ConatusPrinciple (he/him)Jul 23, 2023
Prof. Tatiana Ilyina

The top 5 measures to halve emissions by 2030 as identified by IPCC are wind, solar, energy efficiency, stopping deforestation, and cutting methane emissions. This require no new technology but lacks political will.

Read more on this IPCC climate optimism chart:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions

Down to Earth: The path to radically lower emissions tucked away inside the devastating IPCC report

In this week’s newsletter: The world has no choice but to halve carbon output by 2030 – one chart shows the way forward

The Guardian
Apr 21, 2023 at 8:31amWeb
Show threadProf. Tatiana IlyinaApr 21, 2023

Solar and wind power have the potential to cut an equivalent of the combined emissions of the US and European Union.

Carbon capture and storage and nuclear have only 10% of the potential of wind and solar energy and are more costly.

A shift to sustainable diets (reducing meat consumption) would cut equivalent of the annual emissions from Russia.

Pushing for public and non-vehicle transport (bikes, e-bikes) would cut more emissions than the rollout of electric cars.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions

Down to Earth: The path to radically lower emissions tucked away inside the devastating IPCC report

In this week’s newsletter: The world has no choice but to halve carbon output by 2030 – one chart shows the way forward

The Guardian
Show threadOpubo G BeneboMay 3, 2023
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There are no meat equivalents: Not all the amino acids are quite equivalent. So consumption some meat is required to keep up our health.
Show threadSune AukenApr 21, 2023

@TatianaIlyina

Exactly this. Thank you.

Show threadsxpertApr 21, 2023
@TatianaIlyina despite political will, no matter the amount of renewable energy equipment deployed, it doesn’t do much when nature doesn’t cooperate
Show threadpenguin42Apr 21, 2023
@TatianaIlyina I wonder why hydropower is so low; I was hoping for Tidal to do a lot.
Show threadJesseApr 22, 2023
@penguin42 @TatianaIlyina “by 2030”. This necessary excludes any major projects, especially that need permitting.
That they didn’t also do a longer term one, and thus, this becomes the default headline is rather frustrating…
Show threadpenguin42Apr 22, 2023
@Ember42 @TatianaIlyina I guess it's harder to predict further out
Show threadJesseApr 22, 2023
@penguin42 @TatianaIlyina Error bars!
But it wasn’t even a prediction. It was a “what could be done”.
Sure, nearer is easier for that also, but could do it with a ‘current technology’ capability view, and things would likely get better than that…
Show threadProf. Tatiana IlyinaApr 22, 2023
@penguin42 @Ember42
There are of course longer estimates. The chart is to guide policy in accordance to Paris Agreement which says that we are to become GHG neutral by 2050 and halve emissions by 2030.
Show threadJesseApr 22, 2023
@TatianaIlyina @penguin42 Yes, my frustration is that they made the pretty graphic only up to 2030, and that’s all anyone remembers.
Show threadtim danenbergerApr 22, 2023
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Show threadB.May 4, 2023
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"The solutions – wind, solar, trees, energy saving and methane cuts – require no new technology. But what they do require is a resource heavily lacking so far: the political will to push aside vested interests and rapidly pursue the policies that will work."
Show threadKevin Karhan Jul 23, 2023
@TatianaIlyina OFC the enitre world could have it's energy needs fulfilled with renewables but that's politically as undesired as ending world hunger!