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Solar Panels have been Benefitting the Climate ‘since 2011’
In 2011, solar power reached a tipping point. This was the year when the solar industry had saved more greenhouse gases than it emitted.
State of The Transition, November 2016: Steps forward continue to outnumber steps back
The global energy transition remains in a state of net forward momentum as of the end of November.
Whole Systems, Humility, and Empathy—Thoughts about a Sustainable and Resilient Politics
If we were to consider the recent election and its aftermath as a dry run or a sort of stress-test for the way the more liberal half of America will respond to the emerging climate crisis, the outlook is mixed, at best.
Climate Science Communication: Trust begets Trust
Why are we failing at communicating the danger of climate change?
Factcheck: Newspaper claim about Global Temperature is ‘Deeply Misleading’
It is all but certain now that 2016 will shatter historical records to be the warmest year ever by a wide margin.
The Climate Crisis and Economic Policy Choices
A major issue in climate economics is whether it is possible to halt the growth in carbon emissions and to achieve, instead, a rapid reduction.
The Centre-Left’s Narrative on Climate Change has Convinced No One
The election of Donald Trump reflects the unraveling of the centre-left across the West, and with it a fragile consensus on climate change.
Rise of Trump and Trudeau haven’t changed need for radical climate action
The entire system must be put into question, not just who joins the new executive committee.
How to Talk about Climate Change in the Age of Trump
Regrettably, the American electorate chose a president and vice president who believe that climate change is a hoax – that the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change that is shared by hundreds of institutions and thousands of researchers is some kind of conspiracy against a vibrant economy.
Climate Change Policy and The Super-Hero Syndrome
The climate change policy bureaucracy has taken on a magical belief in technology "super-heroes" as the only way to escape the need for immediate, deep, carbon emission reductions.
Analysis: IEA cuts coal growth outlook in half as China peaks
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has dramatically scaled back its outlook for coal demand growth over the next 25 years, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
