Executive Director, Climate Policy Monitor. Interested in climate, food, oceans, bees & saving the planet. New mum. Views my own.
Dr. Helena Wright
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🧵/5 However, there are signs of hope.
The overall global trend is in the direction of #climate policies. There is still a chance for the world to get to grips with rising #methane emissions.
#hope #climate
@outrageoptimism.bsky.social
See full data at climatepolicymonitor.ox.ac.uk
Dr. Helena Wright
Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year
"Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse"
Important piece @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🧵/4 Agriculture makes up largest human source of methane. 13 jurisdictions - including EU & France, making up 20% of emissions - did not have any agricultural #methane policies. The focus on #energy neglects other high impact pathways, such as #food #diet changes.
🧵/3 On methane policies related to #fossil fuels, most policies targeted oil and gas. In the current context of high energy prices, cutting methane emissions can help improve energy #security & reduce #waste. Think tank @ember-energy.org also identified #coal methane as a gap
🧵/2 We identified methane policies across 32 countries.
Four countries – #India, #Indonesia, Thailand and Tanzania – had no identifiable methane policies
Comparison of methane policies in #G7 countries shows key gaps (see below)
🧵New blog by me this week on #methane
How methane policy will make or break the #climate crisis
There’s no sign methane emissions are declining...
Our team’s analysis at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social aligns with @iea.org finding about an implementation gap
theconversation.com/how-methane-...
Economists and central bankers are getting better at linking temperatures to price increases.
“My head spins with the heat.” Gig workers across south and south‑east Asia are struggling to cope as extreme temperatures make recovery impossible in many cities.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/...
Next time someone explains how ‘net zero’ was too expensive during a (so-called) cost-of-living crisis.
Check out this recent article in @theconversation.com by @hwright.bsky.social of the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor on methane emissions. As she explains, it's vital we get them under control if we want to address climate change.
Climate crisis and cost of living crisis are inextricably linked. Trying to tackle one while ignoring the other is doomed to fail.
Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year
"Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse"
Important piece @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elevated temperatures alone could increase food prices by as much as 3% per year
"Climate change is already making the affordability crisis worse"
Important piece @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Economists and central bankers are getting better at linking temperatures to price increases.
