Net-zero emissions targets are all the rage, and typically this is a good thing, but in many cases, they are obscure. Some researchers who published a recent article in Nature took notice of this and presented three solutions to help make these targets seem less vague. First, a short recap … [continued]
Countries pledged as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement to update their national climate plans (NDCs) every five years. This year is the first test of their intent to strengthen their commitments and reduce emissions enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5–2 degrees C.
India’s Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, has provided a powerful statement for the global community in the wake of Donald Trump’s rise to power in the United States.
Originally published on FGI Publishing. By Dr. Timothy Cadman The good news about the Clean Development Mechanism was overshadowed by two early events as the Paris climate talks got under way. After the terrorist attacks, the French government banned the ‘Marche Climat’, which, it was predicted, would have over one … [continued]
Originally published on FGI Publishing. By Dr. Timothy Cadman Anatomy of the Negotiations As the citizens of France and the world mourned the loss of life in Paris in the wake of the November 13 attacks, it was troubling to note the apparent parallels between the inability of the global … [continued]
Originally published on Power To The People. By Stefan Schurig Wet feet. I knew I would be getting wet feet. But soap bubbles? One of my first actions as a volunteer activist for Greenpeace was sitting at a fake conference table with a suit and no shoes in the shallow … [continued]
An assessment of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions of 102 countries has concluded that we may still fail to halt global warming to 2°C. Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, or INDCs, are the climate plans made by countries and submitted to the United Nations in the lead up to the Paris climate negotiations … [continued]
The four major South American countries — Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina — can all take greater climate action, according to Climate Action Tracker. The Climate Action Tracker is an independent science-based assessment of the emission commitments and actions of countries, tracking individual national pledges, targets, INDCs, and currently implemented … [continued]
New research has shown energy-related emissions could “slow to a relative crawl” by 2030 if countries adhere to their own climate pledges. This, according to a new special briefing published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which claims that energy-related emissions could drop dramatically if all countries meet their climate … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The International Energy Agency has painted a bleak picture of progress towards a successful outcome in the climate talks in Paris this year, saying that the sum total of additional pledges made by leading countries have made little difference to the globe’s carbon budget. The IEA … [continued]
