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Can we still limit warming to two degrees?
Without a new "radical plan", the world is unlikely to meet the target of two degrees of warming, according to a new study. As energy secretary Ed Davey joins negotiators at the UN climate talks in...
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How much do melting ice sheets contribute to sea level rise?
Scientists have published a definitive look at what's happening at the poles - and it confirms both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking. What's more, the melting ice sheets have...
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How much shale gas has the UK got?
How much shale gas lies under the surface of the UK - and how much will be extracted over the next two decades? Over the weekend the Independent claimed that more than 60 per cent of the UK...
View ArticleThe climate policy gamble
Progress tackling climate change is recklessly slow, warned economist Lord Stern in a report yesterday, as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. It's the latest in a string of warnings that...
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Deal, deadlock or derailment? Three things that could happen at Doha
Climate talks in Doha are in full swing and attention is again focused on whether the world's nations can agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The process has often contained more deadlock than...
View ArticleDaily Telegraph writes new headline with old climate aid figures
" £2bn of UK aid to help Third World go green" reads the Daily Telegraph front page headine today. But is the money it's talking about new? The Telegraph writes: "Britain last night pledged to spend...
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Gas strategy would ramp up construction by loosening carbon budgets
The UK government may lower its carbon cutting ambitions if the EU carbon trading emissions cap doesn't tighten in the near future, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change's new gas...
View ArticleThree big questions about the gas strategy
What will the government's new gas strategy, released this week, mean for the future of the UK energy systems? As the dust settles, Carbon Brief investigates three big questions hanging over the...
View ArticleClimate Science at AGU: Our pick of the week
This week, more than 20,000 earth and space scientists from all over the world are convening in San Francisco for the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Sessions cover all sorts...
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Running Doha wrap up - the key stories from the climate talks
The UN climate change meetings always add a note of excitement to news coverage of climate change, and Doha has been no different. Here's a running wrap up of the key developments as the conference...
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Doha infographic underestimates human emissions
An extract from the infographic - click to enlarge © Information is Beautiful There's a startling infographic on the Guardian's datablog today from designers Information is Beautiful. Timed for UN...
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The best bits of the Global Energy Assessment
Changing the way people use energy will be key to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and limiting temperature rise, according to a new report. The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) plots 40 energy...
View ArticleShale gas the three big questions
Shale gas has received the official nod - David Cameron told an influential committee of MPs last night that there is a "gas revolution taking place across the world" and "I want us to be part of that...
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CCC says gas power pushes up bills
The Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) new report warns that electricity bills could be £600 higher in 2050 if the UK relies on gas rather than switching to a low-carbon power system. But on the...
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IPCC draft report published online - suggests that the sun is not behind...
The argument that climate change is caused by solar activity has been described by an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) lead author as "completely ridiculous" and "exactly the opposite"...
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What does the next IPCC report say about climate change?
Last week saw a draft of the IPCC's upcoming report on the science of climate change leaked onto the internet. Although it is not the final version, some news outlets have reported the contents of the...
View ArticleEd Davey tells ECC Committee policy hasn't changed
Is the UK on track for a 'dash for gas' - and has its approach to the UK climate change act changed? When the UK's gas strategy was released a couple of weeks ago, it looked like a new enthusiasm for...
View ArticleReviewing factchecks of the Mail group
As part of its recent investigation into consumer energy markets, the ECC committee wrote to newspaper editors about the issue of accuracy in media coverage of energy bills. The committee received...
View ArticleECC Committee publishes consumer engagement report
Earlier in the year, we provided evidence to the recent Energy and Climate Change (ECC) select committee hearing into consumer engagement with energy markets about the role the media plays in...
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The IEA's coal projections on demand and emissions
A report released earlier this week from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts global coal demand will grow by 16.9 per cent over the next five years, or 2.6 per cent per year. This is...
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