Kevin Anderson

@KevinClimate

Prof. of energy & climate change - translating climate science into carbon budgets, policy commitments & mitigation options. @kevinclimate.bsky.social

Manchester & Uppsala climateuncensored.com Joined September 2012

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Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate Dec 8, 2021

First major IPCC report:1990
Rio Earth Summit establishing the UNFCCC: 1992
The Kyoto protocol:1997
Paris: 2015
Glasgow: 2021
So why haven't we bent the emissions curve in 30 years?
We conclude power concentrated in 'elites' is a major obstacle to change annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.11…

Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate 6d

Exactly! And thanks for continuing to work in this area.

Scary Marc @marconeats 6d

Decades of underinvestment in track, signalling and rolling stock across Europe, then surprise when trains fail. I work in this field daily: the engineering talent exists, the funding commitment doesn't. Rail deserves the billboards.
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Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate 6d

Returning to Sweden. After punctual buses& trains, I'm at Hamburg station under a billboard advertising an overpowered German car. Meanwhile, the national rail network continues its modus operandi of delays & cancellations.

Less automotive hubris & a more railway engineering?

Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate Oct 21

Jackdaw: a decision for last century. climateuncensored.com/jackdaw-a-deci…

A hastily drafted post following the UK Govt’s decision to approve further drilling & production at the Jackdaw gas field in the N.Sea. Please excuse typos, non-sequiturs, etc - I wanted to get the post online today.

climateuncensored.com Jackdaw: a decision for the last century - Climate Uncensored This post borrows from and builds on my four previous posts about Jackdaw and Rosebank.

Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate Oct 15

I take a slightly different view: start with better urban planning, then walking, cycling, e-bikes, public transport (from buses & trams to trains & coaches) - and then appropriately sized BEVs for the rural areas & rental BEVs in the towns and cities.

Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills Oct 15

Hybrids were only ever a waypoint, and their story is often misunderstood

Hybrids are temporary solutions
PHEVs are conditional transition vehicles

As capability grows, BEVs are the final answer.
thedriven.io/2026/10/15/hyb… @TheDriven_io

@ProfRayWills @leRaffl @PeterNewmanCUSP

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