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Analysis: Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels hits record high in 2022
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement have hit a record high of 36.6 billion tonnes this year, the Global Carbon Project says.
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State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2021
Climate data for 2021 has shown notable concerns relating to climate change, this relates to ocean heat content, surface temperature and extreme weather.
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Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals
Global (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement have rebounded by 4.9% this year, new estimates suggest, following a Covid-related dip of 5.4% in 2020.
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State of the climate: 2021 off to cooler start due to fading La Niña
Despite cooler temperatures than over the past few years, 2021 will still align with the overall warming trend that the world has experienced since 1970.
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Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached?
The scientific community has recognised that zero CO2 emissions would probably stop temperatures from rising since at least 2008.
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State of the climate: 2020 ties as warmest year on record
The COVID-19 pandemic may have defined 2020. But the year proved devastating for the world's climate, with several records being broken, as Carbon Brief explains.
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UNEP: Net-zero pledges provide an ‘opening’ to close growing emissions ‘gap’
Net-zero pledges, as part of a green recovery from coronavirus, present an important opportunity to limit climate change and meet the Paris Agreement goals.
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Analysis: When might the world exceed 1.5C and 2C of global warming?
If emissions are not rapidly reduced, the world will likely exceed global warming of 1.5C between 2026 and 2042, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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2020 is on course to be the warmest year on record
Aside from the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 is set to be memorable for another reason, as it is due to become the warmest year on record.
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2020 set to be first or second warmest year on record
2020 has witnessed higher than average temperatures in Siberia and Europe - and June was one of the warmest Junes on record.
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Low sea ice and near-record warmth: why this is the century defined by climate change
2019 has been the second warmest year on record. But, what role does El Niño have in this?
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Why natural cycles only play a small role in rate of global warming
Natural cycles have long been observed in Earth's climate, but evidence suggests that they only play a small role in the current trend of rapid global warming we are currently experiencing.
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State of the climate: Heat across Earth’s surface and oceans mark early 2019
Carbon Brief’s latest “state of the climate” report has found that global surface temperatures in 2019 are on track to be either the second or third warmest since records began in the mid...
Nature and Biodiversity
Why children must emit eight times less CO2 than their grandparents
If the goals of the Paris Agreement are to be met, young people will have to emit much less CO2 than earlier generations.
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Why some US Democrats want a ‘Green New Deal’ to tackle climate change
New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading calls for a “select committee for a green new deal” aimed at decarbonising the US economy.