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Source say Michel Barnier has told EU ambassadors that there has been no breakthrough on the fisheries question, and that reports to that effect were \u201ccompletely untrue\u201d
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) December 7, 2020
Some useful threads will follow, first on the Northern Ireland protocol, where unfettered is still being defined...
The trouble with \u2018unfettered access\u2019...
— JPCampbellBiz - Wash your hands keep your distance (@JP_Biz) December 6, 2020
And on fish and level playing field. The latter seems, has always seemed, the most problematic, because the UK has apparently ruled out any compromise on shared minumum levels even if not automatic. That would be a deal breaker, but seems... unnecessary.
1/ On fish, both sides are far apart, but it sounds like the UK wants the EU to jump first before it, in turn, shows flexibility. The UK is offering a three year phase in but with an upfront payment of \u20ac300m in demersal fish (ie, out of the \u20ac650m EU boats catch in UK waters)
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) December 6, 2020
Your reminder closing complex deals is never easy. But there are ways to facilitate and EU is good at doing this if you meet their red lines. But still the biggest concern that the UK never understood level playing field terms are fundamental to the EU.
In case it wasn't obvious the final choreography of a complex trade deal is complex. The big issues, and potentially some smallprint / related matters of relevance to both sides (for example I wonder if soon after a deal we hear about data or financial services equivalence?)
— David Henig (@DavidHenigUK) December 6, 2020
In the UK, one man's decision. Allegedly backed by a Cabinet who in reality will be quite happy to blame the PM either way. The temptation to send Michael Gove to seal the deal and end his leadership ambitions must be there...
Fact is: EU objectives/focus unlikely to change much in remaining 24-48 hours: fish, non-regression & ability to retaliate across sectors/entire agreement in case of systematic divergence by HMG
— Mujtaba Rahman (@Mij_Europe) December 7, 2020
Most in Cabinet want a deal. @BorisJohnson has big decision he now needs to make https://t.co/mJ49WLt3Qd
According to a notice published Dec. 1, government offices will be able to choose from two different rate schemes: one based on frequency, one based on size. https://t.co/KxUSE3dXEu
The “size” route is especially problematic. Here’s why:
If you’re an activist or a lawyer seeking a copy of an 800-page environmental impact assessment report, it’s going to cost you around $4,000 under this scheme.
In the past, disclosure requests were essentially free in China because there were no rules for charging fees.
In fact, last December an administrative agency in Shenzhen was ordered to reimburse an applicant after sending him a pay-on-delivery parcel.
According to the State Council’s Dec. 1 notice, the aim of adding the fees isn’t to generate revenue, but to “guide applicants to exercise their rights reasonably.”
Regardless of intention, however, the new costs will likely be a hindrance to those seeking public information.
What does Dominion mean !!
Dominion = Global Domination = Election rigging war instead of the traditional war with guns and fire,
100 years ago
The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognized dominions
Founded by Rothschild and offered to Balfour in exchange for Palestine
Dominion = Global Domination
Note the symbolism of the 👑
The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, Irish Free State. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Kenya) as autonomous communities within British Empire
— re5iGaM (@re5iGam) December 6, 2020
Dominion = World Dominance
Notice crown symbolism pic.twitter.com/rdFPx8m2Iw
In 1917 Rothschild offered Balfour
The Domainbon regime, the World Bank, and plans to manufacture military weapons as part of a set of promotional offers to allow them to seize the land of Palestine,
In 1926, he publicly admitted Balfour
"Dominions System in Elections rigging"
In 1926, he publicly admitted Balfour
"Dominions system for rigging elections"
The most important of them is ..
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, the Ireland Free State, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and Kenya)
as independent communities within the British Empire
Dominion = Global Domination = COVID-19 Vaccine
Did you know that extreme abrupt climate change heat waves are projected to impact more than 3.5 billion people by the end of the 2040s including some which will be unsurvivable without air conditioning or do you get your news from the front pages of profit-maximising newspapers?
— Ben See (@ClimateBen) December 5, 2020
I'll add 4 sources here. The most important one is the video abstract of a paper by @EdwardByers , part 2/2. Because only this source shows how important global solidarity today is in alleviating poverty so as to lower the vulnerability in climate
"Global exposure and vulnerability to multi-sector development and climate change hotspots" https://t.co/zEyCX8SFug
— anlomedad (@anlomedad) August 21, 2020
Clip 2/2 of the paper's abstract as video. (Great #scicomm!)
It explains risks and people's vulnerability at 1.5C, 2C and 3C in world regions by 2050. pic.twitter.com/X55YB0hfwu
Or check out IPCC SR15 table 3.4. The figures in millions of people exposed or exposed and vulnerable are for the year 2050 on the respective warming pathways toward 2100. So in all likelihood we're already in for the 2˚ columns.
We can lower the impact only in global solidarity
condensed the figures into 3 stills for their primer on climate impacts, "The hard truths of climate change — by the numbers" https://t.co/qTqBVheHIl
But it doesn't show how global solidarity and alleviating poverty from today onwards can significantly lower vulnerability
Here's an interactive map to explore climate risks and hotspots: https://t.co/mbNk6m21lW
IMO, this info should be on newspapers' frontpage everyday as a constant warning where we're headed if we continue to hope for incremental efficiency improvements to our current system setup
Climate change will affect HUNDREDS of millions with impacts like floods, heatwaves, and drought - these places at risk are aka #HOTSPOTS \U0001f525
— Edwards Byers (@EdwardByers) October 27, 2020
\u2b07\ufe0f\U0001f9f5 on our new Global Hotspots Explorer \U0001f4e2https://t.co/tuPmqzLeIN
Partnership: @IIASAVienna @theGEF @UNIDO pic.twitter.com/LSCREyuok2
A 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 on how mitigation works, why we probably need some level of carbon capture & storage (CCS) & carbon dioxide removal (CDR) - just not as much as in scenarios.
Based on my presentation ↦ https://t.co/j5uLxUi0xF
2. We start with a baseline or reference scenario, that assumes no or limited mitigation. If we want to stay "well below 2°C" we need to get rid of the dark grey & be net-zero!
We can argue about the baseline, but for the purposes here, it doesn't matter https://t.co/C0dAdj65tl
3. The heavy lifting is done by conventional mitigation: behavioural change, energy efficiency, fuel switching (fossils to non-fossils), changed transport, dematerialisation, etc, etc...
But, scenarios suggest this is not enough to get rid of all greenhouse gases.
4. In some sectors, particularly some industrial sectors, perhaps the cheapest or only way to mitigate is with carbon capture & storage (CCS), eg, cement, steel, chemicals, etc
This is one reason we need CCS...
5. We can't forget about non-CO₂ emissions. We can probably get most non-CO₂ out of industry, but what about agriculture? Even if we change diet, reduce food waste, etc, we may not be able to eliminate CH₄ or N₂O from agriculture.
Some CO₂ & non-CO₂ remains (dark grey)...
we launched a new, interactive map (https://t.co/CyV19YKaX4) showing the places and ways in which Israel and settlers violate the sovereignty of the Palestinian Authority in the territories that were transferred to its control.
The violations of Palestinian sovereignty by settlers, with the support of the army, can be divided into four main categories:
1- Preventing access to agricultural land and open fields used for grazing
2- Taking over agricultural land
3- Constructing buildings and roads
4- Holding settler tours in sites located in area A or B
The map features 22 different sites that settlers visit periodically. These visits usually involve closing off the areas that the settlers are visiting, as well as severe traffic restrictions imposed on Palestinians by the army, which accompanies the settlers on their visit.