordinated disinformation campaigns are impeding global progress on climate change. At the #G20 Summit, Brazil, the United Nations and UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 launched the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change to strengthen research and support for urgent #ClimateAction.

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.

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.

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 news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

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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: un.org/en/climatechan…