🌍 With climate challenges intensifying, from rising global temperatures to record-breaking wildfires, Liberalism and the Challenge of Climate Change by Christopher Shaw offers a thought-provoking critique of how liberal ideologies shape and often limit meaningful climate action. In his review, Sibo Chen examines Shaw’s insights, highlighting the urgent need for transformative approaches to address the climate crisis. 🔗 Read Dr. Chen’s review and delve deeper into the book: https://lnkd.in/e6NnZNsm For professionals seeking actionable insights, LSE’s Climate Change: Economics and Governance programme, starting 24 February 2025, provides the tools to navigate risks, leverage opportunities, and craft impactful strategies. Delivered by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, this programme equips leaders with the knowledge and frameworks to drive meaningful change. 🌐 Find out more about the course: https://lnkd.in/dGV8duU
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📑 At a crucial moment for climate action, now is the time to read the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀' 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲...🌍 Launched at the House of Lords last October by University of Exeter and Peers for the Planet, this resource brings together the very best climate science, offering MPs, peers, and policymakers the insights they need to drive action. What’s inside: 💨 Professor Penny Endersby CBE FREng, CEO at the Met Office, unpacks the fundamentals of climate change - and the science which underpins it. 🌍 Professor pierre friedlingstein demonstrates the case for Net Zero, showing why cutting emissions to net zero is the only way to stabilise global temperatures. 🔥Professor Richard Betts unpacks the climate impacts we face, emphasizing the urgency of both mitigation and adaptation. 🍃 Professor Kevin Gaston on the threat of nature and biodiversity loss, revealing the deep interconnections between climate and ecosystems. 🧊 Professor Gail Uncontrollable Wildfires Whiteman, who leads the Nature and Climate Impact Team, makes the case for addressing the Polar Crisis to prepare a liveable future for humanity, outlining the planetary consequences of ice loss in the Arctic and Antarctic. 📈 Professor Tim Lento reveals the threats and opportunities from tipping points, highlighting both the dangers of irreversible climate shifts and the potential for positive tipping points. 🌍Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin outlines ‘Three Priorities to Empower Developing Economies in the Climate Crisis’, focusing on climate finance, resilience, and sustainable growth in the Global South. 🏦 Professor Lord Stern explains ‘The Economics of Climate Change’, breaking down the financial risks of inaction and the economic case for a green transition. 📃 Nigel Topping, CMG clarifies what the Conference of Parties (otherwise known as COP) means and why it matters, shedding light on the role of global climate negotiations in shaping policy and action. Thanks to our renowned authors for their contributions, and for bringing urgency, clarity and insight to the challenge we face. Read the full guide & resources 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehZb5fAV #ClimatePolicy #NetZero #ClimateScience
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The guide brings together analysis from world-leading climate scientists, giving policymakers reliable insights to inform action on the greatest challenge facing humanity today. It includes an article by Prof Kevin Gaston “#Nature and #biodiversity loss: Why this matters, how it links to climate change.” University of Exeter Centre for Ecology and Conservation #ClimateChange
📑 At a crucial moment for climate action, now is the time to read the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀' 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲...🌍 Launched at the House of Lords last October by University of Exeter and Peers for the Planet, this resource brings together the very best climate science, offering MPs, peers, and policymakers the insights they need to drive action. What’s inside: 💨 Professor Penny Endersby CBE FREng, CEO at the Met Office, unpacks the fundamentals of climate change - and the science which underpins it. 🌍 Professor pierre friedlingstein demonstrates the case for Net Zero, showing why cutting emissions to net zero is the only way to stabilise global temperatures. 🔥Professor Richard Betts unpacks the climate impacts we face, emphasizing the urgency of both mitigation and adaptation. 🍃 Professor Kevin Gaston on the threat of nature and biodiversity loss, revealing the deep interconnections between climate and ecosystems. 🧊 Professor Gail Uncontrollable Wildfires Whiteman, who leads the Nature and Climate Impact Team, makes the case for addressing the Polar Crisis to prepare a liveable future for humanity, outlining the planetary consequences of ice loss in the Arctic and Antarctic. 📈 Professor Tim Lento reveals the threats and opportunities from tipping points, highlighting both the dangers of irreversible climate shifts and the potential for positive tipping points. 