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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's both: carmakers produce SUVs, and middle- to upper-class people buy them; elites have car collections. High-level politicians fly frequently, but they also believe that airport enlargement and incoming overtourism 'grow the economy' - it's both systemic and personal.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

7/ A crucial paper by Isak Stoddard, @kevinclimate.bsky.social, @stuartjritchie.bsky.social @wimcarton.bsky.social et al. stress that a key reason for past climate inaction is a lack of sufficient societal action on carbon reduction is the 'scarcity of plausible imaginaries'.

Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven't We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?

Despite three decades of political efforts and a wealth of research on the causes and catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to rise and are 60% higher ...

www.annualreviews.org

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 4d

Isn’t how much this hi-income decile group use the transport system (ie. they choose to travel a lot & choose to do so via faster means) as important as the system itself? In so many areas, differences in demand between groups is as important as the supply system itself.

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks. I read OP. I agree entirely. I stopped in April 2007. I was teaching climate in schools & realised acting in accordance with my words was paramount.

However, a few prominent climate scientists are hostile to the view & block on sight.

@kevinclimate.bsky.social was (& is) an inspiration.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for reminding me of this. Sadly, 6years on we are in a much worse starting position than we were even then. The allure of fluff, nonsese & downright lies has not changed the physics - & it never will. Today the emissions are higher & the budgets much smaller! nitter.poast.org/anlomedad/st...

nitter.poast.org

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for reminding me of this. Sadly, 6years on we are in a much worse starting position than we were even then. The allure of fluff, nonsese & downright lies has not changed the physics - & it never will. Today the emissions are higher & the budgets much smaller! nitter.poast.org/anlomedad/st...

nitter.poast.org

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anlomedad @anlomedad.bsky.social · 5d

IPCC Chef Jim Kea saß 2019 mal mit @kevinclimate.bsky.social vor der Klimakommission vom UK Parliament. Kannte Kea vorher nich. Aber die Grimassen, die er schnitt bzw. ostentativ versuchte zu vermeiden, wenn Kevin redete, sagen schon alles. 2 Twitter posts mit Clips: nitter.poast.org/anlomedad/st...

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 5d

I hope you’re right, but all too often& over many years I’ve witnessed how the ‘influential’/the great&good/senior people in organisations do often see themselves as unquestionably superior & are often uncomfortable in the company of the ‘little people’; certainly not all demonstrate this, but many.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

I get your point. My concern from a UK perspective is that the v.wealthy minority are both disproportionately responsible for the UK’s discretionary emissions - and control the resources, land & even the labour of much of our obscenely unequal society, resources urgently needed for decarbonisation.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

1) deep & rapid cuts in the discretionary hi-energy-consuming ‘norms’ of hi-income/wealth groups. 2) hi-levels of demand management 3) zero carbon energy supply alternatives including wind & solar.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

I get your point. My concern from a UK perspective is that the v.wealthy minority are both disproportionately responsible for the UK’s discretionary emissions - and control the resources, land & even the labour of much of our obscenely unequal society, resources urgently needed for decarbonisation.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Hi Aarne. I’m not sure I fully get what you’re saying. Is it that in Finland many in the top 1% or so also live frugal lives (from an emissions and resource use perspective), or that there are some exceptions who manage it … or?

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

I’d need a bit more to go on than just that if I’m to make any sense of your comment.

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 6d

"Investing in Gatwick expansion is a choice. It is a choice to prioritise frequent flyers over repairing the UK’s broken transport system, strengthening the NHS, or investing in climate resilience. More flights mean more emissions, worsening climate change for everyone."

Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plays the same role in aviation as CCS/BECCS/DACCS play for other fossil-fuelled sectors: more a stalling tactic than solution. Good engineers work on SAF, but CEOs/politicians/etc deliberately mis-sell their role in mitigation.
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...

Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored

Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of

climateuncensored.com

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, a contemporary of Adam Smith. But as with Smith many of his comments are pertinent/insightful beyond the libertarian views that are often over-emphasised for these historical figures. Eg. Smith's Wealth of Nations only really makes sense when read in conjunction with Theory of Moral Sentiments.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plays the same role in aviation as CCS/BECCS/DACCS play for other fossil-fuelled sectors: more a stalling tactic than solution. Good engineers work on SAF, but CEOs/politicians/etc deliberately mis-sell their role in mitigation.
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...

Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored

Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of

climateuncensored.com

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 7d

But it’s essential the little people get to hear the pearls of wisdom from these intellectual & moral titans. Sadly (from experience), this elitist thinking is widespread amongst the great & good. Furthermore, they choose to travel business/first class to avoid contamination from the hoi polloi.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 7d

But it’s essential the little people get to hear the pearls of wisdom from these intellectual & moral titans. Sadly (from experience), this elitist thinking is widespread amongst the great & good. Furthermore, they choose to travel business/first class to avoid contamination from the hoi polloi.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

Was there any serious discussion of the one, or even two, order-of-magnitude gap in individuals emissions? Climate discourse often overlooks a key point from Piketty’s analysis: most emissions are discretionary & concentrated among a relatively small, & relatively affluent share of the population.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

Was there any serious discussion of the one, or even two, order-of-magnitude gap in individuals emissions? Climate discourse often overlooks a key point from Piketty’s analysis: most emissions are discretionary & concentrated among a relatively small, & relatively affluent share of the population.

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Tom Carter-Brookes @tom-cb.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely spot on. Highlights the absolutely limitations of centrism and techno-optimism. I've said it before....their interview was the head of the CCC was one of the most depressing hours nonespeak I've ever heard.

Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

I genuinely hope to be wrong, but I suspect @rory-stewart.bsky.social & @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social are in the top fraction of 1% of hi-emitters & so cling to future tech salvations & the allure of weak but well crafted legislation. The challenges we face raise profound questions of "moral code".

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 15d

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National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats arising from the climate & nature crisis to an invite-only audience. Westminster Central Hall, 27 November. Has your MP confirmed yet?

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

Yes … happy to pointed to alternatives?

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Jack Broadley @jackbroadley.bsky.social · 9d

The established ‘system’ maintaining homeostasis.

Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9d

I genuinely hope to be wrong, but I suspect @rory-stewart.bsky.social & @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social are in the top fraction of 1% of hi-emitters & so cling to future tech salvations & the allure of weak but well crafted legislation. The challenges we face raise profound questions of "moral code".

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