Media coverage

The Elephant Hill fire in British Columbia, Canada emitted 38 million tons of greenhouse gas that went unreported by the Canadian government. Clair Fyson, co-head of our climate policy team talks about the challenge of accountability for land-based emissions in this fascinating piece about the disparity between emissions that are reported to the UN and independent documented data.

CEO Bill Hare reacts to the commitment of the Labor government in Australia toward new fossil fuel projects to fill increasing international demand. These new projects will receive massive funding despite recent east coast floods linked to climate change.

This piece from the Guardian carries our article researching the effects of sea surface temperature on extreme hurricane seasons in the Atlantic.

With wind and solar energy costs falling and energy imports getting more expensive, Africa can use its abundance of renewable resources to leapfrog fossil fuels altogether. South Africa has the ability to increase the renewables share of power generation to 78-90 percent by 2030.

CEO Bill Hare points out the backward nature of the Scarborough project in Western Australia. The project will emit millions of tonnes of carbon even though Woodside had committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and a reduction of 30 percent by 2030.

The IPCC WG III report is clear, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. To accomplish this, much more drastic action must be taken than world leaders have been willing to take. CEO Bill Hare mentions that limiting warming is possible, but only with deep emissions cuts in all economic sectors around the world.

This Guardian piece by our CEO, Bill Hare, discusses the Australian Treasurer's 2022 budget, which sees the nation sleepwalking into more climate disasters by failing to address the root causes and continuing to fund a reliance on fossil fuels.

This piece by our Head of Climate Policy Analysis, Deborah Ramalope, lays out the advantages for Africa in making the transition from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. An increase in funding for the least developed countries on the continent must happen to take advantage of the renewable energy opportunity.

Even though Bangladesh's existing gas-fired power plants operate at only 40% capacity, the country still plans on expanding use of the fossil fuel. This follows a global trend as gas plant expansion in Europe and the US continues despite emissions reduction pledges. Natural gas will be the largest source of C02 growth over the next decade.

Although Russia claims that its plans to reduce national net emissions by 80% between 1990 and 2050 cannot be achieved with current sanctions, there is substantial evidence that Russia's already insufficient climate ambition may not be affected by sanctions at all. Ryan Wilson gives the forestry industry as an example when speaking with Climate Home News.