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John Lang

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climatetrunk.com From Aotearoa NZ, based in London. Behind Climate Trunk, Net Zero Tracker and Kiwis in Climate.

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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 15h
Great to bring Climate Trunk to the Oxford World Forum hosted by the @smithschool.ox.ac.uk. Under the watchful eye of a fairly stern-looking former don, 20 Trunk visuals brightened up the wall a bit. @climatetrunk.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social #WFSS
Climate Trunk at Oxford World Forum. University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the EnvironmentClimate Trunk at Oxford World Forum. University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In 2018, climate scientist @drkatemarvel.bsky.social wrote in @sciam.bsky.social: 'Climate change isn't a cliff we fall off, but a slope we slide down.' The latest @climatetrunk.bsky.social visual and write-up explores that slope. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #12 of 100+ visuals
Climate change is a slope we slide down, not a cliff we fall off. Every fraction of a degree matters: impacts worsen, risks compound, and avoiding additional heating reduces the risk of triggering dangerous, potentially irreversible tipping points.
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Explore Our Net Zero Timeseries Dataset Tracking progress on net zero requires more than a snapshot, demonstrating the need for insight into how commitments have developed over time - that's why we're re-sharing our time series dataset. 📊 Explore the data here: zerotracker.net/insights/net...
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why aviation’s climate impact flies above its emissions, and how we could bring it down. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... Flying produces ~2.5% of global CO2 emissions, but closer to ~4% of heating. Visual 23 of 100+ 🌳 ✈️ @climatetrunk.bsky.social H/t @milank.bsky.social and others.
Aviation punches above the weight of its CO2 emissions.
Flying accounts for around 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, but closer to 4% of global heating once other effects are included. As other sectors of the economy decarbonise, aviation’s relative share of heating will rise.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One of the inspirations behind Climate Trunk – and the OG of explaining #climatescience and dispelling myths – are now mirroring Trunk releases, visual for visual. Thanks @skepticalscience.bsky.social Science: skepticalscience.com/climate-trun... @baerbelw.bsky.social @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳
Skeptical Science are now mirroring Climate Trunk releases, visual for visual.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Last week I asked if an historical version of @climatetrunk.bsky.social’s breakdown of annual emissions would be useful. The answer was an emphatic yes. Some familiar names loom much larger. @skepticalscience.bsky.social @visualisingclimate.com www.climatetrunk.com/infographics...
Just 35 companies can be linked to 40% of global CO2 emissions since 1854. CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere over time. Today’s heating reflects the stock that has built up over generations – about 1.2 trillion tonnes.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Last week I asked if an historical version of @climatetrunk.bsky.social’s breakdown of annual emissions would be useful. The answer was an emphatic yes. Some familiar names loom much larger. @skepticalscience.bsky.social @visualisingclimate.com www.climatetrunk.com/infographics...
Just 35 companies can be linked to 40% of global CO2 emissions since 1854. CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere over time. Today’s heating reflects the stock that has built up over generations – about 1.2 trillion tonnes.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Half of annual CO2 emissions can be traced to just 32 firms. Saudi Aramco is linked to 4% of the total, while China’s red giants dominate the picture. Squint and you'll spot the investor-owned firms we all know: Exxon, BP, Shell etc H/t @influencemap.bsky.social @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳
Just 32 companies were linked to more than half of global fossil-fuel and cement CO2 emissions in 2024. Emissions may be highly concentrated, but getting to net zero is a shared responsibility – fossil fuel producers are ultimately influenced by governments, companies, investors and individuals.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In 2018, climate scientist @drkatemarvel.bsky.social wrote in @sciam.bsky.social: 'Climate change isn't a cliff we fall off, but a slope we slide down.' The latest @climatetrunk.bsky.social visual and write-up explores that slope. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #12 of 100+ visuals
Climate change is a slope we slide down, not a cliff we fall off. Every fraction of a degree matters: impacts worsen, risks compound, and avoiding additional heating reduces the risk of triggering dangerous, potentially irreversible tipping points.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What does a good framework climate law look like? www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #11 of 100+ visuals on @climatetrunk.bsky.social, helping non-specialists make sense of climate and energy. @granthamlse.bsky.social @climatepolicyradar.bsky.social
Climate change unfolds over decades. Political cycles don't. That's why countries are increasingly embedding climate action into law through targets, carbon budgets, independent oversight and long-term planning. This week's Climate Trunk graphic explores eight building blocks of effective climate governance.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Come and join us. Not sure about the chair pic but it is comfy. eciu.net/about/vacanc... @eciu.net @netzerotracker.bsky.social
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Head of Transport Programme
Do you want to help inform how the UK understands and debates transport policy and the role of EVs in the net zero transition?
