Explainer: The challenge of tackling aviation’s non-CO2 emissions

Last October, the 191 member states of the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to a new deal to cap international aviation...

Humans causing up to two-thirds of Arctic summer sea ice loss, study confirms

Rising greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for at least half, possibly up to two-thirds, of the drop in summer sea ice in the Arctic...

Rate of ocean warming quadrupled since late 20th century, study reveals

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UK emissions should be ‘net-zero’ by 2070 at the latest, study says

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Spring Budget 2017: key climate and energy announcements

Philip Hammond, the UK’s chancellor, has delivered his first – and last – spring budget, with a speech to parliament that was light on...

Video: Prof Nick Pidgeon on European perceptions about climate change

Last June, more than 4,000 people across four European countries – France, Germany, Norway and the UK – were asked various questions about energy...

Half of world’s ocean to face multiple ‘climate stressors’ by 2030, study warns

Climate change is altering the world’s watery expanses in a number of ways, with serious knock-on effects for the ocean’s plants and animals, according...

French election 2017: Where the candidates stand on energy and climate change

The French presidential elections are fast approaching with the first voting round set to be held on 23 April and the run-off between the...

Analysis: UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use

Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK’s CO2 emissions fell by 5.8% in 2016, after a record 52% drop in coal use. The reduction would leave...

Guest post: A closer look at China’s stalled carbon emissions

This is a guest post by Dr Jan Ivar Korsbakken and Dr Glen Peters, who are both senior researchers in climate economics at CICERO...

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