Climate Analytics Press Releases

• Published on March 20, 2024 - 14:24 GMT

  

  Effects of idealised land cover and land management changes on the atmospheric water cycle

  Land cover and land management changes (LCLMCs) play an important role in achieving low-end warming scenarios through land-based mitigation. However, their effects on moisture fluxes and recycling remain uncertain, although they have important implications …

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• Published on March 20, 2024 - 01:00 GMT

  

  UN: 2023 broke every single climate indicator

  Rachel Mealey: The World Meteorological Organization says things could get worse before it gets better when it comes to the climate crisis. In a new report, the UN Weather Agency says 2023 set new records for every single climate indicator, with average …

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• Published on March 18, 2024 - 16:35 GMT

  

  Effectiveness of water-related adaptation decreases with increasing warming

  Adaptation is central to address climate impacts. At present, we have a limited understanding of the effectiveness of adaptation to reduce risks in a warming world, because adaptation remains insufficiently addressed in climate impact projections. Where …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on March 11, 2024 - 21:36 GMT

  

  EU scientists: Last month warmest February ever

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• Published on March 11, 2024 - 11:00 GMT

  

  Climate justice and loss and damage: perspectives from the global south

  The breakthrough decision at the 27th Conference of Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to establish new loss and damage funding arrangements, …

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• Published on March 6, 2024 - 13:43 GMT

  

  How five crucial elections in 2024 could shape climate action for decades

  This year, voters in five of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting territories go to the polls. These regions — the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia and the European Union — represent one-third of the world’s population and about the same proportion …

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• Published on March 5, 2024 - 16:28 GMT

  

  Nachverdichtung in Kaulsdorf sorgt für Unmut bei Anwohnern

  Aufgrund der großen Wohnungsnot in Berlin ist Nachverdichtung zwischen bestehenden Gebäuden dringend nötig. Die bisherigen Einwohner protestieren oft, da sie schlechtere Lebensbedingungen befürchten: weniger Platz, mehr Hitze. Wie das klimafreundlich gehen …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on March 4, 2024 - 14:18 GMT

  

  UK warned against relaxing future climate targets

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• Published on February 27, 2024 - 15:02 GMT

  

  Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?

  The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more, so who should produce it? The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable …

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• Published on February 27, 2024 - 09:36 GMT

  

  Why 2024 needs to deliver on climate finance for South Asia and the world

  At COP28 it was clear that without finance the whole international climate process could come unstuck. To get climate action on track, 2024 needs to be the year we get moving on finance. With a new finance goal to meet the needs of developing countries …

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• Published on February 26, 2024 - 13:07 GMT

  

  A better integration of health and economic impact assessments of climate change

  Climate change could lead to high economic burden for individuals (i.e. low income and high prices). While economic conditions are important determinants of climate change vulnerability, environmental epidemiological studies focus primarily on the direct …

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• Published on February 15, 2024 - 16:15 GMT

  

  Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering

  A draft resolution aimed at creating a space for discussion on sun dimming technologies will be debated at the summit of the UN’s environment body this month Switzerland wants to advance global talks on whether controversial solar geoengineering techniques …

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• Published on February 13, 2024 - 17:06 GMT

  

  Submission to the Australian Treasury consultation on the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

  The shift from petroleum to gas has had deep consequences on the revenues collected from the PRRT, owing to the structure of the rent tax. Previous reviews of the PRRT and the associated gas transfer pricing rules have shown that the rent tax is not as …

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• Published on February 13, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  $2 trillion annual investment required to triple renewables by 2030: Report

  New Delhi: An annual investment of $2 trillion is crucial to meet the renewable energy targets set at COP28, aimed at tripling the global renewable capacity by 2030, according to a report by Climate Analytics. The investment entails $8 trillion for …

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• Published on February 13, 2024 - 02:13 GMT

  

  $2 trillion a year needed to triple global renewables by 2030 – double current investment

  A new report by think tank Climate Analytics finds $8 trillion of investment is needed for new renewables and $4 trillion for grid and storage infrastructure to deliver the 2030 tripling goal agreed at COP28 – or combined, $2 trillion a year on average. …

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• Published on February 13, 2024 - 02:13 GMT

  

  Tripling renewables by 2030: interpreting the global goal at the regional level

  Over 2024-2030, the world is on track to invest $6.6 trillion in renewables and grids, leaving an investment shortfall of just over $5 trillion. However, the world is also set to invest over $6 trillion in fossil fuels under current policies. Shifting this …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on February 9, 2024 - 11:30 GMT

  

  Evidence from Berlin makes the case for urban green spaces: up to 3°C cooler in a heatwave

  Just over half of the world’s population live in cities, and with 2023 being the hottest year on record, the cultural melting pots of the world are beginning to feel like they are actually melting. Our recent work in the Berlin-Brandenburg area on …

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• Published on February 8, 2024 - 11:27 GMT

  

  Source oil and gas locally, urges Equinor energy boss

  By Simon Jack & Lucy HookerBBC Business Countries should secure supplies of oil and gas by sourcing locally, the boss of energy giant Equinor has said.Anders Operdal told the BBC energy security should be top of the agenda after Russia's invasion …

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• Published on January 22, 2024 - 14:18 GMT

  

  US and China climate envoys unlocked milestones, yet retire with unfinished business

  BEIJING – A tough road ahead remains for climate cooperation between the United States and China, despite the foundation laid by their retiring climate envoys in the past three years against the prevailing backdrop of bilateral tensions. Substantive issues …

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• Published on January 21, 2024 - 20:38 GMT

  

  Analysts cast doubt on Northern Territory net zero target, with major gas projects set to vastly increase emissions

  Climate scientists say there is no realistic pathway for the Northern Territory to meet its 2050 net zero emissions commitment, as the NT government continues to sit on a major report detailing how high those emissions are forecast to rise. Key points: …

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