100 articles from Carbon Brief between April 2021 and October 2021
October 2021
- Fossil fuel use ‘will peak by 2025’ if countries meet climate pledges, says IEA
- Guest post: What 100,000 studies tell us about climate impacts around the world
- Guest post: An Indigenous peoples’ approach to climate justice
- China Briefing, 7 October 2021: ‘All out’ to beat power shortages; 2050 ‘net-zero’ for airlines; ‘Critical decade” for global warming
- Researchers: The barriers to climate science in the global south
- Experts: Why does ‘climate justice’ matter?
- Climate justice: The challenge of achieving a ‘just transition’ in agriculture
- Analysis: The lack of diversity in climate-science research
- Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?
- In-depth Q&A: What is ‘climate justice’?
September 2021
- China Briefing, 30 September 2021: Widespread power cuts; New orders on ‘dual control’; Emissions peak likely ‘before 2028’
- Cropped, 29 September 2021: Food Systems Summit concludes; Farmers on strike; Droughts and food prices
- Guest post: The role ‘emulator’ models play in climate change projections
- Today’s youth will face ‘unmatched’ climate extremes compared to older generations
- Q&A: How did climate change feature at the UN Food Systems Summit?
- China Briefing, 23 September 2021: Xi’s ‘no overseas coal’ pledge; More orders on domestic coal; ‘Ball in China’s court’
- Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2021 is ‘12th lowest’ on record
- Guest post: How to assess regional climate information for adaptation planning
- China Briefing, 16 September 2021: Xi and Biden discuss climate; Johnson’s ‘last-ditch’ talks with Xi; Advice for China’s carbon goals
- Guest post: The climate-change gaps in the UK school curriculum
- Endangered African montane forests could be a key ‘carbon store’, scientists say
- Guest post: How world’s coal-power pipeline has shrunk by three-quarters
- China Briefing, 9 September 2021: Sharma’s Tianjin trip; Steel production ‘could increase’; ‘Most stringent control’ for ‘dual high’
- Guest post: Reviewing the summer of extreme weather in 2021
- Guest post: How artificial intelligence is fast becoming a key tool for climate science
- China Briefing, 2 September 2021: Kerry meeting Xie in Tianjin; Sharma ‘heading to China’; Lockdown’s impact on climate
- Guest post: Energy needed to eradicate poverty ‘compatible with climate goals’
August 2021
- China Briefing, 26 August 2021: Closed coal mines reopened; Rapid warming for Tibet; ‘Record low’ carbon prices
- China Briefing, 19 August 2021: Kerry ‘to visit China’ again; Explanation of ‘campaign-style carbon reduction’; Emissions ‘administrators’
- Dietary shift to potatoes could cut staple crop emissions in China by 25%
- In-depth Q&A: How will the UK’s hydrogen strategy help achieve net-zero?
- Analysis: China’s post-lockdown emissions surge shows signs of cooling
- IPCC: How the AR6 WG1 summary for policymakers compares to its predecessor
- China Briefing, 12 August 2021: Beijing’s response to IPCC report; Climate ‘blue paper’; Coal price rises
- Media reaction: IPCC’s new climate science report and what it means for the world
- Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG1 report?
- Analysis: What the new IPCC report says about when world may pass 1.5C and 2C
- Explainer: What the new IPCC report says about extreme weather and climate change
- In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s sixth assessment report on climate science
- China Briefing, 5 August 2021: New climate instructions; Xie’s latest speech; Flooding death toll surges
- China issues new ‘single-game’ instructions to guide its climate action
July 2021
- China Briefing, 29 July 2021: Lessons from deadly flooding; Definition of ‘carbon neutrality’; UK-China nuclear tensions
- 解説：「共通社会経済経路（SSP）」で未来の気候変動を探る
- Climate change will drive rise in ‘record-shattering’ heat extremes
- State of the climate: 2021 sees widespread climate extremes despite a cool start
- Clouds study finds that low climate sensitivity is ‘extremely unlikely’
- Q&A: Will England’s National Food Strategy help tackle climate change?
- Q&A: How ‘Fit for 55’ reforms will help EU meet its climate goals
- China Briefing, 15 July 2021: Cross-border coal funders; Megacities’ GHG emissions; ETS to launch ‘tomorrow’
- In-depth Q&A: What is the UK’s ‘net-zero’ plan for transport?
