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Surface warming slowdown doesn’t affect climate sensitivity, study says

  • 21 May 2013, 12:00
  • Roz Pidcock

Despite slower surface warming over the past decade, projections of how much warming we can expect in the future remain unchanged, say the authors of a new study. Read more

Newslinks - 21st May • Climate scepticism, renewable heat & the Amazon's emissions

  • 21 May 2013, 09:10
  • Carbon Brief staff

Ed Davey warns of rising climate scepticism, government doubles money for renewable heating, and new research on carbon emissions from the Amazon river. Read more

Could energy bills “overtake mortgages in the next five years”?

  • 20 May 2013, 15:00
  • Robin Webster

The Sunday Telegraph says that energy bills could overtake mortgages in five years. But we can't find any numbers to back the statement up. Read more

Newslinks - 20th May • Climate sensitivity, 'climate refugees' & cloud cooling

  • 20 May 2013, 09:10
  • Carbon Brief staff

New estimates suggesting slower warming in the short term, a look at the way we discuss climate-induced migration, and new research finds clouds cool less than previously thought. Read more

Will households really pay £600 for green energy?

  • 17 May 2013, 15:00
  • Robin Webster

The Renewable Energy Foundation predicts that the expansion of green energy will cost households £600 by 2020. But what assumptions lie behind this figure? Read more

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