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Oxford Net Zero @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We're delighted that @climatetrunk.bsky.social is out in the world! Conceived by @johnlang.bsky.social, @netzerotracker.bsky.social Lead & Oxford Net Zero Associate, it's a new visual tool to help people understand climate change & the global energy system. Read more below! ⬇️
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Only 8 nations voted against the UN General Assembly backing the #ICJ’s landmark climate ruling. Combined, they account for one-third of historical CO2 emissions. The US (#1) + Russia (#3) make up the vast bulk, with generous support from Iran and Saudi Arabia. @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org
The UN General Assembly backed the ICJ’s landmark climate ruling by 141 votes to 8. The eight voting against, including the US and Russia, account for one-third of cumulative historical CO2 emissions since 1750.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This week’s @climatetrunk.bsky.social graphic shows how solar beat the IEA’s 2015 forecast for 2025 by 1,800%. The IEA expected the world to add about 34 GW of solar each year through to 2040. In 2025, the world added almost 650 GW. #9 of 100: www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... 🌞🌳
Solar is fast becoming the backbone of a new global electricity system. What once looked marginal is outgrowing expectations at breakneck speed – driven by plunging costs, learning curves and the explosive rise of batteries, which is turning daytime solar into anytime solar.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/05/2026
NEW – Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @johnlang.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/PxQKIqG
Countries with net-zero targets, as of May 2026. Data source: Net Zero Tracker
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Climate Trunk @climatetrunk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
No country is too small to matter. Nations that each emit around 1% of global CO2 may look negligible on their own, but together they produce about 30% of the total – roughly as much as China. If they sit it out, the maths doesn’t stack up.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Honoured to have @skepticalscience.bsky.social host the first @climatetrunk.bsky.social insight on the #ReallyBigPicture. skepticalscience.com/climatetrunk... Thanks for the nudge, @kenrice.bsky.social @baerbelw.bsky.social
Climate Trunk's really big picture, in four pictures. The essentials of climate change.
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Climate Trunk @climatetrunk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Climate change is bad news for societies built on stability. But the future is not pre-written. Within a single lifetime, the extent of heating – and the risks that come with it – depends on the choices societies make over the next decade or so.
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Climate Trunk @climatetrunk.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Climate Trunk is live 🚀 . The first Big Picture series starts with four #infographics. www.climatetrunk.com
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Climate and energy are hard to get your head around, unless you're in the climate Bluesky community. Over the last year, I’ve been building something to help everyone else: @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳 One visual a week, for a year. Probably two years now, given I've already drafted more than 52.
Climate Trunk project by John Lang
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🌎 New report out: Brazil at the Net Zero–Trade Nexus Our latest analysis explores how Brazil’s trade competitiveness is being reshaped by global decarbonisation trends — and what that means for policymakers, exporters and investors. 🔗 Read here→
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Carbon Competitiveness: Brazil at the Net Zero–Trade Nexus
How emissions and climate policies are reshaping global trade — and what India should do to stay competitive.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It's not often you get to tell a positive story about climate. But that’s what our new #10YearsPostParis report and #infographic let us do: eciu.net/analysis/inf... The lesson of the last decade? Policy and cooperation matter. Naysayers don't. @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @katharinehayhoe.com
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10 Years Post-Paris: A decade that defied predictions
Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, John compares what was expected then with what’s been achieved now — tracking progress across clean energy, policy, emissions, jobs and more.
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Mike Townsend @mike-earthshine.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Global investment in renewable energy up 10%, despite ineffective Trump rollback. @johnlang.bsky.social: “Talk of a net zero recession is overblown... while more companies are moving from box-ticking to real emission cuts – a long-overdue reset”. www.linkedin.com/posts/earths...
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Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback | Earthshine Group ApS
Global investment in renewable energy up 10%, despite ineffective Trump rollback. Two important reports, out this week: Firstly, Zero Carbon Analytics demonstrate that renewable energy investments ...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 19/06/2025
What is the current rate and level of human induced heating? How many years do we have left to stay within the 1.5°C warming threshold? See below for @johnlang.bsky.social‬'s latest infographic showcasing findings from the #IndicatorsofGlobalClimateChange project. eciu.net/analysis/in...
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🌍📉 NEW REPORT OUT NOW 🔍 What happens when a country’s trade partners move faster on net zero than it does? Our analysis finds South Africa faces rising economic and risk as major export markets tighten climate standards. Read the full report here: zerotracker.net/analysis/sou...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 21/05/2025
🔎 What are carbon markets, and why do they matter? @johnlang.bsky.social‬ latest infographic unpacks the essentials of carbon markets, and how Article 6 of the #ParisAgreement enables international trading, and why these details matter for delivering net zero 👇 eciu.net/analysis/in...
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨 Net zero pledges are a corporate norm — but what happens when there are no consequences for missing them? This oped by NZT's @johnlang.bsky.social‬ explores an accountability blackhole which threatens #netzero - our only solution to #climatechange. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/climate...
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Climate commitments without consequences? - Alliance magazine
The climate accountability system was born of necessity. Now, more than ever, philanthropy should step up to safeguard why it created it: to increase scrutiny and incentivise action. As the Paris Agreement...
