Analysis: Global CO2 emissions will reach new high in 2024 despite ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the 2024 Global …
Experts: What does a Trump presidency mean for climate action?
Nov 7, 2024 · The Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th US president, beating his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in a “historic comeback”. In …
Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US …
Mar 6, 2024 · The ‘Trump effect’ on US emissions. US greenhouse gas emissions have been falling steadily since 2005, due to a combination of economic shifts, greater efficiency, the …
Experts: What to expect in China’s climate pledge for 2035
Nov 1, 2024 · The next round of “nationally determined contributions” (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, outlining countries’ climate goals to 2035, are due by February 2025. They are …
Analysis: China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53
Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand.
Analysis: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030
Dec 13, 2024 · Where the clean power 2030 target comes from. The Labour party fought the 2024 UK election campaign on a manifesto pledging to “make Britain a clean energy …
Explainer: The high-emissions ‘RCP8.5’ global warming scenario
Aug 21, 2019 · A sizable portion of recent studies on future climate impacts have focused on a future warming scenario called “RCP8.5”. This high-emissions scenario is frequently referred …
Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Comparison of historical and future warming projections from a continuation of the 1970-2023 linear trend (top left), the IPCC AR6 assessed warming range for SSP2-4.5 (top …
Explainer: Desertification and the role of climate change - Carbon …
Aug 6, 2019 · Defining desertification. In 1994, the UN established the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as the “sole legally binding international agreement linking …
Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles
Oct 24, 2023 · FALSE: ‘The electric Volvo C40 needs to be driven around 68,400 miles to cut carbon’ Newspapers have also continued to reuse estimates of the climate impact of Volvo’s …