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The background paper I wrote on the recent history of the US 🇺🇸 -India 🇮🇳 climate and energy relationship has been published, check it out! During the last three decades, Indian governments have been ready to work with the US to advance clean energy while changes in the American president's party have determined US appetite. To increase the consistency of US-India climate collaboration, the paper presents four policy recommendations, which are particularly relevant now as the Biden administration pursues significant climate and clean energy policy collaboration with India. 1) identify areas of bipartisan agreement, like nuclear energy 2) embed and institutionalize initiatives at the working level within agencies 3) use political capital within the bilateral relationship to pursue multilateral initiatives that continue without US leadership, like the Paris Agreement under the COP process 4) foster deeper private sector clean energy ties between the countries Many thanks to my former colleagues Shayak Sengupta Jeffrey Bean Dhruva Jaishankar Natalie Boyse for all your help and work on the paper!

‘The need to pay for damage to the environment due to fossil fuel combustion is a simple fact, as is the need to tackle climate change. This is not negotiable – we cannot negotiate with physics.’ Read our energy export Tony Wood's important message to Australia's political leaders, in this new analysis piece for The Australian Financial Review. #climatechange #climate #auspol

EU Enlargement: The overlooked factor in the EU’s 2040 climate targets: How will new EU members' unique energy starting points—particularly those that are highly dependent on fossil fuels or have outdated energy infrastructure—impact the Union’s overall ability to meet its 2040 targets?

The Benefits of Japan’s Climate Transition Bond  The government plans to use the proceeds on technologies that will steer Japan’s government and industry on the right track in terms of both climate and export competitiveness. https://lnkd.in/e6T6rMtU

New! Our latest, and final, election analysis is on energy and climate change - published jointly with Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. Leo Mercer, Esin Serin and Anna Valero point out that reaching the next stage of net zero will be substantially harder than the achievements to date but early investment will bring opportunities. The briefing highlights that rapid growth in renewables means more than 40% of the UK’s electricity is now generated this way. But reaching net zero by 2050 will require a massive uptake of electric vehicles, heat pumps and efficiency upgrades in homes alongside an even faster scale-up of clean power. However, net zero investment will build resilience to potential future energy crises, allow innovative firms to serve growing markets for green products and services, and generate broader wellbeing benefits, such as cleaner air in UK cities. Read: https://lnkd.in/eyrSQCWm

According to the United Nations Energy is at the heart of the climate challenge – and key to the solution. A large chunk of the greenhouse gases that blanket the Earth and trap the sun’s heat are generated through energy production, by burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and heat. Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. The science is clear: to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.    Join the All On in the journey to a greener economy! #AllOn #SustainableEnergy #RemewableEnergy #FactFriday #EnergyInnovation #netzero #powerfulcollaboration #zeroemission #UnitedNations #UN #SDG

Following Donald #Trump's political comeback, international leaders emphasize that U.S. politics will not hinder global #climate action or the #ParisAgreement. Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres noted that clean energy will continue to outpace fossil fuels due to their inherent advantages. Countries like #Germany and #China remain committed to their climate goals, focusing on renewable energy transitions. Read more about how the global community plans to maintain momentum in addressing climate change despite political uncertainties: https://loom.ly/ohTXY28

The U.S. energy transition will suffer a major setback thanks to the election of former President Donald Trump to a second term. The question now is just how big that setback will be. Analysis conducted by Carbon Brief earlier this year offers one potential answer: A Trump administration could cause the U.S. to emit an additional 4 billion metric tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2030, crushing hopes that the nation — and the world — can meet near-term climate commitments. Learn more in the #ChartOfTheWeek: https://ow.ly/qIAo50U3fkQ Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for their support of this column. #CleanEnergy #TrumpAdministration #ClimatePolicy #Emissions

From the article: “Now is the time for more ambition, not less. As carbon emissions continue to rise, mitigating the dire threat of climate change requires much faster decarbonization than is currently underway. But this is not the only reason to hasten the transition. Poorly implemented half measures are part of the problem; they are worsening the same geopolitical tensions and economic fragmentation that make political leaders wary of stronger climate action. Well-designed and far-reaching policies, however, could help overcome this hurdle. An accelerated transition to clean energy can reinvigorate economies, curb protectionist forces, and calm great-power tensions, ameliorating the very anxieties that today are driving calls to slow down.”