IEA: Renewables should overtake coal ‘within five years’ to secure 1.5C goal
By Simon Evans, Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The world needs a “radical” shift towards renewables to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and secure the 1.5C goal, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Media reaction: Texas ‘deep freeze’, power blackouts and the role of global warming
By Josh Gabbatiss, Robert McSweeney, Carbon Brief
In this article, Carbon Brief summarises how the media has covered the storm, but, particularly, its repercussions across the energy sector and potential links to climate change.
Analysis: Which countries met the UN’s 2020 deadline to raise ‘climate ambition’?
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The end of 2020 marked the moment, under the Paris Agreement’s “ratchet mechanism”, when nations were supposed to formally submit more ambitious commitments for cutting their emissions.
IEA: Wind and solar capacity will overtake both gas and coal globally by 2024
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years globally and exceed that of both gas and coal, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.
Coronavirus: Green Recovery ‘Could Prevent 0.3C’ of Warming by 2050
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The world could avoid 0.3C of global warming by the middle of the century if governments invest in a strong “green recovery” from coronavirus, according to a new study.
How will Tree Planting Help the UK meet its Climate Goals?
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
The UK has just three decades to reach net-zero emissions and tree planting has emerged as a prominent part of the government’s plan to get there. With technological solutions in their infancy, trees are for now the only scalable “negative emissions” strategy and can come with additional benefits for wildlife, flood management and health.
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.
UK Primary Energy Use in 2018 was the Lowest in Half a Century
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
Falling energy use and surging offshore wind are among the trends revealed in the latest round of government figures on the energy flowing through the UK.