In-depth: BP’s global data for 2017 shows record highs for coal and renewables
Renewable energy grew by the largest amount ever last year, while coal-fired electricity also reached a record high, according to new global data from... Read More
World can ‘safely’ store billions of tonnes of CO2 underground
Storing billions of tonnes of CO2 underground would be a “safe and effective” way to help limit the effects of climate change, a new study says. ... Read More
Guest post: A new way to assess ‘global warming potential’ of short-lived pollutants
Dr Michelle Cain in a science and policy research associate on the Oxford Martin School’s programme on climate pollutants at the University of... Read More
World can limit global warming to 1.5C by ‘improving energy efficiency’
It is possible to limit global warming to 1.5C and achieve many of the sustainable development goals without “negative emissions technologies”, a... Read More
Negative emissions: Scientists meet in Sweden for first international conference
This week, Gothenburg in Sweden played host to the first international conference on “negative emissions”. ... Read More
Analysis: How ‘natural climate solutions’ can reduce the need for BECCS
To limit global warming in 2100 to below 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, many scientists assume that the large-scale use of negative emissions in... Read More
Tourism responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Worldwide tourism accounted for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions from 2009 to 2013, new research finds, making the sector a bigger polluter than... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey
In the second article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Turkey’s rising emissions and its... Read More
Explainer: How ‘Shared Socioeconomic Pathways’ explore future climate change
Over the past few years, an international team of climate scientists, economists and energy systems modellers have built a range of new “pathways”... Read More
Video: All you need to know about the shipping sector’s new climate deal
Last week countries agreed to a new emissions reduction target for the shipping sector, as part of a wider climate deal. ... Read More
World can limit global warming to 1.5C ‘without BECCS’
It is possible to limit warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures without using negative emissions from bioenergy with carbon capture and... Read More
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