Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows
Africa’s tropical land released close to 6bn tonnes of CO2 in 2016, according to data taken by satellites. ... 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
Global extent of climate change is ‘unparalleled’ in past 2,000 years
The “globally coherent” rise in temperatures seen since the start of the industrial revolution is “unparalleled” in at least the past 2,000... Read More
Direct CO2 capture machines could use ‘a quarter of global energy’ in 2100
Machines that suck CO2 directly from the air could cut the cost of meeting global climate goals, a new study finds, but they would need as much as a... Read More
Guest post: A new approach for understanding the remaining carbon budget
Dr Joeri Rogelj is a lecturer in climate change and the environment at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, and Prof Piers Forster is... Read More
Analysis: How Trump’s rollback of vehicle fuel standards would increase US emissions
The Trump administration’s plans to rollback vehicle fuel-economy standards could increase emissions from the light vehicles sector by 13%, a Carbon... 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... Read More
Analysis: Major update to ocean-heat record could shrink 1.5C carbon budget
The UK’s Met Office recently released “HadSST4”, the largest update since 2011 to its widely used sea surface temperature (SST) record. ... Read More
More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100
More than half of the world could see new temperature records set in every single year by the end of the century if global warming is not curbed, a... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal
The UK is to raise its ambition on climate change by setting a legally binding target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to “net-zero” by 2050,... Read More
Northern hemisphere’s extreme heatwave in 2018 ‘impossible’ without climate change
Last summer’s unprecedented northern-hemisphere heatwave “could not have occurred without human-induced climate change”, a new study concludes. ... Read More
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