Guest post: Air passengers face a bumpier ride due to climate change
Dr Paul Williams is an associate professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Reading, specialising in atmospheric science.
Air passengers face...
Renewable electricity in Africa could outstrip demand by 2030, study says
Africa has huge untapped resources for renewable energy, with the potential for electricity generated from wind and solar to surpass total projected demand in...
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
GLOBAL EMISSIONS | April 5. 2017. 8:00
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
Four years of current emissions would be enough to...
Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England
FLOODS | April 4. 2017. 6:00
Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England
The UK government recently made a little-noticed update to...
Analysis: North Sea industry cost UK taxpayers £396m in 2016
The North Sea oil and gas sector became a net drain on the UK’s public finances for the first time in 2016, Carbon Brief...
Vacancy: Science writer at Carbon Brief
An exciting opportunity to become Carbon Brief’s new science writer, helping us to analyse and report climate change and society’s response to it.
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Media reaction: Donald Trump’s climate and energy executive order
US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to dismantle Obama-era climate policies and revive the coal industry.
The six-page document, published yesterday,...
Video: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice
InterviewsVideo: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice
INTERVIEWS | March 28. 2017. 17:03
Video: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic...
Guest post: Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’
Miyuki Hino is a doctoral student at Stanford University specialising in climate change risks and adaptation decisions.
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The Carbon Brief Interview: Benjamin Sporton
Benjamin Sporton has been the chief executive of the World Coal Association since June 2015. He became the organisation’s policy director in 2010. He...
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