Cutting emissions North of the border
The Scottish government has received its fair share of praise for its contribution to the drive toward a low carbon economy as a result of its ambitious renewables targets. But the events of this week...
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Carbon Briefing: Is there any hope for EU carbon trading?
Europe's carbon price has dipped - again. It currently costs major polluters in the European Union around €3.30 to emit a tonne of carbon dioxide  - about the same price as an energy saving light...
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Global worming: are earthworms accelerating climate change?
It may not be all about us humans - earthworms could be contributing to climate change too, according to a new study. What's more, the research warns worm populations are set to boom in the next few...
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Is there a European coal revival?
European coal consumption is on the rise. Cheap gas in the US has led to cheap coal exports making their way across the Atlantic. But there are doubts about coal's long-term prospects in Europe - with...
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Why are US emissions going down while they go up in the EU?
The US's greenhouse gas emissions went down by a pretty impressive 14 per cent last year, according to new analysis, reaching their lowest level since 1994. What's behind it? Energy efficiency, gas...
View ArticleCarbon Brief comment: How can individuals reduce emissions under the EU ETS?
My paper on the interactions between the European Union's Emission Trading System (EU ETS) and the individuals' ability to reduce total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sparked some attention in the...
View ArticleCost of offshore wind
The inside page of this week's Sunday Telegraph argues consumers might have to pay £120 billion for new offshore windfarms, based on the assumption that the cost of offshore wind are not going to fall...
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Rainforests may be more resilient to climate change than thought
Tropical rainforests like the Amazon may not be as vulnerable to rising carbon dioxide levels as previously thought, says a new study. This doesn't mean global warming is a good thing for rainforests,...
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The US won't hit its climate targets without Congress
At first glance, a new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) might look like good news for US greenhouse gas emissions. Although the world's largest economy is currently missing its 2020...
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An American Revolution in emissions? There's a revolution going on in the US, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's Sustainable Energy in America Factbook 2013. Emissions from the US energy...
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A climate sensitivity tail
A blog post by climate scientist James Annan and his comments on Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog have drawn a lot of attention, despite not being particularly controversial. For example, "...a high...
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Bunk off work save the planet
How should we stop global warming? We should work less, announced the Daily Mail this week, reporting on a paper produced by a "liberal thinktank" in the States. We immediately turned off our...
View ArticleWill Australian renewables really replace coal?
Fossil fuels are on the way out as renewables play an increasingly significant role in electricity generation in Australia, the world's second largest coal exporter. At least that's the key message...
View ArticleWhy the Times doesn't believe we have fifteen centuries of shale gas
Bits of a report on the amount of shale gas lying under the UK keep leaking out, and the estimate seems to grow each time. On Saturday, the Times suggested the number will be 200 times larger than the...
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Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms: opening a can of...
The results of a new study on the effect of earthworms on greenhouse gas emissions attracted a fair bit of attention last week. Here, the researchers respond to a few of the most popular comments and...
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Warming continent: What the BBC might have said about climate change in Africa
In the final episode of the BBC's Africa documentary, broadcast last week, veteran nature presenter Sir David Attenborough said that "some parts of the continent have become 3.5 degrees Celsius hotter...
View ArticleCrepe: will climate change ruin pancake day?
Climate change is warming the planet. It's melting glaciers and increasing rainfall. And now... it's coming for your pancakes. Well, tenuously, perhaps. It's all to do with maple syrup - that old...
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Will the financial community respond carbon bubble
High carbon assets, like coal plants, may dramatically lose value as a result of policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report launched last year. A research programme to...
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Shale oil boost to world economy A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that production of unconventional fuel shale oil could make up to 12 per cent of global oil production by 2035, cutting...
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New satellite data confirms major Arctic ice loss
Scientists know from decades of measurements that climate change is causing Arctic sea ice to shrink. But a new satellite that estimates ice volume is allowing scientists to examine sea ice in...
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