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Skritt i riktig retning

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
by Klima 2020

For å øke tempoet i klimainnsatsen, inviterte president Biden statsledere…

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Has China made new promises to fight climate change?

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021
by Klima 2020

My live comments to the Biden Climate Summit on TRT…

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The Biden Climate Summit

Posted on April 24, 2021April 24, 2021
by Klima 2020

Svein Tveitdal comment on Iranian international TV on the Biden…

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Bruk oljepenger på bærekraftig omstilling, mens det er tid!

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
by Klima 2020

– Et besteforeldreperspektiv på det grønne skiftet Verden er i…

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Flood in 27 provinces in Iran

Posted on March 30, 2021March 31, 2021
by Klima 2020

Svein Tveitdal interview on Iran International TV on flood…

Education

WHY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE HAD A MASSIVE IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
by Klima 2020

Simon Cocking from the Irish Tech News – Ireland’s No.…

Ørsted er langt mindre enn Equinor. Foto: Ørsted

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Ny norsk klimaplan – se til Danmark

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
by Klima 2020

Mens Norge legger til rette for mer oljeproduksjon har Danmark…

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Blasting News

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021
by Klima 2020

Blasting news spoke with Svein Tveitdal, Director of klima 2020,…

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Paris to mark the fifth anniversary of the climate agreement

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
by Klima 2020

My comments to TRT World on the occasion of the…

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“This is not a climate emergency, it’s a climate catastrophe”

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
by Klima 2020

Sasja Beslik wanted to take a step back and get…

Status 1985 days after the Paris agreement:

The Paris Climate Agreement (2015) aims to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial (1880) levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Five years later we have almost the same emissions as in 2015 even if COVID-19 might result in a reduction in 2020 on 6-7 %. But unfortunately the pandemic stimulus packages continues to damage the environment.

Current pledges made by signatories to the Paris agreement is insufficient and may result in a warming of 2,7-3,6°C by the end of the century. But in 2020 most countries lag behind the Paris pledges they made 5 years ago. We are already experiencing a warming on 1,2°C, the 1,5°C target is out of reach, and with the current trend we might end up with 5°C warming and climate catastrophe.

The good news is that governments now seem to wake up. At the next COP in Glasgow this year it is expected that 100 countries, representing two thirds of both global emissons and economy will pledge climate neutrality by 2050 (China 2060). This is not enough to limit warming to 2°C but gives reason for some optimism. The figure below show the tremendous challenge ahead to stay below 2°C

The Paris Climate Agreement represent major threats and opportunities for the business sector. To achieve the goals, 75-80% of the world's known resources of coal, oil and gas must remain in the ground. If we burn it all, the planet will crater. It looks like we can have a healthy balance sheet in big oil and coal, or a relatively healthy planet – but we cannot have both. But the end of the fossil area might be more than compensated by the growth of the low emission society. IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, predicts there will be 24 million jobs in clean energy by 2030 from 8,1 million in 2015, driven in large measure by efforts to meet carbon reduction targets agreed in Paris.