Why Cities Need More than Just Air Conditioning for Extreme Heat
Cities around the world are facing more frequent and intense bouts of extreme heat, leading to an increasing focus on the use of air conditioning…
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Warming Due to Tropical Deforestation Linked to 28,000 ‘Excess’ Deaths per Year
Warming driven by deforestation caused an extra 28,000 heat-related deaths per year across Africa, South America and Asia over 2001-20, new research finds. The study,…
Survey: ‘Very Few’ Africans Place Responsibility for Climate Action on ‘Rich Nations’
A new survey reveals that “very few” Africans place responsibility for climate action on “rich countries” – despite the long history of carbon emissions from…
Analysis: 95% of Countries Miss UN Deadline to Submit 2035 Climate Pledges
Nearly 95% of countries have missed a UN deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035, Carbon Brief analysis shows Just 13 of the 195…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The DRC is home to around 60% of the second-largest rainforest on the planet, as well as much of the world’s largest tropical peatland, the…
The Carbon Brief Profile: China
China, formally known as the People’s Republic of China, is the world’s second-largest economy and the second most populous country. The country is home to…
Why resolving how land emissions are counted is critical for tracking climate progress
The importance of the land use, land-use change and forestry sector (which is often referred to as LULUCF) is reflected in 118 of 143 countries…
State of the climate: Growing El Niño threatens more extreme heat in 2023
This year is shaping up to be one of top four warmest years on record – and has a modest chance of being the warmest on…
What the tiny remaining 1.5C carbon budget means for climate policy
The latest estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP) show that total worldwide CO2 emissions in 2022 have reached near-record levels. The GCP’s estimates put the remaining carbon budget for 1.5C…
What do China’s gigantic wind and solar bases mean for its climate goals?
China is set to add at least 570 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power in the 14th five-year plan (FYP) period (2021–25), more than…
Can new UK oil and gas licences ever be ‘climate compatible’?
The UK made history in November 2021 by helping to secure the first mention of the need to tackle fossil fuels in a global climate…
One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
Emissions equivalent to nearly a quarter of the US total since 2005 have come from fossil fuels extracted on the nation’s public lands and waters,…
An Indigenous peoples’ approach to climate justice
Climate change has been identified as the “defining issue of our time” by many of the world’s leading experts and the diagnosis of planetary health…