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May 13. 2021. 15:00:00

China Briefing, 13 May 2021: Greta Thunberg criticised; Former energy official arrested; EV boom makes ‘richest man’

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and energy stories from…

China Policy | Carbon Brief Staff
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Aerial view of tropical deforestation Mato Grosso do Sul Pantanal, Brazil. Credit: Johner Images / Alamy Stock Photo.

Land-use change has affected ‘almost a third’ of world’s terrain since 1960

Nature | May 11. 2021.
Dry maize plants and corn cobs in field in Serbia, Eastern Europe
Dry maize plants and corn cobs in field in Serbia, Eastern Europe. Credit: Mirian M. Meera / Alamy Stock Photo.

Increasing droughts will drive ‘billions’ in economic losses in Europe

Drought | May 10. 2021.
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Atmosphere with clouds and rainbow. Credit: IX Studio / Alamy Stock Photo.

Explication: Le réchauffement climatique s'arrêtera-t-il dès que les émissions nettes seront nulles?

Emissions | May 7. 2021.
Sand bags protecting the beach from sea level rise, Belize
Sand bags protecting the beach from sea level rise, Belize. Credit: Global Vibes / Alamy Stock Photo.

Limiting warming to 1.5C would ‘halve’ land-ice contribution to sea level rise by 2100

Ice | May 5. 2021.
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Glaciers and mountains in the evening sun are seen on an Operation IceBridge research flight, returning from West Antarctica. Credit: Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: Overshooting 2C risks rapid and unstoppable sea level rise from Antarctica

Guest posts | May 5. 2021.
Atmosphere-with-clouds-and-rainbow
Atmosphere with clouds and rainbow. Credit: IX Studio / Alamy Stock Photo.

Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached?

Emissions | Apr 29. 2021.
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Glacier Bay Alaska. Credit: T.Terziev / Alamy Stock Photo.

Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades

Glaciers | Apr 28. 2021.
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A family negotiates their way through caked mud at Theewaterskloof dam at as Cape Town faces Day Zero. Credit: Reuters / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: How to assess the multiple interacting risks of climate change

Guest posts | Apr 27. 2021.
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Managed forest with felled trunks. Credit: Andrew Warburton / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: A ‘Rosetta Stone’ for bringing land-mitigation pathways into line

Guest posts | Apr 26. 2021.
A worker inspects solar panels at a solar farm in Dunhuang
A worker inspects solar panels at a solar farm in Dunhuang, Gansu Province. Credit: Reuters / Alamy Stock Photo.

China’s 2060 climate pledge is ‘largely consistent’ with 1.5C goal, study finds

China Policy | Apr 22. 2021.
Algal bloom in lake Kochelsee in Bavaria
Algal bloom in lake Kochelsee in Bavaria. Credit: EyeEm / Alamy Stock Photo.

Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems

Temperature | Apr 19. 2021.
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Lightning over the town of Launceston in the UK. Credit: Chris Robbins / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: How ‘high-resolution’ climate models will help Europe plan for extreme weather

Guest posts | Apr 12. 2021.
DAILY INFOGRAPHIC

Interactive: The impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond

Features | Oct 4. 2018.
DAILY BRIEF

UK calls on countries to 'consign coal to history' at COP26

UK COP26 president Alok Sharma will today call on all nations to abandon coal power and make this year’s UN climate talks the moment the world “consigns coal to…

Daily Brief | May 14. 2021.

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