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Guest post: Calculating the carbon footprint of the NHS in England
In 2017, the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change warned that the impact of climate change on human health is now so severe that it should be considered “the major threat of the 21st...
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Media reaction: Texas ‘deep freeze’, power blackouts and the role of global...
This week, a blast of Arctic air has engulfed much of the central US, bringing freezing conditions and record low temperatures to many states. Texas, in particular, has been badly affected, with grid...
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Guest post: The threat of high-probability ocean ‘tipping points’
Climate change is profoundly altering our oceans and marine ecosystems. Some of these changes are happening quickly and are potentially irreversible. Many are taking place silently and unnoticed. In...
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Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
In the early 2000s, a new field of climate-science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms. Known as “extreme...
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UN: New national climate pledges will only cut emissions ‘by 2%’ over next...
The latest round of national climate pledges falls “far short of what is required” to achieve the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, according to new UN analysis. A new “synthesis report” from UN...
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions surged 4% in second half of 2020
A surge in China’s output of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the second half of last year pushed the country’s emissions above their 2019 total, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis...
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Guest post: Why ‘rebound effects’ may cut energy savings in half
Improving the energy efficiency of everything from the lights in people’s homes to the cars they drive is a key component of global climate action. Such efficiency gains, which are included in many...
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Budget 2021: Key climate and energy announcements
The UK’s chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second budget under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic and his last ahead of the country hosting the COP26 UN climate talks. In contrast to last...
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分析：中国二氧化碳排放量在2020年下半年飙升4%
虽然中国的二氧化碳排放在上半年的疫情管控期间同比下降了3%，但该数值在下半年却超额增长，攀升了4%以上。对《国民经济和社会发展统计公报》（下称《公报》）的分析显示，2020年全年，中国的二氧化碳排放总量比2019年高出了1.5%。...
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Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions
“Food systems” were responsible for 34% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to new research. The study, published in Nature Food, presents EDGAR-FOOD – the first database...
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New study challenges finding that climate change will drive dryland expansion
A new study suggests that, contrary to previous research, climate change will not cause global drylands to expand. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, argues that previous studies often...
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Q&A: What does China’s 14th ‘five year plan’ mean for climate change?
This week, at the annual “two sessions” political gathering in Beijing, the Chinese government approved a key policy document that will heavily influence the nation’s economic development – and...
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Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 now hitting 50% higher than pre-industrial levels
Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is now reaching levels 50% higher than when humanity began large-scale burning of fossil fuels during the industrial revolution. Recent measurements from the...
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Analysis: UK is now halfway to meeting its ‘net-zero emissions’ target
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. This means the UK is now halfway to meeting its target of “net-zero” emissions by 2050....
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In-depth Q&A: How the UK plans to cut industrial emissions by two-thirds
Factories and industrial hubs across the UK should cut their emissions by two-thirds over the next 15 years under the government’s new plan for low-carbon industry. It marks the first in a series of...
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Guest post: How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
Lesotho is one of the least developed countries in southern Africa and has a precarious food security balance. Almost all of its main staple food of maize is produced within a single climatic region...
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China should ‘rapidly’ close 186 coal plants to help meet its climate goals,...
New research has identified that 18% of China’s coal-fired power plants “can be retired first and rapidly” to help the nation achieve its goal of “carbon neutrality” by 2060. The paper, published in...
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Guest post: How energy demand for cooling in India’s cities is changing
Over the past century, cooling technologies have fundamentally impacted the ways in which people interact with each other and their local environment. The trajectory of cooling is now undergoing an...
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Scientists calculate trade-related ‘deforestation footprint’ of rich countries
Many developed countries are “encouraging” deforestation in poorer nations through international trade, new research shows. Agriculture and forestry are responsible for 80% of global deforestation...
View ArticleMapped: How ‘proxy’ data reveals the climate of the Earth’s distant past
At any one moment in time, thousands of measurements are being taken of the world’s weather. Across land, sea and sky, data is being gathered manually and automatically using a range of technologies,...
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