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Scientists challenge ‘flawed communication’ of study claiming 1.5C warming breach - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Feb 5) |
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Feb 5 · Scientists have challenged the conclusions of a new study suggesting that the planet has already exceeded the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement. Climate change is typically measured as the average global temperature increase relative to a “pre-industrial baseline”. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), for example, uses the average temperature over 1850-1900 as their historical baseline. The planet has already warmed by around 1.2C compared to this period. The new study, published in Nature Climate Change, uses proxy data from sea sponges in the Caribbean Sea to create a record of ocean temperatures from 1700 to the present day. This ... Read more ... |
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Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts: study - Carbon Brief  (Jan 12) |
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Jan 12 · Last year was the warmest since records began in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands of years before. It was the first year in which average global temperatures at the surface exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in at least one global temperature dataset. Here, Carbon Brief examines the latest data across the oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere and surface temperature of the planet. Noteworthy findings from this 2023 review include… Use the links below to navigate between the article’s sections. Global surface temperatures were exceptionally hot in 2023, exceeding the prior record set in 2016 by between 0.14C and 0.17C across different ... Read more ... |
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Q&A: Climate tipping points have put Earth on ‘disastrous trajectory’, says new report - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Dec 6) |
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Dec 6 · The Earth is on a “disastrous trajectory” with “no adequate global governance” to deal with the scale of threats posed by climate tipping points, warns a major new report. These tipping points “pose some of the gravest threats faced by humanity”, according to the authors. They identify more than 25 tipping points across the Earth system, ranging from ice-sheet collapse to rainforest dieback. “Five major tipping points are already at risk of being crossed due to warming right now and three more are threatened in the 2030s as the world exceeds 1.5C global warming,” the report finds. Crossing Earth system tipping points would have “catastrophic” impacts on ... Read more ... |
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How Colonization Changes Historic Emissions - Carbon Brief  (Nov 26) |
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Nov 26 · Historical responsibility for climate change is radically shifted when colonial rule is taken into account, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. The first-of-its-kind analysis offers a thought-provoking fresh perspective on questions of climate justice and historical responsibility, which lie at the heart of the global climate debate. In total, humans have collectively pumped 2,558bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) into the atmosphere since 1850, enough to warm the planet by 1.15C above pre-industrial temperatures. This means that, by the end of 2023, more than 92% of the carbon budget for 1.5C will have been used up – leaving less than five years remaining if current annual ... Read more ... |
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Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Nov 26) |
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Nov 26 · Historical responsibility for climate change is radically shifted when colonial rule is taken into account, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. The first-of-its-kind analysis offers a thought-provoking fresh perspective on questions of climate justice and historical responsibility, which lie at the heart of the global climate debate. In total, humans have collectively pumped 2,558bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) into the atmosphere since 1850, enough to warm the planet by 1.15C above pre-industrial temperatures. This means that, by the end of 2023, more than 92% of the carbon budget for 1.5C will have been used up – leaving less than five years remaining if current annual ... Read more ... |
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UNEP: Humanity is still ‘breaking all the wrong records’ in fast-warming world - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Nov 20) |
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Nov 20 · The world “must change track”, warns the latest “emissions gap” report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). If it fails to do so, adds the increasingly exasperated UN agency, “we will be saying the same thing next year – and the year after, and the year after, like a broken record”. The report, which is the latest in a regular series published annually since 2013, charts the “gap” between where emissions are headed under current policies and commitments over the coming decade compared to what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to “well below” 2C and pursuing efforts to stay under 1.5C. It highlights both the record-breaking ... Read more ... |
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Cooling vest - Wikipedia - Carbon Brief  (Nov 14) |
