Coronavirus: Green recovery ‘could prevent 0.3C’ of warming by 2050
The world could avoid 0.3C of global warming by the middle of the century if governments invest in a strong “green recovery” from coronavirus,...
Coronavirus: Tracking how the world’s ‘green recovery’ plans aim to cut emissions
The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods around the world, while also dramatically cutting CO2 emissions.
In many countries, governments are...
Renewables growth breaks records again despite fall in investment
Falling costs allowed the world to add record new renewable capacity even as investment fell, according to a new report.
The findings, from the UN...
Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change
Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change.
Research into heatwaves across...
Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005
Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly, declining...
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Dr Katharine Hayhoe is a professor in the department of political science at Texas Tech University and director of its Climate Science Center. She...
IEA says world coal demand will rise, despite slashing forecast growth in India
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has once again forecast that world coal demand will rise, despite halving its outlook for growth in India.
The IEA’s...
IEA: Bioenergy to lead growth in renewables over next five years
“Modern” bioenergy will lead the global expansion of renewable energy up to 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its latest forecast.
The report,...
Satellite data reveals impact of warming on global water cycle
Evapotranspiration – the transfer of water from the ground into the air through a combination of evaporation and transpiration – increased by 10% between...
The Carbon Brief Interview: Michael Gerrard
Michael Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School in New York, where he teaches courses on environmental law,...