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📚 A new study has stressed how limiting peak warming to well-below 2C will require stringent methane emissions cuts. 🌎 Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). 🔎 Yet climate strategies and models often only focus on CO2, or combine all greenhouse gases into one metric known as “CO2 equivalent”. 📈 The study shows that, even under the most ambitious existing national net-zero targets, an absence of methane reduction leads to peak warming that exceeds 1.85C above pre-industrial levels. Read more about the study by Konstantin Weber, Prof Reto Knutti, and Dr Cyril Brunner here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/Ni45zdN #Methane #Emissions #GlobalWarming

🚘 The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis. 📈 Since February, when the US first attacked Iran, the average price of diesel and petrol has increased. 🔎 As such, it now costs an estimated 21p per mile to drive a diesel car and 20.1p per mile for petrol, according to Carbon Brief analysis of the latest figures from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). 🔌 In contrast, it is currently nine times cheaper to drive an EV charged using an off-peak tariff, at 2.3p per mile, as shown in the chart. Read the full analysis by Molly Lempriere and Ho Woo Nam here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/VpxOLE5 Photo: xiu bao / Alamy Stock Photo #FossilFuel #ElectricVehicles #CleanEnergy

Cited 🗞️ Record-breaking El Niño | The EU ‘OceanEye’ project | Antarctic sea ice peak This week in Cited, Carbon Brief’s essential fortnightly guide to new climate research: 🔬 New science on coastal flooding, atmospheric dust and heat stress 🌊 Carbon Brief unpacks ‘OceanEye’ – the EU’s ocean monitoring initiative ⛈️ Developing El Niño is officially the strongest on record 🧊 Antarctic sea ice reaches the third-smallest winter peak on record Written by Ayesha Tandon, edited by Cecilia Keating. Read here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eXJS7ArJ Subscribe here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZA3PFkZ

Analysis: EVs are now up to 9x cheaper to drive than diesels in UK PS given the inevitable calls for lower fuel duty, worth adding that at roughly 7-8 litres per 100km, even a 10p cut in fuel duty would only cut driving costs by just over 1p per mile…

NEW - Want to hear some good environmental news? 🇧🇷 🌳 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has plummeted since president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took over as president in 2022. In fact, it is likely to reach its lowest level on record this year. Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, ousting a president who had spent four years tearing up regulations, slashing federal agency budgets and empowering illegal activities in the Amazon. Thanks to that victory, our analysis suggests at least 20,000km2 of Amazon forest has remained standing. That's an area the size of New Jersey or – at the risk of sounding cliched – Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This is based on analysis by Aline Soterroni and collaborators, who have modelled a scenario in which forest laws are not enforced, reflecting the kind of weak governance seen under the Bolsonaro administration. The results demonstrate the impact that good policymaking and legislation can have on curbing deforestation, when properly enforced. Unfortunately, this good news comes as Brazil enters another presidential election, which will see Lula face off against....Flávio Bolsonaro (that's Jair's son, standing in because his father is in prison for plotting a coup). Flávio has similar far-right politics to his dad – and experts tell us he would be bad news for the Amazon. See the full article by myself and Orla Dwyer here: https://lnkd.in/eyafYW5c

🇧🇷 An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leadership of Brazil, according to Carbon Brief analysis. 🔎 The analysis is based on modelling by an international research team of an alternative scenario in which Brazil’s flagship forest code legislation was not enforced – a proxy for Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership. 📊 As the first chart shows, forest loss would have remained high if Bolsonaro won in 2022. 📉 Also, periods when Amazon deforestation fell in recent history all occurred during Lula’s three terms as president, the second chart illustrates. Read the full analysis by Orla Dwyer and Josh Gabbatiss here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/QqRBFfy #Brazil #Nature #ForestLoss

What’s happened this week in climate change? Read the latest issue of Carbon Brief’s weekly newsletter, DeBriefed, here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eeRaWg-M In this week's edition... 🇺🇳 UN leaders targeted AI and “big oil” at UN general assembly. 📈 “Super El Niño” broke “remarkable” all-time record. 📆 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies Also in this week's edition, Carbon Brief speaks to African climate experts to learn about the continent’s readiness for one of the most significant weather events in recent history. ✍ Written by Solomon Elusoji 💻 Edited by Molly Lempriere Sign up to DeBriefed here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZA3PFkZ

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Every ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking June heatwave, according to data obtained by Carbon Brief. 4️⃣ Four out of 10 NHS ambulance services, including London’s, responded to unprecedented numbers of life-threatening emergencies. 📈 Another two services – in the south-west and east of the country – received their highest volume of 999 calls on record. 🔎 The data shows how demand during the June heatwave exceeded levels seen during the traditionally busy winter season in other years – and even the height of the Covid-19 pandemic – for many services. Read more by Josh Gabbatiss here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/NLCTZWh #Heatwave #ExtremeWeather #UKweather

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Read the latest issue by Giuliana Viglione, Josh Gabbatiss and Ayesha Tandon here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e9tuW-ZV In this issue... 🇹🇷 Turkey held an “oceans and seas summit” as part of its COP31 preparations 🥣 El Niño has the potential to deepen a “hunger crisis” 🪿 A new report found that 45% of migratory bird species are in decline 🦠 Human pressures contribute to infectious-disease outbreaks Also in this issue... Spotlight 💡 | This week, Carbon Brief covers the new “Ocean Protection Gap” report, which examines the state of global marine protection. Subscribe to Carbon Brief's newsletters ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZA3PFkZ