Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
May 13, 2019 · Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change. They feature prominently in mitigation pathways that limit warming to well-below 2C or …
Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US …
Mar 6, 2024 · The ‘Trump effect’ on US emissions. US greenhouse gas emissions have been falling steadily since 2005, due to a combination of economic shifts, greater efficiency, the …
Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
Jul 2, 2020 · Antarctic reconstructed air temperature (red line) at Dome Fuji site Antarctica using isotope modelling from Uemura et al (2018) and Antarctic composite ice core atmospheric …
China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023 ...
Apr 11, 2024 · China accounted for 95% of the world’s new coal power construction activity in 2023, according to the latest annual report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM).. Construction …
Explainer: Desertification and the role of climate change - Carbon …
Aug 6, 2019 · Defining desertification. In 1994, the UN established the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as the “sole legally binding international agreement linking …
Experts: What does a Trump presidency mean for climate action?
Nov 7, 2024 · The Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th US president, beating his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in a “historic comeback”. In …
Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 now hitting 50% higher than pre …
Mar 16, 2021 · Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is now reaching levels 50% higher than when humanity began large-scale burning of fossil fuels during the industrial revolution.. …
Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles
Oct 24, 2023 · FALSE: ‘The electric Volvo C40 needs to be driven around 68,400 miles to cut carbon’ Newspapers have also continued to reuse estimates of the climate impact of Volvo’s …
Explainer: How do scientists measure global temperature?
Jan 16, 2015 · A question of detail. After working out the annual temperature anomalies for each land or ocean station, the next job for scientists is to divide the earth up into grid boxes.
Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Comparison of historical and future warming projections from a continuation of the 1970-2023 linear trend (top left), the IPCC AR6 assessed warming range for SSP2-4.5 (top …