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Adair Turner

@AdairTurnerUK

Chairman at @ETC_energy

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I’m proud to add my name to this open letter calling on leaders to reform our global financial system.

We need a system that supports, rather than stifles, progress for people and planet. It's time to invest in our future! globalgoals.org/dearG20

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Join me at the 9th annual Economist Impact Sustainability Week: Sustaining planet and profit, where I will be speaking.

My fireside chat will cover 'Heavy emitters: invest or divest?' on Tuesday 5th at 11:50am GMT.

Register for the full event here: invt.io/1txbmn6ef1h

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End of year conversation with Michael Liebreich - great opportunity to review the energy transition progress and challenges of 2023 .

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Always a pleasure to discuss with Michael Liebreich - very relevant off the back of

Good to see strong commitments on renewables & energy efficiency rate in final text. However, these *must* now turn into national-level targets, policies and deployment if we are to keep 1.5C…

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Reflecting one week on from , now is the time to move away from words to numbers.

It is a step in the right direction to see an acknowledgement of the need to transition away from fossil fuels in the energy system. This is implied in committments to triple renewable…

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's new prime minister has demanded 'full mobilization' of the West to help - Sky News

'We will demand full mobilization of the West to help Ukraine. I can no longer listen to politicians who say they are tired of the situation in Ukraine ... An attack on Ukraine…

#Poland's new prime minister has demanded 'full mobilization' of the West to help #Ukraine - Sky News 'We will demand full mobilization of the West to help Ukraine. I can no longer listen to politicians who say they are tired of the situation in Ukraine ... An attack on Ukraine…
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Actually arguing for a rapid and dramatic phase down of the use and supply of all fossil fuels eg gas down 70% by 2050 , coal 85%,oil 95% - see our latest report on fossil fuels in transition at energy-transitions.org

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Speaking at the 'Pace, Progress, and Impacts' event today, Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, presented a high-level assessment of mitigation proposals at COP28.

The ETC estimates that the COP28 Action Agenda could potentially lead to between 9–17…

Speaking at the 'Pace, Progress, and Impacts' event today, Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, presented a high-level assessment of mitigation proposals at COP28. The ETC estimates that the COP28 Action Agenda could potentially lead to between 9–17…
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It’s striking how far the global shipping industry has come over the last 5 or so years - major shipping companies now calling openly for tighter regulation to accelerate progress to zero carbon shipping

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The required pace of deploying clean energy tech will lead to rapid demand growth for a range of for the transition.

Six key materials are: Cobalt, Copper, Graphite, Lithium, Neodymium, Nickel.

We must scale supply rapidly enough to meet demand growth by 2030.

The required pace of deploying clean energy tech will lead to rapid demand growth for a range of #CriticalMinerals for the transition. Six key materials are: Cobalt, Copper, Graphite, Lithium, Neodymium, Nickel. We must scale supply rapidly enough to meet demand growth by 2030.
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Investors must differentiate between activities that are vital for the and those that are harmful, Energy Transitions Commission Chair Adair Turner told ESG Investor.

Read Aaran Fronda's story here: esginvestor.net/investors-urge…

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'Governments, regulators, producers & consumers must work together to increase recycling, improve material efficiency, invest in new mining, and regulate environmental and social standards,' Adair Turner tells New Straits Times


nst.com.my/business/2023/…

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Our new report reveals more than sufficient to meet the needs of the transition.

Deploying clean energy tech will have significant land, water & materials needs.

On every metric the transition is either miles better or no worse than its fossil equivalent.

Our new report reveals more than sufficient #MaterialsAndResources to meet the needs of the transition. Deploying clean energy tech will have significant land, water & materials needs. On every metric the transition is either miles better or no worse than its fossil equivalent.
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My piece for the Financial Times off the back of our recently published Energy Transitions Commission report for the energy transition.

The materials we need are a fraction of the annual volume of materials we extract, transport and burn in today's fossil system.

Land and water needs…

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