Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
Jul 2, 2020 · Antarctic reconstructed air temperature (red line) at Dome Fuji site Antarctica using isotope modelling from Uemura et al (2018) and Antarctic composite ice core atmospheric …
Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
May 13, 2019 · Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change. They feature prominently in mitigation pathways that limit warming to well-below 2C or …
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Nov 19, 2024 · Carbon Brief covers climate science, energy and policy, specialising in clear, data-driven articles to improve the understanding of climate change.
Analysis: UK electricity from fossil fuels drops to lowest level since ...
Jan 3, 2024 · West Burton in Nottinghamshire closed in March, then Drax in Yorkshire closed in April, followed by Kilroot in Northern Ireland at the end of September.. Only Ratcliffe in …
Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Comparison of historical and future warming projections from a continuation of the 1970-2023 linear trend (top left), the IPCC AR6 assessed warming range for SSP2-4.5 (top …
Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions …
Apr 29, 2021 · Media reports frequently claim that the world is facing “committed warming” in the future as a result of past emissions, meaning higher temperatures are “locked in”, “in the …
Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to …
Dec 13, 2017 · The extent of the human contribution to modern global warming is a hotly debated topic in political circles, particularly in the US. During a recent congressional hearing, Rick …
Explainer: Desertification and the role of climate change - Carbon …
Aug 6, 2019 · Defining desertification. In 1994, the UN established the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as the “sole legally binding international agreement linking …
Solar, wind and nuclear have ‘amazingly low’ carbon footprints, …
Dec 8, 2017 · “I continue to be amazed just how low the embodied energy use of solar, wind and nuclear power is, in comparison with others,” study co-author Edgar Hertwich tells Carbon …
‘Food miles’ have larger climate impact than thought, study …
Jun 20, 2022 · Dr Ulrich Kreidenweis – a researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bio-economy, who was not involved in the study – tells Carbon Brief that the …