100 articles from Carbon Brief between November 2016 and April 2017

April 2017

• The Carbon Brief Interview: Michael Gerrard
• El Niño shifts cholera burden onto East Africa
• Warming limit of 1.5C would ‘save’ huge expanses of permafrost, study says
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Brian Deese
• Renewables growth breaks records again despite fall in investment
• Guest post: Air passengers face a bumpier ride due to climate change
• Renewable electricity in Africa could outstrip demand in 2030, study says
• Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
• Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England
• Analysis: North Sea industry cost UK taxpayers £396m in 2016

March 2017

• Media reaction: Donald Trump’s climate and energy executive order
• Video: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice
• Guest post: Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Benjamin Sporton
• Sea ice falls to record lows in both the Arctic and Antarctic
• Analysis: Dramatic shift in UK government outlook for gas and clean energy
• Seven things that need to happen to keep global temperature rise below 2C
• Guest post: Beijing ‘severe haze’ could be 50% more frequent under climate change
• In-depth: What Donald Trump’s budget means for US spending on climate change
• UK energy bills have fallen since 2008, says CCC
• Coral reef survival hinges on ‘urgent and rapid’ emissions cuts
• Explainer: The challenge of tackling aviation’s non-CO2 emissions
• Humans causing up to two-thirds of Arctic summer sea ice loss, study confirms
• Rate of ocean warming quadrupled since late 20th century, study reveals
• UK emissions should be ‘net-zero’ by 2070 at the latest, study says
• Spring Budget 2017: key climate and energy announcements
• Video: Prof Nick Pidgeon on European perceptions about climate change
• Half of world’s ocean to face multiple ‘climate stressors’ by 2030, study warns
• French election 2017: Where the candidates stand on energy and climate change
• Analysis: UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use
• Guest post: A closer look at China’s stalled carbon emissions
• Explainer: How much did climate change ‘cost’ in the 20th century?

February 2017

• Guest Post: Forests to provide a quarter of Paris Agreement’s pledged mitigation
• Video: Patricia Espinosa on Trump, Brexit, ‘loss and damage’ and 1.5C goal
• House of Lords energy report slammed as ‘confused’ and ‘misleading’
• Biomass subsidies ‘not fit for purpose’, says Chatham House
• Marine ‘hotspots’ under dual threat from climate change and fishing
• In-depth: The whole system costs of renewables
• Swiss ski resorts could see 70% drop in snow cover as climate warms
• Analysis: How important was Moorside new nuclear plant to UK climate plans?
• ‘Cluster of cold years’ behind New Zealand’s surprising glacier growth
• Q&A: The social cost of carbon
• Guest post: Why NOAA updates its sea surface temperature record
• Climate change and fishing lay ‘ecological trap’ for African penguins
• Mapped: EU coal plants ‘should all close by 2030’
• Scientists solve ocean ‘carbon sink’ puzzle
• Risk of ‘megafires’ to increase as climate warms
• Factcheck: Mail on Sunday’s ‘astonishing evidence’ about global temperature rise
• Two charts show how fossil fuels could peak by 2020
• Phasing out cookstoves a ‘win-win’ for climate and health, study shows

January 2017

• Mapped: The climate change conversation on Twitter in 2016
• Absence of carbon capture and storage is ‘biggest challenge to’ 2C limit
• Analysis: BP Energy Outlook sees coal demand peaking for first time
• Video: Dr Emily Shuckburgh on peer-reviewing the Ladybird book on climate change
• Guest post: What can climate models tell us about impacts at 1.5C and 2C?
• ‘Huge’ coal-to-gas switch drives down EU power emissions
• Guest post: The challenge of defining the ‘pre-industrial’ era
• The Carbon Brief Interview: Barry Gardiner
• Interactive: How much does El Niño affect global temperature?
• High temperatures to hit staple crops in the US this century, study says
• World’s major climate agencies confirm 2016 as hottest year on record
• Dramatic decrease in ‘mild’ weather for tropical countries by 2100
• Video: NASA’s Dr Gavin Schmidt on 2016 as the hottest year on record
• Guest post: Vast carbon store found under Congo swamp forest
• Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2016
• Guest post: Coal price surge will not stop China’s drive to reduce emissions
• Double threat to UK’s birds and butterflies from climate change and land use
• World is ‘backsliding’ on gasoline subsidies, finds study
• Guest post: Press complaints process is ‘exercise in futility’ for scientists
• Analysis: UK wind generated more electricity than coal in 2016
• Ocean data upgrade confirms pace of recent warming
• Clean energy: The challenge of achieving a ‘just transition’ for workers

December 2016

• Two charts show how UK coal use is collapsing
• Record-breaking Arctic warmth ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
• Carbon Brief’s 16 numbers for 2016
• US trying harder on climate change than ‘unambitious’ China, says study
• Zika outbreak ‘fuelled by’ El Niño and climate change
• UK Climate Change Act: Understanding the costs and benefits
• Video: NASA produces first 3D animation of global carbon emissions
• Mapped: The US states ‘decoupling’ economic growth and emissions
• Shrinking glaciers are ‘categorical evidence’ of climate change, study says
• IEA: China’s new coal plants make ‘no economic sense’
• Record low volume highlights exceptional year for Arctic sea ice
• Solar panels have been benefitting the climate ‘since 2011’
• Factcheck: Littlejohn’s ‘inaccurate’ climate claim in Daily Mail about tsunamis
• Factcheck: Newspaper claim about global temperature is ‘deeply misleading’
• EU energy package: What it means for coal, renewables and efficiency

November 2016

• Guest post: Misleading media coverage of Antarctic sea ice paper
• Six tips for creating a good climate change graphic
• Captain Scott’s expedition logs reveal Antarctic sea ice history
• Autumn statement 2016: Key climate and energy announcements
• Guest post: Five ways the Paris Agreement can address oversupply of fossil fuels
• COP22: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Marrakech
• Video: UNEP chief scientist on 1.5C climate goal and Donald Trump
• Analysis: IEA cuts coal growth outlook in half as China peaks
• Guest post: Power of images to shape climate change perceptions
• Analysis: What global emissions in 2016 mean for climate change goals
• Climate finance: the challenge of ‘shifting the trillions’
• UK unveils research priorities for 1.5C climate change goal
• UK plans to close last coal plant by 2025