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
Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report
For the first time in 2017, global solar capacity grew faster than all fossil fuels combined, including coal, oil and gas-fired power stations. ... Read More
In-depth: Is Shell’s new climate scenario as ‘radical’ as it says?
This week, Shell published a “radical” new climate change scenario, showing how the world could meet the “well-below 2C” goal of the Paris... Read More
Analysis: UK government slashes outlook for new gas power plants
The UK will only need to build a small number of new gas power plants over the next two decades, as it continues to shift to low-carbon sources of... Read More
Analysis: Low-carbon sources generated more UK electricity than fossil fuels in 2017
For the first time in 2017, more than half of the electricity generated in the UK came from low-carbon sources, Carbon Brief analysis shows. ... Read More
Guest post: ‘Keeping lights on’ is not just about increasing supply
Dr Aidan Rhodes is a research fellow at Imperial College London and is part of the Energy Futures Lab team, working on delivering their Briefing Paper... Read More
Guest post: Dieter Helm’s review is not as radical as it might first appear
Matthew Bell is a director at Frontier Economics. From 2014 to 2017, he was the chief executive of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change. ... Read More
Mapped: How the US generates electricity
The US electricity system is often described as the world's largest machine. It is also incredibly diverse, reflecting the policy preferences, needs... Read More
Analysis: UK auction reveals offshore wind cheaper than new gas
The UK government today awarded contracts worth £176m to 11 low-carbon electricity schemes, with offshore wind the big winner. These projects will... Read More
Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005
Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly,... Read More
In-depth: The challenges facing the Dieter Helm 'energy cost' review
The UK government has asked Prof Dieter Helm, an economist at the University of Oxford, to carry out an energy cost review and report back by the end... Read More
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