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Nov 14 · Loss of labour caused by heat stress wiped out the equivalent of 4% of Africa’s GDP in 2022, warns a new report from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. The eighth iteration of the annual report features 47 different indicators of climate change and human health, such as heat mortality, food insecurity and air pollution exposure. For the first time, the report includes a dedicated section on regional trends, highlighting the inequalities between developed and less developed regions. On extreme heat, for example, it finds that in small island developing states, 103 days of health-threatening temperatures every year are attributable to climate change ... Read more ... |
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Halving reliance on meat and dairy could cut land-use emissions ‘by 31%’ - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Sep 12, 2023) |
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Sep 12, 2023 · Substituting half of animal products, such as pork, chicken, beef and milk, consumed globally with more sustainable alternatives could “almost fully halt” the conversion of forests and natural land for agriculture, according to new research. Animal-sourced products and their global supply chain are a significant contributor to global land-use change and the greenhouse gas emissions they cause. The study, published in Nature Communications, uses a global economic model for land use to assess the food system-wide impacts of a global dietary shift towards plant-based alternatives, such as soy protein and vital wheat gluten. The wider environmental benefits of such a ... Read more ... |
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Risk of heat-related deaths has ‘increased rapidly' over past 20 years - Carbon Brief  (Aug 24, 2023) |
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Aug 24, 2023 · Spikes in temperature-related deaths during extreme summer heatwaves “will eventually become commonplace” if societies do not adapt to the dangerous impacts of extreme heat, new research finds. The paper, published in Nature Communications, assesses the link between extreme temperatures and human mortality in more than 700 cities and small-scale regions around the world. The risk of heat-related deaths during extreme summer heat has already “increased rapidly” over the past 20 years, the paper finds. It warns that without “urgent” adaptation measures, once-extreme levels of heat-related mortality could become “normal” as global temperatures rise. “Our findings ... Read more ... |
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Fossil fuels: Is the world on track for moving past coal, oil and gas production? - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Oct 04, 2022) |
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Oct 04, 2022 · Scientists, economists and Indigenous activists met in Oxford in September to discuss a challenge central to solving climate change: how can the world rid itself of fossil fuels? The event was the latest in a string of scientific conferences examining how to address fossil fuel supply – in addition to demand. Amid rebounding global emissions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts discussed where the world stood on meeting its climate goals, which regions are likely to invest heavily in new fossil-fuel projects and continued misinformation from the oil and gas industry. The conference also offered a platform to those most affected by both climate change and the ... Read more ... |
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Loss and damage: What happens when climate change destroys lives and cultures? - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Sep 28, 2022) |
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Sep 28, 2022 · High in the Peruvian Andes, there is a glacier whose disappearance has been linked to the departure of the gods. In the belief of the Quechua people, Mount Ausangate is a powerful god of the landscape and the decline of the glacier that sits atop it is a sign of the “wrath of the deity”. The glacier’s retreat has also put a stop to the centuries-old practice of collecting small blocks of ice during an annual pilgrimage, which are thought to have healing properties when consumed. This is just one example of how climate change is irrevocably altering the lives, traditions and cultures of groups across the globe. There are many others, ranging from the threat of sea level ... Read more ... |
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Falling crop yields under warming could see ‘rapid' decline in bioenergy's potential - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Sep 07, 2022) |
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Sep 07, 2022 · The impact of global warming on crop yields could reduce the effectiveness of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage – a technology often touted as key for meeting the Paris Agreement warming limits, new research finds. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) involves burning biomass for energy and capturing the resulting emissions. This controversial “negative emissions” technology is currently restricted to a few pilot projects, but features heavily in model pathways that limit global warming to 1.5C or 2C above pre-industrial temperatures. The new research, published in Nature, assumes that biofuels and residues from food crops are both used for BECCS. ... Read more ... |
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Climate change will make it harder for world's poorest to migrate, study says - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Jul 25, 2022) |
