Guest post: The perils of counter-intuitive design in IPCC graphics
The periodic assessment reports of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) play a crucial role for policymakers, providing regula... Read More
Analysis: How ‘carbon-cycle feedbacks’ could make global warming worse
Scientists making climate-change projections have to deal with a number of uncertainties. The amount of global warming will depend on the magnitud... Read More
CMIP6: the next generation of climate models explained
Climate models are one of the primary means for scientists to understand how the climate has changed in the past and may change in the future. These ... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s special report on the ocean and cryosphere
Earlier today in Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing c... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC's special report on climate change and land
This morning in Geneva, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on climate change and land. The land prov... Read More
Explainer: 'Desertification' and the role of climate change
Desertification has been described as "the greatest environmental challenge of our time" and climate change is making it worse. While the term may ... Read More
Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2019 UN climate conference
A record-breaking European heatwave provided a fitting backdrop to the latest round of UN climate change talks, in which delegates from around the wor... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Jonathan Bamber
Prof Jonathan Bamber is a professor of glaciology at the University of Bristol and the current president of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). He w... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Terry Hughes
Prof Terry Hughes is the director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsvill... Read More
Analyse: les scientifiques discutent les conclusions clés du rapport 1,5°C du GIEC
Le Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat (GIEC) a publié cette semaine un rapport spécial sur un « réchauffement plané... Read More
In-depth: Scientists discuss key findings of the IPCC’s special report on 1.5C
Earlier this week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report on 1.5C. It summarised what the latest science s... Read More
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