John Lang

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climatetrunk.com From Aotearoa NZ, based in London. Behind Climate Trunk, Net Zero Tracker and Kiwis in Climate.

Climate change is a slope we slide down, not a cliff we fall off. Every fraction of a degree matters: impacts worsen, risks compound, and avoiding additional heating reduces the risk of triggering dangerous, potentially irreversible tipping points.
Climate change unfolds over decades. Political cycles don't. That's why countries are increasingly embedding climate action into law through targets, carbon budgets, independent oversight and long-term planning. This week's Climate Trunk graphic explores eight building blocks of effective climate governance.
The UN General Assembly backed the ICJ’s landmark climate ruling by 141 votes to 8. The eight voting against, including the US and Russia, account for one-third of cumulative historical CO2 emissions since 1750.
Solar is fast becoming the backbone of a new global electricity system. What once looked marginal is outgrowing expectations at breakneck speed – driven by plunging costs, learning curves and the explosive rise of batteries, which is turning daytime solar into anytime solar.
Climate Trunk's really big picture, in four pictures. The essentials of climate change.
Climate Trunk project by John Lang
Image of 49 US states, differentiated by states with net zero targets, those with 80% or over emission reduction targets, and those without strong mitigation targets.
Graphic defining carbon neutral, net zero carbon dioxide, net zero greenhouse gases and carbon negative next to one another.