Paul Simpson OBE
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@Pauljohnsimpson
Partner - Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change. Co-founder & former CEO @CDP
This fact has not changed during the year. We don't need miracle techs to address climate. We need to deploy, deploy, deploy existing techs as fast as possible. ‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world theguardian.com/environment/20…
Important new report: Just as in the IPCC, it shows that if we go beyond 1.5, we enter a high-risk zone of crossing tipping points. We need to move fast to avoid moving to a point where the Earth system takes over & pushed us in a direction with unmanageable conditions.
Lots of headlines written about how EV demand is faltering. Is it? Global EV sales are on pace for a record year. Heading for around 14 million sold, up 36%. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Every day, our planet sends distress signals with wildfires, droughts & heatwaves. As nature's whispers become shouts, let us listen. Proud to join 50 global leaders in the 'Clarion Call for Courageous Leadership' to the G20. For our children, our future, let's rise with brave, collaborative action. COP28 must be the moment. 🌱 Together, let's not just weather the storm, but redirect its course.
📢 The science is clear. We have made great strides in scaling up clean solutions, but emissions are still rising globally because we have not tackled the primary cause of climate change. So today we are proud to launch #FossiltoClean: bit.ly/3RqpqIu
This analysis by @CambridgeEcon showed UK benefitted economically by having a ban on new petrol & diesel cars in 2030 compared to 2035 30k jobs and £4.2bn boost to the economy That's what Sunak is throwing away, giving in to climate sceptic backbenchers camecon.com/news/2030-ban-…
Over 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ businesses and NGOs including @UKSIF, @Nestle, @IKEA, @AvivaUK and @eonenergyuk have written to @RishiSunak to call for #CredibleClimateLeadership and express concern at plans to water down the UK's #NetZero policies. Read the letter here 👇 e3g.org/news/business-…
