FULL DOCUMENT: The #COP27 political-policy text (aka, “cover”) is full of diplomatic language gymnastics. Note, for example, the reference to “low-emission” energy to mean gas and nuclear (and probably carbon-captured oil). Full comuniqué is here: unfccc.int 1/4🧵
A couple of additional points: no advance from COP26 on coal: the COP27 document simply reiterates the Glasgow wording: coal remains a phase down, not a phase-out (and, in reality, coal demand is going up, on track for a record high both in 2022-23, surpassing the 2013 peak) 2/4
#COP27 doesn’t move the needle on fossil fuels either, simply copy-and-pasting COP26 language on the need to phase-out “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” (but, in reality, subsidies are up!!).
Early attempts to call for a phase down of fossil fuel *consumption* were killed 3/4
Early attempts to call for a phase down of fossil fuel *consumption* were killed 3/4
While everyone is talking about “loss and damage” (but where’s the money?), to me #COP27 key is the lack of progress on what really matters: fossil fuel consumption and emissions. And there, an alliance of big fossil fuel producers and consumers has delayed-or-mutter action 4/4
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