'He once rattled a Greek diplomat by telling him that meant 100mn Egyptians heading his way' What the collapse of African ecosystems might mean for Europe... as per ex Gabon minister Prof. Lee White CBE ft.com/content/eab234…

'They underscored the importance of concrete steps to tackle the climate crisis and welcomed further discussions during Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy John Podesta’s upcoming travel to China'

Fuel retailers raking it in at expense of UK drivers, says The RAC - from the big oil crew that brought you cost of living hikes in 2022. Now this... thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…

China's National Energy Administration responded to my analysis showing that the country's emissions have already peaked if clean energy additions continue at current rates. The response predictably plays down the possibility, reinforcing that official targets and ambition are

At $12,000 per capita GDP and 8 tons per capita CO2 emissions, Chinese authorities say: "We should not forget that China is still a developing country, pursuing modernization for a huge population." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Smoking related illnesses cost the @NHS £2.6bn a year. I did not know that. That's a hell of a lot of new schools... england.nhs.uk/long-read/guid…

the first rule of climate finance

Statement from 45-strong Least Developed Countries group crystal clear what it expects from *all* nations landing 2035 #climate targets in coming months... 1.5C aligned = 'rapid, deep, and immediate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in all sectors' LDC Chair

Fossil fuel phaseout back *in* United Nations 'summit for the future' text from 27/8 - due to be signed off at #UNGA79 next month. Furore post Financial Times expose helped, no doubt... un.org/sites/un2.un.o…

Story for Climate Home News by Matteo Civillini here: climatechangenews.com/2024/08/30/fos… - clearly some countries are pretty reluctant to follow through on what they signed up to at #COP28, otherwise that language would never have been taken out of the #PactfortheFuture...

This is such a brilliant piece by Anne Applebaum As she says, the secret wealth and offshore tax havens kleptocrats use to enrich themselves are also a threat to democracy. Why don’t we just shut it all down? on.ft.com/4cLsKoz via @financialtimes

Good ££ intel pre #COP29...

Indonesia: 'targets are not aligned with 1.5°C'

Blimey. Two think tanks piling into latest UK govt energy auctions committed a 'string of errors' & 'relied on a blog written by a retired IT consultant months before the auction result was announced' writes Simon Evans... carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-r…

UAE consensus. Keep those gas markets open.

"US gasoline demand, the world’s single largest pool of oil consumption, has almost certainly peaked for good." Yup Liam Denning bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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