Simon Evans
Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022 Deputy Editor + Senior Policy Editor @CarbonBrief DMs open simon.evans@carbonbrief.org
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Climate damages are "6X LARGER than previously thought", says new NBER working paper – every 1C wipes out 12% of global GDP – every tonne of CO2 causes >$1,000 of damages @Gernot...
#COP28 new text on Article 6.2 bilateral trading ➡️still no common definitions ➡️still minimal control over process ➡️slightly stronger "encourages" vs "may" on content of info su...
Each coal power station requires 3,800,000 tonnes of coal per year & emits 7,500,000 tonnes of CO2. If they last 25 years, they require 95,000,000 tonnes of coal & emit 186,000,00...
The @IEA #WEO2021 is out! My usual deep dive: 📉fossil fuels 'peak by 2025' if pledges met 🔎net-zero 1.5C path now central to WEO 🌞solar outlook up again 📢huge ambition gap to 1.5...