Nov 13, 2024 · Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the 2024 Global Carbon Budget report by the Global Carbon Project.. This is 0.4GtCO2 higher than the previous record, set in 2023.

Nov 24, 2024 · Following the end of COP29, Carbon Brief ran a webinar to answer questions from the audience about the key outcomes from the summit.. The summit’s first day also saw the presidency land in a lengthy fight over what should be on COP’s official agenda.. The fight reflected the key battlelines at the summit: a new climate finance goal; and how, where – or even whether – to carry forward ...

Dec 20, 2024 · China’s central government, the State Council, has changed its annual economic “task” from “promoting” the green transition in 2022 to “intensifying the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development” in …

6 days ago · Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing.. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here.. Key developments China reaffirmed climate stance TRUMP WITHDRAWS: A government spokesperson said China’s “resolve and actions to actively respond to climate change will remain unchanged” at a press ...

Mar 6, 2024 · The ‘Trump effect’ on US emissions. US greenhouse gas emissions have been falling steadily since 2005, due to a combination of economic shifts, greater efficiency, the growth of renewables and a shift from coal to gas power.. Since taking office in early 2021, Biden has pledged under the Paris Agreement to accelerate that trend by cutting US emissions to 50-52% below 2005 levels in 2030 ...

Nov 7, 2024 · The Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th US president, beating his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in a “historic comeback”. In response, climate scientists, researchers and experts have expressed concern about his election’s impact on efforts to tackle climate change.. During his first term in 2017-2021, Trump – a climate sceptic – rolled back climate ...

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Apr 11, 2024 · China accounted for 95% of the world’s new coal power construction activity in 2023, according to the latest annual report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM).. Construction began on 70 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in China, up four-fold since 2019, says GEM’s annual report on the global coal power industry.. This compares with less than 4GW of new coal power construction starting in the ...

Nov 2, 2024 · NBSAPs. COP16 was the first biodiversity summit since nations signed a landmark agreement in late 2022 called the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which aims to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. It is often described as the “Paris Agreement for nature”. As part of the GBF and its underlying documents, countries agreed to submit new national biodiversity pledges ...

Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand.