UN climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2021 virtual conference
International climate talks have resumed following an 18-month absence, with diplomats from around the world attempting to negotiate the final rules ... Read More
Guest post: G7 climate laws ‘cut emissions by 1.3bn tonnes in 2019’
Climate laws implemented by the G7 group of major economies cut their collective carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1.3bn tonnes (GtCO2) in 2019. T... Read More
UN: New national climate pledges will only cut emissions ‘by 2%’ over next decade
The latest round of national climate pledges falls “far short of what is required” to achieve the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, accordi... Read More
Analysis: Which countries met the UN’s 2020 deadline to raise ‘climate ambition’?
The end of 2020 marked the moment, under the Paris Agreement’s “ratchet mechanism”, when nations were supposed to formally submit more ambitiou... Read More
UNEP: Net-zero pledges provide an ‘opening’ to close growing emissions ‘gap’
The recent net-zero pledges by major emitting countries and the potential for a “green recovery” from the Covid-19 pandemic “presents the openi... Read More
Guest post: How the global coronavirus stimulus could put Paris Agreement on track
Around the world, governments have committed more than $12tn to kickstart economies that have been ravaged by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. ... Read More
Guest post: Calculating the true climate impact of aviation emissions
Before the Covid-19 pandemic and its lockdown restrictions, air travel had become an almost unquestioned facet of modern-day life for many affluent n... Read More
Coronavirus: Tracking how the world’s ‘green recovery’ plans aim to cut emissions
The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods around the world, while also dramatically cutting CO2 emissions. ... Read More
‘Construction fever’ responsible for one fifth of China’s CO2 emissions
The construction and demolition of buildings in China was responsible for nearly a fifth of the nation’s annual CO2 emissions in 2015, according to... Read More
Guest post: A brief history of climate targets and technological promises
Over the past three decades, the perceived wisdom for how to approach climate targets has changed several times. From initial ideas of climate sta... Read More
Guest post: Climate change could reverse falling inequality between countries
Over recent decades, inequality between countries has fallen, in particular due to fast economic growth in China and India. But our new research sug... Read More
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