China’s 2060 climate pledge is ‘largely consistent’ with 1.5C goal, study finds
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Xiaoying You
New research has found that China’s pledge to achieve “carbon neutrality” before 2060 is “largely consistent”...
Climate Bill remains “insufficient”, campaigners warn
14 May 2021
The recently redrafted Climate Bill is still “insufficient”, according to Climate Case Ireland.
The campaign who supported Friends of the Irish Environment’s landmark...
China Briefing, 13 May 2021: Greta Thunberg criticised; Former energy official arrested; EV boom...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past seven days.
This...
What’s going on with the cheese plant in Kilkenny?
13 May 2021
The ongoing case around a multi-million euro cheese factory development in Kilkenny has been in the headlines throughout the week.
We’ve seen TDs...
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #19, 2021
Putting a price tag on upcoming atmospheric rivers
The Clausius-Clapeyron equation isn't complicated— once somebody has thought of the concept and mathematically tamed it. However, the deceptively...
Guest post: Why the low carbon transition may be much cheaper than models predict
To achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, global energy systems must undergo a wholesale switch to low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies.
However, many models used to chart...
Heavy rainfall a significant risk to bathing water quality
12 May 2021
Heavy rainfall presents a significant risk to improved bathing
water quality, according to a new study from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The report...
Electric vehicles ‘cheaper’ to produce than petrol or diesel cars by 2027
12 May 2021
Electric vehicles (EVs) will be cheaper to produce than fossil-fuels
powered cars and vans by 2027, new analysis reveals.
According to a...
MPA rollout a full decade behind in Ireland
11 May 2021
Ireland has lost a full decade in its rollout of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), an Oireachtas Committee heard today.
Expert marine witnesses came...
Land-use change has affected ‘almost a third’ of world’s terrain since 1960
Current estimates of land-use change may be capturing only one-quarter of its true extent across the world, new research shows.
The paper, published in Nature...
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