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Jul 25, 2022 · Climate change will make it harder for the world’s poorest people to migrate – leaving them “extremely vulnerable” to continued impacts and increased poverty, new research finds. The paper, published in Nature Climate Change, finds that as the impacts of climate change become more severe, people will be increasingly affected by “resource-constrained immobility” – meaning that they do not have the resources to migrate. The authors find that in a “medium” emissions scenario, there will be a 10% decrease in migration for the lowest income groups by the end of the century. In the most pessimistic emissions scenario, this number will rise to 35%, they add. The paper ... Read more ... |
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China: What the world’s largest food system means for climate change - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Jul 11, 2022) |
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Jul 11, 2022 · The invention of nitrogen fertilisers has been called “the most important invention of the 20th century”. The extra nutrients added to crops has allowed the world’s population to boom – from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to nearly 7.8 billion today. But while fertilisers have allowed food production to expand around the globe, the intensification of agriculture has come at a cost – to the environment, climate and health of humans, animals and soil alike, scientists tell Carbon Brief. The global production of fertilisers is responsible for around 1.4% of annual CO2 emissions, and fertiliser use is a major contributor of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. Now, scientists ... Read more ... |
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Nature-based solutions: How can they work for climate, biodiversity and people? - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Jul 11, 2022) |
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Jul 11, 2022 · Experts gathered in Oxford this month to discuss how “nature-based solutions” can be used to tackle the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Over three days at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the Nature-based Solutions Conference considered techniques such as forest creation or mangrove restoration, which are increasingly appearing in climate strategies. In theory, such projects could also help to reverse the loss of wildlife, provide economic boosts to local communities and strengthen resilience against climate impacts. But the topic can be highly contentious and the conference provided a space for critics to outline their ... Read more ... |
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Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2022 UN climate conference - Carbon Brief  (Jun 20, 2022) |
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Jun 20, 2022 · With a global energy crisis, food shortages and war in Ukraine looming in the background, negotiators gathered in the German city of Bonn for a new round of UN climate talks. It marked the first time they had met since the Paris Agreement’s “rulebook” was finally brought to a close at COP26 in Glasgow, clearing the way for a new era of climate action. In practice, negotiators quickly became bogged down in many of the same issues that have always plagued UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) events. Developed and developing countries clashed over who should pay for the damage caused by climate change, as well as who should make further cuts to their ... Read more ... |
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Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2022 UN climate conference - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Jun 20, 2022) |
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Jun 20, 2022 · With a global energy crisis, food shortages and war in Ukraine looming in the background, negotiators gathered in the German city of Bonn for a new round of UN climate talks. It marked the first time they had met since the Paris Agreement’s “rulebook” was finally brought to a close at COP26 in Glasgow, clearing the way for a new era of climate action. In practice, negotiators quickly became bogged down in many of the same issues that have always plagued UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) events. Developed and developing countries clashed over who should pay for the damage caused by climate change, as well as who should make further cuts to their ... Read more ... |
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Windfarms raise incomes and house prices in rural US, study finds - Carbon Brief  (Jun 07, 2022) |
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Jun 07, 2022 · Wind turbines have increased local incomes by around 5% and house values by 2.6% in parts of the US, according to a new study. In the study, the authors used the variation in wind-power growth in counties across the US to assess economic outcomes for comparable areas. They say that their approach allowed them to isolate and prove the causal effect of windfarm construction on economic outcomes. Last year, wind power generated 9% of electricity in the US, with much of it coming from onshore turbines in rural regions. The researchers note that, according to their findings, wind power has brought the greatest benefits to such areas. Upon his election in 2020, US ... Read more ... |
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Guest post: Why China is set to significantly overachieve its 2030 climate goals - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (May 19, 2022) |
