Analysis: Global CO2 emissions will reach new high in 2024 despite ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the 2024 Global Carbon Budget report by the Global Carbon Project.. This is 0.4GtCO2 higher than the previous record, set in 2023.
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?
Nov 12, 2024 · Gender split. The UNFCCC’s participant lists typically provide a title – such as Mr, Ms, Sr or Sra – for each registered delegate. In the past, this has allowed Carbon Brief to work out the balance of men to women in the delegations that each country has sent to a COP. (This analysis always carries the caveat that the titles are designated by UNFCCC and not by …
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 response, climate scientists, researchers and experts have expressed concern about his election’s impact on efforts to tackle climate change.. During his first term in 2017-2021, Trump – a climate sceptic – rolled back climate ...
COP16: Key outcomes agreed at the UN biodiversity conference in …
Nov 2, 2024 · NBSAPs. COP16 was the first biodiversity summit since nations signed a landmark agreement in late 2022 called the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which aims to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. It is often described as the “Paris Agreement for nature”. As part of the GBF and its underlying documents, countries agreed to submit new national biodiversity pledges ...
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 growth of renewables and a shift from coal to gas power.. Since taking office in early 2021, Biden has pledged under the Paris Agreement to accelerate that trend by cutting US emissions to 50-52% below 2005 levels in 2030 ...
Analysis: China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53
Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand.
Experts: What to expect in China’s climate pledge for 2035
Nov 1, 2024 · The next round of “nationally determined contributions” (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, outlining countries’ climate goals to 2035, are due by February 2025. They are also set to be an important agenda item at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan later this month.. China, as the world’s current largest emitter, has not yet confirmed when it will publish its next NDC.
COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge
Nov 20, 2024 · Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as two-thirds by 2035 compared to 2005 levels.. The new pledge makes Brazil one of the first countries to release its latest plan – known as a “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) – ahead of the February 2025 deadline.
State of the climate: 2024 now very likely to be warmest year on …
Jul 24, 2024 · Very likely to be the warmest year on record. With half the year of data now available, Carbon Brief has determined that there is now an approximately 95% chance that 2024 will beat 2023 and be the warmest year on record, based on Copernicus/ECMWF’s ERA5 dataset. (Berkeley Earth separately estimated a 92% chance in their June update.). By looking at the relationship between the first six ...
Analysis: Record drop in China's CO2 emissions needed to meet …
Feb 22, 2024 · China’s CO2 emissions continued to increase in 2023. According to preliminary official data, China’s total energy consumption increased by 5.7% in 2023, the first time since at least 2005 that energy demand has grown faster than GDP.. With coal consumption growing by 4.4%, our analysis shows CO2 emissions increasing by 5.2% – at the same rate as GDP – highlighting energy-intensive ...