A few days ago the EU released their latest emissions data. The results are remarkable! 📢 Good news!Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions fell a further 3% between 2023 and 2024, bringing the European Union’s total emission reductions to 40% below 1990 levels.Find out more #EEAbriefing:...
Below is the latest data (2024) for which sectors are responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions. As you can see from the above, power generation was responsible for 15.6 GtCO2e (up 1.2% from 2023) and transport was responsible for 8.4 GtCO2e (up 0.91% from 2023) Here is the reality, we have...
Most of us were taught to act when there is proof of danger. But in complex systems, like the climate system, or when dealing with fire risk, or water supply, waiting for proof can mean acting too late. That is where the precautionary principle comes in. It says that: If something could cause...
Since atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations drive global warming, these are ultimately the metrics that matter. This simple line from the Emissions Gap Report 2025 captures the core truth of climate science: everything else, from extreme weather to sea-level rise, flows from the amount of heat...
The UNEP released their flagship Emissions Gap Report 2025 this week. In it they share this graphic showing the total net greenhouse gas emissions per gas, 1990-2024. They correctly state: Since atmospheric GHG concentrations drive global warming, these are ultimately the metrics that matter for...
As is the custom before each COP a series of reports are released looking back on the previous year and looking forward based on commitments parties to the Paris Agreement make with their Nationally Determined Contributions. Here is a collection of the major reports and their findings. First up is...
Yesterday South Africa announced it's Integrated Resources Plan 2025 Here is the full press briefing. The plan projects more than 105,000 MW of new generation capacity by 2039. This is new capacity build is ambitious even by global standards. Here is the plan in a nutshell: This marks a big...
Chapter 5 (IPCC A6 WG II Report) entitled Demand, Services and Social Aspects of Mitigation makes this finding: Demand-side mitigation and new ways of providing services can help avoid, shift, and improve final service demand. Rapid and deep changes in demand make it easier for every sector to...
I ran across this post on LinkedIn of a mom describing extreme climate events that her daughter had to face this year: What is terrifying about this story, (multiplied many times over globally) is that this is all happening against a backdrop of ~1.5ºC of heating. It is 97% certain we will cross...
In the IPCC AR6 Working Group III report entitled Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change there is a chapter that deals with what individuals can do to reduce emissions. In this context steps to radical emissions reduction they classified into Avoid-Shift-Improve options. ‘Avoid’ refers...