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May 19, 2022 · This guest post is by: Swithin Lui is China lead at Climate Action Tracker and climate policy analyst at NewClimate Institute. China, which is currently the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, is said to be “doubling down” on coal and gas in the wake of a domestic energy crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. China is continuing to build up its domestic fossil fuel production capacity and strengthening its portfolio for energy imports, even as it accelerates renewable power deployment. Its energy decisions over the next few years will have large implications for its emissions trajectory towards 2030, its pathway towards the 2060 carbon-neutrality ... Read more ... |
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Guest post: How 12 key industries can cut emissions in line with 1 - Carbon Brief  (May 16, 2022) |
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May 16, 2022 · This guest post is by: Dr Sven Teske is an associate professor and research director with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Kriti Nagrath is a senior research consultant with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Seven years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, a growing number of countries and companies have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Among the private-sector net-zero targets, those of the financial industry have the highest capacity to mobilise capital and direct it towards climate solutions. Yet there has been a lack of detailed sectoral information on what a net-zero ... Read more ... |
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State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (May 09, 2022) |
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May 09, 2022 · State of the climate The first three quarters of 2023 has seen exceptional heat globally, putting 2023 on track to be the warmest year since records began in the mid-1800... Read More The first half of 2023 has been extremely warm worldwide as a developing El Niño event on top of human-caused climate change helped drive temperatur... Read More This year is shaping up to be one of top four warmest years on record – and has a modest chance of being the warmest on record. Exceptional... Read More With a new year underway, most of the climate data for the whole of 2022 is now available. And this data shows that last year set new records for ind... Read ... Read more ... |
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Guest post: How climate change is driving forest loss in India - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Apr 19, 2022) |
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Apr 19, 2022 · This guest post is by: Alice Haughan, associate lecturer & PhD researcher at the University of Reading. Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, senior research fellow in the institute of zoology at the Zoological Society of London. Prof Simon Potts, research professor in sustainable land management at the University of Reading. Dr Deepa Senapathi, senior research fellow in the department of agriculture, policy and development at the University of Reading. India is home to 650 endemic tree species found nowhere else in the world, 8% of the world’s biodiversity and three biodiversity hotspots. The majority of this unique flora and fauna can be found in India’s ... Read more ... |
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Ocean warming drove 10% rise in 'extreme' rainfall from Atlantic hurricanes in 2020 - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Apr 12, 2022) |
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Apr 12, 2022 · Extreme rainfall during the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season in 2020 was made more intense by human-caused climate change, a new study says. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active on record, featuring an unprecedented 30 named storms. The attribution study, published in Nature Communications, investigates the influence of climate change on extreme rainfall in the north Atlantic over the season. Between 1850 and 2020, climate change caused a 0.6C rise in sea surface temperatures in the north Atlantic Ocean, the study finds. The authors conclude that this extra energy “intensified” storms in the region, driving an increase in “extreme” rainfall of ... Read more ... |
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‘Imminent' tipping point threatening Europe's permafrost peatlands - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Mar 14, 2022) |
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Mar 14, 2022 · Large swathes of northern Europe and western Siberia may become “climatically unsuitable” for carbon-rich permafrost peatlands within a few decades, even under moderate warming scenarios, a new study warns. These carbon-rich landscapes span more than 1.4m square kilometres (km2) and contain around 40bn tonnes of carbon – about twice what is stored in Europe’s forests. The study finds that under a moderate warming scenario, around 75% of this area could be too warm or too wet to maintain permafrost by the 2060s. However, the researchers stress, how much carbon is released – and over what timescales – is very much an open question. They also warn that parts of ... Read more ... |
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Using land to tackle climate change could have ‘adverse impacts' on global hunger - Carbon Brief  (Feb 24, 2022) |
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Feb 24, 2022 · Relying heavily on land use to tackle climate change could slow the decline in global hunger, according to new research published in Nature Food. Although global hunger is projected to continue to decline, they find that all three mitigation methods have the potential to increase the global population at risk of hunger, compared to a baseline scenario matching the world’s current trajectory. Widespread tree-planting policies alone could put more than 40 million people at risk, the study suggests. However, one researcher who was not involved with the study points out that the model does not incorporate the potential effects of climate change on future food security. ... Read more ... |
