Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
May 13, 2019 · Other recent studies of electric cars in Germany have reached the opposite conclusion. One study found that emissions from EVs have emissions up to 43% lower than …
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Nov 13, 2024 · This total is more than 15,000 lower than the record-breaking COP in Dubai last year – and marks the first time in seven years that a COP is not larger than its predecessor. …
Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to …
Dec 13, 2017 · The extent of the human contribution to modern global warming is a hotly debated topic in political circles, particularly in the US. During a recent congressional hearing, Rick …
Explainer: How ‘Shared Socioeconomic Pathways ... - Carbon Brief
Apr 19, 2018 · Narratives for each Shared Socioeconomic Pathway, from Riahi et al 2017.. These narratives describe alternative pathways for future society. They present baselines of how …
Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles
Oct 24, 2023 · Here, Carbon Brief factchecks 21 of the most common – and persistent – myths about EVs. FALSE: ‘An EV has to travel 50,000+ miles to break even’. FALSE: ‘VW’s e-Golf …
Explainer: Desertification and the role of climate change - Carbon …
Aug 6, 2019 · Explainers Explainer: ‘Desertification’ and the role of climate change. Desertification has been described as “ the greatest environmental challenge of our time ” and climate …
‘Food miles’ have larger climate impact than thought, study …
Jun 20, 2022 · Ayesha Tandon. Global “food miles” emissions are higher than previously thought – accounting for nearly one-fifth of total food-system emissions – new research suggests. The …
Explainer: The high-emissions ‘RCP8.5’ global warming scenario
Aug 21, 2019 · A sizeable portion of recent studies on future climate impacts have focused on a warming scenario called “RCP8.5”. This high-emissions scenario is frequently referred to as …
Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
Jul 2, 2020 · Antarctic reconstructed air temperature (red line) at Dome Fuji site Antarctica using isotope modelling from Uemura et al (2018) and Antarctic composite ice core atmospheric …
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate ...
Oct 5, 2021 · Historical responsibility for climate change is at the heart of debates over climate justice.. History matters because the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted since …