Tag: Emissions
Climate Signals (8) Δ27 Variable 1 – Global energy imbalance / OHC (1) Δ27 Variable 2 – Global mean surface temperature anomaly (6) Δ27 Variable 3 – Atmospheric CO₂e concentration (CO₂ + CH₄ + N₂O) (7) Δ27 Variable 5 – Marine heatwaves (14) Δ27 Variable 6-Marine biomass & deoxygenation (3) Δ27 Variable 7 – Greenland Ice Sheet stability (3) Δ27 Variable 8_West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability (5) Δ27 Variable 9-Arctic sea ice extent/thickness (7) Δ27 Variable 10 – Permafrost thaw & carbon emissions (1) Δ27 Variable 11 – Amazon rainforest dieback risk (1) Δ27 Variable 12 – Boreal biome shift (net) (1) Δ27 Variable 13 – Freshwater stress & groundwater depletion (5) Δ27 Variable 14-AMOC strength (4) Δ27 Variable 15-Monsoon systems stability (6) Δ27 Variable 16-Wildfire burned area / fire weather index (6) Δ27 Variable 17 – Global staple crop yields & stocks-to-use (4) Δ27 Variable 18 – Urban/megacity water security (Day-Zero risk) (2) Δ27 Variable 20 – Energy system reliability & EROEI / grid stability (5) Δ27 Variable 22 Insurance retreat & financial climate risk (2) Δ27 Variable 23 – Extreme-heat exposure (wet-bulb population-days) (11) Δ27 Variable 24 – Public-health capacity incl. AMR & pandemic emergence (1) Δ27 Variable 25 – Mass displacement (forced migration volume) (1) Δ27 Variable 26 – Conflict & instability risk (climate-linked) (1) Δ27 Variable 27 – Epistemic resilience (mis/disinformation & media capture) (9) ⚙️ Energy, Infrastructure & Material Flow (7) 🌊 Oceanic Equilibrium & Acidification (17) 🌍 Atmospheric Forcing & Planetary Energy Balance (14) 🌪 Atmospheric Circulation & Regional Climate Stability (16) 🌱 Carbon & Hydrological Feedback Loops (7) 🌾 Food, Water & Resource Security (7) 🧊 Cryosphere Integrity & Sea-Level Commitment (10) 🧠 Knowledge Integrity & Governance Resilience (9) 🧬 Human Stability & Adaptive Capacity (14)
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Guest post: Why tough methane cuts are crucial for keeping warming ‘well-below’ 2C
Print article Share Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in…
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Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change
Print article Share Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how the…
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Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?
Print article Share China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change. The 15th five-year plan for a national response to climate…
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Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030
Print article Share An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a year…
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Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
Print article Share China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the country’s…
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Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts
Print article Share Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of…
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Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?
Print article Share When carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from a factory or power plant, the gas can be captured and permanently stored underground,…
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Q&A: What the EU’s carbon market review means for climate action
The European Commission has put forward new plans to cut emissions under the EU carbon market more slowly, from 2031 onwards. On 17 July,…
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28 quotes from next UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels
The UK’s incoming prime minister Andy Burnham has remained tight-lipped on his views on climate… The post 28 quotes from next UK leader Andy…
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