CCXG Forum, September 2023, Joeri Rogelj

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Prof. Joeri ROGELJ
Questioning climate progress
three dimensions of climate overconfidence
Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change
12-13 September 2023, Paris, France
Three dimensions of climate overconfidence
relevant to the Global Stocktake
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler
Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
We are way off track
Contrasting messages about what current climate action brings
We are almost there
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Contrasting messages of pledges versus policies
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Three metrics to transparently
assess net-zero pledge credibility:
• Is target legally binding?
• Is there a credible
implementation plan?
• Are near-term policies already
putting a country’s emissions
on a downward path?
Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Three metrics to transparently
assess net-zero pledge credibility:
• Is target legally binding?
• Is there a credible
implementation plan?
• Are near-term policies already
putting a country’s emissions
on a downward path?
Three dimensions of climate overconfidence
relevant to the Global Stocktake
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler
Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets
leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
Three dimensions of climate overconfidence
relevant to the Global Stocktake
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler
Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
Overconfidence about ease of overshooting
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Figure source: Rogelj et al (2021) ‘Net-zero emissions targets are
vague: three ways to fix’, Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3
Overconfidence about ease of overshooting
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Figure source: Rogelj et al (2021) ‘Net-zero emissions targets are
vague: three ways to fix’, Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3
Overshooting overconfidence in:
• Amount of CO2 removal required for
overshoot due to uncertainty in peak
warming
• Technological ability of scaling up
permanent CO2 removal technologies
• Effectiveness of CO2 removal in
reversing global warming
Overshooting is a flawed concept for harm prevention
Questioning climate progress
12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
Overshoot concept
= aim to fail and hope for the best
Peak and decline
= focus on minimizing damages until
problem is under control and return to
safer pastures thereafter
Thank you
Questioning climate progress: three dimensions of climate overconfidence
Contact: j.rogelj@imperial.ac.uk
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CCXG Forum, September 2023, Joeri Rogelj

  • 1. Prof. Joeri ROGELJ Questioning climate progress three dimensions of climate overconfidence Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change 12-13 September 2023, Paris, France
  • 2. Three dimensions of climate overconfidence relevant to the Global Stocktake Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
  • 3. We are way off track Contrasting messages about what current climate action brings We are almost there Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj
  • 4. Contrasting messages of pledges versus policies Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248 Three metrics to transparently assess net-zero pledge credibility: • Is target legally binding? • Is there a credible implementation plan? • Are near-term policies already putting a country’s emissions on a downward path?
  • 5. Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248 Three metrics to transparently assess net-zero pledge credibility: • Is target legally binding? • Is there a credible implementation plan? • Are near-term policies already putting a country’s emissions on a downward path?
  • 6. Three dimensions of climate overconfidence relevant to the Global Stocktake Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
  • 7. Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
  • 8. Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
  • 9. Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
  • 10. Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
  • 11. Climate uncertainty dangerously overlooked Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: Rogelj et al (2023) ‘Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk’, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.adg6248
  • 12. Three dimensions of climate overconfidence relevant to the Global Stocktake Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Source: ENB, Ken Sklute, R. Butler Progress in pledges Climate projections Overshooting as viable alternative
  • 13. Overconfidence about ease of overshooting Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Figure source: Rogelj et al (2021) ‘Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix’, Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3
  • 14. Overconfidence about ease of overshooting Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Figure source: Rogelj et al (2021) ‘Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix’, Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3 Overshooting overconfidence in: • Amount of CO2 removal required for overshoot due to uncertainty in peak warming • Technological ability of scaling up permanent CO2 removal technologies • Effectiveness of CO2 removal in reversing global warming
  • 15. Overshooting is a flawed concept for harm prevention Questioning climate progress 12/09/2023 – J. Rogelj Overshoot concept = aim to fail and hope for the best Peak and decline = focus on minimizing damages until problem is under control and return to safer pastures thereafter
  • 16. Thank you Questioning climate progress: three dimensions of climate overconfidence Contact: j.rogelj@imperial.ac.uk