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teymour.me • 94 days ago

A few thoughts on the EU's very first Biennial Transparency Report on Climate published yesterday.

Read it here: https://climate.ec.europa.eu/document/download/c5925ab2-abd7-4211-80c0-bebb3ffeb9ff_en?filename=BTR_final.pdf

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teymour.me•94 days ago

Overall, the EU's emissions were reduced by 33% vs. 1990.

For reference, it took the US 10 more years to achieve a similar reduction (in %), while starting from a baseline that was less streamlined.

teymour.me•94 days ago

Renewable power has been one of the main reduction drivers.

It’s now the biggest source of power in the EU (38%), followed by nuclear (22%).

teymour.me•94 days ago

Fossil fuels still account for 71% of energy consumption.

This should improve as energy sovereignty continues to be a priority. Yet, many counter-arguments must be fought for it to happen at scale (eg, impact on the EU's coal industry, dependence on China for renewables, and stranded O&G assets).

teymour.me•94 days ago

Another concern: forests, once a robust EU carbon sink, have seen their capacity shrink by nearly a third in the past decade (cf. first chart).

Increased harvesting and climate stress are key drivers of this decline - reversing the trend is essential.

forestsforever.bsky.social•91 days ago

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teymour.me•94 days ago

Finally, and most importantly: continued trend of decoupled emission growth vs. GDP growth.

This stands true when accounting for imported emissions (a third of EU’s current total). Inflation is also already baked in.

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