Co-Head Research Unit Global Climate Governance at the Wuppertal Institute
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
So, for me, this decision is unsurprising, and I do expect things to get even worse quickly.
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
So, for me, this decision is unsurprising, and I do expect things to get even worse quickly.
In 2000 60% of electricity came from fossil fuels.
Today:
- 8% is from fossil fuels
- 43% is from geothermal
- 28% from hydro
- 14% from wind and
- 4% from solar.
In 2000 60% of electricity came from fossil fuels.
Today:
- 8% is from fossil fuels
- 43% is from geothermal
- 28% from hydro
- 14% from wind and
- 4% from solar.
"The Bitter (COP of) Truth - Belém 2025 climate conference not up to the challenge".
Some key #mitigation messages (for more see our report):
"The Bitter (COP of) Truth - Belém 2025 climate conference not up to the challenge".
Some key #mitigation messages (for more see our report):
For the third year running, the average global corporate tax rate *increased* - and more countries now *raise* than lower their corporate taxes.
This follows the adoption of the global minimum tax and essentially reverses four decades of racing to the bottom.
Colombia declares its entire Amazon Biome off limits to mining & oil extraction.
It's an EPIC 20,000 words of top-notch, plain-english reporting…
–Global mutirão
–Adaptation finance
–Fossil-fuel roadmap
–China
+Much more
Very proud of team CB for getting this out so fast
www.carbonbrief.org/...
I contributed a paper on "Exporting norm interpretations from the Global South: Explaining India's reasons for contesting and reshaping international climate norms" lnkd.in/eUQAUhNd.
I contributed a paper on "Exporting norm interpretations from the Global South: Explaining India's reasons for contesting and reshaping international climate norms" lnkd.in/eUQAUhNd.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The presidency has just dropped a new package of texts including the "global mutirão" cover, which makes no mention of fossil fuels or roadmaps
Here's my snap analysis (pic)
unfccc.int/sites/def...
www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...
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www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...
He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?”
Took a beat.
“Never say that again.”
A broad variety of actors support clean energy technologies because of their cost advantages, their potential to create innovation and employment, and their contribution to energy security.
A broad variety of actors support clean energy technologies because of their cost advantages, their potential to create innovation and employment, and their contribution to energy security.
🗓 16:45–18:15 | Side Event Room 6
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🗓 16:45–18:15 | Side Event Room 6
More details ▶️ wupperinst.org/en/a/wi/a/s/...
After the $100bn climate finance goal was agreed in 2009, the UN Secretary General created a High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) to study potential sources of revenue to meet the new goal, led by the PMs of 🇪🇹&🇳🇴
After the $100bn climate finance goal was agreed in 2009, the UN Secretary General created a High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) to study potential sources of revenue to meet the new goal, led by the PMs of 🇪🇹&🇳🇴
theconversation.com/the-un-clima...
On Monday, during the side event 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, our colleague from @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social will present insights from ACCLIMATE’s work on 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.
🕓 17 Nov, 16:45–18:15
On Monday, during the side event 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, our colleague from @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social will present insights from ACCLIMATE’s work on 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.
🕓 17 Nov, 16:45–18:15