100 articles from Carbon Brief between January 2015 and April 2015

April 2015

• Climate showdown: Has the US, UK or Germany done more to cut emissions?
• Five ways the UK’s electricity grid is changing
• Forest degradation as bad for climate as deforestation, says report
• The Carbon Brief interview: Jean-Pascal van Ypersele
• Western Canada’s glaciers could shrink by as much as 95% by 2100, study finds
• Ambiguous Russian climate pledge mystifies many
• Climate sensitivity is unlikely to be less than 2C, say scientists

March 2015

• US climate pledge promises to push for maximum ambition
• Explainer: What are ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contributions’?
• Natural variability could slow the pace of Arctic summer sea ice loss, study says
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Tim Yeo
• Carbon capture and storage: Can the UK hit climate goals without killing off heavy industry?
• Antarctic ice shelf thinning is accelerating, reveals new study
• Large fall in UK emissions in 2014, official figures confirm
• Are National Trust libraries at risk from climate change?
• Electric vehicle batteries ‘already cheaper than 2020 projections’
• Cost of carbon should be 200% higher today, say economists
• Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter peak on record
• Are the UK’s emissions really falling or has it outsourced them to China?
• Amazon rainforest is taking up a third less carbon than a decade ago
• Why is a disaster risk reduction deal important for climate change?
• Budget 2015: Key climate and energy announcements
• Factcheck: The true cost of UK renewables policy
• Farming Africa’s wet savannahs would have a high climate cost, study warns
• Cyclone Pam: Untangling the complex science on tropical storms and climate change
• La Niña boosts the odds of tornadoes and hailstorms in the US, study shows
• More coal plants are being cancelled than built
• Global emissions trading scheme ‘should be based on UN carbon budget’
• Scientists link Arctic warming to intense summer heatwaves in the northern hemisphere
• Five charts showing the EU’s surprising progress on renewable energy
• How ambitious is the EU’s offer to the Paris climate change talks?
• Earth entering new era of rapid temperature change, study warns
• Atmosphere ‘has finally woken up’ as El Niño gets underway in the Pacific
• Reflections on climate-conflict research: More confusion than knowledge
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Ed Davey
• Analysis: UK carbon emissions fell 9% in 2014
• Leaf-eating insects may limit how much carbon forests absorb, study says
• Scientists discuss the role of climate change in the Syrian civil war

February 2015

• Five decisions the IPCC made today about its future
• UK renewables auction pushes down costs
• Official data confirms Chinese coal use fell in 2014
• New study directly measures greenhouse effect at Earth’s surface
• How the EU’s evolving Energy Union reveals underlying politics
• MEPs vote for early EU carbon market fix
• Pachauri steps down as head of UN climate Panel
• Surface warming ‘hiatus’ could stick around another five years, say scientists
• Uncertainty behind climate projections could be cut in half by 2030, study shows
• Labour leader Ed Miliband’s plan for the Paris climate deal
• Five charts showing how BP’s vision differs from a climate-friendly future
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Lord Deben, part 2
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Lord Deben, part 1
• New satellite reveals places on Earth most at risk from ocean acidification
• How significant is the UK party leaders’ joint climate pledge?
• Scientists: Climate change is attracting more disease-carrying insects to the UK, but don’t panic
• Briefing: The 15 options for net-zero emissions in the Paris climate text
• Reaction: Geoengineering is no substitute for cutting carbon emissions, conclude US researchers
• Briefing: What impact will cheap gas have on UK climate policy?
• Aerosols dampen pace of Arctic warming for now, say scientists
• IEA: New normal for oil as cheap prices fail to ignite demand
• Scientists dismiss claims of “fiddling” global temperature data
• Seven charts showing how the EU’s energy use is being transformed
• US flooding on the rise in a changing climate, study shows
• Pachauri: IPCC should take official role in assessing country pledges to curb climate change
• Briefing: What is the EU’s energy union?
• National carbon market on the horizon for China
• What a three-million year fossil record tells us about climate sensitivity
• Satellite measurements of the troposphere confirm warming trend, data shows
• Shale gas remains UK’s most divisive energy source, poll shows
• Coal carbon capture could increase future climate risks, study finds
• Beneath the waves: How the deep oceans have continued to warm over the past decade
• Newspapers’ skeptic views persisted in ‘Climategate’ aftermath, study shows
• UN World Meteorological Organisation ranks 2014 as hottest year on record

January 2015

• Nuclear power additions ‘need to quadruple’ to hit climate goals, IEA says
• Met Office puts high odds on the next few years being warmer than 2014
• New US poll shows gap between scientists, the public, and politicians on climate change
• Coal returns as most-used fuel for electricity generation, new government statistics show
• UK flooding pushes public acceptance of manmade climate change to five-year high
• Claims that climate models overestimate warming are “unfounded”, study shows
• Arctic sea ice decline erratic as expected
• Fracking divides UK media as Lancashire Council defers Cuadrilla decision
• Global Calculator shows how the world can ‘prosper’ while tackling climate change
• Warming Arctic to break down barriers between Atlantic and Pacific fish, study finds
• In depth: Infrastructure bill amendments on fracking, fossil fuels, and zero carbon homes
• Survey shows partisan split among MPs on climate and energy issues
• Expect twice as many extreme La Niña events under climate change, study warns
• Briefing: India’’s energy and climate change challenge
• Met Office confirms 2014 among hottest years on record
• MPs brand fracking ‘incompatible’ with UK climate targets
• Factcheck: Scientists hit back at claims global warming projections are “greatly exaggerated”
• DNA: How it’s helping scientists understand species’ adaptation to climate change
• How the Met Office forecast a hot 2014 and why it thinks 2015 may be even hotter
• Lancashire council report recommends refusing fracking plans
• Obama’’s strong words on climate change in sixth State of the Union address
• Melting glaciers set to release more organic carbon as temperatures climb
• Scientists react: 2014 confirmed as hottest year on record
• Scientists confirm 2014 as the hottest year on record
• Oil industry cuts jobs and exploration budgets in response to falling prices
• Explainer: How do scientists measure global temperature?
• Scientists issue stark warning as Earth passes into ‘danger zone’
• UK emissions fall to 25 year low as a surge in coal use ends