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Our CEO, Bill Hare, told AFP some oil-exporting countries like the United States, Canada and Australia have the means to undertake a green energy transition.“For these countries, I think it’s a matter of political will.”

"The larger the group of countries, the more diffused the interests are and the less chance you've got of getting a sharp outcome," climate scientist Bill Hare, founder of Climate Analytics think tank, told AFP.

Climate Analytics’ Bill Hare warns that a failure to align the the IPCC cycle with the global stocktake could result in less robust science being considered:

“There’s a general consensus that the IPCC is the best available science. It is the formal science, if you like, delivered to the Paris Agreement and climate convention. So, if that doesn’t happen, then it opens the space for other sources of so-called science to come in.” 

Dr Bill Hare, CEO and senior scientist at Climate Analytics, tells Carbon Brief that “the majority of countries, across geographies and levels of development, including least developed countries and small island developing states” support a timeline where the AR7 reports align with the stocktake.

“The 1.5°C limit [for rising global temperatures] and the net zero goal have reshaped policy, finance, litigation and sectoral rules, helping to rewire how states, markets and institutions work,” Bill Hare told The Guardian.

The projected global temperature increase by the end of the century has fallen by at least 1°C in the decade since the landmark agreement was struck. “That means Paris has already reduced future risks for people and ecosystems: fewer extreme heat events, lower sea-level rise, and less pressure on vulnerable communities than in a 3–4C world,” said Bill Hare.

“Instead of messing with the science,Türkiye needs to focus on strengthening its climate policies and implementation so it can be a forward-looking host of COP31, helping the world deal with the climate crisis that everyone else seems to recognise,” Bill Hare told Climate Home News.

Nepal’s negotiator Manjeet Dhakal says that after many rounds of interventions and support from other highland nations, the term ‘mountains’ has been included in the new Global Stocktake text.

China is the world's biggest polluter, but also the world's biggest investor in clean energy. As the United States pulls back from global climate commitments, Bill Hare speaks on how China could fill the leadership gap.

While renewables are now cheaper than ever, political barriers and pressure from fossil fuel companies hinder global climate efforts, Bill Hare tells Anadolu.