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I often appreciate Daniel Yergin's dose of reality, but his claim that 'The 2050 target is enshrined in British law. But it is not embraced by others' is a dose of nonsense. - 100 countries have a #netzero target in law or policy - 130+ if we count 'Pledged' and 'Proposed' @eciu.net @ketanjoshi.co
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Jess Ralston @jessralston.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
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Colin Walker @colin-walker.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The @iea.org's latest Global Energy Review might disappoint the EV naysayers Global EV sales up over 25% in 2024 "EV sales in the UK surged, driven by the ZEV mandate" "Very rapid deployment of EVs" cited as a reason for slowing growth in global oil demand t.co/YCuZcIduXR
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The @netzerotracker.bsky.social now shows a drop from 93% to 78% thanks to Mr Trump's executive orders revoking mention of a federal-level #netzero target. Account for US states and that 78% becomes 84%. In total, 66% of the US economy *still* has deep reduction targets. My latest #infographic 👇
Image of 49 US states, differentiated by states with net zero targets, those with 80% or over emission reduction targets, and those without strong mitigation targets.
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Are we seeing a ‘net zero recession’ as companies backpedal on their climate commitments? In fact, we may be seeing a more positive development - what might be called a ‘corporate recalibration’ writes NZT's @johnlang.bsky.social for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. www.context.news/net-zero/opi...
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Companies are not ditching net zero - they are refining goals | Context
Instead of backtracking on net zero, companies are retracting unsubstantiated carbon neutrality claims - a positive development
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
How to govern private sector efforts to achieve credible #netzero *and* shift the bounds of political feasibility for faster action? My latest #infographic of @thomasnhale.bsky.social's #ConveyorBeltModel aims to make the framework accessible to a wider audience. zerotracker.net/insights/net...
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
What does it mean to practice ‘good net zero’? Join our briefing on our new 'Net Zero Good Practice' tool, to discuss how to pursue net zero with integrity, with Alexis McGivern, Frederic Hans and @johnlang.bsky.social. 🗓️ 11.12.24, 10:30-11:30am Details below👇 buff.ly/4fRIjgZ
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Launched to inform those at #COP29, our new 'Net Zero Good Practice' compares six standard-setting initiatives, highlighting areas of convergence on the what and how of #netzero. zerotracker.net/net-zero-goo... Check it out and tell us what you think! @eciu.net @ketanjoshi.co #LivingDocument
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Net Zero Good Practice
We analyse all countries and territories, every region in the 25 largest emitting countries and all cities with 500,000+ inhabitants.
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Andy Emery @andydoggerbank.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Wow this is the best concise explanation of climate change and how to limit it in the future that I have ever seen! Share widely, this has actually renewed a little hope in me
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
📢😱The Final Boss of Climate Explainers: in a single graphic covering the IPCC's gargantuan AR6 Synthesis Report, ECIU's @johnlang.bsky.social has produced a fantastically valuable resource that covers (almost) all aspects of the global scientific consensus on climate change.
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IPCC Explainer: Climate change synthesis report
Informed debate on energy and climate change.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
If you'd like to download the whole thing, a PDF version of the graphic, with grabbable text, is available here:
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
A year ago today the IPCC published its #AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 Finally releasing my 4th & final #infographic explaining — at a super high level — what the olympics of climate science had to say. eciu.net/analysis/inf... @ketanjoshi.co @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social
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IPCC Explainer: Climate change synthesis report
Informed debate on energy and climate change.
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
Today marks one week to go until the annual #UNClimateSummit kicks off in Dubai. There are always hundreds of asks at any one COP, so here's a cheat sheet #infographic explaining what you need to know about #COP28UAE. eciu.net/analysis/inf...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/11/2023
New update from @johnlang.bsky.social - "Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says" www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Just 4% of top companies meet UN climate target guidelines, study says | Reuters
Half of the world's 2,000 biggest listed companies have set a target to get to net-zero emissions by mid-century, but just a fraction meet tough United Nations guidelines for what constitutes a qualit...
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
Today the Net Zero Tracker begins 'signposting' to the most credible + independent climate accountability initiatives to provide users with a more comprehensive view of what ‘good net zero’ looks like. Initiatives inc InfluenceMap, Climate Action Tracker, CCLW.. zerotracker.net/insights/str...
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Stronger together: Signposting to credible net zero
From intent through integrity to implementation. We analyse the quantity and quality of net zero targets across all nations, the 2000 largest publicly-traded companies, and the worlds's biggest region...
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John Lang @johnlang.bsky.social · 20/08/2023
Hey Bluesky, Suppose the first entry to my one follower should be the new explainer I created the other day: eciu.net/analysis/infographics/our-… Thanks for the nudge @ketanjoshi.co, and the follow @christinahood.bsky.social :)
Graphic defining carbon neutral, net zero carbon dioxide, net zero greenhouse gases and carbon negative next to one another.
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