Guest post: How 120 of the world’s major cities could cut transport CO2 by 22%
Cities are an often overlooked as being a major contributor to climate change. Yet their diversity has made it hard...
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Guest post: Why all fossil fuels must decline rapidly to stay below 1.5C
With 151 countries, 257 cities and 969 companies having announced net-zero targets, it is clear that much of society now...
Guest post: How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2023
The Greenland ice sheet melt season 2023 is now over and it completes a 27th year in a row in...
Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story
A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. However, the Nordic region –...
Guest post: Ice cores reveal Antarctica is warming twice as fast as global average
As the world heats up in response to human-caused carbon emissions, scientists expect that the Earth’s poles will experience the...
Guest post: Behind the scenes at Senegal’s ‘just energy transition partnership’
In June, Senegal signed a “just energy transition partnership” (JETP) deal, establishing a goal to reach 40% renewable energy in...
Guest post: How climate change will hit snow levels across Europe’s ski resorts
The ski tourism industry plays a major role in the economies of many of Europe’s mountain regions. But declining snow...
Guest post: Gauging the success of climate change adaptation
As the impacts of climate change materialise around the world, the importance of good adaptation becomes all the more pressing....
Guest post: How the Inflation Reduction Act narrows the gap to US climate goals
The US has an important role to play in limiting climate change as the world’s second-largest emitter and the country...
Guest post: How Ukraine could emerge from war as a climate leader
The ongoing, devastating war with Russia has pushed Ukraine to the edge of survival as a nation-state, inflicting severe damage...
Guest post: What would it take to phase out coal in Indonesia?
Indonesia is heavily reliant on coal, which accounts for two-thirds of its electricity generation, employs a quarter of a million...
Guest post: How ‘locally led’ adaptation can help address climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report made it clear that many adaptation projects around the world...
Guest post: Coal-project financing outside of China hits 12-year low
The global energy crisis fueled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked widespread fears of a “return to coal” – yet,...
Guest post: How China’s rural solar policy could also boost heat pumps
Since 2021, China’s “Whole County PV” programme has been dramatically expanding the use of solar power in rural areas, by...
Guest post: What ‘credible’ climate pledges mean for future global warming
Almost every country in the world has signed up to the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping warming well-below 2C and...
