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07 03 2019 | 10:33

Global Energy Perspective 2019.

The Global Energy Perspective Reference Case provides our view on how the energy transition will unfold. Energy systems around the world are going through rapid transitions that affect many aspects …

06 03 2019 | 14:28

Rising CO2 levels destroying African savannah, scientists warn

Up to a third of the plant life occupying the African savannah could be driven to extinction as CO2 is pumped into the atmosphere, scientists have warned. A new study suggests that besides warming…

06 03 2019 | 14:15

Top Companies Signal Major Demand For Evs As Automakers Gather In Geneva

Swiss Post and Austrian Post announce move to fully electric fleets by 2030   Automakers urged to ramp up investment in electric vehicles as they gather at Geneva Motor Show   International…

05 03 2019 | 13:28

If U.S. Emissions Rose In 2018 Despite Clean Energy Growth, How Can We Meet Climate Goals?

New research finds the United States’ energy mix is rapidly decarbonizing largely due to economics, as coal-fired generation keeps retiring in favor of cheaper clean energy additions, but U.S.…

05 03 2019 | 10:59

UK’s carbon emissions fall for sixth consecutive year

New analysis shows UK carbon emissions have fallen for the sixth consecutive year. New data from Carbon Brief has found that carbon emissions in the UK have fallen for the sixth consecutive year,…

04 03 2019 | 17:56

Marine permaculture could ‘reforest’ the oceans, draw 102 gigatons of co2 by 2050

Marine permaculture technology that seeds the world’s oceans with kelp forests while pumping up colder, nutrient-rich waters from the ocean depths is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that…

22 02 2019 | 13:48

EXOTIC CARBON CAPTURE TECHNIQUES PROP UP FOSSIL INTERESTS, AREN’T NEEDED TO HIT 1.5°C, NEW STUDY ASSERTS

The urgency and scope of the climate crisis are being needlessly exploited to drive fringe ideas like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM) from the margins to the…

21 02 2019 | 10:51

CO2 removals ‘increasingly necessary’ to avoid climate disaster, scientists warn

The failure to reverse growth in greenhouse gas emissions means the world is now increasingly dependent on unproven technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere in order to avert dangerous climate…

19 02 2019 | 15:41

The Katowice Climate Package: Making The Paris Agreement Work For All

When delegates adopted the 2015 Paris Agreement to widespread cheers and excitement, it was clear that further details needed to be negotiated on how the agreement would be implemented transparently…

16 02 2019 | 11:18

Electric cars now cheaper than petrol or diesel alternatives, report finds

New research has found that electric cars are now cheaper to run compared to petrol and diesel alternatives. The study, commissioned by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT),…

12 02 2019 | 15:28

Pioneers of climate science win “Nobel” prize for environment

  Warren M. Washington, the father of climate modeling, and Michael E. Mann, who was vilified by fossil fuel companies and  politicians for his work on climate change, have been awarded 2019 Tyler…

12 02 2019 | 11:33

Drax begins capturing carbon in ‘world first’ pilot

Drax has begun capturing carbon emissions from one of the four biomass units at its power station in Yorkshire. The power station is using innovative technology, developed by the University of Leeds…

08 02 2019 | 14:56

EU coal generation down 30% since 2012

It dropped 6% in 2018 alone, and there's reason to believe the phase-out will accelerate. We've been pretty vocal here at TreeHugger about the need to rapidly decarbonize our economies. Yet, in some…

06 02 2019 | 13:40

IEEFA update: Even as forecasts signal decline in global thermal coal markets, Australia courts new mines

Australia continues to blindly court local and multinational mining companies with one of the largest untapped thermal coal deposits in the world, despite the global pipeline of new coal-fired power…

05 02 2019 | 14:58

UNEP chief: EU should aim for 55% CO2 reduction by 2030

The European Union needs to revise its 2030 CO2 reduction target from 40% to 55% if it wants to meet the 1.5°C global warming objective of the Paris Agreement, says Joyce Msuya.

04 02 2019 | 12:05

Analysis: Why the UK’s CO2 emissions have fallen 38% since 1990

The UK’s CO2 emissions peaked in the year 1973 and have declined by around 38% since 1990, faster than any other major developed country. Here, Carbon Brief presents detailed analysis of the reasons…

04 02 2019 | 10:56

Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN

The main greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change have all reached record levels, the UN’s meteorology experts have reported. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are now far above pre-…

01 02 2019 | 09:38

Renewable energy continues to take market share from coal in Europe

New wind, solar and biomass power generation displaced hard coal last year – especially in Germany, France and the UK – according to a 2018 review of European electricity statistics by two leading…

31 01 2019 | 12:43

EU solar demand to reach 30 GW in 2022

According to a new report from Agora Energiewende and Sandbag, the EU solar market grew around 60%, or 10 GW, last year. The analysis also predicts that total solar demand across all EU PV markets…

29 01 2019 | 09:00

2019 set to deliver big jump in atmospheric CO2

Scientists are looking ahead to a “worrying” jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations this year, right on the heels of a report declaring 2018 the fourth-warmest year on record.