The Carbon Counters: Tracking Emissions in a Post-Paris World
In the wake of the Paris climate agreement, developing countries find themselves in need of analysts capable of monitoring their emissions.
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Living in Interesting Times: Have CO2 Emissions Peaked?
The projections that had been circulating during the past few months turned out to be correct. Now, it is official: the global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions peaked in 2014 and went down in 2015. And this could be a momentous change.
Large Methane Leaks Highlight Ongoing Risk to Climate
A new study of the recent methane leak in Aliso Canyon, California confirms that it was the largest methane leak in US history.
Magical Mathematics
I know that some readers of this blog get bored by my engagements with the ecomodernists, whereas others find them interesting. So I’m going to try to keep everyone happy.
Paris Scherzo
The Paris climate conference is really an economic conference, perched on the brink of a market crash in the fossil fuel sector.
Hottest five-year period on record is 2011-2015, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) announced today that 2015 is likely to top the charts as the hottest year in modern observations, with 2011-15 the hottest five-year period on record.
Drought Influenced Syrian Civil War; So What, Says U.S. Congress
This singular thought, that climate change can stir dangerous human conflict, is gaining salience across much of the world.
Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewable Power Gaining Traction, Energy Agencies Report — But Not Yet Fast Enough for the Climate
The shift away from coal and towards renewable sources of energy is slowly beginning to gain traction, two recently-released reports from American and global energy agencies show.
On Thin Ice: Big Northern Lakes Are Being Rapidly Transformed
As temperatures rise, the world’s iconic northern lakes are undergoing major changes that include swiftly warming waters, diminished ice cover, and outbreaks of harmful algae.
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor
From deforestation to fertiliser use, and from factory farms to supermarket shelves, producing, transporting, consuming and wasting food account for around half of all greenhouse gas emissions
Why COP 21 Matters, and Why I’m Going
Are we expecting COP21 to be that moment of fireworks and dancing elephants, a ‘Great Change Moment’, when people dance in the street and subsequently put plaques up to immortalise the moment for their grandchildren? If we are, we’re missing the point.
The Decoupling Debate: Can Economic Growth Really Continue Without Emission Increases?
Most ecological economists argue that continued economic growth is incompatible with ecological safety.