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The false promise of 1.5 degrees
September 2021
Andrzej Ancygier, senior energy and climate policy analyst at CA comments on the set targets by German CDU/CSU and SPD and how they might not be enough to reach the 1.5 temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
Global green electricity demand grows, but emissions remain high
August 2021
Climate Analytics' analysis of IPCC 1.5 degree scenarios reiterated by the UN Secretary General in March 2021 shows that OECD nations should end coal use entirely by 2030 and all coal-fired power stations must be shut by 2040 at the latest. Nevertheless, TBS News article mentions that global coal generation was only 0.8% lower in 2020 than in 2015, far away from the 2040 objective.
U.N. report ignites fight for funds to build climate defences
August 2021
The new IPPC report warns that societies will need to adapt and prepare for higher sea levels. Climate Analytics CEO Bill Hare, comments that adaptation and resilience investments are generally underfunded limiting the capacity of societies to prepare for the future.