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Natural gas beyond 2035 is not compatible with our climate commitments

Kevin AndersonJohn Broderick By and Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted:

Following on from the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr John Broderick discuss their research into global carbon budgets and the carbon footprints of natural gas supplies. By 2035, the substantial use of all fossil fuels, including natural […]

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Negotiating for the climate: COP22 vs. The election of Donald Trump

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This week, the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco. In light of the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, Simon Chin Yee and Lauren Gifford blog from the conference, reflecting on what the election might mean for global climate change policy. […]

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A fair COP? Climate summit good for engagement, but progress was oh so slow

Alice Larkin By Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted:

At last week’s Conference of the Parties (COP) in Warsaw, key figures met to discuss the small matter of how to combat climate change by cutting carbon emissions. Dr Alice Bows-Larkin travelled there with colleagues, using research to highlight to policy players just how much carbon emissions need to be cut if catastrophic temperature rises […]

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