It’s #EarthDay tomorrow

There’s a #ClimateCrisis. It’s still to avoid the worst consequences, but the world is on the brink of #catastrophic #warming.

The #BidenAdmin is making headway on #ClimateChange goals, but a #Republican controlled #House is a problem.

In the last mo, #Biden pledged $500M to fight Amazon #deforestation, & acted on #AutoEmissions, #CoalPlants, & #ProtectedLand in AK, NV & TX:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/20/climate-change-ipcc-report-15/

Despite not being the most cost-effective source of energy, #Coal, the dirtiest #FossilFuel, is both the largest emitter of energy-related #CO2Emissions and the largest source of energy generation, especially in developing countries.

There's simply no way to meet our #NetZero #ClimatePledges as well as the #ParisAgreement's 1.5°C, without getting rid of coal and replacing it with #RenewableEnergy.

According to #IEA's executive director Fatih Birol: "Global #CoalEmissions are the key challenge for reaching #ClimateTargets. If nothing is done, #CarbonEmissions from existing #CoalPlants in power & industry alone would tip the world over the 1.5C limit" (Link to his tweet: https://twitter.com/fbirol/status/1592398027150397440?s=20&t=b6qjB6uupxTcs-4VawBNUw)

For more, read IEA's Coal in Net Zero Transitions: https://iea.li/3hFOX0s