- Recent increase in major Atlantic hurricanes may be ‘rebound’ after 1960-1980s lull
- Guest post: Mapping ‘blue-carbon wealth’ around the world
- China Briefing, 8 July 2021: Xi invited to COP26; ‘Largest’ coal-chemical project suspended; New authority for climate roadmap
- Pacific north-west heatwave shows climate is heading into ‘uncharted territory’
- China Briefing, 1 July 2021: ETS launch delayed; Massive hydropower station; Coal prices to fall
June 2021
- Media reaction: Pacific north-west ‘heat dome’ and the role of climate change
- ゲスト投稿：低い「気候感度」が除外できた理由
- Guest post: Deciphering the rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice extent
- Guest post: These 553 steel plants are responsible for 9% of global CO2 emissions
- Q&A: Will EU Common Agricultural Policy reforms help tackle climate change?
- Guest post: How attribution can fill the evidence ‘gap’ in climate litigation
- Guest post: Emissions should fall ‘twice as fast’ in case negative emissions fail
- China Briefing, 24 June 2021: Hydrogen-fuelled vehicles; ETS launch date; Xinjiang solar ban
- Climate change has driven 16% drop in ‘snow meltwater’ from Asia’s high mountains
- In-depth Q&A: Will China’s emissions trading scheme help tackle climate change?
- CCC: UK will miss climate goals by ‘huge margin’ without new policies
- Guest post: Why CO2 removal is not equal and opposite to reducing emissions
- UN climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2021 virtual conference
- China Briefing, 17 June 2021: Overseas coal projects; Nuclear ‘leak’ report; Sustainable food production
- CCC: Adaptation to climate risks ‘underfunded and ignored’ by UK government
- Two-fifths of EU agricultural imports could be ‘highly vulnerable’ to drought by 2050
- Sustainable production of soy and maize could ‘boost yields and cut emissions’ in China
- Perfil Carbon Brief: México
- China Briefing, 10 June 2021: Energy ‘pre-warning’ system; Chinese banks ‘fund’ deforestation; Coal price cap
- Guest post: Hundreds of planned coal mines ‘incompatible with 1.5C target’
- Guest post: G7 climate laws ‘cut emissions by 1.3bn tonnes in 2019’
- China Briefing, 3 June 2021: New climate ‘leaders group’; ‘Record-breaking’ electricity consumption; ‘Artificial sun’
- The Carbon Brief profile: Mexico
- Cooling effect of clouds ‘underestimated’ by climate models, says new study
- Explainer: China creates new ‘leaders group’ to help deliver its climate goals
May 2021
- China Briefing, 27 May 2021: Crypto crackdown; ETS launch nears; Energy-saving data centres
- Vacancy: Journalist at Carbon Brief
- Satellite data reveals impact of warming on global water cycle
- State of the climate: 2021 off to cooler start due to fading La Niña
- China Briefing, 20 May 2021: Emissions growth fastest in a decade; Xinjiang plant rejects ‘forced labour’ claims; Regions urged to cut energy use
- Analysis: China’s carbon emissions grow at fastest rate for more than a decade
- Analysis: How will England’s strategies for trees and peat help achieve net-zero by 2050?
- Hurricane Sandy caused an ‘extra $8bn’ damage due to human-caused sea level rise
- IEA: Renewables should overtake coal ‘within five years’ to secure 1.5C goal
- Guest post: Lessons learned from five years of extreme weather ‘rapid attribution’
- China Briefing, 13 May 2021: Greta Thunberg criticised; Former energy official arrested; EV boom makes ‘richest man’
- Guest post: Why the low carbon transition may be much cheaper than models predict
- Land-use change has affected ‘almost a third’ of world’s terrain since 1960
- ‘Exceptional new normal’: IEA raises growth forecast for wind and solar by another 25%
- Increasing droughts will drive ‘billions’ in economic losses in Europe
- Explication: Le réchauffement climatique s’arrêtera-t-il dès que les émissions nettes seront nulles?
- Limiting warming to 1.5C would ‘halve’ land-ice contribution to sea level rise by 2100
- Guest post: Overshooting 2C risks rapid and unstoppable sea level rise from Antarctica
- IEA: Mineral supplies for electric cars ‘must increase 30-fold’ to meet climate goals