Ed HawkinsJul 30, 2023

As the UK is poised to issue licenses to drill for new sources of oil & gas, it is perhaps worth remembering that:

1. UK & every nation signed Paris Agreement to pursue efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C

2. UK & every nation endorsed IPCC conclusion that if world burns all fossil fuels it already has access to then global temperature rise will exceed 1.5°C

Show threadMartin Schröder 🇺🇳Jul 30, 2023
@ed_hawkins I'm curious who they think will eventually buy this oil & gas.
Show threadChristian Horn
@oneiros @ed_hawkins
I consumed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Y9SomH9Nc last weekend (it's in German), which mentions that UK is not advocating heat pomps right now because everybody is already under tight financial pressure. Advocating hydrogen is their way out: you can make it look as if people can keep their current equipment, and you also have time until it's uncovered that you won't get hydrogen widely available for these purposes.
Wirtschaftshistoriker Adam Tooze über US-Hegemonie, Kapitalismus & Klima - Jung & Naiv: Folge 650

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