Deforestation has driven up hottest day temperatures, study says
The average hottest day of the year in Europe, North America and Asia has been made significantly more intense as a result of deforestation since the... Read More
Guest post: Do satellites hold the answer to reporting greenhouse gases?
Jane Burston is head of energy and environment at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory. ... Read More
Explainer: How ‘Shared Socioeconomic Pathways’ explore future climate change
Over the past few years, an international team of climate scientists, economists and energy systems modellers have built a range of new “pathways”... Read More
Analysis: UK to seek advice on strengthening long-term climate goal
The UK government has announced that it wants official advice on the “implications” of aligning its climate goals with the Paris Agreement. ... Read More
World can limit global warming to 1.5C ‘without BECCS’
It is possible to limit warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures without using negative emissions from bioenergy with carbon capture and... Read More
Africa’s vegetation has lost 2.6bn tonnes of CO2 in just seven years
The rainforests, savannahs and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa have lost around 2.6bn tonnes of CO2 over the past seven years, a new study finds. ... Read More
Analysis: How much ‘carbon budget’ is left to limit global warming to 1.5C?
In 2015, by signing up to the Paris Agreement on climate change, nearly every country pledged to keep global temperatures “well below” 2C above... Read More
Limiting global warming to 1.5C would have ‘significant economic benefits’
Holding global temperature rise to 1.5C would lead to significant economic benefits by the end of the century, a new paper suggests. ... Read More
In-depth: Is Shell’s new climate scenario as ‘radical’ as it says?
This week, Shell published a “radical” new climate change scenario, showing how the world could meet the “well-below 2C” goal of the Paris... Read More
UK's largest butterfly could 'be lost' due to climate change
A rare butterfly could go extinct in the UK as a result of climate change, research suggests. ... Read More
Solar geoengineering: Risk of ‘termination shock’ overplayed, study says
Solar geoengineering, or “solar radiation management” (SRM), is perhaps the most controversial of the different ways of limiting human-caused... Read More
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