70 years ago this month the danger of carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere first travelled around the world

Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy at the University of Sussex writes on The Conversation website that 70 years ago the Canadian physicist Gilbert Plass told scientists at the American Geophysical Union that trouble was afoot. While scientists in the 19th century such as John Tyndall, Svante Arrhenius and others explained there was carbon dioxide … Continue reading 70 years ago this month the danger of carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere first travelled around the world →

Satellite technology holds the potential to fast-forward the net-zero transition

In an article on the Energy Monitor website, Oliver Gordon talks to Inmarsat’s Jat Brainch about the company’s recent research suggesting that wider adoption of satellite technology could reduce global GHG emissions by 18% and bring the net-zero transition forward by ten years. What are your views? Satellites can help the world reach net … Continue reading Satellite technology holds the potential to fast-forward the net-zero transition →

Close examination of the arguments made by climate change deniers reveals the same mistake made over and over again

As humanity faces the challenge of global warming, we need to use all our cognitive resources. Recognising the thinking error at the root of climate change denial could disarm objections to climate research and make science the basis of our efforts to preserve a hospitable environment for our future. Jeremy P. Shapiro, Adjunct Assistant Professor … Continue reading Close examination of the arguments made by climate change deniers reveals the same mistake made over and over again →

New EEA official data on 2021 GHG gas emissions published

Official data, published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA), confirm that the economic recovery in 2021 increased the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions but their level remained lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the EU has reduced its emissions by 30% since 1990. Economic recovery pushed EU emissions up in 2021 but … Continue reading New EEA official data on 2021 GHG gas emissions published →

A pact to phase out fossil fuels in November’s UN climate talks is the only credible response to the warnings of scientists

Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at University College London and University of Leeds provides an opinion piece in the Guardian giving two reasons why the just published IPCC synthesis report is crucial for the upcoming COP28 in November-December. What are your views? The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for … Continue reading A pact to phase out fossil fuels in November’s UN climate talks is the only credible response to the warnings of scientists →

“Flying in the face of the consensus among climate researchers that humans are causing it by burning fossil fuels”

The Texas State Board of Education changed its guidelines last month to "emphasise the 'positive' aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks." Scott Waldman discusses recent developments in an article on the E&E News website. Texas officials target climate science in textbooks The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools … Continue reading “Flying in the face of the consensus among climate researchers that humans are causing it by burning fossil fuels” →

Time for a reality check: latest IPCC synthesis report coming next week

Nerilie Abram from Australian National University writes on The Conversation website about what we are to expect from the upcoming IPCC synthesis report. With the scheduled end of IPCC-58 looming, delegates worked intensively this week to review and approve the proposed text of the Summary for Policymakers. What can we expect from the final … Continue reading Time for a reality check: latest IPCC synthesis report coming next week →

France has not yet put in place the overall strategy needed to achieve a “leap forward” in its climate action

In an interview with Audrey Garric on the Le Monde website, the president of the High Council on Climate, Corinne Le Quéré , observes that while the French response to global warming isn't bad, there is no guarantee that the country will be able to meet its climate targets. Corinne Le Quéré is the president of the … Continue reading France has not yet put in place the overall strategy needed to achieve a “leap forward” in its climate action →

Is carbon removal technology the answer to addressing climate change?

To prevent further global heating, humans need to stop burning fossil fuels. But that's not enough — experts now say we also need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. What are our options? Martin Kuebler and Gero Rueter discuss the issues in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Can … Continue reading Is carbon removal technology the answer to addressing climate change? →

At Davos, UN Secretary General critical of fossil fuel industry of refusing to abandon a business model at odds with human survival

The Secretary General has really taken the lead to work at every angle to get climate change policies on track to meet our Paris climate agreement. At COP27, he was very vocal, thankfully. This week Mr. Guterres was at Davos, criticising big companies that, ‘like the tobacco industry’, ride roughshod over their own science. Larry … Continue reading At Davos, UN Secretary General critical of fossil fuel industry of refusing to abandon a business model at odds with human survival →