Analysis: UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018
Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK’s CO2 emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, the longest series of continuous reductions on record.
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Ocean warming has caused ‘sustainable’ fish stocks to drop by 4% since 1930s
Warming of the world’s oceans has caused the total amount of fish that can be caught sustainably to fall by an average of 4%...
Media reaction: The UK’s record-breaking winter heat in 2019
This time last year, the UK was shivering through the “Beast from the East”, a blast of Arctic air that brought freezing conditions and...
Renewable hydrogen ‘already cost competitive’, say researchers
Hydrogen produced using renewable electricity is “already cost competitive” in niche applications, a new paper says, adding that it is likely to match industrial-scale...
Extreme CO2 levels could trigger clouds ‘tipping point’ and 8C of global warming
If atmospheric CO2 levels exceed 1,200 parts per million (ppm), it could push the Earth’s climate over a “tipping point”, finds a new study....
Guest post: Energy efficiency contributed 25% of UK economic growth since 1971
Dr Paul Brockway is a university academic fellow at the University of Leeds; Dr Marco Sakai is lecturer at the University of York; Prof...
UK homes ‘shockingly unprepared’ for climate change, says CCC
The UK’s housing emissions are “off track” to meet the country’s climate targets, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says in a new report.
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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 Karlsruhe Institute...
Analysis: BP’s outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand
Global energy demand will continue to increase as a result of human development in the world’s poorest countries, says oil and gas major BP...
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...
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