🌍Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin outlines ‘Three Priorities to Empower Developing Economies in the Climate Crisis’, focusing on climate finance, resilience, and sustainable growth in the Global South. 🏦 Professor Lord Stern explains ‘The Economics of Climate Change’, breaking down the financial risks of inaction and the economic case for a green transition. 📃 Nigel Topping, CMG clarifies what the Conference of Parties (otherwise known as COP) means and why it matters, shedding light on the role of global climate negotiations in shaping policy and action. Thanks to our renowned authors for their contributions, and for bringing urgency, clarity and insight to the challenge we face. Read the full guide & resources 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehZb5fAV #ClimatePolicy #NetZero #ClimateScience
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📘 Expert Essay Series from 'Beyond The Roadmap' - Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted 🌟 Valuable Insights from Diverse Fields We are honored to share this special series of expert essays from the "Beyond The Roadmap" report, each penned by thoughtful leaders whose expertise spans various crucial fields. These essays offer key insights into innovative and varied areas of study, all with the common goal of supporting an equitable and just transition for our communities and industries. 🔍 A 70% Reduction Target Does Not Make Denmark a Frontrunner. We Need Action Beyond It," climate researchers Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted challenge the belief that Denmark’s 70% emissions reduction target by 2030 is sufficient to align with global climate justice. They argue that this target, while ambitious, still falls short of what’s required for Denmark to truly lead in climate responsibility. With Denmark’s high historical emissions and resources, the authors call for even greater reductions, emphasizing the need for global equity, technology transfer, and climate justice to complement ambitious national targets. Their message: true climate leadership means surpassing targets and addressing the broader injustices of climate change. 🌱 Empowering Change Through Collective Insight Each essay serves as a thoughtful guide, aiming to transform minority insights into majority actions. We are deeply thankful to Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted for the valuable insight shared in the “Beyond The Roadmap” Report. Join us in exploring these insightful contributions. Share your thoughts, engage with us, and help advance these critical discussions into actionable outcomes. Learn more about Reduction Roadmap and download the report at www.reductionroadmap.dk
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📘 Expert Essay Series from 'Beyond The Roadmap' - Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted 🌟 Valuable Insights from Diverse Fields We are honored to share this special series of expert essays from the "Beyond The Roadmap" report, each penned by thoughtful leaders whose expertise spans various crucial fields. These essays offer key insights into innovative and varied areas of study, all with the common goal of supporting an equitable and just transition for our communities and industries. 🔍 A 70% Reduction Target Does Not Make Denmark a Frontrunner. We Need Action Beyond It," climate researchers Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted challenge the belief that Denmark’s 70% emissions reduction target by 2030 is sufficient to align with global climate justice. They argue that this target, while ambitious, still falls short of what’s required for Denmark to truly lead in climate responsibility. With Denmark’s high historical emissions and resources, the authors call for even greater reductions, emphasizing the need for global equity, technology transfer, and climate justice to complement ambitious national targets. Their message: true climate leadership means surpassing targets and addressing the broader injustices of climate change. 🌱 Empowering Change Through Collective Insight Each essay serves as a thoughtful guide, aiming to transform minority insights into majority actions. We are deeply thankful to Anders Bjørn and Joachim Peter Tilsted for the valuable insight shared in the “Beyond The Roadmap” Report. 🔥 Challenge the Status Quo The status quo thrives on comfort. Real change comes from making waves, not waiting for permission. Today's radicals are tomorrow's heroes. So be bold, be disruptive, and speak the truth even though your voice shakes. The world won't change by staying quiet. Our diverse and scientific perspectives serve this purpose, pushing us to rethink, reengage, and reshape the world for the better. Join us in exploring these insightful contributions. Share your thoughts, engage with us, and help advance these critical discussions into actionable outcomes. link to report:
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Plenty of food for thought in this new paper by Alessio Terzi. How to reconcile the "instinct" for protecting national interests with the need for international cooperation to fight climate change?
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 🚨 - Climate Nationalism - 💡 What: The article argues that climate change will not unite humanity but will instead increase tensions both between countries and potentially within them, leading to a rise in nationalism rather than international cooperation. ❓ Why: Due to climate-induced uncertainty, people will seek solidarity and protection from their own groups (especially nation-states), which strengthens national bonds and fosters economic nationalism. 🎯 How: I suggest that climate mitigation efforts focused on national interest, such as green industrial policies with elements of economic nationalism, may be less efficient than a global approach but are more likely to be politically feasible. 📝 So what: To avoid exacerbating tensions, scientific and technological innovations that facilitate rapid carbon neutrality while addressing resource scarcity and uncertainty could reduce the likelihood of the conflict-driven scenario the article predicts. This paper has been a long time in the making, and not an easy one to write, as it comes to uncomfortable conclusions. In the past, I have often been accused of being a "climate optimist", while this paper has already had me labelled as "pessimist". And yet, I don't consider myself neither of the two: if at all, a climate realist. Thanks Bennett Institute for Public Policy for making it public! https://lnkd.in/eG5Wwt_7
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How we make sense of climate change, and the range of possibilities we have to address it, has been determined for us by liberalism, the dominant ideology of our time. I reviewed Liberalism and the Challenge of Climate Change by Christopher Shaw - an excellent book, simultaneously bleak and inspiring, which by setting out the radical insufficiencies of climate action in our current framework, crystallises what is really needed. Global Policy Journal at Durham University https://lnkd.in/eBap9iWY
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Is the #liberal model blocking real climate action? 🌎🙅🏻♂️ Christopher Shaw‘s Liberalism and the Challenge of Climate Change, published by Routledge, scrutinises how liberal ideologies shape and often hinder discourse and policy on addressing the #ClimateCrisis. Laying out five “liberal climate guardrails” that limit the possibilities for real progress, Shaw’s sharp critique convinces readers why we need radical shifts beyond our current norms, writes Sibo Chen (Toronto Metropolitan University) in his review #COP29
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This is a great paper highlighting the essential need for baskets or portfolios of actions, and linkages across sectors. The finance system is so rigged against #climate and #biodiversity-friendly outcomes that single solutions just can’t work. These show baby steps to the transformation in financial systems that MUST come.
❓❓❓WHICH CLIMATE POLICIES WORK 💡New insights on this crucial question in our new paper 'Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades', published last week in Science. This is probably the most important study that I have contributed to. Screening more than 1500 climate policies implemented between 1998 and 2022 across 41 countries from 6 continents, we identify those policy combinations that were successful in achieving substantial emission reductions (see picture below). This offers crucial guidance for countries to design climate policies and fight climate change. Key messages: ✅Mixes>standalone: Climate policies tend to work best if they're part of a policy mix rather than implemented alone. ✅There is no one-size fits all approach: Successful policy mixes vary across sectors and between developed and developing countries. This study was possible thanks to our #OECD Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework (CAPMF). This is exactly the kind of empirical research, for which we have developed the CAPMF. I'm very hopeful that this study will pave the way for further research that supports countries to develop best practices. Links Study: https://lnkd.in/emNSyUmw Climate policy explorer: https://lnkd.in/e4YyxwKa CAPMF dataset: https://oe.cd/dx/capmf Many thanks to my co-authors Annika Stechemesser, Nicolas Koch, Ebba Mark, Elina Dilger, Patrick N. Klösel, Laura Menicacci, Felix Pretis, Nolan Ritter, Moritz Schwarz, Helena Vossen & Anna Wenzel from PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) gGmbH and others. #climateaction #climatepolicy #policy
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Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades (Oxford, 2024) 🤝 The key to addressing the climate emergency is a combination of interventions; no single practice can guarantee the necessary effectiveness. 🔢 The study highlights that including emission taxation measures and price incentives is a key feature in successful cases. 🗺 The success rates of the measures vary depending on the country and the sector. 💲 Carbon emission taxes have more significant effects in profit-driven sectors, such as industry and electricity production in high-income countries. 🌐 Synergistic policy combinations, including economic subsidies and public information initiatives, have shown the greatest potential in sectors where private consumer decisions are crucial, such as construction and, to some extent, transportation.
❓❓❓WHICH CLIMATE POLICIES WORK 💡New insights on this crucial question in our new paper 'Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades', published last week in Science. This is probably the most important study that I have contributed to. Screening more than 1500 climate policies implemented between 1998 and 2022 across 41 countries from 6 continents, we identify those policy combinations that were successful in achieving substantial emission reductions (see picture below). This offers crucial guidance for countries to design climate policies and fight climate change. Key messages: ✅Mixes>standalone: Climate policies tend to work best if they're part of a policy mix rather than implemented alone. ✅There is no one-size fits all approach: Successful policy mixes vary across sectors and between developed and developing countries. This study was possible thanks to our #OECD Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework (CAPMF). This is exactly the kind of empirical research, for which we have developed the CAPMF. I'm very hopeful that this study will pave the way for further research that supports countries to develop best practices. Links Study: https://lnkd.in/emNSyUmw Climate policy explorer: https://lnkd.in/e4YyxwKa CAPMF dataset: https://oe.cd/dx/capmf Many thanks to my co-authors Annika Stechemesser, Nicolas Koch, Ebba Mark, Elina Dilger, Patrick N. Klösel, Laura Menicacci, Felix Pretis, Nolan Ritter, Moritz Schwarz, Helena Vossen & Anna Wenzel from PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) gGmbH and others. #climateaction #climatepolicy #policy
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