FACTCHECK:
Exxon claims that staying below 1.5C (in the IEA NZE) "require[s]" a "degradation in global standard of living"
This is FALSE
Follow along for receipts
Exxon Mobil in SEC filing:
"It is highly unlikely that society would accept the degradation in global standard of living required to permanently achieve a scenario like the IEA NZE [Net Zero Emissions by 2050]"
(See link for full letter: ir.exxonmobil.com/static-fil… | #OOTT$XOM
Excited to announce my latest publication on climate policy and cities! 🌍🏙️
The paper analyzes political contexts enabling adoption of mass transit systems in low- and middle-income countries.
#climatepolicy#cities#sustainability
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.…
➡️To accelerate the deployment of mass transit systems in high-growth contexts, we need to better understand the causal mechanism underlying the interaction effect between political decentralization and democratic governance.