Sam Fankhauser

Apr 19, 2024 | phys.org | Sam Fankhauser

The Scottish government has of a 75% emissions cut to greenhouse gas emissions, relative to 1990. The target was statutory, meaning it had been set in law in the Emissions Reduction Targets Act of 2019. Scotland is still subject to the 2030 carbon target for the UK as a whole. This was set in law by the UK parliament in 2016.

Apr 18, 2024 | theconversation.com | Sam Fankhauser

The Scottish government has of a 75% emissions cut to greenhouse gas emissions, relative to 1990. The target was statutory, meaning it had been set in law in the Emissions Reduction Targets Act of 2019. Scotland is still subject to the 2030 carbon target for the UK as a whole. This was set in law by the UK parliament in 2016. Still, Scotland’s move raises questions about the credibility of national (or in this case subnational) carbon targets and the usefulness of putting them into law.

Apr 8, 2024 | nature.com | Thomas Hale |Thom Wetzer |Myles Allen |Ben Caldecott |Sam Fankhauser |Cameron Hepburn | +2 more

Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.

Jul 18, 2023 | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Kate Raworth |Sam Fankhauser |Ellen Halliday

Ellen Halliday, deputy editor: We’re facing a huge challenge: to simultaneously make people’s lives better and address the causes and consequences of climate change. Is enough consideration being given to both these concerns? Sam Fankhauser: I would start off by saying that planetary boundaries are real and they often get ignored. The reality is that economic growth isn’t something that will happen in a 4° or 5° warming world.

Jul 17, 2023 | t20ind.org | Sam Fankhauser

Task Force 5: Purpose & Performance: Reassessing the Global Financial OrderThis brief explores the practical implications of net-zero portfolio targets for development finance institutions (DFIs). Development finance has a critical role to play in the transition to net-zero emissions, and net-zero portfolio targets are a powerful way to align DFI activities with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. However, there are several practical challenges which prevent their successful adoption.