{"id":8489,"date":"2023-12-12T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=8489"},"modified":"2024-01-02T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T11:42:03","slug":"heresy-apostasy-at-cop28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2023\/12\/12\/heresy-apostasy-at-cop28\/","title":{"rendered":"Heresy Apostasy at COP28"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is part of what the PM said in his speech<\/a> at COP28.<\/p>\n

\"First, the world needs to do more to tackle climate change. \u00a0We\u2019ve made real progress \u2013 including at the Glasgow summit but the climate science and mounting evidence of climate-related disasters show we\u2019re not moving quickly or effectively enough. \u00a0So I\u2019m calling on major emitters to dramatically accelerate delivery on what they\u2019ve already promised.\u00a0\u00a0Everyone can do more. \u00a0And\u00a0let\u2019s be very clear \u2013 the\u00a0UK is leading the charge.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re absolutely committed to our Net Zero targets. \u00a0We\u2019ve already decarbonised faster than any other major economy. \u00a0Our emissions are down 48 percent since 1990. \u00a0Compared to limited cuts from others. \u00a0And a 300 percent increase from China. \u00a0We\u2019re also one of the largest climate donors, because we want to help those suffering the impacts of climate change. \u00a0My pledge from September of \u00a31.6 billion for the Green Climate Fund was the UK\u2019s biggest single climate change commitment. \u00a0And we\u2019re going further announcing \u00a31.6 billion today for renewable energy, green innovation and forests delivering on the historic Glasgow deal to end deforestation \u2013 because we can\u2019t tackle climate change without nature. \u00a0We\u2019re also leveraging the genius of the City of London to deliver billions more in private finance. \u00a0Again the UK is leading by example\u2026 and we need others to step up.<\/p>\n

...<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll support nature across the UK. \u00a0Just this week I announced a huge new effort with 34 landscape recovery projects, a new national park \u2013 and more. \u00a0And we\u2019ll harness the opportunities of technology and green industry to deliver net zero in a way that benefits the British people. \u00a0And today I can share more proof on the progress we\u2019re making. \u00a0 I\u2019m pleased to announce a new deal between Masdar and RWE which includes a commitment to jointly invest up to \u00a311 billion into the UK\u2019s new windfarm at Dogger Bank \u2013 which will be the biggest in the world. \u00a0This is a huge boost for UK renewables creating more jobs helping to power 3 million homes and increasing our energy security. \u00a0And, by the way, this comes just days after we announced \u00a330 billion of investment at our Global Investment Summit\u2026 and \u00a321 billion of investment from South Korea. \u00a0We\u2019ve quite frankly never seen a week like it.\"<\/p>\n

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I know that this will have been greeted with a rolling of eyes, much ffing and blinding, and general despair, but it's what leaders do when they go to jamborees like COP28. \u00a0The big up what they can claim and down-play what they cannot. \u00a0So much is par for the course. \u00a0But it was his other point that interested me:<\/p>\n

\"... my second message is this. \u00a0As I said in September, we won\u2019t tackle climate change unless we take people with us. \u00a0Climate politics is close to breaking point. \u00a0The British people care about the environment. \u00a0They know that the costs of inaction are intolerable. \u00a0But they also know that we have choices about how we act. \u00a0So yes we\u2019ll meet our targets but we\u2019ll do it in a more pragmatic way, which doesn\u2019t burden working people. \u00a0We\u2019ve scrapped plans on heat pumps and energy efficiency, which would have cost families thousands of pounds. \u00a0We\u2019ll help people to improve energy efficiency and cut bills \u2013 but we won\u2019t force them to.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Heresy you might think or apostasy at best.<\/p>\n

I think that this is big difference between the two main political parties in the UK parliament which is bound to feature in the coming election. \u00a0Whether it will make a difference is another matter. \u00a0If the people are paying attention (always doubtful) there's a clear difference on offer between [i] beginning with the reality that a lot of people have not got the money for expensive green projects by 2030, or [ii] starting with the ideology that we will all have to do this whether we sensibly can or not.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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