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Q&A: How scientists tackle the challenges of estimating wildfire CO2 emissions
Wildfires – and their emissions – have made headlines around the world this year. From the otherworldly haze that blanketed much of the US east coast in June to the devastating fire that ripped...
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DeBriefed 22 September 2023: UN’s first ‘climate-ambition’ summit; UK govt’s...
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View ArticleIn-depth Q&A: Can ‘carbon offsets’ help to tackle climate change?
Every day, people are invited to buy products and services with supposed climate benefits – whether this be “carbon-neutral flights”, “net-zero beef” or “carbon-negative coffee”. Such claims rely on...
View ArticleGlossary: Carbon Brief’s guide to the terminology of carbon offsets
The world’s top polluters are increasingly relying on “carbon offsets” to make claims about slashing their climate impact and reaching net-zero. Put simply, carbon-offsetting involves an entity that...
View ArticleTimeline: The 60-year history of carbon offsets
Carbon offsets have made headlines in recent years – often for the wrong reasons. From investigations into “phantom credits” and “crypto” offset schemes through to late-night comedians running lengthy...
View ArticleInfographic: How are carbon offsets supposed to work?
Carbon offsets can be purchased by companies, governments or individuals seeking to meet a net-zero target or simply make a contribution to tackling climate change. This process is often presented as...
View ArticleMapped: The impacts of carbon-offset projects around the world
The past few years have seen an explosion in major economies and businesses seeking to cancel out their polluting activities by paying for emissions to be reduced elsewhere – a practice known as...
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‘Exceptional’ Antarctic melt drives months of record-low global sea ice cover
Global sea ice extent is at a record low for this time of year, due to rapid Antarctic sea ice melt and below-average Arctic coverage, new data reveals. Antarctic sea ice extent has been tracking at...
View ArticleIn-depth Q&A: What are ‘biodiversity offsets’?
In recent years, “biodiversity offsets” and “credits” have been promoted as one of the key ways to finance nature conservation and support global biodiversity goals. Put simply, “biodiversity...
View ArticleCropped 27 September 2023: UN’s ‘climate ambition’ summit; Carbon offsets...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon...
View ArticleAnalysis: How some of the world’s largest companies rely on carbon offsets to...
Two-thirds of the world’s biggest companies with net-zero targets are using “carbon offsets” to help meet their climate goals, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. The world’s top fossil-fuel producers,...
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Webinar: How can carbon offsets be reformed?
“Carbon offsets” are a means by which businesses, governments and other entities can pay for projects that cut greenhouse gases in order to “cancel out” some of their own emissions. .listing...
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DeBriefed 29 September 2023: Focus on carbon offsets; UK expands oil and gas;...
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Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story
A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. However, the Nordic region – particularly Sweden, Finland and Norway – offers a rebuttal to this assessment, as our research...
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In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change
Wasted food – if it were a country – would be the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Reducing food waste can help...
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Drying of Amazon could be early warning of ‘tipping point’ for the rainforest
Recent drying over the Amazon could be the “first warning signal” that the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, new research says. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and receives...
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World’s electricity supply close to ‘peak emissions’ due to growth of wind...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the global power sector grew just 0.2% in the first six months of 2023, with rapidly rising wind and solar outpacing sluggish demand growth. Emissions from...
View ArticleChina Briefing 5 October: EV investigation; Forest rules; BRI and climate
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. Carbon Brief handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Snapshot EV...
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DeBriefed 6 October 2023: ‘Gobsmackingly bananas’ global heat; EU’s carbon...
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Experts: How will the next decade of China’s ‘belt and road initiative’...
Later this month, China will mark the 10th anniversary of the “belt and road initiative” (BRI), its global infrastructure project, at a major international conference in Beijing. The summit, set to be...
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