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Sir David King

@Sir_David_King

Former CSA and Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change. Founder and Chair CCAG (@ClimateCrisisAG)

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On Earth Day and the 8th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, CCAG's Professor Mercedes Bustamante reflects on Brazil's progress on climate since 2016.🌎⬇️

On Earth Day and the 8th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, CCAG's Professor Mercedes Bustamante reflects on Brazil's progress on climate since 2016.🌎⬇️
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🚨Earth at risk: a stunning new paper from scholars including NaomiOreskes Prof Michael E. Mann Dr. William J. Ripple Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social Sir David King: 'We are past due for, and critically far away from, an appropriate reaction to the global emergency we have created.'
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Our new paper on a new, wiser civilization to manage risk+survive the gauntlet of next centuries
Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction, forge a just and sustainable future
Chip Fletcher Sir David King Prof Michael E. Mann NaomiOreskes academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

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🚨 JUST LAUNCHED 🚨

With a bumper year of global elections on the horizon, how can we ensure co-operation on climate change remains top of the agenda? 🗳️

Tune into this month's public meeting where resident CCAG experts Alice Hill, Sir David King and Prof Mercedes…

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Exactly: 'To build a whole stream of new gas fired power stations seems a little strange to me, because what we need is to focus on further development of our sources and ” - Sir David King on UK's decision to invest in gas. ow.ly/jMvW50QZoEt

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CCAG's Sir David King joined the High Net Purpose podcast to discuss:

🌍Climate change policy
🧊The Arctic Circle crisis
🌊Marine biomass regeneration
🤝International negotiations and collaboration
...and more!

Tune into the full episode⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=N81l7F…

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This is the driving force behind CCAG's 4R Planet strategy that aims to provide one clear pathway towards a safe and manageable future for humanity.

We must:

⬇️ REDUCE greenhouse gas emissions
❌ REMOVE greenhouse gases at scale
🔨 REPAIR parts of the climate that have passed…

This is the driving force behind CCAG's 4R Planet strategy that aims to provide one clear pathway towards a safe and manageable future for humanity. We must: ⬇️ REDUCE greenhouse gas emissions ❌ REMOVE greenhouse gases at scale 🔨 REPAIR parts of the climate that have passed…
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All eyes are on John Kerry as he steps down as US Climate at State today - but what of his successor, John Podesta? 🇺🇸

According to CCAG's Alice Hill, 'the selection of Podesta is welcome news as we urgently seek global action to limit temperature rises to 1.5C.'

All eyes are on John Kerry as he steps down as US @ClimateEnvoy today - but what of his successor, John Podesta? 🇺🇸 According to CCAG's @Alice_C_Hill, 'the selection of Podesta is welcome news as we urgently seek global action to limit temperature rises to 1.5C.'
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The global economic system is no longer fit for purpose – Sir David King

'We need a philosophical and cultural transition towards an ecological civilisation.'

Watch CCAG's latest broadcast here: youtube.com/watch?v=b4-7xI…

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🚨 JUST LAUNCHED 🚨

In this month's public meeting, Johan Rockström discusses the inflection point that kicked off the 'Great Acceleration' of CO2 and created the era we're in today - the Anthropocene 🌍

Watch the full meeting: youtu.be/b4-7xIjWU_w

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🌃 Read our report on the role cities can play in tackling the climate crisis here:

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🌃 Read our report on the role cities can play in tackling the climate crisis here: static1.squarespace.com/static/60ccae6…
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Emissions reductions are no longer enough to ensure a manageable future for humanity ❌

We need urgent climate intervention, including the removal of excess GHGs and repairing parts of climate systems 🌍

Read CCAG's latest report on sustainable and innovative pathways for…

Emissions reductions are no longer enough to ensure a manageable future for humanity ❌ We need urgent climate intervention, including the removal of excess GHGs and repairing parts of climate systems 🌍 Read CCAG's latest report on sustainable and innovative pathways for…
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Last week Climate Crisis Advisory Group held its first public meeting of 2024 to discuss the remarkable transformation that renewables are driving in energy. Our special guest speaker was author Seth Klein.
Watch below📷 ⬇️
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1/5: Cities are a key battleground against the climate crisis 🌇

Not only do they house many of those most vulnerable to the direct impact of climate change, but they are also a crucial arena for emissions reduction.

1/5: Cities are a key battleground against the climate crisis 🌇 Not only do they house many of those most vulnerable to the direct impact of climate change, but they are also a crucial arena for emissions reduction.
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'If we and interventions are to be successful, then public acceptance to adapt is key' says CCAG Chair Sir David King in our latest report on climate interventions⬇️
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'If we and interventions are to be successful, then public acceptance to adapt is key' says CCAG Chair @Sir_David_King in our latest report on climate interventions⬇️ static1.squarespace.com/static/60ccae6…
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What’s going on?🚨

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber is a lead player in Abu Dhabi's oil sector – now Azerbaijan is gearing up to host COP29 with Mukhtar Babayev, another oil veteran.🛢️

CCAG founder Sir David King spells out the implications.⬇️

What’s going on?🚨 COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber is a lead player in Abu Dhabi's oil sector – now Azerbaijan is gearing up to host COP29 with Mukhtar Babayev, another oil veteran.🛢️ CCAG founder @Sir_David_King spells out the implications.⬇️
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🔴Once we’re in the danger zone, we need to get out of it as soon as we can – we can't just stick our heads in the sand.

🟢Our recent Overshoot report looks at the implications of crossing the 1.5°C limit and how we can find our way back to safety.

🔴Once we’re in the danger zone, we need to get out of it as soon as we can – we can't just stick our heads in the sand. 🟢Our recent Overshoot report looks at the implications of crossing the 1.5°C limit and how we can find our way back to safety.
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Global consensus is hard, changing the status quo is harder, but we are at the point where . Current & future generations depend on us standing up for the science that can deliver a safe future for humanity. Fossil fuel phase out is essential must deliver.

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'We don't have an accountability mechanism in our climate negotiations. We keep promising new targets without holding ourselves accountable for what we've not done.'

Arunabha Ghosh at the We Don't Have Time session ‘From Science to Policy – How to Bridge the Gap…

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