Will the UK’s proposed long-term emissions strategy get us to net zero? An expert review

The UK’s official climate adviser has published its seventh climate budget, with a plan to reduce emissions up to 2042.

John Barrett, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, Deputy Director of the Priestly Centre for Climate Futures, Theme Lead for the UKRI Energy Demand Research Centre, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 26, 2025 • ~8 min

Carbon budget for 1.5°C will run out in six years at current emissions levels – new research

For a two-in-three chance of staying within 1.5°C, the budget shrinks to one-and-a-half years.

Robin Lamboll, Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science, Imperial College London • conversation
Oct. 30, 2023 • ~7 min

IPCC's conservative nature masks true scale of action needed to avert catastrophic climate change

Climate models embed colonial attitudes and massive inequality.

Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University of Manchester • conversation
March 24, 2023 • ~8 min

Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change

Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.

Youba Sokona, Vice-président du GIEC et professeur honoraire, UCL • conversation
Nov. 15, 2022 • ~8 min

England's housing strategy carries a high carbon cost – unless politicians are willing to change plans

England’s housing strategy will consume our entire carbon budget by 2050 – there are alternatives, but they face political and economic barriers.

Josh Ryan-Collins, Head of Finance and Macroeconomics, Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate change: ditch 90% of world's coal and 60% of oil and gas to limit warming to 1.5°C – experts

Our new study reveals how tight the world’s remaining carbon budget is.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Sept. 8, 2021 • ~6 min

With climate change, seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

Seemingly small climate changes can have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

Climate change is relentless: Seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

Is the EU 'cheating' on its net-zero emissions plan? Here’s what the science says

'Carbon sinks' like forests and the soil have already been factored into the carbon budget – they should not be double-counted.

Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~7 min

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