Highlights: The net-zero climate change conference in Oxford
This week, the city of Oxford played host to an international conference on “achieving net-zero”. The event follows hot on the heels of the UK... 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
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
Halving global warming with solar geoengineering could ‘offset tropical storm risk’
Engineering the climate to reflect away sunlight could halve global warming and offset the risk of increases in tropical storms, new research... 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
US could meet Paris emissions pledge with ‘natural climate solutions’, study says
The US could meet its pledge to cut emissions under the Paris Agreement through “natural climate solutions” (NCS), a new study suggests. ... Read More
Guest post: Combining renewables with direct air capture for ‘net negative’ emissions
Jan Wohland is a PhD student at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Dr Dirk Witthaut is a junior professor at Forschungszentrum Jülich, and Dr Carl-Friedrich... Read More
Negative emissions: Scientists meet in Australia to discuss removing CO2 from air
An international group of researchers and policymakers met in Australia’s capital this week for the country’s first major conference dedicated to... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Kate Marvel
Dr Kate Marvel is an associate research scientist at Columbia University and the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. She... Read More
Mapped: Where ‘afforestation’ is taking place around the world
A key finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) new special report is that it is likely that some degree of... 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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