Oceania: the politicians fiddle, the Pacific burns
It was a black moment, standing before the Australian parliament clasping a lump of coal in a pose of denunciation. Scott Morrison made headlines with…
Climate Change
The Great Inequity of Climate Change
Climate change is a multifaceted phenomenon but is also iniquitous. It affects the most disadvantaged countries harder. In a papal encyclical letter called “Laudato Si”…
Ice melting is too silent to disturb policy makers’ sleep
In the Paris Climate Agreement, where member states agreed to limit the increase in average global temperature to values significantly lower than 2 degrees Celsius…
How every part of the world has warmed – and could continue to warm: an interactive map
Climate change is often communicated by looking at the global average temperature. But a global average might not mean much to the average person. How…
The challenges journalists face covering climate science
Science journalists who cover climate change face many challenges. From the competition with social media to reader skepticism, there is an immense pressure on journalists…
Climate change will reshape the world’s agricultural trade
Luciana Porfirio, CSIRO; David Newth, CSIRO, and John Finnigan, CSIRO Ending world hunger is a central aspiration of modern society. To address this challenge –…
New Zealand’s zero carbon bill: much ado about methane
New Zealand is considering whether or not agricultural greenhouse gases should be considered as part of the country’s transition to a low-emission economy. from www.shutterstock.com, CC…
Can We Build A Sun Screen To Combat Global Climate Change?
If emissions don’t go down, there’s still an option for combatting global warming. We just have to effectively dim the Sun. Global climate change is one…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Brazil
In the first of a new series explaining how key emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out Brazil’s key policy developments,…
Permafrost and wetland emissions could cut 1.5°C carbon budget ‘by five years’
Emissions of CO2 and methane from wetlands and thawing permafrost as the climate warms could cut the “carbon budget” for the Paris Agreement temperature limits…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey
In the second article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Turkey’s rising emissions and its…
5 “Lazy” Ways to Reverse Global Warming
The year is 2050. World leaders convene to discuss methods to negate the rapidly rising global temperatures as another category 6 hurricane finishes ravaging the…
Antarctica has lost 3 trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
Antarctica lost 3 trillion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2017, according to a new analysis of satellite observations. In vulnerable West Antarctica, the annual…