‘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.
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. Around 40% of this carbon offsetting potential would come from protecting existing soil carbon stores in the world’s existing forests, peatlands and wetlands, the authors say.
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land
By Daisy Dunne, Josh Gabbatiss, Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief
In this detailed Q&A, Carbon Brief unpacks what the IPCC's Special Report on climate change and land says about how climate change affects the land and vice versa, as well as other key topics such as food security, negative emissions and how to tackle the overlapping challenges associated with how humans use the land.
More than Half the World could See ‘Record-Setting Heat’ Every Year by 2100
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
More than half of the world could see new temperature records set in every single year by the end of the century if global warming is not curbed, a study finds.
Planting a Mix of Tree Species ‘Could Double’ Forest Carbon Storage
By Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief
Forests containing several tree species could store twice as much carbon as the average monoculture plantation, research finds. A study looking at the carbon storage of forests in southern China finds that each additional tree species introduced to a plantation could add 6% to its total carbon stocks.