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8 most popular Carbon Brief articles, as voted by our community.
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Carbon Brief on Climate Crisis
Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change
The persistent march of a warming climate is seen across a multitude of continuous, incremental...
«Similarly, returning to the Jenga analogy, the amount of energy required to rebuild the tower once it collapsed is significantly greater than the energy used to tip it over.»
Guest post: 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.
Carbon Brief on Food
Food waste makes up ‘half’ of global food system emissions
Greenhouse gases resulting rotten and wasted food accounts for around half of all global food system emissions, according to a new study.
Carbon Brief on Solar
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries.
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Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG2 report?
The second report by the IPCC’s WG2 presents the latest evidence on the impacts of climate change and the ways of adapting to them.
Geoengineering carries ‘large risks’ for the natural world, studies show
Reducing the impacts of human-caused climate change through the use of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage – better known as BECCS – could have major consequences for wildlife, forests and water…
Analysis: How UK newspapers changed their minds about climate change
The past decade has seen a significant shift in the attitudes of UK newspapers towards climate change, according to new analysis undertaken by Carbon Brief.
Analysis: Why climate-finance ‘flows’ are falling short of $100bn pledge
In 2009, wealthy nations pledged to mobilise $100bn in climate finance annually by 2020 to help vulnerable nations deal with climate change.
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