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India At COP27 – A Defining Moment And A Balancing Act - Carbon Brief  (Oct 05, 2021) |
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Oct 05, 2021 · Historical responsibility for climate change is at the heart of debates over climate justice. History matters because the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted since the start of the industrial revolution is closely tied to the 1.2C of warming that has already occurred. In total, humans have pumped around 2,500bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) into the atmosphere since 1850, leaving less than 500GtCO2 of remaining carbon budget to stay below 1.5C of warming. This means that, by the end of 2021, the world will collectively have burned through 86% of the carbon budget for a 50-50 probability of staying below 1.5C, or 89% of the budget for a two-thirds ... Read more ... |
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We looked at 1,200 possibilities for the planet’s future. These are our best hope. - Carbon Brief  (Apr 29, 2021) |
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Apr 29, 2021 · Media reports frequently claim that the world is facing “committed warming” in the future as a result of past emissions, meaning higher temperatures are “locked in”, “in the pipeline” or “inevitable”, regardless of the choices society takes today. The best available evidence shows that, on the contrary, warming is likely to more or less stop once carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reach zero, meaning humans have the power to choose their climate future. When scientists have pointed this out recently, it has been reported as a new scientific finding. However, the scientific community has recognised that zero CO2 emissions likely implied flat future temperatures since at least ... Read more ... |
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Tracking how the world's ‘green recovery' plans aim to cut emissions - Carbon Brief  (Apr 26, 2021) |
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Apr 26, 2021 · The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods around the world, while also dramatically cutting CO2 emissions. In many countries, governments are now looking towards recovery as the pandemic’s first wave slowly recedes, with plans for economic stimulus worth trillions of dollars. Yet as economies pick up pace, emissions are beginning to rebound. And huge stimulus plans will have consequences for CO2 emissions, even if they do not explicitly target climate change. As a result, voices from the International Energy Agency (IEA) through to the UK’s prime minister and leading economists are among those that have called for a “green ... Read more ... |
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Food systems responsible for ‘one third' of human-caused emissions - Carbon Brief  (Mar 09, 2021) |
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Mar 09, 2021 · “Food systems” were responsible for 34% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to new research. The study, published in Nature Food, presents EDGAR-FOOD – the first database to break down emissions from each stage of the food chain for every year from 1990 to 2015. The database also unpacks emissions by sector, greenhouse gas and country. According to the study, 71% of food emissions in 2015 came from agriculture and “associated land use and land-use change activities” (LULUC).The rest stemmed from retail, transport, consumption, fuel production, waste management, industrial processes and packaging. The study finds that CO2 accounts for ... Read more ... |
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Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions - Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief  (Mar 08, 2021) |
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Mar 08, 2021 · “Food systems” were responsible for 34% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to new research. The study, published in Nature Food, presents EDGAR-FOOD – the first database to break down emissions from each stage of the food chain for every year from 1990 to 2015. The database also unpacks emissions by sector, greenhouse gas and country. According to the study, 71% of food emissions in 2015 came from agriculture and “associated land use and land-use change activities” (LULUC).The rest stemmed from retail, transport, consumption, fuel production, waste management, industrial processes and packaging. The study finds that CO2 accounts for ... Read more ... |
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When will renewable energy overtake coal and gas? | World Economic Forum - Carbon Brief  (Nov 10, 2020) |
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Nov 10, 2020 · Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years globally and exceed that of both gas and coal, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The Paris-based intergovernmental agency anticipates a 1,123 gigawatt (GW) increase in wind and solar that would mean these power sources overtake gas capacity in 2023 and coal in 2024. The IEA’s Renewables 2020 report concludes that while other fuels have struggled due to Covid-19 this year, the market for renewables has proved “more resilient than previously thought”. The continued growth of wind and solar means renewables, including hydro and bioenergy, would displace coal as the largest source ... Read more ... |
