Enough is enough. We simply haven't got time to dither and delay. Atmospheric CO2 levels are shooting upwards faster than ever, because we burn fossil fuels. At the same time, fossil fuel lobbyists make up an ever greater contingent at COP.
It's time for us to de-fossil COP: ban the lobby.

4️⃣In further bad news for forests, a roadmap to the halting of deforestation was dropped from the final deal.

One look at this graph should higlight how important forests are for preventing further climate breakdown. See Land Sink:

3️⃣The landmark Tropical Forest Forever Facility - aiming to raise 25B from Governments to leverage a further 100B from investors - fell short with only a small handful of countries committing 6.6B

"Without sufficient capital, the mathematics collapse"
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2️⃣The work of the UN’s global scientific body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was relegated to footnotes of technical talks and latest science was not considered
(from @attractamooney.bsky.social in the FT's Climate Graphic Explained newsletters

They also recommended that Government encourage adoption of biobased materials such as hemp.

This is good to see from a parliamentary committee, as biobased materials have not had much air time in parliament despite their incredible potential for climate mitigation.

The committee reiterates its previous recommendation that Government introduces ratcheted limits on embodied carbon for new buildings. This would simply bring the UK in line with EU, which has rapidly progressed in this area since the UK left.

Since 1990, annual embodied carbon emissions in the UK have not reduced significantly, with any reductions in the carbon intensity of materials used offset by an increase in construction activity. This raises concerns about the feasibility of meeting housing targets without breaching carbon budgets.

🌲 How do we ensure global demand for timber is managed responsibly?
🌾 What can you do with straw 12 stories up in the sky?
🌍 Why are Built by Nature at COP30?

Find out by listening to the full episode - available above and on all your favourite podcast platforms 🙂

Genuine question; is this likely to result in more ambitious agreements coming from this COP without US dragging its feet?

This has been stimulated by a dramatic increase in demand with at least 640 completed mass timber buildings. Flagship projects include social housing, public and educational buildings.

Here is the excellently named Biblioteca de los Mil Soles (The Library of a Thousand Suns) in Madrid:

Tune in tomorrow for further Government endorsements! Watch this space