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"Triple renewables, double energy efficiency and cut back on methane by 2030 –
that’s what it would take for the world to cut global emissions by 18 billion
tonnes by 2035, according to a report by Climate Analytics.
The report, released at COP30 in Belem, Brazil on Thursday and timed for the
crescendo of negotiations at the international climate conference, found that
the rate of projected warming over the next decade can be slashed if countries
do what they have already promised.
This would amount to a reduction of 0.9°C of warming – almost the entire 1°C
improvement achieved since the adoption of the
Paris Agreement.
Climate scientist Bill Hare, founder of Climate Analytics said governments had
already pledged to take these actions at previous climate negotiations in 2023
and these gains could be locked in with immediate action.
“One really important conclusion is – and it’s really important – these
measures would, for the first time, reduce the rate of warming nearly halving
it, as I said, by the 2030s and that’s got profound benefits for ecosystems,
but also for people, agriculture adaptation,” he said.
Hare said this was important as the costs of adaptation were linked to the rate
of warming, which meant that acting on these issues would make countries better
able to adapt to changing environments brought by climate change.
Not even obstruction from US President Donald Trump could stop this change, he
said, with the United States representing only about 15% of current annual
global emissions and roughly half of its 52 states maintaining climate
policies.
The proposal comes at a significant time in negotiations as momentum grows as a
bloc of countries push for a clear roadmap to phase out oil, gas and coal to be
adopted by the end of COP30 this year."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
