Joeri Rogelj

joerirogelj.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:50

The 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report is out: The Point of Return. 🌍🌡️🔥 It's sobering but actionable. Decades of inadequate climate action have closed off opportunities to limit warming, but ambitious action today can still prevent much greater harm. A thread of some of the highlights 🧵

Simon Evans

drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

21 October 2026 19:50

NEW ANALYSIS: Expensive gas behind "nearly 90%" of rise in UK household electricity bills since 2020 + 77% of the rise in gas bills Contrary to what you've seen in media / political narratives, net-zero is "helping to shelter Britain from the impact of expensive gas", says @acjsissons.bsky.social

Simon Evans

drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

21 October 2026 19:49

You might like to remember this next time you hear someone claiming that net-zero is driving up bills

Alasdair Cameron

alasdaircameron.bsky.social

21 October 2026 19:49

I think they missed out "additional adverse headlines in the Times, Mail, Telegraph if refused" - significant positive weight.

Simon Evans

drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

21 October 2026 19:48

But govt does say Jackdaw will make a "small but meaningful" boost to UK gas supplies, which was given "significant positive weight" in the decision Notably, most of the oil from Rosebank will be exported…