Wealthy nations must reach zero fossil‑fuel emissions by around 2030, while globally phase‑out needs to happen by 2040 or earlier. This must be accompanied by fairness both between and within nations. Professor Kevin Anderson highlights that the top 10 % of emitters cause half of global emissions and the top 1 % emit twice as much as the bottom 50 %.'
THREE DECADES OF CLIMATE MITIGATION: WHY HAVEN'T WE BENT THE GLOBAL EMISSIONS CURVE? 'To hell in a hand cart' Prof Kevin Anderson Nick Breeze Podcast 1 Oct 2021 Question: To what extent does “ https://youtu.be/lnoYIRhUqf8 Leading climate change expert, Professor Kevin Anderson gives a frank update on the past and current policies heading to global climate catastrophe, calling for a rapid change of course: “If we allow our "leaders" to go home from COP26 and do nothing to halt emissions, as they've done for the last 31 years, then we're doomed. The only hope: disruptive civil resistance to demand emissions are slashed. Compared to world leaders making decisions at COP26 “the protestors and the civil society movements … are much more in line with what the science is calling for.” 15 February 2024” compare with Professor Kevin Anderson's latest views? You’re asking how Professor Kevin Anderson’s earlier COP26-era message (February 15, 2024) compares...