Europe’s carbon-rich peatlands show ‘widespread’ and ‘concerning’ drying trends
European peatlands could turn from carbon sinks to sources as a quarter have reached levels of dryness unsurpassed in a record stretching back 2,000... 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. ... Read More
Guest post: Understanding the water-energy-food nexus in a warming climate
Prof Declan Conway is a professorial research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of... 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. ... Read More
Eating more offal could help cut meat emissions by ‘14%’
Choosing more meat by-products, such as liver, sweetbreads and tripe, could help to reduce livestock emissions by as much as 14%, according to a new... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: India
In the fifth article of a series explaining how large emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out India’s key policy... Read More
Guest post: Climate change brings threat of ‘bluetongue’ virus to UK farms
Dr Anne Jones is a former postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liverpool, now at IBM Research; Dr Cyril Caminade is a tenure track fellow at... Read More
CCC: Farming needs a ‘revolution’ for UK to meet climate goals
Greenhouse gas emissions from the land-use and agriculture sector are set to increase unless the UK’s "unsustainable” approach changes, warns the... Read More
Rise in insect pests under climate change to hit crop yields, study says
Global warming could increase both the number and appetite of insect pests, new research finds, which could pose a serious threat to global crop... Read More
Rising CO2 levels could push ‘hundreds of millions’ into malnutrition by 2050
An additional 290 million people could face malnutrition by 2050 if little is done to stop the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, a study finds. ... Read More
Global carbon tax in isolation could ‘exacerbate food insecurity by 2050’
The implementation of a global tax on greenhouse gas emissions could – without other complementary policies – “have a greater negative impact on... Read More
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