Modern incinerators still emit dangerous pollutants, report finds
December 11th, 2018
Even the world’s most modern waste incinerators still emit dangerous pollutants far beyond EU toxic emissions limit, a new study has revealed.
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Guest post: Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy
Dr Iain Staffell is a senior lecturer in sustainable energy at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy. He leads the Electric Insights project...
Like health care, climate policy could tip elections
In the November 2018 midterm elections, Democrats won the U.S. House of Representatives popular vote by a margin of about 8.6 percent and gained 40 seats...
Katowice brief: US has it both ways
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More glaciers in East Antarctica are waking up
East Antarctica has the potential to reshape coastlines around the world through sea level rise, but scientists have long considered it more stable than...
COP24 video: How can the Paris Agreement stay on track in a world with...
Carbon Brief has been talking to a range of people attending COP24, the latest annual round of international climate negotiations being held this year...
The Talanoa Dialogue explained
A Pacific concept transported to Cop24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, the talanoa aims to galvanise increased ambition from countries
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The US, still in the Paris Agreement, is trying to decide its future
As the White House hosts an event on fossil fuels, the state department is in Poland to make a deal that will shape the...
Climate change had role in largest extinction in Earth’s history
December 10th, 2018
The collapse of marine species during the Great Dying, the largest extinction in the Earth’s history, is likely to have been caused...
At the Climate Talks, a Battle Over a Key Science Report
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