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Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
The age of fossil fuel is coming to an end.
The rise of renewable energy is irreversible.
On Tuesday, I will outline the key action areas required to turbocharge a renewables revolution that can deliver clean & affordable energy for all.
Join me here: un.org/en/climatechange/mome…
I won't be using X anymore. You can find me on BlueSky at bsky.app/profile/ploya.bsky.…
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
The 2024 @UNEP #Emissionsgap Report launched with a clear message:
No more hot air … please!
With a massive gap between rhetoric and reality countries draft new climate commitments. /1
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
Secretary-General @antonioguterres condemns the continuing and widespread loss of life in #Gaza. From the noon briefing today:
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!
In our @EnvSciTech article (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…), we elucidate the complex effects of oil and gas end-use activity emissions on #AirQuality in #EasternUS where intensive use of #oilandgas products and large emissions of biogenic #isoprene co-occur (1/2)
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
I'm deeply concerned about the recent push by 18 African nations to seek $5 billion for a new fossil fuel project lender.
This is a critical moment for our continent. We are at the centre of the ongoing climate crisis. Africa cannot continue to be a platform where fossil fuel interests are advanced, while African communities suffer
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Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
If we cant keep warming to 1.5C, we can simply 'overshoot'. 🌍🔥🌡️🏹
The idea goes as follows: we temporarily exceed 1.5C before returning below it at a later stage.
In a new paper @Nature we show how overconfidence in our discussions hides the deep risks of such strategy. /1
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
The crucial paper from @howarth_cornell explaining why exporting LNG is at least as bad as exporting coal came out officially today
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Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation.
This must stop.
We absolutely need a ceasefire.
These findings were highlighted by Secretary-General @antonioguterres in his #UNGA79 opening speech to world leaders, along with a call to stop rewarding fossil fuel polluters to wreck our planet. #PollutersMustPay un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
The report also spells out the 2035 emissions reduction targets different countries could consider in their new #NDCs due next year. Aligning national energy strategies — incl. fossil fuel production & consumption targets — with climate goal will be crucial for policy coherence.
"The growth of clean energy is critical to driving down demand for fossil fuels, but a singular focus on clean energy policies alone is not enough. Clear fossil fuel transition policies are needed." iea.org/reports/from-taking-…
The @IEA released one of the most important and consequential reports for 2024–25 during #NYCW, clearly demonstrating the risks & pitfalls of interpreting the #COP28 #Para28 energy transition goals as a pick-and-mix menu rather than their full implementation to keep 1.5°C alive.
Tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency – goals set at COP28 – would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 billion tones by 2030 versus the current path
This would get the world 2/3 of the way to an energy system aligned with the Paris Agreement → iea.li/47U4bVF
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
Tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency – goals set at COP28 – would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 billion tones by 2030 versus the current path
This would get the world 2/3 of the way to an energy system aligned with the Paris Agreement → iea.li/47U4bVF
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
How do we achieve the #COP28 goals of tripling renewables & doubling energy efficiency by 2030, and what does this mean for the next round of NDCs?
This is addressed in the @IEA's new report released at our 3rd High-Level Dialogue with @COP29_AZ: iea.li/3Y3azXy
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Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
Greenhouse gases are heating our planet, expanding seawater & melting ice.
I recently saw in the Pacific how rising seas result in coastal erosion & flooding, wrecking lives & economies.
Only drastic action to reduce emissions can limit sea level rise & keep people safe.
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
Instead of dialogue and diplomacy being deployed to end the nuclear threat, another nuclear arms race is taking shape.
We need to stop the madness before it’s too late.
The only way to eliminate the nuclear threat is to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
The fossil fuel industry continues to pocket massive profits and subsidies.
Meanwhile, everyday people bear the costs of climate catastrophe – from rising insurance premiums to lost livelihoods.
Those who shoulder the blame must foot the bill.
#UNGA
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
This year’s #UNGA is a pivotal moment for building on the outcomes of #COP28 and advancing the global transition away from fossil fuels 📉
@beyondoilgas started the week with a High Level Dialogue on Financing the Global Transition away from Oil and Gas chaired by @EamonRyan 🇮🇪
Ploy Achakulwisut, PhD retweeted
The state of our world is unsustainable due to impunity, inequality & uncertainty.
I told world leaders at #UNGA that we can’t go on like this.
The people of the world are looking to us.
Let them find us on the side of shared values & principles & on the right side of history.
