Explainer: The high-emissions ‘RCP8.5’ global warming scenario
A sizeable portion of recent studies on future climate impacts have focused on a warming scenario called “RCP8.5”. This high-emissions scenario is frequently referred...
Guest post: How extreme weather conditions could last longer due to climate change
Peter Pfleiderer is a researcher at the Humboldt University, Berlin. Dr Kai Kornhuber is postdoctoral researcher at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York....
Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says
The increased growth rate of plants seen worldwide in response to rising CO2 levels – a phenomenon known as “global greening” – could be stalled...
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.
This means that, if Africa’s tropical regions...
Guest post: How plans for new coal are changing around the world
Dr Christine Shearer is a researcher and analyst for the US-based energy research group Global Energy Monitor.
The global coal fleet continues to grow in...
Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds
Solar power has become cheaper than grid electricity across China, a development that could boost the prospects of industrial and commercial solar, according to...
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.
The land provides the “food,...
Guest post: Understanding the water-energy-food nexus in a warming climate
Prof Declan Conway is a professorial research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of...
Explainer: ‘Desertification’ and the role of climate change
Desertification has been described as the “the greatest environmental challenge of our time” and climate change is making it worse.
While the term may bring...
Amazon carbon sink could be ‘much less’ due to lack of soil nutrients
A lack of nutrients in Amazonian soil could restrict the forest’s ability to soak up emissions and lead to climate change progressing faster than...
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