Q&A: What does the UK’s new energy security strategy mean for climate change?
By Daisy Dunne, Simon Evans, Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The government’s energy security strategy, released in full on Thursday afternoon, is shaped by ambitious – yet vague – promises for nuclear power and offshore wind, with little mention of new measures for energy efficiency or onshore wind.
The Carbon Brief Interview: UN biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
By Daisy Dunne, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Carbon Brief
I cannot talk of biodiversity without land degradation and now we are seeing we cannot talk of climate change without biodiversity and without land degradation.
Q&A: What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for energy and climate change?
By Aruna Chandrasekhar, Daisy Dunne, Simon Evans, Josh Gabbatiss, Ayesha Tandon, Giuliana Viglione, Xiaoying You, Carbon Brief
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is inextricably linked to the global energy crisis.
Mapped: Where ‘afforestation’ is taking place around the world
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
A key finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) new special report is that it is likely that some degree of “afforestation” will be needed to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
‘Extreme’ Glacier Loss Events Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change for First Time
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
A new study finds that human-caused climate change made the extreme “mass loss” seen in glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand, in 2018 at least 10 times more likely. Another mass loss event in 2011 was made at least six times more likely by climate change.
Tree Planting can Help Tropical Forests ‘Recover 50% Faster’ from Logging
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
Restoring tropical forests through tree planting and selective plant removal can rapidly increase the speed at which they recover from logging, a new study says.
Restoring Soils could Remove up to ‘5.5bn tonnes’ of Greenhouse Gases Every Year
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
Replenishing and protecting the world’s soil carbon stores could help to offset up to 5.5bn tonnes of greenhouse gases every year, a study finds. This is just under the current annual emissions of the US, the world’s second largest polluter after China.
Fossil Fuel Use Not Closely Linked to Longer Life Expectancy, Study Suggest
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
The rise of primary energy use and CO2 emissions over four decades across 70 countries is not closely correlated with increases in life expectancy, a new study finds. This suggests that increased fossil fuel use is not a key determinant of increased life expectancy, the lead author tells Carbon Brief.