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
Limiting warming to 1.5C could prevent ‘thousands’ of heat deaths in US cities
Holding global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, rather than 2C or 3C, could help prevent thousands of deaths in US cities during... Read More
Guest post: How will climate change’s warming pattern look in the future?
Dr Andrew King is lecturer in climate science at the School of Earth Sciences and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of... Read More
Analysis: Why children must emit eight times less CO2 than their grandparents
Global emissions of CO2 need to decline precipitously over the next few decades, if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global... Read More
Guest post: Land management ‘blind spots’ make 1.5C goal highly unlikely
Dr Calum Brown is a scientist at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), part of the... 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... Read More
Met Office: World has 10% chance of ‘overshooting’ 1.5C within five years
There is a one-in-10 chance that global average temperatures could “temporarily exceed” 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in at least one year over... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Saudi Arabia’s Ayman Shasly
Ayman Shasly is a senior negotiator for Saudi Arabia at both the UNFCCC and IPCC. In his role as an international policies consultant with the... 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... 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. ... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s special report on climate change at 1.5C
Earlier today in South Korea, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its long-awaited special report on 1.5C. ... Read More
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