EU RENEWABLE ENERGY
Landmark moment as EU Renewables overtake Fossil Fuels. ...'tracking Europe’s electricity transition was published on 25th January 2021. It revealed that renewables overtook fossil fuels to become the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time in 2020.' (Ember and Agora Energiewende, London) >
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Child Malnourishment Likely Impacted by Climate Change 'Climate impacts associated with reduced diet diversity in children across nineteen countries.' (Environmental Research Letters) >
Increasing trends in regional heatwaves
'Heatwaves have increased in intensity, frequency and duration, with these trends projected to worsen under enhanced global warming.' (Nature Communications journal) >
Annual climate statement (Australia) 2020
'Australia's fourth-warmest year on record, with the annual national mean temperature 1.15 °C above average.' (Bureau of Meteorology, Canberra) >
Centre for Studies of Climate Change Denialism
'Scientific and political awareness of the greenhouse effect and human influence on the climate has existed for over three decades. During the 1980s, there was a strong environmental movement and a political consensus on the issue, but in recent years, climate change denial – denying that changes to the climate are due to human influence on the environment – has increased which makes the case for understanding why this is so.' (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) >
Greenland Ice Sheet Loss
Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat. (Communications Earth & Environment Journal) >
Energy transformation 2050
'This comprehensive analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) outlines the investments and technologies needed to decarbonise the energy system in line with the Paris Agreement.' (update of the International Renewable Energy Agency 2019 report) >
Ecosystem Collapse as Biodiversity Declines
A fifth of countries worldwide are at risk from ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines, reveals the pioneering 'Swiss Re' index. >
Energy and Climate Scenarios - Evaluation and Guidance
'Over the years to come, the necessary energy transition and adaptation to climate change’s consequences will play a major role in public and private organisations’ decisions, and companies in particular.' (The Shift Project) >
Can Universities Drive Better Climate Solutions?
The Climate Alliance - 'Climate change presents the world with both an enormous challenge to overcome and an opportunity to come together, share knowledge and invest in our shared future. The Climate Alliance seeks to support global leaders to meet this challenge through sharing evidence-based information on climate research.' (International Universities Climate Alliance) >
