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 –…
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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…
How exactly does geothermal energy work?
It’s time to dig into a less talked about-but-powerful source of renewable energy. While it’s hard to miss a massive solar array or a field full of wind…
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…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Japan
In the third article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Japan’s gradually falling emissions…
The world at a tipping point (Solar: Part 3)
This is part 3 of a three part series. See here for part 1 and part 2. Looking for belief in the history of technology…
How solar progress progresses (Solar: Part 2)
This is part 2 of a three part series. See here for part 1 and part 3. We have one really good tool for predicting…
India’s third way
From death came life. Cremation, a traditional ceremony for the 8.5 million Hindus dying each year in India, is emotionally and environmentally fraught. An estimated…
The Allam Cycle fires up
Last April the town of Laporte, Texas, was the setting for what could prove to be a turning point in the losing battle against carbon…