‘One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
Emissions equivalent to nearly a quarter of the US total since 2005 have come from fossil fuels extracted on the nation’s public lands and waters, according to recent analysis.
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.
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.
Coal and trucks pushed US ‘further off track’ for climate targets in 2021
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
US emissions surged by 6.2% last year, boosted by a renewed reliance on coal power amid soaring natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group.
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.