Arquivo da tag: climate crisis

Carbon budget for 1.5°C will run out in six years at current emissions levels – new research

Publicado em 09/04/2024 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

By Chris Smith, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science, University of Leeds Robin Lamboll, Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science, Imperial College London The Conversation If humanity wants to have a 50-50 chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, we can … Continuar lendo →

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Record more than 2,000 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28 talks: NGOs

Publicado em 12/12/2023 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

Paris (AFP) – A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday. … Continuar lendo →

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Take Our Global Survey to Evaluate the State of Climate & Environmental Journalism

Publicado em 08/12/2023 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

From Earth Journalism Network Ahead of EJN’s 20th anniversary in 2024, we have embarked on an ambitious research project titled “Covering the Planet? Investigating the State of Climate and Environmental Journalism Globally.” The study seeks to understand the role of … Continuar lendo →

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EU: COP28 must commit to peak emissions, stop new coal

Publicado em 07/11/2023 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

By Kira Taylor, Euractiv The next international climate conference, COP28[*], must lead to concrete pledges to peak global emissions and stop building new coal power plants, according to Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera, who will represent the EU 27 … Continuar lendo →

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Climate Destruction Fuels Growing Sector of the US Economy

Publicado em 05/10/2023 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

The cost of the climate crisis keeps going up.

In terms of damage to the atmosphere and life on Earth, this may seem obvious. But the overall price tag of global warming has long been the subject of debate. Now, new data from Bloomberg Intelligence has put a number to the cost of burning fossil fuels.

It’s averaged about $500 billion a year since 2016. That’s equal to about 2% of US gross domestic product, according to Bloomberg Intelligence senior ESG climate analyst Andrew John Stevenson. Those figures represent the combined expenses from property damages, power outages, government spending and construction-surge inflation at the state level, he says. Continuar lendo →

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COP27: EU pledges funding for African adaptation, resilience

Publicado em 02/01/2023 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

The EU has announced (november 16) a new fund designed to help African countries, but developing countries were hoping for the creation of a broader fund to compensate those already affected by climate change at this year’s COP. By DW … Continuar lendo →

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Lula at COP27: speech at the conference and agendas with the US, China, and Germany

Publicado em 14/11/2022 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

By Antonio Carlos Teixeira, editor of the TerraGaia blog The president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is participating this week in the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), which is being held in the spa of Sharm-El-Sheikh, in Egypt. … Continuar lendo →

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Perspectives for a Just Energy Transition in Public Transport in Brazil

Publicado em 13/09/2022 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

Introduction In 2021, the study “Transition of the Brazilian automotive industry: challenges and prospects for a conversion aligned to inclusive and low-emissions mobility” by IEMA [Institute of Energy and Environment] and the Rosa Luxemburgo Foundation pointed out the risk of … Continuar lendo →

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Germany’s new climate ‘super minister’ Habeck must ignite energy transition booster

Publicado em 10/01/2022 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

As Germany’s first climate “super minister”, Green politician Robert Habeck will play a key role in fulfilling the future government’s promise to get the country on a path compatible with the 1.5°C global warming limit. The widely popular party co-leader … Continuar lendo →

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COP26 – Cost of Capital Spikes for Fossil-Fuel Producers

Publicado em 10/11/2021 por Antonio Carlos Teixeira

Ten years ago, developing oil and gas projects was about the same as renewable endeavors. Not anymore. By Tim Quinson, at Bloomberg Ten years ago, the “cost of capital” for developing oil and gas as compared to renewable projects was pretty much … Continuar lendo →