Daily Briefing Study reveals Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by as much as...
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** Study reveals Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by as much as 18% in ten years Antarctica's icy edge is disappearing in...
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Carbon capture and storage Can the UK hit climate goals without killing off...
The UK should develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) clusters incorporating industrial sites as well as power plants, says the thinktank Green Alliance. This would increase the amount of carbon...
View ArticleDaily Briefing US to submit plans to fight global warming most others delay
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** U.S. to submit plans to fight global warming; most others delay The US will submit plans for slowing global warming to the...
View ArticleThe Carbon Brief Interview: Tim Yeo
Tim Yeo has been the Conservative MP for South Suffolk since 1983 and is the current chair of the Commons' Energy and Climate Change (ECC) committee. Yeo served as the minister for environment and...
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Natural variability could slow the pace of Arctic summer sea ice loss study says
Natural fluctuations in the oceans and atmosphere are currently conspiring to amplify the impact of manmade global warming on summer Arctic sea ice, according to a new paper. Were these different...
View ArticleDaily Briefing Regrowth of forests stems global warming
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** Regrowth of forests stems global warming The Earth's vegetation expanded over the past decade, despite the shrinking of the...
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Explainer: What are 'Intended Nationally Determined Contributions'?
The UN is a world of many acronyms, but there is one in particular that is likely to dominate climate policy over the next eight months: INDC. It stands for "intended nationally determined...
View ArticleUS climate pledge promises to push for maximum ambition
The US has set out its contribution to a new international climate change agreement, due to be agreed in Paris this December. It promises to cut emissions by 26% to 28% in 2025 against a 2005...
View ArticleParis 2015 Tracking country climate pledges
31 March marked the loose deadline for countries to submit their pledges to the UN on how far they intend to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. These promises, known as "intended nationally...
View ArticleDaily Briefing US makes climate pledge to UN (1)
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** US makes climate pledge to UN The US has pledged to tackle climate change by cutting its carbon emissions 26-28% by 2025. It...
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Climate sensitivity is unlikely to be less than 2C say scientists
Does the fact that surface temperatures are rising slower than in previous decades mean scientists have overestimated how sensitive the Earth's climate is to greenhouse gases? It's a question that's...
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Ambiguous Russian climate pledge mystifies many
Russia submitted a pledge to limit its emissions to the UN yesterday, simultaneously surprising and confusing many in the world of climate change. Few had expected Vladimir Putin's government to meet...
View ArticleDaily Briefing California imposes mandatory water restrictions to deal with...
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** California Imposes First Mandatory Water Restrictions to Deal With Drought Californian governor Jerry Brown has imposed a...
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Western Canadas glaciers could shrink by as much as 95 percent by 2100 study...
The Canadian Rockies, which sit as a backdrop to many a stunning vista, could be almost entirely devoid of glaciers by the end of the century, a new study suggests. Researchers modelled the impact of...
View ArticleDaily briefing California Governor tells climate change deniers to wake up
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** California governor tells climate change deniers to wake up As California faces the worst drought in its history, climate...
View ArticleThe Carbon Brief Interview: Jean-Pascal van Ypersele
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele is professor of climatology and environmental sciences at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. He has held the position of vice-chair of the Intergovernmental...
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Daily Briefing solar farms shelved following government contact controversy
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** Solar farms shelved following government contract controversy Two solar projects that recently won support under the...
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Forest degradation as bad for climate as deforestation, says report
Degradation of tropical forests could be as severe a problem as full-scale deforestation when it comes to their carbon emissions. While not as widely recognised within policymaking circles, the steady...
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Daily briefing new energy storage plant could revolutionise energy sector
**Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe** New energy storage plant could 'revolutionise' renewable sector A new project in Ireland aims to "revolutionise" the...
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Five ways the UKs electricity grid is changing
The rapid increase in UK solar power capacity will help the electricity grid to experience record lows in peak demand this summer, the National Grid says. Its 2015 summer outlook report, published...
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