Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change Audioblog 16: The Pragmatic Climate Reset, Part II — A Provocation
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Sep 22, 2025 The podcast tackles the shifting climate action landscape post-Trump's election. It proposes a Pragmatic Climate Reset, urging a focus on practical climate goals that are politically viable. There's a push for rapid decarbonization, emphasizing electrification and flexible gas. A critical look at hydrogen economics suggests prioritizing blue hydrogen. The discussion calls for reforming climate diplomacy, making COP meetings more effective, and recalibrating finance strategies while ensuring value for climate investments.
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Tortoise Transition Works
- Clean energy growth outpacing demand will gradually squeeze fossil fuels out of the system over decades.
- A slow but steady 'tortoise' transition can still deliver major decarbonization without dramatic short-term disruption.
Win The Sensible Centre
- Stop preaching and stop shaming; speak to the sensible centre about practical concerns like energy bills.
- Frame climate action around self-interest, fairness, and harmony to rebuild broad political support.
Shift Target To Practical Two Degrees
- Abandon 1.5°C as a rigid policy target and refocus on a hard two degrees Paris-aligned goal.
- Use adaptive pathways and accept 'net zero-ish' timing while keeping advanced economies target 2050.
