Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
WEBMay 13, 2019 · Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change. They feature prominently in mitigation pathways that limit warming to well-below 2C or 1.5C, which would be inline with the Paris Agreement’s targets.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Carbon Brief covers climate science, energy and policy, specialising in clear, data-driven articles to improve the understanding of climate change.
Analysis: UK electricity from fossil fuels drops to lowest level since ...
WEBJan 3, 2024 · The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate ...
WEBOct 5, 2021 · Carbon Brief looks at national responsibility for historical emissions of CO2 from 1850-2021, updating analysis published in 2019.
Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles
WEBOct 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 becomes more environmentally friendly only after 77,000 miles’. FALSE: The ‘electric Volvo C40 needs to be driven around 68,400 miles to cut carbon’.
Analysis: How well have climate models projected global warming?
WEBOct 5, 2017 · Scientists have been making projections of future global warming using climate models of increasing complexity for the past four decades.
Guest post: How the US can cut its emissions in half by 2030
WEBMay 31, 2022 · In 2021, the US raised its Paris climate pledge, committing to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030.
Explainer: These six metals are key to a low-carbon future
WEBApr 12, 2018 · The deployment of renewables and electric vehicles is expected to skyrocket as the world strives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These low-carbon technologies currently rely on a handful of key metals, some of which have been little-used to date. This raises questions over whether enough of these materials can be mined to ensure a large-scale rollout. Others are concerned that bottlenecks ...
‘Food miles’ have larger climate impact than thought, study …
WEBJun 20, 2022 · Global “food miles” emissions are higher than previously thought – accounting for nearly one-fifth of total food-system emissions – new research suggests.
Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions …
WEBApr 29, 2021 · The best available evidence shows that, on the contrary, warming is likely to more or less stop once carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reach zero, meaning humans have the power to choose their climate future. When scientists have pointed this out recently, it has been reported as a new scientific finding. However, the scientific community has ...