Prof. of energy & climate change - translating climate science into carbon budgets, policy commitments & mitigation options. @kevinclimate.bsky.social
Manchester & Uppsala
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First major IPCC report:1990
Rio Earth Summit establishing the UNFCCC: 1992
The Kyoto protocol:1997
Paris: 2015
Glasgow: 2021
So why haven't we bent the emissions curve in 30 years?
We conclude power concentrated in 'elites' is a major obstacle to change annualreviews.org/doi/full/1…
Kevin Anderson retweeted
"central argument is that, while rapid and large-scale technological deployment is indispensable, it is now far from sufficient"
the costs of betting solely on tech fixes
(while not changing behaviour)
will burden your children:
'We don’t only inherit our biosphere from our ancestors, Chu observes, we “borrow it from our children.” The blessed era in which we could safely feel we were handing on a better world or even one that’s basically stable, with no explicit effort, is truly over. Without vigorous action, our legacy will be a dangerously degraded biosphere. We urgently need a politics capable of facing the fact that how we live now harms the interests of those that we say we hold dear.'
sublationmedia.com/how-best-…
A new post following a recent paper, Guardian piece & LinkedIn exchanges on technology & climate.
Technological Optimism & the Unspoken Abandonment of Paris
... is a faith in future technologies undermining what the Paris Agreement actually demands?
climateuncensored.com/techno…
Kevin Anderson retweeted
Before too long, this plain-speaking expert will actually be heeded. But it won't be because of the quality of climate science, dating back over 100 years now. It will be because the impacts have become *horrendous*. That's how stupid & destructive we are as a species.
A new post following a recent paper, Guardian piece & LinkedIn exchanges on technology & climate.
Technological Optimism & the Unspoken Abandonment of Paris
... is a faith in future technologies undermining what the Paris Agreement actually demands?
climateuncensored.com/techno…
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Kevin Anderson retweeted
Ah, the old ‘global communism’ argument. Always useful when actual thinking looks like too much effort.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
En los hechos hemos abandonado el Acuerdo de Paris (sin decirlo), pospuesto la medidas necesarias, fingir demencia y cruzar los dedos por una solución tecnológica. Pero no alcanza. Estamos subestimando el problema. Buen artículo.
A new post following a recent paper, Guardian piece & LinkedIn exchanges on technology & climate.
Technological Optimism & the Unspoken Abandonment of Paris
... is a faith in future technologies undermining what the Paris Agreement actually demands?
climateuncensored.com/techno…
A new post following a recent paper, Guardian piece & LinkedIn exchanges on technology & climate.
Technological Optimism & the Unspoken Abandonment of Paris
... is a faith in future technologies undermining what the Paris Agreement actually demands?
climateuncensored.com/techno…
Kevin Anderson retweeted
Superb exposition. Nail….on…head! 👏
I do wonder if pragmatism here means relenting on offshore activity in return for banning onshore drilling? 🤷
Kevin Anderson retweeted
Decades of underinvestment in track, signalling and rolling stock across Europe, then surprise when trains fail. I work in this field daily: the engineering talent exists, the funding commitment doesn't. Rail deserves the billboards.
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Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Returning to Sweden. After punctual buses& trains, I'm at Hamburg station under a billboard advertising an overpowered German car. Meanwhile, the national rail network continues its modus operandi of delays & cancellations.
Less automotive hubris & a more railway engineering?
Kevin Anderson retweeted
I’m so disappointed.
Last year, Andy Burnham stood alongside Massive Attack and called the #FossilFuelTreaty a “lifeline.”
He urged governments to end coal, oil and gas expansion and hold polluters accountable.
Yesterday, his government approved a new North Sea gas field. 🧵
Kevin Anderson retweeted
Which country is going to cut production to compensate for the UK’s increase? Jackdaw means additional gas production & emissions, not substitution.
Worse, it sends a dangerous signal: backsliding on climate commitments is acceptable, provided you dress it up as “pragmatism”.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
‘Pragmatism cannot negotiate with physics. More fossil fuels, when burned, mean more CO₂, higher global temperatures, greater climate impacts and increased risks of crossing dangerous tipping points. Political compromise cannot change that.’
Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
The ability to hit multiple nails squarely on the head is a useful skill, but I fear many in government prefer bent nails. Physics has its own rules and they're non-negotiable and laugh in the face of claimed "pragmatism".
@DanielZeichner @IanSollom @Ed_Miliband @andyburnham ⚠️
Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
"El Gobierno [británico] ha presentado su decisión como pragmática. Pero el pragmatismo es un marco político, no una característica intrínseca del sistema climático. Un mayor consumo de combustibles fósiles, al quemarse, implica más CO₂ en la atmósfera, temperaturas globales +
Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
You’ve heard the views of ministers, other politicians, the global heating industry and compliant media, now hear the view of science.
Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackda…
A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.
Kevin Anderson retweeted
Let’s not forget that we all bear some responsibility - the burning is made worse by climate crisis but palm oil interests appear to be starting some fires and encouraging continuation, to use the burned land for plantations. Stop using palm oil!
Kevin Anderson retweeted
I take a slightly different view: start with better urban planning, then walking, cycling, e-bikes, public transport (from buses & trams to trains & coaches) - and then appropriately sized BEVs for the rural areas & rental BEVs in the towns and cities.
Hybrids were only ever a waypoint, and their story is often misunderstood
Hybrids are temporary solutions
PHEVs are conditional transition vehicles
As capability grows, BEVs are the final answer.
thedriven.io/2026/10/15/hybr… @TheDriven_io
@ProfRayWills @leRaffl @PeterNewmanCUSP
