Radical Centrism - The most radical thing we can do is nothing The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) published a report last month advising EU officials to prepare for a world 2.8 to 3.3°C hotter than preindustrial levels by 2100. ...

The most radical thing governments can do on climate is nothing, and yet here we are.

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5/ The problems with the PCI/PMI list come straight from the TEN-E regulation. #Entsog still controls infrastructure planning, scenario modelling, and cost–benefit analyses, despite clear conflicts of interest repeatedly flagged by #ACER, the #ESABCC, & civil society.

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The 🇪🇺 Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change #ESABCC warns "against international carbon credits to meet the 2040 target, as they risk diverting resources from domestic investments and could undermine environmental integrity."

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1/ In light of #EU lawmakers preparing the debate on the proposed #2040target, #ESABCC has renewed its recommendation⬇️

😱 It is alarming that a body as authoritative as the #ESABCC lends its weight to recommendations that risk legitimizing dangerous technologies like carbon capture and geoengineering, distracting EU policymakers from what's really needed: #PhaseOutFossilFuels fast, fair, forever.

Stay tuned - the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is scheduled to publish its report on #CarbonRemovals in early 2025.

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The Advisory Board’s 2025 Work Programme

The 🇪🇺 Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change #ESABCC has published its 2025 work programme. Looking forward to robust and independent recommendations on
- CO₂ removals 💨
- Climate mitigation in agriculture 🚜
- Climate adaptation & resilience ☂️
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Addressing the energy crisis while delivering on EU’s climate objectives: recommendations to policy makers The energy crisis that the EU has been facing since early 2022 – as well as the policy responses to that crisis – can have a significant impact on the EU’s transition towards climate neutrality. The E...

We 🇪🇺 Climate Advisors #ESABCC recommend to urgently phase out fossil fuel subsidies, which shamefully have doubled in the last few years. Use that money to pay for conservation and renewables. Avoid over investing in LNG infrastructure. 3/

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