Simon Evans

@DrSimEvans

Deputy Editor + Policy Editor covering climate & energy. Son of migrants/grandson of refugees. Contact: simon.evans@carbonbrief.org or DMs open

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    Nov 15

    ++JUST OUT++ Our epic summary of , from the Paris "rulebook" to the "Glasgow Climate Pact", via Covid, queues & whether it all "keeps 1.5C alive" Now I need a drink! Cheers to all my colleagues for a fabulous team effort 🍻

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    22 hours ago

    ...The Times has also published this accompanying editorial: "The task of promoting renewables, energy efficiency, nuclear power and sustainable biofuels will be made easier if households get immediate relief now."

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    22 hours ago

    The Times is reporting new analysis by showing carbon intensity of UK grid in 2021 will be close to 2019 levels. Gas and coal burning both up in 2021. Nuclear at lowest level since 1982 and wind down 15% yoy By feat

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    Dec 21

    Please spread the word about these important changes 👍🏽

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    Dec 21

    "An expert committee tasked by [India's] Union power ministry to update the National Electricity Policy (NEP) has recommended that no new coal-based capacity be considered, said people with knowledge of the matter."

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    Dec 22

    If you told me at the start or middle of this plague year that I'd be working with brilliant colleagues whose work I stan, I wouldn't believe you. Proud to be part of this amazing team's year-end wrap.

    As 2021 draws to a close, here is a taster of our work over the past year 🗓️ Highlights include: 📨 Launching two new newsletters ✊ A feature week on "climate justice" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 COP26 in Glasgow 📝 The latest IPCC report THREAD
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    Dec 22

    everything is fine

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    Dec 22

    As 2021 draws to a close, here is a taster of our work over the past year 🗓️ Highlights include: 📨 Launching two new newsletters ✊ A feature week on "climate justice" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 COP26 in Glasgow 📝 The latest IPCC report THREAD

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    Dec 21

    Interesting new guest post about using successful weather forecasts as a basis for attributing extreme events. They also test their approach by assessing the record-breaking European winter heatwave of February 2019.

    NEW – Guest post: How weather forecasts can spark a new kind of extreme-event attribution | Read here:
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    Dec 21

    The forecasts that 2022 will be 1.09C warmer than pre-industrial levels (with a range of 0.79-1.21C). This would make it the 8th year in succession averaging more than 1.0C above pre-industrial.

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    Dec 21

    Hello again 400p/therm gas 😱 Looks like benchmark UK gas prices have just exceeded October's previously-unthinkable all-time high...

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    Dec 20

    All year Biden people have been saying "look, China!" on climate change. The Chinese response, talk to us when you've done something, really hits home today.

    A big “told you so” and “yesterday once more” moment in Beijing. Another example of the “west is declining” in the eyes of Chinese leaders. This will make very fraught international climate relationship in 2022.
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    Dec 20

    Electricity prices are going through the roof across Europe tomorrow evening, 21/12/2021 at 5pm. - Russia has reduced gas supplies - Many nuclear power plants in France have failed

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    Dec 20

    "The stakes here are incredibly high. Passing would lower energy costs and secure both the US's climate goals and its global competitiveness in some of the most important industries of the 21st century. Failure would cost Americans dearly." My statement ⤵️

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    Dec 20

    The UK government has started a public consultation on designing a "climate compatibility" checkpoint for future licensing ➡

    NEW UK govt sets out possible climate tests for new oil and gas licensing Options include operational emissions, scope 3 emissions, import/export balance & the global "production gap" to 1.5C
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  16. Dec 20

    Now in Japanese! Our summary of the IPCC WG1 report on the latest climate science has been translated

    新着 – 深掘りQ&A: 気候科学に関するIPCCの第6次評価報告書 | 国立環境研究所 訳
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  17. Dec 20

    NEW UK govt sets out possible climate tests for new oil and gas licensing Options include operational emissions, scope 3 emissions, import/export balance & the global "production gap" to 1.5C

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    Dec 20

    The sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, which got rich on exporting LNG, is investing £85m in Rolls-Royce's hopes to build a fleet of small modular nuclear power plants (SMRs)

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    Dec 18

    What do new commitments from the world's biggest emitter mean for climate ambition? Great summary by , my go-to source for great climate analysis.

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    Dec 19

    That same day ex-Health Sec Matt Hancock told us: “You can meet one other person from outside your household in an outdoor, public place. But please keep two metres apart. This weekend, with the good weather... don’t take risks.”

    Exclusive - Boris Johnson has been pictured with wine and cheese alongside his wife and up to 17 staff in the Downing Street garden during lockdown - with and
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  21. Dec 18

    Totally Normal Saturday in East London, people queuing around the block for their Covid tests… Reports of having to queue for hours…

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