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Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets
Bill Hare
Our research found Australia’s coal and gas exports were responsible for 1.15 billion tonnes of CO₂ emissions in 2023. An additional 46 million tonnes of CO₂ were emitted domestically in the process of extracting, processing and distributing those fossil fuels purely for export. That takes the total to 1.2 billion tonnes of CO₂ attributable to fossil fuel exports.
Delay tactics at IPCC-61 could put science inputs to the UNFCCC at risk
Uta Klönne, Dr Fahad Saeed
The latest Plenary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria. Despite days of deliberation, delegates were not able to agree on delivering the next round of reports in time for the second global stocktake, despite a request to do so from governments in the first global stocktake outcome agreed in Dubai last year.
The climate opportunity for the new UK government
Dr Neil Grant
As the dust settles on the UK elections, our climate and energy analyst Dr Neil Grant looks at the climate challenges ahead for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.
Hajj in the heat: from sacred journey to survival test
Dr Fahad Saeed
Extreme heat and humidity led to the tragic deaths of over 1,300 Hajj pilgrims this year. For the Hajj to remain physically possible during summer months, the Saudi government needs to adopt effective adaptation measures and play its part in the global move away from fossil fuels.
How countries can report loss and damage finance needs
Dr Olivia Serdeczny, Sneha Pandey, Sasha Jattansingh
Drawing lessons from the Caribbean, we take a look at where, how and why to report on loss and damage finance needs, the types of costs that can be reported and what makes an event ‘climate-related'.
Developing countries need support adapting to deadly heat
Dr Fahad Saeed, Bill Hare
Many vulnerable people in South Asia are already struggling to protect themselves from unbearably high temperatures – which are set to worsen.