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Daily Telegraph - Carbon Brief  (Jun 05, 2020) |
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Jun 05, 2020 · Critics say president's move will make it tougher to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing agencies to look for ways to speed up building of highways and other major projects by scaling back environmental reviews, invoking special powers he has under the coronavirus emergency. On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency formally proposed overhauling how the agency evaluates new rules on air pollutants, a move critics say will make it tougher to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions in the future. Mr Trump, who has consistently sought to cut environmental reviews, ... Read more ... |
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Washington Post - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · The coronavirus pandemic’s economic downturn may have set off a sudden plunge in global greenhouse gas emissions, but another crucial metric for determining the severity of global warming - the amount of greenhouse gases actually in the air - just hit a record high. According to readings from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the amount of CO2 in the air in May 2020 hit an average of slightly greater than 417 parts per million (ppm). This is the highest monthly average value ever recorded, and is up from 414.7 ppm in May of last year. Carbon dioxide levels are the highest they’ve been in human history, ... Read more ... |
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fewer cars on the road - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · Fewer cars on the road during the pandemic has meant cleaner air, but not necessarily fewer traffic deaths. Can we have both? Mexico City’s ring road, known as the Periférico, on May 8.Credit...Marco Ugarte/Associated Press This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions. As we now know, the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has been a silver lining for another global crisis: climate change. Sharp decreases in traffic and better air quality have been reported around the world, and hundreds of jurisdictions from Berlin to Bogotá are reallocating space to make it easier for walkers and cyclists with permanent and emergency solutions, like “pop-up” bike routes. | By Tanya Mohn Read more ... |
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floating windmills - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · The wind power industry sees an opportunity in allowing wind turbines to be pushed into deeper water. This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions. FERROL, Spain - A strange-looking contraption that could represent a new frontier in clean energy wallowed in the water alongside a coal dock here in a bay in northwest Spain. This floating wind turbine with a tower about 600 feet high was sheltering in the harbor. After waiting out the rough winter seas and the disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, it was towed in late May to join two others anchored in the Atlantic in 330 feet of water 11 miles off Viana do Castelo on the northwest coast of Portugal. | By Stanley Reed Read more ... |
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green business is good business - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · With a boom in wind power and a drop in carbon-dioxide emissions, the island nation has found success in clean energy. This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions. HULL, England - At first glance, the workers appeared to be practicing for a circus act. In a cavernous space, they took turns gingerly climbing a ladder to a narrow platform about 30 feet above the concrete floor. Then they stepped off - suspended by harnesses, and were slowly lowered back down. “This is part of the interview process,” said Dan Lead, the administrator of the training center. The climbers were potential recruits for jobs in the offshore wind business, which ... | By Stanley Reed Read more ... |
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jumbo flying squid - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · Warming waters attributed to climate change help fill people’s pockets and dinner plates. This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions. For the artisanal fisherman Gustavo Yañez, setting out in his modest vessel to hunt the jumbo flying squid that roam the deep fathoms of the southeast Pacific is no mere act of subsistence. It is a spiritual enterprise. From his dock in Valdivia, in central Chile, he and his intrepid crew begin their day at dusk during the high summer season. As darkness envelops their boat, they venture 25 to 70 miles from shore before dropping their jigs. Luminescence at the tips of these sturdy fishing lines attracts the ... | By Benjamin Ryan Read more ... |
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Washington Post - Carbon Brief  (Jun 04, 2020) |
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Jun 04, 2020 · President Trump signed an executive order Thursday instructing agencies to waive long-standing environmental laws to speed up federal approval for new mines, highways, pipelines and other projects given the current economic “emergency.” Declaring an economic emergency lets the president invoke a section of federal law allowing “action with significant environmental impact” without observing normal requirements imposed by laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. These laws require agencies to solicit public input on proposed projects and analyze in detail how federal decisions could harm the environment. EPA won't tighten limits ... Read more ... |
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