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‘Sounding the alarm’: World on course to breach 1.5C threshold in 4 years
…work from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In March, the body published the fourth and final report of its current assessment cycle, drawing together key findings from recent…
World on track for ‘hellish’ 2.9C of warming by end of century, UN warns
…report produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year stated that warming of 2.8C or more would risk an ‘unliveable’ future for 3.3 billion people. This…
Climate Crisis: Will we ever get to the heart of the challenge?
…how we treat the environment.” We might wonder at what deep structural changes he has in mind. The most recent IPCC report, published in March 2023, points towards an essential…
COP28 into overtime following ‘disappointing’ draft Global Stocktake text – here’s what’s included
…in the text are “alarm and serious concern” over this year’s reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Scientists warned in these reports that human-caused climate change is…
From the Net-Zero Review to growing greenwashing fears: The top sustainability stories of 2023 (part one)
…banned in the UK on the grounds of misleading environmental claims. March: IPCC reports, Budget bonus for carbon capture, edie Awards March’s most-read edie story came mid-month when UK Chancellor…
Researchers have ‘little confidence’ that national net-zero targets will be met
…significant climate updates from the likes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – which published its final major update on its current reporting cycle earlier this year –…
Creating a real circular economy is key to the net-zero transition
…due to manmade climate change. The analysis preceded worrying research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in March this year. IPCC research revealed world surface temperatures have…
Carbon capture and storage: Consultation opened for major global emissions accounting scheme
…possible methodologies.” Verra’s consultation is open until Saturday 29 July. CCS debate While bodies including the IPCC and the UK Government’s own scientific advisors – the Climate Change Committee (CCC)…
National Grid: UK not preparing to scale CCS or low-carbon heat quickly enough
…of bioenergy are actually low-carbon, particularly biomass. Biomass’s lifecycle footprint can be high depending on how wood pellets are sourced and transported. Bodies including the IPCC and the UK Government’s…
YouTube accused of letting creators profit off climate disinformation
…that made claims such as: “Climate science is not really a science at all” “There is no link between CO2 and global temperatures” “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
PwC: World needs to decarbonise 12 times faster to deliver Paris Agreement
…Index notes that all nations need to increase levels of decarbonisation to stand a chance of meeting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) advice that by 2030 emissions reductions…
Jim Skea confirmed as opening keynote speaker for edie 24
Skea is the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – an organisation he has contributed to tirelessly for more than three decades. He was also a founding…
Businesses have an important role to play in tackling climate change through regenerating nature
…the world. The power of individual actions The latest IPCC report called out the role of humanity in mitigating climate change for the first time, calculating that ‘behaviour and sociocultural’…
UK Government to face High Court challenge over oil and gas expansion plans
…by 2050 is predicated on an end to additional oil and gas developments before those already agreed before the end of 2021. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has…
We Mean Business and B Lab partner on net-zero push
…resources to businesses, the partnership will also advocate for changes to policy to enable more rapid decarbonisation of the private sector. Referencing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent…
Less than 200 corporates responsible for majority of global industrial emissions
…the use of fossil fuel used and account for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The 157 companies analysed account for…
Six key opportunities for sustainable business leadership in an era of crisis
…Unlocking innovative finance Building on that point, several participants noted the opportunity (and need) to unlock unprecedented levels of finance for sustainability. The recent IPCC synthesis report recommended at least…
London Climate Action Week: An opportunity for new collaboration
…is a major threat to our health. The IPCC report earlier this year further emphasised this message by making it clear that climate change impacts human health. There was an…
The UK’s industrial policy: Untapped green opportunities
The IPCC Climate Change 2023 report has proven to be a stark reminder of what is at stake if we fail to take urgent climate action. In today’s changed economic…
Earth Overshoot Day: Everything you need to know about shifting to a circular economy
…the first Earth Overshoot Day was marked. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), food and drink production has been the driver of 75% of deforestation by area…
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