Simon Evans
Deputy Editor + Policy Ed covering climate, energy. Son of migrants/grandson of refugees. PGP: [email protected]
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UNFCCC - COP25
Unfccc-cop25.streamworld.de 25h 3 tweets
Simon Evans Stinging presser earlier today at #COP25 Carlos Fuller, Belize "We are appalled at the state of negotiations…We fear having to concede on too many issues that would undermine the very integrity of the Paris Agreement." 19h
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Simon Evans More from the #COP25 AOSIS presser Simon Stiell, Grenada, on Article6 "When some countries are championing double-counting and pre-2020 rollovers, they are undermining environmental integrity. It comes back to that question, where is the ambition?" 19h
Interactive: When will the Arctic see its first ice-free summer?
Interactive.carbonbrief.org 24h 7 tweets
Since satellites first began monitoring the Arctic in 1979, the average area covered by sea ice has shrunk by at least 40%.
Simon Evans This is an absolutely beautiful bit of work from my colleagues "When will the Arctic see its first ice-free summer?" Come for the terrifying animation of disappearing ice… …stay for the excellent analysis 23h
Simon Evans Unless warming is kept below 1.5C, it is "likely" that the Arctic will see its first ice-free summer by 2050… …and much earlier dates can't be ruled out 23h
Bid to resurrect Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
BBC News 51h 1 tweets
Tidal Power plc wants to commence work to prevent planning consent expiring in June next year.
UNFCCC - COP25
Unfccc-cop25.streamworld.de 27h 5 tweets
Simon Evans Article6 update #COP25 *bilaterals held Tue/Wed *willingness to find outcomes *further bilats today on "possible landing zones" *new text "very early" Friday 27h
Simon Evans "We believe countries are losing sight of the bigger picture & proceeding as if there is no climate emergency" Grenada for AOSIS #COP25 "We're concerned that the needs of the most vulnerable are being ignored for short-term & short-sighted objectives" 27h
Simon Evans Grenada for AOSIS #COP25 #Article6 is an area facing "the greatest calls for negative compromise, that place at risk our chance – our only chance – to keep on track for remaining within the 1.5C limit" 27h
Britain’s Miserable Election
Nytimes.com 37h 6 tweets
I have never faced such an unappealing set of choices in my life.
Australia's use of accounting loophole to meet Paris deal found to have no legal basis
Adam Morton - the Guardian 43h 5 tweets
Climate Analytics suggests Australia has reneged on a pledge to make deeper emissions cuts
Joint Statement Between the UNFCCC and some Observer Organizations | UNFCCC
Unfccc.int 37h 3 tweets
December 12, 2019 Yesterday, an unfortunate security incident took place within the facilities of COP25 during an unplanned protest by some non-governm...
Simon Evans Following protests at #COP25 yesterday, after which some 200 people were "debadged" (chucked out), a statement this morning says they will be allowed back in – having promised not to do it again… "will be allowed re-entry for the duration of COP25" 32h
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year
Time 50h 36 tweets
The climate activist has succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change
ENB Report | COP 25 | 10 December 2019 | Madrid, Spain | IISD Reporting Services
Enb.iisd.org 52h 1 tweets
On Tuesday, 10 December 2019, IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) meeting coverage, produced a daily report for the UN Climate Change Conference - December 2019, which will meet from 2 to 13 December 2019, in...
Simon Evans If you don't already, "in the corridors" is an absolute must read. Yesterday's #COP25 edition is particularly gloomy… "One negotiator even relayed that the word 'Copenhagen' loomed in some discussions, a ghost of failed COPs past." 52h
Major emitters accused of blocking progress at UN talks
Carbon Brief 53h 2 tweets
Belize’s Carlos Fuller, the chief negotiator for the Association of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), tells BBC News that Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India and China are “part of the problem” holding up progress at the COP25 climate talks in Madrid.
Simon Evans As talks continue at #COP25 some interesting signals being sent via quotes to media 🔊BBC: AOSIS calls BR/CN/IN/KSA pre-2020 "part of prob" 🔊The Hindu: IN majors on pre-2020 🔊 SCMP: CN singles out BR on double counting 🔊 Xinhua: CN calls for finance 52h
Election ads: 'Indecent, dishonest and untruthful'
BBC News 3d 44 tweets
Campaigners say fact checks of political ads must become legally required after a "fake news" election.
Fossil fuel firms 'could be sued' for climate change
The Independent 4d 6 tweets
Filipino human rights committee finds world’s biggest oil companies have legal and moral responsibilities to act, as Greta Thunberg says children's rights being violated
IISD/ENB @ COP 25 | 9 December 2019 | Madrid, Spain | IISD Reporting Services
Enb.iisd.org 4d 1 tweets
On Monday, 9 December 2019, IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) meeting coverage, covered the 2019 Climate Change Conference, which runs from 2 to 13 December 2019, from Madrid, Spain
PSA’s 2019 General Election expert survey shows half of respondents predict the Conservatives will fall short of majority | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
PSA’s 2019 General Election expert survey shows half of respondents predict the Conservatives will f 4d 2 tweets
 
Essay Summary: How the European Green Deal Will Succeed or Fail | E3G
E3G | Third Generation Environmentalism 4d 1 tweets
What is a ‘European Green Deal’? After years stuck in the margins of EU policymaking, climate change and environment has in recent months become...
Zero carbon operation of Great Britain’s electricity system by 2025 | National Grid ESO
Nationalgrideso.com 256d 2 tweets
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has announced it will be able to fully operate Great Britain’s electricity system with zero carbon by 2025.
Britain’s genius is its ability to integrate newcomers
The Economist 4d 1 tweets
Beyond the headlines, Poles in Britain are quietly melding their cultural traditions with the native ones
OPINION: Carbon markets headed for insanity at Madrid climate talks
news.trust.org 4d 2 tweets
Are lessons from the past set to be repeated under new rules due to be decided for Paris Agreement?
Fate of Indian carbon credits worth thousands of crores hangs in balance
@businessline 4d 1 tweets
Their value could come down to zero after COP climate meet in Madrid
COP 25 Week One Lacked Ambition! – AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States)
Aosis.org 4d 1 tweets
Simon Evans Week 1 at #COP25 "procedural blockages, quibbles over text and threats of breaking consensus simply to preserve regressive positions" That's according to 4d