Explainer: Desertification and the role of climate change - Carbon …
网页2019年8月6日 · Desertification is land degradation in water-scarce regions, affecting 2.7 billion people. Climate change is making it worse by increasing droughts, heatwaves and extreme weather events. Learn more about the causes, impacts and solutions of …
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网页2 天之前 · Carbon Brief covers climate science, energy and policy, with a focus on clear and accessible reporting. Find out the latest news, analysis and insights on EU climate action, China's renewable finance, US election 2024 and more.
Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
网页2019年5月13日 · The web page compares the lifetime emissions of electric vehicles (EVs) and conventional vehicles across Europe, accounting for electricity generation, battery production, and driving patterns. It finds that EVs are lower emissions than conventional vehicles in most countries, but the benefits depend …
Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
网页2020年7月2日 · The web page explains how changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations amplified the effects of orbital cycles on the Earth's climate over the past million years. It shows how CO2 fell as ice sheets grew and warmed as they melted, and how human activity has increased CO2 levels above pre-industrial levels.
Explainer: How ‘Shared Socioeconomic Pathways’ explore future …
网页2018年4月19日 · The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) are five narratives that describe how global society, demographics and economics might change over the next century. They are used as inputs for climate models and policy scenarios to explore how different levels of greenhouse gas emissions and warming could affect the world.
Explainer: The high-emissions ‘RCP8.5’ global warming scenario
网页2019年8月21日 · RCP8.5 is a climate modelling scenario that assumes very high greenhouse gas emissions and no policy action to limit warming. It is not a likely or preferred outcome, but a worst-case scenario that has been used in some studies to …
CMIP6: the next generation of climate models explained
网页2019年12月2日 · Learn how climate models project future warming based on different emissions scenarios, such as SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP4-6.0, and SSP5-8.5. Compare the latest CMIP6 models with the prior generation of CMIP5 models and explore the new experiments and challenges in climate modelling.
Guest post: Demand for cooling is blind spot for climate and ...
网页2020年10月19日 · With rising global temperatures and increasingly severe heatwaves, much of the world’s population is vulnerable to the growing health risks of extreme heat.. Cooling is critical for human wellbeing, health and the functioning of society. It enables thermal comfort of societies at high temperatures and is critical for industrial production and for the preservation of food and medicine.
Explainer: How climate change is affecting wildfires around the world
网页2020年7月14日 · Climate change is increasing the weather conditions that can stoke wildfires, such as drought, heat and wind. It is also making fires more severe and destructive, as well as affecting the timing and location of fire seasons. Learn more about the causes, impacts and future risks of wildfires in this explainer.
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate ...
网页2021年10月5日 · Carbon Brief ranks the top 10 countries by their cumulative CO2 emissions from 1850 to 2021, including fossil fuels, land use and forestry. The US tops the list, followed by China, Russia and Brazil, while the UK and Germany are among the post-colonial European nations.